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As-it-happens update February 7, 2020
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NBCSports.com
SANTA CLARA -- Not only did the 49ers let a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in the Super Bowl slip away on Sunday night, they also lost all the wins that got them closer to a championship. The 49ers' record immediately reset for the 2020 season. And, now, the ...
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NFL.com
The NFL released the list of players invited to the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine on Friday. A total of 337 prospects are invited to attend the annual event, which will take place in Indianapolis from Feb. 24 through March 1: » Trey Adams, OL, Washington
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ESPN
First baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales is retiring from baseball, he told ESPN's Marly Rivera on Friday, after a career that spanned 13 seasons and seven teams. Morales, 36, posted a combined .194 average with two home runs in 201 plate ...
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FOXSports.com
NEW YORK (AP) — It's been a bizarre and unstable offseason for the New York Mets — even by their standards. They dumped two different managers, cut Yoenis Céspedes' salary, and ownership took a swing at selling a controlling share of the franchise ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Steelers did something they've only done twice in Kevin Colbert during his 20 years in Pittsburgh - traded up in the first round of the NFL Draft. The 10th overall pick in the 2019 draft class, Devin Bush, filled a need the Steelers were searching for since ...
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The Boston Globe
While we all sit here waiting in baseball purgatory for the Red Sox to waste this golden opportunity to nix the Mookie Betts trade, I hear from the occasional fan who claims Betts is not that good in the first place. I cannot understand why anyone who actually ...
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NBCSports.com
The fallout from yesterday's trade deadline is still being felt as Jonah Bolden's tenure as a Sixer has ended and two-way player Norvel Pelle will return to the NBA team. Bolden was waived by the team Friday to allow for Pelle's contract to be converted to a full ...
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Los Angeles Times
Bill Veeck, who in his full-throttle lifetime owned the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, and thus knew a little about baseball, once observed, "Roger Kahn is doomed to go through life having everything he writes compared ...
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CBSSports.com
Friday's NBA DFS player pool is stocked to overflow with 16 teams' worth of players. James Harden (NBA-best 35.4 points per game) and Russell Westbrook play the second game of a road back-to-back when their Rockets take on the Suns at 9 p.m. ET.
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Washington Post
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney first task after the Tigers' national title loss was crystal clear: Make sure his players weren't crushed by the defeat. After all, a good chunk of Clemson's roster — including quarterback Trevor Lawrence — had ...
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NBCSports.com
VOORHEES, N.J. — Shayne Gostisbehere whipped his stick so far, it cleared the glass and hit the wall behind the bench at Flyers Skate Zone. Shortly after Friday's practice finished, Gostisbehere abruptly ended his extra work and stormed off the ice to the ...
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NBCSports.com
There's a saying in sports that goes like this: If you're projected to be bad, at least be fun. The Giants seem to be big fans of that idea. San Francisco already brought back Pablo Sandoval for the 2020 season, and NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic has ...
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ESPN
Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler will be out for Friday night's game with the Sacramento Kings. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said at shootaround that an MRI on Butler's shoulder came back clean, but he won't play in Sacramento. Butler sustained what the Heat ...
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CBSSports.com
The Houston Roughnecks will attempt to ride a pass-heavy offense to victory when they host the Los Angeles Wildcats in their 2020 XFL season opener on Saturday. Kickoff from John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium is set for 5 p.m. ET. Houston's June ...
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Bleacher Report
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others in Calabasas, California, on Jan. 26 and said it didn't find any visible evidence of an engine failure. Stefanie Dazio of ...
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Bleacher Report
Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a charity match played at the Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on Friday. The match was created to raise money for the Roger Federer Foundation, which provides education and athletic training to children ...
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The Dallas Morning News
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told The Dallas Morning News Friday morning the organization's goal is to avoid placing a franchise tag on quarterback Dak Prescott. The Cowboys held talks with Prescott's agents last summer and Jones ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The big question whenever the Browns hire a new defensive coordinator has been answered: They are not switching schemes under Joe Woods. Woods was officially announced as defensive coordinator on Friday. He joins the Browns ...
