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As-it-happens update August 12, 2020
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The Buffalo Bills have signed coach Sean McDermott to a multiyear contract extension on Wednesday, ensuring the fourth-year coach will be with the team for the foreseeable future. Terms were not disclosed, but sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that it was ...
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ESPN
PITTSBURGH - Though other cancer survivors around the NFL decided to opt-out this season, James Conner never considered it. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back, diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma during his college career at Pitt, told ...
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ESPN
The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to test players for COVID-19 daily until Sept. 5, a source told ESPN. Both sides are finalizing the details Wednesday. The original agreement from July 20 called for daily testing through a minimum of two weeks from the start ...
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Toronto Sun
It's a sad day in the football world. Blue-blood programs that are 41 (Michigan), 33 (Penn State), 32 (USC) and 30 (Ohio State and Nebraska) years older than the NFL itself won't be playing this fall. And no matter who you blame, it's a shame that we're here.
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NHL.com
No. 6 Islanders vs. No. 3 Capitals. 3 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN, TVAS, NBCSWA, MSG, MSG+. John Carlson will be a game-time decision for the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the New York Islanders at Scotiabank ...
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ESPN
Patrick Beverley was sitting in the back of the LA Clippers' bus on the way to practice Tuesday when he couldn't hold the pain and grief in any longer. Tears began streaming down Beverley's face. It has been just over three weeks since Beverley lost one of ...
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ESPN
The Los Angeles Lakers close out their regular season Thursday when they face the Sacramento Kings at The Field House inside the NBA bubble near Orlando. The Lakers (52-18), who are 3-4 in the NBA restart, are trying to win consecutive games for the ...
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NBCSports.com
Some good news from the NovaCare Complex on Wednesday morning: Doug Pederson is back to work. Pederson, 52, had been away from the team facility since early August when he tested positive for COVID-19. He informed his team on the evening of ...
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New York Post
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Donald Trump went on Fox Sports Radio on Tuesday and did Donald Trump things. He stumbled through an answer about China–Hong Kong relations, told a few of the usual lies and spent a sizable chunk of the 20-minute ...
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CBSSports.com
Nick Chubb finished second in the NFL in rushing yards last season, coming ever-so-close to becoming the first Cleveland Browns back to win the rushing title since LeRoy Kelly did it in 1968. Chubb entered the final week of the year leading Derrick Henry in ...
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Yahoo Sports
The evidence gets clearer by the day. With the coronavirus pandemic and all its inglorious but sensible restrictions, too many people with too much idle time are flocking to social media and diving keyboard-first into irrational discussions. Such as the one that ...
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Yahoo Sports
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke for the first time since the draft in April. He had many issues to address, but the first was the team's stance on the national anthem. Jones always has openly stated the team policy: Players will stand with "their toes on the line ...
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CBSSports.com
In a tense second quarter in which he had been fouled several times, Giannis finally lost his temper after a charge call. The Bucks called timeout, but Antetokounmpo, in his frustration, delivered a headbutt to Wizards big man Moe Wagner. He was called for a ...
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Yahoo Sports
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Manny Machado slugged a grand slam after two consecutive errors by the Dodgers in the third inning, Garrett Richards won for the first time in two years, and the San Diego Padres defeated Los Angeles 6-2 on Tuesday night.
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Bleacher Report
Aaron Rodgers is no longer a superstar. The 36-year-old Green Bay Packers quarterback is a future Hall of Famer, but he hasn't surpassed the league average in yards per attempt since 2016. He hasn't been a first- or second-team All-Pro since 2014, and his ...
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CBSSports.com
The Indiana Pacers are locking in their future with Nate McMillan as the franchise announced on Wednesday that it was extending the head coach's contract. No terms of the contract extension are known yet, but there was only one year remaining on ...
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The New York Times
This is comeback time for everyone in tennis, and Serena Williams pushed the theme to the extreme on Tuesday. In her first match in six months, and the first since the coronavirus pandemic began, Williams lost the first set to unseeded Bernarda Pera at the ...
