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As-it-happens update July 31, 2020
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ESPN
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock said Friday he isn't ready to temper expectations about him or the team's youthful offense even though players didn't get to practice because of the virtual-only offseason. The Broncos, like the ...
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ESPN
CINCINNATI -- Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow isn't shy about accepting the expectations thrust upon his shoulders this offseason. If and when the season begins, Cincinnati wants the top overall pick in the 2020 draft to come and be successful ...
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NBCSports.com
Antonio Brown has been suspended for eight games by the NFL for violation of the NFL's peronal conduct policy, Robert Klemko of the Washington Post reported. Antonio Brown (free agent) is being suspended for 8 games for violation fo the NFL personal ...
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ESPN
It didn't take long for the reality of the coronavirus pandemic to affect the restart of the 2020 Major League Baseball season. In just five days, we've seen more than a dozen postponements or schedule shifts, affecting eight different teams. It can be difficult to ...
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ESPN
The NFL will form its officiating crews this season with an eye toward geography amid the coronavirus pandemic, in hopes that individual officials can drive to as many games as possible, a source said Friday. Based on logistics and the uneven spread of ...
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NBCSports.com
If you like the Red Wolves name, you're in luck. Trending Now. 0:38 · Capitals expect John Carlson to play despite injury · 0:42 · Lamar Jackson shares sentiments following Mo Gaba's death · 0:31 · Ravens officially report to training camp · 2:11 ...
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NFL.com
Perhaps John Lynch's optimism about getting George Kittle's deal done wasn't so rosy after all. NFL Network's Mike Silver reported Friday on Inside Training Camp Live that a gap remains between the All-Pro tight end and the 49ers, noting that Kittle doesn't ...
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ESPN
Stanford Cardinal freshman guard Tyrell Terry will keep his name in the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Friday. "After talking with those closest to me and careful consideration, I came to the conclusion that taking this next step is something that I'm ready for," ...
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Sports Illustrated
The more things change, the more they stay the same. At least that's the case currently for Jacksonville Jaguars corner and first-round draft pick CJ Henderson. The former Florida Gator, taken at No. 9 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, is adapting to the ...
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ESPN
As the NHL enters this phase of the unknown with the postseason beginning in August, the New York Rangers are hoping they haven't forgotten their winning formula against the Carolina Hurricanes. The teams will open their best-of-five Eastern Conference ...
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CBSSports.com
The NBA's bubble experiment inside Disney World is proving to be a success so far, with zero positive COVID-19 tests since the initial arrival and quarantine period. The league put an immense amount of time and effort into creating their rules and regulations ...
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ESPN
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Sacramento Kings had to quarantine a player for two days after an inconclusive coronavirus test result on Wednesday, but successive negative results on Thursday and Friday are expected to allow for his availability against ...
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CBSSports.com
What looked at first to be a bit of a Brooks Koepka rout turned into an eclectic leaderboard on Friday morning at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Koepka is still involved, but now he's chasing instead of leading from out in front. Koepka is not alone among ...
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Yahoo Sports
It didn't take long for Sabrina Ionescu to become the talk of the WNBA. One game, to be precise. The No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft has already made headlines in the national media. Although the New York Liberty lost in the 2020 WNBA ...
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Golf Channel
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Brendon Todd shot a 5-under 65 Friday and grabbed a two-stroke lead through 36 holes of the FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Todd trailed defending champion Brooks Koepka after the first round by two strokes. He quickly erased that deficit ...
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Yahoo Sports
It's really hard for an NFL team to go 12 straight games without a 40-yard catch by a wide receiver, but when you have the receivers the Eagles had last year it's not too surprising. The Eagles were among the NFL's worst big-play teams a year ago.
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ESPN
The Chicago White Sox have called up highly regarded second-base prospect Nick Madrigal, the team announced Friday. Madrigal, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 draft, has no major league experience. The 23-year-old hit .311 with four home runs and 55 ...
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ESPN
George Washington is discontinuing seven sports programs -- three that compete at the NCAA level and four non-NCAA sports -- as part of the university's attempt to address an expected $200 million budget shortfall because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
ATHENS — Lost in the all the controversy over the details and consequences of the SEC's decision to move to a conference-only schedule is one important factoid -- It means college football is happening this fall. Well, most likely. "We all hope, but we all saw ...
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Los Angeles Times
The pitcher suing the Houston Astros for allegedly ruining his career has a few questions for Jim Crane, the team's owner, about the Astros' sign-stealing scandal. Should Crane be required to answer them? No, say the lawyers representing Crane and the ...
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USA TODAY
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – As he knelt down and locked arms during the national anthem Thursday night, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James did not just protest systemic racism. He also wanted to send a message to former NFL quarterback Colin ...
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Yahoo Sports
Are the FA Cup Final Starting XIs for Arsenal and Chelsea as straight-forward as they look given performances in recent weeks and fitness updates for two Blues' stars? [ MORE: FA Cup Final preview ]. We're not going to say that's absolutely true, but it's not ...
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Washington Post
SAO PAULO — Former New York City FC coach Domenec Torrent has been named coach of Copa Libertadores and Brazilian defending champions Flamengo, the Rio de Janeiro-based giants said on Friday. His contract is valid until the end of 2021.
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Mavs.com
PREVIEW. ROCKETS (40-24) AT MAVS (40-27). Time: 7 p.m. CT. Place: The Arena, Orlando. TV: ESPN. Radio: ESPN 103.3 FM; Univision 1270 AM (Spanish). About the Mavs: Finally, the Mavs will get to re-start the NBA season tonight and play their first ...
