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Simulating the entire 2020 NFL season: Scores and storylines for all 269 games, plus a Super Bowl champion Sorry, NFL fans. We're about to spoil the 2020 season. Each preseason, we run 20,000 simulations of the entire slate with ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI), our projection system. A lot goes into it, including expected starting quarterback, past performance, ...
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Fifty-five NFL things to watch on the road to Super Bowl LV This is our annual exercise in suggesting the NFL stories to watch on the way to the Super Bowl. And we'll get to all the free agency movement -- Tom Brady in a creamsicle uni! -- rules changes and marquee games in a moment. But the road to Super Bowl LV ...
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With no kickers on active roster, Bill Belichick still evaluating Patriots' competition When Patriots training camp started, it was noteworthy when rookie kicker Justin Rohrwasser didn't kick much that first week. The Patriots' fifth-round pick was always the first player on the field, but one of the strangest developments in camp was that he wasn't ...
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Bears great Devin Hester: Hall of Fame induction a matter of when, not if For Hester, Hall of Fame question is 'when,' not 'if' originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago. Devin Hester isn't worried about what lies ahead two years from now, when he'll first be eligible for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Only three pure ...
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Late for Work 9/7: Jadeveon Clowney Reportedly Preferred Baltimore Jadeveon Clowney Reportedly Preferred Baltimore*, But* Ravens Were 'Lukewarm'. Throughout the offseason the Ravens were named as a potential destination for Jadeveon Clowney. The Clowney sweepstakes finally ended Sunday as the edge rusher ...
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Las Vegas Raiders Will Have a 10-6 Season We're under a week away until game day. On Sunday, the Silver and Black are kicking off their inaugural season as the Las Vegas Raiders by traveling to the Panthers. With the season just around the corner and the rosters finalized, right now is the prime ...
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Why the Browns will make the NFL playoffs in 2020, led by a much better Baker Mayfield The Cleveland Browns went into the 2019 NFL season with a lot of hype, only to fizzle at 6-10. With lowered expectations for 2020, the Browns are better positioned to exceed them and get to the playoffs in 2020. Sporting News has picked the Browns to finish ...
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Watson Commitment To Texans Includes No-Trade Clause We can all get a bit lost in the mind-boggling dollars involved in big-money contracts like the one Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. It's a $156 million extension ... It's got a total value of $177.54 million. Mind-boggling. But there is clarity and ...
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ACC Power Rankings: Syracuse faces a long climb back in Year 5 of the Dino Babers era Syracuse, N.Y. -- Last season, the Syracuse football program entered the year wondering just how high up the ACC pecking order it had climbed. Just one year later, though, the Orange has settled into a place that has become much too customary. After an ...
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Mile High Morning: Broncos' Week 1 opponent adds elite talent in DE Jadeveon Clowney It. Is. Game. Week. It hasn't been a conventional offseason or training camp, but we're finally in the regular season nonetheless and Broncos football is just about here. And with the start of the game week, the Broncos likely have to prepare for a new wrinkle ...
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Oklahoma State Announces Depth Chart for Tulsa STILLWATER -- Here's something I wasn't sure I was gonna get to say this year: it's game week for Oklahoma State football. This is has been a rather up and down year, for many reasons, but so far this week looks to be pretty exciting with Cowboy football's ...
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2020 NBA Playoffs: Clippers vs. Nuggets odds, picks, Game 3 predictions from model on 61-33 roll Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers take on Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Monday evening. The Nuggets bounced back with an impressive win on Saturday, ...
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Yankees need to find the reset button in Buffalo with crucial series against Blue Jays on tap BUFFALO — Jordan Montgomery smiled when he thought about his last time here. Back in 2016, things were simpler. The world wasn't dealing with a coronavirus pandemic. Montgomery was dominating Triple-A baseball and just waiting for that call to the big ...
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AFC South preview: Titans poised to build off strong playoff run A team-by-team breakdown of the AFC South along with the predicted order of finish in the division. 2. 1. Tennessee Titans. Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill passes in practice. Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill. (Mark Humphrey ...
