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As-it-happens update September 6, 2020
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ESPN
Wow, some real, actual college football, and more games are on the way. But as we unveil our first ESPN Power Rankings of the 2020 regular season, it's important to remember that we have a very small body of work so far. In fact, Memphis is the only team ...
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ESPN
Peterson is signing a one-year, $1.05 million contract that includes incentives, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The move reunites Peterson with his former offensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings, Darrell Bevell ...
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ESPN
The Milwaukee Bucks of fall and winter were a thing of basketball beauty. Giannis Antetokounmpo was once again building his MVP résumé, while Khris Middleton was continuing to establish himself as one of the NBA's most versatile scorers, reliable from ...
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Bleacher Report
NFL cut day can bring either happiness or anguish for roster hopefuls across the league. The decision-makers had to shrink their depth charts to 53 players Saturday. As is the case every year, notable veterans lost jobs. In some instances, teams recognized a ...
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Sports Illustrated
Dallas Cowboys boss Jerry Jones wants fans at his home games this year, as many as 50,000 of them. Before we dive into why I think that's a bad idea, let's understand what the rest of the NFL is doing. 1) Fan Problem. According to The Sporting News, which ...
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cleveland.com
Is time running out for Baker Mayfield, or will he have the best year of his young career? You've probably heard comments like these for months about the Browns QB, especially in the national ...
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NHL.com
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights are the overwhelming favorites to meet in the Stanley Cup Final, according to a panel of 16 NHL.com staffers. Fourteen of the 16 predicted the Lightning would defeat the New York Islanders in the Eastern ...
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Bleacher Report
The Milwaukee Bucks' season could come to an end Sunday. Or they could begin the greatest comeback in NBA Playoffs history. Entering Game 4, the top-seeded Bucks are trailing the No. 5-seeded Miami Heat 3-0 in their second-round series. No team has ...
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nj.com
The Eagles and the other 31 NFL teams had to trim their rosters from 80 players to 53 Saturday. With the plethora of players available to bolster areas of need for the team, there is still a possibility that some of the free agents will find new homes very quickly.
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NFL.com
The Jadeveon Clowney watch has ended. Having long been one of the most high-profile free agents, Clowney is no longer without a squad as the defensive end has agreed to join the Tennessee Titans, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports. ESPN first ...
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Kansas City Star
In the short span since he entered the league in 2017, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has become a star among stars. Or as one NFL team executive outside of Kansas City said of the Chiefs signal-caller: "The Michael Jordan of this era." Yes, ladies ...
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Yahoo Sports
The press conference commemorating the new contract given by the Texans to quarterback Deshaun Watson became an episode of This Is Your Life. (Google it, kids.) The Texans arranged for surprise appearances from the likes of Clemson coach Dabo ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — In this week's Hey, Mary Kay! I answer questions about David Njoku, the Browns' projected starting defense and how Jedrick Wills has fared compared to the linemen the Browns passed on. Hey, Mary Kay: Would keeping 5 tight ends on ...
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Again, the tournament may be played within Corona Park, but so far this event has felt almost like a major tennis event. No fans, no Roger Federer, no Rafael Nadal, no six of the top 10 women, no freedom of movement. But here's what we have had: upsets ...
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CBSSports.com
Saturday night in the NBA playoffs was all about teams tying things up. After the Toronto Raptors beat the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their series to make it 2-2, the Denver Nuggets followed suit. They took down the Los Angeles Clippers, 110-101 in Game 2 ...
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Forbes
Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst assembled his initial 53-man roster Saturday. Here are 10 interesting tidbits about the roster. 1. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is beginning his 16th year with Green Bay. That's tied with Bart Starr (1956-71) ...
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USA TODAY
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Sanó led Minnesota's rally against the Detroit bullpen with a home run and the tying single in the ninth inning, before Byron Buxton beat out an infield single for the game-winning RBI to give the Twins a 4-3 victory over the Tigers ...
