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Electronic Arts to remove Washington nickname, logo from Madden NFL 21 Game developer Electronic Arts will alter the upcoming release of Madden NFL 21 to remove logos and the team name of the Washington Redskins after the team this week announced forthcoming changes, an EA representative confirmed to ESPN.
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Clippers' Montrezl Harrell leaves NBA bubble to attend to urgent family matter, plans to return, per report Montrezl Harrell has left the NBA's bubble at Disney World to attend to an urgent family matter, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. He plans to return to the bubble at some point during the restarted season, but a timeline has not yet been reported, ...
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Pirates' Gregory Polanco tests positive for virus; Joe Musgrove to pitch opener PITTSBURGH -- Pitcher Joe Musgrove is ready for Opening Day. Right fielder Gregory Polanco and closer Keone Kela are decidedly not. Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton on Friday said Musgrove will be the starter for the opener at St. Louis on July ...
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How MLB should broadcast games in the future For 81 years, baseball has been at the forefront of the ever-growing and ever-evolving relationship between sports and television. The first televised baseball game was on May 17, 1939, when an Ivy League game between Princeton and Columbia aired in ...
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Raiders, Patriots franchises left Tuck Rule Game on divergent paths Editor's note: Sports Uncovered, the newest podcast from NBC Sports, will shine a fresh light on some of the most notable moments and figures in sports. The sixth episode tells the story of "The Bill Belichick You Don't Know," profiling a different side of the ...
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Alex Rodriguez walks back call for MLB revenue sharing after rebuke from union, players Alex Rodriguez's call for MLB players to accept a revenue sharing system, essentially a salary cap system, led to a swift rebuke from the players' side and a hasty clarification from the New York Yankees great. After telling the Associated Press that revenue ...
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DJ Swearinger Calls out Ex-Washington NFL Coach Jay Gruden with IG Text Image Safety D.J. Swearinger, who played for Washington's NFL team in 2017 and 2018, shared a tense text conversation Friday that he had with former head coach Jay Gruden in 2018. Swearinger wrote on Instagram that "things went south" for him in Washington ...
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Indiana pauses voluntary football workouts after positive COVID-19 tests Indiana has paused voluntary workouts for football after six participants tested positive for COVID-19 this week. The pause in workouts is only for the football program and the Indiana athletics department emphasized it does not impact individuals who have ...
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NHL Training Camp News Day 5: Pastrnak under quarantine; Boyle OK'd to play While Tuukka Rask returned to practice on Thursday, the Bruins were again missing a pair of wingers. David Pastrnak and Ondrej Kase were again deemed "unfit to participate" with no details about their absences coming from the team. The lack of ...
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FA Cup win or defeat won't impact Premier League top four battle, insists Chelsea manager Lampard Frank Lampard faces several selection dilemmas ahead of his Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final match with Manchester United at Wembley Stadium, including which goalkeeper to play. Typically, Lampard has opted to use his No 2 goalkeeper Willy Caballero in ...
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MLS pushes back inaugural seasons for three expansion teams Major League Soccer announced on Friday that it is delaying the inaugural seasons of three expansion teams -- Charlotte, Sacramento Republic FC and St. Louis -- by one year because of the impact of COVID-19. - MLS is Back Tournament group standings
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DJ LeMahieu back with Yanks after recovering from COVID-19 NEW YORK -- Second baseman DJ LeMahieu returned to the field for the New York Yankees on Friday after missing nearly two weeks with COVID-19. Manager Aaron Boone announced on July 4 that LeMahieu and right-hander Luis Cessa tested positive for ...
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NWSL Challenge Cup Blown Wide Open After Thorns Stun Top-Seeded Courage The old adage that the longer you let a team hang around, the more dangerous they become has proved true time and again. The latest instance: the first quarterfinal of the NWSL Challenge Cup. The No. 8 seed Portland Thorns knocked off overwhelming ...
