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As-it-happens update August 12, 2020
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ESPN
The Big 12 on Wednesday said it will continue moving forward with the intent of playing fall football. The conference's board of directors met for more than an hour Tuesday to discuss the future of the season in the midst of decisions by the Big Ten and Pac-12 ...
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ESPN
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- As the NBA prepares for the arrival of team guests into the bubble for the start of the conference semifinals this month, the league is requiring players to provide proof of "long-standing relationships" with non-family members, ...
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ESPN
PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles coach Doug Pederson has returned to the team's practice facility, 10 days after telling his players that he had contracted the coronavirus, the team said. Pederson, 52, was asymptomatic. According to NFL protocol, an employee who ...
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CBSSports.com
The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers will square off on Wednesday in what could be a playoff preview. Nikola Jokic leads the way for Denver, while Kawhi Leonard and Paul George operate as the top options for the Clippers. On the injury front, ...
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Yahoo Sports
The New England Patriots took a chance on Malcolm Butler, and he rewarded them with the game-winning interception in Super Bowl XLIX. But what if there are more Malcolm Butler types who are going undiscovered? That's part of Don Yee's inspiration for ...
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Sports Illustrated
Cleveland Indians Pitchers Provide Insight Into Team Dynamic, Potential Over COVID-19, Potential Impact On Cleveland Browns. Live. 00:00. 01:39. 01:39. Pete Smith. in 15 hours. The actions of Cleveland Indians pitchers in Chicago has provided a spotlight ...
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ESPN
Oklahoma defensive lineman Jalen Redmond was arrested early Wednesday morning and charged with driving under the influence. According to Cleveland County jail records, Redmond was booked at 3:34 a.m.. Despite starting just four games last season, ...
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Sports Illustrated
FRISCO - Up until Wednesday - the Dallas Cowboys official "opening of training camp'' complete with the traditional "State of the Union'' address (virtually, this time) - team owner Jerry Jones had been conspicuously quiet on the subject of the civil rights ...
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CBSSports.com
Playoff positioning will be on the line on Wednesday when the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder tangle in a seeding game at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. The Heat (44-27) can move one step closer to clinching the ...
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CBSSports.com
The only major championship of the season has come and gone, but there is still a ton of golf left to be played. The home stretch of the PGA Tour's 2019-20 season starts this week in Greensboro as the Wyndham Championship sets the table for the FedEx ...
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INDIANAPOLIS — T.Y. Hilton proved prophetic on the timeline for his return to Indianapolis Colts training camp. The four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver, who recently tweaked a hamstring, said on Monday Zoom video conference call that he could be back in "a ...
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Viva El Birdos
The road from here to the World Series for Major League Baseball is a journey with no navigation system through thick nighttime fog: looking too far down the road is futile and the route likely will be circuitous. Reacting to COVID-19 outbreaks among the ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Ravens have considered quarantining a key player amid the ongoing challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to coach John Harbaugh. Some of Baltimore's players that might be considered for quarantine include quarterback Lamar Jackson, ...
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CBSSports.com
The Indiana Pacers are locking in their future with Nate McMillan as the franchise recently extended the head coach's contract, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. No terms of the contract extension are known yet, but there was only one year remaining on ...
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CBSSports.com
The 2020 Masters, pushed to Nov. 12-15 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held this fall without patrons or guests allowed on the grounds, Augusta National Golf Club announced Wednesday. "Since our initial announcement to postpone the 2020 Masters ...
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NFL.com
Cincinnati Bengals receiver John Ross left training camp. The wideout left to care for his young son after both the boy and the boy's mother tested positive for COVID-19, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday, per sources ...
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FOXSports.com
BOSTON (AP) — Mike Brosseau led off the game with a home run, Yandy Díaz and Hunter Renfroe each had two RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays continued their offensive onslaught against the Boston Red Sox in a 8-2 win Tuesday night. Brosseau hit Boston ...
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Cyclingnews.com
Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) continued his stunning vein of form on Wednesday, winning the opening stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné with a powerful uphill sprint in Saint-Christo-en-Jarez. The Belgian, who won Milan-San Remo and Strade Bianche on ...
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Yahoo Sports
PHILADELPHIA — Present-day Orioles offense, meet the Orioles bullpen of yesteryear. Not until Tuesday night did this quick-strike, never-say-die group of Orioles hitters have to deal with a relief corps for which it seems no lead is big enough. After the ...
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nj.com
When NFL Network revealed last month its list of the top 100 players for 2020, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz was nowhere to be found. Maybe this will help make up for his snub. Sign up for Eagles Extra: Get exclusive news, ...
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Detroit Free Press
Detroit Tigers first baseman C.J. Cron knows he will need surgery on his left knee, but he's not sure when that will happen. Of the setbacks throughout his seven-year career, the damaged ligament in his knee leaves him scratching his head the most.
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Sports Illustrated
LISBON (AP) — Requiring crutches himself on the sidelines, Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel's greater concern seemed to be Kylian Mbappé's fitness. The sight of the forward with the ball back at his feet in training was a welcome one for the ...
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Los Angeles Times
Orange County supervisors picked an easy-to-remember date to designate as Kobe Bryant Day. It's Aug. 24, chosen for the two jersey numbers, 8 and 24, the late Lakers legend wore during his 20-year career. That date is also a day after Bryant's birthday.
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Bleacher Report
Following a week of round-robin and qualifying-round play, 16 teams are left as contenders for the Stanley Cup. The quest for the big mug continues with the opening round of the NHL playoffs now underway. In the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia Flyers ...
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Damian Lillard. Wilt Chamberlain. Damian Lillard. Wilt Chamberlain. I keep coming back to this stat. Last night after dropping 61, his third 60+ point performance this season, Dame joined Wilt as the only players in NBA history to have at least three 60 point ...
