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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ August 11, 2020
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	ESPN Penguins GM Jim Rutherford looks to retool after 'puzzling' exit ESPN PITTSBURGH -- Jim Rutherford is not ready to blow up the core that's led the Pittsburgh Penguins to three Stanley Cups in a little more than a decade. Still, the longtime general manager understands there's some serious retooling necessary following a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com NBA to name Player of the Seeding Games and All-Seeding Games Teams this weekend CBSSports.com Prior to the 2019-20 NBA season getting restarted inside Disney World late last month, the league announced that the seeding games would not count towards regular season awards. MVP, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and all the other ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Matthew Stafford had good reasons to opt out of season, here's why he will play in 2020 Yahoo Sports If there was going to be one big star to opt out of the NFL season due to coronavirus concerns, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had good reasons. His wife Kelly had a highly publicized bout with acoustic neuroma, a tumor that develops on the main ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Trainer says Warriors' Steph Curry 'as bouncy and energetic' as ever Yahoo Sports Steph Curry cannot wait to take the floor for an NBA game again. But with the start date for the 2020-21 season unclear at this point, the Warriors superstar knows he has to stay patient. Unfortunately, the two-time NBA MVP has had to be extra patient for too ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Underdog Coyotes embrace opportunity against Avalanche ESPN Eight long seasons. Finally Arizona Coyotes captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson is back skating in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The last time Ekman-Larsson suited up for a playoff contest was the spring of 2012, when the Coyotes reached the Western Conference ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Bengals deal with Mike Daniels expected to be finalized in near future Sports Illustrated CINCINNATI — The Bengals are expected to finalize an agreement with defensive tackle Mike Daniels in the coming days. "I don't know that it will be today, but it will be shortly," head coach Zac Taylor said when asked about officially signing the veteran. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Serena Williams rallies from set down to advance in Top Seed Open after six-month layoff ESPN LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Serena Williams was calm in a return more dramatic than some might have expected even after a long layoff. Williams needed to rally to win in her comeback following a six-month layoff, beating unseeded American Bernarda Pera 4-6, 6-4, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The Bubble's Best TV Innovation Deserves a Longer Look The New York Times When Major League Soccer began airing video review discussions in real time, it gave fans a rare glimpse inside its games' biggest calls. More sports should try it. By Andrew Keh. One thing that always got on Howard Webb's nerves back when he was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports How Giants' Austin Slater made adjustment to show early signs of breakout Yahoo Sports For seven innings Monday night, the Giants were playing their worst game of the season. There was very little to be positive about, but in those final two frames, Austin Slater took a couple of swings that at least guaranteed the coaching staff would sleep a bit ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Pac-12 football shuts down: Coronavirus forces first canceled fall season in more than 100 years The Mercury News Pac-12 football has overcome two World Wars, one Great Depression, the Spanish Flu, California earthquakes and a slew of other epic societal events, but it couldn't beat coronavirus. The conference on Tuesday canceled the football season — and all sports ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Why Arik Armstead Believes the 49ers Defense Can Improve in 2020 Sports Illustrated Arik Armstead used to let DeForest Buckner do most of the talking for him in the 49ers locker room. But now Buckner is a Colt, and Armstead has become one of the highest-paid players on the 49ers, so he must become a leader as well. And he's beginning to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cowboys Ex Deion Sanders Leaving NFL Network Sports Illustrated FRISCO - Deion Sanders, who has a history of feasting on opposing offenses and thriving on colorful controversy, is leaving the NFL Network, Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday. "Deion has been one of the key figures responsible for the growth of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	OrlandoMagic.com Magic Fall to Nets in Seeding Game Between Shorthanded Teams OrlandoMagic.com The Lead. Playing without five of their main rotation players, the Orlando Magic struggled to slow down the Brooklyn Nets, who were also undermanned, in Tuesday afternoon's 108-96 loss at Walt Disney World. