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As-it-happens update August 11, 2020
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ESPN
If the San Antonio Spurs are going to continue their impressive string of playoff appearances, they likely will need to win their final two games of the NBA's reworked regular season. The Spurs (31-38) look to take the first step on Tuesday afternoon against the ...
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CBSSports.com
Carmelo Anthony started this season in NBA purgatory. Now he's more relevant than he has been in years. The seven-time All-Star is starting for one of the most interesting teams in the bubble, the Portland Trail Blazers, and if things go according to plan, he'll ...
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NHL.com
For the first time in their three-year history, the Vegas Golden Knights occupy the top seed in the Western Conference, and they'll take on the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round with Game 1 set for Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. PT in ...
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Bleacher Report
There was apparently a very good reason why New Orleans Saints star Alvin Kamara finished with a career-low 1,330 yards from scrimmage in 2019. Master Tesfatsion of Bleacher Report reported the running back tore his MCL in New Orleans' Week 6 win ...
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NFL.com
Yannick Ngakoue recently fired his agent, perhaps portending to a resolution with the Jacksonville Jaguars. General manager Dave Caldwell said Tuesday during a video conference that he's spoken with the pass rusher recently but declined to get into ...
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Newsweek
Obviously, these are not normal times, but I can't remember a season of Hard Knocks getting less buzz and attention. We're all dealing with this little pandemic that's going on, and the NFL has been out of sight, out of mind for a while. Plus, we now have the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Back during the early days of the quarantine, when there were absolutely no sports on whatsoever, we all cast our minds back to seasons past — championship runs, miracle finishes, stars at their very peak. Strangely, though, nobody really seemed to want to ...
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Sports Illustrated
The sugar rush from the first week in Orlando appears to be fading to a significant degree as we approach the postseason. Some teams have already been eliminated from playoff contention, while a rash of rest-induced absences has begun to sweep the ...
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Sporting News
The perfect answer for what to do with the St. Louis Cardinals does not exist. Major League Baseball has options, but every potential solution comes with a wince, a grimace, a caveat or a condition. The missteps and poor decisions that have brought the ...
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CBSSports.com
The NBA's time in the Orlando bubble continues on Tuesday with a seven-game schedule. Many postseason spots have already been secured. That means NBA daily Fantasy players must determine which teams and players have the proper motivation to ...
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nj.com
Evan Engram is finally feeling healthy. The Giants tight end's foot is healed enough that he's practicing, and he's feeling great. When he sat in front of a webcam on Monday and fielded questions while wearing a bucket hat, he didn't much want to talk about ...
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Basketball Insiders
All of a sudden, we are almost at the end of Week Two inside the Bubble. We've actually had some pretty epic games, wouldn't you say? We've also had some telling and high stakes games too. Now that our regular season is finally at its end, things are taking ...
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Bleacher Report
The New York Knicks have hired University of Kentucky associate head coach Kenny Payne as the first assistant on the staff of new head coach Tom Thibodeau. "I'm thrilled that Kenny has joined my staff as an assistant coach. He has an outstanding ability to ...
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USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Justin Thomas shot only one round in the 60s at Harding Park, tied for 37th and lost the No. 1 ranking that he had held all of one week. The week wasn't a total loss. Thomas has played so well this year with a PGA Tour-best three ...
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USA TODAY
One of the NFL Network's longest-tenured analysts, Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, will no longer be a part of the network. "Deion has been one of the key figures responsible for the growth of NFL Network," NFL Network vice president of communications for ...
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nj.com
Clint Frazier is back, and this time things should be different. The Yankees called the 25-year-old outfielder up from their alternate site on Tuesday before Tuesday's game against the Braves at Yankee Stadium. Late Sunday night, they sent down utility man ...
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CBSSports.com
It's time for a little bit of nostalgia. After weeks and weeks of posting hype videos of training, Mike Tyson is heading back inside a boxing ring for an exhibition match on PPV. The former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, now 54, will take on ...
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nj.com
President Donald Trump called into the Hugh Hewitt Show on Tuesday morning, where he was asked questions about football and other topics. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was brought up, and Trump compared his strategic thinking in the ...
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USA TODAY
It's been inconsistent for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA bubble so far. While the team has locked up the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, they entered play Monday night just 2-4 in Orlando. Particularly concerning has been the Lakers' offensive ...
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Steelers.com
Let's get to it: BEN FIELY FROM MEADVILLE, PA: Do you think the addition of Eric Ebron will be just as beneficial for the Steelers as was the trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick early in the 2019 season? ANSWER: I believe the Eric Ebron signing has a chance to ...
