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As-it-happens update August 19, 2020
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NHL.com
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED. The Flyers are one victory away from moving on in the playoffs. Continuing to seal off the middle of the ice and getting clutch saves when needed, the Flyers skated to a 2-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of their ...
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ESPN
Michigan offensive tackle Jalen Mayfield has declared for the 2021 NFL draft. Mayfield won the starting right tackle job prior to the 2019 season and is only a redshirt sophomore, but announced on social media that he is forgoing the remainder of his eligibility.
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News18
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll paused and chuckled for a moment when he thought of the first time Benson Mayowa was in the Seattle Seahawks locker room. This was seven years ago when Mayowa was an unheralded, undrafted free agent out of ...
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Yahoo Sports
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- There's one small word everyone uses - without fail - when they're asked to describe Mekhi Becton. Big. When you're 6-foot-7, you inevitably stand out. Add in the fact the New York Jets rookie offensive tackle is a whopping 370 ...
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The New York Times
Want more basketball in your inbox? Sign up for Marc Stein's weekly N.B.A. newsletter here. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Los Angeles Lakers will play their first playoff game in seven years Tuesday night — at a centralized N.B.A. site in the middle of ...
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FOXSports.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Milwaukee Bucks' hopes of winning their first NBA title since 1971 got off to a rocky start. Nikola Vucevic scored a playoff career-high 35 points and had 14 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic stunned the top-seeded Bucks ...
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FOXSports.com
COLUMBIA, Mo. — It won't take long for Eli Drinkwitz to learn just how far he has to go in building a "New Zou." The new Missouri coach should have had a relatively soft opening game against Central Arkansas on Sept. 5, then three more winnable ...
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CBSSports.com
The Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz gave us perhaps the most exciting Game 1 of the postseason on Monday. Denver won in overtime, 135-125, but the shooting exhibition between Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray was one for the ages. Mitchell, with his ...
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USA TODAY
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence has the simplest of goals for his second season with the New York Giants. The second of three Giants first-round draft picks in 2019 wants to be noticed in the fourth quarter. Lawrence had ...
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Washington Times
Jason Wright, the Washington Football Team's new president, joined Marcellus Wiley and Emmanuel Acho on FS1's Speak for Yourself on Tuesday to discuss his hiring and his path to revitalizing a struggling Washington franchise. sfyonfs1 Verified.
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Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers' group of young wide receivers is a work in progress, and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is encouraged with the work he sees this summer. Through four practices of training camp, Garoppolo has managed to pick up where he left ...
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CBSSports.com
The Houston Rockets begin their postseason Tuesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but they'll be down an All-Star for at least the opener. Russell Westbrook, who had an MRI that revealed a strained right quad, is reportedly expected to miss the first ...
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DenverBroncos.com
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — After the Broncos jogged off the field following Monday's practice, Head Coach Vic Fangio wasn't completely pleased. "It was just OK," he said of the team's first padded practice. "It wasn't as crisp as I thought it would be. It was just OK.".
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Yahoo Sports
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, Goran Dragic had 24 and the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 113-101 on Tuesday in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round series. The Heat pulled away in the closing minutes, ...
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New York Daily News
Aaron Judge was able to take batting practice Tuesday before the Yankees' series opener against the Rays at Yankee Stadium. The hope is that the slugger will be able to return from the injured list on Saturday — the first day he is eligible. "Hope so. I mean ...
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Tampa Bay Times
With a greater need for another reliever than infield depth, the Rays on Tuesday designated once-promising prospect Daniel Robertson for assignment. The move was made to create space on the 40-man roster for Edgar Garcia, a 23-year-old right-hander ...
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Bleacher Report
The New York Knicks reportedly have hired Utah Jazz assistant Johnnie Bryant to serve as an associate head coach under new head coach Tom Thibodeau, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Steve Popper of Newsday added more context to ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Bears and the City of Chicago made it official this week: the Bears are going to play most of their home games without fans. Announcing the decision on Monday night, the team explained that all sides "agreed that the health metrics show it is not the right ...
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Los Angeles Times
Porzingis received a technical foul in the first half after punching the air following what he believed was a foul that he didn't deserve. In the third quarter, teammate Luka Doncic and Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. had a verbal disagreement following contact ...
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Newsday
Not that it needs to be cleared up but here it is anyway: No, the Rays have not and will not take the place of the Red Sox as the Yankees' main rival. And that's not the case even in 2020 when the Red Sox appear to be historically bad and the Rays, seemingly, ...
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Boston.com
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Damien Harris hardly saw the field for the Patriots last season. This year, that could change for the second-year running back. A third-round pick out of Alabama in 2019, Harris was stuck on New England's depth chart behind ...
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Yahoo Sports
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech announced Tuesday that Krista Gerlich, a former Lady Raiders assistant coach and player who helped the program win its only national championship in 1993, will be the new women's basketball coach. Gerlich has been ...
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Packers.com
A good day for the starting DBs, TE Robert Tonyan's strong start, and the depth on the offensive line. Aug 18, 2020 at 03:45 PM. spofford-headshot. Mike Spofford. packers.com senior writer. Twitter logo · Facebook logo · Twitter logo · Email icon; Link icon ...
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Sports Illustrated
When Fred VanVleet struggled in the 2019 NBA playoffs a lot of it had to do with the length of the opposition. At just 6-foot-1, the Toronto Raptors' guard can't just attack the hoop and overpower opposing teams. Instead, he has to find every little edge out there ...
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Arizona Sports
Arizona Cardinals assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Jeff Rodgers has all the decisions to make and so few chances to help himself make them. There was no offseason due to the coronavirus. The training camp roster is smaller than usual ...
