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As-it-happens update July 9, 2020
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ESPN
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who is Jewish, has invited Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., after Jackson's anti-Semitic social media posts.
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ESPN
Major League Baseball's plan to play through a public health crisis is outlined in a handbook that encompasses more than 100 pages, every single one of which emphasizes the notion that professional baseball in 2020 will be unlike anything anybody has ...
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NFL.com
Pat Patriot might have to find a new number. The New England Patriots mascot has donned the No. 1 since 2003, after the Pats won their first Super Bowl. He had previously worn No. 0 until a fan suggested to owner Robert Kraft it be changed (NFL Films ...
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ESPN
The Premier League is now halfway to completing 'Project Restart' after overcoming weeks of uncertainty to get competitive football off the ground again following the COVID-19 shutdown in March.
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NBCSports.com
The Philadelphia Union returned to action Thursday morning in the MLS is Back Tournament, the first game since June's nationwide protests against police brutality and institutional racism. In what ESPN's commentators suggested was an unexpected move, ...
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CBSSports.com
By now, it's all but a foregone conclusion that the NFL's Washington franchise will scrap its longtime "Redskins" nickname. But what, exactly, will the team's new identity be? According to The Team 980's Kevin Sheehan, there's actually already a front-runner ...
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MLS's creatively named "MLS Is Back" tournament began last night and gave sports fans a preview of what they can expect as competition resumes. Ads. Lots and lots of ads. Orlando SC took on Inter Miami in the opening match of the tournament inside the ...
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SFGate
As Major League Baseball cautiously tiptoes closer toward beginning its delayed 2020 season, several teams welcomed back players who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, and the San Francisco Giants resumed workouts Wednesday after finally ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Ivy League was ahead of everyone back in early March. Many remember the NBA as the first sports league to shut down operations when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the novel coronavirus on March 11, sparking the shutdown of not ...
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MGoBlue
By Steve Kornacki. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Jim Harbaugh spoke to reporters on a Zoom conference Wednesday (July 8) with a background photo of Michigan Stadium packed for a night game. It's an image University of Michigan football fans have been looking ...
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ESPN
It's been a long wait, but Tiger Woods will finally make his first PGA Tour appearance since the start of the coronavirus pandemic at next week's Memorial Tournament. Woods announced his commitment via Twitter on Thursday morning and will play an official ...
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New York Post
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers were eager to show off $100 million worth of stadium renovations to fans and a national audience at the All-Star Game this summer. Turns out, it appears only players are going to see the changes up close this ...
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Sports Illustrated
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow is the highest-rated rookie quarterback in Madden 21. The No. 1 overall pick and 2019 Heisman Trophy winner is a 76 overall in the classic video game. Burrow was given a speed grade of 83 and an 86 acceleration rating.
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Forbes
Rebuilding an NBA franchise is obviously never easy. Especially when you're the Cleveland Cavaliers and have to rebuild in the wake of LeBron James' second departure from the franchise. In nearly two years, the Cavaliers have assembled a quality young ...
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Forbes
There is no doubt Major League Baseball owners will lose money this year. Lots of money. However, the exact amount remains unknown. Not even the players know the true financial picture of each team. A club's financial records are not made public. Players ...
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Yahoo Sports
Jose Mourinho has launched a furious tirade against the English Football Association after Eric Dier was handed a four-game ban. Dier was charged, fined $50,000 and banned for four games after jumping into the crowd after an FA Cup defeat to Norwich ...
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CBSSports.com
The NASCAR Xfinity Series is set to go back-to-back at Kentucky Speedway with the 2020 Shady Rays 200 getting underway at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday and the 2020 Alsco 300 following on Friday at 8 p.m. ET. Chase Briscoe leads the 2020 Xfinity Series ...
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Detroit Free Press
The Tigers placed Norris on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to an unspecified issue, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports. The transaction comes after Norris hadn't been in attendance for any of the Tigers' six summer-camp workouts to date. Due to ...
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Yahoo Sports
NEW YORK (AP) — American broadcaster CBS will get an early start on its Champions League deal, showing games next month when the pandemic-delayed competition resumes. The rights to the rest of this Champions League season and all of next ...
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247Sports
Alabama coach Nick Saban is one national championship away from being college football's all-time leader, a feat he intends on accomplishing with the Crimson Tide. So, to borrow from his post-game interview two seasons ago with ESPN's Maria Taylor, quit ...
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masslive.com
As a handful of MLB and NBA players opt out of COVID-19 restarts, NFL players will likely be afforded the same choice. The league and Players Association are in discussions about it, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, and the two sides are striving to have ...