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What the fiftysomethings contending at the Memorial have in common with Tiger Woods DUBLIN, Ohio — And so this American summer continues on, in all of its oddness, with pockets of familiarity. Friday was warm and sunny and relatively still and the early finishers in the annual tournament here, named for the holiday that marks the start of a ...
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Why Bob Myers believes Warriors will be motivated from NBA bubble Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are as competitive as they come. Needless to say, the 2019-20 season was not easy or fun for any of them. And while it's safe to assume they are not exactly disappointed they weren't included in the Orlando ...
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Felony charge dropped against Texans' Kenny Stills after arrest at Louisville protest Days after Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills was arrested and charged with a felony after joining 86 others at a Louisville protest, the Jefferson County Attorney has dismissed the felony charge "in the interest of justice and the promotion of the free ...
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OSU football: Jelani Woods named to the John Mackey Award watch list Oklahoma State tight end Jelani Woods has been named to the John Mackey Award preseason watch list given to the best tight end in college football. The award is given to the tight end who exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, academics and community ...
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Titans GM 'may or may not have' spoken with Clowney recently Any other year, Jadeveon Clowney likely already has a job. 2020 is not like any other year, and thus the edge defender continues to sit unsigned. A top-five free agent in Around The NFL's original Top 101 FAs list heading into March, Clowney remains without ...
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Yasiel Puig tests positive for coronavirus, halts him signing with Atlanta Braves ATLANTA — The Braves received good news and bad news Friday. Outfielder Yasiel Puig tested positive for the coronavirus, he revealed Friday, saying he's asymptomatic. Because of the positive test, the Braves won't be signing Puig. The potential one-year ...
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Paul Zeise: Ben Cherington's challenge of building the Pirates keeps getting harder Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said one of the reasons his current job intrigued him was that he enjoys a challenge. He said he believes in the organization and believes the Pirates can again become a playoff team. I sure hope Cherington is ...
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Atlanta Braves' Reversal Of Fortune: Freddie Freeman Is Back But Yasiel Puig Is Out Like the game of Whack-a-Mole, the coronavirus is creating a commotion difficult to predict. Just this week, for example, the Atlanta Braves reached a tentative agreement with free-agent slugger Yasiel Puig, presumably as a roster replacement for Nick ...
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Fan-less El Tráfico rivalry between LAFC and Galaxy won't feel the same Galaxy captain Javier "Chicharito" Hernández has been involved in some of soccer's most passionate rivalries in his 14-year career. He's played for Chivas against Club America, for Manchester United against Liverpool and Manchester City, and for Mexico ...
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Jon Rahm can reach No. 1 this week, and he's off to stellar start Jon Rahm can surpass Rory McIlroy as the No. 1 player in the world without winning this week's Memorial Tournament. Through two rounds at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Rahm looks like he wants to ascend to the coveted top spot in style. Thanks to a "solid" ...
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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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Tennessee dismisses lineman after domestic assault arrest KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — 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. Support our ...
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Tanner Burns signs with Cleveland Indians Tanner Burns has signed with the Cleveland Indians after the American League team selected the former Decatur High School and Auburn standout with the 36th choice of the MLB First-Year Player Draft on June 11. Burns announced his signing via Twitter ...
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Citadel football opener with CAA foe Elon still on for now; C of C to forge ahead with fall sports The Colonial Athletic Association announced Friday it would not play a conference football season this fall, becoming the latest FCS league to wipe out fall football due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the CAA left some wiggle room for the league's 12 ...
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Man accused of sucker punching Dallas Goedert pleads not guilty The man accused of sucker punching Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert last month pleaded not guilty to assault charges Friday, TMZ Sports reports. Kyle Hadala, 30, was seen on video punching Goedert in the face without provocation at a South Dakota bar, ...
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George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Gronk, Top TEs in Madden NFL 21 Player Ratings San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle earned the top spot in the Madden NFL 21 position rankings with a 98 overall rating. Kittle was followed by the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce, Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Rob Gronkowski, Philadelphia Eagles' Zach ...
