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As-it-happens update May 31, 2020
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Amidst protests all over the country following George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, Jed York, the San Francisco 49ers chief executive officer, announced Saturday that the 49ers are donating $1 million to "local and national organizations who are creating ...
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Sports Illustrated
Lane Johnson is taking this time during quarantine by working on a potential second career after football. The Eagles' right tackle is just 29 and presumably has plenty more productive years left, but he seems to be sharpening his broadcast chops by hosting a ...
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ESPN
Quarantillo (14-2) and Carlyle (9-2) engaged in a wild, three-round affair on Saturday, inside the UFC's Apex facility in Las Vegas. It was the UFC's first event back at its home base in Las Vegas since the state of Nevada suspended combat sports indefinitely ...
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New York Post
New York City has been a baseball town since the 19th century. That span has seen countless memorable moments, the majority of which revolve around the longball. Legendary home runs have defined the sport in the city since even before Babe Ruth ...
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CBSSports.com
As protests continue to erupt around the country over police brutality, and specifically the killing of Minnesota man George Floyd, NBA players and coaches have made their voices heard. Retired player Stephen Jackson led a protest in Minneapolis on Friday ...
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ESPN
The UFC has a newly minted welterweight contender. Gilbert Burns defeated former champion Tyron Woodley via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-44) in a complete performance Saturday night in the main event of UFC Las Vegas. Burns nearly finished ...
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Sports Illustrated
NC State women's basketball coach Wes Moore is stockpiling five-star recruits for his 2021 recruiting class. Aziah James, a 5-foot-9 shooting guard from Virginia Beach, Va., became the second top prospect in as many weeks to commit to the Wolfpack on ...
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Sports Illustrated
Since coming in second for free-agent quarterback Tom Brady's services earlier this offseason, the Los Angeles Chargers have pivoted to a different plan with an eye on the future. Veteran signal-caller Tyrod Taylor will enter training camp as the favorite to ...
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Buffalo News
Roughly 20 members of the Bills' offense took part in their third day of workouts in South Florida, organized by quarterback Josh Allen. The sessions were the first opportunity for Allen to work out with new wide receiver Stefon Diggs, acquired in a trade with ...
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Yahoo Sports
Donny Schatz made a last-lap pass on Kyle Larson, snatching a World of Outlaws victory Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway. Larson started on the pole, led 30 of 35 laps and was in control until a caution set up a two-lap shootout to the finish before a ...
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Orlando Sentinel
Major League Soccer players have approved a plan to resume play in Orlando, asking MLS to agree to significant changes to its initial proposal, according to The Athletic. The MLS Players Association submitted the proposal to the league's owners Friday after ...
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Sports Illustrated
Adam Silver will be conducting meetings over the weekend with the NBA Board of Governors to finalize a processing plan and format for the actual games but he also announced that he sees the startup date to be July 31st. Silver also plans to have his final ...
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Bleacher Report
Like many events this summer, the 2020 MLB draft will feature an overhauled look. Rather than completing a 40-round draft as usual, the upcoming edition only has five rounds. It is, by far, the shortest draft in MLB history. As a result, many would-be minor ...
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Washington Post
Roosevelt Taylor, a star safety on the Chicago Bears' 1963 NFL championship team, has died. He was 82. The team said he died Friday but did not provide details. An All-Pro in 1963 when the Bears won the title, Taylor played his first nine NFL seasons with ...
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Tennis Magazine
ROME (AP) — Former top-10 player Fabio Fognini said on social media that he had arthroscopic surgery on both ankles Saturday. The 2011 French Open quarterfinalist, who reached a career-high No. 9 in the ATP rankings last year, posted two messages on ...
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Tennessee running back Tim Jordan, a senior from Bartow, Florida, was arrested early Saturday morning by the Lakeland Police Department. According to the Polk County Sheriff's office, the 5-foot-11, 203-pounder was charged with carrying a concealed ...
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Canton Repository
Browns wide receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. called for change Saturday night in the wake of George Floyd's tragic death. Protests continue to sweep the nation as demonstrators demand justice for Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial ...
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247Sports
Greenwood (Ind.) Center Grove 2021 defensive lineman Austin Booker is fired up to play his college football at the University of Minnesota. He announced his plans Friday evening. "Just the connections and I felt that was a place I felt most comfortable and the ...
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247Sports
On Saturday, KU Athletics and various coaches released statements regarding the death of George Floyd, who died after a police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee on Floyd's neck for several minutes. Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, ...
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CBC.ca
Winnipeg Jets forward and Minnesota native Blake Wheeler joined a growing list of athletes speaking out following the death of George Floyd. Wheeler took to Twitter Saturday night amid another day of tense protests, which began in Minneapolis following ...
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Forbes
Cricket, a staid British-invented bat and ball game, is not deemed as an athletic sport. Whereas basketball or any football code make spectators slack-jawed through the superhero athleticism of its players, cricketers have a stereotype of being portly. This was ...
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NDTVSports.com
Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday took to Instagram to share a video of a group of boys enacting Decision Review System (DRS) in a hilarious manner. The creativity of the boys was on full display in the video and Ashwin could not stop his laughter as he ...
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The Sun
DORTMUND return to Bundesliga action as they look to haul in Bayern Munich at the summit of the table. Lucien Favre's side were beaten 1-0 by their big rivals last week, a loss which leaves them facing a monumental task to win a first title since 2012.
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