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As-it-happens update August 8, 2020
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Nick Margevicius had pitched in just one game above the Single-A level when, at age 22, he joined the San Diego Padres' rotation last season. A year and another organization later, he said he's more prepared for the task. "I just handled it the best I could at ...
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ESPN
The NHL postseason bubble is officially bonkers. Friday featured the completion of three series upsets and a stunning late-game rally by the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Columbus Blue Jackets that pushed their series to a fifth and final game.
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NFL.com
Mike McCarthy is no doubt looking to make a good first impression this season with the Dallas Cowboys. So far, though, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has made one on him. "I've really enjoyed his personality,'' McCarthy said Friday, via The Dallas ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Wizards arrived in Orlando with dual goals, to make the play-in tournament and to use the extra games to develop their young players. Now that they are eliminated from playoff contention, the second one has come fully into focus. Really, it was their most ...
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New York Daily News
We knew this had a good chance of being a very bizarro world baseball season, and there is perhaps no better evidence of that than the Mets finding themselves playing their most defining series one-fourth of the way in against … the Miami Marlins. A week ...
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CBSSports.com
With strong play to this point in the NBA's restart, the Portland Trail Blazers are in solid position as they pursue a playoff spot in the Western Conference. On Saturday afternoon, however, Damian Lillard and company face a significant test, as the Blazers ...
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FOXSports.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals won the World Series five years ago with a bullpen that rarely squandered the slimmest of leads. Their reworked relief corps looked awfully similar Friday night.
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Detroit Free Press
As if there's not already enough, more decisions have to be made by Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire. Beyond working a typical chess match, he must keep a few additional moves handy for extra innings. Because MLB doesn't want drawn-out games, ...
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FOXSports.com
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Trout homered again on his birthday, but Robinson Chirinos drove in two runs without a hit and the Texas Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Trout turned ...
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New York Daily News
The Jets have a perpetual eye on the future without seemingly ever realizing what is right in front of them. For all the chatter about Gang Green's inevitable 10th consecutive season without a playoff appearance, the truth is that 2020 might just be wacky ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Trail Blazer are now halfway through their eight seeding games and instead of the mindset of holding onto the ninth spot in the Western Conference standings, the Blazers have set their sights on climbing to the eighth seed and in turn only having to win ...
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Orlando Sentinel
UCF has paused the start of fall football camp after a player-led movement began over concerns ranging from safety protocols, scholarship safety and receiving hazard pay for playing this upcoming season according to a Sports Illustrated report. SI reported ...
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Cincinnati.com
Heading into Friday night's matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers, eight games had passed since the Cincinnati Reds had won a game and beat the over/under. Even with five backups in the lineup Friday, the Reds scored eight runs, broke a three-game ...
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Sports Illustrated
Chelsea face Bayern Munich in the second-leg of the last-16 Champions League tie at the Allianz Arena on Saturday evening in Germany. The tie is all but finished for Hansi Flick's side after they came to Stamford Bridge back in February and clinically ...
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CBSSports.com
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will try to score an upset on Saturday when he sends out Uncle Chuck in the 2020 Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. A three-year-old son of Uncle Mo, Uncle Chuck is undefeated in two career starts and coming off an ...
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Formula 1
With a freshly inked contract extension in his back pocket, an inspired Valtteri Bottas got the bit between his teeth to beat Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position, as super sub Nico Hulkenberg took a remarkable third for the 70th Anniversary ...
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New York Post
The XFL has new owners — and they plan to tackle their investment with Hollywood flair. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and a group of investors have scooped up the floundering football league for just $15 million in a deal that got rubber-stamped by a US ...
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Bucky's 5th Quarter
Each fall the Wisconsin Badgers football team has a handful of players without a full-ride scholarship in hand make significant inroads and become contributors for the football team. The Badgers have had supreme success with their walk-on tradition, with ...
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Montgomery Advertiser
AUBURN — You could almost hear the groans across the Plains as soon as the first two opponents were announced on the SEC Network just after 5 p.m. on Friday. Had the conference followed the cross-division rotation already in place and looked to 2021 ...
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The Indian Express
TURIN, Italy — Juventus fired coach Maurizio Sarri on Saturday after his first season in charge ended with the team's Champions League exit. Despite winning the Italian title, Sarri paid the price for the round-of-16 loss to Lyon on Friday. "The club would like ...
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247Sports
Modeling his coaching style after Nick Saban, nothing intimidates Oregon coach Mario Cristobal. Even after losing a three-year, all-conference starter at quarterback and facing immense pressure as a preseason title contender, the moment is never too big for ...
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FOXSports.com
BRADENTON, Fla, — Lexie Brown scored a career-high 26 points with nine assists and four steals and the Minnesota Lynx used a second-quarter surge to beat the Indiana Fever 87-80 on Friday night.
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The Mercury News
Samardzija (0-2) was charged with the loss Friday against the Dodgers, surrendering six runs (five earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out three across four innings. After recording two outs in the third inning, Samardzija gave up a solo home ...
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CBSSports.com
Zach Ertz has already etched himself as one of the greatest tight ends in Philadelphia Eagles history, becoming one of the league's top tight ends and a vital part of the franchise's first Super Bowl title. If there's any Philadelphia athlete that bleeds green, ...
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Sacramento Bee
Aug. 7--The PIAA appears to be giving it one last fight to salvage the fall sports calendar in 2020. Despite a "strong recommendation" from Gov. Tom Wolf, the PIAA voted 30-2 to delay the fall sports season to Aug. 24 to seek further conversation with the ...
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The New York Times
Five months ago, Formula 1 came within two hours of starting its season. The coronavirus was spreading globally, and when a member of McLaren tested positive and the team withdrew from the Australian Grand Prix in mid-March, the event was canceled ...
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Times Colonist
TORONTO — The Philadelphia Flyers have looked right at home playing in the NHL's expanded 24-team playoff format, but head coach Alain Vigneault isn't big on the idea of doing it for more than one season. With seeding round-robin wins over Presidents' ...
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The New Indian Express
Chahal seemed to have made the most of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown situation as he shared the happy news with his fans. Share Via Email. Published: 08th August 2020 04:56 PM | Last Updated: 08th August 2020 05:32 PM | A+A A-. uzvendra ...
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The Rookie Wire
Miami Heat rookie Kendrick Nunn has reportedly departed the team at the Wide World of Sports Complex due to personal reasons, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. The departure by Nunn is not related to the coronavirus as the Heat have ...
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