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As-it-happens update August 21, 2020
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ESPN
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- First-year South Carolina football assistant coach Mike Bobo said he was offended by allegations that anyone on his former Colorado State staff or team says they were abused or treated with racial insensitivity. "I know who I am and how I ...
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Kansas City Star
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- James Harden had 21 points and nine assists and the Houston Rockets made 19 of an NBA-record 56 3-point attempts to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-98 on Thursday for a 2-0 lead in the first-round Western Conference ...
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ESPN
South Carolina got a big commitment on Thursday when ESPN Junior 300 quarterback Gunner Stockton announced he has chosen the Gamecocks. Stockton is the No. 54-ranked recruit overall in the 2022 class and the No. 6-ranked recruit in the state of ...
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ESPN
In announcing Thursday that there would be no tailgating on campus this season for Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss football games, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves tweeted a zinger in the direction of the Big Ten and Pac-12.
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PostBulletin.com
Thursday's Vikings practice was a fairly slow, uneventful one, especially when compared to the action-packed previous few days. After putting the pads on for the last three practices, Thursday was a padless session. Several veterans got some rest, and the ...
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Miami Herald
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — After just a few days of practice, Nick Bosa is ready to make at least one conclusion about the San Francisco 49ers. As much as they might miss retired left tackle Joe Staley, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's blind side will be well ...
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Yahoo Sports
FOXBORO - The Patriots got a brief respite from fully-padded workouts. Very brief. After one day in the lighter shoulder "shells," the full pads were back on Thursday. The result? A physical session that defenders relished. One of the highlights came at the very ...
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ESPN
NORTON, Mass. -- Tiger Woods didn't have a scientific reason for going back to the shorter Scotty Cameron putter he has largely relied on for more than two decades after a brief break from it during the PGA Championship earlier this month.
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Yahoo Sports
The Toronto Raptors are standing behind team president Masai Ujiri, who was sued in February by Alameda County Sheriff's Office deputy Alan Strickland, in a claim that Ujiri assaulted Strickland on his way down to the court to celebrate Toronto's win over ...
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Yahoo Sports
BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- An ordinary play in practice turned into a scary situation for the Cleveland Browns. It's been a harrowing first week of training camp. Cornerback Kevin Johnson remains hospitalized after lacerating his liver when rookie tight end Harrison ...
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DenverBroncos.com
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Garett Bolles heard the boos. Early last season, as Bolles struggled to avoid being called for holding penalties, he didn't miss the Empower Field at Mile High crowd express its displeasure. As the former first-round pick enters his fourth ...
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Los Angeles Times
He finally emerged last year, Rayshawn Jenkins becoming the Chargers' starting free safety in his third NFL season. Coach Anthony Lynn credited Jenkins for playing at an "elite" level at one point and then, on a recent podcast, said Jenkins finished the ...
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ESPN
East Carolina announced Thursday that it will pause football workouts indefinitely after its latest coronavirus testing results. A university alert stated that the school had identified a cluster of cases, which included 10 positive tests associated with the football ...
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Sports Illustrated
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Five Illinois football players were among a 250-player watch list for the Senior Bowl game. Illini quarterback Brandon Peters, wide receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe, linebacker Milo Eifler, center Doug Kramer, and cornerback Nate Hobbs were ...
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Chicago Tribune
Cole Kmet was 12 when he first became a fan of Jimmy Graham. The Chicago Bears rookie tight end remembers this because that's when he got a New Orleans Saints Graham jersey. Graham, it turns out, was 33 when he became a fan of Kmet. That's when ...
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Yahoo Sports
To the naked eye, Mitch Trubisky had one of his best training camp practices in a Bears uniform Thursday. But his head coach wasn't waiting to hand him a trophy afterward. "I thought there were some good decisions that he made with throws. There were a ...
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Sacramento Bee
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Graham Gano never worried about his future in the NFL — even after missing the 2019 season with a leg injury and then being cut by the Carolina Panthers late last month. The 33-year-old Gano knew his surgically repaired ...
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The Boston Globe
A year ago, Darwinzon Hernandez emerged as one of the most electrifying homegrown Red Sox arms in years, striking out an incredible 16.9 batters per nine innings — the second-highest strikeout rate in big league history by a player with at least 30 innings.
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Yahoo Sports
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Rays completed their first sweep at Yankee Stadium in six years and took over first place in the AL East, getting a three-run homer from Mike Zunino in a 10-5 victory over New York on Thursday. Tampa Bay beat the ...
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Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
SANTA CLARA – Dante Pettis was never able to recover last season from a disappointing opening to training camp. This summer, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was excited with what he saw and heard when he first sat down to talk with Pettis at the beginning ...
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nj.com
The coronavirus is back in baseball, and now it's struck the Mets, whose Thursday night game in Miami and Friday night Subway Series opener at Citi Field against the Yankees have been called off. News broke that a Mets player and club official testing ...
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Bengals.com
It was a very good day for the Bengals new quarterbacks as they primed their respective units for Friday morning's scrimmage that basically amounts to a pandemic pre-season opener. After Joe Burrow got pilfered by Josh Bynes during the Thursday morning ...
