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NFL players who voluntarily opt out of 2021 season due to COVID-19 concerns will not receive stipend In a memo sent to clubs Wednesday and obtained by The Associated Press, the league and the NFL Players Association agreed that only high-risk players will receive a stipend of $350,000. Voluntary opt-outs received a $150,000 stipend in 2020.
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Kucherov leaves Game 6 for Lightning with injury UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Nikita Kucherov did not return for the start of the second period after the Tampa Bay Lightning forward left with an apparent injury early in the first period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals against the New York Islanders at Nassau ...
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Torrey Smith and Aaron Maybin team up to launch leadership academy in Baltimore City: 'This is just the beginning' Whenever former Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith would have conversations with former NFL linebacker and Baltimore native Aaron Maybin, they would never talk about their football careers. They had bigger things in mind. Smith and Maybin's ...
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'Absolutely Embarrassing': Yankees Criticize New Umpire Checks For Sticky Stuff Veteran reliever Zack Britton, who also serves as New York's union representative, didn't hold back on Wednesday, criticizing the league for how pitchers are now being examined on the field. "The optics ...
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NCAA Expected to Adopt Permissive NIL Solution The organization, having abandoned exhaustive NIL legislation that's been ready for months, is expected to now adopt a more permissive, alternative model most similar to the one proposed last week by six Division I conference commissioners, sources tell ...
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Clippers traveling a rutted playoff road, again LOS ANGELES — It's not simply the Los Angeles Clippers vs. the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Finals. The Clippers are fighting their own fraught playoff history. It's a rutted road of blown leads, blowout losses, and early dismissals. The burden ...
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Hirokazu Sawamura has a simple solution to MLB's sticky situation - a better baseball ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Red Sox righthander Hirokazu Sawamura said he felt "like a criminal" on Tuesday night after the umpires checked his cap and glove for illegal substances during a taut game against the Tampa Bay Rays. "I understand there's a ...
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Candace Parker calls Nneka Ogwumike Olympics snub 'bulls—t' When asked about her former teammate's snub on Tuesday after the Sky's win over the Liberty, Parker — a two-time WNBA MVP and two-time Olympian — claimed that "politics" influenced the decision, just as she believes they did in her own 2016 omission.
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Girardi sounds ready for a new closer after Phillies blow 3 leads in awful loss Neris was hardly the only Phillies pitcher, and that includes starter Vince Velasquez, not to get the job done on Wednesday. Phillies pitchers walked eight and six of them turned into runs. The Phils blew leads of 5-0 and 9-5 in the middle innings.
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Alonso will defend HR Derby title; Guerrero will sit out NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets' Pete Alonso will defend his Home Run Derby title at Coors Field on July 12, but there will be no rematch with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays, who has decided not to take part. Alonso made his ...
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Carli Lloyd Among 18 Named to US Olympic Soccer Team Lloyd and the injured Julie Ertz and Tobin Heath had been among the few question marks for the scaled-down roster for the Tokyo Games. All three made the team.
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Gleyber Torres' drop in Yankees production has been drastic Gleyber Torres was the first Yankees player on the field Wednesday for early batting practice and there's good reason for it. The shortstop headed into that night's game against the Royals in a 1-for-24 slide, with three walks, 10 strikeouts and no extra-base ...
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NBC Aims to Boost Olympics Despite Uncertain Pandemic Climate NBCUniversal gave its strongest indication yet that it would move forward with plans to broadcast 7,000 hours of Tokyo Olympics events even as worries continue over the potential health of attendees and athletes as Japan continues to grapple with the effects ...
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Michigan football lands commitment from California quarterback A new quarterback is set to join Michigan football in 2022. Jayden Denegal, a four-star prospect from Apple Valley, Calif., committed to the Wolverines on Wednesday after reportedly working out in front of the Michigan staff. According to 247Sports, Denegal ...
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D-backs' comeback bid doesn't have the legs in loss to Brewers PHOENIX — When a team is hard-pressed to get a win, fundamental breakdowns and mistakes are amplified that much more. Just ask the Arizona Diamondbacks (21-55), who shot themselves in the foot Wednesday afternoon in a 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee ...