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How Detroit Lions stack up against every team in NFC North Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez breaks down the Detroit Lions' opponents in the NFC North for 2020, with predicted records: Chicago Bears (Predicted record: 6-10). Why they're better than the Lions. The Bears have a great, playoff-caliber defense ...
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Previewing the 2020 NFC West: 49ers are the team to beat in a division with three playoff contenders A look at the NFC West. 1. San Francisco 49ers. Coach: Kyle Shanahan (4th year — 23-25 regular season, 2-1 playoffs). 2019 record: 13-3 (1st in NFC West). Offensive play-caller: Shanahan (4th year). Quarterback situation: Jimmy Garoppolo led the 49ers to ...
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Tirreno-Adriatico: Pascal Ackermann wins stage 1 Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) won the opening stage of Tirreno-Adriatico in a crash-marred finale in Lido di Camaiore. Magnus Cort (EF Pro Cycling) started the sprint with 200 metres to go with Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) storming ...
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Nick Foles: I look forward to helping in any way possible Bears head coach Matt Nagy officially named Mitchell Trubisky the team's starting quarterback on Sunday and that means Nick Foles will be the backup in Chicago. Many predicted the roles would be reversed when the Bears sent a fourth-round pick to ...
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi returns to training for the first time since trying to leave Lionel Messi returned to Barcelona training on Monday for the first time since trying to leave the club. Messi, 33, will train individually for the next few days, per La Liga's strict coronavirus protocols, before reintegrating with his teammates at a later date.
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Marlins and Braves get a global stage as they begin a series with playoff implications The Miami Marlins are in the thick of a playoff race in this pandemic-shortened 2020 season. And they are getting a global spotlight in what can be viewed as one of their biggest games of the season. Monday's 1:10 p.m. game against the Atlanta Braves, the ...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted to return during Game 4, can he for Game 5? Milwaukee's playoffs were on the line and Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted to be out there. He had started Game 4 red hot — 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting in the first quarter — and after re-spraining his ankle, he wanted it taped up so he could get back out ...
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3 Things We Learned: Southern 500 By Bob Pockrass. Kevin Harvick won the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener, creating pretty much a repeat of what fans saw during the regular season. And there was another repeat from what transpired at Darlington Raceway earlier this year, ...
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Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock dies at age 81 NEW YORK — Hall of Famer Lou Brock, one of baseball's signature leadoff hitters and base stealers who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win three pennants and two World Series titles in the 1960s, has died. He was 81. Support our journalism. Subscribe ...
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Will Muschamp names Gamecocks starter at center, but another line spot still cloudy The center of South Carolina's offense has been locked in. USC football coach Will Muschamp named redshirt junior Eric Douglas the Gamecocks' starting center on Sunday, ending a position battle that was one of the offensive line's main concerns heading ...
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Thomas Morstead urges Saints fans to 'scream through the TV' ahead of Sunday's season opener No fans in the Dome. The New Orleans Saints will open their 2020 season Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with no fans in the Dome. No black-and-gold painted faces. No priest robes clad with the symbolic Fleur de Lis. No leftover Mardi Gras ...
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Jets have five quarterbacks, hope they need just one Via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, the team brought back David Fales and Mike White to the practice squad, after they were released over the weekend. One of those two will likely be activated this week, because of the unusual circumstance and roster ...
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Osaka eases past Kontaveit after roller coaster match 11 days earlier The last match between Naomi Osaka and Anett Kontaveit was a roller coaster; this one was a locomotive, moving at top speed in one direction. How Osaka played urgent, but never impatient tennis in a straight-set win. By Steve Tignor. September 07, 2020 ...
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Cleveland Browns: What to know about the team's 2020 season The Cleveland Browns had high expectations in 2019, but they failed to deliver. Franchise quarterback Baker Mayfield will enter his third season this year, and he has some of the best weapons in the entire NFL at his disposal, which means the expectations ...
