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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ February 18, 2021
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	ESPN Sources: Philadelphia Eagles trade QB Carson Wentz to Indianapolis Colts for two draft picks ESPN The Eagles will receive the 85th overall pick in this year's draft, and the conditional second-rounder can become a first-round pick based on Wentz's playing time, according to sources. Wentz needs to play ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Six-game series among changes to minor leagues ESPN MLB reduced affiliated farm teams to 120 from 160 in the first season after the end of the Professional Baseball Agreement between Major League Baseball and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, which governed the minors. The ... Flag as irrelevant
	NHL.com NHL On Tap: Islanders visit Penguins riding eight-game point streak NHL.com The Rangers have been outscored 11-4 and shut out twice during their 0-3-1 skid. New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET (NHLN, ATTSN-PT, MSG+ ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Court Report: Selection committee chair Mitch Barnhart explains new NCAA Tournament seeding process CBSSports.com CBS: How much of a strain are bracketing principles on S-curve ideology, particularly in a year where we could ultimately have five teams from the Big Ten and/or Big 12 competing for top 20 overall seeding? Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Michigan Wolverines QB Joe Milton enters NCAA transfer portal ESPN Michigan quarterback Joe Milton entered his name in the transfer portal on Thursday. The third-year quarterback will have three years of eligibility remaining, as the NCAA has granted an extra year of eligibility and Milton has not used his redshirt season yet. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Boston Red Sox Chris Sale 'on track' after Tommy John surgery ESPN Sale underwent Tommy John surgery last March to repair his ulnar collateral ligament after posting the worst season of his career in 2019, posting a 4.40 ERA in 25 starts. Currently, the lefty is throwing every other day on flat ground, building day-by day-by-day ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Cornerback Pierre Desir donates 10K meals to Houston ESPN Free-agent cornerback Pierre Desir donated 10,000 meals to the Houston Food Bank this week to help an area devastated by blast of wintry weather. Desir, a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, doesn't have any connection to ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Dolphins' potential upgrades on offense: Chris Godwin, DeVonta Smith ESPN DAVIE, Fla. -- Getting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa upgraded playmakers is a top priority for the Miami Dolphins this offseason. The Dolphins' lack of offensive juice was an eye-opening issue, particularly in the second half of the 2020 season. Wide receiver ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated 2021 Key Offseason Dates and Their Effects on the New York Giants Sports Illustrated (The non-exclusive tag would still allow for Williams to negotiate with other teams, but any team that signs him would owe the Giants two first-round draft picks.) By the way, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Closer Trevor Rosenthal, Oakland Athletics reach 1-year, $11M deal, sources say ESPN The right-hander was 1-0 with 11 saves and a 1.90 ERA in 23 relief appearances last season for Kansas City and San Diego, which acquired him on Aug. 29. He joined the Padres in the middle of a rebound season after struggling with injuries and poor ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Toronto Blue Jays to begin season in Florida due to COVID-19 restrictions ESPN Toronto announced Thursday it will play the first two homestands of the season in Dunedin because of Canadian government restrictions during the pandemic. Team president Mark Shapiro said a return to Buffalo is a likely option in June ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Three Takeaways from the LA Clippers' Loss to the Utah Jazz Sports Illustrated It's never easy to win a game against one of the league's best teams, let alone when your team is without its two best players. That's the challenge the LA Clippers faced on Wednesday night when they took on the Utah Jazz without Kawhi Leonard and Paul ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com How 10 NFL teams with the least salary cap space can help themselves ahead of 2021 season CBSSports.com But a handful of teams are likely to be quieter because of their own doing. Unlike the Jets and Jaguars of the league, who are eager to spend big with all kinds of cap room entering the new year, a dozen different franchises are projected to be over the cap at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Michael McDowell not defined or changed by 2021 Daytona 500 victory FOXSports.com By Bob Pockrass FOX Sports NASCAR Reporter. Michael McDowell, who will forever be introduced as the 2021 Daytona 500 champion, won't let winning the Daytona 500 define him. He can't. After going 357 Cup starts without a win, he can't pretend that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Cleveland Indians bring back crafty lefty Oliver Pérez ESPN CLEVELAND -- - The Indians are bringing back reliable and crafty reliever Oliver Pérez. The 39-year-old agreed Thursday to a minor league deal with Cleveland, which also invited the left-hander to big league training camp. Pérez. has spent the past three ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com UCLA vs. Arizona odds, line: 2021 college basketball picks, Feb. 18 predictions from proven computer model CBSSports.com UCLA is 14-5 overall and 9-0 at home while Arizona is 14-7 overall and 4-3 on the road. The conference rivals have been arguably the most successful programs in the league and UCLA has dominated the series of late. Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Steelers' JuJu Smith-Schuster Lays Out Biggest Wants in Free Agency Decision Sports Illustrated PITTSBURGH -- "Right now, I'm still a Steeler until free agency." Outside of Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers' biggest name this offseason is wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. The 24-year-old Pro Bowler is set to become an unrestricted free agent ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Former Nationals 2B Brian Dozier announces retirement from MLB Yahoo Sports The Twins, who drafted Dozier in the eighth round out of the University of Southern Mississippi in 2009, released a tribute video Thursday. For everything you've ... Flag as irrelevant
