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Remember when folks wanted a free-spending owner like Dan Snyder for the Bears? No, really, they did Be careful what you wish for – you just might get it. Fortunately, some Bears fans didn't get their wish. About this time 20 years ago, Daniel Snyder was taking over as owner of the Washington Redskins. This came several months after then-Chairman Michael ...
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3 Caps who impressed against the Blues in preview of the season opener Nicklas Backstrom scored with less than seven seconds remaining to give the Capitals the 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday in a preseason preview of the regular-season opener. Radko Gudas and Richard Panik also scored. Here are three ...
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Your Must-See Sports Headlines for Today, September 19 Welcome to the roundup of must-see sports news from Wednesday, highlighted by Eli Manning speaking out for the first time since the Giants named Daniel Jones their new starting QB and Stephen Curry commits to play for Team USA in next summer's Tokyo ...
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Bill Cowher says Steelers trading for Minkah Fitzpatrick was right move after Ben Roethlisberger injury Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher is thrilled the team acquired safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, but it's for a different reason than many might think. The current analyst for CBS sports said trading for Fitzpatrick will help the Steelers improve on defense, which should ...
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For one of the few times this month, the ball didn't bounce the Brewers' way against Padres The ball didn't bounce the Brewers' way Wednesday night. Literally. When a ball bounces on top of the fence and bounds over for the opponent's only two runs of the game, and your apparent tying run is overturned because a batter inadvertently kicked a ball ...
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No. 2 volleyball shucks No. 1 Nebraska in four sets No. 2 women's volleyball (6-1, 0-0 Pac-12) regained the throne after upending No. 1 Nebraska (7-1, 0-0 Big Ten) in four sets on Wednesday night. In front of a record crowd of 8,632 at the Devaney Center, Stanford hit at a .296 clip, which is the highest hitting ...
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Golf Channel to air four-man skins game featuring Woods, McIlroy American viewers looking to watch a new four-man skins game exhibition in Japan featuring Tiger Woods and newly-minted FedExCup champ Rory McIlroy will be able to watch it on Golf Channel. The event, called "The Challenge: Japan Skins" and also ...
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How Drew Brees' absence could shape the NFC playoff picture Saints quarterback Drew Brees was scheduled to have surgery Wednesday after suffering a torn ligament in his right (throwing) thumb Sunday against the Rams. The injury is a blow to a Super Bowl-hungry team and the veteran's absence could go a long ...
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Steph Curry fires back after Kevin Durant criticizes Warriors offense Kevin Durant has sent some mixed messages about what he wants in his basketball situation. He was the man in Oklahoma City, co-starring with Russell Westbrook in an offense heavily predicated on isolation basketball. In search of playing a more beautiful ...
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Kushner: Attention meets momentum in Tulane's Thursday night football game on ESPN Progress doesn't occur in a straight line. But there are moments, fairly or unfairly, picked out of the sample to be magnified and judged on a grander, harsher scale. Tulane football and coach Willie Fritz are in the crosshairs of it Thursday, when the Green ...
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Wizards' Thomas has surgery, out 6-8 weeks Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas is expected to miss six to eight weeks after undergoing thumb surgery Wednesday, meaning he could miss the start of the regular season. The Wizards announced that the operation was to repair a ruptured radial ...
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Blackhawks beat Red Wings 2-1 on goals by Brandon Hagel and Duncan Keith for their 1st preseason victory The Blackhawks concluded a stretch of three games in three days with their first preseason victory, topping the Red Wings 2-1 Wednesday night at the United Center. Duncan Keith and Brandon Hagel scored for the Hawks, who took a bunch of their regulars ...
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How South Carolina weathered illness running through the roster before a big game South Carolina's football staff didn't talk about the attrition last week. But to hear Will Muschamp tell it now, the Gamecocks were running practices a little short on bodies heading into the Alabama game. "I think it was 14 last Tuesday that didn't practice," USC ...
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Wisconsin Basketball: Badgers land top targets Carlson and Crowl in 2020 Greg Gard and Wisconsin Basketball are on fire on the recruiting trail, landing two top 2020 targets in as many days in Ben Carlson and Steven Crowl. I would imagine that quite a few of those fans who consider themselves members of the "Greg Gard can't ...
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Real Madrid beaten in Champions League & Premier League news conferences As well as reaction to last night's Champions League games, we'll be bringing you the best of the Premier League news conferences, starting with Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe and Sheffield United's Chris Wilder from about 09:00 BST. Expect Wilder to be ...
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'It's something that's probably there if you want to go look for it' - CJ Stander on Springbok doping controversy Given that CJ Stander was infamously told that he was too small to ever make it as a Springbok, he could so easily have taken a wrong turn and fallen into the same trap like so many young South African players continue to do. The issue of doping in rugby is ...
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Magpies a good Melbourne Cup stayer: Buckley Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has likened his team to a "good stayer" in the Melbourne Cup as they prepare for another preliminary final after a rollercoaster season. The Magpies were once again smashed by injuries this year, and after sitting in second ...
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Proteas v India, 2nd T20: 5 talking points Cape Town - As the Proteas look to resurrect after a dismal 2019 World Cup campaign, Enoch Nkwe will already have questions over the make-up of his top order following Wednesday's crushing seven-wicket loss to India in Mohali. In his first assignment as ...
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Tessa Virtue And Scott Moir Retire From Skating, Hopefully To Spend More Time Makin' Out On Tuesday, Canadian ice dancers and two-time Olympic gold medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir officially announced their intentions to "step away" from ice dancing after their cross-Canada tour in October. Though they leave the sport perhaps the ...
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Police: Pirates' Vázquez attempted to have sex with minor GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vázquez was being held Wednesday in a Pennsylvania jail on multiple felony charges after allegedly telling investigators he attempted to have sex with an underage girl during a meeting at her ...
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Dillon Dube capitalizes on audition, leads Flames to exhibition win On this night, Dillon Dube didn't mind being the third wheel. He made a case for first star. (And settled for second.) Dube was buzzing in Wednesday's 6-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks in pre-season action at the Saddledome, clearly amped about the ...
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Seattle Sounders, FC Dallas battle to scoreless tie By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press. SEATTLE (AP) – Stefan Frei made three saves for his first shutout since July as the Seattle Sounders and FC Dallas played to a scoreless draw and picked up a crucial point in the standings on Wednesday night.
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World Cup 2022: Qatar still failing to protect workers' rights, says Amnesty International Workers in Qatar continue to be mistreated despite promises to improve rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup, Amnesty International says. A new report from the human rights group says thousands of workers are going unpaid. It adds that a new commission ...
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Twickenham to Tokyo: 'Rugby bikers' arrive at World Cup Tokyo - After cycling more than 20 000km through 27 countries from Twickenham to Tokyo, two rugby-mad fans finally arrived on Thursday with a crucial item: the referee's whistle for the opening Rugby World Cup game. Ron Rutland and James Owens have ...
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Rugby World Cup stars will cover their tattoos at times to avoid offending Japanese hosts In a nod to civility and cultural respect, Samoan and New Zealand athletes competing in the Rugby World Cup in Japan say they will cover the tattoos that blanket their arms and legs while visiting the country's communal bathing places, deferring to a culture ...
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