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As-it-happens update August 24, 2020
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ESPN
Matt Nagy's phone buzzed Sunday at 2:51 a.m. For an NFL coach, a call at that hour means trouble. Bracing for the worst, Nagy listened as Andre Tucker, the Chicago Bears' infection control officer, told him that nine members of the organization had tested ...
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ESPN
When Luka Doncic first stepped onto the AdventHealth Arena court Sunday afternoon, he hoped to prove to himself and the Dallas Mavericks' medical staff that he could play in Game 4, about 40 hours after spraining his left ankle. Doncic received clearance ...
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ESPN
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Los Angeles Lakers spent time on Sunday, Kobe Bryant's birthday, doing something the franchise's late star surely would have approved of: getting in extra work on the practice floor. After shooting just 28-for-43 (65.1%) from ...
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ESPN
LOS ANGELES -- Kike Hernandez hit a three-run drive, crossed the plate and motioned taking a 3-point jumper in a tribute to Kobe Bryant on what would have been the late NBA superstar's 42nd birthday. "It's probably one of those that I'll always remember," ...
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ESPN
PITTSBURGH -- Gregory Polanco's two-run home run in the eighth inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory on Sunday over the Milwaukee Brewers and a three-game series sweep. Polanco connected off David Phelps (2-3) for his fourth homer of the ...
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Sports Illustrated
On Sunday morning, Mike Zimmer announced that the Vikings had 12 presumptive positive COVID-19 tests, including eight players and one coach. The positive tests are believed to be part of an issue with a New Jersey lab that caused an outbreak of false ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Portland Trail Blazers head into Game 4 Monday night, down 2-1 in their first round series against the Los Angeles Lakers. But, just as Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard said following Saturday night's 116-108 loss, he and the Blazers have been in ...
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ESPN
ST. LOUIS -- Yadier Molina had four hits and top prospect Dylan Carlson hit his first career homer, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on Sunday. Harrison Bader also connected for St. Louis, which won three of four in the series.
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Sports Illustrated
Just one week ago, the Texas Rangers dropped the finale in Colorado surrendering double-digit runs. However, there was no reason to panic. Despite the loss, the Rangers were still a .500 team with a 10-10 record and very much in the thick of the American ...
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Yahoo Sports
There are so many Yaz facts that kids throughout New England memorized, and one of the most impressive ones has to do with the MLB All-Star Game. There are only six men in the history of the game who have made an All-Star team 18 times. One of them ...
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USA TODAY
CHICAGO (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out 10 in his career-high fifth consecutive victory, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday to stop the South Siders' seven-game win streak. Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning ...
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ESPN
LSU announced it will close campus Monday because of Hurricane Marco, but a source told ESPN on Sunday that the school's football team is still set to practice. The Advocate reported that all of LSU's fall sports teams are scheduled to practice Monday, ...
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Yahoo Sports
Luka Dončić isn't coming. He's here. Sunday evening, the second-year wunderkin dragged the Dallas Mavericks back from an, at one point, 21-point deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 135-133 in overtime, leveling their first-round series 2-2.
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USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams running back Darrell Henderson has a hamstring injury that could hamper his chances to contend for the starting job. Rams coach Sean McVay announced the nature of Henderson's injury Sunday, a day after the ...
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Yahoo Sports
NBC's coverage of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs continues with Sunday's Second Round matchup between the Bruins and Lightning. Coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Watch the Bruins-Lightning stream at 8 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports app by clicking ...
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The Detroit News
Jamal Agnew is willing to do whatever it takes to help the Lions win. This season, he'll have a chance to make an impact on the team that drafted him in 2017 through playing wide receiver. The fourth-year pro was drafted as a defensive back out of the ...
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ESPN
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs ace Yu Darvish is rolling. Not even the slugging White Sox could take him down. Darvish struck out 10 in his career-high fifth consecutive victory, and the Cubs beat the White Sox 2-1 on Sunday to stop the South Siders' ...
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Sports Illustrated
Former Wisconsin wide receiver A.J. Taylor has worked his way back from injury, and a familiar NFL franchise will give him a look. Taylor's name was on a list for a tryout for the Green Bay Packers, according to a Sunday report and tweet by Sports Illustrated ...
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ESPN
Call of Duty Champs is a special time of year, and this year's inaugural franchised championship tournament was an experience. After a few days of confusion and disconnect, the final two days of the tournament ended with the best competitive Call of Duty ...
