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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ April 16, 2020
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	ESPN GM Brett Veach: Retaining players, continuity give Chiefs edge amid pandemic ESPN The Kansas City Chiefs could return as many as 20 of the 22 players who started for them in Super Bowl LIV and 16 of the 24 backups and special-teams players. General manager Brett Veach said Thursday he believes this continuity will give the Chiefs an ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Browns committed to building around core group of young players, says Paul DePodesta ESPN Cleveland Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta said Thursday that despite wholesale changes to the coaching staff and front office this offseason, the team is not looking to break up its young core of players. That includes star wide receiver Odell ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report NFL Draft 2020: Reviewing Latest 1st-Round Expert Mocks With 1 Week Remaining Bleacher Report The words are so close you can almost hear them bouncing off the walls of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's basement. "With the first pick of the 2020 NFL draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select...Joe Burrow, quarterback, LSU." Notice how we're confidently ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Should Patriots trade for OJ Howard? That's a tough question NBCSports.com The Patriots can't afford to waste their draft picks this year. So with the news that O.J. Howard, a tight end who had two good seasons after being chosen in the first round in 2017, is on the trade block, the Patriots should have a lot of thinking and deliberating to ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Dolphins GM calls both Justin Herbert, Tua Tagovailoa talented players ESPN The most interesting unknown entering the 2020 NFL draft might be whether the Miami Dolphins will select Oregon's Justin Herbert or Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa with their No. 5 pick if both are available. The man who will make that call -- Dolphins general ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com For Saints, draft could help end recent run of playoff pain FOXSports.com NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and coach Sean Payton could transform legacies by finding a big-play talent or two in the NFL draft. Chances are running out for star quarterback Drew Brees to play in a second Super Bowl. Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Broncos' Elway building around his quarterback for a change FOXSports.com ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (AP) — For the first time in four years, John Elway didn't spend his offseason analyzing quarterbacks ad nauseam. He's set at QB at long last with second-year pro Drew Lock, who won four of his five starts last season, his only loss ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Leonard Fournette Explains Logic behind Pushing for Cam Newton to the Jaguars Sports Illustrated Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette made waves locally when he posted a picture on Instagram at the end of March that suggested he wanted the Jaguars to pursue free agent quarterback Cam Newton. The former MVP has been connected ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Seahawks NFL Draft Profile: Leki Fotu Sports Illustrated Over the course of the next several weeks, the Seahawks and 31 other teams will be evaluating the latest crop of incoming talent in preparation for the 2020 NFL Draft. Up next in our prospect profiles series, the Seahawks lost an underrated part of their ... Flag as irrelevant
	HoustonTexans.com Texans Transcript | Bill O'Brien HoustonTexans.com HEAD COACH AND GENERAL MANAGER BILL O'BRIEN. Opening Statement. "First and foremost I just want to reach out to all of you and just hope that everybody is healthy and safe. This is a very unusual time in our country, and I think before we dive into ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Indians' Francona intrigued by MLB options to start season FOXSports.com CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians manager Terry Francona is intrigued by some of the options being thrown by Major League Baseball to start the season at some point. He's also accepting it won't look like anything anyone has seen. Speaking from his home in ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN What we know right now about the PGA Tour's return in June ESPN The PGA Tour announced Thursday that it hopes to be back in action in June, becoming the first major U.S. professional sport to announce its scheduled return after the coronavirus pandemic. The PGA Tour hopes to play 14 more events in 2019-20, starting ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Redskins may get difference maker at No. 2 with Chase Young FOXSports.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The locker room hadn't even been cleaned out when Dwayne Haskins broached the silver lining of the Redskins' 3-13 season. "Two words: Chase Young," Haskins said. "That's all I got to say." It's Ron Rivera's first offseason as coach ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Optimism growing that NBA can salvage season, but location and format are still up in air, report says CBSSports.com With play suspended since March 12 and lost revenue -- for both players and teams -- piling up at enormous rates, the NBA is turning considering any and all options to salvage any portion of the 2019-20 season. Each team has between 13 and 16 regular ... Flag as irrelevant
