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As-it-happens update August 12, 2020
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ESPN
Ohio State coach Ryan Day says he is exploring ways to get his football team on the field as quickly as possible, including a spring season that begins in early January and wraps up before the NFL draft in late April. Day, speaking to reporters one day after the ...
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ESPN
Perhaps humbled by a disappointing 2019, New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell re-dedicated himself in the offseason and reported to training camp at his lowest weight since high school. At 28, he expects a career year. "This has been the best I've felt ...
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ESPN
Before LA Clippers practice on Tuesday, coach Doc Rivers allowed himself a brief moment to wonder what it will be like having Montrezl Harrell back with the team. Harrell, who left the bubble last month to tend to a family emergency, is currently in quarantine ...
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NBCSports.com
Not only is Doug Pederson back at the NovaCare Complex, his quarterbacks coach is as well. Press Taylor has returned to work after being quarantined following Pederson's positive COVID test. Because Taylor was in close quarters with Pederson, he was ...
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NFL.com
Dak Prescott is playing the 2020 season under the franchise tag, and he's not bringing the business into the locker room. His talks with the Cowboys on a long-term deal subsided just before the team reported to camp, with both sides essentially accepting the ...
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Yahoo Sports
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A team is going to reach the Western Conference playoffs with a losing record for the first time in 23 years, which ordinarily would not be exciting news. This year, it's the talk of the NBA. And the race has come down to the last ...
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CBSSports.com
The lone constant in the unpredictable race for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference is the team the winner would ultimately face. We may not yet know whether the Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies or San Antonio Spurs will reach ...
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ESPN
The Masters Tournament rescheduled for November will take place without spectators or guests because of the coronavirus pandemic that postponed the event from its original date. Augusta National and Masters chairman Fred Ridley released a statement ...
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CBSSports.com
The injury occurred when Embiid fell awkwardly onto the stanchion holding up the basket after going up for a rebound against the Blazers. Embiid checked out of the game, went back to the locker room, and didn't return to the contest.
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The New York Times
The plaque for Hugh Duffy at the Baseball Hall of Fame all but certifies his status as the premier single-season hitter in major league history. "He compiled a batting average in 1894 which was not to be challenged in his lifetime," it states — and Duffy lived for ...
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Yahoo Sports
No one thought the Orioles would be over .500 a quarter of the way through the season. But as weird as it may sound, time is fast approaching to think about potential moves for the trade deadline. The Orioles will never admit to tanking, but it is fair to state the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Damiere Byrd's explanation for why he signed with the New England Patriots was brief, but it made total sense. "I just wanted to play good football," Byrd told reporters in a video conference call after Wednesday's training camp practice at Gillette Stadium.
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NFL.com
The NFL will continue COVID-19 testing on a daily basis. The league and NFLPA agreed to continue daily testing through Sept. 5, the union announced Wednesday. We have reached an agreement with the @NFL to continue daily testing through September ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Giants are doing everything they can to compete in the 60-game 2020 MLB season. At the same time, their focus is on the future. Down on the farm, the Giants are grooming their next stars for San Francisco. Baseball America released its midseason farm ...
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The Guardian
The resumption of the revamped Champions League kicks off at Benfica's Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, as Atalanta and PSG play the first of four quarterfinals in a four-day span. The entertaining Italian side will look to tame the French champions, who have ...
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Belleville News-Democrat
Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe welcomed a special guest to the virtual Undisputed desk on Wednedsay in the form of reigning Super Bowl MVP and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The man with the richest contract in American ...
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Sports Illustrated
Wednesday morning, the Big 12 conference released a revised football schedule for the fall as it plans to "move forward" with playing the season amid the pandemic. With the new slate set, we predict each game's outcome, assuming the season is played.
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nj.com
NEW YORK — The Yankees aren't happy that a rule designed to prevent another cheating scandal has taken away a crucial part of their preparation. Major League Baseball prohibiting players from watching video during games hasn't gone over well in ...
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Yahoo Sports
The UEFA Champions League quarterfinals take center stage this week and we're going to select one key battle which should determine the outcome of all four games. [ LIVE: Champions League scores ]. With Manchester City the favorites against Lyon, ...
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NBCSports.com
Joel Embiid is available for the Sixers' game Wednesday night vs. the Raptors after missing Tuesday's loss to the Suns with a left ankle injury. The three-time All-Star sustained the injury in the first quarter of the Sixers' game Sunday against the Trail Blazers.
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Yahoo Sports
We've seen people leave the broadcast for a coaching job or coaches join the broadcast after retirement, but would a young head coach ever leave his job for TV? That's apparently what ESPN was hoping for when they reportedly approached Rams head ...
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Yahoo Sports
A shortened and rescheduled PGA Tour regular season comes to a close this week at the Wyndham Championship. With the first major of the year in the rear-view mirror and the playoffs a week away, a pit stop in Greensboro offers several big names a ...
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Forbes
Barstool Sports established itself as a media conglomerate long ago. But the company's blockbuster hiring of Deion Sanders further solidifies its status as an industry powerhouse, and could change the landscape for ex-athletes who want to work in the media ...
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Sporting News
The 15th season of HBO's "Hard Knocks" is like none that came before it. For the first time, in 2020, the NFL Films documentary series is focusing on two teams at once in training camp — the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. Never in the ...
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ESPN
Borussia Dortmund target Jadon Sancho said he is happy at the club and is looking to be a mentor to his younger teammates this season. Sancho has been heavily linked to Manchester United this summer with the Premier League side still holding out hope a ...
