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State of the Franchise: Bills poised to take next step, win AFC East Where does your franchise stand heading into 2020? Adam Rank sets the table by providing a State of the Franchise look at all 32 teams, zeroing in on the key figures to watch and setting the stakes for the season to come. Members of the Bills organization, ...
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Canadian five-star recruit Karim Mane staying in NBA draft Canadian five-star recruit Karim Mane has elected to sign with an agent and keep his name in the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Thursday. Despite only recently graduating high school, Mane, a guard, is eligible for the draft as an international player who ...
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Jacob deGrom (back) plans to pitch opening day; Mets not so sure NEW YORK -- Jacob deGrom still plans to pitch on Opening Day, although New York Mets manager Luis Rojas didn't sound so sure that will happen. The two-time Cy Young Award winner said he felt good Thursday, two days after leaving an intrasquad game ...
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Why the White Sox are ready to take the next step: Top prospects arrive The White Sox are heading into the shortened 2020 season with the same expectations they had back when they thought they'd be playing a 162-game schedule: to leap out of rebuilding mode and into contention mode. The reason the team is in that position ...
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Blue Jays closer to home games approved; Canada OK needed TORONTO -- The Blue Jays have been given clearance by Ontario and Toronto to play regular-season games in Rogers Centre amid the coronavirus pandemic and await approval from Canada's federal government. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said ...
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College basketball recruiting: No. 1 overall 2021 prospect Jonathan Kuminga spurns college for G League The G League's foray into providing a new and formidable alternative path for top-flight recruits to develop themselves for the NBA reached new heights on Wednesday as five-star prospect Jonathan Kuminga, the No. 1-ranked recruit in the Class of 2021, ...
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Messi 6/10, Rakitic 5/10 as Barcelona fall to Osasuna, surrender La Liga to Real Madrid Barcelona were beaten at Camp Nou in La Liga for the first time this season as their title hopes went out with a 2-1 defeat to Osasuna. Roberto Torres struck the winner in stoppage time for the 10-man visitors, who had Enric Gallego sent off late on for an ...
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F Beasley won't return to Nets - report Veteran forward Michael Beasley, who reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, will not return to the Brooklyn Nets, The Athletic reported on Thursday. Beasley's positive test was reported earlier this week by The Athletic. He left the Orlando, Fla., area ...
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Masahiro Tanaka returns to mound to throw a 30-pitch bullpen session Masahiro Tanaka threw off a mound Thursday for the first time since suffering a concussion on July 4. The Yankees right-hander threw a 30-pitch bullpen with "higher intensity" than expected and is scheduled to throw another on Sunday. That means the ...
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RB Hubbard tabbed Big 12's preseason top offensive player Oklahoma State junior running back Chuba Hubbard has been picked as the Big 12 preseason offensive player of the year, only weeks after the NCAA rushing leader lashed out at coach Mike Gundy and suggested he might boycott the Cowboys program.
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MEAC cancels football, all fall sports amid coronavirus pandemic There will be no MEAC fall sports season. HBCU Gameday first reported and sources confirmed to the Tallahassee Democrat Thursday that the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has canceled its seasons for all fall sports due to lingering concerns about the ...
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Man Utd stay in touch with Leicester in top-four battle, Villa in trouble London (AFP) - Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-0 to keep the pressure on Leicester after their top-four rivals defeated Sheffield United as the battle for Champions League qualification heated up on Thursday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side had no ...
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Leicester: Maddison, Chilwell out; Wilder fumes at Sheffield United Leicester City have revealed an injury update as both James Maddison and Ben Chilwell will not play again this season, while Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder was left fuming after the Blades' woeful display. Speaking after Leicester's 2-0 win against ...
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Rashford leads Manchester United to win at Palace Marcus Rashford scored and set up Anthony Martial for another as Manchester United kept up its top four pace with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Thursday. United needed VAR to deny Jordan Ayew an equalizer, leaving it late to cement ...
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Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Says WNBA Won't Force Kelly Loeffler to Sell Dream WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league will not push co-owner Kelly Loeffler, a junior U.S. senator from Georgia, into selling her stake in the Atlanta Dream. Several WNBA players have called for Loeffler's removal from the franchise following ...
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Theo Walcott wounds Aston Villa with last-gasp leveller for Everton Aston Villa's Premier League future hangs by a thread after Theo Walcott's 87th-minute header meant Dean Smith's struggling side had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park. The visitors looked like they had given themselves a lifeline through Ezri Konsa's ...
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Jack Nicklaus puts golf's governing bodies on blast as players hammer drives at Muirfield Village Jack Nicklaus has seen enough. Well, he's seen enough for several decades now. After his course, Muirfield Village, was torched last week (the winning score was 19 under) and currently under attack from 400-yard drives by Bryson DeChambeau, Nicklaus ...
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Angels' Matt Thaiss ready for season after mentally draining battle with coronavirus Weeks before Major League Baseball's health and safety protocols were implemented and players were subjected to near-daily coronavirus testing, Angels infielder Matt Thaiss became intimately familiar with nasal swabs and saliva tests. Thaiss revealed ...
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Report: Nationals Exploring Alternate Playing Sites Due to Washington's COVID-19 Regulations With Opening Day only one week away, the Nationals are uncertain if they'll start the season at home due to local coronavirus protocols and are exploring alternate playing sites, according to The Washington Post. The club's concern stems from local ...
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Stars set to shine brightly deep in the heart of Texas on Sunday Certainly, based on recent history, Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) looks to feature the best of the 2020 top NASCAR Cup Series championship contenders. Series standings ...
