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Texans players gather at Deshaun Watson's new restaurant's opening in potential protocol violation HOUSTON -- Despite the NFL's COVID-19 protocols prohibiting more than three players from gathering, at least six Texans players, including quarterback Deshaun Watson, attended a grand opening for Watson's new restaurant franchise Tuesday. Watson ...
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New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees has 'a ways to go' in injury recovery METAIRIE, La. -- Drew Brees has been designated to return to practice, but New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said the quarterback still has "a ways to go" in his recovery from 11 broken ribs and a punctured lung. "We haven't ruled anything just because ...
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Seattle Seahawks' Greg Olsen returning to practice after plantar fascia tear RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks tight end Greg Olsen is returning to practice this week as he continues what coach Pete Carroll called an "extraordinary" recovery from his foot injury. Olsen, 35, has been on injured reserve since he tore his plantar fascia ...
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NFL owners delay decision on 17-game regular season NFL owners have delayed a decision on implementing a 17-game regular season for 2021. During a teleconference call Wednesday that replaced the usual December gathering of owners in Dallas, they opted to push back any move on the expanded season ...
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Saints designate Drew Brees (ribs/lung) to return from IR New Orleans officially designated Brees to return from injured reserve, per the league's transaction wire, clearing a major hurdle on Brees' path back to game action. The quarterback could make his return as early as Week 15, when the Saints face the Kansas ...
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Gordon Hayward suffers broken finger, to miss Thursday's preseason game Gordon Hayward suffered an avulsion fracture of his fifth metacarpal on his right hand, ruling him out for Thursday's preseason game against the Orlando Magic, the Hornets announced on Wednesday. The injury occurred in Monday's game against the ...
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Michigan State adds Temple QB Anthony Russo as transfer Michigan State is adding quarterback Anthony Russo, a record-setting passer at Temple, as a transfer. Russo announced his transfer destination Wednesday, tweeting that he is "blessed, honored, and excited to be a Spartan." ...
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Sealed with a Tweet: College football offers unique ways to welcome NJ signees #CardClass21. #HardHatXX1. #Welcome to the Family. The first day of the 2020 early signing period kicked off Wednesday with football players across the state making their college commitments official. And across the country, colleges have used social ...
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Georgia ends search for Vanderbilt replacement Georgia has ended its search to find a replacement for Vanderbilt, which had been scheduled to visit Athens on Saturday. The game was canceled when Vanderbilt's roster fell below minimum requirements set by the SEC's COVID-19 protocols. It would have ...
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Doyel: Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez talks about his cancer, worries about everyone else Even now, not quite three weeks after hearing the words nobody wants to hear – you have cancer – and playing with a malignant tumor and having it removed, even after being told this week that his cancer "numbers are definitely lower" but apparently not ...
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What They're Saying: Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins coaches and players comment on their upcoming game against the New England Patriots. On facing the Patriots... "It's going to be a very big challenge for our entire offense and our entire team. It's a good football team. They are obviously well ...
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Syracuse holds off Northeastern behind Girard's 21 points SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- — Joseph Girard III scored 21 points, Quincy Guerrier had 18 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and Syracuse held off shorthanded Northeastern 62-56 on Wednesday. Girard's steal and fast-break layup, followed by a free throw, ...
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Raiders missing 4 more defensive starters for Chargers game The Las Vegas Raiders will be without four more defensive starters for their first game under new coordinator Rod Marinelli. Coach Jon Gruden said that defensive end Clelin Ferrell will miss Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Chargers with a ...
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Fantasy football flex rankings for Week 15 Welcome to Week 15 and the latest fantasy football flex rankings! Please remember that not only is there a Thursday night game this week, but Saturday football begins this weekend as well with a pair of games. So if you wait until Sunday morning to set those ...
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Anthony DeSclafani fits Giants' history of free-agent success stories New York Giants head coach Joe Judge is a big, big fan of Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield and his attitude. 5h ago.
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Maryland's flip of four-star LB Branden Jennings highlights another active signing day for Mike Locksley The bar has been set, and that worries coach Mike Locksley. For the second year in a row Wednesday, a highly touted football recruit veered from his projected choice and chose National Signing Day to flip to Maryland. Locksley did not disagree with the ...
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Mets manager Luis Rojas was 'shocked' and 'disappointed' by Robinson Cano's repeat steroid suspension Robinson Cano has had a close relationship with Luis Rojas. The veteran second baseman was one of the first players to vouch for Rojas' promotion to skipper following the 2019 season, when it became clear that former manager Mickey Callaway wouldn't ...