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mlive.com
ALLEN PARK -- Matthew Stafford usually makes this NFL quarterback thing look easy during most practices. But he really made it look easy on Day 3 of padded practice for the Detroit Lions. Stafford and the Lions were back on the field Thursday in Allen Park ...
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NHL.com
Brendan Gallagher has a broken jaw and will not play for the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Philadelphia Flyers at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Friday (7 p.m. ET; NBSCN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP), or in ...
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Yahoo Sports
Notre Dame announced Thursday that five football players have tested positive for COVID-19 while six others are in quarantine through contract tracing protocols. Amid a COVID-19 outbreak that followed the return of the general student population to campus ...
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The Columbus Dispatch
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) laughs during practice at the NFL team's training facility, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Berea, Ohio. [Jeff Lange/Beacon Journal]. [2/15]. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) hauls in a pass ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Eagles have claimed wide receiver Travis Fulgham off waivers after he was released by the Packers on Wednesday. Fulgham, 24, was drafted in the 6th round in the 2019 draft by the Lions out of Old Dominion. Fulgham (6-2, 215) spent his rookie season ...
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USA TODAY
Georgia State freshman quarterback Mikele Colasurdo announced he will not play this season due to a recently-diagnosed heart condition after he became infected with COVID-19. "I am very thankful for everyone who has reached out and prayed for me," ...
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The Boston Globe
When Gordon Hayward landed awkwardly on his right foot after going up for a rebound in the final minutes of the Celtics' playoff win over the 76ers Monday, he was not sure how severe the injury was, but he was sure that it was not good. "I knew right away," ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Athletes and coaches around Pennsylvania are anxiously awaiting Friday's PIAA vote on the fate of fall high school sports. No state in the country has had to wait this long for a fall sports decision. According to the NFL's youth football website and information ...
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mlive.com
Michigan will be without a returning starter on defense if it returns to play early in 2021. Senior cornerback Ambry Thomas announced Thursday plans to forego his remaining collegiate eligibility and enter the 2021 NFL Draft. Thomas, a Detroit native, said he ...
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Yahoo Sports
Former Barcelona winger Gerard Deulofeu has taken aim at his old side, criticising new manager Ronald Koeman and saying the club has ignored its youth system. Deulofeu, who came through Barca's La Masia youth system, played under Koeman at ...
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Charleston Post Courier
Freshman MarShawn Lloyd, the highest-rated running back the Gamecocks have signed since Marcus Lattimore, tore his left ACL during Wednesday's practice. He is out for the season. The Gamecocks only began preseason camp on Tuesday. They have ...
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CBS sports.com
Tomlin is slated to start Sunday's game against the Phillies. Just over 40 percent of the way into their season, the Braves have just one man left standing (Max Fried) from their Opening Day rotation. As a result, Tomlin should keep picking up starts so long as ...
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FanSided
Wieters was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left great toe contusion. Wieters apparently suffered the injury during Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Cubs, and it will keep him sidelined for at least 10 days. When the backstop ...
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
The top seeds in each NBA conference will try to get back on track Thursday after stunning Game 1 defeats. Oddsmakers don't see a reason to adjust yet. The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers remain solidly favored in their respective series after ...
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Lighthouse Hockey
The New York Islanders have a second chance to close out the Capitals, and they'd of course be wise to make the most of it. While things looked great in the first period of Game 4 — as Dan and Mike discussed on Islanders Anxiety, it felt like we were cruising ...
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Reading Eagle
PHILADELPHIA -- Wide receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside was well into an ambitious offseason workout plan before the pandemic hit. The Philadelphia Eagles' 2019 second-round pick out of Stanford was tired of telling family, friends, and teammates that his first ...
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mlive.com
ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions placed rookie defensive lineman Jashon Cornell on injured reserve and made a couple of other roster moves Thursday morning. Matt Patricia said the team released rookie fullback Luke Sellers, and signed running back ...
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PhillyVoice.com
Day 4 of Philadelphia Eagles training camp is in the books, and our focus so far has been on the skill positions, because, well, there are a bunch of new skill position guys. Doug Pederson said that Friday's practice will be one of their two tackling days during ...
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Sports Illustrated
West Virginia's season opener next month will be held without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic, the university announced Thursday. The Mountaineers will face Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 12. "We are disappointed that we will not be able to allow fans to ...
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Goal.com
Goal rounds up some of the positional changes that will apply for the new fantasy football season, and the FPL's reasoning for some of the changes. The 2020-21 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season is soon to get underway, with hundreds of thousands of ...
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SFGate
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy have signed goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann, the son of former U.S. men's national team head coach and German soccer great Jürgen Klinsmann. The Galaxy announced their latest addition Thursday. The 23-year-old ...
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Sky Sports
Manchester United have held discussions with Gabriel's representatives, in a late twist to his expected exit from Lille. Arsenal remain clear favourites to win the race for the 22-year-old Brazilian ahead of Napoli, despite the Italian club making a late and ...
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INSIDER
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu is rehabbing an injury with Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa, and their daughters. While bringing the ball up the court against the Atlanta Dream on July 31, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft rolled her ankle ...
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Saturday Down South
Now that we're approaching the start of the 2020 college football season, it's time for some preseason All-America teams to be announced. On Thursday, CBS Sports released its first-team and second-team selections, and an impressive 25 SEC players were ...
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