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As-it-happens update August 16, 2020
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BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles struck early against Washington Nationals lefty Patrick Corbin and got a home run from Rio Ruiz in a 7-3 victory Saturday night, capping another disappointing day for the defending World Series champions. Light-hitting ...
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ESPN
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Toronto Blue Jays had their game against Tampa Bay suspended in the fourth inning because of rain Saturday night, a hazard of playing in their temporary outdoor home in Buffalo. Play was called at Sahlen Field with the Blue Jays ...
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ESPN
DETROIT -- Shane Bieber dominated once again, striking out 11 in seven scoreless innings, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers for the 19th straight time, winning 3-1 Saturday night. Cleveland's winning streak against one opponent is the ...
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NFL.com
Another encouraging development has unfolded in the story of Alex Smith. The Washington quarterback is expected to be activated from the physically unable to perform list on Sunday, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Saturday night, per a source ...
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Yahoo Sports
The day before Halloween 2019, I waited outside the Kings' locker room at halftime, hoping to catch general manager Vlade Divac while he walked back to his stool in the tunnel. For some reason, Divac and his staff were dragging their feet when it came to ...
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Bleacher Report
Legends are made in the playoffs. Looking back through NBA history, some of the greatest players cemented a Hall of Fame legacy with their performance in the postseason. And we're highlighting the best of that group. While the order is subjective, the list ...
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ESPN
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Cindric threw a water bottle at one competitor early and escaped a wild melee that took out several others late. Although not as smooth a run as he has grown accustomed to lately, he still ended the day in a familiar spot: in ...
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Los Angeles Times
Health risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic caused some NFL players and officials to opt out from participating this season. Coaches, who are not part of a union, do not have the option. Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, 37, and special-teams ...
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The Mercury News
Practice amid a pandemic? Yes, yes the 49ers did, and without any alarming incidents in their first team session of training camp Saturday morning. Although pads and full contact do not start until Monday, this was their first on-field reunion since the Super ...
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Sports Illustrated
For a young wide receiver, the Jacksonville Jaguars room could be seen as a wealth of knowledge. There is a Pro Bowl receiver in third-year player DJ Chark, the team's clear alpha dog at the position. Chris Conley is a sixth-year veteran who has appeared in ...
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Yahoo Sports
As coach of the Packers, Mike McCarthy faced Everson Griffen 18 times. The then-Vikings pass rusher had 48 tackles, 11.5 sacks and 24 quarterback hits in those games. So it should have come as no surprise that McCarthy's Cowboys would sign the free ...
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Yahoo Sports
It does not matter who they have in the lineup, and it does not matter who is out of the lineup. It also does not seem to matter who is lining up across from them. The Vegas Golden Knights just keep on winning and remain unbeaten in the NHL's return to play.
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FOXSports.com
Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander catches a one-handed pass at training camp at Ray Nitschke Field. Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. AP. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers puts on his helmet at training camp. Copyright ...
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Sports Illustrated
NEW YORK — Yankees' second baseman DJ LeMahieu was taken out of Saturday night's game in the sixth inning after spraining his left thumb. The team announced he will undergo imaging on the injury. New York's leadoff man—leading the American ...
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ESPN
TORONTO -- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 16 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series. Alex Killorn, Brayden Point and Victor Hedman scored, and the ...
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New York Daily News
Seth Lugo was ahead in the count, 0-2, before he offered a slider inside to Bryce Harper. With one out in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tied game, Harper's single to right field was enough to send the speedy Roman Quinn from second to home. Michael ...
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CNN
(CNN) A homeless man in Florida allegedly stole up to $1,200 of merchandise and food while living in the luxury suite of a Tampa Bay soccer stadium for over two weeks, police said. Daniel Albert Neja, 39, was arrested earlier this week when an employee of ...
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ESPN
Some storylines have emerged in Eastern Conference playoff series between the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers as they head into Game 3 in Toronto knotted at one win each. The Canadiens have found a source of inspiration -- playing for ...
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STLtoday.com
Chaminade's Trevor Trout (91) tracks down the Hazelwood East runner during a Class 5 district championship on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Chaminade College Prep in Creve Coeur, Mo. Ben Loewnau, STLhighschoolsports.com. Ben Loewnau ...
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Yahoo Sports
Lewis Hamilton has a record-breaking 156th podium finish in his sights after qualifying in pole position for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. The Briton topped qualifying for the 92nd time in his stellar Formula One career as he underlined his dominance again at ...
