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As-it-happens update August 9, 2020
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The first double-overtime game inside the NBA's bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort, a thrilling 134-132 victory for the Denver Nuggets over the Utah Jazz, was overshadowed by a pair of clock operation malfunctions at the end ...
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NHL.com
The top team from each conference during the NHL regular season will try to avoid falling to the No. 4 seed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Stanley Cup Qualifiers round-robin games Sunday, when the Boston Bruins play the Washington Capitals and the St.
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ESPN
PITTSBURGH -- Niko Goodrum, Miguel Cabrera, C.J. Cron and Jeimer Candelario all hit home runs in the first inning against Pittsburgh's Derek Holland as the Detroit Tigers drilled the Pirates 11-5 on Saturday. Detroit sent four of Holland's first 11 pitches over ...
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ESPN
At least one player from every Power 5 conference has opted out of the 2020 college football fall season. Some have listed safety concerns while others have chosen to focus on the NFL Draft rather than risk injury or illness. Here are the athletes who have ...
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ESPN
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith said he will miss the 2020 NFL season due to a congenital heart condition he only discovered after testing positive for COVID-19. Smith, a fifth-round pick in 2019, announced Saturday he will ...
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Notre Dame has landed a major commitment, picking up Clarkston (Mich.) High School offensive lineman Rocco Spindler. Spindler is a consensus Top 100 recruit that is the No. 48 overall player in the country according to the 247Sports composite ranking.
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NOLA.com
The words roll off Marcus Davenport's tongue, seemingly nonchalant. But the New Orleans Saints defensive end is serious. He's honest, bluntly painting the potential picture that NFL fans fear. But he's also calm. He knows fretting about it isn't productive.
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ESPN
The Memphis Grizzlies embark on a rough stretch of games to close out the NBA regular season when they take on the Toronto Raptors in the NBA bubble on Sunday afternoon near Orlando. Memphis (33-37) begins play Sunday clinging to the No. 8 playoff ...
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Yahoo Sports
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Clippers coach Doc Rivers rested Kawhi Leonard and sat Paul George for the final five minutes following Los Angeles' plan to restrict playing time. They still pulled out a very big win over the Portland Trail Blazers when ...
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Sports Illustrated
Derrius Guice is no longer a member of the Washington Football Team (WFT) but it might not be the dagger blow that some are expecting. As discussed with both SI's Madelyn Burke and SI Fantasy Expert Michael Fabiano on Saturday, if there was a position ...
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Yahoo Sports
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Alex Tuch scored 4:44 into overtime, Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday to earn the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. The Golden Knights will ...
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Sports Illustrated
Ole Miss finally has their 2020 schedule set. The Southeastern Conference announced on Friday evening the two addition teams from the SEC East that Ole Miss will be playing in 2020 under their 10-game format. Ole Miss will now be playing additional ...
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Cyclingnews.com
Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) had to find satisfaction in yet another placing a Milan-San Remo but seemed genuinely content with fourth place after an opaque return to racing at Strade Bianche and the knowledge and obligations of a compact rescheduled ...
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Golf.com
(Yep, that last one actually happened, at the Travelers, back in June.) It all adds to up to a Tour-best driving average (through last week) of 324.4 yards. If DeChambeau keeps up that pace through season's end, he'll smash the Tour's driving-distance record, set ...
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Sports Illustrated
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Preston Smith has a glass-half-full viewpoint on playing games in empty or mostly empty NFL stadiums. "It's going to be kind of different getting used to not playing with our fans, but my first four years in the league there wasn't that many ...
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Tampa Bay Times
ST. PETERSBURG ― Sixteen days into this unprecedented season, Rays opening-day starter Charlie Morton is stretched out. At least in terms of his answers regarding his workload. Morton, who seeks his fifth win in nine career starts against the Yankees ...
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Washington Post
The Toronto Maple Leafs' season was hanging by a thread from one of Jason Spezza's gloves when he dropped them to the ice to fight Dean Kukan. ''I just tried to spark the guys, just trying to show some desperation and have some push-back,'' Spezza said ...
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ESPN
SYLVANIA, Ohio -- With two late birdies, Lydia Ko had a 3-under 68 and doubled her lead in the Marathon Classic, four shots ahead as the former No. 1 player goes for her first LPGA victory in two years. Ko has gone 44 tournaments worldwide since her last ...
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CBSSports.com
It looks like there's hope for the Lakers offense, after all. After posting a dismal 95.7 offensive rating in their first five bubble games, the Lakers finally showed signs of life on that end with an explosive 35-point second quarter. Some hot shooting, a faster pace ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Jacksonville Jaguars had to narrow their roster down to 80 players by Aug. 16, but the team got a week headstart by making a series of roster moves on Saturday. The Jaguars announced they had waived rookie running back Tavien Feaster, first-year ...
