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As-it-happens update August 29, 2020
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ESPN
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - New York Jets coach Adam Gase met with running back Le'Veon Bell to clear the air in the wake of a Twitter rant by Bell in which he questioned his removal him from an instrasquad scrimmage. "I was caught off guard a little bit, but we ...
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NBCSports.com
Eagles rookie receiver Quez Watkins missed practice Saturday morning with an upper-body injury, according to a pool report. Watkins, the rookie 6th-round pick from Southern Mississippi, is listed as day-to-day. It's not known when he got hurt, but the Eagles' ...
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ESPN
One of the most enviable traits of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper's game is his mastery of deception. "You don't want to let the person you're playing against know what moves that you're going to do next," Cooper said. "You have to think three ...
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Sports Illustrated
PITTSBURGH -- Cameron Heyward and Vince Williams scheduled an impromptu Zoom interview on Saturday morning. The morning following Mike Tomlin's message before Friday's practice, the two defensive veterans wanted to assure media the chance to ...
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Sports Illustrated
*Contributors Note: All projections and average draft position (ADP) based on ESPN's rankings and statistics. We are just two weeks away from the 2020 NFL season with a majority of fantasy football leagues yet to draft. This is one of the most certain—yet ...
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ESPN
RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks are bringing back Paul Richardson amid injuries to their wide receiver corps, a source confirmed to ESPN. The 28-year-old Richardson spent his first four seasons with the Seahawks after they drafted him in the ...
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Yahoo Sports
A Tyronn Lue bidding war is shaping up this offseason. The Brooklyn Nets reportedly are interested (with Kyrie Irving pushing for a reunion), as are the New Orleans Pelicans (although the buzz around the league is this option is fading). Enter the Philadelphia ...
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Yahoo Sports
Chicago Sky guard Diamond DesDhields and forward Azurá Stevens have both exited the WNBA's bubble at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., the team announced Saturday. DeShields left for personal reasons, while Stevens, according to a release, will be ...
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Yahoo Sports
While the Jets held their first practice since Wednesday on Saturday morning, the vast majority of the conversation after practice was surrounding the conversations the team had over the past two days. Jets players gathered in the locker room on Thursday to ...
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Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers signed free-agent tight end MarQueis Gray on Saturday, a league source told NBC Sports Bay Area. The club waived first-year offensive lineman Kofi Amichia to make room for Gray on the roster. Gray, who played quarterback and ...
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Yahoo Sports
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The past 48 hours have been a whirlwind for NBA players in the bubble. Walkouts, conflict, frustration and, ultimately, resolutions characterized this unprecedented time in sports history. And that's all after the players have been ...
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Sports Illustrated
As the 49ers get closer to the end of training camp, lets take a look at the two players from both offense and defense whose stock will be up and whose stock will be down at the end of 2020. Stock Up. Dante Pettis. After finishing his rookie season strong with ...
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nj.com
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman retaliated Saturday to left-hander J.A. Happ's recent complaints about the organization manipulating his innings to prevent his $17-million vesting option for 2021 being guaranteed. Cashman made a lot of good ...
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STLtoday.com
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (4) tags out Cleveland Indians catcher Sandy Leon (9) at home during the third inning of a baseball game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. The Cardinals look to come back after a 14-2 rout in ...
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New York Daily News
The Giants signed corners Brandon WIlliams and KeiVarae Russell on Saturday and waived the undrafted rookie pair of corner Christian Angulo and running back Javon Leake. Both Williams, 27, and Russell, 26, completed the in-take process of the Giants' ...
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Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — Don't look now, but Sunday marks two weeks until the Bucs' regular-season opener in New Orleans. For many players on the roster bubble, their opportunities to impress Bruce Arians' staff are running out by the day. This is an unusual year.
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Cincinnati.com
After sitting on the bench for three games, Joey Votto was back in the leadoff spot in the Cincinnati Reds' lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader. "The three days, that's in the past," manager David Bell said. "The way I look at it, that happened for a ...
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Yahoo Sports
Image Source: Getty / Mike Stobe. This week has been a powerful week for sports - teams across leagues commenced in a strike to forgo their regular game play (even playoffs in the case of the NBA, MLB, and NHL) in light of the recent shooting of ...
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Golf Channel
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – Jon Rahm would have had the low round of the week at the BMW Championship if he had remembered to reach into his pocket on the fifth green. Rahm vaulted into contention Saturday at Olympia Fields, shooting a 4-under 66 that tied ...
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ESPN
NEW YORK -- Novak Djokovic tied Rafael Nadal's record by winning his 35th title at a Masters 1000 tournament, overcoming a sluggish start to beat Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Western & Southern Open final Saturday and remain unbeaten this season.
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Sacramento Bee
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Will Muschamp said his team will forgo football activities on Monday and participate in a campus demonstration against racial injustice after the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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CBSSports.com
Days after walking out on their scheduled matchup with the Orlando Magic, and sparking boycotts across the sports world following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bucks return to the floor Saturday for Game 5.