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Rickie Fowler and wife Allison Stokke are expecting a baby Just days after Jon Rahm's win on his first Father's Day at the U.S. Open, the PGA Tour has its newest expectant dad. Rickie Fowler and wife Allison Stokke Fowler announced on Monday that they are expecting a child in November, their first. "Reservation for ...
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Breaking down Rockets' options with No. 2 pick in NBA Draft Assuming no one blows them away with a trade offer and the Rockets keep the pick, they'll ostensibly be choosing between Evan Mobley, Jalen Green and Jalen Suggs. Here's a little more about each ...
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Ranking Top 10 Eighth Overall Draft Picks in NBA History Is Harper the greatest inactive player to never make an All-Star team? It's possible he is, although several others, including Eddie Johnson, Kevin Martin, Lamar Odom, Marcus Camby, Happy Hairston and fellow former No. 8 overall draft pick Andre Miller, ...
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Chicago Bulls: Any trade centered around Zach LaVine should be DOA That might surprise you due to the assets they gave up during the regular season to bring in Nikola Vucevic, Daniel Theis, and parts. The Bulls also officially lost their 2021 first-round pick Tuesday night when the Orlando Magic's ping pong ball was pulled eighth ...
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NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Game Day Thread The Bucks and Hawks hit the stage on Wednesday for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. In terms of living up to entertainment expectations, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Trae Young have some big shoes to fill after Tuesday's contest in the Western ...
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Ralph Weekly retires as Lady Vols co-head softball coach; Karen Weekly to take reins After 35 years as a softball coach and 20 seasons at Tennessee, Ralph Weekly announced his retirement Wednesday. Karen Weekly, the longtime co-head coach of the program, will take the helm and has agreed to a contract extension through June of 2025.
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Gausman makes Ohtani look foolish whiffing on splitters As our own Alex Pavlovic pointed out, it lived up to the hype. Kevin Gausman vs. Shohei Ohtani: 18 strikeouts, 40 swinging strikes, 2 runs allowed on solo homers. That ...
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Pocono Organics CBD 325 starting lineup: Kyle Larson on pole for first race of doubleheader Over the month of June, the NASCAR Cup Series has been making a cross-country trek from Sonoma Raceway on the west coast towards Pocono Raceway all the way in the northeast. At every stop on this trip, nobody has been able to slow down or even so ...
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Crypto Firm FTX Signs Major League Baseball Sponsor Pact The company says the partnership is the first-ever between a major U.S. professional sports league and a cryptocurrency exchange, with more details to come later in the year. "One of ...
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Racers Prepare For International Pikes Peak Hill Climb COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– It's race week on America's Mountain. Racecar drivers are preparing to race to the summit of Pikes Peak, the 14,115 foot high peak that looms over Colorado Springs. (credit: CBS). This year is the 99th International ...
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Claesson's late strike for Sweden seals top spot with victory over Poland Poland came from 2-0 down to level, but as they desperately sought the goal that would have taken them through to a first-ever appearance in the last 16 of the Euros, Viktor Claesson snatched the winner for Sweden.
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Chicago Bears' new stadium: Update on Arlington Park plan, new sponsorship Bluhm is reportedly a minority owner of the Chicago Bulls and White Sox and is one of the city's wealthiest citizens. Chicago mayor Lori E. Lightfoot released a statement on the bid, rejecting the ...
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DeWitt 3-star WR Tommy McIntosh commits to Wisconsin football In the six months since, interest in the DeWitt wide receiver ratcheted up exponentially, as the rising senior received offers from Football Bowl Subdivision teams such as Texas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Vanderbilt and Group of 5 ...
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First Openly Gay Active NFL Player Grosses Top-Selling NFL Jersey NFL player Carl Nassib made headlines this week when he was the first active NFL player to publicly come out as gay, receiving an astounding outpouring of support among everyone from his teammates to President Joe Biden. The Las Vegas Raider's ...
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Laker guard Caruso arrested on alleged marijuana possession, less than 2 oz COLLEGE STATION, TX — Lake guard and Aggie alum, Alex Caruso, was arrested on June 22, around 2 P.M., by TAMU police. Caruso has been charged with possession of marijuana, less than 2 oz, and drug paraphernalia. According to TAMU police, ...
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