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As-it-happens update August 23, 2020
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ESPN
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Indiana Pacers find themselves on the verge of elimination after losing 124-115 to the Miami Heat on Saturday afternoon to fall behind 3-0 in their best-of-seven first-round series. A major factor in the defeat was that the Heat ...
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ESPN
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The ailing Minnesota Twins added two more names to their injured list Saturday when Jake Odorizzi was sidelined with bruised ribs and fellow right-hander Zack Littell was shut down because of right elbow inflammation. Both players ...
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Yahoo Sports
The rumors of a blowup in Philadelphia have been floating around for months, after the high-priced stars on the 76ers roster never fully found their chemistry. Now, with Ben Simmons out for the NBA playoffs with a knee injury, the Sixers chances in the bubble ...
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ESPN
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Giannis Antetokounmpo had 35 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 121-107 on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Antetokounmpo went 12 of ...
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ESPN
NORTON, Mass. -- Dustin Johnson arrived at the TPC Boston this week, headed to the practice range and then looked at his swing coach. "He said, 'Bro, what am I supposed to be working on again?" Claude Harmon said Saturday as he watched his pupil set ...
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Washington Post
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Dallas Mavericks will work around the clock on Luka Doncic, hoping he can be healthy enough to play Sunday. The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets can tell them all about how hard the playoffs are without star guards.
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USA TODAY
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals' bullpen halted a Miami Marlins rally, retiring all seven batters it faced in a 5-4 victory on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader. Kyle Finnegan (1-0) struck out Jorge Alfaro to escape a two-out, ...
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Yahoo Sports
After all these years, Brandon Workman is finally a Phillie. The 32-year-old relief pitcher was selected by the Phillies in the third round of the 2007 draft. He opted not to sign and attended the University of Texas, where he was a roommate of former Phillies ...
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CBSSports.com
For the second consecutive day, two golfers with a combined 100 PGA Tour wins will be paired together at The Northern Trust. Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were the third-to-last pairing out on Saturday, and they'll be the second-to-last pairing on Sunday ...
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Yahoo Sports
With the benefit of hindsight, it feels more and more like expectations got in the way of David Montgomery's rookie season. On paper, there have been much worse first years – he finished 2019 with 1074 yards from scrimmage (889/185 rushing/receiving) and ...
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Yahoo Sports
Denny Hamlin – Winner: "I've been running down the leaders these last few weeks, but I haven't been able to get there. We just didn't control that restart there and we just had to battle back. We had to go back and get it. I was able to work the top line there a ...
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The Dallas Morning News
When the Cowboys lost defensive tackle Gerald McCoy to the season with a torn right quadriceps muscle, it meant second-year pro Trysten Hill and rookie Neville Gallimore would get a chance to take over. Hill has received a good portion of the snaps with ...
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Sports Illustrated
There was a moment a quarter century ago when Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse almost quit coaching basketball. He was over in England at the time, in his second year with the Birmingham Bullets, when his team started the season 8-8. It was a message, ...
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Sports Illustrated
Saturday, the Cleveland Browns practiced in shells and welcomed back Nick Chubb, who didn't miss a beat. Myles Garrett practiced on Friday, but only participated in individual drills. On Saturday, he was in on team drills and looked fantastic. There were also ...
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CBSSports.com
Order was restored to the first round of the NBA playoffs on Thursday. After losing Game 1 of their first-round series against the No. 8 seeded Portland Trail Blazers, the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers roared back and dominated the Blazers in Game 2 to tie ...
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Chicago Tribune
Cairo Santos is signing on for a second tour of duty with the Chicago Bears. The veteran kicker, who spent two games with the organization in 2017, is expected to finalize a contract Monday so long as he passes through COVID-19 protocols. The news of the ...
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Washington Post
LOS ANGELES — The stadium lights flickered and composer Ennio Morricone's haunting "The Ecstasy of Gold" blasted through the Banc of California Stadium sound system Saturday, just as they always do before Los Angeles FC's home games. Support our ...