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot came out scorching ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Bears waive kicker Ramiz Ahmed, ending kicker battle before it began Yahoo Sports For now, Eddy Piñeiro can breath easy: #Bears roster move: We have waived K Ramiz Ahmed. — Chicago Bears (@BearsPR) August 11, 2020. You'll remember, the Bears brought Ahmed into the building back in mid-April. The kicker, who played his college ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Chase Elliott acknowledges Chevrolet struggles as NASCAR gears up for Daytona road course USA TODAY Chase Elliott has a NASCAR Cup Series race win, which put him into the playoffs, captured the 2020 All-Star Race and has posted three consecutive top-10 finishes. Yet the impression is that Elliott is struggling in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Football cancellation 'a sad day in the history of Michigan State,' AD Bill Beekman says mlive.com For the first time since 1943, Michigan State will not play a fall football season, after the Big Ten announced on Tuesday that it is canceling the fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Michigan State Athletic Director Bill Beekman in statement called that ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Cleveland Indians Twitter plays itself with 2016 Cubs World Series joke NBCSports.com Congrats Indians Twitter, you played yourself. Ahead of the Indians' two-game series against the Cubs, the team tweeted this out: Latest Cubs Talk. Indians Twitter plays itself with joke about 2016 World Series · Cubs' mental challenge of 2020: 'Every day ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks: Live updates as Damian Lillard and Portland fight for playoff spot out West CBSSports.com Early Tuesday evening, we'll get one of the most important seeding games yet, as Damian Lillard leads the Portland Trail Blazers against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. It doesn't get much better than two of the most exciting players in the league ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Washington Football Team Owner Dan Snyder Sues Media, Alleging Defamation Forbes Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder has accused a disgruntled former team employee of taking money and helping to wage a campaign to spread damaging information against him, according to a filing in Federal District Court Monday. Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Tuesday 4 x 4: A Gray Night for Rockies In Homestand Opener Sports Illustrated It was a "gray" night for the Rockies -- not a Jon Gray night, although it was Jon Gray who started for the Rockies in Monday night's homestand-opener against Arizona. The Diamondbacks stunned the Rockies, handing Colorado a 12-8 loss at Coors Field. Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Rockets vs. Spurs odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Aug. 11 predictions from model on 58-32 roll CBSSports.com The San Antonio Spurs are in a battle for their Western Conference playoff lives when they take on the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. San Antonio is 31-38 and is the 11th seed in the West, but just one game behind eighth-seeded Memphis. The Spurs also ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Badgers' Reactions to 'Postponement' of 2020 Football Season Sports Illustrated An official statement finally came down from the Big Ten on Tuesday afternoon. In said statement, it declared "the postponement of the 2020-21 fall sports season, including all regular-season contests and Big Ten Championships and Tournaments, due to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston Herald UMass Athletic Director Ryan Bamford: 2020 football season off, may play in spring Boston Herald UMass joined the growing wave of college football programs to cancel its 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns on Tuesday. In making the announcement, Athletic Director Ryan Bamford said that after consulting university, state and public health officials, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Familiarity breeds respect among NHL East playoff teams Yahoo Sports TORONTO (AP) — Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper took exception to the Columbus Blue Jackets being referred to as "a blue-collar" team. "Is that a positive or a negative?" Cooper said Monday, a day before his Eastern Conference second-seeded Lightning ... Flag as irrelevant
	MLB Trade Rumors Phillies' Blake Parker: Contract selected by Phillies CBSSports.com Parker's contract was selected by the Phillies on Tuesday. The Phillies shook up their struggling bullpen Tuesday, removing Nick Pivetta and Trevor Kelley from the active roster and replacing them with Parker and Connor Brogdon. There are very few reliable ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Advocate LSU's Ed Orgeron: 'We're still fighting to play' college football in 2020 The Advocate LSU coach Ed Orgeron said he can't ignore the looming reports of college football conferences postponing their football seasons. The list officially extended into the Football Bowl Subdivision in the past three days, when the Mid-American and Mountain West ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Dont'a Hightower drew on Patriots history to coax his fiancée through labor The Boston Globe FOXBOROUGH — Dont'a Hightower wanted to inspire his fiancée Morgan Hart as she labored in the 17th hour to deliver their first child. She was exhausted, but the nurse said it was time to push. He started chanting, "28-3, 28-3." Adding, "Never give up.". Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Magic's Mo Bamba: Out Tuesday with migraine CBSSports.com The Magic list Bamba as out for Tuesday's game against the Nets with a migraine. Bamba has played just 10 total minutes in the Magic's six games since the NBA restarted its season in Orlando in late July, so his absence for Tuesday's game shouldn't have a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Padres edge light-hitting Dodgers 2-1 on Hosmer's RBI single Washington Post LOS ANGELES — The young Padres dropped two of three at home against the Dodgers recently. San Diego arrived in Los Angeles and immediately got the seven-time NL West champions' attention by stealing the series opener. Support our journalism. Flag as irrelevant
