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As-it-happens update August 4, 2021
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LOS ANGELES -- Inflatable gray garbage cans decorated Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, bouncing along the packed sections of seats as if they were beach balls. A handful of them made their way onto the field of play, as did some of the foul balls hit by ...
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Sports Illustrated
PHILADELPHIA - The last holdout called it Tuesday at the Eagles' first padded practice of training camp when Jordan Mailata lapped the pedigreed Andre Dillard to presumably seize control of the team's left tackle competition. I can say that because I was the ...
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NFL.com
Lamar Jackson's COVID-19 diagnosis has interrupted Baltimore's pre-launch process, but his coach was quick to find a bright side Tuesday. Jackson will be back at the end of his 10-day absence on Friday or Saturday, Ravens coach John Harbaugh told ...
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ESPN
Months after he announced his retirement from the NFL, former quarterback Philip Rivers says he isn't ruling out a return. Rivers, who retired in January after one season with the Indianapolis Colts following 16 with the Chargers, told the Los Angeles Times on ...
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ESPN
Scherzer, who had accepted the fact that his time with the Washington Nationals was coming to an abrupt end, heard rumblings from teammates. But he hadn't yet received a call from Mike Rizzo, the Nationals' general manager.
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ESPN
Last month in Las Vegas, the Aussies stunned the Americans in an exhibition game, making a huge second-half comeback to pull out what looked like a statement victory. And after the U.S. women looked a little unfocused at times during their pool play games ...
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CBSSports.com
At the start of each week from now until the end of the Fantasy season, I'll be organizing a panel of sorts asking questions of our FFT team and they will be delivering answers. We'll hear from Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Chris Towers, Heath Cummings and ...
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ESPN
Last season, Kelly Graves went to the women's NCAA tournament as a coach, and the men's tournament as a proud dad and fan. The contrasts he noticed weren't just because of his different points of view. And in the wake of Tuesday's release of the NCAA's ...
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ESPN
San Diego Padres (62-47, third in the NL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (60-48, second in the AL West). Oakland, California; Wednesday, 3:37 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Joe Musgrove (7-7, 3.02 ERA, .96 WHIP, 134 strikeouts) Athletics: Frankie ...
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cleveland.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio — This could get messy, the Ohio State football quarterback competition that will soon intensify from a three-alarm fire to a four-alarm rager. It will at the very least be awkward. That has been inevitable since Jack Miller III, C.J. Stroud and ...
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Sports Illustrated
On Tuesday, the Denver Broncos launched their first fully padded practice of training camp at UCHealth Training Center. This began the second phase of camp as players will fly out to Minnesota next week for scheduled joint practices and scrimmages prior to ...
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ESPN
MILWAUKEE -- — Brewers starter Adrian Houser was pulled with a no-hitter intact in the seventh inning, and Gregory Polanco and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to eventually beat Milwaukee 8-5 in the 10th Tuesday night. Houser left after 6 1/3 innings and 104 ...
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Sports Illustrated
HOUSTON -- Players who are secure with roster spots usually aren't asked to do more than the norm. However, Houston Texans offensive lineman Tytus Howard isn't like most players. And yes, "offensive lineman-at-large'' might be the best phrase to ...
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ESPN
Mills has played under Gregg Popovich since 2012 but, in a strange twist before the Boomers' Olympic semifinal on Thursday against the United States team the Spurs mentor coaches, appears set to join Team USA's star man Kevin Durant at the Nets.
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ESPN
With Jim Boeheim watching and six former Syracuse players on the roster, it took a former Green Bay guard to help push Boeheim's Army over the top and win The Basketball Tournament championship on Tuesday night. Keifer Sykes buried a pull-up ...
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ESPN
KAWAGOE, Japan -- Lexi Thompson had to bring in a team manager the last three holes when her caddie succumbed to the heat. Players walked down sunbaked fairways using umbrellas, some of them occasionally holding a bag of ice on their heads.