	Buccaneers.com A Draft with Impact | SS Mailbag Buccaneers.com The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are currently slated to pick 32nd in the opening round of the 2021 NFL Draft, a fact that will serve as my latest mechanism to shoehorn into every article the other fact that the Buccaneers are the reigning NFL champions. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN McDonald's All American boys and girls high school basketball games canceled for second straight year ESPN The McDonald's All American Games will not take place for the second year in a row amid the COVID-19 pandemic. McDonald's announced over 700 girls and boys nominees for the 2021 games on Thursday. It will announce its completed 48-player roster ... Flag as irrelevant
	Colts.com NFL.com Ranks Colts' 2020 Draft Class As Best In League Colts.com Gennaro Filice: "Halfway through his rookie campaign, Taylor was a disappointment, running indecisively to the tune of just 3.8 yards per carry over his first nine games. But he seemed to find his NFL footing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Talking Chop Eight storylines to follow as Braves begin Spring Training Talking Chop Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers have reported to North Port and will hold their first workout on Thursday. The Braves acted early this offseason in hopes of solidifying their rotation with the additions of veterans Charlie Morton and Drew Smyly. After a long ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Sports Jayon Brown: It would be huge to stay with the Titans NBC Sports Originally a fifth-round pick in 2017, Brown has become a critical defensive piece, serving as the Titans' defensive signal-caller. He recorded a sack, an interception, eight passes defensed, five tackles for loss, and two forced fumbles in last season. Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Detroit Lions Sign Joel Heath to Futures Deal Sports Illustrated Heath chose to opt-out of the 2020 NFL season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to playing with the Denver Broncos, the veteran defensive end signed with the Texans after going undrafted in 2016 from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports WATCH: Jayson Tatum scores 35 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists vs. Hawks Yahoo Sports Still, it was a promising performance to see the Duke product put up that kind of scoring on 11-of-21 shooting with 11 trips to the line and 10 of them successful. Tatum also pulled down 6 rebounds and as many assists for one of his better outings of the season. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Royals' pitcher Danny Duffy changes jersey number to honor late teammate USA TODAY Kansas City Royals' starting pitcher Danny Duffy will change his jersey number from 41 to 30 to honor former teammate Yordano Ventura, who was killed in a motor accident in 2017. Duffy and Ventura were part of the Royals' 2015 World Series team, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated LeBron James' Hard Foul on Joel Embiid Still Affects the Sixers Center Sports Illustrated After the matchup, both Embiid and Sixers head coach Doc Rivers mentioned that the plan was to have the veteran center play a few minutes in the second half and then have him sit for the remainder of the game to rest his back. Flag as irrelevant
	Pelicans.com 24 Seconds presented by Ibotta: Zion Williamson Pelicans.com Whether he's swatting a shot into the Smoothie King Center stands, or soaring to throw down an alley oop slam, Zion Williamson often exudes joy on the basketball court. He's always loved the game, which was his favorite sport from around the time he was ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Lara Gut-Behrami wins second gold medal, edges Mikaela Shiffrin in giant slalom ESPN Mikaela Shiffrin, meanwhile, earned a silver medal to give her one of each color - and with her best event still to come. Gut-Behrami edged Shiffrin for gold in the giant slalom on Thursday ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Tim Tebow Announces His Professional Baseball Career Has Come To An End Forbes The New York Mets' grand Tim Tebow experiment ended Wednesday after nearly five years, when the club announced that the former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback is retiring from professional baseball and Tebow thanked his many supporters. Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times Bruce Arians on Bucs' free agents: 'I don't think any of them want to leave' Tampa Bay Times The Bucs coach was a bit more — how to say it? — sobering. "If (the money) is close, I think our guys really want to stay," Arians said during a ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Sports Chicago NBA schedules Bulls-Pistons in place of postponed Hornets game NBC Sports Chicago But then, something funny happened. Two things, actually. There was the lineup adjustment made by Donovan to replace Coby White, Patrick Williams and Wendell Carter Jr. with Tomáš Satoranský, Denzel Valentine and Thad Young to open the third. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Watch Doc Rivers clown reporter for Zoom background during postgame press conference Yahoo Sports Think again. Late in his Zoom conference call with reporters after the win, Jackson Frank - a basketball reporter who writes for UPROXX, FanSided, and Liberty Ballers - was called on to ask Rivers a ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Chicago Allen Robinson Sheds Light on Bears Contract Extension Talks NBC Chicago "Unfortunately we've come to what seems to be a fork in the road," Robinson said via Go Long. "But not even a fork. We haven't even been given a viable option to be able to do those things that we want to do without sacrificing a ridiculous amount pretty much ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports NASCAR's Michael Waltrip joins Tony Stewart/Ray Evernham SRX series for 2021 Yahoo Sports Waltrip's first Cup victory (after a 462-race winless streak) came 20 years ago today in the 2001 Daytona 500. The Fox Sports analyst would win three more times in Cup and also has 11 Xfinity Series victories and a Camping World Truck Series win. Flag as irrelevant
