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Ole Miss and Oklahoma football teams, including head coaches, march for social justice Ole Miss' football team didn't practice Friday and instead marched to The Square in downtown Oxford, Mississippi, to bring awareness to racial injustice in the country. Coach Lane Kiffin participated in the march, and some of the players carried signs that ...
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Brian Urlacher's disturbing social media behavior was rightfully condemned by the Chicago Bears Former Chicago Bears linebacker and NFL Hall of Fame inductee Brian Urlacher put himself in the middle of a social media firestorm on Thursday after posting his thoughts on NBA players deciding to sit out playoff games following the police shooting of ...
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NFL 2020: Who really knows what to expect on field and off? Never has the NFL doubted it would open its season on time. For months, it has steadfastly stuck to its plans, even as the coronavirus pandemic has altered the course of every other sport — on all levels. With its kickoff game of Super Bowl champion Kansas ...
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Michael Jordan's role, the players vs. owners dynamic and the shattering of norms in the NBA In striking and sitting out scheduled playoff games Wednesday through Friday, NBA players elucidated issues of value. By asking for justice on matters of racial injustice and police brutality - particularly in the case of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man shot ...
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NC State Wolfpack allows 12 teams to resume workouts; football still on hold North Carolina State has allowed 12 programs to resume workouts after the school paused all athletics activities earlier this week, but football remains on hold for now. In a statement Friday, athletics director Boo Corrigan said the school plans for another ...
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12 Prime Fantasy Football Targets For The 2020 Season Scott Engel returns for his ninth season of Fantasy Football coverage on Seahawks.com. Scott is a 20-plus year veteran of the Fantasy industry and an inaugural member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association's Hall of Fame. You can find more of his ...
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Washington Camp Notes (8/28): Observations on the running back battle and a new face at left guard ASHBURN, Va. - After a planned off day and then a not-planned off day, the Washington Football Team was back at it under a beating sun at their headquarters. Overall, the practice wasn't the cleanest. There were a decent amount of false starts and offsides, ...
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Another 49ers WR goes down: JJ Nelson suffers knee injury The San Francisco 49ers need to put whatever remaining pass-catchers they have in bubble wrap until the season starts. The Niners suffered yet another injury to their wide receivers. Coach Kyle Shanahan said on KNBR Friday that newly signed receiver J.J. ...
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Tigers, Twins have doubleheader postponed because of weather DETROIT -- Friday's doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins was postponed because of bad weather. The teams now have a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday that allows them to make up one of Friday's two games. A makeup ...
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Ravens cancel practice, will hold 'unifying session' about social justice reform The Baltimore Ravens have canceled practice Friday morning and will instead hold a "team unifying session surrounding social justice reform," according to the team. The Ravens' cancellation follows nine NFL teams not practicing Thursday in response to the ...
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White Sox acquire ex-Royals OF Dyson in trade with Pirates CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox acquired speedy outfielder Jarrod Dyson in a trade with Pittsburgh on Friday and reinstated Nick Madrigal from the 10-day injured list. Dyson is batting just .157 (8 for 57) this season, but he swiped 30 bags last year.
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3 things we learned about the offense during Bills training camp Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll spoke with media on Friday, a day after the Bills Training Camp scrimmage. Daboll detailed his confidence in Josh Allen, explained how the offense needs to improve and touched on several players who have made an ...
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76ers: JJ Redick Defends Brett Brown Once More After Firing Former Philadelphia 76ers sharpshooter JJ Redick has admittedly always been a Brett Brown guy. "I will always pull for any Brett Brown coached team," the veteran guard stated back in December when he visited Philly for the first time since leaving. In April ...
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Higher stakes at Daytona mean 'crazy things will happen' DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Racing at Daytona International Speedway always comes with a hefty dose of drama. Bad breaks. Close calls. Harrowing crashes. Overtime affairs. Last-lap heroics. Underdog stories. NASCAR's premier Cup Series could have ...
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Yankees-Mets lineups Friday: Estevan Florial starting in CF, Clint Frazier in RF Here are the lineups for the Yankees and the Mets going into Friday's doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. 1. Luke Voit, DH. 2. Clint Frazier, RF. 3. Brett Gardner, LF. 4. Gary Sanchez, C. 5. Mike Ford, 1B. 6. Miguel Andujar, 3B. 7. Estevan Florial, CF. 8.
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Saints owner Gayle Benson tested positive for COVID-19 New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson has tested positive for COVID-19. Benson, 73, was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus within the last few weeks, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo confirmed Friday. It is unknown what symptoms Benson, who also ...
