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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ August 26, 2020
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	ESPN Nuggets 'superstar' Jamal Murray scores 33 points in 2nd half to keep team alive ESPN The Denver Nuggets trailed by 15 and were down to possibly the final 21 minutes of their season when Jamal Murray came to life and saved Denver's season on Tuesday. Burying a variety of step-back jumpers and converting a dazzling spinning layup over ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Bieber wins again, Lindor homers as Indians down Twins 4-2 ESPN CLEVELAND -- His face contorted by emotion, Francisco Lindor looked toward Cleveland's dugout and released a scream that had seemingly been building for weeks. "Let's Go!" Lindor yelled in Spanish after connecting for a go-ahead, two-run homer in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fantasy football cheat sheet: 2020 player rankings by position USA TODAY FANTASY GUIDE · 1 Lamar Jackson BAL 8 $36 · 2 Patrick Mahomes KC 10 $33 · 3 Deshaun Watson HOU 8 $22 · 4 Dak Prescott DAL 10 $21 · 5 Russell Wilson SEA 6 $20 · 6 Aaron Rodgers GB 5 $17 · 7 Josh Allen BUF 11 $17 · 8 Drew Brees NO 6 $16. Flag as irrelevant
	LSU Basketball Investigation Could Signal Trouble for Football Program Allegations Sports Illustrated The slowest NCAA infractions case tied to the federal investigation of college basketball has been the one targeting LSU. It also might be the juiciest, given Will Wade's infamous, "strong-ass offer" wiretap. Of the dozen schools caught up in the feds' web, none ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Black Coaches United, a newly formed alliance, hopes universities will make voting more accessible on Election Day ESPN A newly formed group of minority basketball coaches wants colleges across the country to turn their arenas and stadiums into voting centers on Election Day. Black Coaches United, which features both men's and women's coaches, released a statement to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Frustrated NBA players wonder again whether they should play Yahoo Sports LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — As the NBA sought to resume the season, players had to weigh whether playing basketball aided or distracted from their calls for social justice reform. Those discussions are starting again. With the second round of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com Yankees' JA Happ hints team screwing him out of $17 million nj.com Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ was careful with his words. Still, what he didn't say spoke volumes. Did Happ believe that the Yankees are intentionally scheduling his starts so that they don't trigger his $17 million vesting option for 2021? "I think you guys ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Houston Dynamo notch first win with upset at Sporting Kansas City ESPN Darwin Quintero scored twice and added an assist as the last-place Houston Dynamo defeated first-place Sporting Kansas City 5-2 Tuesday night at Children's Mercy Park. It was the first win in Kansas City for Houston since 2014. Attendance was limited to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times The Sports Report: Lakers rout Portland on Kobe Bryant Day Los Angeles Times Howdy, I'm your host, Houston Mitchell. Let's get right to the news. Tania Ganguli on the Lakers: A day after Kobe Bryant's birthday, a date that includes both of the numbers he wore, the Lakers honored him by wearing a jersey he helped design and by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Hard decisions for hard scoring? Giving our best Flyers lineup in NHL playoffs vs. Islanders Yahoo Sports Alain Vigneault put it succinctly during a training camp practice last September when a new era of Flyers hockey commenced. "I want to score f---ing hard," the head coach was heard saying on the NHL Network's "Behind The Glass" series, "and hard to the net ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Class of 2020: TE Jack Yary Commits to Washington Sports Illustrated A month after tweeting about "The Future," Jack Yary made it official that he will be a Washington Husky. Yary is the last name on the roster both in terms of alphabetically and officially added. Appearing on the official roster means he currently is enrolled at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	OCRegister Social media reacts after Clippers embarrass Mavs 154-111 to take series lead OCRegister Let's do some fill in the blank: This win made me feel ______. — Clipperholics 2-2 (@ClipperholicsFS) August 26, 2020. That was Harrell's first postseason 3-pointer, and just the sixth made 3 of his career. — Mirjam Swanson (@MirjamSwanson) August 26, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Post Jamal Murray's 42 points save Nuggets' season in gripping Game 5 comeback The Denver Post Jamal Murray smiled like he relished the moment, with no fear of the consequences. With the Nuggets facing playoff elimination and trailing by as many as 15 points in the second half, Murray ripped Game 5 away from Utah's grip and ensured Denver could ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Palat's OT goal lifts Lightning over Bruins 4-3 in Game 2 FOXSports.com TORONTO (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored at 4:40 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 wi over te Boston Bruins on Tuesday night, evening their Eastern Confrence semifinal series at one game apiece. Reigning Vezina Trophy winner Andrei ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times Avalanche, Flyers look to avoid deep series holes FOXSports.com The Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers