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Texas Tech director of football operations Tommy McVay dies at 76 Tommy McVay, Texas Tech's director of football operations for the past 23 years, died on Thursday. He was 76. McVay, who served in that capacity under five different head coaches -- Spike Dykes, Mike Leach, Tommy Tuberville, Kliff Kingsbury and current ...
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Roark, Blue Jays will have hands full with explosive Rays The Tampa Bay Rays have grown accustomed to lighting up the scoreboard, and they look to do so again on Friday when they begin a three-game series versus the Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo, N.Y.. The Rays extended their winning streak to six games on ...
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Rockets, 76ers finish restart without key players All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook will not only miss the Houston Rockets' final seeding game on Friday against the Philadelphia 76ers, Westbrook will also be unavailable for the start of the Rockets' playoff series against his former team, the Oklahoma ...
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Cardinals-White Sox opener postponed until Saturday The St. Louis Cardinals' series opener against the Chicago White Sox has been postponed to Saturday, giving the Cardinals an extra day to recover from a coronavirus outbreak. The Cardinals, who haven't played since July 29, were set to resume their ...
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Reilly Smith leads Vegas to 2-0 series lead Some potentially troublesome injury news dominated the day. Shortly before games were about to commence on Thursday, announcements were made by Columbus, Vegas and Boston that Cam Atkinson, Max Pacioretty and David Pastrnak, respectively, ...
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Mookie Betts' History-Making 3-Homer Game Shows Why Dodgers Still Reign in NL West The National League West is still the Dodgers' division to lose. Mookie Betts made sure the San Diego Padres remembered that on a night when he was presented with his 2019 Silver Slugger award, then produced a breakout performance for his new team ...
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The Müller Whisperer: How a Personal Touch Revived Bayern Munich The day before the biggest game of his life, Per Mertesacker was called into a room at Germany's peaceful, beachside training facility a couple of hours outside the Brazilian town of Porto Seguro and was told he would not be playing. Joachim Löw, the ...
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NBA playoff picture: Play-in series schedule for Trail Blazers vs. Grizzlies The Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies will meet in the NBA's first ever play-in series for the final seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The first game of the Trail Blazers vs. Grizzlies play-in series is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15 at 1:30 p.m. ...
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NBA odds: Celtics already huge favorites in playoff series vs. 76ers The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers will renew their rivalry with a first-round series in the 2020 NBA playoffs, and the C's already are massive betting favorites to advance. The Celtics went 5-3 in the seeding games and played really well overall, ...
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Spurs Fall to Jazz in Final Seeding Game After 22-Year Playoff Streak Ends The Utah Jazz won their final seeding game before embarking on the postseason with a 118-112 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida. Both teams rested or restricted minutes on their ...
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Stars win crazy Game 2 against Flames; Tkachuk injured The Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames wrapped up an exciting Thursday of playoff hockey with what was probably the wildest game of the day. Even though they let a two-goal lead slip away with less than 10 minutes to play, the Stars were able to escape with ...
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Quality Crop Of Potential Free Agent Pitchers Could Create A Busy MLB Off-season Without question, pitching is at a premium in baseball. Starting pitchers and relievers are in high demand. The MLB trade deadline this season is August 31, 2020. There are some quality pitchers that could become free agents this coming offseason. Maybe ...
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Quick takes: Yu Darvish throws one-hitter, Cubs add insurance in win vs. Brewers The Cubs still have the best winning percentage in baseball. Latest Cubs Talk. Why Rizzo isn't the leader you think he is — but the one the Cubs need · Cubs are off to best start in over 100 years · Cubs, Cardinals to play two doubleheaders next week.
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Cubs, Cardinals to play five-game series at Wrigley with two doubleheaders The Cubs will soon get their first taste of seven-inning doubleheaders. The Cubs and Cardinals three-game series at Wrigley Field next week will become a five-game set, with doubleheaders being played Monday and Wednesday. It's unclear if the Cardinals ...
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Past 2 champions Capitals, Blues struggle to start playoffs Hours after the Washington Capitals were sunk by allowing four consecutive goals, St. Louis coach Craig Berube saw his Blues lose confidence after falling behind in their Game 1. It shouldn't be that easy for the last two Stanley Cup winners to fall apart, but ...
