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As-it-happens update September 11, 2020
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ESPN
FRISCO, Texas -- With the 2020 season set to start in three days, the Dallas Cowboys continue to think about 2021 -- at least from a salary-cap perspective and with an eye toward Dak Prescott's future. According to sources, the Cowboys restructured the ...
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NHL.com
Rick Bowness has learned a lot in his 45 years in the NHL, and maybe nothing more important than being true to himself. "I just be me with the players," Bowness said. "That's how I've always coached. I'm not one of those guys that labels [coaches] player ...
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CBSSports.com
It is one thing to be an exceptionally great player. It is something else entirely to channel and tap into that greatness in the exceptionally important and pressure-filled moments of the NBA playoffs. That reality -- and the stark gulf between greatness in the ...
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NFL.com
The San Francisco 49ers were scary good on offense in 2019. They ranked first in rushing touchdowns, second in rushing yards, second in scoring, fourth in total yards and fifth in third-down efficiency. The combination of skilled personnel and sublime play ...
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The 53-man roster is set, the final touches of this week's game plan are being assembled, and a unique season of Vikings football is upon us. Before Mike Zimmer's squad takes the field and kicks off the 2020 campaign against the Packers on Sunday, let's ...
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NFL.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs came into Thursday knowing their first game represented a final chance to celebrate last season's Super Bowl. They left with a better understanding of how bright the near future already looks for them. That isn't ...
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
The 2020 NHL Draft will be held virtually Oct. 6-7. The first round will take place Oct. 6, with Rounds 2-7 held the next day. Start times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date. The New York Rangers have the No. 1 pick after winning the ...
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Sports Illustrated
Photo credit: University of Florida athletic association. Late on Thursday, Florida Gators wide receiver Justin Shorter received word from the NCAA that he had been granted a waiver for immediate eligibility, allowing him to play in 2020. The former five-star ...
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al.com
When the Indianapolis Colts open their 2020 season with a road game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, quarterback Philip Rivers will play for a team other than the NFL's Chargers for the first time since Dec. 22, 2003, when he threw for 475 yards ...
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CBSSports.com
Two huge 2020 NBA Playoff games are on tap Friday, as the Los Angeles Clippers can close out the Denver Nuggets in their Western Conference semifinal at 6:30 p.m. ET, and the Boston Celtics face the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their Eastern ...
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Sports Illustrated
CINCINNATI — The Bengals enter Sunday's matchup against the Chargers hoping to reap the rewards of an offseason full of work. From drafting Joe Burrow, to completely remaking one of the worst defenses in the NFL, the front office was busy this offseason.
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Yahoo Sports
There's been an assumption since the Bears traded for Nick Foles that both he and Mitch Trubisky will start games this season. It makes sense. Foles has never started more than 11 games in a season and Trubisky's job security is on life support. And even if ...
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As a wise leader once said when faced with a daunting task: "Never tell me the odds." Orioles fans could not be blamed for failing to give their team much of a chance when this most unusual MLB season began in late July. FanGraphs put Baltimore's playoff ...
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Yahoo Sports
Why Zach Ertz has every right to be upset originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Zach Ertz has every reason to be upset. The Eagles are low-balling one of their all-time greats. How do you measure Ertz's value? You start with George Kittle and ...
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Bleacher Report
Cornerback Stephon Gilmore is one of the best defensive players in the NFL, and the New England Patriots rewarded him with a raise for the 2020 season. Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, New England is raising Gilmore's base salary from $10.5 million to $15.5 ...
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nj.com
Jason Garrett won't stop smiling, even in the face of questions he won't answer. Garrett has done three Zoom interviews with media since being hired as the Giants' offensive coordinator, and his grin usually lasts the entire session. His teeth must hurt from ...
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Yahoo Sports
We've spent the last few weeks analyzing everybody on the Eagles' roster. We've broken down every imaginable practice squad configuration. We've agonized over Cre'Von LeBlanc's 18 hours of free agency, examined the relative merits of every available ...
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ESPN
Frank Lampard does not need a history lesson to remind him of the pressures that come with playing for, and managing, Chelsea. Thirteen years as a player at Stamford Bridge and one season in the manager's dugout make him well qualified to understand ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
It had been a while since we saw or heard from Ben Cleveland but, when we finally did this week, it was good to see he hasn't changed much. Georgia's gargantuan offensive lineman from Toccoa affectionately known as "Big Country" had been ...
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Packers.com
GREEN BAY – This summer, no different than most in the NFL, was littered with pundit rankings, polls and commentary leading into start of the 2020 regular season. The usual suspects appeared in the championship forecast. Defending Super Bowl champion ...
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NBCSports.com
I was wrong. On July 1, I came to the conclusion there would not be college football this fall. Not for the Ivy League, not for the Big Ten, not for Notre Dame. I was wrong. But still, is there really going to be a Notre Dame game tomorrow? A bit after 2:30 ET, will ...
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USA TODAY
TAMPA BAY (7-9) at NEW ORLEANS (13-4). Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, Fox. OPENING LINE - Saints by 4 1/2. SERIES RECORD - Saints lead 35-21. LAST MEETING - Saints beat Buccaneers 34-17 on Nov. 17, 2019 at Tampa. BUCCANEERS OFFENSE ...
