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As-it-happens update August 21, 2020
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Sacramento Bee
Denver Broncos' left tackle Garett Bolles gets plenty of criticism from fans, and understandably so. The 2017 first-round pick has been plagued by inconsistent play and penalties in his first three NFL seasons. There was even one point when Bolles remarked ...
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ESPN
ST. LOUIS -- Kolten Wong hit an RBI single and the St. Louis Cardinals returned to Busch Stadium with a rousing rally, scoring three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 Thursday night. St. Louis played its first home game since July 26.
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TSN
This has been a bad week for the Yankees. They've lost Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu and Zack Britton to the injured list within the past week, dropped five straight games to the Rays—including Thursday's 10-5 defeat to conclude a three-game sweep at ...
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Bleacher Report
NORTON, Mass. -- Harris English made the difficult look easy Thursday in The Northern Trust, just like he has done all year to even reach this position in the PGA Tour's postseason. Facing the tough stretch at TPC Boston in the middle of his round, English hit ...
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ESPN
The incident happened at 14:52 of the third period in Game 5 on Wednesday with Montreal on a power play. As Niskanen was playing the puck, Gallagher crosschecked him to create a turnover. Niskanen then delivered a crosscheck to Gallagher, striking him ...
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The Boston Globe
Goran Dragic offered Duncan Robinson two words of advice before the Miami Heat faced the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 on Thursday: "Just shoot." Robinson listened, hitting his first six shots — all from 3-point range. He finished with 24 points and helped ...
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Yahoo Sports
UPDATE: This column was published prior to the news of the two positive COVID-19 tests on the Mets involving one player and one coach. Thursday's game against the Marlins and Friday's game against the Yankees have been postponed while testing and ...
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Sporting News
A group of Nebraska football parents wants the Big Ten to provide it with all documentation related to any votes that were taken to postpone or cancel the conference's 2020 college football season and all fall sports, or else face a lawsuit to force their release.
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CNN
By Martin Rogers. Even in a bubble, it is easy to get caught gazing off into the future, and the three likeliest contenders for an NBA championship may be guilty of doing just that. For the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles tandem of the Lakers and the ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Oklahoma City Thunder couldn't overcome a 17-0 run by the Rocket in the fourth quarter and now find themselves in an 0-2 hole in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. PJ Tucker Iced it connecting on a 24-foot jumper with 1:07 left helping Houston to a ...
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Bleacher Report
Barry Trotz has taken his revenge. Two years after leading the Washington Capitals to their only Stanley Cup in franchise history, the head coach of the New York Islanders guided his team to a series win with a 4-0 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference ...
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Tennis Magazine
Despite a few prominent absentees, Cincinnati via New York City looks exactly like a Masters 1000 should. By Steve Tignor. August 20, 2020. MORE TO WATCH. Report: Guido Pella, Hugo Dellien removed from Western & Southern Open · Recreational ...
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Toronto Sun
Thornton allowed six earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out one across 0.2 innings Thursday in the second game of the Blue Jays' doubleheader against the Phillies. He did not factor into the decision. Thornton couldn't make it out of the first ...
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Sports Illustrated
Williams (1-4) took the loss Thursday as the Pirates were downed 2-0 by Cleveland, allowing one run on six hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out five. It was a solid, if inefficient, performance -- Williams needed 90 pitches (52 strikes) to record 12 ...
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ESPN
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The LPGA Tour's Cambia Portland Classic will be played as scheduled Sept. 17-20 without fans at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, while the Kia Classic has been put off until March. Unable to reschedule the Kia Classic this year ...
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Washington Post
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Darlington Nagbe and Gyasi Zardes scored seven minutes apart in the second half and the Columbus Crew beat the Chicago Fire 3-0 on Thursday night. Columbus (5-0-1) tops the Supporters' Shield race, conceding just one goal in six ...
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
Kayla McBride blamed the Aces' loss to Chicago on Tuesday on their inability to make open perimeter shots when the Sky surrounded A'ja Wilson in the paint. McBride was particularly hard on herself for missing easy shots, and she made sure not to make the ...
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Detroit Free Press
Another Michigan football player is out the door. Cornerback Ambry Thomas announced Thursday night he will forego his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2021 NFL draft, just over a week after the Big Ten postponed all fall sports. "This was a very ...
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Los Angeles Times
The Mavericks are gaining steam in the confidence department. Not that they were lacking to begin with. But after winning Game 2, they now have no reason not to believe that they can win this first-round series. But here's something more important:.
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Shelby County Reporter
By ALEC ETHEREDGE | Managing Editor. HUNTSVILLE – Nothing about the 2020 high school football season is guaranteed, and on Thursday night, Aug. 20, the Spain Park Jaguars played like it to open the 2020 football season. Not knowing how long the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Robinson posted 24 points (7-8 FG, 7-8 3Pt, 3-3 FT), two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 25 minutes during Thursday's Game 2 win over the Pacers. After struggling to the tune of just six points in Game 1, Robinson bounced back in a big way, leading ...
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Yahoo Sports
Dillian Whyte is well aware of the dangers posed by Alexander Povetkin but is confident he can deal with the pressure and secure a shot at the WBC title. Whyte is the governing body's interim champion and is next in line for a shot at the main belt, which is in ...
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Climbing Tal's Hill
The Houston Astros need some bats to wake up, so here are three guys on the brink of snapping into an offensive breakout. Give the injury to Justin Verlander, you'd have thought that it'd be the bats that would carry the Houston Astros to success this year, but ...
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WLTX.com
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gamecocks freshman running back MarShawn Lloyd, one of the top recruits coming into the year, will miss the entire 2020 season after injuring his knee. The athletics department confirmed Thursday morning that Lloyd ...
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Calgary Sun
EDMONTON — It has been well-documented that Calgary Flames forward Milan Lucic and interim head coach Geoff Ward have been in this position before. When they were with the Boston Bruins in 2011, their team bounced back from being behind 3-2 in ...
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Detroit Free Press
Rookie defensive lineman Jashon Cornell's season is over. The Detroit Lions placed Cornell on injured reserve Thursday, two days after he suffered an Achilles tendon injury in practice. Cornell, a seventh-round pick out of Ohio State, was injured during a ...
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Livemint
Applauding Suresh Raina for his cricketing laurels through a letter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Raina for making India a leader in sports and 'constantly inspiring young minds.' In a tweet today, Suresh Raina shared the letter of appreciation sent in ...
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OCRegister
Clayton Kershaw, who last year passed Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax on the franchise strikeouts list, moved past Hall of Famer Don Drysdale in a 6-1 win over the Mariners on Thursday and now chases only Hall of Famer Don Sutton for the top spot. Nothing ...
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WDRB
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said he will not be attending the 146th Kentucky Derby. The admission came during a Thursday morning news conference that included health officials such as Dr. Sarah Moyer, the city's chief health ...
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