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Yahoo Sports
Chelsea have nothing to regret after going down 7-1 on aggregate to Bayern Munich, according to goalkeeper Willy Caballero. Robert Lewandowski scored twice and set up goals for Ivan Perisic and Corentin Tolisso as Bayern ran out 4-1 winners in ...
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Washington Post
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Belmont winner Tiz the Law won the $1 million Travers Stakes by 5 1/2 lengths at Saratoga, and heads to Kentucky for next month's Derby as the probable favorite. Ridden by Manny Franco, Tiz the Law ran 1 1/4 miles in ...
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New York Post
To Charles Oakley, Michael Jordan the owner and Michael Jordan the former teammate are two different things. So when Jordan tried to help de-escalate the feud between Oakley and James Dolan in 2017 — calling for a talk with the two and commissioner ...
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Washington Post
BARCELONA, Spain — Just when it looked like Lionel Messi had nowhere to go, the Argentine great bamboozled half of Napoli's team before scoring from an exquisite solo effort that helped Barcelona reach the Champions League quarterfinals in Portugal.
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mlive.com
Fulgham was a sixth-round pick out of Old Dominion in last year's draft. He was waived at one point last season and spent time on the practice squad. Fulgham ended up playing three games down the stretch, catching zero passes on three targets.
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TribLIVE
15 minutes ago. Mike Sullivan was relieved. On March 10, in the aftermath of a tidy 5-2 road win against the New Jersey Devils, the Penguins coach stood outside the visiting dressing room of the Prudential Center in downtown Newark, N.J., and offered body ...
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Boston.com
Alex Verdugo on Friday looked like the player he was traded for in Mookie Betts. The 24-year-old right fielder hit two home runs and capped off the evening by robbing a home run in the ninth inning of the Red Sox' 5-3 win over the Blue Jays. Despite having a ...
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Chicago Daily Herald
Northern Illinois endured some sad news Saturday with the Mid-American Conference's decision to postpone all fall sports. NIU athletic director Sean Frazier, as he spoke to reporters on a Zoom call to discuss the direction of the league, couldn't have been ...
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TSN
The date of Flaherty's start remains unclear, as there appears to be a significant chance the Cardinals' upcoming series against the Pirates will be canceled, Mark Saxon of The Athletic reports. When the Marlins had the first COVID-19 outbreak of the year, ...
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A Sea of Blue
Kentucky assistant Kenny Payne remains a strong candidate for the Knicks' new coaching staff, but it's not a done deal. In an interview with Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Payne spoke about the Knicks' interest in him, saying it's a situation he ...
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Daily Racing Form
A filly winning the Hambletonian has been a rare sight in the 95-year history of trotting's biggest race. Only 15 have accomplished the feat. Now owners Michelle and Al Crawford and Brad Grant have done it twice in the past three years. Ramona Hill joined the ...
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FOXSports.com
Heath was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain Saturday. Heath was removed from Friday's game against the Twins after he injured his hamstring while attempting to steal a base in the third inning. The injury is serious enough to ...
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Brisnet.com
Serengeti Empress has always been a fast filly who, when conditions are ideal, can stretch her speed over a distance of ground. However, in the wake of her one-length victory in Saturday's $300,000 Ballerina H. (G1) at Saratoga over 7 furlongs, in which she ...
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Goal.com
The former Italy star was formidable on the pitch, but Gattuso believes that will have little bearing on his fortunes on the bench. Gennaro Gattuso warned Juventus head coach Andrea Pirlo that his illustrious playing career will count for little in his new job. Pirlo ...
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ESPN
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- NASCAR has docked Ryan Newman and Chris Buescher 20 points each and confiscated their spoilers prior to Saturday's race at Michigan International Speedway. NASCAR said the two violated a rule stating that except as specified, ...
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Roanoke Times
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Riley Smyth of UVa lost in the quarterfinals of the 120th U.S. Women's Amateur at Woodmont Country Club on Saturday morning. Southern Cal's Alyaa Abdulghany beat Smyth 2 up. Abdulghany led 3 up after seven holes. Her lead was ...
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ProBasketballTalk
Damian Lillard missed a pair of clutch free throws in the Trail Blazers' loss to the Clippers today. Patrick Beverley and Paul George let Lillard hear about it. Lillard boasted in his post-game interview about his series-winning shots over Beverley's Rockets in ...
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The Guardian
If there is a team best suited to whipping up the intensity required to play Test cricket in the sterile, crowd-free conditions witnessed in England this summer it is surely Pakistan. They have only just returned to playing at home after a decade in the United Arab ...
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papreplive.com
Just as some clarity began to form on the status of high school sports in Pennsylvania and the Mercury area this fall, another wrench was thrown into the attempt to return safely to scholastic extracurricular activities amid coronavirus concerns. While the ...
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autosport.com
Johann Zarco says his MotoGP Czech Grand Prix pole position was "a bigger step than we planned" as he continues to adapt to the Avintia Ducati. Zarco took a shock MotoGP pole for the first time in two years on the year-old GP19 Ducati by over three tenths ...
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