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As-it-happens update July 9, 2020
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Zion Williamson's stepfather solicited and accepted a $400,000 payment from a marketing agent in October 2018 prior to his only season at Duke Blue Devils, according to a court motion and sworn affidavit filed by his former marketing representative's ...
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NHL.com
Dean Evason said he doesn't think it would feel any differently if he coached the Minnesota Wild to a championship under the 24-team NHL Return to Play Plan than it would during normal circumstances. "There's a Stanley Cup at the end here," Evason said ...
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ProBasketballTalk
For those who have attended a Seattle Seahawks game at CenturyLink Field, there's nothing like it. There's the booming roar of the 12s and the shaking of the ground often felt blocks away. And who can forget the fans at CenturyLink Field actually generated ...
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NFL.com
The Tennessee Titans have less than a week to negotiate a long-term contract with running back Derrick Henry, or the NFL's rushing leader will be playing on the franchise tag in 2020. Henry signed his $10.278 million franchise tag tender in April, meaning ...
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CBSSports.com
Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton opted out of going through with a planned tribute for Colin Kaepernick at the U.S. Grand Prix in 2017 after he was threatened with "potential consequences." Hamilton revealed this information after last weekend's Austrian ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Big Ten conference has announced a plan to go to a conference-only schedule for 2020, and you can be certain the rest of the Power 5 conferences will follow suit. That's just how it works, and that puts Notre Dame in an intriguing situation. Notre Dame ...
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ESPN
Manchester United brushed aside relegation-threatened Aston Villa 3-0 to move within one point of fourth-placed Leicester City. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side extended their unbeaten run to 17 games thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty and goals from ...
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ESPN
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Dylan Frittelli says it was hard not to feel like an outcast Thursday at the Workday Charity Open in a group of three players who tested positive for the coronavirus and keep doing so. But at least he was playing. "It was fun to get out there," ...
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Sports Illustrated
Just a few months ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars completed one of the most important drafts in the franchise's history, which dates back to 1995. While we won't know for several seasons just how successful the draft was, there is no denying its magnitude.
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Yahoo Sports
The New England Patriots offense could look very different during the 2020 NFL season, and not just because Tom Brady is no longer the team's starting quarterback. Not only will the Patriots enter a season with a new starting QB for the first time since 2001, ...
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New York Daily News
Jeff McNeil doesn't want to be tagged exclusively as a player who hits for average. He also doesn't want to be defined solely as a power hitter. He can be both. For a moment last season, McNeil was the favorite to win the National League batting title.
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Yahoo Sports
Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa conceded a penalty for his challenge on Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes. Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa conceded a penalty for his challenge on Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes (AFP Photo/Oli SCARFF ). London (AFP) ...
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ESPN
The WTA has launched a second, new tennis event after negotiations to host both an ATP and WTA draw as usual at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. collapsed. The Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky, will take place during the same time frame (Aug.
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NBA.com
BROOKLYN (July 9, 2020) – The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Michael Beasley as a Substitute Player for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Beasley (6'9", 235) has seen action in 609 career ...
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Yahoo Sports
Anthony Rendon may no longer be a member of the Nationals, but the move from coast to coast clearly hasn't changed him too much just yet. Just like his former teammates over in D.C., Rendon-now playing for the Los Angeles Angels-received his World ...
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GolfDigest.com
Justin Thomas wasn't overly thrilled with his opening round of the Workday Charity Open Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club. But he should have been. After missing the cut in his previous start, the Travelers Championship, Thomas cobbled together a ...
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Bleacher Report
LeBron James left for Orlando, Florida, on Thursday with the rest of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates. This goodbye was more difficult than a typical road trip. James tweeted it felt like he was "heading to do a bid" when leaving his family before the flight: ...
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Los Angeles Times
As a former wide receiver in high school and college, Phillip Blanks has good hands. As a retired U.S. Marine, Blanks was trained to "always be on high alert, not be complacent and to have discipline," he said. Blanks employed all of those skills last week ...
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Yahoo Sports
No matter what your opinion of DeSean Jackson's social media posts, no matter how you feel the Eagles should discipline him - if at all - one thing is indisputable. This will follow D-Jack around long beyond the end of his football career. It's been 25 years ...
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Yahoo Sports
Tottenham's hopes of achieving European qualification suffered a setback with a toothless 0-0 draw at relegation-threatened Bournemouth on Thursday. Spurs beat Everton 1-0 on Monday but could not make it back-to-back wins for the first time since the ...
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Los Angeles Times
Though two weeks remain before MLB's delayed start to the 2020 season, the league on Thursday released its schedule for a 2021 campaign it hopes will begin on time. The preliminary slate is supposed to start April 1, 2021, with the Dodgers traveling to ...
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Bleacher Report
Makur Maker made history in committing to Howard, becoming the highest-touted basketball prospect to commit to a historically Black college or university. Maker made it clear, however, he'll probably only be at Howard for one season. "We'll see how the ...
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ESPN
San Jose Earthquakes forward Danny Hoesen said he recently received a racist message over social media. "A few days back I even received myself on Instagram a racist message," Hoesen, whose father is Moroccan and mother is Dutch, said on a ...