will look to rediscover their offensive prowess to avoid falling into deep holes in their conference semifinal series. The Avalanche go into Game 3 against the surging Dallas Stars (10:30 p.m. EDT, NBCSN) on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report NBA, NBPA Reportedly Extend Right to Terminate CBA Through Oct. 15 Bleacher Report The NBA and NBPA agreed to extend both sides' right to terminate the collective bargaining agreement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported the league and union will now have until Oct. 15 to negotiate changes to the CBA ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated 76ers Managing Partner Josh Harris Expects More Changes Soon Sports Illustrated Philadelphia 76ers Managing Partner Josh Harris isn't satisfied with the way this season ended. Heading into the 2019-2020 season, Harris watched his head coach mention he's gunning for the first seed in the Eastern Conference, while his General ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Sports - NFL Bears' Cairo Santos: Expected to stay in Chicago CBSSports.com Head coach Matt Nagy relayed that the team may roster both Santos and Eddy Pineiro (groin) in 2020, Adam Hoge of NBC Sports Chicago reports. Nagy didn't mention whether that meant both would be on the 53-man roster or if one would stay on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins Defensive Player of the Year Sports Illustrated Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award, the NBA announced Tuesday. The anchor of Milwaukee's stellar unit had 75 first-place votes, 18 second-place votes and three third-place votes. Lakers big Anthony ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Memories: Ryan Castellani Has a New Favorite Moment at Chase Field -- His 1st Big-League Victory Sports Illustrated Born in Philadelphia, Ryan Castellani's family moved to the Phoenix area when he was 10. A diehard Phillies' fan from birth, he spent more nights than he can remember at Chase Field, in the stands, watching the Diamondbacks. Asked about the most special ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Did you ever think Damian Lillard out with a sprained knee would sound so good? Yahoo Sports I can't recall the last time a knee sprain was such good news for Trail Blazers fans. As you know by now, a second MRI confirmed that Damian Lillard's injury Tuesday night was a sprain -- and not something a lot worse that would require surgery and a long ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Lucas Giolito drops coldest 'Dancing for Dubs' video after throwing no-hitter Yahoo Sports The best #DancingForDubs video yet is out. No no! @LGio27 @dmendick01 what a night! @whitesox #dancingfordubs pic.twitter.com/Qk6MpE5avV. — Zack Collins (@zackcollins0) August 26, 2020. The tradition, started by Zack Collins and Danny Mendick, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Federal Baseball Washington Nationals drop series opener to Philadelphia Phillies, 8-3 in DC Federal Baseball Erick Fedde gave up an RBI single by Andrew McCutchen and a three-run home run by J.T. Realmuto in the third inning tonight, and that was enough for the Philadelphia Phillies, in an 8-3 win in the series opener with Washington in Nationals Park. Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons want Blake Griffin to 'kick ass' next year. What does that mean for the rebuild? Detroit Free Press Blake Griffin has said it multiple times this summer — whatever role the Detroit Pistons want him to fill next season, he's willing to do it. It's his way of acknowledging that the Pistons are in the midst of a transition. Since January, the franchise has shown a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports No fans for first two Bills home games Yahoo Sports Bills head coach Sean McDermott said this week that it is "ridiculous" that the NFL does not have a uniform policy when it comes to having fans at stadiums for the 2020 season and that comment suggested that current guidelines barring fans from sporting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Charlotte Observer Djokovic's Neck Better, as Is His Play; Now 20-0 in 2020 The New York Times NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic's neck felt much better, and his tennis looked much better, in a 6-2, 6-4 victory over unseeded American Tennys Sandgren at the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday that improved the No. 1-ranked man to 20-0 in 2020. Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Orange County sets high school sports start dates, including football openers Orlando Sentinel The Orange County Public Schools district announced Monday night that it will allow its high school fall sports teams to start preseason practice Monday and play season openers two weeks later, beginning Sept. 14. The start of a football season delayed by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Brotherly Game Eerily quiet encore produces another win for the Philadelphia Union over Red Bull Brotherly Game CHESTER, Pa. — The Philadelphia Union returned to Chester for the first time in 10 months on Tuesday night. The fans, as we all know, did not. Playing in front of 18,000 empty blue seats at an eerily quiet Subaru Park on Tuesday, the Union made their 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL Spin Zone Tom Brady controls destiny of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Spin Zone Someone's belief in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020 really comes down to one question. Was Tom Brady's decline a product of his surroundings or an unavoidable tumble? There are many, many details to this Tampa season, but it all really comes back to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Albany Times Union Serena Williams likens loss to 'dating a guy you know sucks' Albany Times Union NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams let lead after lead slip away, so she figured it was her own fault when yet another match stretched to a third set and she started getting cramps in her weary legs on the way to a surprising loss at the Western & Southern ... Flag as irrelevant