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Grizzlies roll past Bucks 119-106, reach West play-in round Jonas Valanciunas and Ja Morant had triple-doubles and the Memphis Grizzlies kept their season alive Thursday with a 119-106 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, who were missing star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo after he was suspended for ...
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After disappointing second half to his rookie season, Darnell Savage 'extremely excited for Year 2' GREEN BAY — Darnell Savage was reluctant Thursday to admit what was obvious to just about anyone who watched the second half of the Green Bay Packers safety's rookie season last year. He was not the same player he'd been before a Week 5 ankle ...
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NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs Preview: Odds Preview, Picks & Betting Trends Updated: 8/13/20. Previewing the NBA's Eastern Conference Playoffs with MyBookie Head Oddsmaker, David Strauss. As we hurdle toward the 2020 NBA Playoffs, the championship is still totally up in the air. No team is the consensus favorite to win it all, and ...
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Texans sign defensive tackle PJ Hall Hall has had a busy month of August already that led him to a new home in Houston. The Las Vegas Raiders were planning to release Hall before reaching a trade deal with the Minnesota Vikings. However, Hall failed his physical with the Vikings so his rights ...
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The NBA's regular season, at long last, is about to close LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The last day of an NBA regular season typically sees just about every team in action, with plenty of drama surrounding down-to-the-wire playoff races and statistical titles on the line. Typical doesn't seem to exist in 2020.
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The Shaq vs. Charles Barkley beef is as juicy as ever as Chuck again pulls out 'fat ass' insult Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley are entering the championship rounds. While TNT's NBA studio show can lack hard-hitting analysis at times, it more than makes up for it with hard-hitting banter. Shaq and Chuck bring plenty of hoops acumen to the ...
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The Latest: WCC postpones conference fall competition The West Coast Conference has postponed all conference fall competition because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. The West Coast Conference has postponed all conference ...
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Magic close seeding play with win over Pelicans, shift focus to Bucks The Orlando Magic closed out the most challenging regular season in NBA history with a victory. Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points and D.J. Augustin finished with 22 points ― 15 in the second quarter ― to help lead the Magic to a 133-127 win over the New ...
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Cowboys announced "limited" capacity to start 2020 season On Wednesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that the team will play in front of fans. On Thursday, the Cowboys provided more details on what the means. The Cowboys have announced that attendance will be "limited," in compliance with relevant state, ...
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FSU WRs Say They Were Lied to by School About COVID-19 Testing, Protocols Three Florida State wide receivers, including Tamorrion Terry, are speaking out about the school's handling of coronavirus testing and protocols. Per ESPN's David M. Hale, D.J. Matthews deleted a tweet from Wednesday night saying he tested positive for ...
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Blazer top Nets, earn berth in play-in series against Grizzlies LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Damian Lillard sent Portland into the NBA's first play-in series with 42 more points and a crucial steal, helping the Trail Blazers escape with a 134-133 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. The Trail Blazers secured the ...
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Senators Cory Booker, Kamala Harris introduce plan for college athletes bill of rights A group of senators led by former Stanford football player Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and including vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Thursday released a plan for reforming college sports with an athletes bill ...
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Hi, Orioles fans! It's OK to believe your team has a shot at the 2020 playoffs Nearly one-third of the way through the 2020 MLB season, the Orioles are solidly in wild-card contention and Dylan Bundy is finally having the breakthrough season Baltimore fans have been expecting since he was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft ...
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Gregg Popovich applauds local efforts to fight racism Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on Thursday applauded city governments in Austin and San Antonio for taking steps to end systemic racism. "Obviously, nothing is happening from the top," Popovich said, responding to a question from a reporter. "We have a ...
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Update: Okemos schools did not cancel football, volleyball, soccer, swimming and diving CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correct an inaccurate report that Okemos Public Schools voted to cancel football, boys soccer, volleyball and girls swim this fall. The report sourced to WLNS in Lansing was deemed to be inaccurate and MLive ...
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NCAA medical experts warn of coronavirus spread The NCAA's chief medical officer and two of its infectious disease expert advisers warned Thursday the uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus throughout the United States remains an enormous obstacle for college sports to overcome. "I feel like the Titanic.
