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Eight Nebraska football players sue Big Ten over decision to postpone season The suit, filed Thursday in Lancaster County District Court, alleges that the Big Ten is in breach of contract by not following its governing documents, under which athletes are third-party beneficiaries. The athletes, ...
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Red Sox-Blue Jays, Phillies-Nationals among 5 MLB games postponed The Athletics-Rangers, Phillies-Nationals, Twins-Tigers, Red Sox-Blue Jays and Rockies-Diamondbacks games set for Thursday night have been postponed, with possibly more to follow. The action follows three games being postponed on Wednesday as ...
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No fans for Steelers, Eagles games in immediate future PITTSBURGH -- Fans won't be allowed to attend pro football games in Pennsylvania for the immediate future. While the Pittsburgh Steelers told season-ticket holders in an email Thursday that fans would not be allowed at Heinz Field for their first two home ...
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NHL playoff games postponed for Thursday, Friday to protest racism The NHL announced its four Stanley Cup Playoff games scheduled for Thursday and Friday have been postponed after the players on all eight remaining teams decided not to play as a form of protest against systemic racism and police brutality. "After much ...
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Saquon Barkley, Sterling Shepard: Sitting out regular-season game an option The New York Giants practiced Thursday, but two of the franchise's more prominent players aren't ruling out future protests in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, by Kenosha (Wis.) police. Giants running back Saquon Barkley ...
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Kershaw wins third straight, Dodgers beat Giants in Game 1 SAN FRANCISCO -- Clayton Kershaw struck out four over six scoreless innings Thursday, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Francisco Giants 7-0 a day after he spoke out in support of his Black teammates as the clubs decided not to play in ...
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Members of The Players Alliance donating salaries to support fight against racial inequality The Players Alliance, made up of more than 100 Black current and former MLB players, announced Thursday that its members will donate their salaries from Thursday's and Friday's games to the organization to support its efforts to combat racial inequality and ...
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Sixty years ago, the Boston Celtics staged their own walkout over racial injustice Decades before Wednesday's walkout by the Milwaukee Bucks brought the playoffs to a halt, a few NBA pioneers took a similarly brave stand against racial injustice. They boldly walked out on a game during an era when it wasn't yet socially acceptable for ...
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Lions GM Quinn and coach Patricia may be down to last chance ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are entering their fifth — and perhaps final — season of trying to build a winning organization with , executives, coaches and players. Lions ownership retained general manager Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia ...
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Cards fall 4-3 in extras to Pirates in doubleheader opener ST. LOUIS — Cole Tucker drove in the go-ahead run and also scored in extra innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 in a doubleheader opener Thursday. The seven-inning game went to extras tied at one, and Tucker scored ...
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Bears players, in deciding to not practice, choose actions over distractions LAKE FOREST, Ill. – It was truly bizarre seeing this tweet Thursday morning: #Bears starting RB David Montgomery, who went down in practice yesterday with a groin injury, is expected to be out 2-4 weeks, source said. That gives him a chance of being out on ...
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Ben's back and the Steelers believe the playoffs are, too PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger explored all of his options last winter while his surgically repaired right elbow healed. He could have walked off into the sunset with his wife and three children and not endured a lengthy and not particularly fun rehab.
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Brian Urlacher's Instagram post misses the point of NBA playoff boycotts As the country reels from the latest police shooting-- this time Jacob Blake being paralyzed after police shot him in the back seven times-- athletes across basketball, baseball, football and soccer have ramped up their protests. The NBA postponed a full slate ...
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Yankees Black Minor Leaguers Call on Team to Make Statement Every so often, because he is a Black man in a predominantly white sport, Canaan Smith-Njigba silences himself. He hears teammates in the Yankees' organization, for whom he last year played left field for the Class A Charleston (S.C.) RiverDogs, make ...
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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday's games Friday presents us with a full slate of games with bonus baseball as the New York Mets and New York Yankees play a doubleheader in the Bronx to help in the making up of last weekend's postponed series. The opener is an afternoon affair, with the rest of ...
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NHL's 'Moment of Reflection' Reflected Poorly on Everyone Some observers noted that the NHL's 'moment of reflection' Wednesday night lasted only 27 seconds. I actually counted 33.69 between the time PA announcer Mike Ross began speaking and teed up the national anthems, which included six-plus seconds of ...
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Why fans shouldn't panic about Yankees losing skid just yet The Yankees were riding a six-game win streak last week when the Tampa Bay Rays came to the Bronx. Despite injuries to key parts of the lineup, runs were being scored and the pitching staff was effective on the mound. But then the Rays swept the Yanks in ...