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Tacoma News Tribune
Major League Baseball released its 2021 schedule Thursday, with the Seattle Mariners scheduled to open the season at T-Mobile Park, with a six-game homestand against the Giants and White Sox. Seattle play will play teams from the National League West ...
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CBSSports.com
Jorge Masvidal has been waiting for this opportunity since joining the UFC seven years ago. Unfortunately, it took someone else's misfortune for him to receive it. In the wake of Gilbert Burns' positive COVID-19 test, Masvidal finally got his title shot and was ...
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Detroit Free Press
Here are five observations from the Detroit Tigers' Wednesday afternoon intrasquad game at Comerica Park: 1. Mize on fire. Casey Mize, one of the Tigers' top two pitching prospects, looked outstanding in his first look at live hitting this summer camp.
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Sports Illustrated
Guard Jimmy Butler has made a smooth transition in his first season with the Miami Heat. He's been a leader, mentor and solid teammate in leading the Heat to a 41-24 as the league prepares for a restart later this month. Butler was always considered a ...
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USA TODAY
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Alejandro Bedoya scored in the 63rd minute and the Philadelphia Union defeated NYCFC 1-0 on Thursday in the MLS is Back tournament. NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnson dove and got a hand on the ball but couldn't ...
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Motorsport.com, Edition: Global
Esteban Ocon says that Fernando Alonso has already been messaging him about their plans to help Renault move forward in Formula 1 next year. Alonso's F1 comeback with Renault in 2021 was confirmed on Wednesday, with the Spaniard replacing Daniel ...
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masslive.com
BOSTON -- Former Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek was back behind home plate at Fenway Park on Thursday, but not in the same spot where he spent 15 years as a player. Varitek served as the home-plate umpire for the Red Sox' first intrasquad game of ...
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New York Daily News
Miguel Andujar reminded everyone on Tuesday night why the Yankees are trying so hard to find a spot for him in the lineup. After missing almost all of the 2019 season after injuring his shoulder the first weekend, Andujar lost his job as the everyday third ...
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The Register-Guard
In the moment, Rob Mullens and Gene Smith probably didn't give much thought to the standard force majeure clause included in the contact they signed Oct. 12, 2012. The Oregon and Ohio State athletic directors finalized the high-profile future ...
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Miami Herald
The Miami Marlins don't begin their 2020 season until July 24 when they travel to face the Philadelphia Phillies to start a shortened 60-game season put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. But that hasn't stopped Major League Baseball from already ...
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Charlotte Observer
GENEVA (AP) — It was a strange sight to see 200-meter world champion Noah Lyles race on a track in Florida while two opponents started simultaneously in Switzerland and the Netherlands. It was stranger still to see the clock stop at 18.90 seconds when ...
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The Texas Rangers haven't yet held their 2020 home opener, but we now know who they'll face on Opening Day 2021. The Rangers will host the Toronto Blue Jays in next year's home opener at Globe Life Field on Monday, April 5, before that -- they'll open ...
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USA TODAY
The Lubbock (Texas) Police Department is investigating an incident at a restaurant after video showed UFC fighter Mike Perry allegedly punching a man, leaving him apparently unconscious, and shouting racial slurs. The video showed Perry arguing with ...
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KHOU.com
HOUSTON — Editor's note: The attached video originally aired on May 27. As the NFL and players union work together on safety protocols to protect players this season, one option could keep Houston Texan J.J. Watt off the field. Watt told Pro Football Talk ...
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Public Schools athletes may be allowed to begin practicing on Monday. Sports have been shut down in CPS since early March due to the coronavirus. The Illinois High School Association gave the OK to begin socially distanced workouts on June 6.
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Reuters
(Reuters) - Canadian Adam Hadwin birdied his final hole to grab the early clubhouse lead at the Workday Charity Open on Thursday while Brooks Koepka, who had not competed since his caddie tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago, struggled.
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WUSA9.com
WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals released the final schedule for the 2021 season Thursday, with a full 162-game season starting in April. The new season begins April 1, 2021 with a home game against the New York Mets and ends October 2 with ...
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Hays Daily News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This major-league season will be like none other experienced by any of the Kansas City Royals. Spring training 2.0 started last week at Kauffman Stadium, three and a half months after the COVID-19 pandemic halted baseball and every ...
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ProBasketballTalk
When the Nationals arrived at the ballpark Thursday, they expected another normal day of practice—well, about as normal as a practice that is social-distancing compliant and held in the midst of a global pandemic can be. But Thursday proved to be special, ...
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Sky Sports
Lewis Hamilton believes F1 can learn from football and other sports , which he says have done a "better job" in showing a "unanimous united front" in their own stands against racism. F1's stars came together at the front of the grid ahead of last Sunday's ...
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shropshirestar.com
John Stones is determined to be at the forefront of Manchester City's continuing push for glory. The England defender is convinced City remain the best team in the country despite surrendering their Premier League crown to Liverpool after two successive ...
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sportsmax.tv
Vinicius Junior must repeat a COVID-19 test after an apparently anomalous result, Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has revealed. Zidane was speaking ahead of his team's LaLiga match against Deportivo Alaves on Friday, where Vinicius' ...
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247Sports
West Virginia men's basketball team received some big news earlier this week when junior college point guard Kedrian Johnson confirmed that he had been cleared and would arrive on campus this weekend. Now that it seems the class is complete and ...
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