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As-it-happens update July 31, 2020
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ESPN
Free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown has received an eight-game suspension without pay for multiple violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy, the league announced Friday. Brown had been the subject of an NFL investigation following an ...
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Sports Illustrated
The NFL, seemingly out of nowhere, announced recently retired wide receiver Antonio Brown will be suspended eight games under the personal conduct policy, beginning week one of the season. The timing of this move is peculiar, except that Baltimore ...
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NFL.com
The New England Patriots have had six players opt out of the 2020 season already. Coach Bill Belichick said Friday that each one of those men made an individual decision, and he respects each choice. "I respect all of them," Belichick told reporters.
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Sports Illustrated
From Sports Illustrated: NCAA Allowing Student-Athletes in All Sports to Wear Social Justice Statements on Their Uniforms. From Sports Illustrated: NCAA Allowing Student-Athletes in All Sports to Wear Social Justice Statements on Their Uniforms.
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Baltimore Sun
Patience is a hallmark of all great running backs, but no coach who's had J.K. Dobbins has ever asked him to wait very long. At La Grange High School, in a small Texas city between Houston and Austin, Dobbins was the only freshman on the varsity. "He's a ...
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CBS sports.com
Just nine days into playing baseball amid a pandemic, Major League Baseball is beginning to accept the possibility that not all teams will play the full complement of 60 games in 66 days. Playoff spots could be decided by winning percentage over an unlike ...
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USA TODAY
After a four-month layoff, Thursday marked the official return of the 2019-2020 NBA season, with the Jazz defeating the Pelicans and the Lakers topping the Clippers in the first games in the league's Disney World bubble. Friday's slate features six games ...
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USA TODAY
The Pac-12 released its 10-game conference-only schedule for the 2020 football season Friday. The new schedule will start on Sept. 26, four weeks after the season was originally set to open with Hawaii facing Arizona in a non-conference game on Aug. 29.
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CBSSports.com
The second night of the NBA's return will feature six games, with the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks serving as the night cap from the day's action. Both teams are entering the bubble with something to prove: Houston is trying to cement itself as a ...
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Los Angeles Times
Chelsea Gray thought she had her pregame meal routine down. She spent years following Alana Beard around before games observing what the two-time defensive player of the year ate to properly prepare. But something went wrong Tuesday before the ...
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Charlotte Observer
The venue is different, the arena is empty and instead of preparing for next season, teams are finishing up the 2019-20 campaign. Regardless, the goal remains the same for the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets, who restart their respective campaigns against ...
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Yahoo Sports
Orlando (AFP) - Orlando Magic player Jonathan Isaac stood for the US national anthem ahead of his team's clash with the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, declining to join teammates and coaches who knelt for the pre-game ritual. In Thursday's opening games at the ...
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ESPN
Bryson DeChambeau approaches golf differently from most pros. Apparently that goes for life, too. The eccentric player known as "The Scientist" told GQ he hopes to live to 130 years old. "I'm always trying to add more value to my life in general. I mean, my ...
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Newsday
Bradley McDougald was having dinner with his family when Seahawks general manager John Schneider called to tell him he had been traded to the Jets. The veteran safety didn't hear much else after that. McDougald's mind then started racing and he ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Chicago Bears targeted Nick Foles this offseason for a reason: He knows Matt Nagy's offense, he's familiar with the coaches, and as a result, he'd be ready to start right away (even with COVID-19 impacting the offseason). During his Zoom call with ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Giants had to adjust to one of the highest-profile opt outs, when left tackle Nate Solder chose to not play this year. But rookie coach Joe Judge at least had the option of a high-profile replacement. Via Tom Rock of Newsday, Judge said Friday that he had ...
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USA TODAY
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox promoted second baseman Nick Madrigal on Friday, adding one of their top prospects to the roster. The 23-year-old Madrigal had been training at the team's auxiliary site in Schaumburg, Illinois. Veteran ...
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The Dallas Cowboys and the NFL have some COVID-19 'bubble' lessons to learn from the rest of professional sports. The Cowboys started training camp this week. The NBA started its regular season Thursday night. Major League Baseball is a week into its ...
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ESPN
Flamengo have appointed former New York City FC coach Domenec Torrent to replace Jorge Jesus, who returned to Benfica earlier this month, the Brazilian giants announced on Friday. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) - What did you miss?
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The Boston Globe
The Red Sox open up a three-game series at the Yankees Friday night, continuing their first New York road swing of the 2020 season. A win at Yankee Stadium will give Boston its third-straight victory and bring it back to a .500 record.
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USA TODAY
The annual Forbes list of the world's 50 most valuable sports franchises is out, with the Dallas Cowboys holding down the top spot for a fifth consecutive year. The Cowboys, valued at $5.5 billion according to Forbes' research, head a top 50 list still dominated ...
