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Packers leaders meet after Jacob Blake shooting GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers, who in June released a powerful video message after George Floyd was killed, held a meeting Monday between coach Matt LaFleur and the players' leadership council to discuss what actions they could take after ...
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Cincinnati Bengals DE Carlos Dunlap details offseason discrimination CINCINNATI -- Bengals defensive end Carlos Dunlap said he and other Black NFL players were discriminated against because of their race during an offseason workout. On Monday, Dunlap recalled an instance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he and a ...
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Pete Carroll: 'It's been a tough time for Earl (Thomas)' The Ravens released Earl Thomas over the weekend after things reached a boiling point between the safety and the rest of Baltimore's locker room. The tension became very public after a practice fight between Thomas and fellow safety Chuck Clark.
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NFL regards rash of false positives as 'rare event' The NFL is regarding its weekend COVID-19 testing problems as an "incredibly rare event," chief medical officer Allen Sills said Monday, and believes that its existing protocols have already proved effective in paving the way for the 2020 season.
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Houston WR Kenny Stills: NFL not listening to Colin Kaepernick cost progress, lives HOUSTON -- Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills said he thinks if the NFL had listened to Colin Kaepernick in 2016, lives "could have been saved." Still was responding to a video posted Sunday where NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he ...
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With Paul George mired in a slump, Clippers' Doc Rivers vows team will 'let him keep shooting' As teammates encourage Paul George to get out of his own head and block out all the negative chatter surrounding his three-game slump, Doc Rivers wants the LA Clippers guard to shoot the ball "20-plus times." Entering a pivotal Game 5 between the ...
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Browns rookie Grant Delpit carted off from practice BEREA, Ohio -- Browns rookie safety Grant Delpit was carted off the practice field Monday with an apparent lower leg injury, the latest Cleveland player to go down in what has been a tough training camp so far. Delpit is being evaluated for an Achilles injury ...
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Raptors: Kyle Lowry sprained left ankle LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Lowry sprained his left ankle, the Toronto Raptors announced. They didn't reveal a timetable for his return. But when they tip off the Eastern Conference semifinals against Boston, they want Lowry on the floor. The point ...
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Indians manager Terry Francona to miss 3-game series against Twins CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona will miss the club's three-game series against Minnesota this week while he continues to deal with health issues. Francona underwent another procedure Friday at the Cleveland Clinic to address a ...
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NBA trade rumors: Woj weighs in on Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons rumblings after Sixers swept The Sixers' unceremonious departure from the NBA playoffs, timed with the NBA's draft lottery, spurred a number of discussions in the past week about the future of the organization's two All-Star cornerstones. The Joel Embiid-Ben Simmons pairing has ...
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Injury-riddled Broncos lose rookie Justin Strnad for year ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos' injury streak kept 11 players out of Monday's practice and led coach Vic Fangio to suggest the NFL should have mixed in more off days to its training camp ramp-up period. "I think there was too many days ...
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NFL won't take a "one-size-fits-all approach" to fan attendance Some teams have announced they plan to have fans at all their home games this season. Others have said they will begin the season with no fans. Some have yet to announce. Vikings coach Mike Zimmer, whose team is expected to begin its home schedule ...
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Shaquille O'Neal signs multi-year extension with Turner Sports, will also appear on NBA TV and CNN Shaquille O'Neal isn't going anywhere. Turner Sports announced a multi-year extension with O'Neal on Monday. As part of the deal, O'Neal will continue to be a part of TNT's "Inside the NBA." Scroll to continue with content. Ad. O'Neal, 48, will also contribute ...
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NBA playoffs tracker: Bucks find form in fourth quarter to take 3-1 lead vs. Magic Day 8 of the NBA playoff bubble tipped off Monday with the second slate of Game 4s at the league's campus at Walt Disney World in Florida. Action from the playoffs will be updated here throughout the day. Monday's schedule/results. Milwaukee Bucks 121 ...
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MLB trade rumors: JT Realmuto, Trevor Bauer lead list of players who could be dealt before deadline Once upon a time, the 2020 trade deadline had the potential to be a lot of fun. That is no longer the case. The pandemic-delayed start to the season threw everything off-kilter, and with only a month between then and the new trade deadline — Aug. 31, at 4 ...
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| 3 Takeaways From Celtics-76ers The Boston Celtics are moving on to the second round of the playoffs, thanks to a 110-106 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Here are the 3 biggest takeaways from the Celtics' Game 4 win to clinch the sweep: 1. Boston's one-two punch closed out the series.
