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NBA says races for the season's individual trophies are over LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The NBA's MVP race is over. So is the battle for every other individual regular-season trophy. The league told teams Friday that none of the seeding games will be taken into consideration for any postseason award, and that voting ...
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NBA Disney World rules: Details of how the bubble will work as league plans to resume play in Orlando Despite a number of obstacles and plenty of positive COVID-19 tests, the NBA is on track to resume the 2019-20 season on July 30, with 22 teams already practicing at the Walt Disney World Complex in Orlando, Florida -- though not all players are there, yet.
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Bryce Harper wants Spencer Howard and he'll get him soon enough Bryce Harper is a master multitasker. In addition to getting himself ready for the 60-game sprint that will be the 2020 baseball season, he's offering advice to Phillies ownership and the front office. A week after his voice echoed all over Citizens Bank Park with ...
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MLB's testing sweep brings some success but optics are issue PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball's COVID-19 testing sweep appears to be having some success even as large swaths of the United States continue to struggle with containing the fast-spreading virus. MLB and the players' union released statistics on ...
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All-NBA defender Patrick Beverley reveals his toughest matchup, and it's not LeBron James or Kevin Durant When Patrick Beverley talks about defense, you should probably listen. After bouncing around overseas for a few years after leaving Arkansas, Beverley found a place in the NBA with the Houston Rockets by establishing himself as one of the league's premier ...
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Jesus Luzardo likely to start A's season working from bullpen Jesus Luzardo was awesome pitching out of the A's bullpen after his September 2019 call-up, filling a role that was always thought to be a short-term thing. The phenom was a starter through and through, with enormous potential when taking the ball every ...
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Bryson DeChambeau makes 10, torpedos round amidst rules confusion When it comes to Bryson DeChambeau, we've been focused on the big numbers. Driving distance. Ball speed. Protein shake consumption. Now there's another big number to focus on: 10. As in, the number of strokes he needed to play the par-5 15th hole at ...
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The Great Speed Race — How DeChambeau inspired Finau to 'Hit Bombs' DUBLIN, Ohio – Standing on the range at Detroit Golf Club, swing coach Boyd Summerhays had a question for the game's newest bruiser, Bryson DeChambeau. "What's your highest-ever ball speed?" he asked. "205.7 (mph)," DeChambeau sniffed.
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MLS Delays Entry for Expansion Teams in Charlotte, Sacramento, St. Louis By a Year In addition to significantly impacting the 2020 season, the coronavirus pandemic has another knock-on effect on MLS: delaying the entry of three of the four expansion teams lined up to join the league. Charlotte (slated to join in 2021) and St. Louis and ...
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2020 Memorial Tournament leaderboard breakdown: Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm among stars contending after Round 2 Friday's second round at the Memorial Tournament was as wild of a day as we've had since the PGA Tour restarted its season a little over a month ago. Tiger Woods lost his swing and nearly missed the cut, Bryson DeChambeau lost his mind and did miss the ...
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Faces in the crowd: Cutouts provide virtual MLB audience Gabby Adamo loved the Chicago White Sox so much it influenced how she dressed and even how she drank her favorite beverages. "She didn't despise Cubs fans, but she despised anything to do with red and blue," said her father, Vince Adamo of Frankfort, ...
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Subway Series exhibition games underscore Yoenis Cespedes' readiness for regular season The Subway Series will look a little different on Saturday without the friendly banter between Mets and Yankees fans as they stand on long lines for Shake Shack and Mama's of Corona inside a packed-out Citi Field. But this weekend still features plenty of ...
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Why NFL analyst thinks Cam Newton will follow in Randy Moss' steps with Patriots Perhaps no football team has made better use of the "Us Against the World" mentality than the Patriots. Despite winning six Super Bowls over an 18-season span, Bill Belichick's team can find motivation anywhere, whether it's as an underdog toward the ...
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Leeds is back in the Premier League, so it's time for neutrals to party Actually, you know what? That headline might be misleading. When it comes to Leeds United, there's really no such thing as "neutrals." Most teams despise them, and they despise most teams. They're rivals with basically everybody. That's why some of us ...
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Yasiel Puig announces he's tested positive for COVID-19, will not join Braves Days after reaching an agreement to join the Atlanta Braves, outfielder Yasiel Puig announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19. A source told Yahoo Sports' Tim Brown that the free agent had agreed to terms with the Braves and was asked to travel to ...
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Cubs Convention has been canceled for 2021 because of COVID-19 concerns The Cubs Convention, the longest-running fan fest in pro sports, is the latest event to be canceled because of COVID-19. The 2021 convention was scheduled for Jan. 15-17 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago, where it has been held for the last eight years.
