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As-it-happens update October 27, 2020
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The Detroit Lions are acquiring defensive end Everson Griffen from Dallas for a 2021 conditional sixth-round pick, multiple sources told ESPN, giving the Lions another pass-rushing option and shoring up one of the biggest holes in their defense. The pick ...
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ESPN
Free-agent safety Eric Reid told The Associated Press he declined an offer to join Washington's practice squad. Washington (2-5) lost safety Landon Collins to a season-ending Achilles tendon injury in a win over Dallas on Sunday. Rookie Kamren Curl, a ...
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ESPN
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens signed three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Dez Bryant to the practice squad on Tuesday. Bryant gets a chance to come to a Super Bowl contender in Baltimore (5-1) and show the football world that he has ...
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ESPN
Mertz, who starred for Wisconsin on Friday in its season-opening win over Illinois, had an antigen test come back positive for the coronavirus over the weekend. He had a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that confirmed the result Monday.
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ESPN
Mississippi State running back and All-SEC selection Kylin Hill is not expected to play for the team again this season, sources told ESPN. Sources told ESPN that Hill has indicated to the coaching staff that he will opt out and begin preparing for the NFL draft.
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Golf.com
Patrick Cantlay to win. Lanto Griffin to top 10. The Zozo Championship to be decided by a three-man playoff. At around 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, our Josh Sens was staring at a Sherwood sweep. All three of his bets were coming home. At around 7:30 or so, ...
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NFL.com
Continuing in its support of social justice and racial equality within Wisconsin communities, the Green Pay Packers announced Tuesday that they have pledged $250,000 total to nonprofit organizations. The team announced in a statement it had pledged five ...
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NFL.com
The 2021 East-West Shrine Bowl has been canceled due to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the event's organizers announced on Tuesday. The annual college football all-star game -- the oldest event of its kind -- was scheduled to be ...
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USA TODAY
NEW YORK (AP) — As the league's only unbeaten team, the Pittsburgh Steelers have climbed all the way to the top of the NFL. As well as the No. 1 spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll. But just barely. The Steelers received seven of the 12 first-place votes for 378 ...
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The Boston Globe
The NFL trade deadline is next Tuesday at 4 p.m., and the Patriots find themselves in an unusual position: closer to the top of the draft than the bottom. They sit at 2-4 entering Sunday's game at Buffalo, currently holding the 11th spot in the draft order.
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The New York Times
Josep Maria Bartomeu, the embattled president of the Spanish soccer giant F.C. Barcelona, announced Tuesday that he had resigned, bringing an abrupt end to a tenure in which he had taken power almost by accident, nearly driven away the best player in ...
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FOXSports.com
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants coach Joe Judge has spoken with quarterback Daniel Jones and several other players about a video taken last weekend in which they were shown without masks during the current spike in COVID-19 ...
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Yahoo Sports
They won't get him easily, though. The Mets are reportedly looking to make a big splash this winter under new owner Steve Cohen. New York has plenty of outfielders already in Michael Conforto, Brandon ...
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CBSSports.com
Bethune-Cookman is shutting down all its sports through the end of the 2021 spring season amid a recent spike of COVID-19 cases on campus. The decision, announced Tuesday by the school's president, Brent Chrite, affects women's basketball, men's ...
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New York Daily News
Major League Baseball owners are expected to vote Friday on Cohen's approval to take over the Mets from Fred and Jeff Wilpon and Saul Katz, according to people familiar with the situation. Cohen needs to acquire at least 22 out of 29 votes of approval.
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FiveThirtyEight
The 2018 NFL draft was historic for quarterbacks. It was the first draft in 69 years that four quarterbacks came off the board in the first 10 picks, and it was just the third time that five or more were taken in the first round. That kind of expenditure of draft capital ...
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NFL.com
Tension might be approaching a tipping point in Dallas. Amid a string of lost games and quarterbacks, and reports of discord in the locker room, Jerry Jones bristled Tuesday when asked if his team lacks leadership. "Just shut up and let me answer it. No," the ...
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Auburn Tigers Official Athletic Site
Opening statement… "First of all, we are glad to be back home. We are hosting the defending national champions and have had three consecutive tough losses against LSU. If you look back at 2017, we went up 20-0, they had a big punt and got the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Even Nick Foles is apparently growing sick of Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy's play calls. Sometimes when play calls come in to him, the Bears quarterback told ESPN ahead of Chicago's 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night, he knows that ...
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ChicagoBears.com
After watching tape of Monday night's 24-10 loss to the Rams in Los Angeles, Bears coach Matt Nagy on Tuesday discussed three things that stood out to him in the game: (1) The lack of time that Nick Foles had to throw was a major factor in the offense's ...
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The New York Times
The Los Angeles Dodgers can claim the 2020 World Series with a victory in Game 6 on Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays at the neutral site of Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. It would be the first title for the Dodgers since 1988, and their seventh ...