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mlive.com
Coach Matt Patricia said Golladay would be "very limited" at practice on Friday. The third-year wideout suffered a hamstring injury on Wednesday and missed practice on Thursday. His status for Sunday's opener against the Chicago Bears doesn't look good.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Drew Brees New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees opens the season at home against Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. Photo credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports. For the first time in 75 games, Tom Brady is an underdog. After two seasons and six ...
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ESPN
MLS announced its schedule for the next phase of its regular season, revealing the next three games for each team through the end of September. The league also announced its format for the 2020 MLS Cup playoffs. MLS added that "additional 2020 MLS ...
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ESPN
The Premier League said it will defer "test events" with fans after the government's decision this week to cap the amount of spectators inside venues at 1,000. With the new season starting this weekend there was hope that fans might be allowed back in ...
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al.com
While Roger McCreary has his starting job locked down, the cornerback position across from him is completely up for grabs. "We've kind of got a fun battle going on," defensive coordinator Kevin Steele said. "We've actually gone from a situation of 'who's ...
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Detroit Free Press
Top administrators at the University of Michigan overrode a decision to fire then-student health doctor Robert Anderson, leading to decades more of abuse of students and athletes, another top administrator said in a deposition. Lawyers for victims suing U-M ...
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FOXSports.com
POSTGAME COVERAGE ON FOX SPORTS SUN & FOX SPORTS GO · Tampa Bay Lightning (43-21-6, second in the Atlantic Division during the regular season) vs. New York Islanders (35-23-10, fifth in the Metropolitan Division during the regular season) ...
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Newsday
Suffolk County high school sports officials have postponed all sports until Jan. 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We had a difficult task at hand, that was thoroughly investigated, and the most prudent decision was rendered," said Tom Combs, the executive ...
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Washington Post
MUGELLO, Italy — Valtteri Bottas posted the fastest time ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the second practice session at the Tuscan Grand Prix on Friday. Bottas was .207 seconds quicker than world champion Hamilton, who leads Bottas in ...
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Grizzlies.com
Memphis, Tenn. – The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team has added Sonia Raman as assistant coach. Raman (SOHN-ya RAH-mun) comes to Memphis following 12 seasons (2008-20) as the head women's basketball coach at Massachusetts ...
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Sporting News
Like much of the sports world, Major League Soccer saw its 2020 schedule upended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The league managed to get through just two weeks of its 2020 schedule before being shut down as the world looked to stop the spread ...
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Sports Illustrated
Reports of Olivier Giroud agreeing a deal to join Italian giants Juventus have been rubbished. The 33-year-old was claimed to have agreed a deal to join the Turin based club in a £4 million move, as per reports in Italy, however Giroud is set to stay at Chelsea.
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Tampa Bay Times
11 to make playoffs. 14 to win AL East. Combination of Rays wins and losses by trailing team in playoff field (Orioles) and second place in division (Blue Jays), going into play Thursday. Tonight: vs. Red Sox. 6:40, Tropicana Field. TV/radio: Fox Sports Sun; ...
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The Detroit News
Western Michigan has become the latest college athletic department in the state to shut down sports amid a COVID-19 outbreak. The university sent out a media alert Thursday night citing nine positive cases during its recent round of testing, spread over four ...
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Washington Post
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day is pushing the Big Ten for answers about when the conference plans to play a football season. In a statement released by the school on Thursday, Day said he and his players and their families want some ...
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Morganton News Herald
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Ronald Acuña Jr., Freddie Freeman and Marcell Ozuna as the top three hitters in his lineup, Braves manager Brian Snitker knows an early five-run deficit is hardly insurmountable. Freeman homered twice, Dansby Swanson hit a ...
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Washington Post
The slow-burning fight for the Tour de France's yellow jersey erupted in earnest on the slopes of a once-giant volcano on Friday, with race leader Primoz Roglic using the punishing slopes to grow his overall lead. Support our journalism. Subscribe today.
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Sports Illustrated
The Braves and Nationals meet tonight to open a four-game set with the seventh of 10 matchups between the clubs this season...The teams split the previous six games with each other, all of which came at Truist Park...This will mark the clubs' final series of ...
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Yahoo Sports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Mike Norvell has waited nine months to coach his first game at Florida State. After the coronavirus-disrupted offseason, Norvell believes the Seminoles are ready to play their first game Saturday when Georgia Tech visits Doak ...
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WATE 6 On Your Side
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Here is what Tennessee Vol coach Jeremy Pruitt said Thursday in his press conference on fall practice and the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having. And, of course, the tiger was a topic.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta (3-5-2) will play at Nashville on Saturday at Nissan Stadium. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. It will be broadcast on Fox Sports South and 92.9FM. You can follow Doug Roberson's coverage on twitter @DougRobersonAJC.
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Mankato Free Press
The ever-popular National Football League begins this week. Anyone excited? Excited as you were last season? Unless you play fantasy football, you might not even realize that a game was played Thursday, with a full slate of games on Sunday. The world is ...
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NorthcentralPa.com
Baseball has seen its fair share of strange injuries. Sammy Sosa once went on the disabled list for throwing out his back after sneezing too hard. Will Smith tore knee ligaments taking off his cleats. Marty Cordova fell asleep in a tanning bed and ended up so ...
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