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Sports Illustrated
Cole Anthony knows that UNC hasn't had the most successful season so far, but he also knows that beating Duke can cure a lot of ills. "We play well as a team this next game, people are going to forget about that last loss. They're only going to worry about this ...
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Sports Illustrated
Dane Brugler of The Athletic has released his latest mock draft. Like many that have been released in the last week or so, Detroit is not standing pat and selecting at No. 3. Brugler proposes this trade being made between the Lions and Miami Dolphins:.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
SUNRISE, Fla. — Last season, the Penguins ranked near the bottom of the NHL in odd-man rushes against, too often asking Matt Murray to be more of a gymnast than a goalie. None of his padded NHL peers faced them more frequently. It caught up to them ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Golden State Warriors waived forward Marquese Chriss earlier this season, but now they want to keep him around. According to ESPN insider Bobby Marks, the Warriors have signed Chriss to a two-year contract. This was basically a no-brainer for the ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Swagger, the 145-pound bull mastiff that ran out of the tunnel before the Browns for every game at FirstEnergy Stadium from 2014 until last October, passed away after a battle with cancer and a stroke. He was 6 years old.
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns and WEWS Channel 5 will continue their five-year relationship as the team's official flagship TV station for preseason games and year-round programming. The long-term agreement was reached Friday.
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ClutchPoints
(Reuters) - Usain Bolt has some advice for speedy Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill: Forget trying to make the U.S. team for the Tokyo Olympics. "No chance," the retired 100 and 200 metres world record holder told NBCSports.com when asked ...
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NPR
The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team could punch a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Friday night with a win over Mexico. Their CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying semifinal match in Carson, Calif., begins at 10 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on FS1.
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mlive.com
Smith (elbow) signed a minor-league deal with the Tigers on Friday, freelance baseball writer Robert Murray reports. Smith is recovery from Tommy John surgery but could be ready to pitch as soon as late March. He signed with the Tigers last offseason as ...
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ESPN
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Cody Ceci will miss at least a month after suffering an ankle injury during Wednesday's loss to the New York Rangers, according to the team. Ceci will be placed on injured reserve and is considered out indefinitely, with a ...
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Call to the Pen
Rob Manfred claims that allowing the Tampa Bay Rays to play a portion of their schedule in Montreal is the best way to keep the team in Florida. Instead, it is the first step to relocation. Back in December, it appeared as though the Tampa Bay Rays were going ...
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Newsday
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, Jimmie Johnson (48) races down the front stretch during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. As he prepares for his final season of full-time racing, the most accomplished ...
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Paulick Report
Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law, impressive winner of the Holy Bull (G3) Feb. 1 in his sophomore debut, will return to Gulfstream Park for his next start in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) March 28. Sackatoga's managing partner Jack Knowlton confirmed the ...
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OCRegister
With the calendar turned to February, USC has eight games left in the regular season before the Pac-12 tournament begins. So the opportunities for the Trojans to bolster their résumé for March Madness are dwindling. Which makes USC's loss to No.
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Hoops Habit
In exchange for Isaiah Thomas and Jordan McRae, the Washington Wizards have acquired Shabazz Napier and Jerome Robinson at the deadline. The Washington Wizards' trade deadline on Thursday was quiet but efficient. Washington used their two ...
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AthlonSports.com
Sunday's XFL opening weekend slate will feature a duel between a pair of expected contenders. The New York Guardians will host the Tampa Bay Vipers in game three of this weekend's four-game slate. The Guardians are the second XFL franchise to call ...
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numberFire
Atlanta Hawks small forward De'Andre Hunter has been removed from the injury report for Friday's game against the Boston Celtics. What It Means: Hunter was previously upgraded from questionable to probable for a left ankle issue that recently cost him two ...
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Washington Times
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Ernie Els brought big changes to the International team in the Presidents Cup, and then he added one more he wants to see. He doesn't think someone should be captain more than once. Els tells the golf blog "Morning Read" ...
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Giants Wire
Retired New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and his brother, NFL legend Peyton Manning, have embraced retirement in grand style this week, taking part in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in California. The two appeared loose ...
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