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Newsday
As of Sunday, the Jets are exactly three weeks away from kicking off their 2020 season at Buffalo. Adam Gase is well aware of the time crunch he and his team are under with just 21 days left until they meet a division rival in Week 1. "Time is kind of our enemy ...
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mlive.com
The Detroit Tigers snapped two long losing streaks with their victory on Friday night in Cleveland. Now they need to do something just as important on Saturday: Get starting pitcher Matthew Boyd back on track. Boyd (0-3, 9.64) will make his sixth start of the ...
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Houston Chronicle
The Rockets had the win within their grasp. One more play, one more stop, and they'd have been one win from moving on to the second round. Once they let it slip away, it was far beyond their reach, gone for good. With the lead in the final half minute of ...
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Seattle Times
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees star shortstop Gleyber Torres is expected to miss two to three weeks while recovering from strains in his hamstring and quad and pitcher James Paxton won't throw for 14 days because of a strained left forearm. New York ...
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The Spokesman-Review
Tay Martin wanted to play college football closer to home and didn't want to wait a full season to do it. The ex-Washington State wide receiver seemingly checked off both things less than a week after placing his name in the NCAA transfer portal, announcing ...
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Washington Times
Griner sat out of the Mercury's loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Friday with personal reasons listed on the team's injury report. The 29-year-old last played during Phoenix's loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Aug. 19.
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Albany Times Union
Peter DeBoer didn't name his starting goaltender for Game 1 of the Vegas Golden Knights' second-round series against the Vancouver Canucks. A tweet Saturday by Marc-Andre Fleury's agent may have given that information away, and it certainly stirred up ...
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Richmond.com
Thomas misses practice after fight. BALTIMORE — Ravens safety Earl Thomas III missed practice Saturday morning, one day after he was sent home from the team facility following a training camp scuffle with fellow safety Chuck Clark, a source confirmed.
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Yahoo Eurosport UK
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Her ranking close to No. 400, Sophia Popov was pushing a trolley for her best friend at an LPGA Tour event in the United States three weeks ago. On Sunday, she'll take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Women's British ...
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Camden Chat
Baseball is a weird game, isn't it? The Orioles were being laughed at at the start of the season, seemingly nothing more than cannon fodder for the Red Sox in what everyone expected to be a season-opening Boston sweep. Then the Orioles won the series.
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News18
Bishop isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Rangers. Bishop could see an uptick in playing time in the coming days after Dylan Moore (wrist) was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday. However, he'll remain on the bench with Jake Fraley starting in ...
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CBSSports.com
UFC legend Frankie Edgar will look to enter the title picture in his third division on Saturday when he makes his 135-pound debut in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Edgar (23-8-1) will face off with No. 5-ranked bantamweight Pedro Munhoz ...
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The Indian Express
LISBON, Portugal — After an unprecedented suspension of the competition, pandemic-enforced changes to the format and a switch of location for the final, the Champions League will conclude on Sunday — 425 days after the first game was played.
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Rivals.com - Kansas
Kansas assistant Emmett Jones had his eye on. Tommy Dunn Jr,. NATL. ST. POS. for a while. After taking his film to defensive line coach Kwahn Drake, the Jayhawks put Dunn on their radar. Just after signing day, the Kansas coaches went to work on the ...
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Sportsnaut
It was just three years ago that Brazilian MMA fighter Amanda Lemos' attempt at making it big in the UFC was thrown for a loop. Then 30 years old, Lemos was suspended for two years by United States Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for the steroid ...
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Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Members of team support staff applaud as England's Zak Crawley, second right, walks back to the dressing room after losing his wicket during the second day of the third cricket Test match between England and Pakistan, at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, ...
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The Daily Gazette
The Grade I Fourstardave Handicap will be run Saturday at a mile on turf, and those are the exact specifications under which Uni (3-1) thrives. Uni may as well operate under the motto "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," as the mare has exclusively competed in a mile ...
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DraftKings Nation
The short-notice nature might be why Wright weighed in at just 200 lbs., five short of the 205 limit of light heavyweight. He is officially undefeated in his UFC career at 10-0, but lost in 40 seconds to Anthony Hernandez at Dana White's Contender Series.
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