	True Blue LA Alex Wood won't be activated anytime soon True Blue LA Alex Wood did not travel with the Dodgers on their road trip, and won't be activated to start this weekend in Texas. He's not injured, manager Dave Roberts said. He's just not ready. Last week, Roberts said Wood would need to stretch to four innings in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Woodruff leads Brewers to 3-2 win over Reds Seattle Times MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff pitched six strong innings, Orlando Arcia snapped a 2-for-21 stretch with a go-ahead base hit in the fourth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Tuesday night. Woodruff (2-2) allowed two ... Flag as irrelevant
	Texas Tech without 20-plus players with positive COVID tests San Francisco Chronicle LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech is practicing without at least 20 players who have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as an unspecified number of additional players also being isolated because of contact with those affected by the novel coronavirus. Flag as irrelevant
	theday.com Red Sox rally to beat Blue Jays theday.com All of our stories about the coronavirus are being provided free of charge as a service to the public. You can find all of our stories here. You can support local journalism by subscribing to The Day. Flag as irrelevant
	WFAA.com Memory Lane: Tony Romo goes down, Dak Prescott steps up WFAA.com Time has a way of turning the page in life no matter how forcefully one clamps the page. In 2016, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo wasn't going to let his career go out with the whimper of two broken collarbones sustained the year prior. Flag as irrelevant
	The Rice Thresher C-USA moves volleyball, soccer seasons to the spring The Rice Thresher By Ben Baker-Katz 8/25/20 7:24pm. When Rice officially canceled the remainder of its spring sports seasons on March 12 of this year, all eyes turned to the fall. As the COVID-19 situation evolved in Houston, the question shifted from how we would finish the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Napa Valley Register Jonathan Schoop, Spencer Turnbull lead Tigers past Cubs 7-1 Napa Valley Register DETROIT (AP) — Jonathan Schoop hit a grand slam in a five-run sixth inning as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-1 on Tuesday night. The Tigers have won three of five since a nine-game losing streak dropped them out of serious postseason ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Mickelson widens his lead in Champions Tour debut Minneapolis Star Tribune Phil Mickelson salvaged a bogey after a lost ball and called it the most important hole he played Tuesday, when he shot a 7-under 64 at Ozark National in Ridgedale, Mo., and expanded his lead in his PGA Tour Champions debut. After his drive was lost in ... Flag as irrelevant
	KC Kingdom Chiefs News: Mike Pennel suspended for first two games in 2020 KC Kingdom Chiefs news revolves around how the team will be without Mike Pennel for the first two games of the 2020 season due to suspension. Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Mike Pennel is suspended for the first two games this season. As of this writing, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Oklahoma Daily OU football: Lincoln Riley addresses latest COVID-19 test results, 'We're definitely under 10 active cases' The Oklahoma Daily Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley addressed the latest COVID-19 tests results that were released Monday, telling reporters in a Tuesday Zoom conference, "We're definitely under 10 active cases." Per the Sooners' Monday announcement, 166 football ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Times James Anderson already has sights on 2021-22 Ashes as he joins '600 club' The Japan Times Southampton, England – James Anderson has refused to rest on his laurels after becoming the first paceman to take 600 test wickets, revealing that England captain Joe Root wanted him to feature in the 2021-22 Ashes tour of Australia. Anderson became ... Flag as irrelevant
	thescore.com Roger Goodell hopes you've forgotten the recent past thescore.com Let's start by giving credit where it's due: Ex-NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho's two-part interview with league commissioner Roger Goodell, the latest installment in Acho's "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man" series, had every good intention. Flag as irrelevant
	hoopsrumors.com Mavericks Rule Out Kristaps Porzingis For Game 5 hoopsrumors.com The Mavericks have ruled out big man Kristaps Porzingis for Game 5 of their series against the Clippers due to Porzingis' lingering right knee injury, tweets Marc Stein of The New York Times. It's a tough turn of events for the Mavs, who are currently tied with ... Flag as irrelevant
	profootballrumors.com 49ers To Sign TE Erik Swoope profootballrumors.com The 49ers have agreed to sign tight end Erik Swoope, as Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets. Swoope spent the 2019 season away from football after being dropped by the Raiders last summer. [RELATED: 49ers To Consider Earl Thomas?] Swoope, a former ... Flag as irrelevant
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