	UMTerps.com Costes Named to Golden Spikes Award Watch List UMTerps.com CARY, N.C. – Maryland junior first baseman Maxwell Costes was named to the 2021 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List, USA Baseball announced Thursday. Costes becomes just the fifth Terp in program history to contend for the award, which is ... Flag as irrelevant
	UKAthletics No. 17 Kentucky Welcomes LSU to Memorial Coliseum Friday UKAthletics LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 17 University of Kentucky women's basketball team will look to secure its first three-game winning streak in league play this season as its plays host to the LSU Tigers on Friday at 2 p.m. ET inside Memorial Coliseum. Kentucky and ... Flag as irrelevant
	masslive.com SheBelieves Cup 2021: Live stream, TV scheduled, how to watch women's soccer masslive.com The 2021 cup will air on FOX Sports 1 (in English) and TUDN (Spanish broadcast) via your TV provider. If you don't have cable, you can watch the game online for free by signing up for a free trial of fuboTV or Sling. Flag as irrelevant
	Soonersports.com Ruffcorn, Tredaway Preseason All-Americans Soonersports.com He went 1-0 with five saves and a 0.00 ERA in seven appearances during the shortened 2020 season. He notched 12 strikeouts and allowed no runs, just three hits and one walk in 8.0 innings of work, limiting opponents to a .115 batting average against him. Flag as irrelevant
	Charlotte Observer Sorry, ACC basketball fans. Only a select few will be allowed at this year's tournaments. Charlotte Observer The ACC still has not addressed rumblings that some teams could consider opting out of the conference tournament as a safeguard to be eligible for the NCAA tournament. The NCAA moved its entire tournament to the state of Indiana with most games being ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Sun-Times Nebraska beats Northwestern to end losing streak Chicago Sun-Times Kate Cain matched a career-high with 22 points, Isabelle Bourne had 21 points and a career-best 17 rebounds, and Nebraska pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat No. 24 Northwestern 71-64 on Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Nebraska (10-9 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wichita Eagle Is Houston a must-win game for Wichita State's NCAA chances? Bracketologists weigh in Wichita Eagle Joe Lunardi, the face of bracketology on ESPN, did not have the answer Wichita State fans were looking for when discussing the Shockers' March Madness chances this season. When asked on Twitter earlier this week where the Shockers would rise in his ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Philadelphia Inquirer Flyers' Claude Giroux: Out next two games CBSSports.com Giroux (COVID-19 protocols) won't play in Thursday's game against the Rangers or Sunday's game versus the Bruins, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. Giroux remains in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols and still doesn't have a definitive timeline ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Arizona State vs. USC odds, line: 2021 college basketball picks, Feb. 17 predictions from proven model CBSSports.com The Trojans are 17-3 overall and 10-1 at home, while Arizona State is 7-9 overall and 2-2 on the road. USC has won six of the last 10 meetings between these two teams. Flag as irrelevant
	The Fayetteville Observer Duke makes powerful statement in blowout win over Wake Forest, first game without Jalen Johnson The Fayetteville Observer Instead of focusing on one empty locker, Duke focused on the talent that remained, dominating Wake Forest 84-60 at Joel Coliseum while putting the rest of the ACC on notice with three weeks left in the regular season. Flag as irrelevant
	NASCAR on NBC Sports Roush Fenway becomes 1st carbon neutral NASCAR team Minneapolis Star Tribune DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Roush Fenway Racing set a goal to reduce its carbon footprint even as it raced a pair of gas-guzzling cars all across the country. The initiative started with small environmentally conscious measures that eventually grew into a ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com All eyes on Ohio State vs. Michigan showdown FOXSports.com Granted, there have been a handful of other high-profile games this season such as Baylor vs. Illinois or Gonzaga vs. Iowa. You could argue both of those games had more individual talent on display and featured a "better" combination of teams. Flag as irrelevant
	Sky Sports The EFL has approved the takeover of Sunderland by Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, who becomes chairman with immediate effect. Sky Sports French billionaire-heir Louis-Dreyfus, 23, has acquired a majority shareholding in the Sky Bet League One club, with Stewart Donald, Juan Sartori and Charlie Methven each retaining a minority shareholding. Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Former UCLA Star Jen Brady To Face Naomi Osaka For Australian Open Title Forbes "I'm obviously pretty excited to be in the finals here at the Australian Open," she said in her on-court interview. "It's an incredible achievement. I think it will be ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSAW UW planning to allow fans at Badgers football games WSAW MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The University of Wisconsin plans to let fans back into Camp Randall Stadium when the Badgers football season kicks off this fall. Athletics Director Barry Alvarez made the announcement Thursday morning in a video statement ... Flag as irrelevant
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