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New York Daily News
The Nets have been swept out of the bubble. The Raptors overwhelmed the shorthanded Nets and ended the series with an exclamation point, a 150-122 win on Sunday in Game 4. Advertisement. It was the most points ever allowed in Nets playoff history.
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ESPN
What a way to end the men's 2019-20 European football season. After a cracking UEFA Champions League final in which Paris Saint-Germain more than played their part, Bayern Munich have been crowned champions of Europe, and by the numbers has the ...
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NFL.com
Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said Sunday that Jackson is dealing with a soft-tissue injury and they are simply erring on the side of caution, NFL Network's Aditi Kinkhabwala reported. When pressed about Jackson's ...
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GolfDigest.com
Dustin Johnson, the runaway winner at The Northern Trust, is the most successful tour pro in FedEx Cup history never to have won the FedEx Cup. It's not quite the same backhanded compliment as the "best player to have never won a major," but it comes ...
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Sacramento Bee
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have signed veteran cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick to boost their secondary after a season-ending injury to Robert Alford. The Cardinals announced on Sunday that Kirkpatrick has agreed to a one-year deal.
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Newsday
Tuesday should bring the kind of headline Yankees fans aren't quite as used to this season: a player coming off the injured list instead of going on it. In this case, it will be Aaron Judge, who was put on the IL against his wishes Aug. 12 with a left calf strain.
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NFL.com
Right around this time last year, David Montgomery was a fresh face full of potential and promise for Bears fans and fantasy owners. He was a rookie running back on the rise who was prognosticated for a bountiful season. It didn't materialize. So Montgomery ...
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NBCSports.com
The New York Islanders had their way with Philadelphia during the regular season, scoring five goals twice and outlasting them in a shootout of a third victory. The Islanders, though, are not expecting an easy path through the second round of the NHL playoffs ...
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Charlotte Observer
The only drawback that Takuma Sato could find in winning the Indianapolis 500 was the absence of fans. The coronavirus pandemic that forced the race to be delayed from its typical Memorial Day weekend date also caused it to be run without fans for the first ...
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Yahoo Sports
Allen will miss practice Sunday after receiving a false positive COVID-19 test result, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Several Bills fell into the false positive bucket and will get a day off from workouts, but Schefter's report says all is well and the players should ...
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The Denver Post
Washington released Cody Latimer on Sunday amid his legal issues before he practiced a single snap with the team. The veteran wide receiver signed a contract with Washington during the offseason. He was arrested in May and charged with a felony count ...
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OCRegister
Mark Canha hit a sacrifice fly to center field in the 10th inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Angels in the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday. The Angels (9-20) failed to advance the runner from second in the top of the 10th off A's ...
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Sportsnet.ca
Vlader signed a three-year, $750k AAV extension with Boston on Sunday. Oddly enough, Boston announced the deal while Vlader is on the bench serving as Jaroslav Halak's backup in Game 1 against Tampa Bay. The 23-year-old Czech netminder had a ...
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ESTNN Esports
Team SoloMid overcame a 2-0 deficit and pulled off a reverse sweep Sunday to survive and advance at the Legends Championship Series' Summer Split playoffs. In edging the Golden Guardians, TSM stay alive as only four teams remaining in the ...
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Fox News
Former NFL tight end Vernon Davis wasn't happy when the Washington Football Team dropped its "Redskins" nickname last month. Davis, who spoke to TMZ Sports, said he was "hurt" and he felt like "part of me has been taken away." KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ...
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U.S. News & World Report
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Kevin Harvick regained the NASCAR Cup Series victory lead with his seventh, dominating Sunday at Dover International Speedway. A day after Denny Hamlin opened with doubleheader weekend with his sixth win to match Harvick, the ...
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Chicago Sun-Times
The Bears continued to practice without two of their best players: wide receiver Allen Robinson and defensive tackle Akiem Hicks. Robinson missed his second consecutive day with an ankle injury, and Hicks has been out three practices since hurting his ...
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Chowder and Champions
Bland stat lines aside, the bench of the Boston Celtics is doing what they can to keep the team on track for a title shot. They won't wow anyone and seldom do they pile up points in the box score but the bench of the Boston Celtics is doing the little things to ...
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Saturday Down South
During his college career, former Auburn DL Derrick Brown squared off against Oregon's Justin Herbert, Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa and LSU's Joe Burrow. In the 2020 NFL Draft, Burrow was the No. 1 overall pick, Tua was No. 5, Herbert was No. 6 and Brown ...
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