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As-it-happens update August 10, 2020
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METAIRIE, La. -- Alvin Kamara insisted that he isn't concerned about his contract heading into the final year of his rookie deal. In fact, the New Orleans Saints running back said he told his agent not to even mention it to him unless something serious develops.
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ESPN
Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder charged that a disgruntled former employee helped wage a campaign against him that resulted in defamatory articles, according to a filing in Federal District Court Monday. Snyder asserted that Mary-Ellen Blair, ...
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NBCSports.com
Saturday Night Football has a nice ring to it, right? Well, changes to the NFL schedule could soon be coming and football on Saturdays is reportedly on the table. The NFL has been monitoring the college football situation carefully and could make major ...
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NFL.com
Listen, I don't try to live my life as a contrarian. That's not true -- I kind of do. I've spent a lot of time in public houses and taverns, and I've heard a lot of the sports world's most popular opinions. Sometimes, I think it's best to take a look at the other side.
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ESPN
Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron told Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano to perform a vulgar act on his mother, prompting Laureano to charge the Astros' bench Sunday and leading to a melee expected to result in lengthy suspensions, ...
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NHL.com
John Tortorella defended Sheldon Keefe one day after the Columbus Blue Jackets eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Stanley Cup Qualifiers. The Blue Jackets coach responded to criticism leveled at the Maple Leafs coach for decisions made during ...
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ESPN
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors were the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference playoffs last year and met in an epic six-game series in the conference finals. After Toronto's win Sunday over the Memphis Grizzlies, ...
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nj.com
Maurice Jones-Drew understands how Miles Sanders is feeling during his second NFL training camp. Like Sanders, Jones-Drew was a second-round pick who had an impressive rookie season. Also, like Sanders, Jones-Drew faced high expectations ...
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SB Nation
There was ample evidence that Luka Doncic was the best player available in the run-up to the 2018 NBA Draft. Doncic had powered Slovenia's Cinderella run to gold at 2017 EuroBasket, and was coming off a EuroLeague championship with Real Madrid ...
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Sports Illustrated
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to turn the sporting world upside-down. Five months after wiping out the NCAA basketball tournaments, college football appears poised to be the next sport felled by the virus' unceasing march.
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USA TODAY
Criminal complaints filed Monday against Derrius Guice allege that the former Washington Football Team running back attacked his girlfriend on three separate occasions, including one incident in which Guice "strangled her until she was unconscious.".
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NHL.com
On Monday afternoon, the New Jersey Devils announced the signing of defensive prospect Reilly Walsh. Drafted in 2017, Walsh spent the last three seasons playing in the NCAA as he worked towards turning professional, one step closer to his ultimate ...
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ESPN
The Brooklyn Nets and Orlando Magic entered the NBA bubble as the teams likely to secure the seventh and eighth seeds in the Eastern Conference. When the Nets (34-36) get together with the Magic (32-39) on Tuesday afternoon near Orlando, it will ...
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CBSSports.com
Time is flying by for Cooper Kupp. It feels like it was just yesterday when he was notified he'd be the 69th-overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, taking his talents from Eastern Washington to the Los Angeles Rams, and doing so with many viewing him as a ...
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Yahoo Sports
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson deserved every single one of the votes he earned a year ago when he was unanimously voted the NFL's Most Valuable Player. Jackson electrified in 2019, leading the NFL in passing touchdowns with 36 while shattering ...
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Yahoo Sports
Let's get this straight right here and now. There will be a college football season only if the players say there will be a college football season. And it doesn't appear like the players are anywhere close to signing off on such a risky proposition. In fact, it's looking ...
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Yahoo Sports
The First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs begins August 11. Before the NHL postseason resumes play, PHT will preview each of the eight opening round series, including Bruins and Hurricanes.
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Bleacher Report
This week, the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals take place in rather exceptional circumstances. The eight teams to reach this stage will travel to Lisbon, where they will play out the rest of the tournament in a single-game knockout, World Cup-style ...
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Bleacher Report
New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry kept things simple when he asked about his job security Monday. "I told you guys, I don't ever worry about anything like that," he told reporters. "I'm the coach until I'm not the coach, and I act accordingly.".
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Yahoo Sports
Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman has opted out of the remainder of the 2020 Major League Baseball season. He took to Twitter to share his statement. pic.twitter.com/I1bAa4MUFk. — Marcus Stroman (@STR0) August 10, 2020. Stroman hasn't pitched a ...
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Golf Channel
Golf Channel's free-to-play game is back for another year, and the 2020 season has officially resumed. Located in the NBC Sports Predictor app, Golf Pick 'Em gives fans a chance to win cash and prizes by predicting how some of the top PGA Tour stars will ...
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New York Post
This equated to finding a signed confession after the DNA evidence already had allowed a case to be solved. Giancarlo Stanton going down over the weekend with yet another leg injury merely corroborated the already verified — the Yankees are going to be ...
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Yahoo Sports
Romelu Lukaku and Nicolo Barella were on target as Inter saw off Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 to reach the Europa League semi-finals. Inter led 2-0 inside 21 minutes at Merkur Spielarena in Dusseldorf – Barella opening the scoring before Lukaku squeezed in a ...
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Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — If he accomplishes nothing else this season, Ronald Jones wants to give the Bucs a different look. Start with his physical appearance. He weighs 225, a gain of eight pounds. Much of it was added to his enormous legs, made even stronger by ...
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CBSSports.com
What a difference a year has made for Carmelo Anthony. Last August, Anthony was on television detailing his fallout with the Houston Rockets, in which he said he felt his departure was "deeper than basketball" after just 10 games into his disastrous stint with ...
