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As-it-happens update August 18, 2020
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ESPN
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- As the Boston Celtics have rebuilt their team into an Eastern Conference contender the past few years, they have done so around the idea that Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will be franchise cornerstone players for years to ...
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ESPN
Milroe, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound quarterback out of Obra D. Tompkins High School in Katy, Texas, had been committed to the Longhorns since July 2019. He announced his decision to switch on social media, saying he chose Alabama because it's a university that ...
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Washington Post
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. The Chicago Bears remain unsure if fans will be allowed at Soldier Field this season. The Bears said Monday the team and city will ...
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Sports Illustrated
Monday was the first padded practice of this year's training camp for the Vikings, who brought in some veteran defensive players for workouts. We already knew the Vikings were working out safety Jahleel Addae, but they also hosted a pair of linebackers: ...
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Sports Illustrated
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Vernon Scott undoubtedly was the most anonymous member of the Green Bay Packers' draft class. That's because NFL Draft Media Conglomerate and #DraftTwitter didn't think much of Scott. Actually, those entities didn't think of Scott at ...
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CBSSports.com
If you've been trying to find "the next Tiger Woods" on the golf circuit, perhaps consider Tiger's own son, Charlie. The apple may not fall far from the tree when it comes to ability on the links. The 11-year-old won a US Kids Golf event at Hammock Creek golf ...
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Sports Illustrated
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In a matter of days, Josh Whitman was forced to go from publicly protesting a spring football season to being its biggest fan. Welcome to life in the Big Ten Conference in August 2020. The athletics director at the University of Illinois met with ...
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CBSSports.com
The two expected top teams in college basketball next season have suddenly agreed to a midsummer scheduling coup of sorts and will play each other in 2020-21. Say hello to potentially the best nonconference contest of the season: Gonzaga vs. Baylor in a ...
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Los Angeles Times
In the spring, with no end to stay-at-home orders nor resumption of the NBA season in sight, Clippers coach Doc Rivers stayed positive. In interviews and on podcasts, he championed the team's mantra of "Win The Wait." Virtual guest speakers including Mike ...
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Toronto Sun
BALTIMORE (AP) — Hyun Jin Ryu pitched six innings of four-hit ball, Randal Grichuk homered and drove in four runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 Monday night. Cavan Biggio also went deep for the Blue Jays and finished with ...
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CBSSports.com
Fans of drama should love the Eastern Conference's first-round series between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers. Whether it's the ongoing feud between Jimmy Butler and T.J. Warren, the relative closeness between these two teams (who finished only one ...
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Miami Herald
The wave of momentum the Miami Marlins were riding appears to have crashed. Their hold on first place in the National League East disappeared with it. Outside of a ninth-inning rally, little went right for the Marlins in their 11-4 loss to the New York Mets on ...
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Yahoo Sports
Trea Turner may only be 27 years old, but the Nationals' shortstop is starting to look like a grizzled veteran playing next to all the college-aged position players that have graduated from Washington's farm system over the last few years. Juan Soto, Victor ...
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Seattle Times
TACOMA — The level of information revealed and the complete willingness to do so was unexpected. Players rarely like to talk about things this serious, perhaps partially out of the fear that public acknowledgment might somehow make what they're ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour spent a little over an hour speaking to reporters on a Zoom call Monday that provided a mix of clarity and confusion. After the Big Ten canceled its fall season, Barbour plainly said the school never considered playing ...
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ESPN
In any conversation about the greatest Champions League manager ever, Pep Guardiola should be in it. But as the years go by and the failures mount up, the Manchester City coach is drifting further towards the margins and City's latest Champions League ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Many members of the Vikings offense enjoy knowing Gary Kubiak's playbook, a much-needed element of familiarity in an oddly truncated NFL offseason. One position, however, is largely an exception. Of the Vikings' 10 receivers, five are newcomers to the ...
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Yahoo Sports
TORONTO (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Barclay Goodrow and Yanni Gourde each had a goal and an ...
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OCRegister
LOS ANGELES — Brothers, right? Sitting stage left in the interview room at Dodger Stadium on Monday afternoon, Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager leaned forward and said the secret word into the microphone. "Avocado," he said. A moment later ...
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Yahoo Sports
Juan Soto went into the ninth inning of Monday night's game against the Atlanta Braves with a couple of loud outs but no hits to show for it. The reigning NL Player of the Week had recorded at least one hit in each of his last five games and had one last chance ...
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Yahoo Sports
Quique Setien has been dismissed by Barcelona after the club's humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final hammering by Bayern Munich. Here, the PA news agency looks at those waiting in the wings to take the Nou Camp helm.
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Yahoo Sports
Steven Duggar is back on the Giants' roster. Well, assuming he can make it through LA traffic in the middle of the afternoon. Before the first of four straight games against the Los Angeles Angels, the Giants added Duggar back to their roster and optioned ...
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Fresno Bee
Dansby Swanson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a four-run rally that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night. With the Braves trailing 6-3 against Washington closer ...
