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As-it-happens update August 25, 2020
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ESPN
The motif heading into the 60-game Major League Baseball season was straight out of a 1950s horror movie or a bad slogan for a 1980s Mariners team: Anything can happen. As we come upon the halfway point of the season, however, as much as we hoped ...
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ESPN
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee will be selling tickets for approximately 25% of the fan seats at Neyland Stadium this season, officials announced Tuesday. The stadium has a capacity of 102,455, counting everybody in the building, which could mean around ...
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Bleacher Report
Just over two weeks remain before the start of the 2020 NFL season. This, of course, means fantasy football is right around the corner. With a most unusual offseason and no preseason hampering draft preparation, plenty of fantasy-relevant questions remain.
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CBSSports.com
Fresh off an embarrassing sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Brett Brown on Monday as something of a symbolic gesture for an organization basically out of actual moves to make. Put simply, Brown was an ...
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NFL.com
Some coaches have taken to complaining about the NFL's decision to let state and local authorities dictate whether and how many fans can attend games this season as opposed to instituting uniformity -- essentially saying no teams can have fans in the ...
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Sports Illustrated
There isn't much more adversity that could have been thrown in the New England Patriots' way this year. First, Tom Brady departed during free agency along with some key defensive pieces like Kyle Van Noy and Jamie Collins. Then the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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ESPN
The Arizona Cardinals are making two-time Pro Bowl selection Budda Baker the highest-paid safety in NFL history, giving him a four-year, $59 million contract extension, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The deal will average $14.75 million per year, but ...
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NFL.com
Add the Minnesota Vikings to the growing list of teams that won't be able to host fans this September. The organization announced Tuesday its first two home games of the 2020 season will be played without fans because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CBSSports.com
The FedEx Cup Playoffs continue this week with the 2020 BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club outside Chicago. The 125-player field was cut to 70 after last week's Northern Trust and will be trimmed to 30 for the Tour Championship at East ...
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Bleacher Report
Alabama head coach Nick Saban fired back at critics who believe efforts to play the 2020 college football season are financially driven. "Everybody acts like we want to play for the money," Saban told reporters Monday. "We want to play for the players. I want ...
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USA TODAY
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew isn't exactly a name on the minds of most fantasy football managers. Anybody who might be thirsty could have a change of heart. Bud Light announced Tuesday that anybody who picks Minshew in the first ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Cleveland Browns have confirmed the diagnosis that second round pick Grant Delpit will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn Achilles' he suffered on Monday. Delpit was the 44th pick of the NFL Draft in the second round and the Browns had ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Rosters change when coaches and front offices change, and the Andrew Berry/Kevin Stefanski duo has certainly put its stamp on the 2020 Browns with free agents and draft picks. All these new faces could mean the end of the road for ...
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Yahoo Sports
When Cowboys owner Jerry Jones met with the media for the first time in months, the magic word was "grace." Now, it could be "compromise." Via Clarence E. Hill, Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Jones said in an appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas ...
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Yahoo Sports
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's return after missing the final 14 games of last season has led to optimism in Pittsburgh, but there's been another thought rolling through the quarterback's head. Roethlisberger said that he has felt pain in his right ...
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Washington Post
MADRID — With or without Lionel Messi, incoming Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman seems to be clear about who won't fit into his squad next season. Among them are some key players from recent years, including Luis Suárez, Arturo Vidal, Ivan Rakitic and ...
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Yahoo Sports
Game 2: Bruins vs. Lightning (BOS leads 1-0) – 7 p.m. ET – NBCSN; livestream: In a matchup between the last two Presidents' Trophy winners, Boston came out on top in Game 1. The Bruins scored three straight goals – one in each period, by Charlie Coyle, ...
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nj.com
The Yankees need pitching. Seattle will likely be selling at the trade deadline. So, the report from MLB.com's Jon Morosi that general manager Brian Cashman has checked in on the availability of Mariners righty Taijuan Walker? It checks out. A few things to ...
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Yahoo Sports
Santos' agreement with the Bears was reported a few days ago and the team announced the move on Tuesday morning. They also signed wide receiver Alex Wesley, placed tight end Darion Clark and released wide receiver Trevor Davis. The arrival of ...
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Cyclingnews.com
Primož Roglič's ability to fight for overall victory at the Tour de France after his crash at the Critérium du Dauphiné is still in doubt, with conflicting reports about his health and recovery. His partner Lora Klinc has gone as far as to suggest a final decision has ...
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Washington Post
PHOENIX — Rookie Ryan Castellani threw six strong innings for his first career win, Trevor Story hit his ninth homer of the season and the Colorado Rockies snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Monday night.
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Over The Monster
We are now officially less than a week away from the trade deadline, and I would expect things to start picking up in the world of trade rumors within the next 24 hours or so. In fact, I was fairly surprised that Monday was so quiet around the league. Of course ...