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Bleacher Report
Looking for additional depth at wide receiver, the San Francisco 49ers will reportedly work out Tavon Austin. Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo, the 49ers are bringing Austin in "with hopes to sign him," and a deal could materialize "if all ...
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Forbes
Despite a tumultuous few months, which included the discovery of noose in his garage stall and subsequent criticism from President Donald Trump, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has gained national acclaim this summer as an activist, which has helped ...
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Comcast SportsNet New England
FINAL SCORE: Boston Bruins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT). IN BRIEF: Patrice Bergeron's fourth career overtime goal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs -- the most in Boston Bruins history -- gave the B's a Game 1 win over the Hurricanes in their first-round playoff ...
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al.com
Could Tua Tagovailoa start his pro career in a new NFL position – quarantine quarterback? Or might AJ McCarron end up as a quarantine QB? Or Jameis Winston, Nick Mullens, Devlin Hodges or Jalen Hurts? With the NFL trying to negotiate the coronavirus ...
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Washington Post
INDIANAPOLIS — Scott Dixon, already off to a tremendous start to the IndyCar season, quickly set the pace on the first day of practice for the Indianapolis 500. The five-time IndyCar champion was fastest in the first session Wednesday in preparation for the ...
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Lighthouse Hockey
The New York Islanders' 3-1 series win over the Florida Panthers in the qualifying round was not unexpected, but there were some surprises and revelations that hopefully bode well as they prepare to face the Washington Capitals in the conference ...
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Yahoo Sports
All three NASCAR national series plus the ARCA Menards Series are set for their inaugural voyage on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. The ARCA Menards Series kicks off the historic race weekend on Friday, Aug. 14, at 5 p.m. ET.
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al.com
The Portland Trail Blazers aren't the only ones to benefit from Damian Lillard's 61-point performance Tuesday night. Adidas has announced all Dame shoes, including the Dame 6, have been slashed from $110 to $61 in honor of the offensive barrage.
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New York Post
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is lighting up the NBA bubble. After his second straight 35-point performance in Tuesday's 130-117 win over the 76ers, Booker and the Suns are one win away from being the only team to finish the NBA's seeding games ...
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PEOPLE.com
Dallas Mavericks (43-31, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (33-39, 10th in the Western Conference). Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Thursday, 4 p.m. EDT. BOTTOM LINE: Devin Booker and Luka Doncic meet when Phoenix squares off ...
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Yardbarker
Brett Favre is apparently an agent of chaos. When he watches the Dark Knight, he probably roots for Heath Ledger. How do we know this? Because during an appearance on Complex's Load Management podcast, Favre suggested he'd love to see Aaron ...
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State College News
Penn State Athletics released its most recent COVID-19 update on Wednesday afternoon reporting no new COVID-19 cases among 560 tests through August 7. Three test results are still pending. In total Penn State has reported eight positive COVID-19 tests, ...
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Tomahawk Take
The bad news continues to pile up for the Atlanta Braves with their young superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. now out with a wrist injury. After finding out the Atlanta Braves were losing their best pitcher in Mike Soroka for the season last week, they now find out they ...
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Washington Post
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Keeneland's 17-day fall meet will feature 18 graded stakes races worth $4.775 million, including 10 offering automatic berths in the season-ending Breeders' Cup Championships to be held at the historic track. Support our journalism.
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WTVD-TV
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- High school sports have been postponed in North Carolina because of the COVID-19 pandemic. North Carolina High School Athletics Association (NCHSAA) announced a new athletics calendar Wednesday afternoon. NCHSAA ...
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Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — Dixie State will have to wait to play at the Football Championship Subdivision level. The school announced Wednesday that it will postpone its 2020 football schedule to the spring amid the COVID-19 developments and its impact on ...
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WBLZMedia
Schmaltz (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup for Wednesday's Game 1 against the Avalanche, Arizona Coyotes Insider Craig Morgan reports. Schmaltz will miss a fifth straight game Wednesday and remains without a definite timetable for his return to action.
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Goal.com
The club complained after the 28-year-old was on the receiving end of a trolling tweet from the social media company. Twitter have apologised to Phil Jones and Manchester United after they sent a tweet out mocking the defender. The official brand account ...
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The Macomb Daily
Coronavirus has claimed another sports league for the full fall season, as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced Wednesday it was suspending all sports through the end of the year. This decision would also impact the start of the ...
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Arrowhead Pride
On Tuesday, the football analytics site Pro Football Focus continued to rank the players they see as the NFL's best at each position. PFF writer Ben Linsey covered the league's tight ends on Tuesday, placing two familiar names at the top of the list — in the ...
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Goal.com
Real Sociedad have confirmed that Martin Odegaard's two-year loan has been cut short and the Norwegian playmaker will be returning to Real Madrid. The 21-year-old leaves Sociedad after one season, having established himself as one of La Liga's biggest ...
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Yahoo Sports
Erling Haaland emerged as a teenage sensation but has warned the Bundesliga there is an even more prodigious young talent ready to break through at Borussia Dortmund. Norwegian striker Haaland turned 20 in July and has already established himself ...
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ClutchPoints
The Jacksonville Jaguars are getting a boost in their frontline for the upcoming season. Incoming fourth-year Offensive tackle Cam Robinson is finally healthy and ready to go after missing significant time due to an ACL injury. Only NBA Player To Be BETTER ...
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