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As-it-happens update August 28, 2020
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NHL.com
The Boston Bruins have made comebacks before. Though coming back from being down 2-1 in a best-of-7 series, as the Bruins stand in the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Tampa Bay Lightning, wouldn't exactly count as a historic ...
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NHL.com
Ryan Reaves struggled with what he wanted to do as he lay in bed Wednesday night. The Vegas Golden Knights forward knew NBA players had boycotted playoff games to protest systemic racism and police brutality, after a white police officer shot a Black ...
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CBSSports.com
Lost in the glow of Lamar Jackson's amazing MVP season (31.5 Fantasy points per game!) were two huge facts: One, he used rushing stats to send his Fantasy stock into the stratosphere. Two, he was a late-round pick. It would behoove you to remember one, ...
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ESPN
Hall of Fame basketball coach Lute Olson, who built Arizona into a national power and guided the Wildcats to the school's only NCAA championship, has died at age 85. Olson was hospitalized last year after suffering a stroke, and was recently moved into ...
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ESPN
ST. LOUIS -- Erik Gonzalez and Adam Frazier singled in runs, rookie Cody Ponce earned his first big league victory and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 Thursday night for a doubleheader sweep. Cole Tucker drove in the go-ahead run ...
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Right in the middle of another lost season, Angels manager Joe Maddon asked Mike Trout to lead off the second game of a doubleheader. Trout had just extended a slump to 0-for-15. The Angels, fresh off their 22nd defeat in this 60-game season, stood to ...
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Yahoo Sports
Around 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, the Orioles were totally committed to playing their game against the Rays. About an hour later, the entire mood of the clubhouse had changed. With another police shooting of an African-American man, this time of Jacob Blake in ...
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Yahoo Sports
SANTA CLARA -- Trent Williams is set to make his official comeback in a few weeks and Raheem Mostert can't wait. The 49ers running back has been impressed by the athleticism of his new left tackle as much as his teammates have. Williams' abilities ...
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USA TODAY
A look at what's happening around the majors Friday: ___. JACKIE ROBINSON DAY. MLB is set to celebrate the man who broke baseball's color barrier amid a striking — if sometimes awkward — display of activism by players this week. Ten games were ...
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Washington Post
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers saw their new home at SoFi Stadium for the first time as a team Thursday. But instead of conducting a scrimmage as planned, the team canceled practice due to the shooting of Jacob Blake. Support our ...
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Sports Illustrated
August 26th, 2020 was a historic day. All eyes were on the NBA, as its players decided to boycott playing basketball games in the wake of Jacob Blake's shooting in Wisconsin. On the same day Colin Kaepernick kneeled for the first time, NBA players honored ...
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Yahoo Sports
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Josh Bynes knew where Joe Burrow was going with the pass during practice. The new Bengals linebacker stepped in front of the intended receiver for an interception and headed down the sideline. A few moments later, he got a surprise.
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Yahoo Sports
"The NBA and the NBPA today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks' decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today's three games – MIL-ORL, HOU-OKC and LAL-POR have been postponed," a joint statement from ...
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Yahoo Sports
Bubba Wallace stated on social media Thursday that by NASCAR "continuing to race this weekend DOES NOT mean we are stepping down and turning away from the dark and evil acts that have taken place over our nation." The NASCAR Xfinity Series races ...
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Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Michael Jordan has been a crucial intermediary between NBA owners and the players association in talks surrounding the future of the NBA season, according to reporting by ESPN's Jackie MacMullan. Jordan is the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, chairman ...
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Washington Times
Oviedo (0-1) allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out one across five innings to take the loss Thursday in the second game of the Cardinals' doubleheader against the Pirates. Oviedo surrendered both of his earned runs in the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Bears running back David Montgomery went down in practice with a groin injury that looks pretty significant. JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis are joined by Bleacher Report's lead NFL columnist Kalyn Kahler to discuss Montgomery's injury and the impact it has on ...
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Washington Post
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — One of the toughest tests of the year made it clear that par would be a great score at Olympia Fields. Leave it to Hideki Matsuyama to make a 65-foot birdie putt on his final hole Thursday to lead the BMW Championship. Support our ...
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Albany Times Union
Saratoga Springs. Life is much slower in the corner of Barn 77 on the Oklahoma Training Track than it is in other places. You don't have the hustle and bustle seen on the other side of the sprawling barn area. Think Todd Pletcher's barn or Chad Brown's.
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Washington Times
Votto is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Brewers. Votto was expected to be back in the lineup after sitting the front end of the twin bill, but it now appears that he will get the entire day off. Votto has not been reported ...
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Yahoo Sports
It's been 49 days since the Portland Trail Blazers left Rip City to head to the Orlando Bubble. The Trail Blazers have done a lot and gone through a lot. Same goes for Portland's All-Star point guard Damian Lillard. But Thursday morning, Lillard reunited with his ...
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Field Gulls
While the Seattle Seahawks had their final mock game before the (presumptive) start of the 2020 NFL season, the NBA postseason was abruptly stopped by players in response to the police shooting and subsequent paralysis of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Milwaukee Bucks decision to boycott Game 5 for the shooting of Jacob Blake sparked boycotts from all other NBA teams that were set to play last night. Bucks guard George Hill said, 'We're tired of the killings and the injustice.' There was also a players' ...
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ECUPirates.com
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina University Athletics Director Jon Gilbert announced today the football game against Marshall on September 12 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium will be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Pirates and ...
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Press Box
Ravens hybrid defender and special teams ace Anthony Levine Sr. is confident that third-year safety DeShon Elliott is ready to fill the void left by Earl Thomas, and the 33-year-old Levine says he's in the best shape of his career heading into his 11th NFL ...
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KPRC Click2Houston
HOUSTON – It's not a game but it is the next best thing. The Texans have no preseason games to measure how they stack up so tonight's scrimmage will have to fill that void. The Texans will divide up and hopefully get in 25 to 30 plays for the number one ...
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WHEC
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — A Childhood Victims Act lawsuit alleges Dr. Larry Nassar, notorious convicted child molester with the US Olympic gymnastics team, sexually assaulted a gymnast at the US Olympic qualifier in Rochester in 1999. The plaintiff is ...
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Aces' game Thursday was among three postponed by the WNBA as the league continued its protest of racial inequality and police brutality. The following was released by the WNBA: pic.twitter.com/1QFpQJxrYU. — WNBA (@WNBA) August 27, 2020.
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pgatour.com
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – Cameron Champ contemplated sitting out the BMW Championship in support of the fight against racial injustice in the U.S. but ultimately decided his presence at Olympia Fields could do more. While completely behind the decision of ...
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710 ESPN Seattle
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Jose Marmolejos hit his first grand slam and Shed Long Jr. also connected in the six-run first inning that carried the Seattle Mariners to an 8-3 victory against the San Diego Padres and a split of Thursday's doubleheader.
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KUTV 2News
(KUTV) — The football game on Friday between Provo High School Bulldogs and Timpview High School Thunderbirds has been canceled because of COVID-19 exposure. timpview_t_birds. 4,150 followers. View Profile · Instagram post shared by @ ...
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KJZZ
Arizona Diamondbacks President Derrick Hall said the team fully supports its players using their platform to affect change. Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players responded to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in ...
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CalBearsMaven
Jaylen Brown continues to be heard. His audience on Wednesday night was his NBA counterparts in a players-only meeting held to sort out their response to the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Brown reportedly spoke out in defense of the ...
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