	Charlotte Observer LA Rams seek depth with no 1st-rd pick for 4th straight year FOXSports.com LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams haven't made a first-round draft selection since picking quarterback Jared Goff back in 2016. They don't have a first-round pick in the upcoming draft, and they don't have a first-rounder next season, either. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY USC QB Daniels enters transfer portal; lost job to Slovis FOXSports.com LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California quarterback J.T. Daniels has entered the transfer portal. Daniels announced his plan Thursday. Coach Clay Helton says he would welcome Daniels back if he decides to stay at USC, where Kedon Slovis claimed ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com 49ers seek payoff in draft from Buckner trade FOXSports.com The San Francisco 49ers took a step back at the start of the new league year when they traded away defensive anchor DeForest Buckner to Indianapolis. The Niners now get to start seeing the results of that deal with an extra first-round pick at No. 13 overall ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Hey, Teach! Chase Utley weighs in on quarantine, playing ball with no fans in seats NBCSports.com The greatest second baseman in Phillies history is now a math teacher. Or at least he was for a while. Over the past couple of weeks, Chase Utley's son, Ben, has been taking his school lessons with his regular second-grade teachers and classmates via ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times NFL draft: Georgia RB D'Andre Swift hopes teams see his potential Los Angeles Times The Times examines the top prospects ahead of the NFL draft, to be held April 23-25. He is the latest in a line of star-studded Georgia backs bound for the NFL, following in the formidable footsteps of Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, but ask D'Andre ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Why President Trump is right to prioritize sports as America tries to reopen for business NBCSports.com String me along like bait off a trawler. Offer periodic reassurance that sports could return in a matter of weeks, every month, for the next year. Feed me scenarios about Holiday Inn Express quarantines and dugout nasal swabs and holding the NBA Finals in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Rangers' Kyle Gibson Helps Raise Nearly $1 Million For Childhood Hunger Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Sports Illustrated A league-wide initiative by all 30 clubs in Major League Baseball and over 50 Major League players has raised nearly $1 million, providing over four million meals to help prevent childhood hunger in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Growing Buzz Cleveland Browns Intend To Trade Down, Select Offensive Tackle Ezra Cleveland Sports Illustrated There is a growing sense that the Cleveland Browns will trade down from the 10th pick in the draft with a plan to select Ezra Cleveland, the offensive tackle from Boise State. This has been a real possibility for a while, but as the sense is that the tackles the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated As NFL Draft Nears, a Projection of Cardinals First Four Picks Sports Illustrated This week, Cardinals radio game analyst Ron Wolfley, who is the co-host of the Doug & Wolf show on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM has broadcast the feature "Cards Connect Four." They project the team's pick with eighth overall choice in the draft, and then make ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Blue Jays manager Montoyo holds Happy Hour call with coaches USA TODAY TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo came up with a curveball to spice up the regular video conferences he's been holding with his Toronto coaches while baseball is shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. "We're having so many ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Akim Aliu says he's not upset Bill Peters found work post-Flames exit ESPN Bill Peters is back in hockey, and Akim Aliu -- the player whose racial allegations led to the former Calgary Flames coach's resignation -- says he's open to people getting second chances. "Only with the past behind us can we focus on the future," Aliu wrote in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated 2020 NFL Mock Draft: More Zack Baun, Jonathan Taylor, Badgers Projections Sports Illustrated We are one week away from the 2020 NFL Draft, and the grind continues for predictions and projections for your favorite Wisconsin Badgers. Two CBS Sports.com analysts released their mocks on Thursday. Chris Trapasso's two-round edition saw three ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Report: 2011 Warriors Tried to Trade Steph Curry, Klay Thompson for Chris Paul Bleacher Report The Golden State Warriors' dynasty may have never materialized if a blockbuster trade had gone through in 2011. In his new book, The Victory Machine, Ethan Sherwood Strauss of The Athletic reported the Warriors attempted to land Chris Paul from the New ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Kanye West: Kobe Bryant was 'the basketball version of me, I was the rap version of him' CBSSports.com Rapper Kanye West and Kobe Bryant were good friends. Since the NBA legend died in a helicopter crash earlier this year, West has been vocal about his relationship with the Lakers star. West says the two are one in the same, just with different backdrops. Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated NCAA Increases Virtual Contact Time Between Staff & Players Sports Illustrated The NCAA announced it is doubling the amount of virtual contact that coaching staff members can have with players. Starting Monday, the NCAA Division I Council Coordination Committee will be allowing coaching staffs eight hours per week of virtual ... Flag as irrelevant
	TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Receivers are talented in this NFL draft, but they've been first-round misses for Vikings past two decades TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press The Vikings came up big when they took Randy Moss with the No. 21 pick of the 1998 NFL draft. But they've been missing that first-round magic with wide receivers ever since. Four times in the past two decades, they Vikings picked a receiver in the first round. Flag as irrelevant
	Sun Sentinel Kevin Durant's former rental home in the Oakland Hills now available for $6 million Sun Sentinel The former home of NBA legend Kevin Durant in Oakland, Calif., has come on the market for $5.99 million. The oversized modern mansion housed the MVP in 2017 and 2018, when he helped lead the Golden State Warriors to back-to-back championships. Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday Jeff McNeil's pandemic workout partner? His neighbor, Brandon Nimmo Newsday Waiting out the coronavirus pandemic in Port St. Lucie, where the Mets' Clover Park facility is closed, Jeff McNeil nonetheless has been working out with a familiar face: his neighbor, Brandon Nimmo. Nimmo lives three doors down from McNeil, and he has a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com eNASCAR odds, predictions: iRacing Pro Invitational Series at Richmond picks by model that nailed Daytona 500 CBSSports.com With NASCAR sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic, race fans have been lucky to continue seeing exciting racing thanks to the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. The high-tech simulation puts top drivers into virtual rides at some of the nation's most ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune New Yankees ace Gerrit Cole scores $5.6 million mansion in Greenwich Chicago Tribune Fresh off signing a contract in December, New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole purchased a home in Greenwich, Ct., in early February for $5,550,000. After the 2019 season came to a close, Cole became the most coveted big league free agent on the market ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Another Horse Dies At Santa Anita Race Track, The 11th Since Late December NPR The racehorse M C Hamster was injured during a three-furlong workout along the dirt track at Santa Anita Park this week, fracturing a front left ankle. She was later euthanized. In a vacuum, this would be a sad event. But given the Arcadia, Calif., racetrack's ... Flag as irrelevant
