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Parents protest at Big Ten headquarters, want fall football season ROSEMONT, Ill. -- A group of parents of Big Ten football players protested outside league headquarters Friday to demand more information about what went into the league's Aug. 11 decision to postpone the fall season. About 25 parents attended the ...
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Virginia's Bronco Mendenahll conflicted over students' return to campus Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall has lost sleep over the return of students to campus in a few weeks, adding he is conflicted about the possibility of the entire instructional model shifting to online only. During a video call with reporters Friday, Mendenhall ...
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Capitals outworked, lacked scoring while losing in Eastern First Round The Washington Capitals were eliminated from the Eastern Conference First Round by the New York Islanders, losing 4-0 in Game 5 of the best-of-7 series Thursday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Capitals were the No. 3 seed in the East after going ...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo: 10 things to know From a skinny unknown from a foreign land, built like a Tootsie Pop and facing questionable competition, Giannis Antetokounmpo has worked and developed himself into the NBA's reigning Kia MVP. Here are 10 things to know about the Milwaukee forward ...
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Angels' Heaney looks to shut down league-leading A's Andrew Heaney will be on the mound to start for the Los Angeles Angels Friday night in the series opener against the Athletics in Oakland, taking a "glass is half-full" mentality into the game. Heaney (1-1, 4.74 ERA) was the Angels starter on Opening Day but ...
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What's The Deal With Dak's Football-Friendly Backyard? FRISCO - Dak Prescott is the proud new owner of a lovely home in Prosper, just a couple of deep throws away from Dallas Cowboys team headquarters at The Star in Frisco. The house has everything - now even a recently-installed backyard football field.
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Xavier McKinney finds something familiar with New York Giants The transition from college football to the NFL overwhelms some rookies. Not Xavier McKinney. The former Alabama safety is working with the New York Giants' first-team defense at training camp after entering the NFL as a second-round draft selection on ...
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The Rangers are Reeling After Dropping Five Straight—And It Only Gets Tougher Next Week After climbing back from a 3-8 start to get to 10-9, the Texas Rangers have dropped five straight after being swept in a four-game, home-and-home series with the San Diego Padres. If that wasn't unsettling enough, the Rangers will host the Oakland Athletics ...
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5 things learned from Bucks-Magic Game 2 As we said before, Game 1 was just one game. As ugly as Game 1 was, the Bucks turned it up a notch in Game 2. Milwaukee led 25-13 after the first quarter and by 21 points at the half. The 111-96 final was more in line how things went in the four ...
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Ravens training camp notebook: Hollywood takes off, tempers flare Hollywood Brown found another "gear" with a pair of long touchdowns during the Ravens practice Aug. 21. On the first play, Brown was able to get behind the secondary for a 67-yard touchdown on a deft throw by Lamar Jackson. Later in the practice, Jackson ...
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Utah high school football game paused as athletic director makes fans wear masks, social distance Football definitely looks different amid the coronavirus pandemic. That goes for the fans at the high school level, as well. High school football has resumed in Utah and there are new protocols in place for everyone to ensure the safety of players, coaches, fans ...
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8/24 is Kobe Bryant Day. Expect fanfare and tributes around LA It's been nearly seven months since basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other friends were killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, and the growing number of tribute murals — more than 200 in Southern California alone ...
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Barcelona's board debate selling frustrated Messi - sources Barcelona hope to persuade Lionel Messi to stay at the club, but some members of the board have told ESPN that they wouldn't be against selling him in the right circumstances. New coach Ronald Koeman has publicly said he wants to build the team around ...
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Chargers' Melvin Ingram returns to practice field It's unclear if Melvin Ingram's reported hold-in provided coin in his pocket, but the edge rusher was back on the practice field. Gilbert Manzano of the L.A. Daily News reported that Ingram returned to the practice field Thursday, his first on-field work since the ...
