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As-it-happens update September 6, 2020
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ESPN
Free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is expected to sign with the Tennessee Titans, sources told ESPN's Dianna Russini. Clowney would reunite with Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, who served as his position coach and defensive coordinator when ...
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ESPN
The extension is for $70 million and includes $55 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler. The total value of the deal, which runs through the 2025 season, is $82.1 million and will make him the highest-paid cornerback in the ...
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NHL.com
The third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features four teams in two best-of-7 series, which start Sunday with Game 1 of the Western Conference Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS) at Rogers Place in ...
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ESPN
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ramon Laureano homered to help Sean Manaea win his third straight start, and the Oakland Athletics snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the San Diego Padres 8-4 on Saturday. Matt Olson hit a two-run triple and new addition ...
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Sports Illustrated
The first 53-man roster of the 2020 season is in for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The roster will almost certainly change in the coming days as the Jaguars make other decisions on the waiver wire and with injuries, but these are the 53 players the Jaguars are ...
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ESPN
The NFL will administer COVID-19 tests to players and other essential employees every day of the regular season except game day, according to an updated set of protocols delivered Saturday to teams. The NFL Players Association pushed hard to continue ...
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NHL.com
Thomas Greiss is the starting goalie for the New York Islanders against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Saturday (NBC, CBC, TVAS). Greiss is replacing Semyon Varlamov, who ...
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ESPN
The Washington Nationals have given a three-year contract extension to president and general manager Mike Rizzo, the team announced Saturday. Rizzo's contract was set to expire at the end of this season. "We are thrilled that Mike will continue to lead our ...
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USA TODAY
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills' decision to retool their group of receivers for a second consecutive offseason led to the team cutting three returning players, including veteran Andre Roberts on Saturday. Roberts, however, isn't expected to be leaving ...
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Charlotte Observer
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers cut wide receiver Jake Kumerow, offensive lineman Alex Light and linebacker Tim Williams among others as they got their roster down to the 53-man limit heading to their Sept. 13 opener at Minnesota.
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USA TODAY
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — After so much scrutiny on the quarterback position in New England this offseason, the biggest surprise on cutdown day came at kicker. The Patriots released both veteran Nick Folk and rookie fifth-round draft pick Justin ...
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Seahawks.com
Quarterback (2): Russell Wilson, Geno Smith · Running back (4): Chris Carson, DeeJay Dallas, Travis Homer, Carlos Hyde · Receiver (6): Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf, Phillip Dorsett II, David Moore, Freddie Swain, John Ursua.
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NBCSports.com
The Bears have made a final decision, Mitch Trubisky will be their starting quarterback entering the 2020 season. The former Tar Heel was in competition with Nick Foles. The Bears traded for Foles in March to compete for the starting job or serve as back-up.
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ESPN
Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier battled earlier this month at UFC 252 in a fight that many felt would determine the greatest MMA heavyweight of all time. Miocic won by unanimous decision to retain the UFC heavyweight title. Alistair Overeem is also in that ...
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ESPN
BALTIMORE -- Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander has a strained oblique and likely will miss the remainder of the season. Santander has been one of the best players on a rebuilding team that has performed above expectations following two straight ...
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Sports Illustrated
Lou Holtz is so closely synonymous with college football that it is easy to forget that he at one time was head coach of the New York Jets. And now Holtz, who was head coach of the Jets for just a single season, will become a Presidential Medal of Freedom ...
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Sports Illustrated
On Saturday, Georgia completed their second team scrimmage as they continue to prepare for the upcoming season which is scheduled to start in three weeks from today. After the scrimmage, Kirby provided comments about some of the position battles and ...
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Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers activated starting receiver Deebo Samuel from the non-football injury list as they reduced their roster to under the 53-man limit. The move with Samuel means he is eligible to play the season opener Sept ...
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USA TODAY
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings placed linebacker Ben Gedeon on the physically unable to perform list Saturday as part of their paring the roster down for the regular season. Gedeon, a fourth-year player who was in the starting lineup in the ...
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ESPN
After seven doubleheaders in two days, Sunday is back to a regular day with each team playing a matinee, except the Cardinals and Cubs in the prime-time affair on ESPN and an unusual late game featuring the Rockies and Angels. After Sunday, there's just ...
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Detroit Free Press
It should have been a special day in Ann Arbor. There should have been hordes of students on the sidewalks, chattering with excitement and energy as they made their way toward the same destination. There should have been hundreds of cars parked next ...
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Charlotte Observer
Week 1 of the regular season is a week away. The Panthers' roster is now down to 53 players, and while it will be constantly evolving as cuts, waiver claims and moves continue throughout the weekend, the large part of the roster is now in place. On the initial ...
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The New York Times
For two weeks, all seemed well with the plan to hold the United States Open in New York just a few months after the city had become the epicenter for the coronavirus in the Western world. With a handful of notable exceptions, the best players in the world ...
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mlive.com
ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions released 25 players this weekend to meet the 53-man roster limit ahead of the fast-approaching season. Things were much different this year, with teams sitting at 80 players instead of 90 ahead of cuts. Not to mention the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Early in the fourth quarter, when Houston was starting to pull away from the L.A. Lakers, there was a possession where LeBron James got the ball out top, drove into a crowded paint — four Rockets and two Lakers — then, in frustration, gestured and yelled to ...
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ESPN
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Authentic dueled with Tiz the Law in the final turn and upset the heavy favorite to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Ridden by John Velazquez, Authentic led from start to finish and gave trainer Bob Baffert his ...
