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Cup Qualifiers to be 'visually exciting' with new camera angles The NHL is planning to show fans camera angles they've never seen on a hockey broadcast when the Stanley Cup Qualifiers begin in Edmonton and Toronto on Aug. 1. "Many times the considerations of where cameras go in arenas are based on where our ...
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Will Doc Rivers, Clippers build championship chemistry in Orlando? Through the first two weeks, the bubble has felt a lot like the regular season for the Clippers: They entered being mentioned as serious title contenders, they keep winning games, but injuries and personal situations have kept everyone from being on the court ...
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Family issues outside bubble calling some NBA players home LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Being separated from families is certainly a tough element of being in the NBA bubble. So, too, is being separated when issues within the family happen. Two people with knowledge of the situations said Friday that both Lou ...
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NFL, NFLPA reach agreement on COVID-19 adjustments to CBA After weeks of discussions and negotiations, the NFL and NFLPA have agreed to the foundation necessary to play amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The two sides came to an agreement Friday afternoon following a NFLPA player representative vote in ...
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Sources: Pacers' Domantas Sabonis leaving NBA bubble to treat foot injury Indiana Pacers All-Star forward Domantas Sabonis is leaving the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, with a significant left foot injury to seek the treatment of a specialist, sources tell ESPN. Sabonis, who has been attempting to play through plantar fasciitis, ...
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Draymond Green questions why Raptors put Black Lives Matter on team bus The Toronto Raptors continue to use their platform to advocate for Black Lives Matter and ending systemic racism as the NBA inches closer towards the resumption of the 2019-20 season. Toronto entered the NBA's bubble in Orlando on July 9 with three ...
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SF Giants' Tyler Heineman tasked with bridging the gap from Buster Posey to Joey Bart When Giants catcher Buster Posey announced he would sit out the 2020 season after adopting identical twin girls with his wife Kristen, many fans expected the Joey Bart era to begin right away. On Opening Night in Los Angeles, minor league free-agent Tyler ...
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Jamal Adams: Adam Gase Not 'The Right Leader' to Bring Jets Super Bowl Title New York Jets safety Jamal Adams said Thursday he doesn't believe head coach Adam Gase is capable of leading the team to a Super Bowl championship. Adams told Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News: "I don't feel like he's the right leader for this ...
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2020 Bears training camp questions: Can David Montgomery thrive in Nagy's offense? When it comes to David Montgomery, these two things are true: he's a good running back who could have had a better rookie year. (Maybe too) Much was expected from Montgomery when the Bears traded up to get him in the third round of last year's draft.
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Cubs' Anthony Rizzo organizes plan for pediatric cancer patients to support team There won't be any fans inside Wrigley Field for Friday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers, but those watching at home will notice something standing out in the empty stands. The center field bleachers under the historical Wrigley scoreboard are adorned ...
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Ben Simmons agreed to see sports psychologist about 3-point shooting 76ers coach Brett Brown said in December he wanted Ben Simmons to attempt at least one 3-pointer per game. In his 33 games since, Simmons has attempted two 3-pointers. Not two per game. Two total. And both were end-of-quarter desperation shots.
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Why A's believe they're will thrive in shortened 60-game MLB season Chris Bassitt diverted focus from home plate for a moment during an A's intrasquad game to survey the defense behind him. Matt Chapman, Marcus Semien and Matt Olson were all at the ready. The outfielders covering grass behind them were all more than ...
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What MACC schedule announcement means for Mississippi junior college football Glenn Davis saw it coming. As soon as the National Junior College Athletic Association made the decision on July 13 to postpone fall sports to the spring of 2021 because of COVID-19, the Copiah-Lincoln Community College football coach knew the ...
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Pac-12 going to a 10-game is most likely scenario for fall college football The end of July is sure to be an interesting one for the fans of Pac-12 football. After announcing on July 10 that the Pac-12 would go to a conference-only schedule for the upcoming regular season, commissioner Larry Scott announced that the new schedules ...
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Staying home: Central Catholic star Elliot Donald picks Pitt Just like his famous uncle, Elliot Donald is staying home to play college football. Donald, a senior defensive tackle at Central Catholic and one of the most heavily recruited players in Pennsylvania, announced Friday on Twitter that he has verbally committed ...
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Pelicans brace for tall task in second scrimmage against Denver Nuggets' mile-high lineup The New Orleans Pelicans had little trouble with the short-handed Brooklyn Nets in their first scrimmage of the NBA restart on Wednesday night. There will be nothing short about the Pelicans' next opponent in Saturday's scrimmage. The Pelicans face the ...
