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As-it-happens update August 8, 2020
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NHL.com
The Minnesota Wild were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Qualifiers by the Vancouver Canucks, losing 5-4 in overtime in Game 4 of the best-of-5 series Friday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Western Conference hub city. The Wild were the No. 10 seed in ...
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Sports Illustrated
As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally assemble for training camp, the spotlight naturally settles on Tampa's stars, including the newly arrived Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, but it will be the unheralded players whose performances make the biggest ...
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ESPN
The Detroit Lions activated tight end T.J. Hockenson off the COVID-19 reserve list Saturday, over a week after he first went on the list at the start of training camp. Hockenson, the team's first round pick last season, had 32 catches for 367 yards and two ...
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Sports Illustrated
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Lovie Smith is taking a day-to-day mentality toward the football practice schedule at Illinois. The Illini fifth-year head coach confirmed Saturday that the Big Ten office contacted his staff "about an hour and a half" with the news of the league's ...
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Sean Frazier's life has revolved around football since he was young. He played the sport growing up on Long Island, N.Y., and was a walk-on linebacker at Alabama from 1987–91. He went into coaching and then athletic administration, and has been the ...
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Yahoo Sports
All the Cubs wanted before leaving for the ballpark in St. Louis on Friday was "just reassurance" before playing one of the two teams in the majors that had endured a major COVID-19 outbreak. "And they assured us they were going to communicate every ...
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ESPN
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry has been activated off the physically unable to perform list after passing his physical and has rejoined the active roster. Landry, who hasn't missed a game over his six years in the NFL, underwent hip surgery on ...
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NBCSports.com
I just want to talk a little bit about high school football and my experience," Ertz said. "I was 15 years old, my parents separated, I was the oldest of four boys, and the only thing that I knew how to do, the only way I could express myself -- I was so frustrated ...
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Sportstar
What could have been a very awkward night for Barcelona ultimately became a stroll on the Camp Nou pitch, as it progressed to the last eight of the Champions League with a 3-1 win (4-2 on aggregate) over Napoli. In the quarterfinals in Portugal next week, ...
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USA TODAY
MIAMI (AP) — Living a life of golf and grandkids, Chan Gailey was three years into a pretty typical retirement when it took a twist. Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores called and offered Gailey a job as offensive coordinator. "I was taken aback a little bit," Gailey ...
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Golf.com
Ed. note: Here it is: the sixth of eight installments of Bamberger Briefly, PGA Championship-style. Previously: player-caddie relationships; Tiger's memoir; Tour grips; Jordan Spieth; a major major. Rory McIlroy was playing with Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas ...
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Sports Illustrated
By nearly every measure, New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell had a disappointing 2019. But now behind a revamped offensive line and with head coach Adam Gase praising his offseason workouts, the All-Pro running back could be primed for a ...
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FOXSports.com
Buoyed by the MLS is Back tournament and confident of its coronavirus protocols, Major League Soccer will resume its regular season with teams playing in their home cities. The league's 26 teams will each play 18 games, with the first between FC Dallas ...
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USA TODAY
The Arizona Coyotes needed their top players to be at their best to have a chance of advancing in the postseason for the first time in eight years. Darcy Kuemper has been superb, one of the best goalies in the bubble. Taylor Hall is playing like the Coyotes ...
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Yahoo Sports
Jaylen Brown didn't make the All-Star team this year, and you likely won't find him on a 2020 All-NBA squad. But if you ask Kendrick Perkins, the voters should re-evaluate their choices. After Brown dropped 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting and played ...
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Bleacher Report
Western Conference teams currently fighting for the final playoff spot were reportedly unhappy with the Utah Jazz's decision to sit Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert for Friday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. Per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, teams ...
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CBSSports.com
Drafted 59th overall in 2018, Guice reportedly slid out of the first round in part due to character concerns but had avoided any off-field troubles through his first two seasons. A torn ACL sidelined him for his entire rookie season, and he was limited to five games in ...
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Yahoo Sports
Two of the hottest teams so far in these playoffs will face off for a chance to earn the top spot in the West. The winner of this matchup will earn the West's #1 seed; the loser will be 2. Through two games, Vegas has scored 11 goals (by eight different players) ...
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Yahoo Sports
RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT. VIDEO SHOWS: JUVENTUS WRITTEN STATEMENT CONFIRMING ANDREA PIRLO AS NEW COACH, FILE FOOTAGE OF ANDREA PIRLO, FILE FOOTAGE OF JUVENTUS STADIUM. SHOWS: INTERNET (AUGUST ...
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Sports Illustrated
LSU defensive end Neil Farrell has elected to sit out the 2020 football season, according to a report from Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger. Farrell is the first LSU player to elect to sit out the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns. After a successful 2019 ...
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Yahoo Sports
Washington defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio recently decided not to share his views about players opting out. Former Washington (and Atlanta and Dallas and San Francisco and Baltimore) cornerback Deion Sanders has decided to go the other way.