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Edmonton CFL team reportedly will change name from 'Eskimos' after sponsors threaten to bow out The Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos are reportedly changing their name after many have called them out for the name being offensive to Inuit people. As of late, sponsors have gotten involved, threatening to cut ties with the team if they keep ...
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Cubs officially add Jason Kipnis, a Northbrook native, to 40-man roster The Cubs selected the contract of second baseman Jason Kipnis from Triple-A Iowa on Friday, officially adding him to the 40-man roster. Latest Cubs Talk. Jason Kipnis officially joins Cubs roster · Brewers announce Hendricks' Opening Day opposition ...
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Michael Thomas is the final member of the Madden 21 '99 Club' After being named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2019, New Orleans Saints wide receiver was welcomed into the Madden 21 '99 Club' on Friday, becoming the fifth and final member for this year's edition of the popular video game franchise.
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ESPN poll confirms what we see: Falcons short on elite players If we define "elite" to mean top 10 at a position, then the 2020 Falcons have only three players on their roster who fit the bill. Only one of them plays a position considered to be among the more important. And the Falcons are scheduled to face several ...
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Michigan, Michigan State announce 7 COVID-19 positives The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. The University of Michigan and Michigan State have announced has positive COVID-19 tests. Michigan says 121 tests were conducted those days on athletes, coaches and ...
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Red Sox LHP Rodriguez in Boston in step toward returning BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander Eduardo RodrÃguez, who had been the team's likely opening day starter before testing positive for COVID-19, is in Boston and making progress toward working out with the team, manager Ron Roenicke said Friday.
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The only statement Clint Frazier is making by wearing a mask is that he wants to stay healthy and win games Clint Frazier was just trying to keep his teammates safe. The Yankees outfielder was not intending to make a political statement. After saying he would be wearing a mask to try and keep himself and his teammates safe while playing in the middle of the ...
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MHSAA moving forward with fall sports has Michigan football coaches optimistic High school football coaches around the state of Michigan received a much-needed glimmer of hope when the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced on Friday its plan to proceed with fall sports as usual starting in August. In the midst of the ...
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West Ham close to survival after vital win over Watford London (AFP) - David Moyes urged West Ham to finish the job after they effectively sealed their Premier League survival with a first half goal-blitz in Friday's 3-1 win over relegation rivals Watford. Moyes' side ran riot before the break at the London Stadium ...
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Transfer rumor roundup: Kim to Tottenham, Tagliafico to Man City Two of the Premier League's top sides may be adding players from the Chinese Super League and the Netherlands' Eredivisie. [ MORE: The latest transfer news ]. Beijing Goan and Ajax are the clubs with the transfer targets from AFC and CONMEBOL ...
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Northeastern, Atlantic 10, and America East postpone fall sports seasons over coronavirus concerns Northeastern University announced the postponement of its fall sports season on Friday, citing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. It hopes to push play to the spring semester, and said that no changes have been made to the winter sports schedules.
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Haskell Stakes Betting Preview, Odds and Best Bets We had a great win last week in the Blue Grass Stakes as Art Collector (6.60) came through in dominating fashion; helping us hit the Exacta (12/1), Trifecta (60/1) and Superfecta (443/1)!. The rescheduling of the Road to the Breeders' Cup takes us to the ...
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Kaapo Kakko showing 'more swagger' in Rangers second chance This is the second season for Kaapo Kakko, whose four-month break at home just might prove to be the pause that refreshed the second-overall selection whose first try at the NHL wasn't quite what anyone anticipated. "Now I have a new chance," said Kakko, ...
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Preseason Big 12 rankings: Oklahoma picked to win another conference title; Texas, Baylor round out top 5 If the Big 12 preseason poll is any indication of the 2020 football season, the state of Oklahoma will reign supreme. The conference's preseason poll, which was revealed on Friday, featured Oklahoma ranked No. 1 with 888 total points followed by Oklahoma ...
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Twins' Luis Arraez injured, Berrios is Opening Day starter, 2 added to roster Twins second baseman Luis Arraez is considered day-to-day because of right knee tendinitis after leaving an intrasquad game at Target Field on Friday. Arraez reached on an error in the second inning, then took off for second on a wild pitch, pulling up as he ...
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Olli Maatta, Connor Murphy ruled 'unfit' as list of sidelined Blackhawks grows The Blackhawks' blue line took a hit on Day 5 of training camp as the list of absentees slowly starts to grow. Connor Murphy and Olli Maatta, both of whom skated in the first three practice sessions, did not participate on Friday because they were ruled "unfit" to ...