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Yahoo Sports
Entering the wide-open Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Boston Bruins' matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes might be the most unpredictable first-round series in the NHL. On the one hand, the Bruins were the best team in hockey during the regular season.
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CBSSports.com
This Saturday at UFC 252, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier will throw down for a third and final time. With their series of fights split at one knockout win for each man, the fight is not only about their individual legacies and the status ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Browns were originally scheduled to begin training camp on July 28. That would've given them more than six weeks – plus four preseason games – to prepare for their Sept. 13 opener in Baltimore. At that point they would've already ...
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Sports Illustrated
Two of the Jacksonville Jaguars biggest offensive stars return to training camp having repaired on offseason rift between them…or at least, a supposed, reported rift. That's how Fournette sees the situation anyways. Over the spring, Fournette made a very ...
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Bleacher Report
While the NBA had no logical reason to invite the Golden State Warriors to the bubble, Stephen Curry still said he felt a twinge of disappointment he was missing out on the experience. "Obviously, I was happy to see basketball back on TV, but that first week I ...
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ESPN
Martin Odegaard is expected to play for Real Madrid next season, multiple sources have told ESPN, after the club told Real Sociedad they want to end the 21-year-old's loan spell early. The move is a shock for the Basque club, who had been convinced that ...
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ESPN
McNeil went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 16-4 loss to the Nationals. Little went right for the Mets in this one, but McNeil at least had a productive night. After seeing most of his action at third base to begin the season, the 28-year-old has ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
As NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that Golden State would pick first in the 1995 NBA draft, Warriors general manager Dave Twardzik pursed his lips, clenched his fists and mouthed a silent, "Whoo!" Moments earlier, Twardzik received a blessing ...
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The Boston Globe
The Celtics are entering the final stretch of their regular season, with a pair of matchups against the Memphis Grizzlies and Washington Wizards on tap this week. Thanks to a three-game winning streak, Boston is locked in as the No. 3 seed in the Eastern ...
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Washington Times
May (1-1) was tagged with the loss Monday against the Padres. He gave up two runs on five hits -- including one home run -- and two walks while fanning two in six innings. May surrendered a home run to Padres catcher Austin Hedges in the top of the fifth ...
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Puck Prose
The Colorado Avalanche narrowly missed out on the top seed in the West, while the Arizona Coyotes took down the Nashville Predators in the Qualifiers. Now they are set for a battle in the first round of the playoffs. For the first time since the 2000 Stanley Cup ...
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MGoBlue
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) announced its 2019-20 Academic All-Americans on Tuesday (Aug. 11), with 14 University of Michigan student-athletes earning their way onto the list with a grade-point average ...
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DeKalb Daily Chronicle
There is little doubt the White Sox have been lacking offense, and energy, over the past week. Tim Anderson is a proven supplier of both, and the Sox hope to have the American League's 2019 batting champion back in the lineup Tuesday night at Detroit.
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The Boston Globe
Devin Booker scored 35 points, and the Phoenix Suns rolled past the shorthanded Oklahoma City Thunder, 128-101, on Monday to improve to 6-0 in the Orlando restart and improve their playoff chances. The Suns have surged in the Western Conference ...
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Goal.com
The Red Devils booked their place in the semi-final after a cagey 1-0 win on Monday night and the Swede struggled to explain their sloppy performance. Victor Lindelof was critical of Manchester United's performance against Copenhagen in the Europa ...
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Arizona Sports
Deandre Ayton sabotaged the season with a 25-game suspension. He nearly did it again with a missed COVID-19 test inside the bubble, again putting the Phoenix Suns in jeopardy. Strike two. No excuses. His carelessness is officially a liability. To their credit ...
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TSN
While Manchester United has not been daunted in its pursuit of Jadon Sancho, the club has begun to look for alternatives as Borussia Dortmund remains insistent in its valuation of the England winger and sporting director Michael Zorc said on Monday that ...
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The Guardian
Donald Trump has waded into the anthem debate as well as the long-running conversation over the merits of LeBron James and Michael Jordan during a call to Clay Travis' Fox Sports radio show on Tuesday. Jordan and James are often held up as the two ...
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The Indian Express
Conor McGregor might have retired but a rematch with Floyd Mayweather might just be on the cards. Now fans might think with the Irishman retired, how would this fight occur but it must be noted here that retirements don't actually mean much in terms of ...
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Bear Maven
Bears wide receivers coach Mike Furrey rarely seems at a loss when it comes to voicing support for his young receivers. This goes for an older one, as well. Ted Ginn Jr. claims he can still clear out defenses with his speed at age 35 and Furrey definitely ...
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