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ESPN
Saturday night on Instagram, Anna Kane alleged that her husband bet on Sharks games "with bookies" and threw games for gambling purposes. She also claimed Kane had a gambling addiction that was causing the couple hardship.
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CBSSports.com
LeBron was going to control things, and Lonzo was not equipped to succeed off the ball at the time. He couldn't catch and shoot to save his life, and his place as a core contributor, for any team let alone a winner, came into legitimate question almost overnight.
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ESPN
TORONTO -- — Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven solid innings in his first start for Toronto on Canadian soil, George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez homered and the Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 on Tuesday night. Ryu waited more than a year and ...
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The Washington Post
Alexander started 12 games in 2020 — five for San Francisco before being traded to New Orleans, where he made seven starts. Alexander made 57 solo or assisted tackles, forced two fumbles, recovered two fumbles, broke up four passes and had one sack ...
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ESPN
Two-time NBA MVP and three-time champion Stephen Curry has agreed to a four-year, $215 million contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, making him the first player in history to sign two $200 million-plus contracts, his agent, Jeff Austin of ...
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ESPN
Boone said "as of now" it's the just the two pitchers who have tested positive and no other players will be unavailable due to contact tracing. Editor's Picks. Yankees ...
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ESPN
Clark's father, Al Clark, told ESPN that his son "couldn't feel his legs" initially, but that the feeling came back in the ambulance once he was stabilized. "Everything seems to ...
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USA TODAY
PHOENIX (AP) — Madison Bumgarner's tough two years with the Arizona Diamondbacks have looked nothing like his outstanding 11-year stint with the San Francisco Giants. But against his former team on Tuesday night, the 32-year-old showed he still might ...
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USA TODAY
NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Gil pitched six scoreless innings in his major league debut, Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in four runs, and the New York Yankees routed the Baltimore Orioles 13-1 on Tuesday night. Gil (1-0) started in place of All-Star ace ...
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USA TODAY
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Top prospect Jo Adell drove in three runs and had three hits in his season debut for the Los Angeles Angels, and that wasn't even what impressed manager Joe Maddon the most. "Everybody's going to focus on hits. I'm focusing ...
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USA TODAY
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit his 498th home run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Tuesday night. "There's no one else like him," Tigers rookie Akil Baddoo said. "He can hit any pitch out of any part of the stadium. It is incredible to ...
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NBC Sports Chicago
At his first trade deadline as the head of baseball ops, Hoyer traded away championship core stars Rizzo, Javy Báez and Kris Bryant. Even in households of Cubs fans who understood a new phase was coming, Hoyer was no hero entering the weekend.
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ESPN
The deal will bring together Drummond, a two-time All-Star who has led the NBA in rebounding four times in his career, and 76ers superstar big man Joel Embiid. The two have a long ...
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CNN
Team USA's Sydney McLaughlin set a world record to win gold in the women's 400 meters hurdles. Japanese skateboarders took gold and silver in the women's park skateboarding final.
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Lakers.com
"First NBA game, they showed up," said Lakers Summer League coach Quinton Crawford, who's been with Frank Vogel since his stint in Orlando. "You gotta respect their energy, their competitiveness. They're two of the most competitive guys on this roster.".
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The New York Times
TOKYO — The formidable team of skateboarders from Japan continued their stellar performance at the Olympics, and on Wednesday combined to end the gold medal hopes of 13-year-old Sky Brown. Sakura Yosozumi, 19, won the women's park event under ...
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Sports Illustrated
Student-athletes who opt into the group licensing agreement will be permitted to use the Buckeyes' trademarks and logos for their name, image and likeness pursuits. It will start with jerseys and then grow to include merchandise such as apparel, bobble heads, ...
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The Washington Post
DENVER — Elías Díaz hit a grand slam, Kyle Freeland got his first win in more than a month and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 13-6 on Tuesday night. Freeland (2-6) pitched five innings and earned his first win since June 28 before being ...
