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2020 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: The annual deep sleepers list you must see before Week 1 This was the hardest year to find a Fantasy Football deep sleeper. No preseason games. Limited number of media covering practices. A digital landscape where any crumb of news is instantly digested and amplified. No secrets. But plenty of under-the-radar ...
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Source: NFL free agent Jadeveon Clowney switching agents Free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has fired agent Bus Cook and now plans to work with agent Kennard McGuire as he looks for an NFL destination days before the regular season begins, a source told ESPN's Dianna Russini. Considered one of ...
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Gators HC Dan Mullen Talks Crowd Noise, Will Call Liverpool's Jürgen Klopp At home, the Florida Gators will allow 17,000 fans to watch their games during the 2020 season. That's far below the energy level that Ben Hill Griffin Stadium usually provides. At a maximum capacity of 88,548, the stadium will only be 20% full, meaning crowd ...
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New England Patriots cut veteran RB Lamar Miller The New England Patriots thinned out their running back room on cut-down day. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Pats are releasing Lamar Miller, per a source informed of the decision. Miller is just over a year removed from an ACL injury ...
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Texans Go Big on Watson Deal Deshaun Watson is surely going to enjoy his holiday weekend, after the Houston Texans broke the bank in extending their franchise quarterback on Saturday. Watson signs the deal two years left on his rookie contract, and he will now remain in Houston ...
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Yankees' Clarke Schmidt struggles in major league debut Prior to Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Orioles, the Yankees activated top pitching prospect Clarke Schmidt. With Deivi Garcia laboring in the fifth, manager Aaron Boone called on the 24-year-old to try to put out the fire. The Yankees led 3-2, but ...
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Bengals waive quarterback Jake Dolegala CINCINNATI — The Bengals are waiving second-year quarterback Jake Dolegala according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. They also waived veteran signal-caller Brandon Allen on Saturday. Both players are candidates for the 16-man practice squad.
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Browns, Bengals granted variance by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine for up to 6000 fans at two games each DeWine released a statement on Saturday that both franchises have been granted a variance to the state's sports order to allow up to 6,000 fans with no more than 1,500 fans in each side of the stadium, calling it a two-game trial for each club.
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Vikings To Waive Jake Browning and Nate Stanley, Want Both on Practice Squad It's not official yet, but the Vikings will be waiving quarterbacks Jake Browning and Nate Stanley, according to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press. They want to keep both guys on the practice squad if they clear waivers. Given the unique circumstances of ...
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Yankees don't scare anyone anymore and the AL East could belong to Rays, Blue Jays Between the somewhat improbable rise of the Tampa Bay Rays to the top postseason seed in the American League and the aggressive moves by the Blue Jays at the trading deadline, it is not boding well for the Yankees, who were once everybody's favorites ...
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Chad Beebe, Dan Chisena Set to Make Vikings 53-Man Roster A couple early surprises on the Vikings' 53-man roster are wide receivers Chad Beebe and Dan Chisena. Multiple reports have indicated that both players are set to make the team ahead of this afternoon's 3 p.m. cutdown deadline. Beebe isn't a shocking ...
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Kentucky Derby odds, picks 2020: Tiz the Law, Honor AP, Authentic predictions from horse racing expert After review, Country House became just the second horse ever to win the Kentucky Derby from the No. 18 post position last year. Country House crossed the finish line second in 2019, but first-place finisher Maximum Security was disqualified for interference.
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Just In: Baltimore Ravens Release Nigel Warrior Nigel Warrior has been one of the talks of the Baltimore Ravens training camp, but it was still not enough, as it was just revealed that the Ravens released Warrior earlier today. Warrior's news is a bit surprising, as multiple practice reports suggested that he ...
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Tour de France: Which GC contenders lost time on stage 8 in the Pyrenees The first Pyrenean stage of the 2020 Tour de France saw some dramatic changes on GC with several potential contenders losing time. The main casualties were Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) and Deceuninck-QuickStep's Julian Alaphilippe. The FDJ leader ...
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Packers brace for difficult decisions following energetic training camp GREEN BAY – The playbook is in, training camp is over and the Packers are eight days away from their regular-season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. But before the team takes the field at U.S. Bank Stadium, General Manager Brian Gutekunst must ...
