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As-it-happens update March 18, 2020
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NFL.com
The free agency period is an opportunity for players to land lucrative paydays or find better team fits, while also serving as another avenue for teams to upgrade and improve their rosters. But a fairly basic premise -- players sign contracts with teams they want ...
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ESPN
METAIRIE, La. -- For years, Sean Payton has admitted that letting safety Malcolm Jenkins go in 2014 was one of his biggest regrets. So the New Orleans Saints didn't hesitate to scoop him back up after the Philadelphia Eagles decided not to exercise the 2020 ...
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Bleacher Report
The 2020 legal tampering period is underway, and a flurry of moves happened over the last 24 hours. We saw a number of big-name players change teams via free agency or trades who could shift the NFL's balance of power. Some of those puzzle pieces fit ...
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Bleacher Report
The official start to 2020 NFL free agency isn't until 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. However, anyone who has followed the NFL over the past few years knows that no one waits for the official start. The "legal tampering" window opened on Monday, and several ...
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Bleacher Report
Technically, NFL free agency hasn't started. And yet unofficially, the majority of the top names on the open market have already found homes for 2020. Throw in several blockbuster trades and the NFL landscape has been completely shaken up in the last 24 ...
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CBSSports.com
When the Houston Texans decided to send DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals to open up NFL free agency, there wasn't an eyebrow around the league that went unraised or a head left unscratched. Arguably the best wide receiver in the NFL, the ...
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NFL.com
Chicago explored its options and has a very notable new one under center. LATEST ANALYSIS › Winners, losers from Brady's signing › FA tracker: Key additions for each team › Top 101 free agents of 2020. The Bears are acquiring quarterback Nick Foles in ...
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Bleacher Report
The Kansas City Chiefs and defensive end Frank Clark have reportedly agreed to convert $5 million of his 2020 base salary into a signing bonus to create more salary-cap space with free agency set to begin Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. Mike Garafolo of the NFL ...
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USA TODAY
The Latest on NFL free agency. Teams can begin making agreements with free agents official as the league's business season begins Wednesday. All times EDT: ___. 1:20 p.m.. The Detroit Lions have agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with defensive ...
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The New York Times
Want more basketball in your inbox? Sign up for Marc Stein's weekly N.B.A. newsletter here. The truest reply to pretty much any question about the N.B.A.'s hopes for restarting its shuttered 2019-20 season is that none of us have the answers. Can the league ...
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Bleacher Report
Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love believes he and his fellow athletes have an obligation to step up amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Obviously it's been an incredibly stressful time for a number of people," Love said Wednesday on Today. "As the show just ...
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ESPN
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos continue to work the trade market for their big-ticket additions this offseason. The team made its second significant trade of the offseason Wednesday when they acquired five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jurrell ...
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Sports Illustrated
Illinois men's basketball has a rich history of playing on March 18 that includes some of the memorable postseason moments of its program. Due to the concerns over the COVID-19 novel coronavirus epidemic, the NCAA released a statement Thursday ...
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Patriots.com
Quarterback. Football's most glamorous position. And arguably its most difficult to cultivate. For more than a quarter-century, this hasn't been a concern for New England. Since 1993, the Patriots have enjoyed the luxury of not one, but two franchise QBs. At the ...
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nj.com
The numbers are rolling in on the contracts for the Giants' two big free agent signings and it seems the Giants are changing their philosophy on how they structure big deals. The logic is sound, actually, too. Introducing Giants Extra: Sign up for a free trial now.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
We awoke Wednesday to a new NFC South. Carolina appears to have a new quarterback. His name's Teddy Bridgewater. Tampa Bay has a new quarterback. His name's … well, you know. New Orleans still has Drew Brees. (And Taysom Hill, the NFL's most ...
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Forbes
Miami general manager Chris Grier was elevated to his position to be the antithesis of former football boss Mike Tannenbaum, whose wild free-agent spending sprees had not resulted in even one playoff victory for the Dolphins. But with approximately $100 ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Welcome to Paul Zeise's weekly mailbag, where the Post-Gazette columnist and 93.7 The Fan radio host answers your questions about sports, life and everything in between. You can also chat about all sports with Paul at noon Thursdays. If you want to ask a ...
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Yahoo Sports
More leagues are canceling their seasons due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), as the USHL and NAHL both recently made such announcements. The USHL is the top junior hockey league in the U.S., while the NAHL represents Tier II.
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Sports Illustrated
The Rams are willing to trade running back Todd Gurley in the offseason, NFL Network's Michael Silver reports. Gurley signed a four-year, $60 million contract extension with Los Angeles in July 2018. But the Rams are reportedly currently looking to offload ...
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Baseball America
Major league teams can still sign international players—they just can't scout them. While much of that focus centers around the big-ticket international signings that occur every year on July 2, the new rules from Major League Baseball this week will have a ...
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CBSSports.com
In the wake of the abrupt ending to the 2019-20 college basketball season, the final AP Top 25 looks quite similar to what the penultimate AP Top 25 looked like a week ago. Kansas remains the No. 1 team in the sport and Gonzaga stays at No. 2, while ...
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nj.com
After spending big in the first wave of free agency, the Giants began the process of cutting players to create additional cap space Wednesday. The Giants opted not to pick up the option on Antoine Bethea's contract, making the safety a free agent immediately, ...