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Dion Waiters Solid In Lakers' First Scrimmage, His First Game With The Team Dion Waiters made quite a debut with the Lakers. It had been more than four months since NBA players last competed in a game but, for Dion Waiters, it had been nearly six months. Waiters and the Lakers got back to work Thursday in a scrimmage against ...
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Miss Basketball realizes a dream 3 years delayed: Jordan Walker picks Tennessee MUSKEGON, MI -- An eventful summer has become even more memorable for Jordan Walker and her family. Walker, the 2017 Michigan Miss Basketball award winner from Mona Shores High School, and University of Tennessee made it official on Friday ...
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Premier League to start 2020-21 season on September 12 The 2020-21 Premier League season will start on September 12, English football's top division has confirmed. Premier League shareholders agreed that the next campaign will get under way seven weeks after the current season finishes on Sunday. May 23 ...
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Colts anticipate approximately 25 percent capacity at home games The Colts said in a letter earlier this month that they expected to have reduced capacity at Lucas Oil Stadium if fans are at games this year. On Friday, they provided an update that included how much they expect to cut capacity during the regular season.
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CHRB to Hold Hearing on Justify's Santa Anita Derby Attorneys for Mick Ruis said July 24 that as part of a preliminary agreement to settle litigation brought by the owner-trainer, the reshaped California Horse Racing Board has agreed to file a complaint against the owners of Justify and conduct a purse ...
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Astros' Aledmys Diaz: In Opening Day Lineup Diaz will bat eighth and serve as the designated hitter in Friday's Opening Day game against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. There had been speculation that Diaz would be the team's primary designated hitter against lefties early in the ...
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WNBA News: What We Learned From Cathy Engelbert's Comments As Season Tips Off On Wednesday afternoon, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert took what it is fair to call a victory lap. In the face of largely unknown and entirely unprecedented circumstances, she managed to reach consensus with the players, find a site for play, and has ...
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Marlins' Sean Rodriguez: Contract selected by Marlins Rodriguez's contract was selected by the Marlins on Friday. Rodriguez was assigned to Miami's alternate camp on Thursday but will be part of the Opening Day roster after all in place of Jorge Alfaro, who was placed on the injured list for undisclosed reasons ...
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NCAA puts off coronavirus decision on fall sports championships Syracuse, N.Y. -- The NCAA's Board of Governors on Friday punted on a crucial decision of whether to cancel fall sports championships because of the coronavirus pandemic. The move is a temporary reprieve of sorts for football, which controls its own playoff.
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Grizzlies' Ja Morant: Poor shooting, good passing in loss Morant posted seven points (3-12 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-2 FT), eight assists and five rebounds in 26 minutes during Friday's 90-83 scrimmage loss to the 76ers. Morant's shot was off during his first taste of competitive basketball since March, but he was still able to ...
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Braves' Scott Schebler: Traded to Atlanta Schebler was traded from Cincinnati to Atlanta in exchange for cash considerations Friday, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports. Schebler was a serviceable option for the Reds from 2016 to 2018, posting a wRC+ between 98 and 108 in each ...
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Report: KJ Hamler signs rookie contract with Denver Broncos Former Penn State receiver KJ Hamler is officially a part of the Denver Broncos organization. According to KUSA reporter Mike Klis, Hamler signed his rookie deal and is set to join the Broncos revamped offensive unit. The Broncos selected Hamler in the ...
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Montana State's Lewis Kidd discusses offseason, rivalry, season goals After a flurry of questions, Lewis Kidd's last answer seemed to be the easiest. During the second and last day of the Big Sky's virtual kickoff event, the Montana State senior offensive lineman talked about what he learned throughout his career. About how his ...
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Parsons, Brown on Maxwell Award Watch List UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State junior running back Journey Brown and junior linebacker Micah Parsons have each been named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, it was announced on Friday. The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the most ...
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Shanahan reveals the moment he knew the 49ers were special last season San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan joined his buddy Chris Simms' Unbuttoned podcast. Simms starts by giving Shanahan a hard time for the "Shanahat" look, saying Kyle is shooting for the surfer/skater look. Shanahan said the reason he kept ...
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South Atlantic Conference postpones fall sports until Sept. 26, moves to conference-only schedule ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference will not start its fall sports competition until Sept. 26 and all teams will have a conference-only schedule. The conference made the announcement Friday. Carson-Newman, Lincoln Memorial and Tusculum all ...
