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As-it-happens update August 14, 2020
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NBCSports.com
Finally, the New England Patriots are back on the field at Gillette Stadium. The new-look Pats had their first practice of 2020 on Wednesday, which means training camp position battles are officially underway. The obvious position battle in camp will be at the ...
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ESPN
For years, when San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was asked about the Spurs' vaunted organizational culture or their enduring place as contenders in the Western Conference, he'd deflect all credit to Hall of Famer Tim Duncan. "Before you start ...
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ESPN
NCAA president Mark Emmert on Thursday made it clear that the NCAA has no authority to tell the SEC, ACC or Big 12 -- or any other conference or school, for that matter -- that it can't play college football this fall. "We have no authority to do that," he said ...
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NHL.com
Max Pacioretty is unfit to play for the Vegas Golden Knights against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round at Rogers Place on Thursday. The forward was minus-1 with four shots on goal in 18:08 of ice time for the Golden ...
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ESPN
For the third time in little more than a week, Syracuse football players opted not to practice because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Syracuse.com reported that players want the school to perform more routine testing during fall camp.
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USA TODAY
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs weren't done when they signed star quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a record-setting extension, or when they put together a pricey package to keep Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones on the line.
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Los Angeles Times
JR Smith recently called his father overwhelmed with excitement. After a year and a half of uncertainty and depression without basketball, he's on the brink of a playoff run with a team that's a favorite to win the championship. But his father quickly tempered his ...
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ProBasketballTalk
Memphis entered the bubble with a 3.5 game cushion as the eighth seed in the West. All Ja Morant and company had to do was hold on to that and they would be in the league's new play-in series. They didn't. Phoenix entered the bubble as a playoff ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Wizards closed out their 2019-20 regular season on Thursday with a much-needed win, as they finished the year 25-47 and their time in the NBA's restart bubble 1-7. Those final eight games, though, were about much more than wins and losses.
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ESPN
LAFC forward Adama Diomande has announced he is leaving the club, with the team saying later on Thursday that the two parties had agreed to mutually part ways. Diomande cited the "many family priorities in my life" as the reason for his decision, writing on ...
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Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was scratched from Thursday's lineup with left wrist and left ring finger soreness. Latest Cubs Talk. Rizzo savoring Cubs' start: 'This could be our last year together' · 'Tony Two Chains' to make another appearance on Thursday ...
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Chicago Tribune
The Chicago White Sox will have to wait an extra day to begin their series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Friday night's game was postponed and rescheduled as part of a Saturday doubleheader. Advertisement. The first of the two seven-inning games will ...
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Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Rest assured, Cubs fans. "Tony Two Chains" will return for the Cubs game against the Brewers on Thursday. Latest Cubs Talk. Watch: Souza shows off cannon, throws ball to rooftop fans · Rizzo savoring Cubs' start: 'This could be our last year together' ...
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CBS Denver
DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Nuggets will take on the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference quarterfinals. This will be the fifth time the Nuggets and Jazz have met in the postseason. Denver swept Utah in the season series. Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets ...
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Yahoo Sports
The NBA, WNBA, MLS and NWSL have proven that life in the 'bubble' isn't so bad. In fact, just the opposite. The players, coaches and team personnel are making good choices inside a safe environment while continuing along their seasons while the rest of ...
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Yahoo Sports
Washington's Ish Smith drove into the lane and soon saw his shot swatted away by Boston's 7-foot-5 Tacko Fall. Moments later, Fall fouled a Wizards player driving to the basket which was followed by him not boxing out, which led to an offensive rebound by ...
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The Boston Globe
A surprise for Game 2: No David Pastrnak. The Bruins leading scorer was deemed "unfit to participate," the team announced before puck drop. Coach Bruce Cassidy said in his noontime press availability that he expected to use the same lineup from the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Todd Gurley is ready to field offers in the San Fernando Valley. The former L.A. Rams tailback, now with the Atlanta Falcons, has put his Chatsworth home of three years on the market for $2.295 million, records show. The listing comes a few months after the ...
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oregonlive.com
One of the first things Portland Timbers midfielder Sebastian Blanco noticed when he came to the United States in 2017 was a focus on statistics far more than in his home country of Argentina. So it makes sense that when Blanco came home from the MLS is ...
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Newsday
One run already had scored and the Nationals had two runners in scoring position with two outs in the first inning when Asdrubal Cabrera drove David Peterson's pitch toward the gap in left-centerfield. Leftfielder Jeff McNeil ran full speed after it and made a ...
