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As-it-happens update July 21, 2020
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ESPN
North Carolina coach Mack Brown said he and his staff plan to wear face shields and use sticks to make sure they are staying 6 feet away from their players when enhanced workouts begin Friday. For the first time since the coronavirus shut down practices in ...
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ESPN
With the ACC, Big 12 and SEC waiting until next week to make a decision about their respective season schedules, three prominent Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games remain in limbo. If those three conferences follow the Big Ten and Pac-12 into going to ...
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Bleacher Report
For the 22 NBA teams playing in the Disney bubble, only eight games stand between them and the playoffs. While depth will always be important, a team's starting lineup becomes even more crucial when every game counts and rotations become shorter.
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NHL.com
Leon Draisaitl, Nathan MacKinnon and Artemi Panarin were named finalists for the Hart Trophy on Tuesday. The award, voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, is given annually to the NHL player voted to be most valuable to his ...
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ESPN
Oklahoma's is adding another talented receiver to its future offense as Jordan Hudson, an ESPN Junior 300 wide receiver in the 2022 class, announced his commitment to the Sooners on Tuesday. Hudson is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound prospect from Garland ...
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Sports Illustrated
ORLANDO – The text came in a little after 11 am, and my first day inside the bubble hit its first official speed bump. Just wrapped practice—you here? This, from Thunder p.r. man Matt Tumbleson, buzzed just as I was preparing to leave my hotel room—and 20 ...
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CBSSports.com
The 2020 Fantasy football rookies will have an abbreviated introduction into pro football before games start counting for real, as the preseason has reportedly been eliminated due to coronavirus concerns. That means players like Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa ...
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Yahoo Sports
While the front office looked ahead to free agency, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spent his rookie season last year helping the scrappy and starless Clippers overachieve. Management's plan work. Armed with significant cap space and a reputation bolstered by ...
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Sports Illustrated
Star Tennessee linemen Cade Mays and Trey Smith have reportedly made the Outland Trophy watch list, an annual award given to the nation's top interior offensive lineman. The news comes as multiple Tennessee players are being named to a multitude of ...
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USA TODAY
This baseball season will be as different as the numbers 60 and 162, the former being the number of games Major League Baseball will try to ram in amid a pandemic and the latter the more comforting, familiar length of season since 1962. Teams won't be ...
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NBA.com
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz today announced plans to honor the legacy of Hall of Fame Coach Jerry Sloan with a special tribute patch to be worn on team jerseys and warm-ups when the remainder of the 2019-20 season resumes in Orlando.
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NFL.com
The Raiders have struck a deal with their top pick of 2020. Las Vegas has agreed to terms with receiver Henry Ruggs III, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The agreed-upon deal is worth $16.67 million over four years, Rapoport added.
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ESPN
The NBA has delivered on its promise to print "Black Lives Matter" on the game court for the league's restart in Orlando. On Tuesday, the league unveiled the new court, giving reporters in the "bubble" a tour. Black Lives Matter is written on the floor in large, ...
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CBSSports.com
The PGA Tour moves from Ohio to Minnesota this week for the 2020 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities. Matthew Wolff will defend his title when the first 2020 3M Open tee times begin on Thursday, but he will have to contend with several of the PGA Tour's top ...
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CBSSports.com
NBA teams have now been inside the Disney World bubble for nearly two weeks, and so far, things seem to be running pretty smoothly. There were two positive tests during the initial arrival period, and a few players have been forced to quarantine for ...
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BaltimoreRavens.com
No one is breathing as training camps prepare to open at the Under Armour Performance Center and across the NFL this week. That's an exaggeration, of course, but it does seem everyone, and I do mean everyone, is holding his or her breath as the specter ...
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Los Angeles Times
He prides himself on his route-running. K.J. Hill calls the skill "the biggest thing in my game." That ability will be tested immediately as the rookie wide receiver attempts to navigate a less-than-traditional route to the start of an NFL career. First, he had to wait ...
