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As-it-happens update August 16, 2020
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- After capping his rookie campaign with a season-best 35 points in a 126-122 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA's first-ever play-in tournament, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant revealed he was playing hurt. "For the ...
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ESPN
MIAMI -- Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking home run off the foul pole with one out in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves broke a four-game losing streak by beating the first-place Miami Marlins 2-1 Saturday. Atlanta's Max Fried pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings ...
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Yahoo Sports
The St. Louis Cardinals hadn't played a game in more than two weeks. Watching Saturday's doubleheader on the South Side, though, you might have thought it was the White Sox who needed to shake off the rust following a long layoff. "Today was a bad day ...
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Yahoo Sports
The autopsy on Vlade Divac's departure from the Sacramento Kings will take a while. For five years, he tried just about everything under the sun to improve the franchise, but in the end, one decision sealed his fate. Luka Doncic is a superstar, and he should ...
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USA TODAY
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Whit Merrifield had three hits, including a three-run homer, to back Danny Duffy's strong start as the Kansas City Royals came back to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 and split Saturday's doubleheader. Duffy (1-2) allowed two runs — one ...
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Yahoo Sports
When it comes to guys who have come and gone through the Boston Celtics organization in recent years, Al Horford was among the toughest to dislike. But when he jumped ship and signed on with the rival Philadelphia 76ers, the Horford bandwagon around ...
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ESPN
NEW YORK -- AL batting leader DJ LeMahieu was pulled from the New York Yankees' game against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night with a sprained left thumb. He will undergo imaging, according to the team. LeMahieu whiffed on a pitch from Nathan ...
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USA TODAY
A look at what's happening around the majors today: SOMETHING'S BREWING. The Milwaukee Brewers have a chance to put a little heat on the front-running Chicago Cubs if they can beat them for the third straight time. After losing the series opener at ...
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ESPN
These are desperate times for the St. Louis Blues. The Blues, winless in five games so far in Edmonton, might bench Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Jordan Binnington for Game 3 of their best-of-seven first-round Western Conference playoff series against ...
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Yahoo Sports
And you thought the prices at Philz Coffee was exorbitant… Jimmy Butler is running a coffee shop out of his hotel room on the Walt Disney World Resort campus — at $20 a cup. Butler joked about this with ESPN's Rachel Nichols on "The Jump" a while back, ...
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Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
So far, so good. It might be a while before the 49ers know what former Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is capable of producing as a rookie. But at this point, coach Kyle Shanahan sees only reasons for optimism. "I thought he did a pretty good job ...
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USA TODAY
DETROIT (AP) — Shane Bieber dominated once again, striking out 11 in seven scoreless innings, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers for the 19th straight time, winning 3-1 Saturday night. Cleveland's winning streak against one opponent is the ...
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nj.com
When was the last time you saw a horse sitting in the stands at Citizens Bank Park? Well, not actually sitting in the stands, exactly, because no fans are allowed in the stadium to cheer on the Phillies right now – these coronavirus pandemic rules apply to ...
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Washington Post
LISBON, Portugal — Gabriel Jesus was crouching on the field and crying. Not even the Manchester City jersey covering his face could mask the agony. Raheem Sterling was lying across the turf, his hands crossed over his eyes. Support our journalism.
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Mavs.com
The team with the most efficient offensive season in NBA history is not the team centered around Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, or James Harden and Russell Westbrook, or Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. Or not even Magic Johnson and Kareem ...
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Yahoo Sports
Pep Guardiola understood how this might go. He knew that things were different this year, that the resumption of the UEFA Champions League in an accelerated format, going from two-legged ties to straight knockout games, had already yielded surprises.
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New York Daily News
When Pete Alonso hit 53 home runs last season and broke Aaron Judge's rookie record of 52, it meant that for the first and only time since Babe Ruth invented the home run three guys with 50 on their resume were playing in the same city at the same time: ...
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al.com
For the second time in three weeks, the Miami Dolphins have been awarded a rookie defensive back from Auburn off the NFL waiver wire. The Detroit Lions waived safety Jeremiah Dinson on Friday. On Saturday, Dinson was on the roster of the Miami ...
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Washington Post
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Cindric won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on the road course at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, his fifth victory in the last six events. Cindric looked like the guy to beat early but had to escape a melee late to ...
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Yahoo Sports
Chiefs cornerback Alex Brown acknowledged on social media that he tore an anterior cruciate ligament during Friday's practice. "I will be back bigger, better, faster, and stronger," Brown wrote, via Nate Taylor of TheAthletic.com. "With that being said my ...
