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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ August 14, 2020
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	ESPN Ohio State, Iowa football parents speak out, outraged over Big Ten's 'unfortunate' decision to postpone season ESPN Frustrated parents of football players at Ohio State and Iowa are speaking out against the Big Ten's decision to postpone the football season to the spring, questioning the process and the conference leadership, and are asking the league for further ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Sources: SEC football coaches irked by added opponents ESPN A conference call with SEC football coaches on Thursday became heated when the issue of how each team's two additional opponents were decided for this season came up, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. The SEC pivoted to a 10-game, ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Cordarrelle Patterson meeting with RBs, not WRs, at Bears camp NFL.com Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy cracked wise about using safety Eddie Jackson as a receiver earlier this week. Regardless of how much fibbing you believe Nagy was doing discussing using Jackson as "the Zebra (Z) receiver," the larger point is that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports 10 things: Stanley Johnson, Paul Watson cap regular season with another win Yahoo Sports Here are 10 takeaways from the Toronto Raptors' 117-109 win over the Denver Nuggets in the last of eight seeding games ahead of the 2020 NBA playoffs. One — Efficient: This was yet another example of organizational excellence by the Toronto Raptors. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield: 'I lost myself' at times last year during struggles USA TODAY Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield acknowledged that moments of self-doubt crept into his thinking at times last season when he and the team struggled. "Absolutely," Mayfield stated during his first media availability of training camp Friday afternoon. "I think ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN ESPN+ fantasy football cheat sheet: Draft tips, sleepers and busts ESPN ESPN has some of the brightest minds in fantasy football, but it can be tough to read every article we publish all summer -- especially this summer! In order to help you prepare for your drafts as quickly as possible, we provide you with the ESPN+ fantasy ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Transcripts: Brandon Williams Conference Call BaltimoreRavens.com How excited are you for next week to actually put on the pads and take that next step as you're getting closer to the regular season? (Jamison Hensley) "I'm feeling good for next week. I'll actually be able to see what these young guys got. You hear a lot of talk, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Segundo Oliva Pinto forgives 'heartbroken' caddie after costly mistake at US Amateur ESPN Segundo Oliva Pinto said he called caddie Brant Brewer on Thursday night to forgive him after a mistake on the 18th hole that cost Pinto his round of 16 match in the U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes in Oregon. "He was in tears, heartbroken about what ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Vision Relentless Bayern Munich Exposes All of Barcelona's Weaknesses and Problems Sports Illustrated Briefly, it was very exciting. Then it just became embarrassing. Every year, as it's become for Barcelona, it's the same problem. Every year, as soon as it meets a good side in the Champions League, it capitulates. It happened in 2017 against Paris ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Mets' Jacob deGrom scratched from start vs. Phillies with neck tightness ESPN Two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom was scratched from his scheduled start against the Phillies in Philadelphia on Friday night because of neck tightness. The Mets ace (2-0, 2.45 ERA) said that the tightness has lingered throughout ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dallas Morning News The Cowboys are back! See the best photos from the first day of training camp The Dallas Morning News Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Isaac Alarcón (60) takes the field with the team during the first day of training camp at Dallas Cowboys headquarters at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Friday, August 14, 2020. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Magic's Mo Bamba leaves bubble and will miss rest of season for 'comprehensive post-coronavirus evaluation' CBSSports.com Earlier this month, the Orlando Magic lost promising young big man Jonathan Isaac for the rest of the season, and at least part of next, due to a torn ACL. Now, they'll be without another member of the frontcourt for their playoff run. Early on Friday afternoon, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Cleveland options Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac to alternate site for breaking coronavirus protocol Yahoo Sports The Cleveland Indians need a break from both Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac. The team announced Friday it optioned both Clevinger and Plesac to its alternate site. The move comes less than a week after Clevinger, 29, and Plesac, 25, violated the team's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Virginia Tech Running Back Raheem Blackshear Denied Waiver for Immediate Eligibility Sports Illustrated For the second consecutive offseason, the Virginia Tech football program is at odds with the NCAA over a player's bid for immediate eligibility. A year ago, it was offensive lineman Brock Hoffman, who was seeking an immediate eligibility waiver as a transfer ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Tatar, Kotkaniemi scores twice, Canadiens rout Flyers 5-0 ESPN TORONTO -- Tomas Tatar and Jesperi Kotkaniemi each scored twice, Carey Price stopped 30 shots and the Montreal Canadiens rebounded without coach Claude Julien to rout the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Friday and tie the series at a game apiece. