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As-it-happens update July 16, 2020
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Myles Garrett said Thursday that he's ready to live up to the distinction of being the highest-paid defender in NFL history. "Now I have to assert myself as top dog," he said. "I feel like I'm confident and ready to do that. "Time to prove it." On Wednesday, the ...
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ESPN
An NFLPA database shows that 72 NFL players were known to have tested positive for the coronavirus as of July 10. As the NFL and the NFL Players Association continue to negotiate rules under which training camps may begin later this month and the ...
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CBSSports.com
Just as it's changed our collective world for now, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected and will continue to affect how the NFL operates. Even Fantasy Football, a game based on reality but with tons of imaginary factors (team names, team logos, PPR scoring, ...
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NHL.com
Stephen Johns, Oskar Lindblom and Bobby Ryan were named finalists for the Masterton Trophy on Thursday. The award, voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, is presented annually to the NHL player voted to best exemplify ...
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NHL.com
David Pastrnak was ruled "unfit to participate" for the Boston Bruins and missed practice Thursday, one day after making his training camp debut. "As for the League, it's 'unfit to participate' right now," coach Bruce Cassidy said of the forward. "Hopefully that ...
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NFL.com
Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans took contract negotiations down the wire before agreeing to a long-term contract Wednesday. Despite the elongated timeframe, the bruising running back had no concerns about the deal getting done. "I didn't have any ...
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NBCSports.com
On the latest Eagle Eye podcast, Reuben Frank and Barrett Brooks get into how the Cowboys botched the Dak Prescott contract talks, ask what the heck is going on in Washington and toss around why Nigel Bradham still doesn't have a job. Roob and Barrett ...
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CalBearsMaven
Ten of the 76 running backs on the early-season watch list for the Doak Walker Award hail from the Pac-12 Conference, so Christopher Brown Jr.'s inclusion hardly represents a select membership. But Brown brings credentials to his candidacy that exceed ...
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Yahoo Sports
First thing Tuesday morning, Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones took to Twitter to say, "I don't know who needs to hear this but you can't social distance football … " Jones soon got an amen from Dont'a Hightower: "Ain't no way." And another from Patrick ...
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USA TODAY
The NBA is getting ready to resume its season after a four-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. There will be 22 teams competing in a bubble at Walt Disney World's Wide World of Sports Complex, beginning July 30. Players, coaches, staffers and ...
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Sports Illustrated
The 2020 season for the Jacksonville Jaguars will be all about second-year quarterback Gardner Minshew II and determining if he is a franchise-level passer worth building around moving forward. But what about 2021? The answer to that question hinges on ...
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Sports Illustrated
A tight end has never won the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to college football's most outstanding receiver, however Gators tight end Kyle Pitts has a chance to make history after being added to the watch list. No Florida receiver has ever won the award.
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Sports Illustrated
Caleb Williams. Plays for Gonzaga. Lives in Washington. Knows who Sam Huard is. While his connections sound distinctively Northwest, Williams is actually East Coast-produced and Midwest-bound and ranks as SI All-American's No. 1 overall recruit for the ...
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NBCSports.com
The NHL announced Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche), Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs), and Ryan O'Reilly (St. Louis Blues) as the three finalists for the 2020 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. The Lady Byng is awarded to the player "player adjudged to have ...
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Bleacher Report
Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott has spoken out about his unhappiness with some of the recent criticism of his game. The three-time Pro Bowler told detractors to "put some RESPECT on my name" in a series of tweets: Ezekiel Elliott @EzekielElliott.
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NBCSports.com
Phillies fans can get another look Thursday night at top prospect Spencer Howard, who is scheduled to pitch three innings in an intrasquad game. The Phillies are again streaming it live tonight at 6:05 p.m. on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Howard is slated ...
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Yahoo Sports
Washington (AFP) - Wes Unseld, a star on Washington's only NBA championship squad who died last month, will be remembered with a jersey patch during the Wizards' upcoming games in the NBA bubble. Team owner Ted Leonsis said Thursday the ...
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FOXSports.com
FOX Sports Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday announced a 58-game broadcast schedule for the 2020 season. FOX Sports Wisconsin will serve as the exclusive, local television home for the Brewers. The network's return to live sports will ...
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Detroit Free Press
Michigan State ranked 18th in the nation in total athletic department revenue for the 2018-19 school year among Division I schools, according to USA Today's annual college finances database. MSU's $140,010,865 in total revenue was sixth among Big Ten ...
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STLtoday.com
With eight days before they open the season at Busch Stadium against Pittsburgh, the Cardinals started populating their alternate-site camp in Springfield, Mo., with a handful of pitchers. They'll be keeping the position players in St. Louis for a little longer.
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Yahoo Sports
(Stats Perform) - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced Thursday it will not have a fall sports season due to concerns over the global COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the third of 13 FCS conferences to make such a decision. The MEAC, composed ...
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CBSSports.com
When the year started, it was easy to envision Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson or Jon Rahm putting distance between themselves and the world when it comes to driving the golf ball. It was much more difficult to envision "Bryson DeChambeau, Long Drive King.".
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Bleacher Report
The Washington football team has hired attorney Beth Wilkinson to review the team's protocols and "conduct a deep dive into the organization's past culture," according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. It comes after Director of Pro Personnel Alex Santos and ...
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USA TODAY
Oklahoma football released new COVID-19 testing information Thursday morning, announcing zero positive tests and 18 total recoveries. The Sooners tested 98 players and 30 staff on Wednesday. This is the second consecutive week in which Oklahoma has ...
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Palm Beach Post
The Dolphins don't yet know if any fans will be permitted at home games this season, but due to the persistent coronavirus, there will not be fans at training camp or preseason games. "Things are changing week to week and we are still more than two months ...