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Washington Post
LONDON — England defender Harry Maguire was called up Tuesday for England's UEFA Nations League games next month despite being arrested while on vacation in Greece. England coach Gareth Southgate said the defender apologized for being ...
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ESPN
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Giannis Antetokounmpo offered some advice to teammate Khris Middleton before the fourth quarter of Monday's playoff game against the Orlando Magic: "Shoot until your arms fall off." Middleton took the advice to heart.
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Chicago Sun-Times
After nearly two months of rehab following surgery on his left thumb, left-hander Jose Quintana is set to make his return. The Cubs will activate Quintana from the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Right-hander Tyler Chatwood (back) also will come off the IL on ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
North Dakota State University will play one football game this fall, meeting Central Arkansas on October 3 at the Fargodome. The Bison, defending Football Championship Subdivision titlist, are a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The league is ...
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Sounder At Heart
The 2020 NWSL season isn't quite done yet. Despite some recent high-profile short-term loans and transfers to Europe, teams have returned to training in the past week and each will play four more matches over the next two months, the league announced ...
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CNN International
Russian footballer hit by lightning is back in training. (CNN) A week after miraculously avoiding a flying motorcycle that almost hit him at high speed, Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales was counting his lucky stars for a second time after a terrifying incident ...
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Fox News
Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid is still the same coach that led the team to a Super Bowl victory in February. He explained in the "Football Morning in America" column on Monday that not much has changed for him as he prepares the Chiefs for another ...
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Toronto Sun
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — From a goal off the chest to another that may have just crossed the line — depending who's asked — the Dallas Stars were getting the big bounces and breaks. That's what it takes this time of year. Alexander Radulov scored on a ...
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Golden State of Mind
Now that the drama of where the Golden State Warriors will be picking at the 2020 NBA Draft is over, we can start focusing on how general manager Bob Myers will fill out the roster around Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. The Dubs ...
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247Sports
Nobody would be shocked to hear that a former Oklahoma Sooner is making waves in an NFL training camp. With a roster full of talented players, it's not surprising to hear at least one of them is showing out at the next level. But perhaps it's a bit surprising ...
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Bucks.com
After four games, the Bucks look like the Bucks, which is the key to the whole thing. .750. After four playoff games, the Bucks have a .750 winning percentage. Only one team had a .750 winning percentage in the regular season this year. That team was the ...
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Pelican Debrief
So far, the New Orleans Pelicans are not leaking any information about their search for a new head coach. It's been pretty impressive actually, as David Griffin has his camp on lockdown and no one is talking. Related Story: A Trade with the Warriors to Land ...
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The New York Times
If the Nets fall in the postseason, but most of the key players aren't there to see it, did the Nets really fall? We kid, sort of. But on Sunday, the Toronto Raptors mercifully ended the team's short postseason run by beating the Nets, 150-122, and completing the ...
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Jays Journal
The Blue Jays have had a lot of strong performances in 2020, and some from surprising sources. Who are their bWAR leaders so far? It's hard to believe it, but by the time the Blue Jays finish their upcoming three-game series with the Red Sox on Thursday, ...
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SFGate
Recommended Video: Portland guard Damian Lillard left the Trail Blazers' 135-115 playoff loss to the Lakers in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Monday night with a right knee injury. Lillard, the MVP of the seeding games in the NBA bubble, had 11 points before ...
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Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
LOS ANGELES -- Even amid the upheaval of a pandemic, one thing is predictable: the Los Angeles Dodgers are very good. In fact, they're the best team in baseball, boasting a 22-8 record at the halfway point of the shortened season. They went 13-4 playing ...
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TribLIVE
Johnson (undisclosed) missed another practice Monday, Dale Lolley of DKPittsburghSports.com reports. Johnson has been held out of practice since Wednesday without any update on the nature of his injury. He had sports hernia surgery at some point in ...
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WRDW-TV
(AP) - Washington Football coach Ron Rivera ran his first practice since telling players he had been diagnosed with a treatable form of skin cancer and ended it by yelling at them for not meeting his standard. Rivera knows he'll struggle during treatment and ...
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PhiladelphiaEagles.com
No, not that SWOOP. The Eagles announced on Tuesday morning that they signed tight end Tyrone Swoopes. To make room on the roster, the Eagles waived/injured wide receiver Robert Davis, who was listed as week to week by the team with a lower-body ...
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Journal Inquirer
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots may not have settled on their replacement for kicker Stephen Gostkowski. New England re-signed veteran Nick Folk on Monday, giving rookie fifth-round draft pick Justin Rohrwasser some competition for the job as the ...
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Essentially Sports
UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic appears ready for an inevitable rematch against Francis Ngannou for his next title defense. However, former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has also been eyeing a move up to heavyweight. Meanwhile, Dana ...
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Empire Sports Media
Over the weekend, the media were quick to ask UFC President Dana White about the comments that Scott Coker made regarding Bellator's light heavyweight division. Coker stated that their division was better than the UFC's. White responded with a short and ...
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