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Comcast SportsNet Chicago
With the Cardinals being shutdown by MLB for a COVID-19 outbreak in the organization, the Cubs had an impromptu four days off after stringing together one of the best records in baseball so far. Will having the days off help or hurt them going forward?
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New York Daily News
Adam Gase side-stepped whether perennial Pro Bowler Le'Veon Bell would be a workhorse or just another cog in the league's worst-ranked offense from last year. Will Bell, one of the NFL's best dual threat running backs in the past decade before his ...
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CBSSports.com
Churchill Downs officials released a 62-page health and safety plan on Wednesday detailing the changes being made for the Kentucky Derby. The big one: The Kentucky Derby will allow less than 14% of its 2015 record attendance to watch the event at the ...
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ESPN
Tyson Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren insists the WBC world heavyweight champion will box this year, if it is against Deontay Wilder or not. Fury (30-0-1), 32, from Manchester in England, is contracted to face Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) next, with reports ...
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Golf.com
If anyone knows how to properly contextualize Collin Morikawa's first major championship victory at only 23 years old, it's Paul Casey. More than 20 years into his professional career, Casey has a top-10 finish in every major, and no wins. On Sunday, the ...
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ESPN
It took almost three weeks for Anibal Sanchez to get a chance to pitch every five days for the Washington Nationals. The New York Mets saw their starting-pitching depth evaporate much quicker than that. Sanchez (0-2, 7.84 ERA) will look to guarantee the ...
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ESPN
A three-game winning streak has the upstart Baltimore Orioles riding high, while an extremely generous bullpen has the Philadelphia Phillies down in the dumps. The Orioles aim to continue their ascent at the Phillies' expense on Wednesday when they play ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Big 12 Conference released its revised 2020 football schedule Wednesday morning. Competition begins the last weekend of September on Saturday the 26th with West Virginia meeting Oklahoma State in Stillwater, OK for the Mountaineers conference ...
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Toronto Star
Alain Vigneault often has a dash of James Bond in him when he closes his news conferences. ''I'm going to have a martini,'' Vigneault says, ''and enjoy the win.'' The Philadelphia Flyers have both shaken and stirred their way to plenty of wins this season in ...
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Yahoo Sports
Antoine Griezmann is expecting Barcelona to make it all the way to the Champions League final on August 23 and quipped he has even packed his PlayStation for his stay in Lisbon. Barca saw off Napoli 3-1 in Saturday's last-16 second leg to advance 4-2 on ...
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Yahoo Sports
He has been one of the NHL's most productive goalies since arriving in Arizona two-and-a-half years ago and is one of the biggest reasons the Coyotes were able to get through the qualifying round. He was a rock against the Nashville Predators and has ...
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CBSSports.com
The 2020 Go Bowling 235 on Sunday was originally scheduled to be held at Watkins Glen, but government restrictions forced the NASCAR Cup Series to make a change. Now, racing fans are in store for a historic race at the Daytona International Speedway ...
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Yahoo Sports
DETROIT (AP) — Eloy Jimenez hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Chicago White Sox snapped Detroit's four-game wining streak with an 8-4 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday night. Edwin Encarnacion also went deep for the White Sox, who won ...
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Comcast SportsNet Chicago
The Blackhawks lose Game 1 to the favorite Vegas Golden Knights and former Hawk Robin Lehner gets credited with the win. Host Pat Boyle is joined by NBCS Blackhawks analyst and 2013 Stanley Cup champ with the Hawks Jamal Mayers to break down ...
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Sports Illustrated
Giovanni Reyna is wasting little time in making his case for a greater role with Dortmund's first team next season. Reyna, the 17-year-old American, scored Dortmund's first preseason goal on Wednesday against Austrian club Rheindorf Altach. It came as the ...
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New York Post
Rangers fans, get ready to fall in love. New York won Phase 2 of the draft lottery, giving the Rangers the right to select left winger Alexis Lafreniere from the QMJHL's Rimouski Oceanic. For a team that is already coming on strong in a rebuild initiated by GM ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Less than 24 hours after the Big Ten confirmed the 2020 football season's postponement, Penn State announced eight positive COVID-19 tests within the athletic department. The results were as of last Friday, with three pending tests. "The health and safety of ...
