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Rays vs. A's takeaways: Yandy Diaz brings the power, Oakland squanders its chances and more The Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night prevailed over the Oakland Athletics in the American League Wild Card Game at [checks notes] RingCentral Coliseum (TB 5, OAK 1). So the Rays are advancing, and the A's have seen their season draw to a close.
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Heisman Forecast: Clemson's Trevor Lawrence falls behind in race after unimpressive September September gifted us just one major upset, all but putting the Pac-12's College Football Playoff hopes on life support. While the defending national champions avoided a similar plight, the first month of the season did can be seen as a setback for Clemson's ...
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Questions loom as Yankees set roster for ALDS clash with Twins NEW YORK — New nameplates greeted Yankees players in their clubhouse ahead of the Division Series against Minnesota: "OCTOBER SAVAGES" is spelled out under each number, a reference to manager Aaron Boone's famous tirade at an umpire in July.
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Pernell McPhee states the obvious about the Steelers: 'We hate each other' The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers hate each other. Just ask Pernell McPhee. "We hate each other," said the Ravens' linebacker on Wednesday. "I mean I know for sure that we hate them." Pernell McPhee doesn't mince words on how he feels ...
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Column: Walker Buehler downplays Game 1 start, but it's a big deal From wondering aloud whether the rotation order matters to offering the opinion that people make too big a deal about who pitches when, Walker Buehler did what he could to downplay the significance of his assignment. Buehler was chosen over Clayton ...
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USC's secondary is growing, but still has a long way to go USC secondary coach Greg Burns knows too much to be too satisfied. Entering a week off, the Trojans' defensive backfield has posted promising numbers. The unit has given up more than 250 passing yards just twice in five games, is holding opposing ...
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Clippers' Kawhi Leonard takes part in full-contract drills Kawhi Leonard participated in full-contact portions of practice for the first time as a Clipper on Wednesday, the team's third day of training camp, but is remaining careful about his workload. "Everything is going great right now," Leonard said. "I just don't want ...
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Packers QB Aaron Rodgers says it will be 'strange' to see former teammate Randall Cobb in Cowboys uniform The Cowboys and Green Bay Packers have met four times in the last five years, so naturally there will be no shortage of familiar faces on the sidelines of AT&T Stadium this Sunday. But none will be more familiar to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers than ...
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Possible Yankees fallout with Sanchez, Encarnacion cleared They didn't start the season healthy and they will finish it with important players on the injured list. Yet, when the Yankees face the Twins in Game 1 of the ALDS Friday night at what is expected to be a raucous Yankee Stadium, they will have two powerful ...
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Cardinals vs. Braves live stream: 2019 NLDS Game 1 prediction, pick, odds, TV channel, watch MLB playoffs online Thursday afternoon in Atlanta, the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals will open the 2019 NLDS at SunTrust Park. The Braves went 97-65 and won the NL East. The Cardinals went 91-71 to claim the NL Central. Here is the full postseason schedule.
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2019 Week 5 Key Matchups: Seahawks vs Rams The Seahawks (3-1) are home in Week 5 and are hosting the defending NFC champion Los Angeles Rams (3-1) on Thursday Night Football. The Seahawks are 26-5-1 in primetime games under Pete Carroll, including a 17-2 record at CenturyLink Field, but ...
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Arizona Cardinals' Bill Bidwill dies at 88 after nearly five decades of team ownership Nearly five decades after taking sole ownership of the Arizona Cardinals, William "Bill" Bidwill has died at the age of 88. The team confirmed the news in an announcement Wednesday, marking the end of a celebrated front-office leadership that began in 1972 ...
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For Kirk Cousins, ignorance is bliss as his confidence comes under question Mike Zimmer paused a few seconds when asked whether he feels Kirk Cousins, his highly paid and even more highly scrutinized quarterback, is losing confidence. "No, I don't think that," the Vikings coach said Wednesday. "I don't see that. He just needs to go ...
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Crosby to play in Penguins season opener against Sabres CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Sidney Crosby will play and Alex Galchenyuk will be a game-time decision for the Pittsburgh Penguins when they open the regular season against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; ATTSN-PT, MSG-B, NHL.
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Watch Marcus Sorensen score Sharks' first goal of 2019-20 NHL season The Sharks are on the board. Marcus Sorensen scored San Jose's first goal in its NHL season opener Wednesday night, cutting the rival Vegas Golden Knights' first-period lead to 2-1 at T-Mobile Arena. Sorensen with the first goal of the season ...
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Steph Curry says chemistry with D'Angelo Russell will develop quickly Steph Curry and D'Angelo Russell worked out together a couple of times over the summer. But skill development sessions aren't the same as playing 5-on-5 within the construct of an actual NBA team. On Tuesday, they finally took the floor as teammates at ...