	ChicagoBears.com Roster Move: Bears ink McManis to 1-year deal ChicagoBears.com The Bears on Thursday re-signed special-teams standout and reserve defensive back Sherrick McManis to a one-year contract. The longest tenured player on the Bears roster, McManis returns for a ninth season with the team. He was originally acquired on ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Post If NHL resumes play, Jared Bednar needs "two weeks or less" to get Avalanche up to speed The Denver Post Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Thursday he could get his team ready to play competitive hockey in "two weeks, or less," if the NHL decides to resume its regular season. The NHL "paused" its season March 9 due to the coronavirus, the day after ... Flag as irrelevant
	247Sports Here's 10 Things Brian Kelly Said on the Colin Cowherd Show 247Sports Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly jumped on "The Herd" with Colin Cowherd to talk about a variety of topics. The duo discussed handling the current situation that has taken over the world, how Kelly feels about college football taking place this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Albany Times Union NFL Draft telecast presents unprecedented obstacles Albany Times Union Seth Markman has spent nearly 27 years at ESPN, which has done more to advance the way we watch sports than any other singular network. When he speaks of televising next week's NFL Draft, which begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, he admits, "This is the most ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports UConn lands transfer guard Tyrese Martin from Rhode Island USA TODAY STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn has added guard Tyrese Martin, a transfer from Rhode Island, to its roster, the school announced Thursday. The 6-foot-6 rising junior started all 30 games for the Rams last season, averaging 12.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per ... Flag as irrelevant
	Grizzly Bear Blues The Memphis Grizzlies are never enough Grizzly Bear Blues The NBA season remains in limbo. With that uncertainty, longing for anything basketball remains strong. They're doing a H-O-R-S-E tournament. And Players 2K events. And all sorts of simulations and ideas about what the season could, or should, look like ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Former XFLer John Keenoy to 'keep living the dream' after signing with Steelers mlive.com KALAMAZOO, MI - John Keenoy worked his way into the Dallas Renegades' starting lineup for their fourth game of the 2020 XFL campaign. Two weeks later, the league halted its season due to the coronavirus COVID-19; a month after that, the XFL folded, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times Creighton's backup Denzel Mahoney declaring for NBA draft Washington Times OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Denzel Mahoney has joined Creighton teammate Ty-Shon Alexander in declaring for the NBA draft. Mahoney played 21 games for the Bluejays after transferring from Southeast Missouri and averaged 12 points and 3.1 rebounds as a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wyoming Tribune Love exciting, but interceptions a concern Wyoming Tribune He's been called the most polarizing prospect in the NFL draft, a boom-or-bust quarterback with enough skills to be a Patrick Mahomes-like playmaker and enough question marks to be a Jake Locker-like disappointment. Pro scouts love Utah State junior ... Flag as irrelevant
	247Sports Kentucky takes a tumble in CBS' Top 25 And 1 rankings 247Sports At one point, Kentucky was No. 2 in Gary Parrish of CBS Sports' Top 25 And 1 rankings behind only Gonzaga. heading into the 2020-21 season. Then, freshman swingman Johnny Juzang transferred to UCLA. Ashton Hagans, Tyrese Maxey, Immanuel ... Flag as irrelevant
	Motley Fool Nevada approves betting on LOL European Masters Reuters Nevada sportsbooks may offer wagering on the League of Legends European Masters. The state's gaming control board issued a notice of approval on Thursday for three wager types: head-to-head, match winner and overall winner. The group stage of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bryan-College Station Eagle This year's history Bryan-College Station Eagle The Giants have owned this pick three times, and their latest experience here turned out pretty well. That was in 2004, when they drafted Philip Rivers. Later that day, the Giants traded Rivers and three other picks to the Chargers for their franchise quarterback, ... Flag as irrelevant
	KSDK.com Blues sign defenseman Marco Scandella to 4-year extension KSDK.com ST. LOUIS — For the second day in a row, the Blues are busy inking new contracts. On Wednesday, the team signed forward Sammy Blais to a two-year extension. On Thursday, they focused on their defense and signed the newly-acquired Marco Scandella ... Flag as irrelevant
	Corsicana Daily Sun NFL Draft Capsule: Defense tops draft list for Cowboys, new coach McCarthy Corsicana Daily Sun Here's the Associated Press draft capsule for the Dallas Cowboys: LAST SEASON: High expectations, 3-0 start faded to another .500 finish under coach Jason Garrett, whose contract wasn't renewed. Dak Prescott set career highs for yards passing, TDs, but ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Rams GM Snead on Gurley, Matthews payments: 'They'll get their money' National Post General manager Les Snead and the Los Angeles Rams plan to pay former running back Todd Gurley and linebacker Clay Matthews the money they're owed following their release. Snead said Thursday in an interview with NFL Network that Gurley and ... Flag as irrelevant
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