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Biggest NFL roster holes: Lingering concerns for Seahawks, Packers Live football is still far enough away that every team in the NFL can continue to indulge in rosy thoughts about the season to come, with roster deficiencies remaining theoretical problems. Eventually, though, these holes will become real, with the worst of them ...
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How the 2020 NBA draft lottery works What will happen in the 2020 NBA draft lottery, tentatively scheduled for Aug. 25? This will be the second lottery since the NBA flattened the odds, which introduced more uncertainty at the top of the draft order. Last season, the New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis ...
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Sources: Patriots RB Sony Michel recovering from foot surgery New England Patriots starting running back Sony Michel is recovering from surgery on his foot in May, according to sources. The surgery was viewed as more maintenance-based to help relieve discomfort that Michel had been experiencing. The Patriots are ...
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Warriors' bizarrely surreal 2019-20 season is mercifully over, but an even more unpredictable journey awaits You may have heard the unprecedented, surreal 2019-20 Golden State Warriors season occasionally referred to as a "gap year," and the term couldn't be more appropriate. But instead of backpacking across Europe or teaching an English class in Japan as a ...
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Therien's Take: 3 Things to Watch in Phase 3 The much-discussed NHL return-to-play plan is starting to feel real. Yesterday, the league and the Players Association announced that Phase 3 -- formal training camp -- is slated to start on July 10. There are still some major things that have to be worked out, ...
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Today in Baseball History: Dock Ellis tosses his LSD-fueled no-hitter On this date in 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates starter Dock Ellis tossed a no-hitter against the Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. Famously, he did so while tripping on acid. At least if you believe Dock Ellis. Which not everyone does. But we'll get the ...
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"They got a decent team up there" - Nurse says Raptors in same position as last year TORONTO — Fred VanVleet will never forget the victorious bus ride back to the hotel from Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Kyle Lowry did DJ duties, and kept hitting repeat on Queen anthem "We are The Champions." Other players were well-lubricated from ...
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Detroit Tigers load up with more college bats on Day 2 of MLB draft NEW YORK -- The Detroit Tigers took a few more big swings at rebuilding their lineup in the 2020 MLB draft. And, they hope sooner rather than later. After selecting Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson to open the amateur draft Wednesday night, the ...
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Spurs' Lonnie Walker IV shares how his new haircut freed him of his past as he opens up about childhood abuse Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV took to Instagram Live on Wednesday to show his thousands of followers that he was doing away with his signature hairdo that some have compared to the shape of a pineapple. Many were shocked that he actually went through ...
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Could Chargers 'Quarantine' Third QB from Team in 2020? As NFL teams prepare for players to return later this year, team management must figure out how best to approach a season in which the coronavirus could hit the locker room at any time. Testing protocols and physical distancing will play a role in keeping ...
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Sources: MLB owners expected to offer 70-75 game proposal Major League Baseball's owners are expected to send a new proposal to the players union on Friday that includes a season lasting between 70 and 75 games, sources told ESPN's Karl Ravech. The owners' proposal would include a payment of somewhere ...
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49ers believe continuity is big boost for Super Bowl return quest Only three teams have returned to the Super Bowl a year after losing under the game's brightest lights and walked away with a win. The 2018 New England Patriots are the only team to do since the 1970s. The 49ers hope to become the fourth team to achieve ...
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Michael Bennett: Roger Goodell saying Black Lives Matter 'almost like a slap in the face' Michael Bennett has spent years fighting for social justice. So when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged that "black lives matter" a day after a powerful video from black players urged him to do it, he voiced some caution. Bennett, a free agent, ...
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Inspired pick: New York Mets draft 2-time cancer survivor NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Orze has already stared down a much tougher challenge than the professional hitters he could soon be facing. Twice. As baseball's amateur draft was wrapping up, a feel-good story surfaced in the final round Thursday night when the ...
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Rodney Hood back on the court for first time since Achilles injury When the NBA returns next month the Blazers will have a few injured bodies back on the court. Jusuf Nurkic, who broke his leg in March of last season, will be back in action for the first time in more than a year. Zach Collins, who hasn't played ...
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Updated Look at Wisconsin's Recruiting Rankings Wisconsin's 2021 football recruiting class has increased by four in the last two-and-a-half weeks, giving the team quite the momentum as we enter the summer months. Tight end Jack Pugh, defensive lineman Mike Jarvis, and projected outside linebackers ...
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Benjamin Toniutti: "The Tokyo Games in 2021 will be a new adventure" Benjamin Toniutti, who passed the 300-appearance mark for the French volleyball team in 2019, has been the national captain for seven years and is one of the best setters in the world. He has been taking the positives out of the postponement of the Tokyo ...
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NBC Sports to include enhanced audio for PL games [ STREAM: Every PL match live ]. With no fans in the stadium for the final 92 games of the 2019-20 Premier League season, it was announced Thursday that NBC Sports are working with EA Sports to have crowd noise for audio during Premier League games ...
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How The Atlanta Hawks Are Taking A Stance Against Racism As the fight against racism continues in the United States, the Atlanta Hawks are making their position extremely clear. The Hawks have made it evident through their ability to leverage a variety of media outlets and through empowering its players, coaches ...
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Bayern missing Mueller, Lewandowski for potential title-clincher Berlin (AFP) - Bayern Munich could secure an eighth straight Bundesliga title this weekend, but host Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday without suspended duo Thomas Mueller and Robert Lewandowski. Bayern will be confirmed champions with a win ...
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Derek Barnett training with ex-Eagles defensive line coach Jim Washburn Jim Washburn had a decades-long career as a defensive line coach, including in Philadelphia. But Washburn was gone from the Eagles' staff before they drafted Derek Barnett in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft. Washburn and Barnett are working ...