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Fastest ever F1 lap felt 'awesome' says Hamilton as he claims 7th Monza pole A lack of power unit 'party modes' for Mercedes couldn't prevent Lewis Hamilton from setting the fastest lap in Formula 1 history for the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, Hamilton averaging 164.267mph around Monza to secure his record-extending seventh pole ...
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Brady, not Mahomes, the best QB I've played with - McCoy LeSean McCoy may have spent last season with Patrick Mahomes, but the running back already thinks Tom Brady is the best quarterback he has called a team-mate. Veteran McCoy was a part of the Kansas City Chiefs for the 2019 season when Mahomes ...
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Chiefs are trimming their roster to 53 with Saturday cuts: Get tracker updates here The Chiefs' defense of a Super Bowl championship begins Thursday. The players who will part of that initial roster, however, will be known Saturday. The Chiefs must establish their initial 53-player roster by 3 p.m.. They concluded camp with 80 players.
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Yankees' Erik Kratz isn't just Deivi Garcia's 'padre.' He's an amazing real-life dad At 40 years old, Erik Kratz has become Deivi Garcia's "padre." But when it comes to being a real-life father, it sounds like the Yankees' veteran catcher might be one of the best. "I always saw him with his kids and they lit him up every day," said Kevin Frandsen, ...
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Jake Arrieta sees a similarity between these Phillies and his championship Cubs team Arrieta sees a similarity between these Phillies and his championship Cubs team originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia. The Phillies did what good teams do Friday night: They outplayed the Mets without huge contributions from one or two players, ...
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Here Are Cam Newton's Projected Stats According to Vegas Now that Cam Newton has officially been named the New England Patriots starting quarterback, Vegas has set the over/under for Newton's stats for the 2020 season. Here they are, per BetOnline: Total touchdown passes: 22.5; Total interceptions: 13.5; Total ...
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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai odds, predictions: MMA insider shares surprising fight card picks Since joining the UFC in 2011 and making his presence known with a vicious first-round knockout of Brock Lesnar, Alistair Overeem has been a constant in the heavyweight division. On Saturday, he'll look to continue climbing the rankings as the headliner of ...
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Barcelona fans relieved after Messi says he will stay BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona fans breathed a collective sigh of relief a day after Lionel Messi said he would wait a year in his desire to seek success elsewhere. Argentine great Messi announced Friday that, despite having told the club he wanted to ...
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Detroit Tigers don't have time for another skid: 'Whatever we got to do to win' The Tigers have been down this road before. Too many times, actually, in the last four years. A losing streak typically starts with a bad loss — like their 8-5 defeat with 10 walks and two hit batters Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers — before a couple ...
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How Leonard Fournette's whirlwind week affects fantasy football Well, Leonard Fournette had a week, didn't he? When last we gathered here, Fournette was a member of a woebegone Jaguars team. Then he was jettisoned from that bad team, had to wait out every NFL team passing on him in waivers, then finally was ...
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Austin Voth believes he's making progress, but Washington Nationals' starter struggles again... "Front side was a little too low," Austin Voth explained. "They want me to get glove-side a little big higher. And my arm angle has been kind of creeping low as well, I'm like low 3/4s, so they want me to kind of have a higher arm angle, compared to what, like I ...
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Game 1: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs odds, picks and best bets The St. Louis Cardinals (14-15) play a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs (23-15) in the Windy City Saturday. The first pitch of Game 1 is set for 5:15 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field. Below, we analyze the Cardinals-Cubs MLB betting odds and lines, with picks ...
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Damion Ratley: Let go by Browns Ratley has been waived by the Browns, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports. The 2018 sixth-round pick was limited by a groin injury throughout some of training camp causing a bit of a slip in the depth chart behind the likes of Rashard Higgins and Donovan ...
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Seahawks restructure David Moore's contract to create more salary-cap space This is how teams create salary-cap space when none seems available. On a day it became known unsigned free agent Jadeveon Clowney fired his agent again, the Seahawks restructured the contract of veteran wide receiver David Moore to keep him in ...
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Athletics' Jesus Luzardo: Takes loss against Padres Luzardo (2-2) was tagged with the loss Friday against the Padres. He allowed four runs on six hits while fanning four across 4.2 innings. Luzardo started this game on 10 days' rest, and the Peru native didn't have a good performance -- he's now allowed three ...
