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As-it-happens update September 26, 2020
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics clearly are not ready to see the world that exists outside the NBA's restart bubble. And a big second half extended their stay at Walt Disney World. Tatum had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Jaylen ...
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ESPN
ATLANTA -- Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer to lead off the 11th inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 8-7 on Friday night to clinch the No. 2 seed in the National League playoffs. Freeman's homer off Jeffrey Springs (0-2) drove in Ender ...
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ESPN
CLEVELAND -- Cesar Hernandez ripped an RBI double into the right-field corner with two outs in the ninth inning as Cleveland rallied for its third walk-off win in four days, a 4-3 victory Friday night over the Pittsburgh Pirates that kept the Indians' hopes alive ...
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USA TODAY
NEW YORK (AP) — The Marlins clinched an improbable playoff berth in their coronavirus-decimated season, beating the New York Yankees 4-3 in 10 innings Friday night to seal a postseason trip. Miami earned its first postseason trip since 2003 when it won ...
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ESPN
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers won all four games that Davante Adams missed last season because of turf toe, and it looks like they will put that streak on the line this week. Adams is doubtful for Sunday night's game at the New Orleans Saints ...
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Yahoo Sports
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Moustakas homered twice, Freddy Galvis hit a solo shot and the Cincinnati Reds clinched their first playoff spot since 2013, beating the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins 7-2 Friday night. The Reds (30-28), who can finish as ...
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Yahoo Sports
With 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's high ankle sprain forcing him to sit out Week 3's matchup against the New York Giants, this isn't the first time the 49ers have had to figure out how to win without him. Before signing a record-setting contract extension ...
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Yahoo Sports
After a thrilling, back-and-forth Game 4 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final, the Lightning grabbed a 3-1 series lead by beating the Stars 5-4 in OT on Friday. The Stars face elimination with little time to gather their thoughts, while the Lightning aim to win the Stanley ...
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cleveland.com
SOLON, Ohio — Anthony DeMarco dove to intercept a tipped pass toward the end of the first half Friday night at Solon. Two quarters later, he pulled another football away in the end zone that allowed Kirtland to line up in victory formation. The plays capped a ...
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Cincinnati.com
After Wade Miley fielded a ground ball and threw to first baseman Joey Votto for the final out on Friday, Cincinnati Reds players jumped over the dugout railing and mobbed each other at the mound. The Reds are headed to the postseason for the first time in ...
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Seattle Times
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) -- Justin Herbert proved last week that he could excel when being put into a game on a minute's notice. His task now is to show what he can do with a week to prepare as the starter. The Los Angeles Chargers' rookie quarterback will ...
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USA TODAY
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Randal Grichuk and Travis Shaw homered, Nate Pearson returned from an elbow injury to pitch 1 2/3 scoreless innings and the playoff-bound Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-5 Friday night. Shaw narrowly missed a ...
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USA TODAY
PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen had a career-high 10 strikeouts over six scoreless innings, Christian Walker hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday. Colorado's loss ...
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News18
Mike Clevinger got a cortisone injection Friday that the Padres hope will allow the right-hander to pitch in the postseason. "We have not ruled out anything for next week and the first round of the playoffs," Padres General Manager A.J. Preller said. Clevinger is ...
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ESPN
LAS VEGAS -- Austin Hill, the regular-season Truck Series champion, rebounded from a poor opening race of the playoffs with a victory Friday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Hill had dropped from first in the standings -- where he'd been ranked since ...
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CBSSports.com
Louisville and Kentucky are at an impasse over the location of their upcoming rivalry game. Kentucky coach John Calipari released a statement on Friday saying he only wants to play the Cardinals at the KFC Yum! Center this season, despite Louisville coach ...
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Sports Illustrated
Jamison Crowder and Breshad Perriman won't be a go this Sunday at the Indianapolis Colts. The loss of the two most explosive wide receivers on the Jets roster now another blow for an offense that has had some struggles this year. A hamstring injury ...
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Yahoo Sports
WASHINGTON — Manager Dave Martinez and the Washington Nationals have agreed to work out a contract extension that will keep him in charge of the club beyond next season, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person confirmed ...
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Yahoo Sports
It's no surprise, but J.D. Martinez seemed to confirm the obvious on Friday by stating he doesn't plan to opt out of his Red Sox contract after this season. The Red Sox designated hitter has struggled mightily throughout the 2020 campaign, which is why it's ...
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Yahoo Sports
Game 4 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final hasn't been very kind to Andrei Vasilevskiy, or at least his personal stats, so far. At one point, Vasilevskiy was basically battling .500 against the Stars. But if hearing that the Stars mainly beat Vasilevskiy in ways that were ...
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ESPN
Ryan has two years left on his contract at a $7.25 million cap hit and was owed $15 million in real cash. Buying out the contract will save the Senators $3.67 million in cap space in each of the next two seasons, but add a cap charge of $1.83 million in each of the ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Due to a one-game suspension and also an injury, East Allegheny was down to its No. 3 quarterback. It was no way to play the No. 3-ranked team in WPIAL Class 3A. "With the players we were missing," East Allegheny coach Dom Pecora said, "we would've ...