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Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Bulls have moved on from coach Jim Boylen, firing him Friday and committing to a shift that felt inevitable from the moment they remade their front office this spring, even if it came a few months after a vocal portion of the fan base would have ...
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Yahoo Sports
Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter figured a conditioning drill was coming. Near the end of a Celtics workout earlier this week, coach Brad Stevens lined up two teams of players on opposite baselines. But then he brought out a surprise: Dodgeballs.
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New York Daily News
Napheesa Collier had her second consecutive double-double, Crystal Dangerfield scored 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty 94-64 on Saturday night. Jazmine Jones led the Liberty (1-9) with 13 points. New York ...
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TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
Jake Odorizzi labored through three innings against the Kansas City Royals in his first start of the season a week ago. There were no such issues Saturday in his second outing as Odorizzi retired the first 11 men he faced in order and looked sharper in the first ...
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Chicago Daily Herald
There was more negative news in the NL Central on Saturday, as two games between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh were postponed after a Reds player tested positive for COVID-19. This happened just as the St. Louis Cardinals played for the first time Saturday ...
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mlblogs.com
Smith was placed on the injured list with neck inflammation Saturday. The move was made retroactive to Thursday, so Smith could return as soon as Aug. 23, though it's unclear whether or not he's expected to do so. Keibert Ruiz was called up in a ...
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Tulsa World
Former Oklahoma tight end Grant Calcaterra has decided to return to football. Calcaterra made the announcement on Twitter Saturday night, nine months after saying he was retiring from the game after suffering multiple concussions while playing.
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Boston.com
Celtics rookie wing Romeo Langford tore ligaments in his right wrist during the Celtics' 96-90 loss to the Wizards on Thursday, but he has not yet been ruled out for Boston's opening-round playoff series against the 76ers. "We're still going through the process ...
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mlive.com
ALLEN PARK -- When eight Detroit Lions players kneeled during the protests against police brutality and president Donald Trump back in 2017, they had plenty of detractors. One of them happened to be married to the quarterback. Kelly Stafford, wife of ...
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The Spokesman-Review
Years ago, when he worked at a school in a major football conference, University of Connecticut Athletic Director Jeff Benedict listened to league and school officials discuss whether the conference should use its ballooning revenue to create a financial ...
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For The Win
Golf fans across the country watched in horror this week as an error by a caddie cost a golfer a chance at the U.S. Amateur championship. It was the 18th hole of a match between Segundo Oliva Pinto and Tyler Strafaci, all square, when Pinto found the sand ...
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Reuters
World No. 8 Belinda Bencic withdrew from the U.S. Open on Saturday, becoming the fifth of the top eight WTA players to pull out of the Grand Slam event in New York amid the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Tipsport Elite Trophy tennis ...
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Bleedin' Blue
The St. Louis Blues have a goaltending issue right now against the Vancouver Canucks. That does not automatically mean they have a controversy. No matter which St. Louis Blues goaltender you support now, in the past or in the future, there is little doubt ...
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Goal.com
For the first time since 1996, no English or Spanish sides will compete in this year's edition of the Champions League semi-finals. Manchester City's shock 3-1 defeat against Lyon on Saturday night means two clubs from France and Germany respectively are ...
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Firstpost
And so it ended, in an instant, with a bunch of cold, calculated, uncluttered words of defining finality. The innocently amateurish montage of memories compiled on Instagram speaking of a middle-aged man not completely at ease with the app; the inimitable ...
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Los Angeles Times
A player usually would spend his first season with a team getting to know his new city. The people, the restaurants, the sights and sounds. Mookie Betts hasn't been afforded that luxury as Major League Baseball continues staging its 2020 season during a ...
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Seattle Times
COMO, Italy (AP) — Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel fractured his pelvis and has a right lung contusion after crashing Saturday in the Tour of Lombardy, which was won by Denmark's Jakob Fuglsang. The 20-year-old Evenepoel "crashed inside the last 50 ...
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Sportsnaut
The first bout of the main card during UFC 252 in Las Vegas Saturday night included two top-15 fighters within the bantamweight division. Merab Dvalishvili and John Dodson did not disappoint. It went a full three rounds with Dvalishvili coming out on top via ...
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DraftKings Nation
Burns is a rising star along side his brother Gilbert, the #1 contender at welterweight. With an 11-2 with eight submissions and a knockout in his MMA career, he is 2-0 record in the UFC with two first-round stoppages and only 4:03 of total fight time.
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