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Yahoo Sports
Manuel Pellegrini is to take over as manager of Real Betis next season, the Spanish club have announced. The former Manchester City, West Ham and Real Madrid boss will succeed Rubi, who was sacked by the La Liga outfit last week, as full-time coach.
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Mavs Moneyball
It was just the ninth game of the season, early November, against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Mavericks had just embarrassed themselves at home against the New York Knicks the night before, and desperately needed to repair and regroup. Tim Hardaway ...
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Forbes
Boxing returns tonight in the Grand Ballroom, also known as the Bubble at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas when Top Rank's summer series continues. Carlos Takam will take on Jerry Forrest in a 10-round heavyweight bout. The seven-fight card will broadcast ...
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Yahoo Sports
London (AFP) - Chris Froome is to leave Team Ineos at the end of the season to join Israel Start-Up Nation, ending a decade-long partnership that produced four Tour de France wins. Froome, Britain's most successful rider, won the Tour de France four times ...
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Bleacher Report
UFC fighter Mike Perry was captured on camera punching an older man and then yelling racial slurs multiple times while at a restaurant Tuesday night. According to TMZ Sports, the altercation occurred at Table 82 in Lubbock, Texas. Perry was asked to leave ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The second annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Craft Beer Fest has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Originally, the fest was set for May 9 and postponed to Saturday, Sept. 12. But lingering safety concerns have ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
For several years from afar, Jamel Artis watched The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a winner-take-all event with a sizable cash prize, with a certain level of curiosity. The former Pitt standout had been approached in the past about participating and was ...
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For The Win
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has every right to speak his mind and be concerned about his and other players' safety in the NBA restart at Disney World. Earlier this week, in a call with the media, he was honest about how he felt about the bubble in ...
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Sacramento Bee
The Kings have had a bit of a chip on their shoulders lately, so it was no surprise Wednesday when they showed up in Orlando with some attitude. A number of national publications have discounted the Kings as contenders in a playoff race that will unfold ...
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al.com
It was the biggest catch of his life. Now, Phillip Blanks is being called a hero after the former receiver for Saddleback College and retired Marine is being honored as a hero after he caught a 3-year-old boy dropped from a burning three-story apartment balcony ...
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Battle Creek Enquirer
After putting the season on hold for one day on Wednesday, in accordance with a directive from the City of Kalamazoo, the Battle Creek Bombers and Kalamazoo Growlers will move forward with their Northwoods League summer collegiate baseball season.
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Press Box
During the first quarter of the Ravens' season opener last year, Lamar Jackson faked a handoff to Mark Ingram and spied Marquise Brown cutting upfield on a quick slant. Brown got inside position against Miami Dolphins safety Eric Rowe, and Jackson's pass ...
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Goal.com
The Liga leaders saw their Brazilian forward miss training on Thursday as a precaution, with Luka Jovic another currently unavailable. Vinicius Junior has been forced to sit out training at Real Madrid after "errors" in a Covid-19 test, Zinedine Zidane has ...
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Washington Post
SHEFFIELD, England — John Egan scored deep into injury time Wednesday to give Sheffield United a 1-0 win over fellow European hopeful Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. Egan headed home Oliver Norwood's corner following a ...
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WTOP
LONDON (AP) — West Ham missed the chance to climb further away from relegation trouble in the Premier League after Jay Rodriguez's goal earned Burnley a 1-0 victory at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. Rodriguez powered in a header off the ...
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Call to the Pen
Here's why Tampa Bay Rays fans should expect Blake Snell to be one of the top pitchers in 2020. Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Blake Snell had a historic 2018, AL CY Young, winning season with a 1.89 ERA. 2019 wasn't as hot for the lefty. He struggled with ...
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South Wales Argus
ONE of Wales and Liverpool's brightest prospects Neco Williams was close to signing for Manchester United when he was a youngster, his dad has revealed. The 19-year-old right back made his first Premier League start last night as Liverpool ran out 3-1 ...
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Buckeye Extra
Even the best attempts at creating some normalcy can be waylaid these days. For roughly three weeks, most of the Ohio State men's basketball team has been on campus and slowly progressing toward resuming team activities. That's when the first players ...
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DutchNews.nl
The Dutch football association is publishing a protocol for clubs on how to restart matches while upholding social distancing rules. Public games have been allowed since July 1, as long as spectators keep a 1.5m distance. But the KNVB has said that this is ...
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autosport.com
Honda has revealed Max Verstappen and Alex Albon suffered unrelated electrical problems at the 2020 Formula 1 opener and the Japanese manufacturer has introduced "countermeasures" to address the issues. Verstappen was forced to pit and retire after ...
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