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As-it-happens update August 1, 2020
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Celtics guard Marcus Smart said that the referees gave him an "excuse" in explaining their decision to overturn a charge call against reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in the closing minutes of Boston's 119-112 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday ...
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ESPN
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Adam Engel hit a three-run homer in the second inning Friday night, and that was all the offense the Chicago White Sox needed in a 3-2 win over Kansas City that spoiled the Royals' home opener. Dallas Keuchel picked up the win for ...
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FOXSports.com
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The coronavirus pandemic forced NFL teams into an unconventional offseason and wiped out the entire preseason, two factors that led Broncos general manager John Elway to temper his expectations for second-year quarterback ...
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Yahoo Sports
In one of the biggest games in the last decade and half of Sacramento Kings basketball, the starting backcourt showed up in force. The rest of the team? Not so much. The sprint to the finish line just got a whole harder when the Kings fell by a final of 129-120 ...
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Yahoo Sports
While the league had affectionately termed it a "seeding game," the Trail Blazers' Friday evening showdown with the Memphis Grizzlies certainly looked and felt like postseason basketball. In the week leading up to the game, the Blazers acknowledged the ...
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CBSSports.com
Social Justice has been one of the most important elements of the NBA's return, as players were committed to using their platform to enact positive change. The NBA has accommodated them, allowing players to wear social justice messages on their jerseys ...
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ESPN
The New York Yankees got the worst news possible Friday on Tommy Kahnle's injured elbow, as manager Aaron Boone announced the reliever is likely destined for Tommy John surgery. "He's probably headed for surgery," Boone said. "Your heart goes out ...
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Yahoo Sports
CHICAGO (AP) -- Yu Darvish pitched six shutout innings, Jason Heyward hit a key two-run single and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Friday night. Darvish (1-1) allowed two hits, struck out seven and walked one, bouncing back nicely ...
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al.com
At his 21st training camp as coach of the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick might have one with competition for the starting-quarterback spot for the first time. When Belichick came aboard as the New England coach in 2000, Drew Bledsoe was beginning his ...
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Comcast SportsNet Chicago
The Cubs may high five more than the MLB health and safety protocols allow, manager David Ross admits. Latest Cubs Talk. Quick takes: Darvish deals in Cubs win over Pirates · Cubs coach Napoli back with team after recovering from COVID-19 · Ross on ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Washington Wizards lost to the Phoenix Suns 125-112 on Friday afternoon in their first game of the NBA's restart in Orlando. Here are five takeaways from what went down... 1. Though they have publicly declared their playoff aspirations, far more ...
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Sports Illustrated
Day 2 in the NBA bubble featured six Friday games, highlighted by Milwaukee's 119-112 win over Boston, and capped off with an overtime thriller between Dallas and Houston, with the Rockets emerging victorious, 153-149. In the other four games, Brooklyn ...
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STLtoday.com
MILWAUKEE — Already a game defined by rates and probabilities, Major League Baseball knew there was a likelihood that once it took the show on the road there would be some positive COVID-19 tests, and that the tipping point on the viability of this ...
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FOXSports.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Giannis Antetokounmpo appeared on his way out of the game. Moments later, he was instead on his way to the foul line. More Bucks coverage. Bucks Fastbreak: Antetokounmpo leads the way in bubble opener · HIGHLIGHTS: ...
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MLSsoccer.com
The MLS Is Back Tournament has been music to every soccer fan's ear and for fans of Orlando City SC they hope the sound never stops as they take on LAFC tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET with a spot in the semifinals on the line. We caught up with Orlando City SC ...
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Washington Post
BRADENTON, Fla. — Diana Taurasi had 22 points and 10 assists, Skylar Diggins-Smith also scored 22 points, and the Phoenix Mercury never trailed in a 102-95 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night. Brittney Griner had 18 points, seven rebounds and ...
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Forbes
The 2019-20 NBA season has officially resumed in its newly-fashioned "campus environment" at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, as the league's return resurfaces a wide range of hopes, expectations and goals held by the 22 teams and 344 players ...
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Tampa Bay Times
These are the games the Rays have to win. Friday's series opener against the Orioles, a team already anointed the division doormat, marked the first of 26 straight games against AL East competition. And in a short season, they have to beat Baltimore.