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Yahoo Sports
Four days after Bubba Wallace teased a potential deal, Columbia Sportswear and Richard Petty Motorsports announced a multi-year deal with the driver. Wallace will be the newest brand ambassador for the outdoor clothing company, which will also serve as ...
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Michigan Radio
With plaintiff attorneys calling this perhaps the "most appalling sexual assault against a group of. Dwight Hicks, pictured here as Co-Captain of the University of Michigan football team in 1977, went on to play for both the San Francisco 49ers and the ...
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Goal.com
The Morocco stars were influential at both ends of the pitch vs Wolves and will equally be important as the Seville outfit seek a sixth title. Sevilla's 1-0 win over plucky Wolverhampton Wanderers didn't come until the final quarter of the game, precisely in the ...
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mlive.com
Student-athletes at nine Michigan universities will need to wait until at least Jan. 1, 2021 for their next game, following Wednesday's decision by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors to suspend all sports ...
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The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
Anger is flowing on the shores of the Olentangy, Wabash, Mississippi and Iowa rivers, and everywhere else in Big Ten country. Coaches Jim Harbaugh of Michigan and Ryan Day of Ohio State can agree on one thing. So can Nebraska and Iowa, further ...
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syracuse.com
Syracuse, N.Y. –– The ACC is reportedly expecting an update from its medical advisory group later this week as it continues to work toward college football this fall. According to ESPN's Andrea Adelson, ACC presidents pushed back their weekly meeting this ...
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247Sports
Since the AFL and NFL merged to hold the first Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs have reached just five AFC Championship Games. Joe Montana and Patrick Mahomes are responsible for three of those five appearances, despite the two players combining ...
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WFAA.com
This story was originally published in The Texas Tribune. The coronavirus pandemic ground American professional sports to a halt in March, causing leagues to cancel games and, later, play in empty arenas and stadiums. But on Wednesday, fans will return ...
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Reuters
(Reuters) - A modern but unique signed baseball card featuring Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels has been put up for auction - with bidding starting at a cool $1 million. Vintage baseball cards have long been seen as collectibles, with a record $3.1 million ...
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Enid News & Eagle
Amid speculation of the future of fall prep sports, and in light of some college conferences postponing their fall sports, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association's board of directors decided Wednesday to stay the course and proceed with fall ...
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Sporting News
Indians right-hander Adam Plutko was blunt in his assessment of how bad teammates Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac messed up by skirting COVID-19 protocols this past weekend, leading them to be sent home from the team. Speaking to reporters on ...
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Sky Sports
Sebastian Vettel's will race with a new Ferrari chassis at this weekend's Spanish GP, when the four-time champion will attempt to rebound from two tough weekends at Silverstone. Ferrari said a "small fault" had been detected on the SF1000 monocoque raced ...
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Sky Sports
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants Jesse Lingard to stay but cannot give midfielder reassurances over playing time. Last Updated: 12/08/20 5:14pm. 1:14. SAS ERROR. Invalid Authorization Response. RELOAD YOUR SCREEN OR TRY SELECTING A ...
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Reuters UK
(Reuters) - Max Verstappen returns to the scene of his first Formula One triumph on Sunday, hoping to pile more pressure on championship leader Lewis Hamilton in Spain after winning at Silverstone last Sunday. FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - 70th ...
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The Bolton News
Racing Point are to appeal against the FIA's verdict regarding the legality of their F1 car. The team were docked 15 championship points and fined £360,000 for illegally copying Mercedes' 2019 car brake ducts. Racing Point had 96 hours from their notification ...
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CBS Boston
By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston. BOSTON (CBS) — At this point of … everything that's going on in the world, we're all pretty much past the weirdness and bizarre reality of Tom Brady still being an NFL quarterback but no longer being the quarterback of the ...
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