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NHL.com
The Vegas Golden Knights and Chicago Blackhawks collide in Game 2 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round series at 2:30 p.m. PT Thursday at Rogers Place in Edmonton. NOTES Vegas leads the best-of-seven series, 1-0. The Golden Knights are ...
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Yahoo Sports
RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann says he is relishing facing former mentor and Paris Saint Germain coach Thomas Tuchel in the Champions League semi-finals following his side's stunning win over Atletico Madrid. Leipzig, who were only founded in 2009 ...
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Tampa Bay Times
So many days and nights over the years, the Rays have trudged out of Fenway Park, heads down and feet dragging in defeat, happy to escape what to them was anything but Boston's self-proclaimed status as America's Most Beloved Ballpark. Fourteen times ...
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STLtoday.com
While trying to map how they'll go from more than two weeks in quarantine to competition, the Cardinals learned of an 18th positive test for COVID-19 and are still planning to hit the road to Chicago on Friday. They could resume their season as early as ...
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Yahoo Sports
Linebacker Jordan Jenkins was a third-round pick of the Jets in 2016 and he's spent his entire career with the team, so he hasn't done much winning over the course of his career. The Jets have gone 21-43 since Jenkins joined the team, but that didn't stop ...
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The Detroit News
The belt-tightening had already begun in the Michigan State athletic department in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the cancelation of fall sports means things are getting mighty lean in East Lansing, as well as other college programs around the Big ...
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al.com
The Southern Conference on Thursday became the latest FCS conference to postpone fall sports until the spring amid the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Samford's 2020 football season hanging in the balance. The postponement affects only conference play, ...
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Sports Illustrated
Florida State football coach Mike Norvell hosted an atypical press conference earlier today, when he addressed complaints presented by some of his players regarding Florida State football's handling of the coronavirus pandemic during fall camp and with a ...
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Los Angeles Times
College athletes have made their voices heard with unprecedented volume this summer, asserting themselves on issues of health and safety, social justice and financial equity. Now, with the college sports landscape in a state of chaos, that movement may ...
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New York Post
Jeff McNeil put a scare into his teammates, but avoided a worst-case outcome. The Mets utilityman was diagnosed with a bone contusion to the left knee, after he was removed from the field on a cart at the conclusion of Thursday's first inning. McNeil had ...
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Yahoo Sports
Perhaps the biggest wild card in its Daytona International Speedway Road Course debut may well be the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series field in Sunday afternoon's Sunoco 159 (Aug. 16 at 12 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
After COVID-19 ended Penn State's fall football season on Tuesday, a reminder came Thursday that not even a global pandemic can stop the recruiting process. Holden Staes, a three-star rising junior tight end from Westminster High School in Atlanta, ...
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HighSchoolOT
By Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor. Cary, N.C. — High school athletics in Wake County Schools remain suspended indefinitely, but Superintendent Cathy Moore says the district remains committed to providing a sports experience this year.
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Fox News
Higgins has missed some practice time with what appears to be a minor unspecified injury, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports. This nugget come via fellow receiver Tyler Boyd, with the report suggesting that Higgins could return to the field by Sunday. Once he's ...
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Comcast SportsNet Chicago
MLS players kneeling for the national anthem were met with "a smattering of boos" from fans during a game between FC Dallas and Nashville SC on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. After the game, Reggie Cannon, a Dallas defender, did not ...
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BloodHorse.com
Turf Paradise announced last month that it planned to run a shortened season, but a previously-proposed 121-day meet that was to begin Nov. 1 was scrapped early during the commission meeting by track representatives. The track last raced March 10, an ...
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Richmond.com
ASHBURN - Getting a pep talk via Zoom is not the same as getting one in person. That was one of the takeaways Thursday as new Washington football coach Ron Rivera held his first all-team practice. Rivera can take his voice and passion to another level, ...
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mlive.com
With the return of the NFL just a month away, CBS All Access is offering a way for fans to stream Week One games for free. The catch? You have to sign up by Aug. 16 to qualify for a 30-day free trial of CBS All Access. You can sign up for the free trial here.
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Lonzo Wire
While the relationship between Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball has been discussed in the past, Josh Hart has been a part of every twist and turn in Ball and Ingram's careers over the last three seasons. Drafted in the same class as Ball, Hart has gone through ...
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