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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ July 24, 2020
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	ESPN Joel Embiid focused on reading double-teams to unlock 76ers' late-game offense ESPN As the Philadelphia 76ers have failed to get out of the second round of the playoffs the past two seasons, the team's struggles in half-court offense -- and questions about who would have the ball in the game's dying moments -- have been front and center. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Giancarlo Stanton homers, Yankees beat Nationals in rain-shortened MLB opener USA TODAY WASHINGTON – A World Series banner was raised Thursday night, with nobody around to cheer its ascent. A nationally revered doctor threw out the first pitch, but there was no curtain call to take, nor any reason to be red-faced after he pulled it comically ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTVD-TV Roy Williams Is Far More Than Just a Basketball Coach to North Carolina Sports Illustrated In October 2016, I was sitting at the end of a wooden bleacher in the stuffy Koury Natatorium at the University of North Carolina. My middle child, Clayton, was competing for Georgia in his first collegiate swim meet against the Tar Heels. A few minutes into the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Recruit RJ Keene dons Boise State face mask to reveal college choice ESPN Most high school recruits wear a hat when they pick a college. R.J. Keene chose to wear a mask. In what appears to be an original concept, Keene, a four-star prospect from Houston who committed to coach Leon Rice's Boise State basketball team on ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBA.com Scrimmage games debut with squeaking sneakers, vocal benches providing soundtrack in fanless arena NBA.com ORLANDO -- For those with a heavy emotional investment in the basketball world, what just happened inside a makeshift NBA arena was a sight for starving eyes, and also an odd one for all other human senses. You couldn't hear the boom of approval when ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Marquise Goodwin responds after Tyreek Hill challenges him to a race Yahoo Sports After Tyreek Hill called out Eagles receiver Marquise Goodwin on television on Thursday, Goodwin has responded. Hill asked Goodwin to @ him on Twitter and Goodwin has … 12 times. YOU CANT BEAT ME . @CHEETAH @CHEETAH @CHEETAH ... Flag as irrelevant
	MLSsoccer.com LA Galaxy 1, Houston Dynamo 1 | MLS is Back Tournament Match Recap MLSsoccer.com The Houston Dynamo have been knocked out of the MLS is Back Tournament in gut-wrenching fashion, as a late penalty kick from Cristian Pavon allowed the LA Galaxy to salvage a 1-1 draw in Group F play on Thursday evening. Needing a victory to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times Mookie Betts Kneels During National Anthem, Yanks-Nats Kneel in Pregame 'Moment of Unity' Sports Illustrated Ahead of making his debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers—and a day after signing the second-largest contract in MLB history—Mookie Betts made a grand statement by kneeling during the national anthem. Flag as irrelevant
	MLSsoccer.com How Oscar Pareja has already changed Orlando City SC for the better MLSsoccer.com They're only a few games into the Oscar Pareja era, but what a difference a few games can make at Orlando City SC. The well-respected former FC Dallas manager took charge in Orlando after a year-plus sojourn from MLS managing in Liga MX, and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday Jets sign Ashtyn Davis to get all draft picks under contract FOXSports.com NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets have signed safety Ashtyn Davis to his rookie deal, the last of the team's nine draft picks to get under contract. Davis was a third-round selection from Cal. The deal signed Thursday is for four years and worth $4.9 million ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tulsa World Former OU football coach John Blake dies at 59 Tulsa World John Blake, a Sand Springs standout who played football at Oklahoma and later became the program's 20th head coach, died Thursday morning. He was 59. The news was confirmed to the Tulsa World by an emotional Barry Switzer. "I recruited him out of ... Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Left off roster CBSSports.com The Cardinals optioned Carlson to their alternate training site Thursday, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports. Carlson is very likely to be placed on the active roster sometime after the first six days of the regular season, thereby granting the ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Jerry Jeudy announces first NFL contract with nod to Broncos' heritage al.com The NFL's offseason passed without the normal stream of announcements about draft picks signing their first pro contracts. That's because the NFL limited its teams to online offseason programs. The rookies didn't travel to their new home cities for practices, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz adjust to the weirdness of new basketball in 101-88 scrimmage loss to Suns Salt Lake Tribune There certainly will be some contingent of Utah Jazz fans out there disproportionately concerned by the team's 101-88 loss to the Phoenix Suns in a scrimmage played on the HP Fieldhouse court in Orlando, Fla., on Thursday night. Perhaps most will look at ... Flag as irrelevant
	WRALSportsFan.com Hurricanes' Hamilton misses camp practice; status unclear USA TODAY RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton didn't practice Thursday and his status is unclear as the team prepares for the return to play next week. The team's website reported Wednesday that Hamilton left that day's ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Arizona Diamondbacks mourn loss of scout Johan Maya ESPN A Venezuelan scout who worked for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Dominican Republic has died of COVID-19. The team released a statement saying Johan Maya died Thursday due to complications from the coronavirus. He joined the Diamondbacks in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News Gerrit Cole contract details: How the Yankees landed the ace pitcher in free agency Sporting News Yes, Gerrit Cole plays for the Yankees because New York in December made him the highest-paid pitcher in the history of baseball with