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Yankees-Nationals Opening Day to be played in DC: source The Yankees and Nationals will open the 2020 baseball season Thursday in the nation's capital after all. Thursday evening, the Washington Post reported that the Nationals were looking for alternative sites when the District of Columbia would not waive its ...
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Red Sox LHP Rodriguez in Boston in step toward returning BOSTON (AP) — 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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Stokes says his success more than just 'instinct' Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Ben Stokes said he was now more than just a purely instinctive cricketer after the all-rounder's latest superb century left England strongly-placed in the second Test against the West Indies. Stokes top-scored with 176 in ...
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Revolution vs. DC United live stream: How to watch MLS is Back tournament online The New England Revolution will look to advance to the knockout round of the MLS is Back tournament when they take on D.C. United on Friday night. The Revs began the tourney with a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Impact last week. As for United, they had ...
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2020 Chicago Bears Training Camp Preview: Offensive Line With only a few weeks left until the scheduled start of training camp, NFL teams are gearing up to begin on-field activities and the Chicago Bears are no exception. While the quarterback position is sure to garner the most headlines over the next month or so, ...
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'I missed this': French soccer fans back in the stands after lockdown PARIS, July 17 (Reuters) - Romain Ducret, a 17-year-old supporter of French club Paris St Germain, clutched in his hand a document that soccer fans all over Europe dream of having: a ticket to watch a top-flight soccer game in the flesh. Ducret, and his friend ...
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Cyclones picked in Big 12's top half by media in preseason poll There will be expectations for the Iowa State football team to compete near the top of the Big 12 this season. The Cyclones were picked to finish fourth in the league's preseason poll as voted on by the media, it was announced Friday. Oklahoma received 80 of ...
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College of Idaho will move its fall sports — including football — to spring of 2021 It's going to be a very packed calendar for College of Idaho athletics next spring. The Cascade Collegiate Conference Council of Presidents announced Friday that the NAIA conference plans to delay the start of fall sports with the hopes of conducting seasons ...
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Mark Madden: Penguins' Jake Guentzel isn't the only NHL player returning from injury, you know Covid-19 and that flood in Edmonton permitting, the NHL playoffs are two weeks away. But the puck drops for refreshing hockey notes right here, right now! • Penguins fans crow about Jake Guentzel returning from injury because of the pause, but the ...
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The 2020 Philadelphia Eagles' offense is (probably) going to look different The Philadelphia Eagles don't have a number one wide receiver. Okay, technically that isn't true, the Eagles do have a number one wide receiver, only he doesn't play wide receiver, he plays tight end. As any Eagles fan who still remembers watching the team ...
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West Ham looks safe in Premier League after beating Watford LONDON (AP) — Michail Antonio scored his seventh goal in five games as West Ham all but secured another season in the English Premier League with a 3-1 win that kept Watford in relegation trouble on Friday. The Hammers struck three times in a ...
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Ravens News 7/17: Forgotten legends and more Baltimore Ravens. Most important position battle: Right guard. This competition might come down to D.J. Fluker vs. Ben Powers vs. Tyre Phillips vs. Ben Bredeson. Yes, there could be four players battling to fill the massive void left by Marshal Yanda's ...
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Finau finds fiery speed at Muirfield Village DUBLIN, Ohio – Look out Bryson DeChambeau, Tony Finau is coming for you. Inspired by his Presidents Cup teammate DeChambeau's pursuit of crazy distance, Finau has begun experimenting with increasing his swing speed to also send the ball further ...
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Cubs Officially Add Jason Kipnis to 40-Man Roster, and "Acquire" Their Own Reliever Trevor Megill Roster moves for the Cubs today. In another thing that feels like it was a lifetime ago, the Cubs took huge righty reliever Trevor Megill in the Rule 5 Draft from the San Diego Padres. He'd had some success in the upper levels of the minors, and the Cubs ...
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