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As-it-happens update April 17, 2020
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ESPN
Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn has started having conversations about potentially trading the No. 3 pick in next week's NFL draft. While he declined to say whether the club has offers on the table from other teams, he made it clear Friday he is open ...
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SB Nation
From a franchise's standpoint, the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft was one of the worst of all time. Five years later, only seven of the Day 1 picks are settled in for their sixth season with the club that drafted them. That includes just one player from the top 10 ...
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FOXSports.com
The Green Bay Packers would love to provide quarterback Aaron Rodgers more targets as they attempt to make at least one more Super Bowl run with the 36-year-old, two-time MVP. That doesn't necessarily mean you should pencil in a receiver to Green Bay ...
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SB Nation
Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa doesn't exactly look like the prototypical NFL quarterback prospect, and it's not because he's just 6'0. It's one of Tagovailoa's other traits that will make him one-of-a-kind in the NFL: He's a lefty. When he's drafted, Tagovailoa will ...
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CBSSports.com
The strange, surreal HORSE Challenge ended on Thursday, bringing the number of televised, NBA-produced events on the horizon back to zero. Saturday marks what was supposed to be the first day of the 2020 playoffs. Thankfully, we'll soon be able to ...
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Yahoo Sports
ESPN is set to air the first two parts of its 10-hour "The Last Dance" documentary about Michael Jordan on Sunday, so a basketball world starved without games has spent the weeks since the network announced its adjusted start date reminiscing about the ...
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USA TODAY
Georgia football coach Kirby Smart joined hundreds at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center on Thursday to cheer an athletic department employee who went from being critically ill with the novel coronavirus to being released. UGA football video ...
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NHL.com
Flyers rookie left winger Joel Farabee carved out a unique place in Flyers history for himself earlier this season when he became the first player born in the 2000s to play for the team. He also accompanied the team to its first-ever trip to play in Europe, ...
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Sports Illustrated
The 2020 NFL Draft is only six days away, and there has been plenty of speculation surrounding where former Gators cornerback C.J. Henderson and pass rusher Jonathan Greenard might end up. On Thursday, NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah spoke to the ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Cleveland Browns new uniform reveal officially closes the door on a horrendous era of football ineptitude. Negativity has entrenched itself amongst the organization for five years and a new narrative can finally be written. Jimmy Haslam and ownership ...
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Sports Illustrated
With the draft less than a week away the mock draft season is ready to ramp up as analysts make their final projections. A recent seven round mock draft from CBS Sports senior editor R.J. White was, well, a bit of a head scratcher. There was not one Notre ...
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nj.com
Rutgers has yet to add its quarterback for the 2021 class, but the downtime provided by the coronavirus shutdown has allow the staff to look ahead to the class of 2022. Greg Schiano re-offered two in-state sophomore quarterbacks -- both the younger brothers ...
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SB Nation
Riding the arm of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs broke a 50-year Super Bowl drought. But if the team wants to get back there, they have some holes on the roster to fill. The Chiefs' secondary needs an upgrade after Kendall Fuller ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- We all agree we like Georgia tackle Andrew Thomas to the Browns at No. 10, right? Solid, ready to play, with enough upside to justify a selection that high. Three-year starter at Georgia, played right tackle as a freshman, then moved to ...
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NBCSports.com
Grinder ball. Latest White Sox Talk. How well have the 2006 Sox 'grinder rules' held up? Sox Rewind: All Juan Uribe needed was just a little patience · MLB The Show sim: Jimenez grand slam fuels Sox comeback vs. Rangers. It's not as popular as it used to ...
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nj.com
The Eagles could be looking to make a trade during the first round of next week's NFL Draft. Introducing Eagles Extra: Sign up for a free trial now. Get exclusive news, behind-the-scenes observations and the ability to text directly with reporters. During a ...
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The New York Times
As a stream of racial slurs directed at the New York Rangers prospect K'Andre Miller popped up on fans' screens during his online video chat with them this month, Alyx Farias was shocked yet not surprised. "You got the N-word bombing two minutes in, and it ...
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Sporting News
When one thinks of the Phillies and Cubs playing at Wrigley Field in the '70s, it's hard not to think of historic wackiness. The first thought is usually about May 17, 1979, when the teams battled it out in a see-saw affair that produced 45 runs, but their matchup ...
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NBCSports.com
As anticipation builds for the release of "The Last Dance," the 10-part documentary focusing on Michael Jordan and the 1998 Bulls, tons of stories about His Airness have started to come out. Retired NBA player Jared Jeffries spoke with NBC Sports ...
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NBCSports.com
The recent news of Karl-Anthony Towns' mother, Jacqueline, passing away due to coronavirus complications hit close to home for Wizards point guard John Wall. A fellow NBA star and University of Kentucky alum, Wall too lost his mom recently, back in ...
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Bleacher Report
The NBA and WNBA established a partnership with merchandise company Fanatics to create team-branded facemasks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ben Pickman of Sports Illustrated reported Friday the leagues' proceeds from the masks will be donated ...
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Bleacher Report
Amirah O'Neal, the daughter of NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, announced her college basketball commitment Thursday to her father's alma mater LSU. She posted the decision on Instagram. Her brother, Shareef O'Neal, confirmed in February he was ...
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Sports Illustrated
Joey Gallo won't go undefeated in the MLB The Show Players League. In the latest slate of games, Gallo's Texas Rangers shut out Ryne Stanek's Miami Marlins 2-0 and knocked off Bo Bichette's Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 6-4. However, Gavin Lux of the ...
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ESPN
Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic has said that a "freak injury" disrupted his first season in the Premier League but that he is excited to return to the team. U.S. international Pulisic has not played for the club since January after sustaining a knock in training.
