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As-it-happens update August 13, 2020
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CLEVELAND -- Indians pitcher Zach Plesac said he feels he and teammate Mike Clevinger have been unfairly portrayed as "bad people" in the aftermath of the pitchers being quarantined by the team for violating COVID-19 protocol last weekend in Chicago.
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NHL.com
The five-overtime game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets to start the Stanley Cup Playoffs, questions about the past two Stanley Cup champions, an inside look at goaltending and a breakdown of teams that had disappointing ...
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NBCSports.com
Jamal Adams is officially practicing with the Seahawks this week, but former teammate Le' Veon Bell still isn't happy on how Adams went about it leaving his former team. Adams had some choice things to say about Head Coach Adam Gase back in July, it got ...
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ESPN
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has addressed a conflict of interest that some say follows when players take on controversial, political topics, calling their social messaging and activism unavoidable but the right thing to embrace. "I understand critics who say ...
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NFL.com
Seahawks fans have been clamoring for it for some time now, and the rest of the football world isn't far behind in calling for one desire to be fulfilled. Let Russ cook. Russell Wilson is often a magician of the gridiron, a signal-calling, shot-taking, play-making, ...
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NBA.com
ORLANDO, Fla. -- First, the easy part for four specific teams, starting Thursday: Engage in an intense death match for the final playoff spot in the West in which the three losers must pack their bags and leave the protected campus. Then, the hard part for the ...
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NFL.com
Every new NFL season brings with it a set of expectations. Avoiding L's, obviously, sits atop that list. The New York Jets haven't had a winning season since 2015, which happens to be the year before linebacker Jordan Jenkins joined the franchise as a ...
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Sports Illustrated
One strange move on the New England Patriots' coaching staff this year was Troy Brown coaching the running backs. Brown - who played wide receiver for the Patriots from 1993-2007 - has helped coach the team's wide receivers during OTAs and minicamp ...
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Bleacher Report
The Seattle Seahawks are reportedly still in the market for a veteran pass-rusher after one of the top ones available came off the market Wednesday. The Dallas Cowboys and Everson Griffen came to terms on a one-year, $6 million contract, according to ...
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Yahoo Sports
In a typical NBA season, the start date of the NBA Finals is set before training camps ever open. Nothing about 2020 is typical, including the NBA's bubble restart in Orlando. While we had known the league had a Finals start date of Sept. 30, and we knew ...
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Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
The 49ers reportedly brought in Tavon Austin for a visit earlier this week out of an interest to add more depth at wide receiver. But Austin apparently has some competition. ESPN's Field Yates reported Thursday that in addition to Austin, the 49ers worked out ...
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Yahoo Sports
Leipzig stunned Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Thursday to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time as Tyler Adams' 88th-minute winner earned them a showdown with Paris Saint-Germain. Atletico looked to have secured extra-time at the Estadio ...
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oregonlive.com
Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones has taken a hard line toward players who protested during the national anthem in the past. Jones has said he expected players to have the "toe on the line" and stand during the national anthem. A lot has changed in the ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Houston Baptist and Central Arkansas are still planning to play non-conference football games after the FCS-level Southland Conference decided to postpone league games this fall with the intent to explore playing those in the spring. The Latest on the effects ...
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CBSSports.com
Former NFL cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones had an eventful day this week. Jones alleges that several autographed Joe Haden Steelers jerseys were mailed to his house. In a profanity-laced tirade posted on social media, the Georgia native set the ...
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News18
NEW YORK (AP) — All major league players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear a patch on Sunday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro Leagues. The logo on the patch will be a derivative of the official logo created by the ...
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Newsday
The Mets turned in an electric performance on Thursday. It was all done on battery power. Starting pitcher David Peterson and catcher Tomas Nido gave the Mets everything they would need as they rolled to a 8-2 victory over the Nationals at Citi Field.
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ProBasketballTalk
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Thomas Bryant had 26 points and nine rebounds to help the Washington Wizards beat the Boston Celtics 96-90 on Thursday for their lone win in the restart. Troy Brown Jr. added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Wizards, ...
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Golf.com
The 102nd PGA Championship was already shaping up to be a good one after 54 holes. Dustin Johnson was leading, young stars were threatening, and Brooks Koepka was just two shots back and eyeing a historic PGA three-peat. But then the tournament ...