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Scouting report on Giants shows focus on rookie QB Daniel Jones Sunday: Noon at MetLife Stadium (Ch. 9, 100.3-FM, 1130-AM). ABOUT THE Giants. • New York (2-2) has won two in a row, both started by rookie QB Daniel Jones after two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning was benched. • Pro Bowl RB Saquon Barkley ...
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Tyreek Hill returns to Chiefs practice for first time since suffering shoulder injury in season opener The 4-0 Kansas City Chiefs are very close to bringing their star wideout back into the fold. On Wednesday, head coach Andy Reid announced that Tyreek Hill would return to practice for the first time since suffering a shoulder injury during the season opener ...
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CFB 150: Top 10 arguments in college football history College football, as a sport, at its core, is about the argument. It spread across campuses in the late 1800s because many believed it would make men of its participants. It surged in popularity in the late 1900s as an agent of student body recruitment and ...
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Giants can't cave amid sudden Saquon Barkley return talk SuperSaquon Barkley doesn't do kryptonite. There he was on Wednesday morning, No. 26, a medical marvel making a mockery of modern science, on the practice field stretching and jogging and cutting lightly and sprinting — just 10 days after he went down ...
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Capitals beat Stanley Cup champion Blue 3-2 in OT in opener ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jakub Vrana scored at 2:51 of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams. Vrana beat Jordan Binnington with a wrist shot to the ...
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Washington Nationals back in LA for NLDS matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers... Washington Nationals' shortstop Trea Turner went 1 for 4 with a home run in Tuesday night's NL Wild Card win over the Milwaukee Brewers, so they earned the right to move on and face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, which starts at 8:37 PM tonight in ...
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Kenley Jansen is an evolving pitcher in a familiar role: closing for the Dodgers The seventh consecutive division title was already clinched. Their place atop the National League standings was already sealed. The Dodgers were just waiting for October to start playing consequential games again. But they found another reason for a ...
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Rashaad Penny Fantasy: Start or Sit Seahawks RB in Week 5? For weeks there's been rumblings off Chris Carson losing the reigns in the Seattle Seahawks backfield due to his inability to hold onto the football. However Carson performed admirably in Week 4, putting an end the speculation of the team looking elsewhere ...
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Titans' Taylor Lewan is back. His goal vs. Bills? 'Keep my emotions in check' For the first September in as long as he can remember, Taylor Lewan was off. It was "weird," the Titans left tackle admitted Wednesday. But he stayed busy. He trained at Vanderbilt, crediting Commodores football coach Derek Mason and strength coach ...
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How the Jets are changing practice in the hopes of jump-starting their offense FLORHAM PARK -- Whatever the Jets were doing at practice for the first three weeks of the season wasn't working. They started the season with three straight losses and looked completely out of sync in the process. So coach Adam Gase is switching things ...
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Around the SEC: Auburn QB Pat Nix won at No. 1 Florida in 1994 — now it's Bo Nix's turn BATON ROUGE — It was a rare moment in the history of football in the state of Alabama caused by a rare seismic shift in hate by Alabama fans from Auburn to Florida. On Oct. 15, 1994, Alabama fans actually hated then-Florida coach Steve Spurrier more than ...
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Thunder's Steven Adams: On trade block Adams has been made available by the Thunder, Sam Amico of AmicoHoops.net reports. The sixth-year center, who averaged 13.9 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.0 block in 33.4 minutes per game last year, has been made available for trade.
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Rabalais: Name-image-likeness fraught with issues, but change is coming to NCAA sports regardless Avery Brundage was uncompromising when it came to amateurism. Before the 1956 Summer Olympics, the American who served as president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952-72 was asked by Sports Illustrated why the IOC altered the ...
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Mitch Trubisky injury update: Bears QB day-to-day, could play Week 7 Mitch Trubisky's prognosis is looking better. Bears coach Matt Nagy said Wednesday that the quarterback is considered day-to-day, and the team is "optimistic" he'll be able to play against the Saints in Week 7, according to the Chicago Tribune. The Bears ...
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How Ben Roethlisberger gave the Steelers some 'perspective' this week It wasn't a classic moment that will find its way into sports lore. It did not elicit the same emotional response as Knute Rockne's "Win One for the Gipper" pregame speech. It did not tug on the emotional heartstrings in the manner Lou Gehrig did with his "luckiest ...
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Wild-card eavesdrops: How about this A's coach for Giants manager? The buzz from Wednesday's wild-card game at the Coliseum: How about A's quality control coach Mark Kotsay as Giants manager? He has worn many hats, both on and off the field, and knows Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi well from ...
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Former NFL WR Percy Harvin says he got high before every game to combat anxiety Former NFL wide receiver Percy Harvin acknowledged he combated anxiety during his playing days by self-medicating with marijuana, saying that he played every game of his career while high. "There's not a game – there's not a game I played that I wasn't ...
