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Fantasy basketball: Ben Simmons among key players to watch in NBA bubble action The NBA bubble has afforded hoop heads a respite, as pro basketball is finally back in action. While the 2019-2020 fantasy campaign was abbreviated, given eight non-contending teams didn't make the trip to Orlando, we can still develop actionable fantasy ...
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Assessing the Sixers' rotation heading into first seeding game Unless Brett Brown springs any late surprises, we know who the first six members of the Sixers' rotation are when everybody is healthy. Exactly when and how much Al Horford will play is still not fully clear given that Joel Embiid only played the first half of the ...
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Daily NBA bubble primer: Zion Williamson, Lakers-Clippers and the restart of the 2019-20 season Until the end of the NBA's seeding-game schedule on Aug. 14, Yahoo Sports NBA will deliver a daily bubble primer, complete with up-to-date standings and a breakdown of the schedule, from gambling odds to playoff implications and the biggest storylines.
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NBA DFS: Zion Williamson and optimal FanDuel, DraftKings daily Fantasy basketball picks for July 30, 2020 The NBA DFS player pool will be stocked with talent when the league returns with two games on Thursday night. Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz will square off against Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans to get the action started at 6:30 p.m. ...
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What Packers can expect trying to play football during a pandemic GREEN BAY - Lining up outside of Lambeau Field in masks awaiting their COVID-19 testing Tuesday, the Green Bay Packers officially entered the new normal of sports in America. Nasal swabs. Quarantines. Off-field movement tracking. Divided locker rooms ...
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NHL's top teams face dilemma on what round-robin play means Long before Peter DeBoer coached two teams to the Stanley Cup Final, he got some experience at Canadian junior hockey's Memorial Cup that could serve him well right about now. That tournament starts with round-robin play before the knockout round.
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NHL Playoff Picture 2020: Latest Conference Standings, Seeds and Predictions After working for months on a return-to-play plan, the NHL will finally resume the 2019-20 season on Saturday after pausing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Or, more accurately, play will begin anew in the 2019-20 postseason, which features an expanded ...
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IHSA pushes football, boys soccer, girls volleyball to 2021: 'The spring is better than nothing' The long wait regarding the fate of high school football this fall is over. The decision? The kids will have to wait longer to take the field. Advertisement. The Illinois High School Association on Wednesday put the football season — at least in the traditional ...
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Report: Matthew Slater Nearly Opted Out of 2020 Season, Decided to Play Instead While six New England Patriots players have already opted out of the 2020 season, there apparently was a seventh that nearly did the same. That would be special teams standout and captain, Matthew Slater. "One guy that almost opted out but decided not to ...
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Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Zach Plesac steals show while Nate Pearson, Cristian Javier dominate in debuts Wednesday should have been Nate Pearson day. The most hyped rookie from the exhibition season made his major-league debut and had the sort of performance that, on a normal day, would have made him the talk of Fantasy Baseball, limiting the ...
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JA Happ will finally get his chance to show off revamped delivery against Orioles BALTIMORE — J.A. Happ has a lot to prove this summer. Coming off his worst year in a well-established 13-year career, Happ's pride was wounded last winter when his name was mentioned in trade rumors. He spent most of the winter at the Yankees' spring ...
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Bullpen woes plague Mets, but this time burden falls on their two best relievers Seth Lugo and Justin Wilson have been the Mets' most reliable relievers to start this shortened, 60-game season. They entered Wednesday completely in control — combining to throw 5.2 scoreless innings across five collective relief appearances.
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Tigers rally from early deficit, beat Royals 5-4 DETROIT -- JaCoby Jones hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning, and Detroit's bullpen came through again in a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. A night after pitching six scoreless innings in a win over the Royals, the ...
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Joe Burrow's dad glad to get him out of the basement Joe Burrow is guaranteed more than $36 million over the next four years after signing his rookie contract with the Bengals this week, and his dad is pleased to know he doesn't have another mouth to feed. Jimmy Burrow said on WNXX that Joe — like so many ...
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NFL teams like Titans are doing so much to contain the virus — and yet not enough | Estes All this growing talk about "bubbles" in professional sports, and well, the Titans are using one. Their indoor practice field — known as the "bubble" — will house team meetings during training camp. Seats will be assigned, spaced out, cleaned after use. Nearby ...
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Kyle Seager, Dylan Moore propel Mariners past Angels 10-7 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kyle Seager drove in three runs, Dylan Moore hit a three-run homer and the Seattle Mariners rallied from two late deficits for a 10-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. Support our journalism. Subscribe today.
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When and where, indeed: Orioles and Yankees get together for 'backyard baseball' amid pandemic BALTIMORE — On paper, it was Opening Day at Camden Yards on Wednesday evening. In reality, it was yet another unforeseen byproduct of playing through a pandemic: Pick-up baseball. The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles lined up for the ...