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WNBA to resume play Friday after two days postponed in protest After postponing games Wednesday and Thursday, the WNBA said play will resume Friday. The league announced the resumption in a tweet that included a photo of players kneeling on the court.
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MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson, calls for justice continue Major League Baseball is observing a Jackie Robinson Day like no other, with teams celebrating a man who broke the sport's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 while the racial reckoning continued. PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball ...
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Escape From 2020 – A Case To Separate Sports And Politics For More Fans And Higher Ratings Anticipation of high broadcast ratings as sports returned was met with opening day success followed by dismal returns. With an election year upon us and an overload of dreary news, we wondered if fans tuning in are turned off when they can't escape from ...
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Watch Now: Lincoln Riley addresses decision for unity march NORMAN — Oklahoma's football team — linked arm-and-arm and dressed in all black symbolizing unity — made a social justice statement Friday morning. The Sooners marched from their locker room to the Unity Garden located on the campus' South Oval.
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NHL players take action to show support for social justice movement After some thought, conversation and contemplation, the NHL players took action and sat out Thursday and Friday's Stanley Cup Playoff games in the Toronto and Edmonton bubbles. Vegas Golden Knights tough guy Ryan Reaves led a big group of Western ...
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Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen discusses racial injustice and police brutality: 'It's outrageous. It really is' "We're going to take the pulse of our players and give them an opportunity to have a voice, and we want to empower them to have a voice," Van Wagenen said during an appearance on WFAN as the Mets decided whether to play on Thursday night. "But what's ...
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NASCAR races, Wallace says fight for racial equality goes on CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Major sports across North America ground to a halt in the wake of another police shooting of a Black man, this time in Wisconsin. Auto racing was not among them. NASCAR drivers do not plan to skip Saturday night's race at Daytona ...
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Art Collector Leads Cast of Kentucky Derby Workers Art Collector completed his final workout before the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) with a smooth five-furlong breeze Aug. 28 in 1:00 4/5 at Churchill Downs. The Bernardini colt's work was one of nearly a dozen across the ...
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Derrius Guice arraigned, reportedly told team of "anger issues" before arrest Former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice has been arraigned on the criminal charges that led to his release from the team earlier this month. Justin Jouvenal of the Washington Post reports that Guice was arraigned on strangulation, ...
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Steelers Re-Sign WR Saeed Blacknall, Release Lockhart PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers make more roster adjustments, re-signing wide receiver Saeed Blacknall on Friday. The signing comes the day after the team waived/injure Anthony Johnson from their 80-man roster. Blacknall was released by the team last ...
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MSU Athletics Partners With Michigan Department of State To Encourage Civic Engagement EAST LANSING, Mich. – Democracy is a team sport. Today, Michigan State Athletics is announcing a partnership with the Michigan Department of State and local election officials in Ingham County and the East Lansing City Clerk's office to encourage civic ...
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Video: Dodger, Rangers Reporters Discuss Weekend Series at Texas The Dodgers are in Arlington to play a weekend series with Texas Rangers. Dustin May versus Mike Minor Friday at 5:05 p.m. PT, Ross Stripling vs. Lance Lynn (assuming he isn't traded) Saturday at 4:05 p.m. and Tony Gonsolin vs. Kyle Gibson Sunday at ...
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NHL investigating former Panthers GM Dale Tallon for conduct The NHL is investigating an anonymous allegation toward former Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon for conduct while in the Toronto bubble, deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed to ESPN. FloridaHockeyNow first reported the incident, claiming Tallon used ...
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OL Reign announce roster for Fall Series Ahead of the NWSL Fall Series, which kicks off Sept. 5, OL Reign released an updated 32-player roster, which includes 22 players available to feature in games. While not a formal season, the Fall Series will include 18 matches over the course of seven ...
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Marlins' Yimi Garcia: Activated Friday Garcia (illness) will be activated ahead of Friday's game against the Rays, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports. As Mish notes, Garcia is set to be a high-leverage arm for the Marlins over the rest of the season, having looked great in Jupiter since his return to ...
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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic predictions, odds, picks: Best bets on fight card from MMA expert Light heavyweight contenders Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic will have plenty to prove when they meet on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic in Las Vegas. Their meeting anchors the UFC fight card from the promotion's Apex ...
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Braves' Matt Adams: Not starting again Friday Adams is out of the lineup Friday against the Phillies. The veteran slugger sat out both ends of Wednesday's doubleheader and is now on the bench for the third straight contest. Adams has a .196/.229/.370 slash line with two homers and 16 strikeouts through ...