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Burakovsky scores late, Avalanche beat Coyotes 3-2 ESPN EDMONTON, Alberta -- Andre Burakovsky scored late in the third period, Philipp Grubauer stopped 30 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Friday to take a 2-0 lead in their Stanley Cup playoff series. The Coyotes were far more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett thought about opting out this season. What made him decide to play? Seattle Times Tyler Lockett's elusiveness is one of his best traits on the football field. But when it came to one of the most sensitive questions facing NFL players these days — did he have any hesitation about playing this season as the world deals with the coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Marshall, East Carolina game moved to Sept. 12 ESPN Marshall and East Carolina have moved their football game from Aug. 29 to Sept. 12. Both teams had Sept. 12 as an open date after earlier opponents changed their schedules. Marshall was supposed to host Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Pittsburgh ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports No Fans for Texans Opener FOXSports.com The Houston Texans announced Friday that in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans will be in attendance at NRG Stadium for the team's season opener on Sept. 20. The matchup is one of the most anticipated of the 2020 season, with the Baltimore ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Indiana Pacers' Playoff Schedule, TV Listings Versus Miami Heat Sports Illustrated INDIANAPOLIS — Now that the NBA regular season is wrapping up in the bubble in Orlando, it's on to the playoffs for the league's 16 best teams. That includes the Indiana Pacers, of course, and they'll square off against the Miami Hat in a first-round battle ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com Saints place All-Pro returner Deonte Harris on reserve/COVID-19 list NOLA.com New Orleans Saints All-Pro return specialist Deonte Harris was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday, according to the league's transactions wire. Harris was the only player in the NFL placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. Harris is the third ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com What Michigan high school coaches are saying about football moving to spring mlive.com Jake Coquillard had been bracing for a gut punch since April, one he knew was coming but didn't know when. But no matter how much the Essexville Garber football coach prepared, there would be no easing the pain of the announcement that there will be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News Surprises, disappointments and standouts after one-third of the bizarro 2020 MLB season Sporting News In a normal season, 20 games is a blip on the MLB schedule. It's a hiccup. A small sample size, not to be trusted. But in 2020? Several teams have reached the 20-game mark — not, um, the Cardinals — and that means one-third of their season is in the books ... Flag as irrelevant
	Comcast SportsNet Chicago Cubs Talk Podcast: Cubs dominance, baseball's future with Connor McKnight Comcast SportsNet Chicago The Cubs continue to win and win in dominating fashion but can they keep it up? Latest Cubs Talk. Podcast: Cubs dominance, baseball's future with Connor McKnight · Cubs' Twitter trolls Brewers, Yelich after Darvish's stellar star... Cubs rotation weathers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salt Lake Tribune Gordon Monson: Donovan Mitchell's words already are echoing through the Jazz-Nuggets playoff series Salt Lake Tribune Eyeballing the Jazz's first-round playoff matchup with the Denver Nuggets, Donovan Mitchell considered it carefully, measuring the thing from tip to tail, and then used six words — seven if you pay no mind to the contraction — to put it in its proper place. Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Kirby Smart and Matt Stafford's Family Donate 500K to Social Justice Program Sports Illustrated The University of Georgia has opened a new Social Justice Program on campus and Friday they received their first major donation from one of the program's greatest quarterbacks and their current head coach's family. In a statement released from the school, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pro Golf Weekly Jerry Kelly leads Senior Players at difficult Firestone USA TODAY AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Jerry Kelly was the only player at par or better after two days on Firestone's difficult South Course in the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship, the PGA Tour Champions' first major of the season. "You get out of position here, you're ... Flag as irrelevant
	Golf.com 2020 Wyndham Championship tee times: Third round pairings for Saturday Golf.com After two rounds of play at Sedgefield Country Club, the pros who made the cut will get set for Saturday's third round at the 2020 Wyndham Championship. Tee times for Round 3 will be determined upon the completion of play Friday night. Once they are ... Flag as irrelevant
	BloodHorse.com High-Profile Sophomore Races Highlight Saturday's Cards BloodHorse.com Three-year-olds are spotlighted in a trio of $500,000 races across North America on Saturday, Aug. 15. At Saratoga Race Course, Swiss Skydiver looms a heavy favorite against six rivals in the 140th running of the prestigious Alabama Stakes (G1). Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Yankees minor leaguer's dream of beating Red Sox has to wait New York Post Reliving the past is one way to briefly escape the mess we're all in, and so without much else going on, Yankees minor leaguer Ben Ruta dug through boxes from his childhood when he came across a dream he had written about in 2004 and his mother had ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News UAB freshman linebacker Allen Merrick dies from gunshot wound Sporting News UAB freshman linebacker Allen Merrick, 19, died Friday of gunshot wounds sustained while visiting his hometown of Gadsden, Ala., on Thursday. Gadsden police told AL.com that the shooting appears to be accidental, though an investigation is ongoing. Flag as irrelevant