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Liverpool Can't Set Premier League's Points Record After Loss to Arsenal LONDON (AP) — Liverpool will have to settle for just lifting the Premier League trophy next week. It won't be accompanied by a record-breaking points total after losing 2-1 at Arsenal on Wednesday. Having ended the club's 30-year title drought, Liverpool has ...
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Dixon, Ganassi out to continue IndyCar domination in Iowa NEWTON, Iowa — Few people can appreciate the level of success that Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist have had during the IndyCar team's pandemic-challenged 30th anniversary season more than Tony Kanaan. Support our ...
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Tigers' Daniel Norris: Nearly out of COVID-19 protocol Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire told MLB Network Radio on Thursday that he expects Norris (illness) to rejoin the team for workouts this weekend or early next week, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports. Norris hasn't been present at the Tigers' summer camp ...
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Real Madrid crowned La Liga champion for first time since 2017 with victory over Villarreal (CNN) With another couple of swishes of that magical right boot, Karim Benzema ensured Real Madrid would be crowned La Liga champion for the time since 2017. Zinedine Zidane's side went into Thursday's game against Villarreal knowing a victory would ...
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Brighton all but safe after 1-1 draw vs Southampton in EPL SOUTHAMPTON, England — Brighton all but secured another season in the Premier League despite allowing a second-half equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Thursday. Danny Ings scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season to level for the ...
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Cardinals' Rob Kaminsky: Sent to alternate camp The Cardinals assigned Kaminsky to their alternate training site in Springfield on Thursday. Kaminsky was one of four players sent packing from big-league camp as the Cardinals trimmed down their group ahead of Opening Day. A 2013 first-round pick of the ...
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Michigan football's Nico Collins makes 2020 Biletnikoff Award watch list Another college football award has included a Michigan Wolverines player on a preseason watch list. Receiver Nico Collins was added to the 2020 Biletnikoff Award watch list Thursday, joining 54 other players. Named after Hall of Fame receiver Fred ...
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Archer's virus error 'could have cost tens of millions', says England's Giles Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Jofra Archer's breach of the coronavirus regulations was a potential "disaster" that could have cost "tens of millions of pounds", according to England managing director Ashley Giles. England dramatically announced fast ...
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Amaya's goal gives Cincinnati a 1-0 win over Atlanta LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Frankie Amaya scored his first career Major League Soccer goal in the 76th minute to give Cincinnati a 1-0 victory over Atlanta United on Thursday in the MLS is Back tournament. United was playing a player down after Jake ...
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UConn Track & Field Earns Academic Honors; Husky Men Post Top GPA in Nation STORRS, Conn. - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced their 2020 Academic Awards on the Thursday and both the UConn men's and women's teams were selected as All-Academic teams along with eight ...
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Auston Matthews' Lady Byng nomination is disappointing but familiar example of hockey culture Every year, the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes on the best players in the NHL. They hand out a bunch of respected trophies that hold significant cultural meaning in the world of hockey. Some are decided objectively, based on sheer number of ...
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Big East cancels non-conference portion of fall sports schedules The Big East, following the lead of the NCCA's other top conferences, canceled all non-conference games on their fall sports schedules for the 2020-21 season on Thursday. Men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, volleyball and field ...
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Norman Powell slams NBA for 'cookie-cutter' jersey message options Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell called out the NBA for being halfway in on allowing players to speak on matters of social justice. The NBA initially announced that players would be allowed to replace the name on their jersey to show support and raise ...
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West Coast Conference Statement on Fall Competition SAN BRUNO, California — With the health and safety of student-athletes paramount in all decisions, the West Coast Conference Presidents' Council will delay the beginning of fall competition in all Conference sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WATCH: Oakland's Laney College featured in Netflix's 'Last Chance U' "We're local East Bay," says a man in the just-released trailer for the Netflix documentary series "Last Chance U." "We play with a chip on our shoulder and a punch in the dang mouth." For its fifth and final season, the critically acclaimed series comes to ...
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Sanford Pentagon set to host Iowa and Oregon State on December 22 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Sanford Pentagon will host Iowa and Oregon State in a regular-season men's college basketball game on Dec. 22. Tickets will go on sale later. Television coverage will determine a start time. Major Division I games take many ...
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Oskar Lindblom named a finalist for Masterton Trophy The Flyers' forward is an inspiration for the way he's battling a rare form of bone cancer. Few to play the game of hockey have provided inspiration for the game of life the way Oskar Lindblom has these past six months. The courage he has shown in his battle ...
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Rockets: James Harden expected to scrimmage next week Houston Rockets guard/forward James Harden is expected to be available for the team's first scrimmage on July 24 against the Indiana Pacers. What It Means: Harden arrived to the bubble on Tuesday and was expected to participate in his first practice on ...
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Mid-American Conference Delays Start of Fall Olympic Sports Season The MAC will continue to assess the latest developments in weighing the potential impact on fall schedules. Share: Story Links. CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced Thursday that with all due caution for ...
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Edmonton to drop 'Eskimos' name The Edmonton Canadian Football League franchise has made an internal decision will be changing its name from the Eskimos, sources tell TSN. Sources tell TSN an internal decision has been made, the Edmonton Eskimos will be changing their name.
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NFC West dominates NFL divisional power rankings heading into 2020 It wasn't so long ago the NFC West was one of the worst divisions in football. Now, heading into the 2020 season, the NFC West is the most stacked in the league and poised for another competitive year. The NFC West was the clear winner in CBS Sports' NFL ...
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Estimating the maximum number of hot dogs that can possibly be eaten in 10 minutes James Smoliga, a physical therapist at High Point University, has developed a computer model that not only shows the rate of improvement in hot dog eating contestants, but provides a number for the limit on the number of hot dogs a person could possibly ...
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