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Hamlin holds off Keselowski for 5th Cup victory of season KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Three straight finishes outside the top 10 for Denny Hamlin these days counts as a rough patch. He was once again smooth as they get Thursday night. Hamlin hung around the front of the pack all night, avoiding trouble that cost ...
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President's Athletic Conference postpones fall sports; Grove City, Thiel, Westminster impacted NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (WKBN) – The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Presidents' Council has voted unanimously to postpone fall 2020 athletic competitions in the NCAA-defined "high-contact" and "medium-contact" sports of football, men's and ...
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As WNBA season begins, many stars are sitting out Nine months ago, coach Mike Thibault's Washington Mystics blew past Connecticut in the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the finals to win their — and his — first WNBA title. On Saturday, in the coronavirus-necessitated bubble at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, ...
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2020 is the year the world shut down and the games stopped, but sports offers a reboot of sorts Here's the beauty of sports. There's no script. We start in one place and end in another. And it can all be so unexpected. Like 2020, the year the world shut down and the games stopped. Now, we get a reboot. Suddenly, almost miraculously, sports are back in ...
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We thought the day would never come; Kansas City Royals fans celebrate a well-deserved opening day KANSAS CITY, Mo — It is finally here: Opening Day. Just about four months late, your Kansas City Royals will finally begin the 2020 baseball season. Tonight, the Royals will take the diamond as they take on the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Park at 6:10 ...
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Groom Shines as Houston Dash Advances to Challenge Cup Final SALT LAKE CITY – Texas A&M Soccer legend Shea Groom has flourished with her new squad, the Houston Dash, as they have advanced to the finals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) 2020 Challenge Cup. The Dash face the Chicago Red ...
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Packers named 1 of 3 finalists to host 2024 NFL Draft GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers have been named one of three finalists to host the 2024 NFL Draft, according to Packers.com. Mark Murphy, the organization's CEO and president, confirmed as such during the annual shareholders meeting — held ...
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Knicks monitoring Zach LaVine situation in Chicago, per report SNY's Ian Begley reported today that the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets are two teams that are closely monitoring Zach LaVine's current situation with the Chicago Bulls. LaVine has two more years and $39 million left on his contract that is set to expire ...
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Opening Day Is Here. Is It The Last For The 'Indians?' Shortly after reports surfaced that the NFL team in Washington, D.C., would change its nickname, which has since been termed "a retirement" of the name, baseball's Cleveland Indians released a statement saying that in light of social unrest, they would ...
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Bryce Harper's Phillie Phanatic-themed Opening Day suit is spectacular Not a lot about baseball is normal these days as the MLB kicks off its pandemic shortened 60-game season. There will no crowds in stands, a lot of face masks being worn and muted home run celebrations. One thing the coronavirus hasn't changed though is ...
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Portland takes first in Group F with 2-2 draw against LAFC LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Ebobisse scored his third goal of the MLS is Back tournament and the Portland Timbers played to a 2-2 draw against the Los Angeles Football Club on Thursday night in the final group stage match. Both teams had ...
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Bob Bahre, a major figure in New England motorsports, dies at 93 Maine native and former NASCAR driver Ricky Craven on Friday remembered entrepreneur Bob Bahre as a major figure in New England motorsports who "had a love affair with auto racing." Bahre, who died at age 93, was the former owner on Oxford Plains ...
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Pope, Buttler steer England to 258-4 in decider vs Windies Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler made their first big scores of the series in putting on an unbeaten stand of 136 runs to rebuild England's innings against the West Indies and put the hosts on top on day one of the deciding test at Old Trafford on Friday. England ...
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d'Arnaud, Flowers out; 2 catchers join Braves As the Braves opened their season in New York on Friday, both of their catchers were back in Atlanta dealing with symptoms linked to COVID-19. Both Travis d'Arnaud and Tyler Flowers have experienced symptoms over the past couple days, but neither has ...
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9 Ravens in danger of being cut before training camp The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to a slightly smaller roster size as teams begin to enter training camp on July 28. Instead of the normal 90 players on the roster, teams will be allowed only 80 players as the league tries to combat the spread of COVID-19 and ...
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Brett Favre's blueprint for Patrick Mahomes On this date 23 years ago — which is a depressing thought since many of us remember it as if it happened just recently — a Mississippi boy named Brett Favre signed a contract that made him the highest paid player in history of the National Football League.
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Giants' Sam Coonrod says faith kept him from kneeling during racial justice demonstration MLB was the star of the sports world on Thursday night as the league became the latest professional sport to get underway. Players for both the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals knelt along the foul lines holding a black ribbon during a moment of ...
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