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Forbes
Despite loud protestations from President Donald Trump and other prominent critics of athletes who sound off on social justice problems and race relations, a new ESPN survey finds that more than seven out of 10 sports fans support players and teams voicing ...
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Patriots.com
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced that that they have signed veteran RB Lamar Miller. Terms of the contract were not announced. In addition, the Patriots announced that DL Nick Coe was released and OL Dustin Woodard was ...
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CBS sports.com
Haseley was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a sprained left wrist. According to Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic, Haseley jammed his hand during Tuesday's game after colliding with Chris Davis at first base. He underwent an X-ray and MRI ...
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Yahoo Sports
By Philip O'Connor. (Reuters) - Former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier intends to reclaim the belt he lost to Stipe Miocic when the two face off again in Las Vegas on Saturday, but regardless of the result, the 41-year-old says that this time he's ...
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FiveThirtyEight
chris.herring (Chris Herring, senior sportswriter): It's been a minute since we last chatted about the NBA at length, and for good reason: The whole world changed, calling into question whether the season could even be resumed at one point. But now the ...
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Houston Chronicle
If the inevitable story lines were not already pouring in, thick with irony and reminders of all that brought the Rockets and Thunder to this point, they became even more unavoidable Thursday. The Rockets will be without Oklahoma City icon Russell Westbrook ...
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Yahoo Sports
RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT. VIDEO SHOWS: MESSAGE POSTED ON NOVAK DJOKOVIC'S TWITTER PAGE, FILE FOOTAGE OF NOVAK DJOKOVIC INCLUDING HIM POSING WITH THE U.S. OPEN TROPHY, FILE FOOTAGE OF FLUSHING ...
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Los Angeles Times
The Big 12 Conference is giving fall football a go. The Pac-12 and Big Ten have said no. Which governing body is taking the best approach as their college counterparts grapple with the decision to play amid a raging pandemic? Two infectious disease ...
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The Boston Globe
He was sitting outside the clubhouse at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla., and wanted to show his new setup to reporters he was speaking with on Zoom. Because of safety protocols, the Red Sox ace isn't allowed inside any enclosed areas at the facility, ...
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STLtoday.com
Rolling caravans from newly named St. Louis City SC stopped around the city to drop swag bags to fans. Photos by Colter Peterson and Robert Cohen of the Post-Dispatch. St. Louis City SC announces name, crest, colors. St. Louis City SC announces name, ...
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Toledo Blade
A decision on whether contact high school sports will be given the green light has been pushed back once again but sentiment seems to be trending in favor of competitions taking place this fall. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said that the status of high school ...
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Washington Post
Reigning champion Bianca Andreescu withdrew from the U.S. Open Thursday, citing "unforeseen challenges" that compromised her ability to prepare for the event. "I have taken this step in order to focus on my match fitness and ensure that I return ready to ...
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masslive.com
The Boston Celtics know exactly what Al Horford is capable of doing on the court, which makes their upcoming first round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers more difficult than some may think. Sure, his season hasn't gone quite as expected in ...
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Inside the Hall
The decision by the PAC-12 and Big Ten to postpone their fall sports season has shifted the focus to college basketball. Less than three months remain until the scheduled start of the 2020-21 college basketball season and a cloud of uncertainty is hanging ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
While the NBA season was suspended for four months, Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro had to find a way to pass the time. He found it in studying the game. Extra film sessions have done wonders for Herro, who is coming off a career-high 30-point effort in ...
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The Recorder
While Massachusetts has yet to make any formal decisions regarding the fall season, other New England states have laid out their respective plans, or at least some aspects of them, in recent weeks. Here's a closer look at what some neighboring states are ...
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9News.com KUSA
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — If football games are allowed during the upcoming season and fans are allowed on-campus to watch them, there will not be tailgating. The University of Tennessee Chancellor, Donde Plowman, said that they would not be allowed during ...
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The Pewter Plank
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter this season as one of the favorites to compete for a spot in the playoffs and to even win the NFC. The Buccaneers made several roster moves over the course of the offseason that have put them in this position, but that ...
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