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USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After Nolan Arenado and Josh Fuentes delivered clutch ninth-inning RBI hits in a big win for the Colorado Rockies, they were thrilled to find videos of the celebrations at home awaiting them on their phones in the clubhouse. Although ...
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ESPN
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Manager Bob Melvin figured the slugging Athletics might need a few games to regain their offensive swagger following an unplanned layoff this past week. Ramón Laureano homered to help Sean Manaea win his third straight start, ...
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Forbes
Steve Nash was only 6 and 7 years old when John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg staged their epic Wimbledon finals in 1980 and '81. Their two styles and personalities contrasted like fire and ice, as the 2011 film about them came to be called. Just as they did with ...
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Sporting News
The TV channel for a NASCAR race is elusive enough in a normal season when Fox and FS1 trade broadcasts of Cup Series events through the first half of the schedule before NBC and NBCSN take over for the second half. The schedule shake-up ...
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Sporting News
The Bears have opted to stick with 2017 second overall pick Mitchell Trubisky as their starting quarterback. Regarded by many as a bust after failing to live up to his draft status, Trubisky was expected to be benched for the start of the 2020 season after the ...
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New York Post
BALTIMORE — The Yankees are 5¹/₂ games out of first place with 21 left, so it is very difficult to avoid the math. "We are all aware it is Sept. 5 and the season is coming to an end pretty soon," Clint Frazier said following a dreadful 6-1 loss to the Orioles on ...
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Washington Post
ORLANDO, Fla. — Adam Jahn scored on header in the final minutes of second-half stoppage time to give Atlanta United a 1-1 draw with Orlando City on Saturday night. Jake Mulraney crossed from outside the 18-yard box to Jahn, who scored his third career ...
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oregonlive.com
The San Francisco 49ers waived former Oregon Ducks Dion Jordan and Hroniss Grasu, the team announced Saturday. The #49ers have trimmed their roster to the NFL-mandated 53-man roster. — San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) September 5, 2020.
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Sports Illustrated
The NFL deadline for 53-man roster cuts came and went on Saturday afternoon as the team's roster shrank from 80 to 53 men across the NFL. Below is the New Orleans Saints final 53-man roster.
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Sporting News
It could (read as: probably will) be another history-making weekend for Lewis Hamilton. The living legend has an opportunity not only to lengthen his driver's points lead — he's currently leading Red Bull's Max Verstappen 157 to 110 — but to set the Italian GP ...
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The Denver Post
Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic made several offseason additions and trade deadline moves that, at the time, seemed like relatively small splashes. They turned into tidal waves. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Andre Burakovsky, Joonas Donskoi and ...
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SFGate
NEW YORK (AP) — Since getting out of the bullpen, Seth Lugo has brought needed relief to the New York Mets' rotation. Lugo earned the first win by a Mets starter in more than three weeks, Phillies star Bryce Harper screamed in an umpire's face after being ...
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New York Post
Former Yankees broadcaster Spencer Ross was in the booth for Tom Seaver's 300th career win, facing the Yankees while with the White Sox. As told to Post columnist Mike Vaccaro. I know I was a Yankees broadcaster. What you might not know is I called ...
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ESPN
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Shane Buechele threw for 367 yards and a touchdown and SMU held on despite two second-half turnovers to win its first game at Texas State, 31-24 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. Buechele threw a 51-yard ...
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Sacramento Bee
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout became the team's career home run leader when he hit No. 300 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader against Houston. Trout broke a tie with Tim Salmon for the franchise record. Trout had ...
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The Standard
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona fans breathed a collective sigh of relief a day after Lionel Messi said he would wait a year in his desire to seek success elsewhere. Argentine great Messi announced Friday that, despite having told the club he wanted to ...