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CNN
(CNN) — Tokyo is considered one of the world's top food cities, drawing travelers from around the world who spend their days sampling renowned Japanese dishes, from sushi to ramen. But for those who flew into the city to compete or work at the Tokyo ...
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GolfDigest.com
With the news that the FedEx St. Jude Invitational will become the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs in 2022, this year's tournament will be the last under the World Golf Championships banner. Nevertheless, this week's WGC event at TPC Southwind will ...
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Sports Illustrated
That was their friend down on the track in Tokyo, running in the 200-meter final, in the Olympics, only two years removed from the time they shared at Harvard. Her college teammates expected that Thomas would eventually grasp greatness, one way or another, ...
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The Seattle Times
They pulled away from Spain in the quarterfinals for a 95-81 victory, getting 29 points from Kevin Durant and improving to 3-0 since Jrue Holiday and Devin Booker joined the starting lineup after arriving on the eve of the tournament after the NBA Finals.
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The Seattle Times
During a Texas senate hearing Monday, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby offered details on the outsized media revenue that Texas and Oklahoma bring to the conference — and what the other eight schools generate annually. The Pac-12 should be wary, ...
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SB Nation
Lonzo Ball's $85 million deal with the Chicago Bulls via a sign-and-trade was announced the moment the moratorium period opened on Monday at 6 p.m. ET. That set the tone for a wild day of transactions that saw a large percentage of the league's free agents ...
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ESPN
Judge could be heard delivering an expletive-laden tirade at his team after the scuffle. He had them alternate running laps and doing pushups as punishment. Then the group assembled after more than 10 minutes of penalty-induced conditioning in a semicircle ...
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NBC Sports Bay Area
Lance also took his first snap with the first-team offensive line. But 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Lance's appearance with the first team is not a foreshadowing of him entering a quarterback competition. " ...
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NBC Sports Chicago
Part of the team's mysterious back end of the starting rotation in the spring, Cease has had himself a nice season. He hasn't been consistently fantastic like Lynn and Rodón have been, nor does he boast the track record of Giolito. But pitching in his first ...
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Deseret News
NFL quarterbacks Zach Wilson and Tom Brady both celebrated birthdays on Tuesday, but as many on Twitter pointed out, the age difference is quite staggering. Brady turned 44 on Tuesday while Wilson turned 22, meaning of course that Brady is exactly twice ...
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USA TODAY
TOKYO – The pole vaulter who grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, laughed when asked if there was any backlash after deciding to represent Sweden rather than the United States in the Tokyo Games. "It was chill in the beginning,'' Armand "Mondo" Duplantis ...
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Sports Illustrated
DeMar DeRozan was linked to the Lakers and Clippers throughout the off-season, but he didn't sign with either team - he signed with the Chicago Bulls. On July 26, DeRozan was on an episode of Club Shay Shay where discussed potentially playing for a ...
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Cyclingnews.com
Great Britain's Jack Carlin set the third fastest time of 9.306. Having raced before the Dutch duo, he was the first to break the Olympic Record set by Jason Kenny in Rio in 2016. World Record holder Nicholas Paul (Trinidad and Tobago) was fourth with a time of ...
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ABC News
TOKYO -- Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record. Dalilah Muhammad broke it, too. Only one of the world's best hurdlers could win the Olympic gold medal — and McLaughlin came out ahead in the latest installment ...
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CNN
(CNN) US hammer thrower Gwen Berry says she is "ready to change some stuff for real" after raising her fist before the women's hammer throw final at Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday. As she was introduced into the stadium, Berry raised a clenched fist, later ...
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KHON2
Former University of Hawaii wide receiver Rico Bussey will hit the field later this week when the Pittsburgh Steelers open their preseason schedule against the Cowboys in the annual NFL Hall of Fame Game on Thursday in Canton, Ohio. Bussey, who was ...
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