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Bleacher Report
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end O.J. Howard has high hopes for his team's offense following the offseason additions of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. Howard said Tuesday on Good Morning Football that the Bucs are "one of the best in the league, if not ...
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NFL.com
Hard Knocks is descending on Los Angeles for an unprecedented season in an unprecedented time. Relying heavily on intrasquad scrimmage footage from the last time HBO embedded itself with a Los Angeles football team, Hard Knocks teased its ...
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USA TODAY
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Muirfield Village was the toughest test Carl Pettersson has seen in nearly two years, so he was more than satisfied by closing with a 2-under 70. Keep in mind, it was the only PGA Tour test he's faced in nearly two years. "Pretty good for a ...
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Yahoo Sports
They don't call him Russell 'Houdini' Wilson for nothing. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has changed the game at quarterback forever, proving to his doubters that someone of his size can not only play the quarterback position in the NFL, but ...
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Bleacher Report
The NFL will reportedly spend around $75 million on COVID-19 testing during the 2020 season. Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal reported the NFL has agreed to provide daily testing for at least two weeks after players report to camp. The league had ...
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Yahoo Sports
With zero positive test results in the NBA bubble this week, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers believes the league could share its approach to COVID-19 prevention with a larger audience. "Maybe we should send our game plan to the White House," ...
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ESPN
The UFC certainly brought excitement to Fight Island, including a loaded UFC 251 lineup that featured three title fights and four championship bouts overall in an eight-day span. It'll bid adieu to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday with ...
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Packers.com
Countdown to Camp is a series of stories examining the Packers' roster, position by position, leading up to training camp. The second installment features the running backs. GREEN BAY – The complementary pieces in the Packers' running game keep ...
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Bleacher Report
The Atlanta Hawks' neon days are a thing of the past. The Hawks debuted their new set of uniforms Monday, featuring classic colors that borrow from the franchise's history with a modern feel. And, more importantly to some fans, rid the franchise of the "volt ...
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Yahoo Sports
The NFL is reportedly working toward an arrangement with the NFLPA that will allow players to wear decals on helmets to honor victims of systemic racism and police brutality, Front Office Sports' Michael McCarthy reported. The decision on which names will ...
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Charlotte Observer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The Panthers now have all seven draft picks under contract. The team announced Tuesday it has signed its six remaining unsigned picks, including second-round draft selections Yetur Gross-Matos and Jeremy Chinn. Carolina also ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Los Angels Dodgers optioned infielder and top prospect Gavin Lux this afternoon. He will not be on the team's Opening Day roster. On the one hand there is a baseball explanation for this in that Lux was a late arrival to Dodgers' camp due to unspecified ...
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Yahoo Sports
Mikel Arteta has an update on the Aubameyang contract situation, while Pep Guardiola is far from impressed with Arsenal, off the pitch. [ MORE: New PL TV schedule ]. Starting at Arsenal, Arteta has revealed that talks over a new contract are going well with ...
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NBA.com
Winslow suffered a hip injury during practice Monday and will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season. This is a disappointing setback for Winslow, who was expected to make his Grizzlies debut after battling a back injury for much of the season. The former ...
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Tennis Magazine
"I think they did the right thing," Tennys Sandgren says. "It's a team event and everybody has to be responsible with a pandemic going on and follow the protocols." By Nina Pantic. July 21, 2020. MORE TO WATCH. The Rally: What the team craze can do ...
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Houston Chronicle
When Russell Westbrook returns to the Rockets' practices Wednesday, he will look up to see the lane wide open and no center anywhere near the paint should he choose to attack off the dribble as he often does. This will not be a new development and was ...
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Comcast SportsNet Chicago
New York football fans will have to watch the 2020 season at home. The Giants and Jets released a joint statement on Monday saying fans will not be allowed inside MetLife Stadium until further notice. Joint Statement from the Giants and Jets pic.twitter.com/ ...