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ESPN
The Barcelona legend scored a goal for the highlight reel when his club needed it most, evading multiple Napoli defenders and padding Barcelona's lead in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. Barcelona led ...
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The Indianapolis Star
Bumping during the Indy 500 qualifications weekend is officially on pause for a year, but fans of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing can breathe easy knowing the race's sacred "11 rows of three" are safe in 2020. According to a report from Racer.com, ...
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Chicago Sun-Times
Corey Crawford's performance in the Blackhawks' Game 4 win over the Oilers was by no means beautiful, calming or effortless. But it was spectacular nonetheless. After a summer dominated by speculation of Crawford's whereabouts, then concern about his ...
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Baltimore Beatdown
With the 2020 season moving forward, fantasy football drafts will be starting soon. Here are my top 100 players for PPR leagues: 1. Christian McCaffrey, CAR (RB1). McCaffrey led PPR leagues in fantasy points last season. In fact, he had 156.4 more points ...
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Press of Atlantic City
Spencer Howard, the Philadelphia Phillies' top pitching prospect, will make his big league debut Sunday. The Phillies will host the Atlanta Braves in a doubleheader of seven-inning games beginning at 1:05 p.m.. "I have no official announcement, but you can ...
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Yahoo Sports
Serena Williams said Saturday she is pressing ahead with plans to play in the US Open despite a wave of player withdrawals from the upcoming Grand Slam event over coronavirus fears. The 23-time Slam winner returns to tennis next week at the inaugural ...
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TSN
Wojciechowski will start Sunday's game against the Nationals, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. Wojciechowski wasn't very effective in his last start Wednesday, but he only threw 67 pitches. As a result, he'll take the mound Sunday with John Means ...
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Yahoo Sports
Fabio Quartararo will go in search of a third straight MotoGP victory on Sunday - but it is Johann Zarco who surprisingly sits on pole for the Czech Republic Grand Prix. Frenchman Quartararo, who had not managed to win a race prior to this year, has opened ...
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Pelicans.com
Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson have started 20-plus games together for New Orleans this season, emerging as one of the league's most promising young duos. Under normal circumstances, the Pelicans' starting forwards would also be spending a ...
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The Denver Post
FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Los Angeles Angels employee has been charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection with last year's overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, prosecutors in Texas announced Friday. Eric Prescott Kay was ...
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FOXSports.com
MILWAUKEE — Trevor Bauer turned in another stellar outing, and Matt Davidson and Nick Castellanos homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 on Friday night. More Brewers coverage. Bauer dominant in Brewers' 8-3 loss to ...
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seattlepi.com
The NFL has removed Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar from the Commissioner Exempt list, clearing him to join the team at full capacity, sources told SeattlePI Saturday. The move had been expected at some point with Broward County, Florida ...
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Yahoo Sports
Lewis Hamilton fears his tyres could explode during Sunday's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone. The world champion will start from second on the grid after Valtteri Bottas sprung a surprise by snatching pole position from his Mercedes team-mate by ...
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Los Angeles Times
To prepare for training camp, Rams receiver Cooper Kupp performed a variety of exercises and drills so that he could report in top shape. Climbing fences to find usable turf for workouts during a COVID-19 pandemic became part of his regimen. "Getting ...
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Niners Nation
San Francisco 49ers signed C/G Spencer Long, who was drafted in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft by Washington. The Bills released Long on August 4. He spent 2018 with the Jets, where Long started 13 games. The previous four years of Long's ...
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247Sports
Rocco Spindler, one of the nation's top offensive linemen in the 2021 recruiting class, will announce his commitment decision live at 6 p.m. EDT Saturday on CBS Sports HQ. Spindler's decision comes down to a group of final five schools that includes ...
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Washington Post
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Austin Cindric waited through a lightning delay and then won Saturday at Road America for his fourth victory in his last five Xfinity Series races. Cindric led early on, fell off the pace after the weather delay, then charged back toward ...
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AZCentral.com
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 20 points and Breanna Stewart added 15 points and Seattle used the second quarter to take control in a 74-68 win over Phoenix on Saturday. Phoenix's Diana Taurasi left the game with 5:18 to go with what ...
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Washington Post
BROOKLYN, Mich. — NASCAR has docked Ryan Newman and Chris Buescher 20 points each and confiscated their spoilers prior to Saturday's race at Michigan International Speedway. NASCAR said the two violated a rule stating that except as specified, ...
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OCRegister
Will pigskin be played during the pandemic? If there is a season, it will be a condensed version. Following a recommendation this week from the governor's office to shorten the season due to concerns that COVID-19 may spike in early winter, the Ohio High ...
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The Boston Globe
The Revolution announced six regular-season matches, including three at Gillette Stadium, as Major League Soccer's 25th season continues with games in home markets. The Revolution will play their first game Friday, Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. against Philadelphia ...
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Chiefs Wire
Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill continues his quest to prove that he's the fastest man in the NFL. Earlier this offseason, Hill faced off against NFL legends Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson in the 100-meter and 40-yard dash. Now he's challenged one of his ...
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