	Arizona Sports D-backs trade IF/OF Ildemaro Vargas to Twins for cash considerations Arizona Sports The Arizona Diamondbacks traded the versatile Ildemaro Vargas to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for cash considerations, the Twins announced. The move comes after he was designated for assignment on Thursday. Vargas was a much-talked-about ... Flag as irrelevant
	masslive.com Wolves vs. Sevilla: Live stream, TV, start time, how to watch Europa League 2020 (Tue., Aug. 11) masslive.com Sevilla FC takes on Wolverhampton Wanderers Tuesday as the 2020 UEFA Europa League Tournament continues to roll through quarterfinals. An early penalty goal from Wolves star Raúl Jiménez was even to give his club the edge to win 2-1 on aggregate ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC Sport Racing Point: Ferrari and Renault to appeal against punishment in 'copying' row BBC Sport Ferrari and Renault have confirmed they will appeal against the punishment given to Racing Point in Formula 1's "copying" controversy. Racing Point were docked 15 points and fined €400,000 (£360,000) for illegally copying Mercedes' brake ducts. No date ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sky Sports Jadon Sancho 360: The view from Man Utd, Borussia Dortmund and the England winger Sky Sports As Jadon Sancho's prospective move to Manchester United threatens to become the saga of this summer's transfer window, Sky Sports News looks at the state of play from all sides; clubs and player. Flag as irrelevant
	Fayetteville Flyer Uncertainty is the only thing certain for college football season Fayetteville Flyer It's hard to know what to write at a time like this. The college football season remains up in the air as I write this sentence with the Big 10 and Pacific 12 conferences reportedly leaning toward shutting the game down this fall for all programs. The Southeastern ... Flag as irrelevant
	HuskerExtra.com Bellevue West grad, FCS All-America WR Cade Johnson in transfer portal HuskerExtra.com Cade Johnson has established himself as one of the best players in the Football Championship Subdivision over his first three years at South Dakota State. Now, the wide receiver with NFL aspirations is going to at least consider playing at a different school. Flag as irrelevant
	For The Win Dwyane Wade hilariously made fun of LeBron James' open-shirt pregame look For The Win LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are BFFs (does anyone still using that phrase at all? No? I feel old), which you probably know, something that started in their days together on the Miami Heat. That means they can poke fun at each other. And on Monday ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters NBA roundup: Kuzma's trey carries Lakers past Nuggets Reuters Kyle Kuzma's 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left lifted the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-121 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night near Orlando. Aug 10, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Lakers' Kyle Kuzma (0) tries to outrun Denver ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stuff.co.nz Coronavirus: Three-day lockdown to impact Super Rugby Aotearoa, ANZ Premiership Stuff.co.nz Trustworthy, accurate and reliable news stories are more important now than ever. Support our newsrooms by making a contribution. Auckland's return to Covid-19 Alert Level 3 is set to have a major impact on the final round of Super Rugby Aotearoa and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Globe and Mail Canadian international forward Jonathan David completes move to France's Lille The Globe and Mail Canadian forward Jonathan David has completed his record-breaking transfer to Lille on a deal that runs through 2025. The French club, whose full name is Lille Olympique Sporting Club, unveiled its new signing via a video showing off a highlight reel of his ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hoops Habit Why Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are the NBA bubble's best story Hoops Habit Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns entered the NBA's bubble expected to be little more than warmup fodder for the league's best teams. It turns out they've been anything but. The NBA's bubble has been full of amazing stories. TJ Warren has lit the world on ... Flag as irrelevant
	talkSPORT.com UFC great Jon Jones says Khabib Nurmagomedov would beat Conor McGregor again if the rematch happens talkSPORT.com Khabib Nurmagomedov will return to the octagon after 13 months away when he faces Justin Gaethje in October at UFC 254. Gaethje became the interim champion when he decimated Tony Ferguson back in May and The Eagle will have to prove he is the ... Flag as irrelevant
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