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Will the offensive line be better? Syracuse football's big position group is 'working through' some things Syracuse, N.Y. — It was easy to point the finger at the offensive line for last year's underwhelming Syracuse football season. That position group, often overlooked by fans whose eyes are trained to follow the football, quickly became top of mind with each loss ...
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Celebrating The Black Mamba The city of Los Angeles has few legends in the same breath as the late Kobe Bryant. And that love is permeating throughout the entire sports world on this specific date – 8/24 – now officially known as Mamba Day.
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Bruins will have a goaltending decision to make for Game 3 The sight of Jaro Halak in the net for the last four games has been somewhat of a culture shock for Bruins Nation after witnessing Tuukka Rask's protracted stint as the postseason guardian at the door. There might be even more of an adjustment to come ...
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NBA playoffs, betting odds, picks, schedule: Blazers cover in Game 4 vs. Lakers; Heat finish sweep of Pacers Usually, this space is devoted to a trend that has permeated the previous few days. Today is somewhat unique. Monday's four Game 4s really don't have much in common. There is one huge favorite, one toss-up and two modest underdogs. The favorites all ...
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Mets plan to 'be very careful' at trade deadline, GM Brodie Van Wagenen says Amid the coronavirus chaos swirling around the Mets, don't forget the trade deadline is Aug. 31, a week from Monday. General manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Monday he expects teams won't be as aggressive as they normally are in making mid-year ...
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Each MLB Contender's Most Untouchable Prospect at 2020 Trade Deadline Even in a normal Major League Baseball season, it's hard for teams to pry top prospects away from other teams at the trade deadline. With a select few prospects in particular, it figures to be pretty much impossible in 2020. Because this season's 60-game ...
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3 Takeaways From Nuggets-Jazz A day of incredible playoff scoring in the NBA was capped by an epic duel, as Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz emerged victorious 129-127 over the 3-seed Denver Nuggets. Here are the 3 biggest takeaways from Sunday's fourth and final Game 4. 1.
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Kentucky's Peevy Named Director of Athletics at DePaul CHICAGO. – DeWayne Peevy , a leader in communications, fund-raising and day-to-day operations of the UK Athletics Department, has been named director of athletics at DePaul University. Peevy, who has played a number of vital roles in Kentucky's ...
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Aaron Boone has a backup plan for missing Gleyber Torres; shortstop says extent of injury 'surprising' Gleyber Torres was the only player of the 2019 Yankees in the Opening Day lineup who did not go onto the injured list, but in 2020 he found himself there — and he's frustrated. The Yankees' shortstop stumbled as he ran to first base in the third inning of the ...
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Kentucky hires coaching veteran Flint as Wildcats assistant LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) —. Kentucky has hired coaching veteran James "Bruiser" Flint as an assistant on John Calipari's men's basketball staff. He fills the opening created by Kenny Payne's departure to the NBA's New York Knicks. Flint's 30 years of ...
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Pinson Valley's Kenji Christian picks ACC over SEC football offer Pinson Valley 3-star recruit football Kenji Christian committed to Virginia Tech on Monday with a social media video. Christian chose the Hokies over Ole Miss. "It was tough," Christian said in a published report on Rivals.com. "It was not an easy decision, but ...
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USC Ranked In No. 17 In AP Top 25 When 2020 ends, at least USC will be able to say it was ranked. The Trojans are No. 17 in today's Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll. USC was expected to be ranked somewhere between 15-20. The Trojans are one spot ahead of North Carolina, who ...
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Knicks 'expected to emerge' as suitor for free agent Fred VanVleet: report Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet will become an unrestricted free agent after the season, and the Knicks are "expected to emerge" as one of the suitors for him, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. According to Charania, the Detroit Pistons and ...
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Guerin Emig: Asterisks in preseason top 25 show there's no place for normalcy in college football right now Everyone's doing their best to make this seem normal, even to the point of staging full-contact scrimmages in programs still playing, but none of this is normal. Nothing about college football in 2020, with the pandemic riding shotgun, is normal. There are ...
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Georgia opens at No. 4 in peculiar preseason rankings Georgia was picked No. 4 in the Associated Press college football preseason Top 25 poll – or No. 3 sans the asterisks. The annual media poll chose to include teams whose conferences voted not to play football this year. The thought was that the poll would ...
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High school football coaches grateful for practice green light, but then what? Syracuse, N.Y. -- High school football coaches can search their complicated playbooks and years of experience as long as they want, but there is no way to counter the opponent they and their players are facing right now. Uncertainty. In a highly regimented ...
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The Latest: Retired sprinter Usain Bolt in isolation The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt says on social media he is awaiting the result of a coronavirus test and is quarantining himself as a precaution. The 34-year-old ...