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Swiss launch criminal probe of FIFA boss Infantino, seek probe of AG By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi. ZURICH (Reuters) - A special prosecutor looking into dealings between Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber and FIFA President Gianni Infantino has launched criminal proceedings against the head of world soccer and ...
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Bills Today | These three Bills position battles to watch according to NFL.com 1. Which Bills position made list of AFC training camp battles to watch? As we await the commencement of training camp practices, there are a number of position battles that will unfold at Bills camp. NFL.com took a look at the entire AFC landscape for some ...
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Ryan Pace feels "full support" of Bears' ownership The Bears have only made the playoffs once in their five seasons with Ryan Pace building the roster, but Pace doesn't think he's on the hot seat. As the Bears head into their sixth training camp with Pace as G.M., he says Bears Chairman George McCaskey ...
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Veteran starters vs. upcoming usurpers: Two Cowboys positions that figure to be the most competitive In a normal year, the Cowboys would be gearing up for some heated battles at a couple of positions. Correction: the battle would already be in progress as OTAs and mini-camp would have kicked off the process. But in the year of COVID, nothing is taking the ...
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Man City agree deal to sign Bournemouth's Ake: reports London (AFP) - Manchester City are set to sign Netherlands defender Nathan Ake from Bournemouth after agreeing a £41 million ($53 million) deal, according to British media reports on Thursday. City are reported to have negotiated a £40 million fee with ...
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Report: New Rule Allows MLB to Suspend Players Without Pay for Stealing Signs MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reportedly now has the power to suspend players without pay or service time if they are caught stealing signs electronically. According to Evan Drellich of The Athletic, there is no set number of games that a player will be ...
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Games we want to see added to SEC-only schedule Schedule dominoes are beginning to fall across college football ahead of the 2020 season as Power 5 conferences rush to get things sorted out prior to September. Three weeks after the Pac-12 and Big Ten were the first to announce a move to a league-only ...
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Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin Nets Two in Exhibition Game Win Versus Carolina The Washington Capitals won 3-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes in their first game in over 140 days. The two teams battled it out at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario in their one and only exhibition game before the Stanley Cup Qualifiers/round-robin ...
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Roethlisberger's return raises expectations in Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger is back and, to listen to the precious few who have seen the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback throw a football sometime in the past 10 months tell it, apparently as good as new. Even at 38. Even with a surgically ...
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Naomi Osaka slams critics of her swimsuit photos: 'It's creeping me out' Japanese two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka tweeted on July 26 that she's "creeped out" by critics and fans who are commenting on social media photos where Osaka is in a bathing suit. Osaka has millions of followers and has become one of the ...
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Michigan to phase in start of high school sports competition LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan High School Athletic Association said Wednesday that competition can begin Aug. 19 and 21 for lower-risk sports like golf, tennis and cross country but held off on allowing the start of football, volleyball and soccer games ...
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Dybala: Juventus already thinking about 10-in-a-row, but Champions League comes first The Bianconeri have maintained their dominance of the Italian game in 2019-20, with Maurizio Sarri's side now eyeing up European glory. Paulo Dybala says Juventus are "already thinking about a 10th" successive Serie A title, but the battle for a Champions ...
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Mike Sullivan not revealing his starting goalie for Game 1 — or maybe he already has Tristan Jarry said Wednesday that the Penguins' coaching staff hasn't told the goalies "anything" about their plan for Game 1. Maybe that's true. Maybe not. But one thing has become quite certain through training camp and into the first couple days in the ...
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PIAA votes to continue move toward playing Preparations to play fall sports in Pennsylvania continue with the intent that everything will begin and be played as scheduled. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) voted 29-3 during Wednesday afternoon's Board of Directors meeting ...
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A robotic camera came terrifyingly close to taking out Luka Doncic's head Since the NBA moved forward with its bubble restart at Walt Disney World in Orlando, the early returns have been encouraging. There haven't been positive tests turning up in the bubble. The resorts seem like decent hosts for NBA teams. And the on-court ...
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Hardik Pandya And Natasa Stankovic Blessed With a Baby Boy, India Allrounder Shares Picture on Instagram Pandya shared an adorable picture of him holding the hand of his newborn, with the caption "We are blessed with our baby boy." Updated: July 30, 2020 4:43 PM IST. By India.com Sports Desk Email Edited by Feroz Khan Email · Facebook share · Twitter ...
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Drew Forbes, Drake Dorbeck opt out of 2020 season with coronavirus concerns Drew Forbes was expected to compete for the starting right guard job. Instead, he's sitting out the season. Forbes and undrafted rookie tackle Drake Dorbeck opted out of the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic, the team announced ...
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