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No Fans Allowed Inside Ford Field First Two Home Games The Detroit Lions announced Friday that no fans will be allowed inside of Ford Field the first two home game of the NFL regular season. "We have spent considerable time and resources implementing new gameday protocols at Ford Field and are ready to ...
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Mets-Yankees weekend Subway Series postponed after Mets' COVID-19 positives There will be no Subway Series in New York this weekend. Major League Baseball postponed the three-game series with the Mets and the Yankees in the wake of two positive tests for the novel coronavirus among Mets personnel. The positive tests ...
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Aaron Boone not worried about relationship with Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, other players after tough week Aaron Boone has plenty to worry about these days. The biggest bats of his lineup, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are on the injured list along with his most productive position player in DJ LeMahieu. Thursday, after his Yankees were swept at home for ...
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Brandon Graham can't stop raving about one Eagles rookie during training camp Brandon Graham can't remember his name. But he sure remembers how he plays. "Sixty-three … Jake … I forgot his last name." His last name would be Driscoll, and his first name is actually Jack, not Jake. But B.G. was close. Driscoll, a 4th-round rookie ...
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Yankees takeaways from Thursday's 10-5 loss to Rays, including extremely rare series sweep at home The Yankees were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays after losing, 10-5, at Yankee Stadium on Thursday afternoon. >> Box Score. Five things to know about Thursday's game. 1. James Paxton looked to be in a groove through the first four innings in this one.
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Cubs Talk Podcast: Cubs vs. White Sox Crosstown series at Wrigley It's been a long time since Chicago's baseball teams played meaningful games against each other but that time has come. Latest Cubs Talk. Cubs Talk Podcast: Cubs vs. White Sox Crosstown series at Wrigley · 'It stinks': Cubs say they'll miss fans' impact vs.
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Kim Clijsters pulls out of US Open tuneup to rest abdominal injury NEW YORK -- Four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters withdrew from the Western & Southern Open on Friday because of an abdominal injury that she wants to rest before the US Open. The 37-year-old Belgian already is a member of the International ...
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Are BYU players safer than other college students by playing football during pandemic? PROVO — BYU head coach Kalani Sitake wore a mask. So did offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes, defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki and every position coach at the Cougars' training camp practices in preparation for the 2020 fall season. What may have ...
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2020 Fourstardave Handicap odds, contenders: Horse racing insider reveals surprising picks, predictions Trainer Chad Brown will try to win the Fourstardave for the first time when he sends out four starters in the 2020 Fourstardave Handicap on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The 41-year-old Brown has led the country in earnings ...
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Cardinals practice pandemic-era walk-off etiquette as Wong caps late comeback over Reds St. Louis Cardinals' Kolten Wong (16) is congratulated by Tyler O'Neill, right, after hitting a walk-off single to defeat the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson). Jeff Roberson. Facebook · Twitter ...
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Mike Milbury criticized after saying women couldn't 'disrupt' NHL players in bubble Now, he's under fire for comments he made about NHL bubble life. Speaking during the Islanders' 4-0 win over the Capitals on Thursday night, Milbury said there weren't women in the bubble to "distract" the players. His comments came after co-host John ...
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Corey LaJoie confirms he will not return to Go Fas Racing in 2021 Corey LaJoie said Friday that he will not return to the Go Fas Racing No. 32 team in the NASCAR Cup Series next season. In a Friday tweet, LaJoie said: "I'm sure most of you have seen the silly season news regarding the mutual decision for me to part ways ...
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Ex-Michigan WR Oliver Martin transfers to Nebraska Oliver Martin is on the move again. The former Michigan wide receiver has transferred from Iowa to Nebraska, according to 247Sports. Martin, who entered the transfer portal earlier this month, is currently listed in the Cornhuskers' student directory and will ...
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Philadelphia Eagles WRs Greg Ward, JJ Arcega-Whiteside still have much to prove PHILADELPHIA – The Eagles have just two returning wide receivers who played the final month of last season, in Greg Ward and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, but with vastly different results. Greg Ward worked his way up from the practice squad the previous two ...