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ESPN
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed left-hander Madison Bumgarner on the 10-day injured list with a mid-back strain Monday. Bumgarner is 0-3 with Arizona after signing a five-year, $85 million contract with the team in December. He allowed six runs and five ...
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New York Post
Marcus Stroman's rehabbed left calf told him he could continue this season. The national pandemic told the Mets pitcher otherwise. Citing COVID-19 concerns, Stroman on Monday became the second Mets player in just over a week, joining Yoenis Cespedes, ...
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NBCSports.com
Book said "Nah, i'll just shoot it from here" Now known as "LOGO BOOK" pic.twitter.com/q93ePmL3vE. — 6-0 (@Suns) August 10, 2020. Want to watch it again? Us too. "LOGO BOOK" pic.twitter.com/C9zRk6kPNf. — 6-0 (@Suns) August 10, 2020.
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Boston.com
The Patriots plan to sign tight end Jordan Leggett and defensive tackle Darius Kilgo after hosting both players for a visit Monday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. With eight players opting out of the upcoming season, the Patriots have filled the newly ...
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Baltimore Sun
The Ravens have waived undrafted rookie Bronson Rechsteiner, the team announced Monday. Rechsteiner, the son of wrestling legend Rick Steiner, was a long shot to make the team at fullback, where the Ravens return Pro Bowl selection Patrick Ricard.
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Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
While hope appears to be running out on following through with any semblance of a legitimate college football season, the NFL is moving forward with some significant changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. NFL stadiums will not be rocking this fall -- at ...
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ESPN
Tallon's contract as president of hockey operations and general manager expired July 1, and was extended by Panthers owner Vincent Viola to get through the remainder of a season that was stretched out by the coronavirus pandemic. The ...
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TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
The Vikings on Monday waived linebacker Cameron Smith because of a "non-football injury," but the plan is to place him on the reserve/non-football injury list if he clears waivers. It is all but certain that Smith will clear waivers on Tuesday after he had ...
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Reuters
Johnson is seeking other major-league opportunities following his release, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. After Johnson left the Red Sox's alternate training site recently, there was some speculation that he could be opting out of the 2020 ...
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AZCentral.com
Simmons (knee) underwent surgery on his left knee Monday and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Given that the postseason begins in a week, Simmons missing the rest of the season doesn't ...
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Washington Post
Midfielder Sam Mewis has signed with Manchester City ahead of the Women's Super League season. Mewis, who was on the U.S. national team that won the World Cup last summer in France, comes to Manchester City from the North Carolina Courage of the ...
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Idaho Statesman
The world is in the grips of the worst pandemic in more than a century, the country is going through the kind of social upheaval unseen in decades, and the vast majority of people would prefer 2020 just grind to an end. Patrick Mahomes might be having the ...
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The Detroit News
Detroit — When folks talk about all those Tigers pitching prospects, you have to get pretty far down the list to see Tyler Alexander's name mentioned. If it's mentioned at all. Yet, Alexander is the one who's already in the Baseball Hall of Fame. OK, his hat is in ...
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Yahoo Sports
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey tweeted Monday afternoon not long after reports surfaced of the Big Ten's expected decision. For now, the SEC is staying the course. "Best advice I've received since COVID-19: 'Be patient. Take time when making decisions.
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Detroit Free Press
The St. Louis Cardinals' coronavirus outbreak has postponed another set of games against the Detroit Tigers. Major League Baseball announced Monday the doubleheader between the Tigers and Cardinals on Thursday at Comerica Park has been ...
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UW Dawg Pound
The last 48 hours or so have been a whirlwind for college athletics and things seem likely to continue at a rapid pace. We'll update this thread as things happen over the next day or two until the Pac-12 reaches the point of no return.
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Yahoo Sports
Well that escalated quickly (or has been on the cards and needed to wait for Olympiacos to bow out of the Europa League). It took less than 24 hours for the rumored move of Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiacos to Liverpool to become a reality, giving the Reds ...
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Forbes
The New Orleans Pelicans traveled to the NBA's Orlando campus at Disney knowing that three losses in the seeding game stage would likely eliminate the team from playoff contention. The most obvious development to come out of the Pelicans 2-4 start has ...
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247Sports
Corey Collier, one of the nation's top safety prospects in the 2021 recruiting class, announced his commitment to Florida live just after 2 p.m. EDT Monday on CBS Sports HQ. Collier chose the Gators over fellow finalists LSU and Miami. The industry-generated ...
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Ballpark Digest
With the return of Major League Baseball in the form of the Toronto Blue Jays playing its 2020 home opener at Sahlen Field, it will be the first time a major-league team has called Buffalo home since 1915's Buffalo Blues. The Buffalo Blues were member of the ...
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RACER
Formula 1's revenue for the second quarter of the financial year has dropped from $620million in 2019 to just $24m this year due to COVID-19. The impact of the global pandemic led to F1 having to delay the start of its season, and the postponement or ...
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Worcester Telegram
Jaylen Brown spoke with the media for more than seven minutes Sunday night without a mention of the just concluded Celtics' overtime victory. The Celtics forward continued his quest to raise awareness for social injustice, saying that the term "police ...
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
Surprise, surprise. Fernando Tatis Jr. on Monday was named the NL's Player of the week, the first such honor in the 21-year-old shortstop's career. The Padres' phenom was 10-for-23 (.435) for the week with six homers, seven runs, nine RBIs, two walks, ...
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WFMZ Allentown
BOSTON and WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WHOOP, the human performance company, and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) are furthering their groundbreaking partnership that made WHOOP the Officially ...
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Sky Sports
Manchester United are not giving up on signing Jadon Sancho this summer, despite Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc suggesting the deal could be off. The England international - who is valued by his club at £108m - has travelled with the ...
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