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'Koeman's dream is shared by everyone at Barcelona' – Cruyff backing Dutch legend to succeed at Camp Nou Ronald Koeman is determined to be a success back at Barcelona and Jordi Cruyff says the Dutchman's desire to get the club "back to where it should be is shared by everyone". Another change in the dugout has been made at Camp Nou on the back of a ...
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NHL announces fourth straight week of zero positive COVID-19 tests For the fourth consecutive week the NHL announced zero positive COVID-19 tests results from its Toronto and Edmonton bubbles. The league said there were 4,664 tests conducted between August 16 and August 22 in the two hub cities with zero positive ...
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Tigers' Jonathan Schoop: Returns to lineup Schoop (hamstring is starting Monday against the Cubs. Schoop was held out of Sunday's contest against Cleveland while nursing a sore hamstring, but he'll return to the starting nine just one day later. Prior to Sunday's absence, Schoop had started every ...
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LeBron James: Lakers Defense In Bubble Extension Of Season-Long Focus The Los Angeles Lakers seem to finally have arrived to the bubble as they have put on two impressive displays now in the first round. Games 2 and 3 were victories, putting the Lakers up 2-1 in their series against the Portland Trail Blazers. The offense has ...
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Potential Red Sox Trade Partner: Minnesota Twins As of this writing on Monday morning, we are just a week away from the trade deadline. It still remains to be seen just how active this year's deadline is going to be compared to some other years, but we know it won't be totally dead because, well, the Red Sox ...
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Havertz to Chelsea? Leverkusen deny agreement reports: 'This is nonsense!' Bayern Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller has dismissed reports claiming a deal with Chelsea for Kai Havertz is close as "nonsense". Chelsea have been strongly linked with Germany international Havertz for several months, as the club looks to ...
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Watch: Terry McLaurin makes absurd catch during training camp Terry McLaurin is putting the league on notice. The former Ohio State wide receiver starred as a rookie for the Washington Football Team in 2019 and now looks to break the century mark in receiving yards and be one of the best pass catches in the league.
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Yadier Molina: Much ado about nothing in Instagram picture Yadier Molina posted an image to Instagram that has caused a bit of an uproar. But in this case, appearances are deceiving. On Monday, a post on Instagram began making the round throughout the internet. St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina posted a ...
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Nets to return with more talent for Vaughn or another coach The Brooklyn Nets went down meekly in the playoffs, their decimated roster no competition for the reigning NBA champions. The Nets won't be overmatched by anyone next season, assuming Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are healthy. The question going into ...
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See when private schools in Palm Beach County plan to start fall sports practice The Florida High School Athletic Association voted to permit high schools to begin practicing on Aug. 24. The private schools are listed in alphabetical order. All information regarding the start date of practice was provided by the schools' athletic directors or ...
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Dustin Johnson Rebounds With a Rout at the Northern Trust — Dustin Johnson had just missed a straightforward six-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole at the Northern Trust golf tournament Sunday, squandering a chance to extend his commanding lead in the event's final round. Then, walking across a street to the 10th tee, ...
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Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes learning and evolving from each other KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the Kansas City Chiefs enter the thick of training camp, QB Patrick Mahomes is enjoying the challenge facing an improving defense and simply chasing perfection. "It's about going out there every single day, having your highs, having ...
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James Anderson is an inspiration as he approaches 600 Test wickets, says Chris Silverwood England head coach Chris Silverwood has hailed James Anderson as an "inspiration" with the 38-year-old just one wicket away from becoming the first fast bowler to 600 in Tests. Pakistan are 100-2 following on in the final Test with Anderson dismissing Abid ...
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Report: Former Penn State football player Trevor Williams reaches agreement with Eagles Just a month after being released by the Philadelphia Eagles, former Penn State cornerback Trevor Williams has rejoined the team. Williams' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday the five-year veteran has reached an agreement ...
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For Browns coach Kevin Stefanski testing snafu represents chance to learn BEREA – Coach Kevin Stefanski revealed Monday he was among the members of the Browns who had a false positive COVID-19 result from Saturday's testing. A total of 77 tests taken Saturday from 11 NFL teams produced positive results after being ...
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Look: Photos from Sunday's practice at Bears training camp The Chicago Bears had quite a scare on Sunday morning when nine Bears players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. Those tests were later determined to be false positives, which prompted the team to push back Sunday's morning practice to the ...
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Luzardo, Athletics to face Lynn, Rangers By The Associated Press. Oakland Athletics (20-9, first in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (10-17, third in the AL West). Arlington, Texas; Monday, 8:05 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jesus Luzardo (2-0, 3.67 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 27 strikeouts) ...
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