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Yahoo News UK
Things were a lot different the last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz were preparing to play. On March 11 in Oklahoma City, the sports landscape shifted suddenly when Utah center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. A bit after the ...
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Tacoma News Tribune
The Mariners are back at home playing baseball in Seattle and, at long last, so is Taijuan Walker. Three seasons after departing for Arizona in a blockbuster trade with the Diamondbacks, the former Seattle starter is back in a teal uniform, back on the mound at ...
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Bleacher Report
The Los Angeles Clippers won't have Lou Williams or Montrezl Harrell available for Saturday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Per USA Today's Mark Medina, both players have been ruled out for the second consecutive game. Williams is still ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
The big baseball story Friday should have been the nonwaiver trade deadline. Instead, in this upside down year, July 31 was the day the commissioner threatened to end the season unless players really start following the pandemic safety to stop the rash of ...
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Yahoo Sports
As coronavirus cases spike in other parts of the country a month before the U.S. Open is supposed to start in New York, the U.S. Tennis Association said Friday it "continues its plans" to hold its marquee event and another tournament beforehand. The U.S. ...
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The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Wings beat the Indiana Fever 76-73 Friday on a day's rest after trailing Indiana for the majority of the game. The Fever lead by 14 at one point but in at the end of the third they cut the lead to five and stayed within single digits and tied the game with ...
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USA TODAY
Detroit Lions safety Jayron Kearse has been suspended three games for violating the NFL's policy and program on substances of abuse. Kearse signed a one-year, $2.75 million deal with the Lions this offseason after spending the previous four seasons with ...
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INFORUM
FARGO — The first shows of Wentz Bros Outdoors mostly consisted of Zach Wentz taking a camera and filming whatever he and his brother, Carson Wentz, were hunting. Zach Wentz, after all, went to North Dakota State to play baseball and become a high ...
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Sporting News
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri has taken issue with the Tampa Bay Rays' choice to tweet about justice for Breonna Taylor. Gualtieri, sheriff of Pinellas County in Florida, spoke with Tampa Bay president Matt Silverman regarding the viral tweet that called for the arrest of ...
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SFGate
With the deadline for NFL players to opt out of the 2020 NFL season due to COVID-19 concerns set for Aug. 7 if the NFL and NFLPA finalize the language of their new health protocols Friday, NFL Network personality Mike Silver floated a potentially extreme ...
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CBSSports.com
John Force Racing announced Friday that the team would be skipping out on the remainder of the 2020 NHRA season, according to a statement. The team had already miss out on the first two rounds of the season restart that began earlier in July. Founder ...
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TribLIVE
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan on Wednesday declined to even reveal if he had made the decision about what goalie he intended to start in Game 1 of the qualifying-round playoff series. So two days later, when he was asked directly about his ...
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Hometownlife.com
The early Indiana Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ersNBA betting spread and odds has been released. They take the court Saturday at 7 p.m. ET as both teams return to play in the NBA restart from Orlando, Florida. The two played three times during the regular ...
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FOX43.com
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) delivered some good and bad news on Wednesday for people in favor of having fall sports. They accepted the recommendations of their Sports Medicine Advisory Committee to move forward with ...
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PhiladelphiaEagles.com
The Eagles' secondary is going through a bit of a transition heading into the 2020 NFL season. Gone is longtime safety Malcolm Jenkins, whose experience and leadership guided the unit through injuries and sometimes inconsistent play. Arriving are ...
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Yahoo Sports
Cesc Fabregas has called on Arsenal to master the art of winning ugly, with Mikel Arteta still lacking the "top players" required to emulate the brand of football played by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. Fabregas says that is the ultimate goal for the ...
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12news.com KPNX
PHOENIX — Fans of the Arizona Cardinals who have season tickets will not be able to use them at State Farm Stadium this season. The organization said in a Friday email to season ticket holders that all previous season ticket sales have been voided and ...
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ESPN
Friday, July 31, marked the beginning of a new era of sports gambling in the nation's capital as the District's first sportsbook officially opened. British bookmaker William Hill has opened a temporary sportsbook inside Capital One Arena, home of the ...
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