	The Union Journal Rangers' Robinson Chirinos: Lands on injured list CBSSports.com Chirinos was placed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right ankle Friday. The move was made retroactive to Tuesday, so Chirinos could return as soon as next Friday, though it's not yet clear whether or not he's expected to do so. Jose Trevino was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Why Anthony Rizzo isn't the Cubs leader you think he is — but the one they need Yahoo Sports Let's get one thing straight about Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo. He's not this team's leader. Or its captain. At least not the way you probably think. Not in the Mark Messier, intense-and-in-your-face way. Not the Kirby Puckett "Jump on, I'm driving the bus" ... Flag as irrelevant
	Rip City Project Damian Lillard draws comparisons to Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant with recent play Rip City Project In reaction to Damian Lillard and his recent play, The Ringer's Bill Simmons and Raja Bell took to wondering what NBA legend he's most similar to. Their answers: Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant. Hall of Fame caliber performances, as Damian Lillard is likely ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald FHSAA votes to start fall high school sports practices— including football — on Aug. 24 Miami Herald High school sports can officially begin in Florida this month. The Florida High School Athletic Association's Board of Directors voted Friday to approve Aug. 24 as the start of practice for fall sports seasons amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The board voted 11-5 in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Cheptegei smashes 5000 metres world record at Monaco Diamond League Yahoo Sports MONACO (Reuters) - Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei produced a brilliant display of solo running to break Kenenisa Bekele's 16-year-old 5,000 metres world record by almost two seconds as athletics returned with a bang at the Monaco Diamond League ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Teichmann Converts 7th Match Point to Win; Serena Delayed The New York Times LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jil Teichmann needed seven match points to reach the first hard-court semifinal of her career with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over CiCi Bellis at the Top Seed Open on Friday. Teichmann's next opponent will be either 23-time Grand Slam champion ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Stars Get Late Goal for 5-4 Win Over Flames to Even Series NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Miro Heiskanen set the tone early for the Stars when on the ice with their top line. Corey Perry and Jamie Oleksiak made sure Dallas got a series-evening win without needing overtime. Oleksiak scored with 40 seconds left in regulation on a nifty pass from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Motor City Bengals Detroit Tigers: Why Isn't Casey Mize In The Starting Rotation? Motor City Bengals We don't want to make hasty generalizations here, but fans who call for the immediate promotion of top prospects tend to be a bit clueless when it comes to 40-man roster considerations, service time, and the vast talent gulf between the minor leagues and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Heavyweights Stipe Miocic, Daniel Cormier make weight for decisive third fight ESPN What is arguably the most significant fight in UFC heavyweight history is now official. Champion Stipe Miocic and challenger Daniel Cormier weighed in successfully Friday morning in Las Vegas for the main event of UFC 252. Miocic made weight at 233 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Jamestown Sun NDSU will not play fall football games Jamestown Sun FARGO — Fall football will not happen in Fargo. North Dakota State has decided against playing three non-conference games, sources have told Forum Communications. The Bison had the option to play up to three when the Missouri Valley Football ... Flag as irrelevant
	KMOV.com Willie McGee opts out of rest of 2020 season KMOV.com ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) - Cardinals coach Willie McGee has decided to opt out of the rest of the 2020 season, it was announced Friday. McGee, 61, decided to opt out of the rest season citing concerns over the coronavirus. Eighteen Cardinals players and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Canuck Way Canucks: Early playoff success isn't that surprising The Canuck Way The Vancouver Canucks have won four of their first five games since returning to play, and the early success isn't too surprising. There's still a long way to go, but so far, it's hard not to be impressed and excited about the Vancouver Canucks' overall ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC Sport Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti tests positive for Covid-19 BBC Sport Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has tested positive for coronavirus. The France international, 26, has been out of action since July and is recovering from a knee injury so is not with the rest of the Barcelona squad in Lisbon for the Champions League. Flag as irrelevant
	Sportsnaut A QB competition could be brewing between Derek Carr and Marcus Mariota in Las Vegas Sportsnaut It has not been a well-kept secret that Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and embattled quarterback Derek Carr have had somewhat of a contentious relationship over the past two seasons. Las Vegas flirted with the idea of trading Carr during the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Philadelphia Inquirer Soccer on TV: Barcelona-Bayern Munich, Manchester City-Lyon, Europa League semifinals The Philadelphia Inquirer The weekend in global soccer is highlighted by star-studded matchups in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals and Europa League semifinals. Here's your viewer's guide to the top action to watch. Flag as irrelevant
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