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Yahoo Sports
Damien Williams explained his decision to opt out of the 2020 season earlier this week. The Kansas City running back who arguably could have been named Super Bowl LIV MVP in February said he wants to be with his mom after she was diagnosed with ...
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New York Post
Marquise Goodwin is facing backlash from "concerned" Eagles fans, who have criticized the speedy receiver for choosing his family's safety over playing in the 2020 NFL season amid the coronavirus pandemic. "I've gotten so many messages and @'s from ...
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SFGate
The San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres 12-7 in extra innings Thursday night after a top-of-the-10th meltdown that featured a Tyler Rogers implosion and an embarrassing Gabe Kapler brain fart. Rogers, the reliever who was lit up by the Los ...
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TSN
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Nationals reliever Will Harris was put on the 10-day injured list Friday with a strained right groin. The move is retroactive to Wednesday, the day after Harris last pitched, giving up two unearned runs in the eighth inning of ...
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Yahoo Sports
(Reuters) - A flawless, six-under-par round propelled Danielle Kang to an early lead at the LPGA's inaugural Drive On Championship in Toledo, Ohio, with South Africa's Lee-Anne Pace one stroke behind. The 54-hole tournament at Inverness Club started on ...
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ESPN
YORBA LINDA, Calif. -- Drag racing great John Force and his four-car NHRA team are remaining parked for the rest of the 2020 season. John Force Racing announced Friday that it won't compete in any of the final 12 events this year, citing sponsorship ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Fall high school sports practices remain on track to begin Saturday around Ohio, despite many in the Northeast and other sections of the state deciding otherwise. The Ohio High School Athletic Association issued a statement Friday ...
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Yahoo Sports
By Alan Baldwin. SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Canadian Lance Stroll led the way for Mercedes-lookalikes Racing Point in British Grand Prix practice on Friday while Red Bull's Alex Albon crashed and brought out red flags. German Nico Hulkenberg ...
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ESPN
NEW YORK (AP) — Jayron Kearse of the Detroit Lions has been suspended by the NFL for the first three games of the 2020 regular season for violating league policy on substance abuse. Kearse is eligible to participate in all preseason practices. He will be ...
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OCRegister
Good things come to those who wait, or so it goes. Edmen Shahbazyan was supposed to fight Derek Brunson twice already before an injury to his opponent postponed the first bout and a worldwide pandemic stalled the second. Yet there is no greater charm ...
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Newsday
It better be. The Islanders limped into the season's pause on an 0-3-4 skid, 2-7-4 after Casey Cizikas (left leg laceration) was hurt and 10-13-7 without Adam Pelech (Achilles tendon). Those two, plus Cal Clutterbuck (left wrist laceration) are back to full ...
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Bucs Dugout
OBLIGATORY DISCLAIMER: This preview goes on the assumption that the Cubs and Pirates won't engage in the current MLB Pandemic Panic Created by Idiot Marlins Going to Clubs and cancel any games this weekend. The Pirates (2-4) head to Chicago to ...
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The Denver Post
The Colorado Buffaloes were set to play Texas A&M in football for the first time in 11 years this fall before the coronavirus came along. Related Articles. CU Buffs receiver K.D. Nixon not worried amid QB battle in Boulder · 3-star safety Trevor Woods commits to ...
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Bleacher Report
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry showed support for NBA players participating in the league's 2019-20 restart following a four-and-a-half-month suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stephen Curry @StephenCurry30. I love every one ...
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ABC15 Arizona
PHOENIX — Citing the continued uncertainty about fans and live sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arizona Cardinals have canceled all season tickets for the upcoming season, according to an email sent to season ticket holders Thursday morning.
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Today.com
"This is a way to participate and bring awareness to it and I'm proud of the players for doing that," the two-time NBA champ said. Kenny Smith discusses the return of the NBA. July 31, 202006:34. Get the latest from TODAY. Sign up for our newsletter.
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Kansas City Star
As Chiefs veterans reported this week for an atypical training camp — absent two teammates — their initial meetings had little to do with football. They talked COVID-19. They talked safety and preventative measures. They talked new protocols. And that alone ...
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Eagles Wire
Darius Slay takes pride in being a shutdown cornerback, harking back to the days of Deion Sanders, Rod Woodson, and most recently, Darrell Revis. Slay follows the best receiver on the opposing offense regardless of whether they line up in the slot or on the ...
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WILX-TV
-UNDATED (AP) - The NCAA playing rules oversight committee has announced alterations in football and other sports to accommodate for COVID-19 concerns this coming season. The sideline area college football teams use to congregate will be extended ...
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WNWN-FM
ALLEN PARK, MI (WTVB) - The Detroit Lions have placed cornerback Justin Coleman and tight end Isaac Nauta on the Covid-19 list. Coleman and Nauta join five other players who were put on the list earlier this week. Some players who are on the list do not ...
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