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CBC.ca
Bass (2-3) allowed two runs (one earned) on a hit and a walk while recording just one out in a loss to the Red Sox on Saturday. Bass entered with a one-run lead in the ninth inning, but gave up a leadoff homer to Xander Bogaerts to tie the game. Bass then ...
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Charlotte Observer
Brady White threw four touchdown passes, coach Ryan Silverfield collected his first regular season win at Memphis, and the Tigers beat Arkansas State 37-24 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. White, who is the Football Bowl ...
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The Mercury News
Here is something to know about each player who made Saturday's cut (jersey numbers subject to change for newcomers):. QUARTERBACK. Derek Carr (4). Being in the upper-half of quarterbacks between the 20-yard lines won't be good enough this year.
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NFL.com
Joe Flacco avoided the PUP list to start the 2020 season. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that Flacco was informed he's being placed on the active roster, per a source informed of the move. The team later confirmed Flacco passed his physical and ...
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Sports Illustrated
Last Friday, Jeremy Pruitt announced Tennessee had elected to cancel practice in an attempt to mitigate a potential COVID-19 spread within their football facilities. At that time, Pruitt said, "Today, we elected not to practice. As you guys know, we continue to ...
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CNET
Wimbledon was canceled and the French Open was postponed until the end of September, making the US Open the second Grand Slam tournament on the tennis calendar in this most unusual and terrible year. What's usually the fourth Grand Slam, the ...
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ESPN
Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael, won his first Formula 2 race of 2020 at Monza on Saturday, moving him three points off the lead of the championship. Editor's Picks. Italian Grand Prix - U.S. TV schedule. The Monza circuit is ...
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Grand Island Independent
Seeing all the fancy hats Saturday at the State Fair was enough to make anybody say, "Well, I declare." Women and men both donned stylish garb for the Kentucky Derby party. Women wore glamorous hats and men put on bow ties and suit jackets. The Derby ...
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ESPNcricinfo.com
The Mumbai Indians will begin their IPL title defence against the team they took the trophy away from last season - the Chennai Super Kings - on September 19 in Abu Dhabi, at 6pm local time (7.30pm IST). The IPL schedule was finally made public on ...
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Newsweek
The Miami Heat expressed disappointment on social media that their home arena was rejected as a polling place site for November's general election, while a number of other NBA cities have welcomed an identical plan. In a proposal that was galvanized by ...
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Sportstar
(Reuters) - Renault will rename its team Alpine from the 2021 season, the Formula One team said in a statement https://en.media.groupe.renault.com/news/alpine-f1-r-team-enters-formula-1-63c5-989c5.html ahead of the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Goal.com
The Red Devils new boy revealed that his international teammate tried to persuade him to head elsewhere in the Premier League instead. Donny van de Beek has revealed that fellow countryman Steven Bergwijn tried to steer him towards Tottenham before ...
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Idaho Statesman
Alex Smith told coaches he wanted to play again, showed them it was possible and earned a roster spot to prove it. Smith made Washington's initial 53-man roster Saturday after final cuts were made, another significant step in his remarkable comeback 22 ...
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FOX 29 News Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles released two of their first three picks in the 2017 draft among their cuts Saturday to reach the 53-man roster limit. Cornerbacks Sidney Jones (second round) and Rasul Douglas (third round) were cut along with ...
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Yahoo Sports
Manchester United target Jadon Sancho has spoken out on the speculation surrounding his future and his reported £100 million ($133m) price tag. Sancho has been tipped to seal a summer transfer to Old Trafford after another outstanding year at Borussia ...
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Larry Brown Sports
The Philadelphia Eagles have not stopped trying to trade wide receiver Alshon Jeffery. According to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Eagles are still shopping Jeffery around the league. Two major factors make a trade unlikely, however.
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SuperSport
Alistair Overeem used all his grit and experience to grind out a fifth-round TKO win over Augusto Sakai in a UFC Fight Night event on Sunday morning, keeping alive his final bid to win the heavyweight championship. The 40-year-old survived a bad cat to his ...
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