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Washington Post
Jockeys riding in the rescheduled 146th Kentucky Derby have to arrive by Monday and then quarantine upon returning to their home tracks, just one of many changes forced by the coronavirus pandemic. Initially, Churchill Downs had proposed an arrival date ...
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Forbes
The Carolina Panthers have cancelled their practice scheduled for Saturday as rumors swirl they would be the latest NFL team to take action in the name of "social justice," following the lead of athletes in other leagues in response to the Sunday police ...
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Kansas City Star
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- A'ja Wilson had 20 points, seven rebounds and five blocks, Dearica Hamby added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty 80-63 on Saturday to clinch a playoff spot. It was tied at 56 at the end ...
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Charlotte Observer
Tigers second. Jeimer Candelario singles to shortstop. Niko Goodrum singles to right field. Jeimer Candelario to second. JaCoby Jones grounds out to shortstop. Niko Goodrum out at second. Jeimer Candelario to third. Christin Stewart doubles to deep left ...
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Newsday
TORONTO - (AP) -- Ondrej Palat scored twice, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 Saturday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their second-round series. Victor Hedman also scored a pinball, bouncing ...
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KSHB
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Saturday morning the leaders of Chiefs Kingdom spoke, making it clear, the organization is set on leading by example and calling for change. Head Coach Andy Reid spoke first. When asked about all the challenges 2020 has brought ...
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Yahoo Sports
NICE, France (AP) — Known for its sunny weather, the seaside city of Nice looked more like a treacherous ice rink on Saturday as heavy rain and storms played havoc with Tour de France riders on the opening day of cycling's marquee race, causing ...
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Yahoo Sports
BUFFALO, N .Y. (AP) -- Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. With Reese McGuire standing on second base, Joe Panik popped out on a bunt ...
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Call to the Pen
One of the odd tendencies with the Tampa Bay Rays involves their issues behind the plate. While they have typically had strong defensive catchers, they have generally received virtually nothing offensively. There have been a few sporadic moments where ...
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Sidelion Report
Following a 3-12-1 season, you might expect hope to be in short supply for fans of the Detroit Lions. After all, the long-suffering franchise is still searching for their first playoff win since George H. W. Bush was in office. Yet, the Lions appeared to have a very ...
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GoDuke.com
DURHAM, N.C. -- With the Blue Devils on campus and preparing for the 2020-21 men's basketball season, head coach Mike Krzyzewski dropped in for an update on his squad. Since returning to campus in early August, the men's basketball team has been ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Oklahoma City Thunder will resume play on Saturday in game five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. As excited as they are to be back on the court, there is still more on the player's mind than basketball. During Friday's media availability and ...
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Las Vegas Sun
By Associated Press. Sat, Aug 29, 2020 (10:20 a.m.). MADRID — Barcelona is unwavering in its intention to keep Lionel Messi, who told the club earlier this week that he wanted to leave. Spanish media say Messi has contacted the club to try to resolve the ...
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Times of India
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Charles Leclerc warned Ferrari's passionate fans not to expect any miracles in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after he and team-mate Sebastian Vettel qualified 13th and 14th on Saturday. Leclerc, who claimed his maiden ...
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BBC Sport
Everton have agreed a £25m deal for Napoli's Brazil midfielder Allan, and are also in talks to bring Real Madrid's James Rodriguez to Goodison Park. Manager Carlo Ancelotti has prioritised strengthening Everton's midfield and made Allan, 29, who he ...
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Washington Post
Inter Miami CF (1-5-0, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (1-4-1, 13th in the Eastern Conference). Nashville, Tennessee; Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EDT. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. BOTTOM LINE: Julian Carranza leads Inter Miami CF ...
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The New Indian Express
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that there are 13 positive cases in the CSK camp while stating that a total of 1988 RT-PCR tests had been conducted across teams. Share Via Email. Published: 29th August 2020 09:28 PM | Last ...
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NASCAR
NASCAR has issued the Xfinity Series No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team a pre-race inspection fraction Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 18 JGR Toyota, driven by reigning Riley Herbst, was found with an improperly mounted ballast.
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pennlive.com
PHILADELPHIA — Eagles cornerback Darius Slay posted an apology to social media Saturday morning, one day after he tweeted a joke while sharing a video of a police officer being struck by an object.
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ESPN Philippines
METAIRIE, La. -- What a week this has been for the New Orleans Saints' Taysom Hill. He became a father for the first time. He had his 30th birthday. And he gets to spend every day on the practice field focusing on his favorite position: quarterback. Come Sept.
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Eurosport.com AU
The sporting world has paid tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman who has passed away aged 43 after a four-year fight with colon cancer. Boseman, who did not make his diagnosis public, died at his home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side.
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DraftKings Nation
A light heavyweight rematch after a controversial finish highlights the UFC's main card in Las Vegas on Saturday as #14 Magomed Ankalaev faces Ion Cutelaba during UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. In of the more bizarre UFC finishes ever on February 29th, ...
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The New York Times
LAFAYETTE, La. — Trayford Pellerin was killed in a barrage of police gunfire outside a convenience store. Within hours, the kind of unrest sparked in other cities by fatal confrontations between African-Americans and law enforcement began bubbling up in ...
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