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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ July 9, 2021
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	NFL.com Allen Robinson extension with Bears unlikely ahead of next week's deadline NFL.com The seven franchise-tagged players who haven't signed long-term deals have until next Thursday, July 15, to get a multi-year contract done. Otherwise, they'll play 2021 on the one-year tender. The two star wideouts on the list, Allen Robinson and Chris ... Flag as irrelevant
	NHL.com Kraken to play first preseason game Sept. 26 against Canucks NHL.com The game will take place at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Washington, home of the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. Seattle will play two other preseason home games at WHL arenas. "These games ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Which Offseason Addition Could Help Seahawks Most in 2021? Sports Illustrated At a severe disadvantage with one of the worst salary cap and draft capital combos in the NFL, it was hard to see how the Seahawks could possibly improve following a heartbreaking loss to the Rams in the wild-card round this past January. But they did just ... Flag as irrelevant
	GolfDigest.com A cagey and contented Lee Westwood is primed for Open season GolfDigest.com NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — As has become the norm in his mid-to-late 40s, Lee Westwood took the second round of the Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in his mature stride. Yes, the opening 65 had been a nice start to the week. But it was only a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated NBA Rumors: Mavericks' Jamahl Mosley Likely to Land Orlando Magic Job Sports Illustrated With no desire to help lead a rebuild once again, Magic head coach Steve Clifford mutually parted ways with the organization. That led Orlando's front office to start a head coaching search for the first time since the 2018 season. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Italy's Sunday: A Euro final and now Matteo Berrettini's Wimbledon final 45 years in the making ESPN LONDON -- For the first time in Wimbledon history, Italy has a contender in the men's singles final. Matteo Berrettini was struggling for words on the court as he attempted to contemplate what he had achieved. First, there was the exhaustion and relief from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News MLB trade rumors: Vintage Craig Kimbrel would be closing prize for Astros, A's, others Sporting News The biggest question about Craig Kimbrel heading into the 2021 season wasn't "Where might the Cubs trade him?" but "Is he done as an effective reliever?" Chicago signed him to a three-year deal with a club option for 2022 in June 2019 — remember that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Mark Few, Gregg Popovich Offer Praise for Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra Sports Illustrated Even after a first-round loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the playoffs, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra continues to earn the respect of his peers around the league. Spoelstra is working closely with San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and Gonzaga's ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined Bucks on a coin flip, then helped them win their first NBA title USA TODAY MILWAUKEE – To his pleasant surprise, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plans to visit a city in hopes to witness an NBA championship run just as he helped deliver nearly 50 years ago. When the Milwaukee Bucks host the Phoenix Suns for Game 3 (Sunday) and ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Italy's Euro final with England is 'youngsters against old men' - Leonardo Bonucci ESPN Bonucci, 34, and Chiellini, 36, will have the daunting task of trying to limit in-form England strikers Harry Kane, 27, and Raheem Sterling, 26. - Ogden: Mancini has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cyclingnews.com Lefevere: Mark Cavendish is the same rider as before but less stressed Cyclingnews.com Publicly, at least, Mark Cavendish has insisted throughout this Tour de France that talk of matching Eddy Merckx's record of 34 stage wins was verboten. In private, however, he may have allowed himself to dream. Deceuninck-QuickStep teammate Davide ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Ohio State Lands Commitment From Louisiana Transfer Guard Cedric Russell Sports Illustrated The 6-foot-2 and 190-pound Russell averaged 17.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists for the Ragin' Cajuns to be named first-team All-Sun Belt last season. He picked the Buckeyes over finalists Marquette, Oklahoma, St. John's and Texas Tech. Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated MLB Betting Odds, Breakdown and Picks for Friday, July 9: Two Key Games to Target Sports Illustrated With the All-Star game only a few days away, sports bettors will focus their bankrolls on the diamond over the weekend before turning their attention to events like the Home Run Derby. The SI PRO betting community completed an amazing betting month of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Free Press Why DeVante' Jones decided to withdraw from NBA draft and play for Michigan basketball Detroit Free Press The two players were at the G League Elite Camp in Chicago, hoping to impress NBA scouts. Smith was coming off a season in which he started every game at point guard for Michigan basketball after transferring from Columbia last spring. Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Cowherd: 'Hard Knocks' Will Cost Cowboys A Win Sports Illustrated But what we haven't ever been able to do is actually calculate exactly how much it hurts a football team like the Dallas Cowboys, who will be this summer's TV guinea pig under scrutiny at training camp in Oxnard. Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Stephon Gilmore on Patriots contract situation: 'I just want what I'm worth' The Boston Globe Patriots star cornerback Stephon Gilmore's push for a new contract is getting bolder with contract extension deadlines approaching and training camp on the horizon. Gilmore's absence from mandatory minicamp amid his contract dispute with the team and his ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Wimbledon 2021: Our experts preview Ash Barty-Karolina Pliskova women's final ESPN So what can Pliskova do to derail Barty's march toward the title? ESPN analysts Rennae Stubbs, Pam Shriver and James Blake looked at the key elements and previewed the match. The experience factor. Stubbs ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Ethan Wilson could be South Alabama's 2nd MLB draft first-rounder in 3 years al.com There's a strong likelihood the early part of July 2021 will be among the most-memorable periods of Ethan Wilson's life. First, the South Alabama junior left fielder got engaged to long-time girlfriend Halle Burkhardt on Thursday during a trip to the beach. Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Spencer Dinwiddie Rumors: Mavericks Interested in Nets PG in Free Agency Bleacher Report The Dallas Mavericks are showing interest in Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie, according to the New York Daily News' Kristian Winfield. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported June 20 that Dinwiddie was turning down his $12.3 million player option, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Over The Monster Red Sox vs. Phillies Series Preview Over The Monster Despite that, the ERA is sitting in the mid-4.00's, and his walk rate is still much too high. Look for the Red Sox to be patient early and force him to come back into the zone. Boston saw him out of the bullpen earlier this year, striking out three times in 1 1⁄3 ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor make weight ahead of UFC 264 ESPN Poirier (27-6, 1 NC) has won two straight and has been beaten just once since 2016, a defeat in a lightweight title fight against undefeated all-time great Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Louisiana native, who fights out of Florida's American Top Team, is the former ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZ Snake Pit Series Preview # 29: Diamondbacks @ Dodgers AZ Snake Pit NL Detailed Standings Page. They were 16-11 in each of April and May, and 17-9 in June. They are 5-3 so far in July. However they just lost 3 straight games to the Miami Marlins before salvaging the last game of that series yesterday. Flag as irrelevant
	Viva El Birdos Stoppable force St. Louis Cardinals should ideally win more games against movable object Chicago Cubs Viva El Birdos "ah @#$% the game's in three hours?!" — Gabe as we were organizing writing this preview. Heather: So where should we start? These two teams have had a rough go of it lately so... Gabe: That actually sounds like a good first point to make. On June 24, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times Rio opens 10% of Maracana Stadium for Copa America final USA TODAY RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro officials are allowing Copa America organizers to invite thousands of COVID-19-tested fans into the final at Maracana Stadium between Brazil and Argentina on Saturday. Rio city health secretary Daniel Soranz issued ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Onetime Yankees All Star Joe Pepitone sues Hall of Fame over Mantle home run bat Reuters (Reuters) - Here's a nostalgic baseball yarn on the eve of next week's All-Star game. In May of 1967, New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle was on the verge of joining the elite club of Major League players who have hit 500 home runs. Mantle, who was 35 ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Nets hiring David Vanterpool as assistant coach New York Post The 48-year-old Vanterpool had been the associate head coach for Minnesota the past two seasons after a long seven-year run in Portland under Terry Stotts, helping develop the dominant backcourt of Damian Lillard and CJ MCollum. Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Sun-Times Cubs place pitcher Brad Wieck on 10-day injured list with an irregular heartbeat Chicago Sun-Times "With his history, I mean anything you're dealing with is extremely serious," manager David Ross said. Wieck pitched two scoreless innings in relief against the Phillies on Tuesday night, and though ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Rams will open 10 training camp practices in Irvine to the public Los Angeles Times Rams head coach Sean McVay speaks with new quarterback Matthew Stafford. Fans will get to see what coach Sean McVay has in mind for new quarterback Matthew Stafford at open training camp practices in Irvine. Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Sports Chicago Kris Bryant highlights 3B trade targets for Nationals NBC Sports Chicago If he's indeed available, Bryant would be the top third baseman on the market for teams looking to buy. The 29-year-old former MVP is having a solid season with the Cubs, hitting .268/.349/.498 to go along with 16 home runs and 43 RBI. He's been the only ... Flag as irrelevant
	OCRegister The NBA Finals are missing familiar face in Lakers' Phil Handy OCRegister Editor's note: This is the Friday July 9 edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter from reporter Kyle Goon. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. One of the NBA's quiet, respected streaks came to an end this season when the Lakers were ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Rays' Randy Arozarena: Out of Friday's lineup CBSSports.com Arozarena is not in the lineup Friday against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports. Arozarena is 3-for-26 with two doubles, two RBI and three runs over his past eight games and will head to the bench Friday. Brett Phillips will start in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Chronicle Cat Osterman is ready for one more Olympic journey Houston Chronicle When Cat Osterman came out of retirement to compete for a spot on USA Softball's 2020 Olympic team, she was handed jersey number 38, a number better suited to an also-ran than an legitimate Hall of Famer. Osterman made the team, and she chose to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Maddie Rooney, Hannah Brandt, Lee Stecklein among 27 who'll train in Blaine for US Olympic women's hockey team Minneapolis Star Tribune After winning Olympic women's hockey gold in 2018, Team USA is nearing the final push toward the 2022 games in Beijing, with a Who's Who? list of Minnesota natives in the mix, including Maddie Rooney, Hannah Brandt, Lee Stecklein and Kelly Pannek. Flag as irrelevant