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The New York Times
In the crowd-free quiet of the P.G.A. Championship on Saturday, Collin Morikawa could hear two kayakers on the lake below the 16th hole of TPC Harding Park trying to identify golfers on the cliff above them. Eventually, the pair came up with the name of the ...
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USA TODAY
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — In the first major league game in Buffalo since 1915, Travis Shaw hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays settled into their new nest with a 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. Barred from playing in ...
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Yahoo Canada Sports
By Ben Klayman. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Reuters) - The loss of college football hurts fans, businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Football in the college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, isn't just a sport. It's a way of life and even a lifeline. But with the cancellation of the ...
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Boston.com
The Bruins were supposed to play Game 1 of a first round playoff series against the Hurricanes on Tuesday night at 8 p.m., but it was delayed by the Blue Jackets and Lightning going into a fifth overtime before Tampa emerged with a 3-2 victory. As a result ...
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Yahoo Sports
In the latest transfer news Ousmane Dembele has been linked with a move to Manchester United, while Quincy Promes to Arsenal is an intriguing report. [ VIDEO: Premier League highlights ]. First up, let's start in Manchester as it appears that Ousmane ...
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CBSSports.com
If there's one thing Daniel Cormier's return heavyweight late in his career has done, aside from lifting him to near immortal status as a two-division UFC champion, has been the separation created within his legacy from him and bitter rival Jon Jones. Cormier ...
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Yahoo Sports
The First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs begins August 11. Before the NHL postseason resumes play, PHT will preview each of the eight opening round matchups, including Capitals – Islanders.
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Sports Illustrated
Sixers veteran reserve Kyle O'Quinn had quite the game on Tuesday afternoon against the Phoenix Suns. Heading into the matchup, Philly had a long list of injuries, which was bound to get some guys who are typically out of the rotation some minutes.
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Formula 1
After testing positive for Covid-19 and ruled out of two consecutive Silverstone races, another round of all-important throat-and-nostril swabbing awaits Racing Point driver Sergio Perez ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. But should he be given the all-clear, ...
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The Mercury News
OAKLAND — Major League Baseball laid down the hammer on A's outfielder Ramón Laureano and Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintrón following Sunday's skirmish. By all accounts, it seemed fair. Laureano appealed his six-game suspension, ...
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Sporting News
The sports attendance jokes grew old long ago. Bad team suspects or even announces no fans are allowed to attend its games as a COVID-19 precaution, and the social media world rushes to the same punch line. For some teams, though, the jokes land with ...
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Yahoo Sports
DENVER (AP) -- Charlie Blackmon raised his batting average to an amazing .500 with three more hits, including a key double during a six-run burst in the eighth inning that led the Colorado Rockies over the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 Tuesday night.
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ESPN
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Churchill Downs officials expect fewer than 23,000 fans will be able to attend next month's rescheduled Kentucky Derby under an updated health and safety plan. The plan eliminates general admission and standing room only areas, with ...
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Kansas City Star
The Kansas football team has a new schedule but the same opening Big 12 opponent. As it stands now, the Jayhawks will open conference play at Baylor on Sept. 26, as the Big 12 officially announced its revised slate Wednesday. KU's nine league games ...
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Tulsa World
Coaches and players across Oklahoma can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Fall high school athletic activities will be allowed to continue — for the time being. On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association's board of directors took ...
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The Mane Land
Orlando City lost the MLS is Back final 2-1 to the Portland Timbers. This was not how the coaches, players, or supporters hoped it would end, but in the end there is still a lot to be happy about. I'll get to that, but first let's see what we learned from Orlando's first ...
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Yahoo Sports
Saints head coach Sean Payton was the first NFL head coach to contract COVID-19 this offseason, but the team hasn't had anyone diagnosed with the coronavirus since they began testing at the start of training camp last month. Part of the reason for that has ...
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Sports Illustrated
FRISCO - Old Dallas Cowboys pal Michael Irvin used to say it to me often: "Your greatest strength is your greatness weakness. Another old Dallas Cowboys pal, Jason Garrett, put the philosophy on display on Tuesday when for the first time he met the New ...
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Sacramento Bee
The Kings are expanding an initiative designed to increase voter registration leading up to the November election. The Kings, in collaboration with When We All Vote and RISE, announced Wednesday they are relaunching "Rally the Vote," a 20-team, ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
The 49ers, who have had two wide receivers suffer broken bones and another opt out of the season this summer, are bringing in Tavon Austin for a workout, the NFL Network reported. Austin, 30, 5-foot-8 and 185 pounds, has never realized expectations since ...
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NorthJersey.com
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, currently serving as the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, was found to have "sometimes made inappropriate or insensitive comments" on topics of "religion, sex or color" according to a U.S. State Department ...
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247Sports
We've likely seen the last of Ohio State star Justin Fields as a college quarterback, an unfortunate reality in an unprecedented time for several of college football's spotlighted players. Following the Big Ten's decision to nix the 2020 season on Tuesday, Fields ...
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ESPN
GENEVA -- Cycling's road world championships next month were canceled Wednesday after a Swiss government ruling on mass gatherings during the pandemic was extended until October. Organizers of the Sept. 20-27 championships centered on Aigle, ...
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Twins Daily
By May of 2019, Tyler Duffey had just about reached the end of the line in Minnesota. Optioned to the minors for a 10th time since his initial call-up in 2015, the right-hander had to be looking forward to a fresh start. Thankfully, unlike the two other best relief ...
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Washington Post
Sacramento Kings (30-41, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (52-18, first in the Western Conference). Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Thursday, 1:30 p.m. EDT. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. BOTTOM LINE: The Western ...
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