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Raptors discussed boycotting Game 1 vs. Celtics after police shooting in Wisconsin LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Toronto Raptors held a team meeting before Tuesday's practice to discuss how they could respond to the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin -- including potentially not playing against the Boston Celtics in Game 1 ...
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Indians' Mike Clevinger to return Wednesday from virus-related demotion, pitch finale vs. Twins CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians are ready to give starter Mike Clevinger another chance -- and the ball. Cleveland will recall Clevinger to pitch Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins for the time since he and teammate Zach Plesac broke team rules ...
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Vikings Training Camp Notes, Day 10: Situational Football Takes Center Stage The Vikings are into the double-digits in full-squad practices, with their tenth of the summer taking place in 90-degree heat at TCO Performance Center on Tuesday. It was a fairly low-intensity session for much of the afternoon, but the competition levels ...
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Falcons OC Dirk Koetter planning for 15-25 touches per game for Todd Gurley With Todd Gurley's knee issues being a focal point in ending his run in Los Angeles, the former All-Pro's usage in Atlanta will be under the microscope early this season. Offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter outlined realistic expectations on the plan for Gurley, ...
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Nick Bosa, Brandon Aiyuk out at least 1 week for 49ers SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers star edge rusher Nick Bosa and rookie receiver Brandon Aiyuk will both miss at least one week of practice with lower-body injuries. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday that Bosa had complained last week ...
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Dylan Moses hopes to fortify Alabama's defense in his second chance to make a lasting impression Pete Golding saw a leader emerge before his eyes a year ago this week. Looking back, that was part of the shame of watching linebacker Dylan Moses come out of his shell. "This is the first time we met as linebackers after practice," said Golding, Alabama's ...
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The Offense Strikes Back & Other Observations From Practice No. 11 Of Seahawks Camp The Seahawks held their 11th practice of camp a day ahead of their second mock game at CenturyLink Field, and a day after the defense stood out, the offense responded with a strong session, particularly in the red zone with Russell Wilson and his weapons ...
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Acuna & Markakis back in the lineup for the Braves The Braves and Yankees meet tonight to start a two-game series with the third of four games between the clubs this season...The teams will also meet next season, April 20-21 at Yankee Stadium and then August 23-24, here in Atlanta. The Yankees took both ...
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Brett Brown wrong scapegoat for Sixers' instability After seven seasons as the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Brett Brown was fired on Monday following a first-round sweep at the hands of the rival Boston Celtics. Before leaving his position, Brown was the seventh-longest-tenured coach in the NBA, ...
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Will there be fans at NFL games in 2020? Team-by-team attendance & ticket policies during COVID-19 The 2020 NFL fan attendance spectrum of which McDermott and Zimmer speak is massive. Some teams like the Raiders have already announced they will not host fans at any of their eight home games this season. Others like ...
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No. 8 Florida gets WRs Grimes, Toney, Copeland back at camp GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 8 Florida has its top two receivers back at practice and ready to play this season. Coach Dan Mullen confirmed Tuesday that Trevon Grimes and Kadarius Toney have returned after missing the first few days of fall camp.
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn't rule out signing Earl Thomas The next stop on the wild journey of perennial All-Pro safety Earl Thomas may be a place he is most familiar; the great state of Texas and the Dallas Cowboys. After a rather tumultuous one-year tenure in Baltimore, Thomas now finds himself available to ...
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Back to backs in the bubble: NHL teams adjust to new normal Jon Cooper doesn't even need to talk to his players to know who is skating and who is resting on a non-game day. For his Tampa Bay Lightning and the other teams in the NHL playoffs, there are far more days with games. With the league trying to speed ...
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5 things learned at Packers training camp – Aug. 25 GREEN BAY – In full pads, the Packers practiced inside Lambeau Field on Tuesday for the second of three times in training camp. Here are five things learned from the day. 1. Playing in an empty stadium will be the norm for a while. The Packers had already ...
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Ravens training camp notebook: Bowser shines, Scott frustrated, new additions OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ravens linebacker Tyus Bowser has "a lot on his plate." He is looking to make a bigger impact with the team's pass rush and is also trying to be a key player in special teams. This is the biggest year of Bowser's career because he is ...