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The truth about NBA player protests: Some just don't want to hear it NBA players decided Thursday to end their brief strike and finish the playoffs. One reason, among many, is that playing games provides a far bigger platform to express their perspectives while promoting social justice causes. The platform won't reach ...
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Browns realistic after collapsing under expectations in 2019 CLEVELAND (AP) -- Before the 30-point loss in the opener, before first-year Freddie Kitchens revealed he was in over his head or Baker Mayfield's second-year slump or Myles Garrett swung a helmet at Mason Rudolph, the Cleveland Browns collapsed ...
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Top 3 things we learned from the Bills training camp scrimmage The Bills hosted their dress rehearsal scrimmage on Thursday. Without preseason games, it was meant to be as game-like as possible so new players could see how head coach Sean McDermott and his staff approach the logistics of a game. The team ...
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Kevin White, River Cracraft should provide 49ers relief, competition The 49ers on Thursday signed two more wide receivers with NFL experience -- Kevin White and River Cracraft -- to provide fresh legs to a weary position group. The 49ers' issues at wide receiver began shortly after the club's virtual offseason program ...
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Cardinals Quick to Release CB BW Webb Less than a week after finding a job, cornerback B.W. Webb is back on the market. Per the NFL transactions list, the Arizona Cardinals released Webb Thursday, less than a week after announcing his signing to a one-year contract Aug. 21. Terms of the deal ...
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Real Salt Lake Owner Dell Loy Hansen Notes 'Disrespect' From Player Strike Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen said he felt "disrespected" by his players after they made the decision to not play against LAFC on Wednesday. The club opted to sit out Wednesday's MLS contest in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, ...
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Jason Heyward and Chicago Cubs Set an Example on Astounding Night of Protest Everything is on the table, America. Shut down the seasons, protest, speak up. Whatever we can do to address real pain felt by Americans then it should be considered. But for the moment, let's just listen. I had a fantastic talk with Jason Heyward recently.
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Lawyers ask NFL for 'immediate action' against Dan Snyder on behalf of sexually harassed clients In the aftermath of another bombshell Washington Post report alleging widespread sexual misconduct by the Washington Football Team, lawyers representing aggrieved clients have requested the NFL to step in. NBC Sports Washington obtained a copy of ...
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AL-best A's win 3-1 in another victory by Fiers over Rangers ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have never lost a game started by Mike Fiers against the Texas Rangers. Fiers allowed only an unearned run over six innings in a 3-1 win on Wednesday night, when the A's opted to play after , when those ...
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What Katrina, Martina, BJK and others thought of Naomi Osaka's actions On Wednesday night, joining many other athletes in protesting racial injustice, Naomi Osaka declared her intention not to play her Thursday semifinal match at the Western & Southern Open. As a portion of Osaka's statement read, "Watching the continued ...
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Thursday's Twins-Tigers game in Detroit is postponed DETROIT – Twins players voted Thursday to sit out their scheduled game against the Tigers at Comerica Park. The teams were scheduled to begin a four-game series here, but the first game was postponed when Twins players met and decided to take part in ...
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Racing board seeks DQ of Justify in Santa Anita Derby; no complaint against Bob Baffert LOS ANGELES -- The California Horse Racing Board has voted to proceed with a complaint seeking the disqualification of Justify from his victory in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby based on laboratory findings that show his post-race sample tested positive for ...
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Reports: NBA players decide to resume playoffs, Thursday games postponed A highly-anticipated all-hands-on-deck meeting ended with NBA players deciding to continue 2019-20 the playoffs, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday morning. The three games scheduled for Thursday — Celtics-Raptors, Nuggets-Jazz and ...
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Cam Newton Claims He's 'Absolutely Not' The New England Patriots' Starting Quarterback It's no secret that Cam Newton has emerged as the favorite to start for the New England Patriots this season. And it's in part due to the fact that he continues to not only do the right things — but say all of the right things. As the Patriots continued their training ...
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Tigers shut down Matt Manning, Alex Faedo for season with 'slight' forearm strains Detroit — There really was no other way for the Tigers to do this. General manager Al Avila announced Thursday that pitching prospects Matt Manning and Alex Faedo were both being shut down for the remainder of the season due to "slight" strains in their ...
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Noah Gragson avoiding drama as Xfinity playoffs near Before announcing Thursday that he'd return to JR Motorsports in 2021 for a third full-time Xfinity season, Noah Gragson had been quiet recently, at least on the race track. That was on purpose. After a high-profile summer, which saw the Xfinity Series driver ...