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al.com
Before the coronavirus pandemic altered the landscape of college athletics, forcing athletics departments to come to grips with uncertain finances moving forward, Auburn was coming off a fiscal year in which is recorded record revenue and nearly $13.2 ...
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Washington Post
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Frankie Amaya scored his first career goal in the 76th minute to give FC Cincinnati a 1-0 victory over Atlanta United on Thursday in the MLS is Back tournament. United was playing a player down after Jake Mulraney was sent off in ...
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Detroit Free Press
The Michigan High School Athletic Association intends to announce its plans for the 2020-21 sports season no later than Monday, according to executive director Mark Uyl. Uyl made the announcement Wednesday afternoon during an appearance on "The ...
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Forbes
Yasiel Puig is expected to officially sign with the Atlanta Braves soon and the giveaway the outfielder is finally be joining a new team was first realized due to a chance sighting in a hotel lobby by fan Brian Chandler. Puig spent the entire offseason in free ...
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CBSSports.com
Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo will try to position himself for a title shot when he fights undefeated Will Madera on Thursday in Las Vegas. The 10-round bout headlines a four-fight card starting at 8 p.m. ET from The Bubble at the MGM Grand. Verdejo, 27 ...
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Yahoo Sports
GRETNA, La. (AP) -- An appeals court has granted the killer of NFL player Joe McKnight a new trial because his manslaughter conviction was delivered by a split jury. Ronald Gasser's. and manslaughter conviction were vacated Wednesday by the Louisiana ...
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Charlotte Observer
Sebastian Vettel confirmed he is discussing a possible move next season to Racing Point, whose driver Sergio Pérez has already been contacted by another Formula One team. Vettel is leaving Ferrari at the end of the year and his future in F1 remains ...
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Yahoo Sports
Lausanne (AFP) - Olympic chiefs meet Friday to discuss ways of pushing ahead with plans for a "frugal" Tokyo Games next year, just as the Japanese capital is rocked by a record number of daily coronavirus infections. Tokyo is on its highest COVID-19 alert ...
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Awful Announcing
An ESPN employee took cellphone recordings of a video feed from Rachel Nichols' hotel room that was running without her knowledge while she was on the phone. Someone then leaked some of those recordings. Rachel Nichols filming The Jump from her ...
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CBSSports.com
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will try to add to his record number of Haskell wins on Saturday when he sends out the favored Authentic in the 2020 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. The 67-year-old Baffert has won the Haskell eight ...
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Yahoo Sports
All-time great Valentino Rossi is closing in on a new ride for 2021, while Andrea Dovizioso offered a positive fitness update as build-up to the delayed MotoGP season cranked up a gear ahead of Sunday's opener. MotoGP's 2020 campaign has yet to start due ...
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Yahoo Sports
England opener Rory Burns fell in the final over of a truncated first session as the second Test against the West Indies got under way against the backdrop of a shocking lapse in judgement from Jofra Archer. News that Archer had breached team rules ...
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CBSSports.com
Horse racing continues to take place daily during the coronavirus pandemic, and on Thursday the Chad Brown-trained Palomita will try to win for the first time this year when she leaves the starting gate in an allowance race on opening day at Saratoga Race ...
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WSB Atlanta
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons have announced attendance at 2020 home games will be limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, assuming the season starts at all. The announcement was made on the team website and offered a variety of options for ...
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GazetteNET
NEW YORK (AP) — Colorado Avalanche and ex-UMass defenseman Cale Makar is among the finalists for the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie. Columbus' John Tortorella, Philadelphia's Alain Vigneault and Boston's Bruce Cassidy were revealed ...
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Bleacher Report
Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is expecting Kemba Walker will be healthy and able to play when the season resumes on July 31 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Boston Celtics @celtics. #NEBHInjuryReport Kemba Walker (knee) did not practice today ...
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WMUBroncos.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its eighth annual Team Academic Excellence Awards on Thursday with Western Michigan men's basketball being named to the list for the second straight year.
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Call to the Pen
The Twins and Indians meet for the right to advance to the ALCS. Having failed to stay with the Minnesota Twins down the stretch of the AL Central race, the Cleveland Indians brushed aside the Chicago White Sox in the wild card game to earn the right to ...
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For The Win
Leicester City will take on Sheffield United at the King Power Stadium on Thursday night. Leicester is currently holding the number four spot after winning only one of their six matches since Premier League restarted. Sheffield is coming off back to back ...
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For The Win
The police shooting of Breonna Taylor continues to be be protested and focused on around the country, including with athletes like Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills calling for the police officers involved to be charged. Denver Nuggets forward ...
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Radio Times
Premier League fixtures continue to flow at a rapid pace, and the excitement is ramping up further still in the seventh round of lockdown games. Advertisement. Liverpool may have sewn up the title in neat fashion, but the scene below them is anything but calm ...
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Houston Chronicle
The Rockets did not know when they would have all of their most valuable hands on deck. They could not know just when James Harden, who arrived on the NBA campus Tuesday night, will be ready to practice with them, though they hoped that wait was all ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Leeds United require just four points to secure promotion to the Premier League after a 16 year absence. However, if results go Leeds' way, a return to the top flight could be secured sooner. Saturday 18 July. The earliest Marcelo Bielsa's side could be ...
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Tampa Bay Times
Timing is everything in life and in football. Shaquil Barrett had good timing last season. After signing a one-year, $4 million contract with the Bucs as a free agent, the outside linebacker led the NFL with 191/2 sacks, forced six fumbles and earned his first ...
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Goal.com
Dean Smith's men are on the brink of relegation from the Premier League and our tipster is backing a tight game when they travel to Goodison Park. Aston Villa travel to Everton on Thursday looking for another three points to give their Premier League survival ...
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