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Sports Illustrated
It has officially been one week since the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Detroit Pistons at the Wells Fargo Center for a regularly scheduled matchup. Although the NBA was making some slight changes to the daily operations of a game, no change was crazy ...
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ESPN
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner easily won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska, one of the few U.S. sporting events not canceled by concerns over the coronavirus. Waerner crossed the finish line in Nome, Alaska, ...
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Forbes
That the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo organizers are holding firm is beyond doubt. In Olympos, Greece, on March 12, they staged a fine ceremony with actors and dancers in ancient costume on March 12 to light the torch, which was taken in ...
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The Indianapolis Star
BLOOMINGTON – Whenever the college basketball calendar can resume, IU coach Archie Miller will have to resolve a series of questions that could turn the Hoosiers into a fringe Big Ten contender next winter.
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CBSSports.com
Standing on the outside looking in of the lightweight title picture has been a rather precarious perch for Justin Gaethje given the number of uncertainties regarding the division's future and that of his own. Despite recent assurances from UFC president Dana ...
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Montgomery Advertiser
College football will be back, though the particulars remain a wait-and-see topic for Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey. Amid the overwhelming national uncertainty surrounding the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affecting daily ...
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al.com
Auburn's 2019-20 season was cut short due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, with the SEC discontinuing the league tournament and the NCAA canceling March Madness. Bruce Pearl's team was robbed of a third straight NCAA Tournament ...
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The Mercury News
The 49ers on Wednesday reportedly agreed to terms to re-sign backup center Ben Garland on a one-year deal. The agreement will pay Garland $2.25 million for the 2020 season, reported the NFL Network, citing a source. Garland figured to be high on the ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Happy NFL New Year! The league's new year officially opens today at 4 p.m. EST. Of course, most of what will go down when the ball drops and the poppers explode -- We do those things for the league new year, right? -- is already ...
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INFORUM
UND junior forward is aiming to become the program's third winner, joining Tony Hrkac and Ryan Duncan. Written By: Brad Elliott Schlossman | Mar 18th 2020 - 12pm. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Reddit Share to ...
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Bleeding Green Nation
Today very well may be Alshon Jeffery's last day as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. ESPN's Field Yates notes that teams can officially begin to designate players as post-June 1 cuts after the new league year begins at 4:00 PM Eastern. Effective after 4 ...
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NBCSports.com
Joe underwent surgery for testicular cancer Tuesday, the outfielder announced on his personal Instagram page. The surgery explains why Joe left camp for unknown reasons back in late February. Joe says that the issue was caught early and is curable.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman won't step up to the plate for the foreseeable future, but he did step up in helping his community on Wednesday. Freeman pledged to donate $50,000 to the Atlanta Food Bank, $50,000 to Giving Kitchen and $25,000 to ...
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Omaha World-Herald
Seton Hall's Myles Powell threw his arms up in the air in frustration as a strutting Ty-Shon Alexander smirked because yet another open jump shot had just splashed through the net and reignited the home fans' frenzy. Either an adjustment was botched or it ...
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Call to the Pen
With the 2020 MLB season delayed Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander had a surgical procedure done on his groin to ensure he'll be 100% by opening day. For baseball fans, the downtime with no baseball has been excruciating. For the Houston Astros, ...
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SNY.tv
The Jets may not have a good one yet, but at least they're finally on their way. By Ralph Vacchiano | 12:44PM. Share: Jets GM Joe Douglas. Ralph Vacchiano | Facebook | Twitter | Archive. From the first day he arrived at Jets headquarters, Joe Douglas made ...
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Roanoke Times
Following an eight-game winning streak to end the regular season, Virginia has been ranked 16th in the final Associated Press men's basketball top 25 poll. The Cavaliers (23-7) moved up from 17th in the final regular-season poll. The final poll was released ...
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WTAJ - www.wearecentralpa.com
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Senior captain Brandon Biro (Sherwood Park, Alberta) became the fifth Nittany Lion in program history to ink an NHL contract on Wednesday morning after agreeing to terms on a two-year, entry-level deal with the Buffalo Sabres that begins ...
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Niner Noise
After trading away Pro Bowler DeForest Buckner, the San Francisco 49ers made a less-heralded but necessary move by bringing back Ronald Blair on a one-year deal before he hit NFL free agency. On initial observation, the San Francisco 49ers didn't make ...
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Vacaville Reporter
Goes to Spain. Comes home. Has fluid in lungs, SOB, sore throat, and dry cough. But because I'm "too healthy" to be hospitalized they refuse to administer me a COVID-19 test and tell me I'm good to go home and fly back to Florida in a couple days! I love it # ...
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Edmonton Sun
They're on their way home now, returning from teams you've never seen play on television or likely even checked out in a set of standings. Some of them may have grown up down the street from you, gone to the same schools or minor hockey programs.
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BBC News
The Le Mans 24 Hours, scheduled to take place on 13-14 June, has been postponed and rearranged for 19-20 September because of the coronavirus outbreak. Organisers say it is the "appropriate solution" in the circumstances. "Today it is a question of ...
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WNDU-TV
NOTRE DAME, Ind. (WNDU) A Notre Dame student who was studying abroad in London has tested positive for coronavirus, the university announced Wednesday. The student traveled from London to their home in the United States, and they did not come ...
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