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Atlanta Braves: Grades for Each Pick in 2020 MLB Draft We give out our grades for each pick that the Atlanta Braves made in the 2020 MLB Draft, which only consisted of five round this year. Atlanta Braves Alex Anthopoulos. General manager Alex Anthopoulos of the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Tom ...
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Behind closed doors, Mouratoglou experiments with new type of tennis Biot (France) (AFP) - Patrick Mouratoglou has a vision for tennis and the coronavirus pandemic has given him a chance for a test run on Saturday in an event which does away with a code of conduct, a crowd, the media, traditions, authority and even some ...
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NHL players not rushing back to rinks for voluntary skates John Tavares took his sticks home from the rink in Toronto to tape them up so he wouldn't waste his limited time there. Across the border, Andrew Copp is waiting things out in the U.S. before returning to Winnipeg for the start of mandatory training camps ...
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A Hole-in-One Without Fans Is So Bizarre The PGA Tour is back in action this week in Texas with the Charles Schwab Challenge. It's the first major non-combat sport to resume in the U.S. and it's giving us a look at what sports will be like in the near future. The lack of fans on the course means no one ...
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2020 MLB Draft: Day Two Recap When analyzing the draft, it's important to remember that most of this is guesswork especially beyond the first round. Sometimes the experts nail a projection like with Kevin Goldstein and Buster Posey, but more often the consensus is off the mark. Just take a ...
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The NASCAR Foundation, Joey Logano Foundation partner on second Convoy of Hope relief effort After a successful event at Darlington Raceway on May 18, The NASCAR Foundation again teamed up with the Joey Logano Foundation and Elevation Outreach, an outreach ministry of Elevation Church based in Charlotte, North Carolina, to bring Convoy of ...
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Dodgers select a pair of pitchers in the second round of the MLB draft The Dodgers used their first three picks of the 2020 MLB draft to bolster their farm system with right-handed pitchers from southern colleges before snapping the pattern to shop local. After taking Bobby Miller of Louisville in the first round Wednesday, the ...
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Dak Prescott contract: Dallas Cowboys QB could enter holdout The offseason game of chess between the Dallas Cowboys and franchise quarterback Dak Prescott is a calculated conversation between two sides that has lingered for months and may be entering a stalemate scenario. There's a chance Prescott could enter ...
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Jimmie Johnson Cuts Ties with Beam Designs over Tweets Criticizing NASCAR Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has cut ties with Beam Designs following a series of tweets from the company criticizing the NASCAR for adopting measures to fight racism in the sport. Jason Beam, who has gained a following for ...
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Browns executive proud to be part of diverse front office The messages of congratulations came from complete strangers. They caught Kwesi Adofo-Mensah off guard. Hired last month as the new vice president of football operations for the Cleveland Browns after seven seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, ...
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NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son arrested for allegedly stabbing neighbor 'multiple' times: report The son of legendary NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was reportedly arrested in California this week after allegedly stabbing his neighbor multiple times. Adam Abdul Jabbar, 28, was arrested on one count of assault with a deadly weapon this week for a ...
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Paul Finebaum addresses future at ESPN ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum will be one of the biggest free agents in sports media following the 2020 season and he'll soon have a decision to make on his professional future. One of the Worldwide Leader's figureheads at the national level, ...
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Cricket-Sammy says nickname controversy is opportunity to educate on racism NEW DELHI, June 12 (Reuters) - Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy says he has accepted a former team mate's explanation of a potentially racist nickname he was given at the Sunrisers Hyderabad and hopes the issue can be used to educate ...
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Mitchelton-Scott becomes Team Manuela Fundacion in sponsor switch (Reuters) - Spanish charity Manuela Fundacion is becoming Mitchelton-Scott's main sponsor for the remainder of the season and into 2021, the Australian elite team said on Friday. "After an unsettling and uncertain period, particularly in recent months, we are ...
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Dortmund 'will try' to convince Madrid to let them have Hakimi for another season The full-back has impressed on loan at Signal Iduna Park, and the Bundesliga side are keen to keep him for another year before he returns to Spain. Borussia Dortmund want to keep on-loan Real Madrid defender Achraf Hakimi for another season, according ...
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24 Hours of Le Mans Is Going Virtual on June 13-14 There will be a 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend. A virtual one, that is. A total 50 cars and 200 drivers, including many current and past champions from major racing series around the world, will converge virtually for a true 24-hour virtual race. The field will ...
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Brooklyn Nets: 3 players with most to prove at NBA Disney With news of the NBA season returning at Disney World, which three Brooklyn Nets players that can prove their worth for their championship window? The Brooklyn Nets, who currently sit at the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference, were one of 22 NBA ...
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Darts return: PDC confirms five behind-closed-doors events from July 8-12 Summer Series to take place behind closed doors in Milton Keynes at the Marshall Arena, subject to the UK Government quarantine policy on overseas visitors. By Josh Gorton. Last Updated: 12/06/20 12:53pm. PDC chairman Barry Hearn spoke exclusively ...
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Indian GM Pentala Harikrishna to feature in Magnus Carlsen Tour CHENNAI: Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna will feature in the Magnus Carlsen Tour later this month after he was invited to be a part of the USD 150,000 Chessable Masters tournament. World champion Carlsen heads the elite 12-player field for the ...
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Eagles' Rodney McLeod expects to resume national anthem protests with teammates this fall Philadelphia Eagles safety Rodney McLeod told ESPN that he expects to resume his national anthem demonstrations to protest police brutality and racial injustice when the NFL season returns this fall, and he expects that he'll be joined by his teammates.
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