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The Dallas Morning News
Clearly, the positives outweigh the negatives in the first two games of wide receiver CeeDee Lamb's NFL career. The first-round pick leads all rookies with 11 receptions for 165 receiving yards. Last week, he achieved his first 100-yard game. He demonstrates ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
This is Todd Downing's 20th NFL season. He's 40 years old. So, quite literally, the former Eden Prairie High School quarterback has been grinding away for half a lifetime since he entered the league as essentially an airport chauffeur for the family of Vikings ...
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Chicago Sun-Times
Finding pitches to drive hasn't been the Cubs' struggle this September. Doing damage with those pitches has been another story. They've feasted in the past on fastball counts or situations with count leverage, but more often that not this season, they've been ...
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San Antonio Express-News
UTSA quarterback Josh Adkins entered during the second quarter in place of injured starter Frank Harris and led the Roadrunners to a 37-35 win against Middle Tennessee on Friday in the Alamodome. The Roadrunners claimed their Conference USA ...
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CBSSports.com
The SEC announced Friday that Dec. 29 and 30 will be the the start dates for conference games in men's basketball, meaning league games will begin roughly a week earlier than they have the past two seasons. The news comes after the NCAA Division I ...
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KHON2
When the University of Hawaii football team had its 2020 season postponed on Aug. 10 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, not many were sure when the Rainbow Warriors would be able to take the field again. Following the Mountain West ...
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USA TODAY
Jeudy (ribs) will be a game-time decision for Sunday's matchup with the Buccaneers, James Palmer of NFL Network reports. Jeudy's upgrade to full practice participation Friday was a positive sign, but the Broncos nonetheless listed him as questionable and ...
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Larry Brown Sports
Aaron Rodgers on Wednesday praised fellow quarterback Dak Prescott for opening up about his depression and anxiety. In an interview published earlier this month, Prescott admitted he felt anxious and depressed early in the quarantine period. Prescott's ...
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Lincoln Journal Star
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ———. The Baltimore Ravens will allow 250 immediate family members of players, coaches and front office staff to Monday night's game against Kansas City Chiefs. They will be ...
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ESPNcricinfo.com
It's not often that the Chennai Super Kings find themselves struggling at the start of an IPL season. This time round, though, they lost key players even before the tournament began, and an injury to Ambati Rayudu has weakened their batting to the extent that ...
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Montgomery Advertiser
AUBURN — No one asked me to do this, and I'm barely qualified given that I haven't seen Auburn do a football-related activity in person since the Jan. 1 Outback Bowl, but here's a one-sentence prediction for each of the Tigers' 10 games this season: vs.
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NOLA.com
Dell Demps is headed west to try his hand at something new: coaching. Demps, who was the Pelicans' general manager for 8½ seasons before getting fired in February 2019, accepted a job to become an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz, ESPN's Adrian ...
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Peoria Journal Star
CHICAGO — In his statement announcing Billy Donovan as the 21st head coach in Chicago Bulls history, vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas emphasized the success Donovan enjoyed throughout his basketball career. From his Final ...
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Sports Illustrated
Taylor is not in the lineup Friday against the Angels, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports. Taylor sits after starting 15 of the last 16 games, appearing at five different positions. Enrique Hernandez starts at second base in this one, Taylor's most ...
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Times of San Diego
In protest of an opposing player using the N-word — and not being disciplined — the San Diego Loyal soccer club has forfeited the point it won Wednesday for its 1-1 tie with Los Angeles Galaxy II. Support Times of San Diego's growth with a small monthly ...
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ESPN
MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens on Friday signed defenseman Jeff Petry to a four-year extension at an average of $6.25 million a year. The 32-year-old Petry had 40 points (11 goals, 29 assists) in 71 games last season. Petry was Montreal's hits ...
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The Independent
WASHINGTON — The New York Mets' already slim playoff chances could be even skinnier by the time they play again. Friday night's game between the Mets and the Washington Nationals was postponed because of rain. The game will be made up as part of ...
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Yahoo Sports
By Sudipto Ganguly. (Reuters) - World number two Simona Halep stands out as the clear favourite to win this year's rescheduled French Open, bucking a recent trend of wide open women's singles draws at Grand Slams. Since Serena Williams took a break in ...
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Hardwood Houdini
Former Boston Celtics center and NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins still his point guard's back, advocating for Rajon Rondo to be considered for the NBA Hall of Fame. It's always a great site for fans to see former teammates of their favorite franchise still show ...
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Niagara Gazette
ORCHARD PARK — Sean McVay knows good offenses when he sees them. Quarterback Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills — a team previously known for having a defense-first reputation — have suddenly captured the Los Angeles Rams coach's attention as ...
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Cageside Press
After a good stint in Las Vegas, the UFC is going back to Fight Island, hosted in Abu Dubai, this weekend. It will be the second run on what is actually Yas Island after a successful first run in July. And the first card back is a big one, as the promotion will kick off ...
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