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ESPN
DENVER -- Over a month's span, defenseman Devon Toews recorded a hat trick of memorable moments: making the Eastern Conference finals with the New York Islanders, getting married and being dealt to the Colorado Avalanche. Now, add in another -- a ...
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FOXSports.com
How does a victory over the Atlanta Falcons impact the Lions' status in the national media power rankings? Let's take a look. Sports Illustrated. Week 8 rank: 20th. Previous rank: 24th. "At 3–3, Detroit is on pace to be confounding for another 10 weeks.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
ATHENS -- Unlike several SEC teams, Georgia hasn't had any significant issues caused by COVID-19. But you won't see any beating of chests among the Bulldogs. It's more like the collective holding breath. Georgia is just on the other side of their first off ...
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Detroit Free Press
Detroit Tigers' right-hander Matt Manning has been one of the headliners in the organization's rebuild since he was selected No. 9 overall in the 2016 draft out of high school. Manning, the Tigers' No. 5 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, is still waiting for his ...
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Sporting News
The Chiefs will be very popular as NFL DFS plays in Week 8 against the Jets, and while our FanDuel cash lineup advice isn't devoid of Chiefs, we're looking elsewhere for our primary stack with Aaron Rodgers and his trusty sidekick, Davante Adams.
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Niners Nation
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan addressed the media Monday and spoke about how the team will miss wideout Deebo Samuel. Some of the language Kyle used stood out: "Yeah, Deebo is a huge part of our offense, huge part of our team.
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SLAM Online
Milwaukee Bucks wing Kyle Korver returned to his alma mater on Sunday for a wide-ranging discussion focusing on social justice and racial inequality. In an honest and candid conversation (see the video above), Korver explained how he came to better ...
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FOXSports.com
Penn State running back Noah Cain will miss the rest of the season with an injury, another blow to the 18th-ranked Nittany Lions' backfield as they prepare to face No. 3 Ohio State. Penn State coach James Franklin declined to give specifics of Cain's injury, ...
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nj.com
Quarterback Tom Brady will be missing one of his top targets when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit MetLife Stadium in six days to face the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. The Tampa Bay Times' Rick Stroud reports "Bucs WR Chris Godwin ...
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Grand Forks Herald
One former UND hockey player said on his podcast UND should cut ties with incoming freshman defenseman Mitchell Miller after an article in the Arizona Republic detailed incidents of assault, bullying and racism that happened while he was in eighth grade.
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49ers.com
The San Francisco 49ers announced on Tuesday they have acquired DL Jordan Willis and a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft from the New York Jets in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Willis (6-4, 270) was originally drafted by ...
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NBCSports.com
Jim Gott, the team's bullpen coach the last three seasons, will not return in 2021, according to multiple baseball sources. Gott had been on the job for three seasons and his contract had expired. Earlier this month, pitching coach Bryan Price retired just one ...
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HuskerExtra.com
Omar Manning continues to work toward getting on the field for Nebraska and could make his first appearance as soon as this weekend, NU offensive coordinator Matt Lubick said Tuesday. "We're hoping he can help us this week," Lubick said. "The key is ...
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Marin Independent Journal
The 49ers won't be giving maligned cornerback Brian Allen a second chance but they are giving former Raiders offensive lineman Tony Bergstrom another shot at playing in the Bay Area as part of a flurry of roster moves announced Tuesday. Meanwhile ...
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Charlotte Observer
A look at what's happening around the Champions League on Tuesday: GROUP A. Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick says Serge Gnabry could return to the starting lineup against Lokomotiv Moscow after an absence blamed on a false positive result in a ...
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NBC Chicago
Reports: Cowboys trade Everson Griffen to Bears rival originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago. Everson Griffen is back in the NFC North. According to Adam Schefter, the Cowboys have traded Griffen to the Lions in exchange for a conditional sixth-round ...
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West Virginia MetroNews
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Friday's scheduled football game between Marshall University and Florida International University has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues at FIU. Sources within the Marshall Athletic Department confirmed the cancellation to ...
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247Sports
The kickoff time and TV info have been announced for KU football's next two Big 12 contests. Here's everything you need to know about what was revealed on Monday... Yesterday, the Big 12 announced the slate of games for the weekend of Nov. 7.
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TSN
TORONTO — Some of Kansas City's most famous residents want to call the Toronto Raptors their home team. On the heels of reports the NBA season will tip off Dec. 22, and with federal and provincial restrictions around COVID-19 potentially keeping the ...
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Austin American-Statesman
HOUSTON - The Houston Texans have a bye this week, but business could still be booming at NRG Stadium. The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and we know this: The Texans have already heard from teams interested in some of their players.
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KIWARadio.com
Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald has played and coached in Kinnick Stadium but Saturday will be his first visit without the fans. After a season opening romp against Maryland the Wildcats visit an Iowa team looking to bounce back from a loss to Purdue.
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