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Unscheduled four days off worked in Yankees' favor Aaron Boone likened the Yankees' recent four-day layoff to an All-Star break. Of course, in this odd season, only one of the days off was scheduled. The other three were because of a pair of positive COVID-19 tests on the Mets that wiped out last weekend's ...
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Bears 'deeply disturbed' by Jacob Blake shooting After George Floyd was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer May 25, Bears players and coaches participated in an emotional two-hour video call. As a group, they discussed Floyd's death and the protests that followed, as well as big-picture societal ...
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Red Sox Notebook: Christian Vazquez on trade rumors: 'It's going to be sad if I left Boston' Trade rumors surrounding the Red Sox are certain to heat up over the next week ahead of next Monday's deadline, and the thought of being dealt is making one of the team's longest tenured members sad. Christian Vazquez, who was drafted by the Red Sox ...
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Watt's Up; Steelers LB TJ Watt stepping into spotlight PITTSBURGH — T.J. Watt reads the stories from his rookie year in 2017 and can't help but laugh a little. Sure, the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker is more reserved than older brother JJ — the high-profile defensive end for the Houston Texans — but ...
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Mets detail pitching plan for upcoming stretch, give promising updates on David Peterson and Michael Wacha In advance of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Miami Marlins, the Mets -- returning to action for the first time since their season was paused last Thursday due to the coronavirus -- laid out their upcoming rotation as they begin a stretch of nine games in six ...
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Northeastern Conference shifts all fall sports to MIAA's new Fall II season As the Sept. 1 deadline approaches for the MIAA to take final action on the state's modified athletics plans for the 2020-21 school year, a few districts and leagues have already made changes to their original plans as the coronavirus pandemic endures ...
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2020 NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers Look Like Team To Beat In West A matter of days can make a huge difference in the NBA playoff picture. It was only a week prior that the Los Angeles Lakers appeared to be every bit as vulnerable as they were at the end of the 2019-20 regular season. In Game 1 of this first-round series ...
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Maguire withdrawn from England squad after court case Harry Maguire has been withdrawn from the England squad for their Nations League matches against Iceland and Denmark after the Manchester United captain was given a suspended prison sentence following a brawl in Greece. Maguire was handed the ...
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Adam Gase not happy with Jets' execution in practice FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Adam Gase didn't like what he saw from his team during some game-like situations in practice on Tuesday. Gase said the Jets have to really focus on their execution during those situations because there are no preseason games to ...
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Even if some conferences start the college football season, don't expect any to finish: Issues & Answers I don't expect anybody to get through an entire college football season this fall, even the diehards in the SEC. For the record, the Pac-12 and Big Ten have postponed fall sports indefinitely. The ACC, Big 12 and SEC are plowing ahead. The coronavirus ...
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Matt Barnes finally gets 2017 Warriors championship ring on ESPN show More than three years after winning the NBA title and more than two years after being honored with a special ring ceremony, Matt Barnes has his 2017 Warriors championship ring. Barnes initially received the jewelry in November 2017, but he left the ring at ...
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DePaul AD DeWayne Peevy wants big dreams and banners, but he has a Dave Leitao problem DeWayne Peevy had never seen Chicago in the summertime before his early-August visit to interview for the job of athletic director at DePaul. Even in the clutches of a pandemic, the city worked its magic. The lake shone blue. The skyline sparkled.
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Herschel Walker defends president at RNC: 'I've seen racism up close ... it isn't Donald Trump' Former NFL running back and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker defended President Donald Trump on the opening night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, saying accusations the president is racist "hurt my soul." "I take that as a personal ...
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Osaka crushes Yastremska at Western and Southern Open (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka put on a solid serving performance to beat Dayana Yastremska 6-3 6-1 at the Southern and Western Open on Tuesday and advance to the quarter-finals, where she will face Anett Kontaveit. Osaka fired eight aces to Yastremska's ...
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The Celtics Had No Patience For 'The Process' We begin at the end … at least for the Philadelphia 76ers, who were bounced from the first round of the NBA playoffs by the Boston Celtics. The Sixers' (somewhat incomplete) "process" of deliberately tanking for several years in order to build up a ...
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Cleveland's League-Leading Rotation Relies On Homegrown Talent … From A Single Draft The Cleveland Indians' pitching has been excellent early this season. Entering play Monday, Cleveland's starters led the majors in WAR (5.20), according to data from Baseball-Reference.com, and in ERA (2.96). The next-closest team in starting rotation ERA ...