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pennlive.com
PHILADELPHIA — When the Eagles made their first selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, the team targeted a wide receiver with potential over one with production. LSU's Justin Jefferson piled up stats in one of the best offenses in the history of college football.
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Los Angeles Times
Rookies and other young players made several standout plays Tuesday as the Rams went through their first training camp practice in pads. Rookie receiver Van Jefferson caught a deep pass from quarterback Jared Goff, and rookie safety Terrell Burgess and ...
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Seattle Times
A live-streaming deal announced Tuesday between the Sounders and Amazon Prime Video marks a significant step for both with bigger potential down the road within a league that's long struggled to draw television viewers. The multi-year deal through 2022 ...
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Kansas City Star
Right-handed pitcher Matt Harvey, the former ace of the New York Mets' pitching staff, will make his debut for the Kansas City Royals as part of Wednesday's doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium. He'll be facing one of former clubs — the Cincinnati Reds.
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Bradenton Herald
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. Texas A&M has established a reduced capacity, distanced seating plan designed to host fans at Kyle Field as safely as possible.
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CBSSports.com
"Face coverings (over the nose and mouth) shall be required as a condition of all guest ingress, egress, and movement throughout the stadium, as well as any time guests are unable to maintain the recommended physical distance from others who are not in ...
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TribLIVE
35 minutes ago. Vance McDonald has had quite an NFL career. This will be the eighth pro season for the Pittsburgh Steelers' tight end, and he already has earned more than $25 million in salary. But through the 166 catches, 15 touchdowns and almost 2,000 ...
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247Sports
As the ACC proceeds with a fall 2020 college football season, the conference sees an unprecedented set of circumstances come together. From the addition of Notre Dame to just one non-conference opponent for each team between 10 league games, ...
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CBSSports.com
Big Blue fans can now own a piece of New York Giants history. Michael Strahan's game-worn jersey from Super Bowl XLII is officially up for auction. The jersey, which is being sold through Goldin Auctions, is expected to go for more than $100,000. A jersey ...
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Yahoo Sports
US Open organizers said Tuesday that the number of players willing to compete in the Grand Slam had exceeded their expectations despite several high-profile withdrawals over coronavirus fears. Defending champion Rafael Nadal, top-ranked woman ...
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Niners Nation
All eyes have been on Jimmy Garoppolo's deep passes through the first few San Francisco 49ers practices. We have yet to get through a media session without someone asking a question about the Super Bowl and Garoppolo's miss at the end of the game.
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Yahoo Sports
Peraza is not starting Tuesday against the Phillies, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports. Peraza sits for the third time in Boston's last five games. With a .636 OPS on the season (a near match for his .631 mark from last year), it's hard to argue that he ...
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Newsday
ATLANTA - (AP) -- Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis has been placed on the 10-day injured list after potentially being exposed to COVID-19. The Braves announced the move just minutes before the start of their game Tuesday against the Washington ...
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Bleacher Report
WECT reported Tuesday that Demery will be released from prison Aug. 6, 2023, a little more than 30 years after he and Daniel Andre Green shot and killed James Jordan in North Carolina.
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WCNC.com
In the middle of Monday's first padded training camp practice, first-year Panthers coach Matt Rhule blew a whistle and stopped the action during a defensive line drill. Then he walked over to the blocking dummy and aggressively demonstrated the technique ...
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Kansas City Star
The Chiefs have finalized plans to raise their championship banner and flag. Twice. The team will first display a new Super Bowl flag during an event exclusive to some season ticket members on Aug. 29, and then they will unveil an additional championship ...
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The Providence Journal
The Celtics will need to reach the Eastern Conference finals in order for Gordon Hayward to have a chance to play again this season. The 30-year-old forward suffered another significant injury, one that is going to sideline him for about four weeks, according ...
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Washington Post
LONDON — Ferrari and McLaren on Tuesday became the first teams to confirm they have signed the new Concorde Agreement on the future of Formula One racing. The agreement will cover the 2021 through 2025 seasons and follows years of intense ...
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Yahoo Sports
David Silva has been "left surprised" by Lazio sporting director Igli Tare's outburst after finalising a move to Real Sociedad, according to the midfielder's father Fernando Jimenez. The 34-year-old looked certain to join Lazio on a free transfer following this ...
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West Central Tribune
A few years ago, Dalvin Cook and Latavius Murray called themselves "One-Two," and some said the Minnesota Vikings had perhaps the best running back duo in the NFL. Well, that never fully worked out because Cook couldn't stay healthy. He missed 12 ...
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Raleigh News & Observer
Even before the Carolina Hurricanes' Game 4 collapse, Rod Brind'Amour talked Monday about how difficult life in the NHL's coronavirus bubble in Toronto has become after three weeks away from home and family. There's already some evidence that ...
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The Dallas Morning News
There are no true sacks in training camp. When a pass rusher nears a quarterback, he either taps or brushes past him, avoiding any contact that could disrupt his rhythm. This friendly rule of engagement allows the play to continue, so a team can maximize the ...
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KSHB
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs Kingdom is split on the team's new attendance plan. The Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday a plan to limit the capacity allowed in Arrowhead Stadium to 22% total occupancy for the start of the 2020 season. While some are ...
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Reuters
The NFL will not bring back its full-time officiating program in 2020, ESPN reported Tuesday. The officials will remain as part-time employees. In the 2017 and 2018 seasons, the league converted some officials to full-time employees, a response to those who ...
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Chron.com
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A look at the second Champions League semifinal between Lyon and Bayern Munich on Wednesday, with the winner facing Paris Saint-Germain in the final: STORYLINE. Bayern Munich is back in a Champions League final after ...
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