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he 49ers reportedly created $9.5 million in salary cap space with a restructure of Dee Ford's contract. Ford's salary for 2020 mostly was converted into a signing bonus, Field Yates of ESPN reported on Saturday morning. With roster movement upon us, three teams created notable 2020 cap space by converting a veteran's base salary into a signing bonus, per ...
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Mannarino 'thankful' he was allowed to play Adrian Mannarino had to wait more than two hours on Friday to find out if he would be allowed to play Alexander Zverev in a third-round match while U.S. Open and government officials worked out issues related to the coronavirus. After losing the match in ...
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LeBron James says Lakers 'got a feel for' Rockets' speed in Game 1 loss LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Following a six-day layoff after the Los Angeles Lakers made quick work of their first-round opponent, LeBron James said the Houston Rockets' speed caught his team flat-footed in Friday's 112-97 Game 1 loss to open up the ...
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Area football coaches thrilled to have games return to fall 2020 Last Thursday will be a day that's remembered for quite some time for Michigan high school football coaches, senior players and parents of players. Heck, fans will remember it for years to come, and throw sports writers in the mix. Every happy emotion — from ...
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Happy birthday to OU's Lincoln Riley. Here's a game-by-game look back at his 36 career victories Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley picks up his daughter, Sloan, 4, after winning in his coaching debut against UTEP at Gaylord Memorial Stadium. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World. Lincoln Riley. Lincoln Riley. No. 2: #5 OU 31, #2 Ohio State 16. Sept.
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At last, Vegas solves Demko in 3-0 Game 7 win over Canucks EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights were having enough problems solving Thatcher Demko. Then came another big obstacle — a major penalty that brought back memories of the team's collapse in last year's postseason. "You've got to ...
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What Deshaun Watson's Contract Means for Lamar Jackson What Deshaun Watson's contract means for Lamar Jackson originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington. According to multiple reports, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has signed a massive four-year, $160 million contract extension to stay in ...
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Falcons trim roster to 74 Friday with JJ Wilcox, rookie UDFA cuts The Falcons will announce their big batch of cuts sometime today—if they're feeling gracious, it'll be before 4 p.m.—and we'll know what the initial version of this team's 53 man roster will look like. They got the ball rolling last night with five reported cuts, which ...
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The Latest: Williams-Stephens on Tap at Sunny US Open NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):. 11:30 a.m.. Day 6 has started at the year's second Grand Slam tournament — the U.S. Open normally closes the major tennis championship season but the pandemic caused ...
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Boxer DeAndre Ware performs life-saving chest compressions at weigh-in DeAndre Ware's two worlds collided in life-saving fashion on Friday. Ware, a professional boxer who is also a Toledo firefighter, was at his weigh-in ahead of his Saturday fight in Las Vegas against Steven Nelson when TopRank employee Pete Sussens ...
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Report: Jets cut James Burgess Burgess, 26, started 10 games for the Jets in 2019, seeing action on 60 percent of the team's defensive snaps for the season. He spent a week on the COVID-19 list during training camp, with the Jets activating him back to the roster Aug. 13. Burgess signed a ...
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Why Miami's D'Eriq King is the most important player in the state Miami coach Manny Diaz didn't need to see a snap of preseason camp to know D'Eriq King would be his starting quarterback. Diaz knew it by the way the grad transfer dazzled at Houston, the way he made the most of the Hurricanes' abbreviated spring ...
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Early Look: Florida State Seminoles Head Coach: Mike Norvell was named Florida State's 11th full-time head football coach on Dec. 8, 2019. Norvell spent the previous four seasons as the head coach at Memphis, compiling a record of 38-15, including the 2019 American Athletic Conference ...
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Chiefs Release RB DeAndre Washington Running back DeAndre Washington won't end up seeing the field as a Chief. Kansas City has informed him he'll be released, Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets. Washington signed with the team on a one-year deal back in April. The former Raider had figured ...
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Sam Ross Jr. | Betting, fantasy keep sporting interest flame lit Call it a sports detox. I spent the past week watching virtually no live televised sports. The exceptions were a few NASCAR and IndyCar races. But there was no viewing of Major League Baseball, or the NHL or NBA playoffs. Also, no golf. Perhaps there were ...
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