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USA TODAY
Skilled second-year NHL pro Andrei Svechnikov had to leave Saturday's game when his leg buckled while he was tangling for position with Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara in front of the net. But Bruins play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards later had ...
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Sports Illustrated
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jennifer Brady reached the first WTA final of her career by using a power-based game to beat 16-year-old Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday at the Top Seed Open, the first tennis tournament in the United States since the start of the ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Lynx keep proving they can win without stars. Although a compliment, that's not what Cheryl Reeve wants inscribed on her business cards. The Lynx rose to dominance in the past decade in part because of an embarrassment of riches. Maya Moore.
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Yahoo Sports
Crosby spent two weeks on the list. Tight end Jace Sternberger, defensive lineman Treyvon Hester, long snapper Hunter Bradley and linebacker Greg Roberts remain on the list. Sternberger and Hester were at Saturday's practice observing, according to Jim ...
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The Sun
A look at Sunday's Europa League semifinal game between Manchester United and Sevilla: STORYLINE. Manchester United must beat five-time Europa League winner Sevilla if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team is to reach the final of the competition. United ...
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The New York Times
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Zion Williamson, the Pelicans' cornerstone forward, will have a new coach in New Orleans next season as he tries to rebound from an injury-plagued rookie season. The Pelicans fired Coach Alvin Gentry on Saturday with one ...
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Sports Illustrated
LeMahieu was diagnosed with a sprained left thumb Saturday and will undergo further tests. LeMahieu appeared to be in some discomfort following a swing in the fourth inning, though he remained in the game until the sixth, when he was replaced by Tyler ...
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Charlotte Observer
Harper was recalled to the Nationals' 28-man roster Saturday after Stephen Strasburg (hand) was put on the 10-day injured list, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. Harper was optioned to the team's alternate training site less than 24 hours ago and ...
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PhillyVoice.com
By Matt Mullin PhillyVoice Staff. Eagles NFL. from IBEW - Logo - 195x33. DeSean-Carson_081520_usat Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz and wide receiver DeSean Jackson talk during 2019 training camp.
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Washington Post
Jackie Young had 16 points to lead five Las Vegas players scoring in double figures and the Aces beat the Washington Mystics 88-73 on Saturday for their seventh consecutive win. Dearica Hamby had 14 points and five assists, Sugar Rodgers and A'ja ...
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TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
Tony Brooks-James' absence from the Vikings lasted just a week. The Vikings on Saturday re-signed the running back after he had been waived on Aug. 8. To make room on the 80-man roster, they waived tackle Brady Aiello. Brooks-James spent the last ...
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The Daily Gazette
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Some European spending boosted Domestic Spending on Saturday. Purchased for 300,000 guineas ($412,320 U.S.) at the 2018 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale by owner Seth Klarman, Domestic Spending stayed close to the early ...
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National Post
Colorado Avalanche (42-20-8, second in the Central Division during the regular season) vs. Arizona Coyotes (33-29-8, fifth in the Pacific Division during the regular season). Edmonton, Alberta; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT. WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ...
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Colorado Springs Gazette
You gotta have heart, Nuggets. Miles 'n miles n' of mile high of heart to beat the Jazz. A half century after Rocky Mountain foes Denver and Salt Lake City first converged in professional basketball playoffs, they are together apart again for a record seventh time ...
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oregonlive.com
Portland Trail Blazers' Jusuf Nurkic announces his grandmother has died. Updated 4:07 PM; Today 10:44 AM. Trail Blazers vs. Grizzlies. Memphis Grizzlies Jaren Jackson Jr. (3) defends Portland Trail Blazers Jusuf Nurkic (27) during the second half of an NBA ...
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Haitian Times
As in any walk of life, in the context of football promotions from within are often hard to come by (disclaimer – Andrea Pirlo is exempt from this rule on the grounds of being the coolest man in the world). When Hansi Flick was appointed assistant coach of ...
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DraftKings Nation
UFC 252 is live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. The headliner is the final match of a trilogy between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. In the co-main event, a pair of bantamweights in undefeated and rising star Sean O'Malley takes on Marlon Vera.
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Spartanburg Herald Journal
Clemson football lost out on a four-star defensive lineman recruit Saturday when Monkell Goodwine chose Alabama over the Tigers. Goodwine (6-foot-4, 260 pounds) is a top-target recruit from National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Maryland.
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