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Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard: Out for Game 5 Lillard (knee) has been diagnosed with a sprained right knee and will not play in Wednesday's Game 5 against the Lakers, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Lillard departed Monday's blowout loss after favoring the knee, and a subsequent MRI ...
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Lakers' LeBron James: Probable again for Game 5 James (groin) is considered probable for Wednesday's Game 5 against Portland. James has carried the designation into every playoff game thus far, but there's no reason to believe he won't play Wednesday as the Lakers look to close out the series. James is ...
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Series preview: Giants vs. Dodgers The San Francisco Giants have built up a surprising six-game winning streak, but they've done it by feasting on two teams who weren't playing well. Now it will really get put to the test against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have the best record in baseball by ...
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Olympic great Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus after attending mask-free party Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus as Jamaica's Prime Minister says there will no special treatment if anyone has been found to break the rules stemming from a party held for the former sprinter's recent 34th birthday. Ricky Simms, Bolt's agent, ...
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Tennessee announces plan for 25% Neyland Stadium capacity This story was updated Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at 5:55 p.m. with more information. Tennessee announced Tuesday morning that Neyland Stadium would be at approximately 25% capacity for the Oct. 3 game against visiting Missouri, which represents the ...
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Bruins Notebook: Ondrej Kase keeps firing away Ondrej Kase came to Boston with a reputation of getting pucks on net. Not only has he lived up to that, but the shots the former Anaheim Duck has put on net in his short time with the Bruins have been from high danger areas, and often as a result of his own ...
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Can The Timberwolves Find A Steal At No. 17? With all the excitement over the Minnesota Timberwolves winning the 2020 Draft Lottery and securing the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming draft, you may have overlooked the rest of the Wolves' abundance of draft capital. Along with the No. 1 pick ...
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James Anderson has no plans to stop playing for England after 600th wicket James Anderson gave the strongest hint yet that he is actively planning for one last crack at the Ashes next winter, promising that his historic 600th Test wicket is a stepping stone rather than the end of the road. Anderson's big moment was delayed by dropped ...
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Motor Racing: Renault Ask FIA to Drop Racing Point Appeal (Reuters) - Renault have requested Formula One's governing body FIA to withdraw its appeal against the punishment imposed on Racing Point for copying Mercedes' brake ducts, the French team said on Tuesday. Stewards docked Racing Point 15 points ...
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Who and what Raiders GM Mike Mayock has been pleased with – and it's just not Derek Carr Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock said he's most pleased with how the team has been competing — even if when there are no preseason games. "If you can give a coach or GM a compliment, that's the highest compliment you can give them: ...
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LSU takes down Clemson to win the College Football Playoff National Championship For the first time since 2007, the LSU Tigers are the national championships of college football. LSU proved to be the mightier of the Tigers on Monday night as the top-ranked team in the nation took down the third-ranked Clemson Tigers, 42-25 at the ...
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Eagles sign Tyrone Swoopes, waive/injured Rob Davis The Philadelphia Eagles are signing free agent tight end Tyrone Swoopes (not to be confused with the Eagles' mascot named "Swoop"), according to a report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The Eagles recently hosted Swoopes on a visit so this move doesn't ...
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Green Has Ankle Surgery, Expected To Miss Bengals' Opener Green hurt his left ankle during the opening practice of camp Saturday in Dayton, landing awkwardly after cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick bumped into the star receiver while breaking up a pass. Coach Zac Taylor said Green had surgery Tuesday morning and ...
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As trade rumors swirl, Sox outfielder Pillar focuses on play Saturday's trade of Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman is expected to be just the start of Boston's trades. The Boston Red Sox are 9-20. The trade deadline is in a week. It's a formula Kevin Pillar is familiar with. "The worse you play, the realistic opportunity ...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo wins NBA Defensive Player of the Year WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The NBA announced Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year. Congratulations @Giannis_An34!! pic.twitter.com/tQWBtHQ3lR. — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) August 25, 2020.
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Carroll says he feels bad for former Seattle Seahawks star Thomas after termination by Ravens Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Monday that he feels sorry for his former star safety Earl Thomas, who had his contract with the Ravens terminated Sunday. Photo: Diamond Images/Diamond Images/Getty ...
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