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Georgia Bulldogs bring in another top-5 recruiting class ATHENS -- Georgia is going to have a barbershop in its fancy new football facility, scheduled to be completed next year. And now the Bulldogs have a barber to go in it. Xavian Sorey, a 5-star outside linebacker from Florida whose nickname is "The Barber," ...
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NBA top 15 wing rankings: Lakers' LeBron James lead way; Heat's Jimmy Butler cracks top five The most versatile position in the NBA, every team in the league strives to have an excess in wing players on their roster to throw out on the floor for any number of combination lineups. Many of the guys on this list are considered to be some of the best players ...
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Brian Cashman says there is no room for Kyle Schwarber on Yankees with Giancarlo Stanton at DH Yankees fans who want the club to sign free agent Kyle Schwarber should know there's no bigger admirer of the former Cubs slugger than Brian Cashman. They should also know Cashman doesn't see a way Schwarber ends up on the 2021 Yankees.
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Nickel CB Dakota Mitchell Signs With the Florida Gators Winter Park (Fla.) defensive back Dakota Mitchell is the latest member of the Florida Gators 2021 signing class, as he's just submitted his national letter of intent. Mitchell, 6-foot, 184 pounds, is considered the No. 8 nickel cornerback prospect in the 2021 class ...
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Clemson's Trevor Lawrence addresses Jets draft rumors, offers small glimpse into NFL future Trevor Lawrence is ready. Those are the words of the man himself; the assumed No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft has been the subject of all sorts of rumors regarding his candidacy for that top pick in recent weeks, with some reports even suggesting ...
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QB Jaxson Dart commits to USC Dart led Corner Canyon to its third straight state title and was arguably the most coveted uncommitted senior quarterback in the class of 2021. Dart also held offers from UCLA, Washington State and Arizona State, among others.
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JT Tuimoloau, the nation's No. 1 overall prospect in class of 2021, lists Oregon Football in final five A small update on Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow. 9h ago. Giants Wire. Giants' Joe ...
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Kevin Cash says Rays are driven to return to World Series ST. PETERSBURG — There's a lot manager Kevin Cash doesn't know yet about the 2021 season, including whether it will be delayed or abbreviated due to the coronavirus. But after losing in the World Series in 2020, one thing the Rays manager knows for ...
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Florida AD Stricklin: Johnson 'trending in right direction' GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida forward Keyontae Johnson's prognosis is "trending in the right direction, but we still have a lot of questions," the school's athletic director said Wednesday. Scott Stricklin told WRUF radio that Johnson continues to make ...
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Aledo All-American wide receiver JoJo Earle flips from LSU to Alabama on national signing day The big news of the day occurred late in the afternoon Wednesday, when Under Armour All-American wide receiver JoJo Earle of Aledo flipped from defending national champion LSU to Alabama. Earle, rated the fifth-best wide receiver in the nation in the ...
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Michigan State signing day notes: Sizing up Mel Tucker's first class, early enrollees EAST LANSING – Included in Mel Tucker's notes on Wednesday was a new statistic for Michigan State signing day: Average size per position group. One by one, the first-year Spartans' head coach rattled off seven sets of figures as he introduced his first ...
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NCAA Council Passes Waiver to Grant All DI Transfer Athletes Immediate Eligibility The NCAA Division I Council passed a proposal on Wednesday that will grant transfer athletes from all D-I sports immediate eligibility to compete this year. "We are thrilled at the passing of the blanket waiver as we believe it is in line with D-I SAAC, ensuring ...
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Michigan Senate passes bills to allow college athletes to earn money through endorsements Two bills that would allow college athletes in Michigan to earn money through endorsements, sponsorships and similar arrangement easily passed the Senate on Wednesday. The Senate did not debate either of the bills, voting 35-3 in support of each.
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Mariners add to bullpen, sign former Angels right-hander Keynan Middleton General manager Jerry Dipoto made it clear he would add relievers via trade or free agency to bolster a Mariners bullpen that was one of the worst in baseball in 2020. In a 48-hour span, he added two hard-throwing arms with MLB experience using both ...
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What's at stake—beyond the $1.1 million winner's check—at the CME Group Tour Championship It's the final tournament on the LPGA Tour in 2020, with 72 golfers getting ready to play in Naples, Fla., after a chilly U.S Women's Open in Houston. The field is competing for the biggest winner's check in women's golf at this week's CME Group Tour ...
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Chicago Blackhawks make Stan Bowman president of hockey ops The Blackhawks split the duties of previous president John McDonough, who was fired in April. Bowman will handle the hockey side, and the team announced the hiring of Jaime Faulkner as president of business operations. She will handle fan experience and ...