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Warriors players support NBA walkout to protest Jacob Blake shooting The NBA restart in the bubble came to a sudden halt Wednesday night and members of the Golden State Warriors, including players and coaches, stood in solidarity with the teams that refused to take the court for three playoff games scheduled for ...
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'No more hashtags. Only change': Husker men's basketball stands together against racism LINCOLN — One day after NBA players and several other professional athletes chose not to participate in their various sports in protest to the latest police shooting of a Black person, the Nebraska basketball team issued a statement denouncing police ...
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Dodgers' Buehler goes on IL with blister on right hand LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler is on the injured list with a blister on his right hand. The move announced Thursday is retroactive to Aug. 23. Buehler had his best outing of the shortened season last Friday. The 26-year-old ...
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Dolphins trade RB Kalen Ballage to Jets Kalen Ballage will reunite with Adam Gase. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Miami Dolphins are trading the running back to the New York Jets, per a source informed of the deal. Miami confirmed the news, adding it is receiving a 2021 ...
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Mariners deal Yankees potential trade target RHP Taijuan Walker to Blue Jays With four days left until the MLB trade deadline, we have our first big transaction made. The Seattle Mariners sent RHP Taijuan Walker to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named later, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. Earlier this ...
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Joe Mixon is out of practice with migraines Earlier this week, we identified during PFT Live Bengals running back Joe Mixon as a player who likely will be an all-caps good PROBLEM in 2020. Some wonder whether Mixon will be a different kind of problem for his team, before the games start.
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UCLA sues Under Armour for walking away from $280 million sponsorship deal School says the athletic apparel maker is using COVID-19 as a pretext to end the largest sponsorship deal in the history of American college sports. Published on August 27, 2020. READ THIS NEXT. TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits amid Trump-induced turmoil.
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No. 4 Georgia loses WR Blaylock to season-ending knee injury ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia wide receiver Dominick Blaylock will miss the 2020 season following his second serious knee injury in two years. Blaylock, a part-time starter in 2019, was one of the team's top returning receivers and return specialists. Georgia ...
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Rockies' Raimel Tapia: Hitting leadoff Tapia (elbow) is starting in left field and hitting leadoff Thursday against the Diamondbacks. Tapia has been cleared to rejoin the lineup for Thursday's series finale after missing Wednesday's game with an elbow injury. Over his past 10 games, Tapia is ...
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Eagles practice notes, Day 10: Wide receivers up, O-line down Day 10 of Philadelphia Eagles training camp is in the books, and with a day off on Friday, the Eagles finished off their week with another lively practice. Let's get to the notes. • Are you tired of hearing about how good the wide receivers look? Well, they were ...
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Avs cancel game 4 against Dallas stars in response to Jacob Blake shooting DENVER (KDVR) – The Colorado Avalanche will not be playing their game against the Dallas Stars as scheduled Friday night in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake. Several professional sports teams and leagues suspended games and practices ...
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Philadelphia Eagles to open the season with no fans in the stands The Philadelphia Eagles will begin the season next month with no fans in the stands at Lincoln Financial Field. In a notice to season ticket holders, the football team said over the last few months it has been working closely with state and local government ...
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Clemson will allow 19000 fans for football games CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson Athletics received approval from the South Carolina Department of Commerce on Thursday to welcome spectators at fall sport home facilities, including Memorial Stadium, Historic Riggs Field and Jervey Gym. South Carolina ...
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Washington Nationals' Patrick Corbin gives up blast on a slow curve; feeling better with each outing... The only run Patrick Corbin allowed through five innings last night, (five innings which he completed on 78 total pitches), came on his 42nd pitch of the game, a 64 MPH first-pitch curve to Rhys Hoskins, which the Phillies' slugger hit out to left-center for a solo ...
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Thiago Silva hailed as 'one of the greatest ever' by PSG president as Chelsea move looms The 35-year-old defender is set to swap Paris for London after eight years and more than 300 games with the Ligue 1 giants. Thiago Silva has been hailed as one of the greatest players in Paris Saint-Germain history by the club's president as he prepares to ...
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Fantasy Injury Updates: David Montgomery, Sony Michel, AJ Green, more impacting rankings, drafts It's crunch time for fantasy football drafts. Either you've already drafted and want to avoid serious injuries to your players, like it looked for a few moments David Montgomery might have sustained Wednesday, or you're about to draft and want to take advantage ...
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Woj Report: NBA Playoffs to resume After NBA players collectively decided to not participate in yesterday's playoff games as a protest against racial injustice, it appeared that the season as a whole could be coming to an end. However, it appears that headway was made in the conversations ...
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