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Fox News
ESPN ran earlier this week an explosive story about human rights abuses that allegedly took place at the NBA's training academies in China, but viewers of CNN and MSNBC have been kept in the dark about it. The bombshell report alleged that the young ...
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Charleston Post Courier
COLUMBIA — There's no telling what the pandemic curve will look like in the fall, and if South Carolina will even play the 10 games on its revised football schedule. As athletics director Ray Tanner said, "COVID still has a vote and we're going to have to live ...
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Yahoo Sports
Silverstone (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Championship leader Lewis Hamilton said opening practice at the British Grand Prix on Friday had been "quite difficult, but not disastrous" before welcoming Lance Stroll's success in topping the times for Racing Point.
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Kansas City Star
The NAIA announced Friday that it's moving its football championships from fall 2020 to spring 2021. The 16-team event is played over five weeks and was scheduled for Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5 and 19, with the championship game slated to be held in Grambling, ...
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Press Box
Ravens rookie running back J.K. Dobbins admits he has never been patient when it comes to playing time. You don't get to be a 725-carry, 4,000-yard running back at Ohio State without seizing the opportunity and running with it. But as Dobbins joins a ...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MADISON – Although Wisconsin and all other Big Ten teams are scheduled to open preseason football camp next week, continued work on testing protocols for COVID-19 could delay that process and eventually the start of the season. Big Ten athletic ...
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Quad City Times
IOWA CITY – Accusations of racial inequities within the football program he leads and candid conversations with former players have prompted Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz to study the past, present and future. His studies discovered truth in some of the ...
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The Dallas Morning News
More than four months after Mark Cuban's viral reaction to the NBA's announcing during a Mavericks-Nuggets game it would indefinitely suspend play due to the coronavirus, the Mavericks will resume the 2019-20 season. In scrimmages against the Lakers, ...
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Palm Beach Post
Two-thirds of the NFL teams have players who are opting out because of the pandemic. If any Dolphin declines to play, he won't need our approval or owe us an explanation. When veteran left tackle Nate Solder informed the New York Giants, and then ...
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WCPO
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio High School Athletic Association board of directors reaffirmed their position Friday that the fall sports season will go forward as planned as official practice begins Saturday during the COVID-19 pandemic. "It is important to keep ...
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Musket Fire
The New England Patriots were dealt some troubling news earlier this week when six players — including respected veterans Dont'a Hightower, Patrick Chung and Marcus Cannon — announced they were opting out of the upcoming NFL season due to the ...
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TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
The Vikings on Friday cleared two rookies to move forward in training camp. Minnesota activated tackle Blake Brandel off the reserve/COVID-19 list, and he is out of quarantine and cleared for activities. Brandel, a sixth-round pick out of Oregon State, had ...
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Fox News
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr remarked on the beginning of the NBA's restarted season Friday and the players' and coaches' decisions to kneel during the national anthem. Kerr tweeted that he was preparing for comments about players kneeling ...
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247Sports
Eric Van Der Heijden, the No. 72 overall prospect in the 2021 Top247, has committed to Louisville, he tells 247Sports. The 6-foot-9 and 205-pound small forward out of Raleigh (N.C.) Millbrook picked the Cardinals over Cincinnati, Clemson, Iowa, Marquette, ...
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Tacoma News Tribune
Tommy Pham hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning after Trent Grisham began at second base under baseball's new extra-innings rule, and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 12-7 on Thursday night. Pinch-hitter Greg Garcia added a key ...
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Yahoo Sports
The NBA is back, and just like the rest of us, Steph Curry is excited to see some games that matter on TV. I love every one of my @NBA brothers out there! Welcome back.. — Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) July 31, 2020. "I love every one of my @NBA ...
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KABC-TV
Mike Trout, whose wife is scheduled to give birth to the couple's first child this summer, was placed on the paternity leave list by the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Trout's wife, Jessica, was originally expected to deliver sometime in August. The limit for a ...
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Winnipeg Sun
They are a homeless team and will be through the first quarter of the abbreviated and disrupted 2020 Major League Baseball season. And now the Blue Jays are having their trouble finding opponents to play as the coronavirus crisis continues to make a mess ...
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Nuggets.com
The time has finally come. Mile High Basketball is back. From now on, when the Denver Nuggets take the court inside the NBA bubble in Orlando Saturday, the games will count. Denver begins its seeding games schedule with a matchup against the Miami ...
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Bama Maven
I want to see Greg Byrne start dressing in an oversize suit ... but can he sing? Crimson Tikes: Take Em to the River. Anthony Sisco. "Crimson Tikes" is the brainchild of Anthony Sisco, who is passionate about all things Crimson Tide. Although his career paths ...
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Pittsburgh Sports Now
While WPIAL football is scheduled to still be played, it will not be starting at the usual time this year. The WPIAL has announced that the fall sports season will not start until September 10 as opposed to the original start date of August 28. It was also announced ...
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WIBW News Now
The Kansas City Chief veteran players reported to the facility today at Arrowhead Stadium. Training camp is not in St. Joseph this year but at Arrowhead Stadium in a revamped and renovated stadium to adhere to COVID-19 protocols. Travis Kelce, Tyrann ...
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FOX 10 News Phoenix
GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Arizona Cardinals have voided all season tickets for the upcoming season amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an email to season-ticket holders, the Cardinals said all previous season-ticket sales have been voided for the 2020 season.
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