a nine-year contract worth $324 million. He will earn $36 million each year for almost a decade. Money aside, though ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Nats Star Juan Soto Positive for COVID-19, Out for Opener The New York Times WASHINGTON — Highlighting the pitfalls of beginning the baseball season amid a pandemic, Washington Nationals slugger Juan Soto tested positive for COVID-19 and was put on the injured list Thursday, hours before the 2019 World Series champions ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cincinnati.com Cincinnati's Blake Bacevich named to watch list for Wuerffel Trophy for community service Cincinnati.com Cincinnati Bearcats sophomore defensive lineman Blake Bacevich has been named to the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy, which annually recognizes a player's community service. The preseason watch list released Thursday features 114 FBS players, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Greg Sankey Skeptical about College Football in the Spring Sports Illustrated SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, like the rest of us, is taking it day by day at this point. He's stumbled around and made a few mistakes when speaking to the media, like for instance when he mentioned the SEC plans to move forward without the rest of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Daily News Mike Francesa says Friday will mark his final WFAN show New York Daily News Mike Francesa is calling it quits yet again. The longtime WFAN talk-show host announced on Thursday that he's departing his "Mike's On" radio show and that Friday will mark his final broadcast, reported NJ Advance Media. Advertisement. Francesa, 66, didn't ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez: Slated to start opener CBSSports.com Manager Dave Roberts said in an appearance Thursday on the "Off Air with Joe and Orel" podcast that Hernandez will start at second base in the Dodgers' Opening Day game against the Giants, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports. Following the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Sun-Times Lucas Giolito ready to pitch season opener for White Sox in July, strange as it seems Chicago Sun-Times How strange it is, Opening Day in the middle of summer, on July 24. White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito experienced the thrill of pitching a scoreless inning in the All-Star Game last July, and now he gets his first Opening Day start when the Sox host the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Masked Man: Spurs' Popovich Wears Face Covering for Game U.S. News & World Report LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Gregg Popovich was working in a mask on Thursday — though not in his usual role — when the San Antonio Spurs made their scrimmage debut at the NBA restart at Walt Disney World. Popovich was not serving as head ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cycle News Marquez, Crutchlow and Rins passed fit to race Cycle News The below is from MotoGP.com. Two days after undergoing surgery on a fractured humerus, reigning MotoGP™ World Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) has been declared fit to ride at this weekend's Gran Premio Red Bull de Andalucia after ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Pirates finalize 30-man roster for Opening Day by adding infielder, 2 pitchers Reading Eagle Jul. 23--Now that the Pittsburgh Pirates have finalized their 30-man roster, Derek Shelton is ready to fill out his Opening Day lineup for the first time as a major-league manager Friday at the St. Louis Cardinals. It won't be the memento Shelton waited two ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com 'We cannot think in normal terms:' AHSAA releases best practices guidelines al.com The Alabama High School Athletic Association released its "best practices" document Thursday afternoon with an eye on fall sports starting on time next month and, hopefully, playing a full season. The AHSAA's Central Board approved an on-time return to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stumptown Footy Match Thread: Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers [730] Stumptown Footy Here we are the final match day of the group stage, with the Timbers sitting on top of Group F. The last opponent for the Green and Gold is the Black and Gold of the Los Angeles Football Club. A win or a tie and the Portland Timbers win the group and grab a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Danville Commercial News B1G Preview: Michigan still trying to get past Buckeye roadblock Danville Commercial News For Michigan, expectations don't change. The Wolverines have put together a five-year run of sustained success under coach Jim Harbaugh, going 47-18 with annual New Year's Day bowl appearances. But getting past Ohio State has been the stumbling ... Flag as irrelevant
	amNY Op-ed | We needed baseball now more than ever amNY The wave of nostalgia and sentimentality that comes with Major League Baseball's Opening Day strikes that much more true upon a national chord. In the 266 days since Daniel Hudson struck out Michael Brantley to deliver the Washington Nationals their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News Fans ready for first home game of the 2020 baseball season in Fenway Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News BOSTON (WHDH) - Fans will not be able to go inside Fenway Park when the Red Sox play their first home game of the season, but the drinking and dining will still take place outside of the stadium on Friday. The atmosphere around the ballpark is expected to ... Flag as irrelevant
	TSN Reading Between the Lines: UFC Fight Night - Whittaker vs. Till TSN Odds courtesy: 5 Dimes. The final event during the UFC's month at "Fight Island" takes place this Saturday and features a main event with major implications in the middleweight division as former champion Robert Whittaker faces surging divisional newcomer ... Flag as irrelevant
	scorebooklive.com Washington High School Sports News, Scores, Rankings – SBLive Washington scorebooklive.com Nalin Sood, the president of the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association, summed up perfectly how most coaches are feeling about getting back into a team setting in Washington. "If you've been starving, you are just happy to get a meal ... Flag as irrelevant
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