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Lions' D'Andre Swift: Missing out on opportunity Swift's continued absence from practice with an undisclosed injury could have a negative impact on his Week 1 role, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. Swift suffered his injury in the Lions' third padded practice, bringing his fast start to training ...
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Yuri Ganus: Russia sacks head of sports anti-doping agency Russia has dismissed the outspoken head of its national anti-doping agency, Rusada, after the country's Olympic committee accused him of presiding over serious financial violations. Yuri Ganus, who denied the allegations, said he was being removed ...
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Introducing 'The Baseball Cup:' A Proposed Idea That Pits MLB, Minor League Teams Against Each Other Most of the items in Major League Baseball's proposal to Minor League Baseball's negotiating committee simply flesh out the details of structures that had already been informally discussed. But there was one new, potentially significant addition that is sure to ...
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NY Giants: These 5 players have the most to gain in Friday night's Blue-White scrimmage EAST RUTHERFORD - The Giants will hold their Blue-White Scrimmage at MetLife Stadium on Friday night, and coach Joe Judge wants to do his best to simulate what would be the dress rehearsal for the regular season. This will represent the best (and ...
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Reports: Pac-12 could reconsider postponing basketball season The Pac-12 may not wait until 2021 to play basketball after all. The conference is weighing whether to reverse course from its decision earlier this month to delay all sports competition until Jan. 1, according to multiple reports. The inclusion of men's and ...
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Chris Broussard: LeBron was clearly frustrated with the Bucks' decision to boycott After the remainder of the NBA season was nearly lost to protest, players agreed it was in their best interest to finish out the playoffs. The league released a statement saying, 'we are hopeful to resume games either Friday or Saturday.' LeBron also changed ...
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Astros' Yordan Alvarez undergoes arthroscopic surgery on both knees Reigning American League Rookie of the Year Yordan Alvarez underwent arthroscopic surgery on both knees Wednesday and, according to the Astros, he is expected to be ready for play "prior to the start" of spring training. Alvarez played in only two games ...
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Muscular Murray, Cardinals ready to show big improvement GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Kyler Murray looks different now that he's entering his second NFL season, and it's not just because he's much more confident in his abilities or his role in the Cardinals' offense. Arizona's franchise quarterback is buff. "He got a little ...
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Bengals Fans Can Purchase Cutouts For Home Opener; Net Proceeds To Benefit Six Community Partners After announcing no fans at their home opener, the Bengals are offering Season Ticket Members and fans a chance to buy cardboard cutouts with their pictures to fill seats for the Sunday, Sept. 13 game against the L.A. Chargers. All net proceeds from the ...
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5 things we've learned so far from Bears training camp The Bears are less than three weeks away from Week 1 in Detroit. The clock is ticking for coach Matt Nagy and his team. Here are five things we've learned so far in training camp at Halas Hall: EN-US. An error has occurred. Subscribe to the DIGITAL. paper.
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Giants star Saquon Barkley refuses to stay silent, opens up about his dad being 'mistreated' by cops The Giants players' response to Jacob Blake's shooting escalated publicly on Thursday, and star running back Saquon Barkley was the face of their resistance and restlessness. The team continued practicing in East Rutherford, unlike several NFL clubs that ...
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Federal appeals court upholds decision to disqualify Maximum Security from Derby 145 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- With Kentucky Derby 146 just days away, a federal court has upheld the decision that made Country House the 2019 winner of the race. The decision by the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirms a U.S. District Court decision to ...
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Sports stars' intensifying activism is a blow to Trump President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are pitting themselves against LeBron James and Black athletes, as another police shooting of a Black man propels the country's sports stars to a new level of political activism. But unlike in 2017, when the ...
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These are the MPA guidelines for a return to high school sports As part of its comprehensive efforts to provide for a return to high school sports competition this season, the Maine Principals' Association has recommended numerous new guidelines to help ensure the safety of the athletes, coaches, game personnel, ...
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Full text of letter from Lisa Banks and Debra Katz to Roger Goodell [Editor's note: On Thursday, lawyers Lisa Banks and Debra Katz sent a letter to Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding the current allegations of sexual harassment against the Washington Football Team. The full text of the letter, as posted on Twitter, ...
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Celtics: Jaylen Brown, C's again prominent in NBA protest in wake of latest police shooting of Black man Following a series of meetings, it appears that the NBA will be resuming the playoffs in the Florida bubble Friday or Saturday. Three games scheduled for Wednesday did not happen after the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted their matchup with the Orlando Magic ...
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