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Turf Paradise cancels 2020-2021 meeting The owner of Turf Paradise racetrack in Phoenix, Ariz., told the Arizona Racing Commission during a teleconference meeting on Thursday that the track will not run its scheduled 2020-21 race meet, citing the coronavirus pandemic. The comment by Jerry ...
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Would Barclays Center be part of a New York 'bubble" next season? In a story on what the NBA might look like next season, David Aldridge and John Hollinger of The Athletic report that games may be played in regional "bubbles" and one of the more likely ones would be centered in New York and include Barclays Center as ...
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Allderdice girls soccer player tests positive for COVID-19; team activities suspended PITTSBURGH — A player for the girls' soccer team at Pittsburgh Allderdice High School has tested positive for COVID-19, causing team activities and conditioning to be suspended for the next two weeks. According to a release from Pittsburgh Public Schools, ...
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Pacers' Malcolm Brogdon: Off injury report Brogdon (neck) is off the injury report for Friday's game against the Heat. Brogdon missed Wednesday's game with neck soreness, but he's been cleared to play in the Pacers' final seeding game. We shouldn't be surprised if he sees a smaller-than-usual ...
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Notre Dame icon Joe Montana has his doubts about whether football can be played safely, especially in college Joe Montana looks out from his flat in San Francisco's Marina District and notices white circles painted on the parkland grass to designate social distancing. Restaurants are buying parking spaces to construct platforms for tables. "But then I just heard that ...
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Photos: Wyndham Championship, Thursday's round 1 action Roger Sloan reacts to his putt on the 9th hole during the first round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday, August 13, 2020. Sloan made his only boogie on the front 9 on the hole finishing the side with 6 ...
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Rays lengthen Red Sox slump Boston. Hunter Renfroe hit two homers and drove in three runs, Mike Zunino belted a three-run shot over the Green Monster and out of Fenway Park and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the struggling Boston Red Sox 17-8 on Thursday to complete a ...
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College basketball conferences reportedly looking at playing in a 'bubble' The best thing we can do when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic is learn and adjust. Good example: The early word was that masks weren't going to help much. That changed, and a lot of us bought in. When it comes to big-time sports, we're learning ...
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Brooks Koepka's 'regret' has nothing to do with Dustin Johnson Brooks Koepka regrets insulting "other" golfers, but not Dustin Johnson. As Koepka chased a fifth major title and assessed the field in front of him heading into the final round of last weekend's PGA Championship, he seemingly insulted Johnson, then leading ...
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Oklahoma State's Gupta holds off LU's Yaun in US Amateur Round of 32 Jonathan Yaun could sense his opportunity to strike and pull even with Aman Gupta at No. 16 Thursday in their Round of 32 match in the U.S. Amateur. The Liberty University junior for the second day in a row used a 3-wood to drive the green on the par 4, ...
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Colorado Avalanche encouraged by patience in Game 1 victory over Arizona The Colorado Avalanche have talked about being a confident team. In a Game 1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, they penciled in a few more positive qualities. Colorado was persistent and patient in the 3-0 victory Wednesday. The Coyotes made it difficult to ...
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NHL betting picks: Our favorite bets for Thursday's Stanley Cup playoff games The NHL's August Madness continues on Thursday with four games starting at 3 p.m. ET. Each first-round series is through one game and there's been only one significant upset, coming by way of Vancouver's 4-2 win over St. Louis on Wednesday night.
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Report: Bears bring in intriguing QB prospect for a workout CHICAGO, Ill. —The Chicago Bears didn't draft a quarterback in the 2020 NFL Draft despite having some concerns about the long-term future for the position. With Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles in a battle for the starting job, veteran Tyler Bray currently holds ...
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Here's the schedule for the Bucks' first-round playoff series against Orlando The season may have wrapped up in strange, unexpected, bubbled fashion, but the Bucks 2019-20 campaign ended just as they planned from the beginning: as the number one seed in the playoffs, on the hunt for an NBA championship. Their first foe on their ...
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Varner III grabs Wyndham lead with career low-tying 62 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Harold Varner III tied his career low round with an 8-under 62 to take a three-shot lead halfway through the first round of the Wyndham Championship. Varner had eight birdies, including four straight midway through the round to ...
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