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ESPN
The League of Legends Championship Series finals will come to us live from the comfort of the apartments and houses of the players gaming this weekend. Here are our panel's thoughts on the offline format of the LCS, what happened to Team SoloMid last ...
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syracuse.com
Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane has been making his rounds with the national media. Beane has a little more time on his hands ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft considering the team does not have a first round pick after trading that along with a 5th ...
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Boston.com
What should the Patriots do with their top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft? NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah has a player in mind. "For me, it's A.J. Epenesa," Jeremiah said Thursday during a conference call. Jeremiah — who previously worked as a scout for the ...
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New York Post
With the 2020 NFL Draft just days away, 'tis the season for scouts cloaked in anonymity to leak bizarre takes on prospects. Louisville offensive tackle Mekhi Becton is regarded as one of the top prospects at his position along with Alabama's Jedrick Wills, ...
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Boston.com
(Reuters) - The 2020 Laver Cup will not go ahead in September as planned and will return next year due to the clash of dates with the French Open, the organisers of the exhibition event said on Friday. The French Tennis Federation, in a surprise move, ...
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ESPN
When NASCAR made the call to suspend the 2020 regular season indefinitely in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, a traditionally niche hobby was thrust into the national spotlight to serve as a placeholder until the green flag drops once again.
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Redskins.com
A morning roundup of what the local and national media have to say about the Washington Redskins on Friday, April 17, 2020. All reports, rumors and conjecture are a reflection of the media conversation and are not endorsed or confirmed by The Washington ...
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Boston Herald
Welcome to 10 Potential Patriots draft edition! Each day leading up to the first round of the NFL Draft on April 23, the Herald will unveil one of 10 prospects the Patriots are likely targeting. The Pats hold the second-most picks in this year's draft, starting at No.
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Yahoo Sports
The Jaguars have made several trades since the start of the 2019 season and the result of those deals will be on full display next week. Jacksonville currently holds 12 draft picks after dealing players like Jalen Ramsey, Calais Campbell, A.J. Bouye and Nick ...
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Forbes
Premier League clubs have today released a statement reiterating their commitment to finishing the 2019/20 season in full. The release came after a video conference call between all clubs, in which a range of options were discussed, although, according to ...
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nj.com
The Devils have franchise-altering decisions to make whenever this coronavirus-paused hockey season switches to offseason mode. Ownership needs to decide if interim GM Tom Fitzgerald is worthy of being Ray Shero's permanent successor. If not, a new ...
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Arrowhead Pride (blog)
"I honestly think it'll be a rematch of Super Bowl LIV. I think the San Francisco 49ers are one heck of a team. They're very, very well-coached, very disciplined in who they are and very talented in who they are," Kelce said Thursday on ESPN's First Take.
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Fox News
Yetur Gross-Matos is a defensive end who is looking to make the jump from college to the pros. Gross-Matos was a star high school football player in Fredericksburg, Va. He had 37 career sacks and committed to Penn State as a four-star recruit, according to ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Eagles can't work out and do football things together at the moment, but they found something more important to do yesterday. Via Tim McManus of ESPN.com, more than 70 Eagles employees and families, including coach Doug Pederson and his wife, ...
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New York Post
Winning is a force of habit for Roger Federer, be it on the court or behind the keyboard. The tennis legend has already started a viral craze during the coronavirus quarantine with a simple video of himself wearing a fedora hitting a ball up and down a wall, and ...
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Bleacher Report
The Winnipeg Jets terminated defenseman Dustin Byfuglien's contract Friday, thus making the veteran blueliner a free agent. According to SiriusXM NHL Network Radio, Byfuglien's release was part of a mutual agreement between the two sides to settle the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Missy Franklin won four Olympic gold medals and nine world titles, all before moving into college. In 2013, she was undoubtedly the world's premier swimmer, male or female. The 2012 London Games, where Franklin swept the backstrokes and won two more ...
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CBSSports.com
Just like the rest of the sports world, professional darts has been thinking of ways to create new live content while so many people are under quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. To combat this, the Professional Darts Corporation, a United ...
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MetroWest Daily News
So, runners just like Dave McGillivray, also had to develop a Plan A, B, C and D amid COVID-19 pandemic. Plan A, Plan B, Plan C and Plan D. That's the mantra of Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray. Having already faced nearly every possible ...
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WISHTV.com
(CNN) — The only African American driver in NASCAR, Bubba Wallace, said he believes Kyle Larson's apology for using the N-word during a virtual racing event Sunday was sincere and that Larson deserves a second chance. "What Larson said was wrong, ...
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The Mercury News
(CNN) — A 16-year-old prodigy has upended the chess world by beating world champion Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup. Alireza Firouzja defeated the Norwegian in the final of the online quickfire knockout contest to claim the $14,000 ...
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Newsweek
Once upon a time, back when I used to run for reasons other than getting out of a rainstorm, I had a phrase for jogs that did not go well. Most did not go well. "It's better than sitting on the couch, eating potato chips," I would tell myself. The same phrase comes ...
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247Sports
Multiple reports Friday indicated that student athletes with spring/summer 2020 graduation dates will be able to enroll for the 2020-21 academic year even if they do not have a qualified SAT or ACT score, provided they meet certain other conditions.
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Shreveport Times
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints have re-signed reserve running back and special teams regular Dwayne Washington, general manager Mickey Loomis said Thursday. The four-year NFL veteran out of Washington has spent the past two seasons ...
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Yahoo Sports
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had to play observer for most of the 2019 season and that meant watching the team fall short of the playoffs with Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges at quarterback. The play of the offense with those two at the helm ...
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MLive.com
Juwan Howard's first crack at recruiting was a major success. Michigan, under its first-year head coach, signed the No. 1 recruiting class in the Big Ten. It is the first time Michigan is atop the conference since the 247sports composite rankings started in 2003.
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