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247Sports
Texas A&M was originally supposed to have a much more comfortable schedule in 2020 than it did in either 2018 or 2019, taking Clemson off and putting on Colorado. In addition, A&M was changing out SEC East power Georgia from 2019 for Vanderbilt ...
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Boston Herald
FOXBORO — Cam Newton and Josh McDaniels took a walk Monday. Slowly they paced, quarterback and coordinator, following the most casual 2-minute drill in existence. Leading a patchwork offense, Brian Hoyer barked out signals and slung completions ...
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seattlepi.com
Seattle Seahawks rookie second-round pick Darrell Taylor may be a long shot for the team's season opener in Atlanta Sept. 13. Coach Pete Carroll told reporters over a Zoom call Monday that the first-year defensive end has not yet been cleared for running.
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The Boston Globe
Monday offered a sports smorgasbord for New England fans. Celtics playoffs. Bruins playoffs. Red Sox-Yankees (hold your laughter). All in a single night in August. The sum total? Two playoff wins for the Hub's winter teams and another worthless evening for ...
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247Sports
When the Atlanta Falcons host the Seattle Seahawks in their home opener on September 13, they will do so without fans in attendance. On Monday, the Falcons announced that they will not have fans in attendance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in September.
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For The Win
The Dallas Cowboys signed veteran defensive tackle Gerald McCoy to a three-year deal over the offseason with hopes that he could make a big impact on defense and a team that has Super Bowl hopes in the 2020 season. Unfortunately, McCoy's season ...
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The Providence Journal
Connor Clifton, a spectator for the first two games of the series, keyed a third-period comeback with a goal and an assist that included two goals, including the game-winner, from Jake DeBrusk, as the Bruins scored a 4-3 victory over the Hurricanes on Monday ...
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Autoweek
Another Formula 1 race, another dominating performance from Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes. Here's some of what you may have missed from round 6 of the championship from Barcelona: Hamilton Dialed in at Barcelona. The F1 Spanish Grand Prix was no ...
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Motorsport.com, Edition: Global
Cal Crutchlow says the constant replays of the horror MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix crash between Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco was "ridiculous". Morbidelli collided with Zarco on the run through the fast Turn 2 kink as the Avintia Ducati rider moved ...
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Mavs.com
PREVIEW. MAVS (0-0) VS. CLIPPERS (0-0). Time: 8 p.m.. Place: AdventHealth Arena, Orlando. TV: FSSW, ESPN. Radio: ESPN 103.3 FM; Univision 1270 AM (Spanish). About the Mavs: This is the 22th time in their 40-year history that the Mavs have ...
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U.S. District Judge David Nye granted a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Idaho's HB500 law on Monday. HB500 was passed in March by the Idaho state legislature. The law allowed girls and women in youth and high school sports to be ...
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Comcast SportsNet New England
Halak will patrol the crease for Monday's Game 4 tilt with Carolina, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports. Halak has taken over the No. 1 netminder job in Boston after Tuukka Rask opted out of the remainder of the season. The 35-year-old was terrific in the ...
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The Oklahoma Daily
Former OU running back Rodney Anderson was waived from the Cincinnati Bengals after a failed physical on Monday. Roster Update: The #Bengals waived HB Rodney Anderson (failed physical). — Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) August 17, 2020.
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The Morning Journal
Nick Chubb, star running back for the Browns, walked off the field with a trainer midway through practice Aug. 17 and was being treated for a possible concussion, the team announced soon after the 90-minute practice ended. The day was the first for players ...
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BBC Sport
Just one day after a wasteful Manchester United crashed out of the Europa League, their former striker Romelu Lukaku showed them exactly what they are missing. The Belgian took his tally for the season to 33 goals in 50 games for Inter Milan as Antonio ...
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The News Journal
PHILADELPHIA – The sounds of football were everywhere, in the whistles, the pads thumping against each other, and the cadence of snap counts and pointing out coverages. For the Eagles, who belatedly held their first day of training camp Monday on a ...
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BetaBoston
An investment group led by Boston businessman Jim Pallotta has sold its controlling stake in the AS Roma soccer team to a Texan billionaire. The soccer team and its buyer, The Friedkin Group, announced that it completed the deal with Pallotta's NEEP ...
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Daily Journal Online
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Whether or not the Southeastern Conference completes a fall football season or even kicks off the campaign as planned on Sept. 26, teams across the league have the green light to start preseason practices this week, starting with the first ...
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98.5 The Sports Hub
The Patriots entered this week with five open roster spots. On Monday, they added three player, signing tight end Paul Butler, tight end Alex Ellis and guard Ben Braden. All three players were at the team's first padded practice. The two tight ends will join a ...
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Yahoo Canada Sports
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler wasn't joking about setting up his own coffee shop in the NBA bubble. Butler is offering a variety of caffeinated beverages to NBA players for $20 a pop. How do we know that's the case? Butler put up a sign by his door. Take a ...
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