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Toronto Raptors president says he was shoved by police officer because he is Black (CNN) — Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri says that the reason he was pushed by a law enforcement officer last year as he tried to join his NBA champions in celebration is because he is Black. "There are some people, including those who are supposed ...
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George Karl claps back at Mark Jackson after perceived insult over Carmelo Anthony defense On Thursday night, the ESPN broadcast discussed how Carmelo Anthony seems to be more bought in to playing defense for the Portland Trail Blazers than he has in the past. Mark Jackson added, "There's a shared responsibility for whoever allowed that ...
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Yankees' Zack Britton lands on injured list with hamstring strain The Yankees placed Zack Britton on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain before Thursday's game — and before the sun had set, they had two more candidates for the IL. Gleyber Torres was forced to leave the game with left hamstring tightness ...
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Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants odds, picks and best bets The Arizona Diamondbacks (13-13) and San Francisco Giants (11-16) are set to square off in the first game of of a three-game series Friday night. First pitch is at 9:45 p.m. ET at Oracle Park. Below, we analyze the Diamondbacks-Giants MLB betting odds and ...
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Hargis: A high school football season unlike any other prepares to kick off It has been a year unlike any of us has ever experienced. Lives, jobs, security and our general sense of normalcy have sadly been lost to the pandemic we're still dealing with. Rightfully, sports were put on hold for months and only recently began to trickle ...
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'Washington Football Team' forever? That name is on the table, says team exec. "Washington Football Team" is widely considered a temporary name for Dan Snyder's franchise, but it could possibly become permanent if that's what the fans want, a club executive said Thursday. The team recently launched a website, ...
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Auto racing: It's time for the Indy 500, but it doesn't feel like it INDIANAPOLIS—It's almost race weekend and the tiny enclave of Speedway looks virtually barren. The usually colorful campgrounds and parking lots are empty, green grass untouched and white gravel undisturbed. There is no sign of the familiar sweet ...
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Bayern squad better than 2013 treble winners, says Neuer Bayern Munich captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer says the current squad is better than the 2013 Champions League-winning side, who they are trying to emulate in Sunday's final against Paris Saint-Germain. Neuer, 34, was in goal at Wembley in 2013 ...
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Brennaman fumbles away NFL job after slur One of the first things people learn in broadcasting is to always treat a microphone as if it were a gun. Assume that it's loaded. Cincinnati Reds and Fox Sports broadcaster Thom Brennaman got sloppy Wednesday night and forgot about that broadcasting ...
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Seahawks HC Pete Carroll blown away by Phillip Dorsett's speed Just how big of an impact might former Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Phillip Dorsett have for the Seattle Seahawks in 2020? According to Seattle head coach Pete Carroll, the former first-round draft pick, who signed a one-year deal with the franchise in ...
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Williams F1 sold to US investment company Dorilton Capital The Williams Formula One racing team has been sold to US investment firm Dorilton Capital, after 43 years as a family-owned outfit. The company has wrestled with heavy losses and the increased pressure caused by coronavirus, opting to put itself up for ...
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UFC Fight Night Picks: Top DraftKings DFS Fantasy MMA Targets, Values for August 22 The UFC APEX Center in Las Vegas will once again host another ESPN card this Saturday night. UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar underwent several changes and features a plethora of last-minute replacements, but with all the fresh talent on hand, we ...
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Edelman Practices Friday, But Harry, Gilmore Missing Again For Patriots BOSTON (CBS) — Julian Edelman was back on the practice field for the Patriots on Friday, which was good news for the team. But the news isn't as good for fellow receiver N'Keal Harry and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore.
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DECISION DAY: PIAA to make final call on fate of fall sports The PIAA officially meets at 3 p.m. and this is supposed to be its final decision to determine whether sports can or cannot be played in the current climate with the ongoing pandemic. Pennsylvania ...
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