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BYU women's basketball team picked to finish second, behind Gonzaga, in WCC preseason poll Last season, BYU was the only team in the West Coast Conference to beat Gonzaga — and the Cougars did it three times. The two regular-season matchups were each decided by a single basket, but the Cougars dominated the Bulldogs 82-68 on the way to ...
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Sabres' Fog Game had it all: Unforgettable atmosphere, iconic goals, odd interruptions The Buffalo Sabres have played 4,076 regular season and playoff games in their history as they head into their 50th anniversary season. Try to pick the most memorable of all time? That's no small task. But this choice has everything you need to be No. 1.
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Gordon Monson: Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert remain central to Utah Jazz's hopes for a title One by one, and, in some cases, two by two, the Jazz entered the interview room on Monday during the team's media day at Vivint Arena. It was symbolic and fitting that Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert took their turn together. With all the moves the Jazz ...
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Pro Bowl center Alex Mack misses practice with elbow injury Falcons Pro Bowl center Alex Mack missed practice Wednesday with an elbow injury that briefly sidelined him in last week's home loss to Tennessee. Mack returned to the game after sitting out a few snaps, but is on the injury report for this week's game at ...
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H2H: Is Kyle Busch in elimination danger with Round of 12? Through three weeks of the NASCAR Playoffs, there's a question we must answer ahead of the Round of 12: Is Kyle Busch in trouble? Busch's most recent string of shaky performances started at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he brought home at ...
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'Hit me like a brick': Wallabies rocked by tragedy at Rugby World Cup Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has opened up about the shock of losing former coach Jeff Sayle, who died at 77 on Monday. The Wallabies have reportedly asked World Rugby for permission to wear black armbands for their clash against Uruguay on ...
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By the numbers: Week 4 Week 4 saw the Lions go toe-to-toe with one of the league's best Sunday, falling just short to the Kansas City Chiefs, 34-30. The loss broke Detroit's unbeaten streak (2-1-1), and now they head to their bye week with a chance to get healthy and do some ...
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PETA asks Mississippi State to retire live mascot after collision with Auburn player (Gray News) — A close call at Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday night was all the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals needed to see to revive their call for live mascots to be retired. After a sideline collision between an Auburn player and Jak — the ...
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Liverpool fined for fielding ineligible player in League Cup Liverpool has been fined 200,000 pounds ($250,000) for fielding an ineligible player in the English League Cup. Half of the fine is suspended until the end of next season. Pedro Chirivella, who came off the bench in the 63rd minute of the 2-0 victory over MK ...
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Jack is back: Wallabies looking for more mongrel against Uruguay Tokyo: The Wallabies will unleash back rowers Jack Dempsey and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto to help Australia shake off a reputation for slow starts and burst out of the blocks against Uruguay this weekend. Dempsey will make his World Cup debut and ...
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How the Braves made it to the NLDS ATLANTA -- One year after simply feeling appreciative of the chance to compete in October, the Braves enter this postseason understanding all of the success achieved over the past six months has created much greater expectations and the legitimate hope ...
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Chicago Blackhawks: Evaluating the 2019-20 roster The Chicago Blackhawks released their roster for 2019-20 and it gives plenty of reason to be excited about what is to come. The Chicago Blackhawks have announced their roster for the 2019-20 season. It was the day that all 31 teams did so, and the ...
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Rugby World Cup 2019 After some of the mismatches elsewhere, its fair to say there are no straightforward games in Pool D. Georgia v Fiji may not have earned the headlines of a South Africa v New Zealand or a Australia v Wales, but it could prove to be one of the most decisive ...
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GameDay: Flames open season in Colorado THURSDAY. Calgary Flames (50-25-7) at Colorado Avalanche (38-30-14) *. 7 p.m. MT, Pepsi Center, Sportsnet West/Sportsnet 960 The Fan. * Records from 2018-19 season. THE BIG MATCHUP. Flames G David Rittich vs. Avalanche C Nathan MacKinnon.
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Bianca Andreescu runs unbeaten streak to 16 matches, advances to round of 16 Canada's Bianca Andreescu of Canada hits a return shot against Elise Mertens of Belgium during their second round women's singles match in the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on Wednesday. (Andy Wong/The Associated Press). Canada's ...
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Erin Molan's online trolls whacked by media supporters ahead of NRL grand final Sydney Roosters · Sydney Roosters v Canberra Raiders. Erin Molan's media supporters have come out in defence of the maligned Channel Nine personality, with the latest trolling capping off what's been a pretty ordinary 12 months for Molan.
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Flames have speed and skill — and they believe. Will that be enough? Sorry, Calgary Flames fans … Despite what you were wishing during a weekend whiteout, you can't fast-forward to spring. It's not that simple. "This is my seventh year here, and it feels like we haven't accomplished … I mean … much," deadpanned Flames ...
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