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Yahoo Sports
Washington (AFP) - US Open organisers said Tuesday the cancellation of next month's tournament in Washington DC "in no way impacts" the behind-closed-doors Grand Slam scheduled for the end of August. The Citi Open tournament was due to mark the ...
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Salt Lake Tribune
Real Salt Lake has not lost a game in the entirety of the 2020 season. It recorded two draws before the COVID-19 pandemic halted the Major League Soccer season, and has come out with a win and a draw in the first two games of the MLS is Back ...
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Austin American-Statesman
There will be football and other high school sports this fall, but the state's larger schools will have to wait. That's the message sent out across the state Tuesday by the University Interscholastic League, the state's governing body for athletics and other ...
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Onward State
Four Penn State football players — Jayson Oweh, Micah Parsons, Journey Brown, and Jaquan Brisker — are ranked among the top 50 college football "freaks" entering the 2020 season, according to The Athletic's Bruce Feldman. Oweh is ranked at No.
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True Blue LA
Dodgers clubhouse attendant Francisco "Chico" Herrera was the fun story of Dodgers camp, with his various starts in left field, which included a few highlight-reel defensive plays. Justin Turner wore a #LetChicoHit shirt, but outside of that, the idea of Herrera ...
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Press Herald
Though he missed 37 games to a hip condition this season, Robert Williams' heart remained with the Celtics' second unit. And now that they've all reconvened in Orlando – including a healthy Williams – the young Celtics big man can notice substantial ...
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Washington Times
Tucker, who was hitless in two at-bats Monday, made his debut in the outfield against the Indians. He initially played the fifth inning in right field before moving to center, where he made a highlight-reel catch. The versatility could earn him more playing time ...
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Cincinnati.com
Entering FC Cincinnati's final group stage match in the MLS Is Back Tournament, the club has a chance to advance beyond the group stage. FCC can clinch a spot in the final 16 teams with a win against New York Red Bulls on Wednesday at the ESPN Wide ...
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TribLIVE
9 minutes ago. Alex Highsmith became the first 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick to sign his four-year rookie contract, NFL Network reported Tuesday. Highsmith, an outside linebacker from Charlotte who was taken by the Steelers in the third round, will ...
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Toledo Blade
The Detroit Lions likely need a bounce-back year to save the jobs of two franchise leaders, head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn. After last year's 3-12-1 finish, here is what you need to know about the Lions entering training camp.
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FOXSports.com
Today, we unveil our new FOX Sports App and FOXSports.com, completely reimagined to serve the sports fan of today and tomorrow. The innovative products feature the best video, storytelling, statistics and live streaming experience in sports — and here to ...
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KPRC Click2Houston
DALLAS, Texas – Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban pushed back against both Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and a radio show host after he said he would support his franchise's plans to kneel during the national anthem this season. The entrepreneur and ...
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The Guardian
A couple of weeks ago, the upcoming Manchester United versus West Ham fixture looked like a biggie, with serious consequences a-go-go. But times change real fast these days, and there's less than nothing riding on it now. West Ham are realistically if not ...
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The Globe and Mail
The Vancouver Whitecaps' depleted roster took another blow Tuesday with news that starting goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau has a broken left thumb. Crepeau was injured in a 54th-minute goalmouth collision with Handwalla Bwana in Sunday's 3-0 loss to ...
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FOX 29 News Philadelphia
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Mauricio Pereyra's goal midway through the second half gave Orlando City a 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union on Monday night and the top spot out of Group A in the MLS is Back tournament. Orlando and Philadelphia each ...
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Packers Wire
Rookie contracts are rolling in fast with reporting dates coming up. A trio of third-rounders that have agreed to terms on their deal, per source: Packers TE Josiah Deguara, Cardinals OT Josh Jones and Steelers LB Alex Highsmith. — Field Yates (@FieldYates) ...
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