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College Football Picks: What happens if upset bug bites? The championship weekend upsets that would trigger College Football Playoff chaos hardly ever come. Since 2015, there have been 23 Power Five conference championship games and only two have been won by the point-spread underdog, according to ...
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Titans' Geoff Swaim: Doesn't practice after big game Swaim (ankle) didn't practice Wednesday, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports. Swaim scored his first touchdown of the season and the second of his six-year career in last week's win over Jacksonville, but it's possible the tight end also picked up an ankle ...
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Cape-Atlantic League stars Griffin, Davis bolster Rutgers' signing-day bounty Keshon Griffin, Carnell Davis and 20 other high school prospects officially signed their national letters of intent to Rutgers University as the early signing period began Wednesday. Rutgers also locked up wide receiver and transfer Joshua Youngblood, who ...
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Bill Belichick to Sean McVay after Patriots' blowout loss to Rams: 'You killed us' Bill Belichick's postgame exchange with Sean McVay pretty much summed up the New England Patriots' crushing loss to the Los Angeles Rams Thursday night. "You killed us," Belichick said during the postgame handshake that was caught by NFL Films ...
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WVU Football Class of 2021 far from a finished product (Neal Brown signing day Zoom conference). MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When WVU head coach Neal Brown sat down in front of the camera and microphone for his Zoom conference shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, he had letters of intent in hand ...
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If broken finger sidelines Ronald Jones, Leonard Fournette is ready TAMPA — Leonard Fournette could step out of the doghouse and into the Bucs' starting lineup Sunday. The free-agent running back was inactive as a healthy scratch in Tampa Bay's 26-14 win over Minnesota this past weekend. But with Ronald Jones' status ...
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Football: Davis honored as Ohio State career winds down Traveling more than 2,200 miles from his hometown of Bellflower, California, Davis joined Ohio State in 2017 and has been an integral part of Ohio State's offensive the past two seasons — starting in 21 games. Following a breakout season in 2019, the ...
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Haller's bicycle kick gives West Ham 1-1 draw vs Palace LONDON (AP) — Sebastien Haller scored with an acrobatic overhead kick to give West Ham a 1-1 home draw against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Wednesday. The striker met a cross from the right by leaping up in the air with his back to the goal ...
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Ohio State football signs nation's No. 2 recruiting class COLUMBUS — Signing day represented yet another heist for Ohio State. The Buckeyes signed the nation's No. 2-ranked class on a drama-free morning, with all 21 players delivering their National Letters of Intent before lunchtime. "I think we identified early ...
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Continuity holds key to Drew Lock's success DENVER -- The comparison from fans and media was inevitable, creating envy, anger, but also hope. Buffalo's Josh Allen represents the type of quarterback the Broncos need. And they passed on drafting him with the fifth overall pick three years ago, despite ...
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Vikings QB Kirk Cousins' rushing yards are up, but so are his sacks After Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins produced the best rushing game of his NFL career last week, he thought about Fran Tarkenton. Cousins has had several conversations in recent years with the Vikings' former scrambling quarterback about ...
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Sarah Fuller will join University of North Texas soccer team as a graduate transfer It's been an eventful few weeks for Sarah Fuller. The Vanderbilt soccer goalie made history when she became the first woman to appear in a Power 5 football game, then made history again when she became the first woman to score points in a Power 5 ...
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Donovan Edwards to join former West Bloomfield teammates at Michigan WEST BLOOMFIELD >> An "L-Boys" reunion is in the works in Ann Arbor. On Wednesday mirning, West Bloomfield All-American running back Donovan Edwards woke up and called his two best friends, Makari Paige and Cornell Wheeler, at the University of ...
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Baker Mayfield trolls Daniel Jones over his infamous stumble It's been almost two months since Daniel Jones infamously tripped himself on what looked like a clear touchdown run, but the New York Giants quarterback is still taking heat for it. Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield couldn't help but take a playful ...
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Harden scores 12 in preseason debut for Rockets; Celtics fall to 76ers James Harden was back in a Houston uniform. It's still unclear how many more times that'll happen. The three-time defending NBA scoring champion made his preseason debut with the Rockets on Tuesday night, after starting to practice with his team just one ...
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LSU lands best player in Louisiana, ranked in top three on National Signing Day LSU landed the biggest fish in the pond of Louisiana by getting the commitment of five-star defensive tackle Maason Smith from Terrebonne High School on Wednesday afternoon. Smith is the highest rated player in the state and second rated defensive tackle ...
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Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger Shuts Down Reports of 'Significant' Knee Injuries PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has reportedly been dealing with "significant" knee pain over the last few weeks of the season. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reported last week that the Steelers had concerns within the ...
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