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Yahoo Sports
Coutee missed time with a stress fracture in his foot but returned to fully participate in Thursday's scrimmage. He has missed 17 of 32 career regular-season games. The Texans announced they released defensive tackle Angelo Blackson, offensive lineman ...
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nj.com
SMU takes on Texas State in a college football game at Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas, on Saturday, September 5, 2020 (9/5/20). Fans can watch the game for free via a trial of fuboTV. Here's what you need to know: What: FBS ...
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USA TODAY
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Teams as good as the Milwaukee Bucks never get swept in the NBA playoffs. That may change Sunday. Milwaukee is on the brink of elimination, trailing the Miami Heat 3-0 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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ESPN
Williams emerged from the third-round matchup between two Americans who are past champions at Flushing Meadows -- she's won six of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at the place -- with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over 2017 titlist Stephens on Saturday.
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New York Daily News
Joe Flacco's health highlighted a busy cutdown day for the Jets, who trimmed their roster to the league-mandated 53 by Saturday afternoon. Flacco passed his physical, but still is expected to miss at least the first two or three games of the season, prompting ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Giants have already been very active this week, adding a handful of new players in advance the roster cut-down deadline, and it's likely that their final 53-man roster won't be set until early next week. But they still have to make 27 moves by the NFL ...
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Heavy.com
Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings has been waived by the San Francisco 49ers after failing to make the organization's 53-man roster. The former Volunteer announced the move through an Instagram post, and stated that while he was disappointed by ...
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HoustonTexans.com
The Houston Texans signed QB Deshaun Watson to a contract extension, the team announced today. He is now under contract through the 2025 season. Watson, 24, is the only player in NFL history to record consecutive seasons (2018-19) with at least 25 ...
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ESPN
The UFC's card this weekend has been gutted by COVID-19. Two fights were canceled and one fighter was taken off the event Saturday just hours before the start of the show for coronavirus-related reasons, UFC officials announced. The changes have left ...
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Sporting News
The Texans on Saturday reportedly agreed to terms with Deshaun Watson on a four-year, $177.54 million deal with $111 million guaranteed, cementing him as the team's franchise quarterback for years to come. Now, NFL Twitter wondered, if only coach Bill ...
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NOLA.com
Linebacker Anthony Chickillo · Defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. · Wide receiver Bennie Fowler III · Guard Patrick Omameh · Defensive end Margus Hunt.
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Yahoo Sports
Kylian Mbappe scored with France's only shot on goal on Saturday in Solna to give the world champions a 1-0 victory over Sweden in the opening round of matches in the Nations League. Mbappe picked up the ball wide of the goal in the 41st minute, ...
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Charlotte Observer
Linebacker Evan Weaver, cornerback Chris Jones and running back D.J. Foster are among 16 players cut by the Arizona Cardinals. The cuts Saturday also included cornerback Jace Whittaker as the Cardinals trimmed their roster to the 53-man limit. Weaver ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
The 49ers have established their initial season-opening roster. On Sunday, they will compile their 16-man practice squad, which can include six players with unlimited NFL experience. As far as the notable news from cutdown day: * The 49ers have just 52 ...
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Yahoo Sports
Germany national team manager Joachim Low believes his side can benefit from Timo Werner and Kai Havertz taking the next step in their careers at Chelsea. The duo left the Bundesliga this summer in favour of moves to Stamford Bridge, with Havertz ...
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Charlotte Observer
Former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley survived the Baltimore Ravens' final cut and is poised to return for a second season behind Lamar Jackson and Robert Griffin III on the depth chart. Baltimore's initial 53-man roster, formed after Saturday's ...
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247Sports
Paul Richardson's second stint with the Seattle Seahawks did not last very long. · Richardson spent the first four seasons of his career with the Seahawks before signing a five-year, $40 million deal with Washington ahead of the 2018 season. · Washington ...
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Yahoo Sports
Adam Yates held off a string of attacks to retain the yellow jersey as the Tour de France moved into the Pyrenees on Saturday. The Bury rider was attacked repeatedly by his rivals on the Col de Peyresourde, the final climb of a testing 141km stage from ...
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Royals Review
I know, in my head, that the Royals have played a variety of teams this summer. But in my heart it feels like they only play the Twins and White Sox and lose every game. It's getting pretty old, if I'm being honest. Why can't we play the Pirates, Reds, Brewers, ...
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AthlonSports.com
Both the BYU Cougars and Navy Midshipmen saw opening-week rivalry games get scuttled because of COVID-19 related upheaval. The Midshipmen were set to kick off their season in Ireland against Notre Dame, while BYU originally opened up against ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Eagles have shopped Jeffery since early last season. It also seems unlikely, as McLane points out, that the Eagles will find a trade partner now considering his contract and his injury situation. Jeffery is scheduled to make $9.91 million in base salary, and ...
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al.com
The Boston Celtics look to extend their lead in the Eastern Conference playoff series with the Toronto Raptors, while the Raptors try to even things up Saturday, Sept. 5. Thanks to Hulu and Sling providing live streams of the game, you have a front row seat for ...
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Washington Post
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Brandon Jones played it out in his mind over and over as he drove behind leaders Denny Hamlin and Ross Chastain. When the moment arrived, Jones was ready to pounce. Jones swept past leaders Chastain and Hamlin two laps from ...
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GolfDigest.com
There hasn't been a top-level professional golf tournament staged in the world with fans in attendance since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. That is going to change next week for the PGA Tour Champions event in Sioux Falls, S.D.. The third ...
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