	MLB Trade Rumors Cardinals' Carlos Martinez: Transferred to 60-day IL CBSSports.com Martinez hit the 10-day injured list with a torn thumb ligament Wednesday, and the issue appears to be quite serious. He'll be ineligible to return before early September, but there's a chance he's already done for the year if surgery winds up being required. Luis ... Flag as irrelevant
	Deadspin Don't be surprised if Kevin Love is really good in the Olympics Deadspin Along with Kevin Durant and Draymond Green, Love completes a trio of the only players on the roster with Olympic experience. The rest of the team includes Bam Adebayo, Bradley Beal, Jerami Grant, Zach LaVine, Damian Lillard, and Jayson Tatum – along ... Flag as irrelevant
	Deseret News Damian Lillard (probably) doesn't want to get traded this offseason after all Deseret News He indicated he's fully planning on playing for the Trail Blazers next season under first-year head coach Chauncey Billups (Terry Stotts was fired after nine seasons following another first-round playoff exit for Portland). Flag as irrelevant
	Burnt Orange Nation 5-star IOL Devon Campbell releases top 5 schools Burnt Orange Nation Campbell's importance to position coach Kyle Flood's recruiting class only intensified with the recent miss on Humble Summer Creek offensive tackle Kelvin Banks. Landing Campbell won't solve the need for tackles, as Campbell projects as an ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Detroit News With draft and free agency on the horizon, busy month awaits Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman The Detroit News Detroit — The Stanley Cup has been awarded to the Tampa Bay Lightning (again), it's almost mid-July, and it's not possible to take a breather from the NHL just yet. Because of the pandemic, the entire sports world calendar appears to be backed up and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times Lightning's Nikita Kucherov played through cracked rib in playoffs Tampa Bay Times Kucherov was injured on his first shift of Game 6 at Nassau Coliseum, crumbling to the ice after Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield cross-checked him from behind in the first period of the Lightning's 3-2 overtime loss. Flag as irrelevant
	Rising Apple NY Mets Trade Rumors: Adam Frazier has caught the GM's eye Rising Apple Per Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets are among the teams in on Pittsburgh Pirates' second baseman Adam Frazier. Mets are another team in on All-Star 2B Adam Frazier, as I ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, stepping down as All England Club president ESPN He said that "to have seen this tournament, and the game of tennis, grow and inspire generations over the span of five decades has been an extraordinary experience, and I am incredibly proud to have been part of it.". Flag as irrelevant
	Auburn Tigers Official Athletic Site Brusch, Stevens named CoSIDA Academic All-District Auburn Tigers Official Athletic Site Brusch holds a 4.00 in psychology and has been a consistent competitor on bars and floor for the Tigers. She is a two-time academic honoree through the Southeastern Conference, recently being named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Stevens is coming off ... Flag as irrelevant
	Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette Anderson hired as Illini assistant Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette Illinois hired former DePaul assistant coach Tim Anderson on Friday. The Chicago native won't formally join Brad Underwood's Illini coaching staff until July 26. DePaul Athletics. Flag as irrelevant
	CNET MLB All-Star Game and Home Run Derby 2021: Starters, participants, how to watch and more CNET It's been two years since baseball's biggest stars have gathered for the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby. After the pandemic forced the festivities to be canceled last year, Major League Baseball's Midsummer Classic is back. And the location couldn't be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Maize n Brew Five-star DL Walter Nolen puts Michigan in his top five Maize n Brew Michigan is joined by Alabama, Florida, x and x in Nolen's top group. Nolen visited all five of his finalists in June, including an official to Ann Arbor for Victors Weekend on June 18th. Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times How a Tampa family beat cancer between back-to-back Lightning Stanley Cups Tampa Bay Times Becca Sloan, 20, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma during the 2020 final but enjoyed the Lightning's 2021 victory in remission. Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Clay Travis: NBA's need to skew ratings proves woke damage remains Fox News The NBA likes to tout its television ratings to the mainstream media, seemingly to push the narrative that people are watching in droves. The mainstream media all too often gladly accepts it as gospel, then pushes the same narrative to the public. But things ... Flag as irrelevant
	BearGoggles Chicago Bears: Justin Fields caught fraternizing with the enemy BearGoggles That's right, Justin Fields was seen practicing with backup Packers quarterback Jordan Love. Now, Love was not the only one present, so was Deshaun Watson. Not sure how I feel about that currently either though. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Devils re-sign defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to 2-year deal The Seattle Times NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to a two-year contract worth $2,250,000 on Friday. The contract has an average annual value of $1,125,000. The breakdown is as follows: ... Flag as irrelevant
	Dairyland Express Packers: Ranking NFC North tight ends ahead of 2021 NFL season Dairyland Express Entering the 2020 season, the Green Bay Packers had a plethora of options at tight ends with each guy seemingly possessing a specialty skillset. It wasn't initially clear who would emerge as the guy at tight end, but Robert Tonyan quickly changed that ... Flag as irrelevant
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