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Cincinnati Bengals: What to know about the team's 2020 season When the 2020 NFL season kicks off in Cincinnati, the Joe Burrow era will officially be underway. In the 2020 NFL Draft, the Bengals selected Burrow with the No. 1 overall pick, and he will immediately be inserted into the lineup as the team's starting ...
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Lamar Miller: Buffalo Bills hosting RB on visit The Buffalo Bills' initial 53-man roster is set, but that isn't stopping the team from evaluating recently released players. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Bills are hosting running back Lamar Miller on a free agent visit. Miller, 29, was released by the ...
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Tennis Star Novak Djokovic Defaulted From US Open After Accidentally Hitting Lineswoman With Ball Novak Djokovic has been defaulted from the U.S. Open today after he hit a ball out of frustration that subsequently struck a lineswoman in the throat. The freak hit caused the lineswomen to fall to the ground on the court.
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Astros: Five key takeaways from disaster in Anaheim Just when you thought the Houston Astros had successfully weathered their toughest trials of the season, they find a way to hit a new low. This one came in the form of a four-game sweep at the hands of the (formerly) last-place Los Angeles Angels that leaves ...
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How Dolphins can still use Tua Tagovailoa in offense as a backup Ryan Fitzpatrick is officially the starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins for their week one contest. No. 5 overall pick Tua Tagovailoa will ride the pine at first as the No. 2 signal caller but it appears to be a matter of when, not if Tagovailoa takes the field ...
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The duel is a dud as deGrom pitches Mets to 14-1 win over Nola, Phillies The way the Philadelphia Phillies played defense Sunday afternoon, they would have been hard-pressed to beat an average major league pitcher. Never mind two-time Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom. The Mets ace struck out 12 as New York beat the ...
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Brandon Carr returns to Dallas Cowboys as practice squad member The Dallas Cowboys' practice squad for the 2020 season was unveiled on Sunday, and at least one addition to the group came as somewhat of a surprise, with veteran cornerback Brandon Carr making the list. The 34-year-old Carr finds himself with Dallas ...
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Tokyo Highlights LGBTQ Rights Before Olympics With Pride House TOKYO — Tokyo will open Pride House, Japan's first permanent such center, next month to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights before and during the rearranged Olympic Games in 2021. Although there have been similar initiatives before previous Games, ...
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Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo talks club's quiet deadline; puncher's chance in last weeks of season... Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo signed veteran utility men Josh Harrison and Brock Holt in the lead-up to last Monday's 2020 MLB Trade Deadline, but at the deadline, things were quiet in the nation's capital. Considering the Nationals' situation, with a ...
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For the Washington Football Team, it's Antonio Gibson time Just before final cuts, the Washington Football Team released legendary running back Adrian Peterson. The move was less about what Peterson can't do and more about what Antonio Gibson can do. Adrian Peterson's style of play never fit a Scott Turner ...
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Wild's Matt Dumba wins King Clancy Memorial Trophy Matt Dumba wants to make a difference when it comes to combating racial injustice in hockey, and that's why the Wild defenseman helped establish the Hockey Diversity Alliance. The group composed of current and former NHL players has made its mission ...
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The Latest: 2 Man City players test positive for virus The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ———. Manchester City players Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for the coronavirus. The players have not displayed any symptoms and are in ...
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Big Ten football could exclude University of Michigan, Michigan State this season, President Trump tweets Big Ten members University of Michigan and Michigan State University could be excluded from the next football season, according to a tweet posted by U.S. President Donald Trump. "Big Ten Football is looking really good, but may lose Michigan, Illinois and ...
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East Liverpool hands Wellsville first loss EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool swept Wellsville, 25-21, 26-24, 25-20, Saturday to improve to 5-1 on the season. Sharnae Wilson totaled 20 kills and five blocks for the Potters. Alexa Aldrich had 23 assists and 13 digs, Faith Grafton 12 digs, Addison ...
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