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Private school football coaches hopeful after association announces plan for games The executive board of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools announced a plan Friday that would allow its member schools to conduct a six-game regular season football schedule beginning the week of Sept. 27. Under the plan, volleyball ...
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Suns cautiously ramping up, anxious to begin competing with other teams You could get a sense on Friday that Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams was ready to just get this whole thing going. The trade-off between the league giving teams enough time to practice and get acclimated for the bubble before games started is that ...
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Connor Hellebuyck, Tuukka Rask, Andrei Vasilevskiy to vie for Vezina Trophy Goaltenders Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets, Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins and Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning are the three finalists for the 2019-20 Vezina Trophy, it was announced Friday. The NHL's general managers cast ...
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Blackhawks able to tune out distractions in Edmonton and at home Make no mistake about it, the Blackhawks have been dedicated to preparing for the play-in series against the Edmonton Oilers since Day 1 of their Phase 3 training camp. It was obvious an overwhelming majority of the group found ways to stay in shape while ...
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Jake McGee: Let go by Rockies McGee was released by the Rockies on Friday, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports. The Rockies will still be paying McGee $9.5 million this season but won't receive anything in exchange. The 10-year veteran owns a 3.64 lifetime ERA, though his ...
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Cardinals sign offensive lineman Beachum to 1-year deal TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Arizona Cardinals have signed offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum to a one-year deal. The 31-year-old Beachum is an eight-year veteran who played the last three seasons with the New York Jets. He started all 45 games he played at ...
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Local college teams accept the inevitable: no fall sports Formal announcements in the last few days have extinguished what flickering hope remained for college athletics this fall: will be no intercollegiate sports for several leagues of which Western Massachusetts schools are members. The Atlantic 10 Conference, ...
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Tennessee dismisses lineman after domestic assault arrest KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has dismissed defensive lineman Emmit Gooden hours after his arrest on aggravated domestic assault. Team spokesman Bill Martin confirmed that Gooden was dismissed from the program Thursday night. Gooden was ...
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Portland Thorns oust top-seeded North Carolina Courage in massive upset at NWSL Challenge Cup The Portland Thorns pulled off a massive upset in the NWSL Challenge Cup quarterfinals on Friday. The eighth-seeded Thorns, who were winless in four preliminary round games, beat the top-seeded North Carolina Courage 1-0. The reigning NWSL ...
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Tina Charles medically excused for WNBA season Washington Mystics forward Tina Charles was medically excused for the season by an independent panel of doctors, the team announced Friday. Charles, who came over to the Mystics in an offseason trade, wrote in The Players Tribune on Friday that she ...
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Vettel fastest in rain-soaked 2nd practice for Hungarian GP BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel gave struggling Ferrari a boost with the fastest time in a rain-soaked second practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday. He was .272 seconds ahead of Mercedes driver ...
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Is Lamar Jackson alone better than any QB/RB tandem in the NFL? What's the best quarterback/running back duo that the NFL currently has to offer? According to one analyst, it's a one-man-band, and the star is Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. That's at least the opinion of ESPN analyst and former NFL player ...
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Hungarian GP: Lewis Hamilton predicts close battle despite Friday gap Lewis Hamilton has stressed not to "take too much" from Mercedes' big Friday advantage at the Hungarian GP and believes a "tighter pack" will close in before qualifying. Although a wet second practice session made predicting a pecking order for the ...
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Trubisky's Clincher, Robinson as the X-Factor, The Washington Report is Out, and Other Bears Bullets Earlier this year, I had a goal to make a nice Sunday dinner every week. Unfortunately, that's not how things played out for me. But this mouth-watering recipe from my friend Jim has inspired me to do something awesome with the pork tenderloin that is ...
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Washington Nationals to play 2020 home games at Nationals Park WASHINGTON - The Washington Nationals will play their 2020 home games at Nationals Park, officials with the team confirmed to FOX 5. Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and Weather. Earlier this week, the Washington Post ...
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NFL Suspends LB Kentrell Brothers The NFL has suspended former Vikings linebacker Kentrell Brothers for the first nine weeks of the 2020 season, a source tells Field Yates of ESPN.com (on Twitter). This marks the second suspension of his career. [RELATED: Vikings' Harris To Play On ...
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Giants kicker Aldrick Rosas charged with 3 misdemeanors in high-speed hit-and-run Aldrick Rosas, kicker for the New York Giants, was formally charged with three misdemeanors on Wednesday following his arrest for a highway hit-and-run in June. The Butte County, California, deputy district attorney charged Rosas, 25, with reckless driving, ...
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