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As-it-happens update September 18, 2020
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Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com · Previously covered University of Missouri football · Member of Pro Football Writers of America.
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NHL.com
Eric Staal said his longtime relationship with Kevyn Adams has helped him overcome the shock of being traded to the Buffalo Sabres. "When he became general manager in Buffalo, I sent him a note wishing him the best knowing that he would succeed and ...
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NFL.com
C.J. Anderson's pro football journey included two rises from irrelevance to the spotlight, and he'll ride into the sunset of retirement with plenty of fond memories. Anderson announced his retirement Friday, calling it quits at age 29 after seven professional ...
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NHL.com
Jared McCann signed a two-year, $5.88 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. It has an average annual value of $2.94 million. "Jared is a good offensive player who can play center or wing," Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford said.
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ESPN
Five-star forward Harrison Ingram has committed to Stanford, he told ESPN. Ingram's commitment gives the Cardinal a five-star prospect in back-to-back classes for the first time since at least 2007. He chose Stanford over a final group that included Purdue, ...
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CBSSports.com
The Los Angeles Lakers have proven themselves the class of the Western Conference playoffs so far in 2020, motoring through the Trail Blazers and Rockets to make the West Finals for the first time in 10 seasons. But the red-hot Denver Nuggets loom ...
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NFL.com
The Eagles could be looking to add a former Falcon to its backfield. Philadelphia hosted free-agent running back Devonta Freeman for a visit, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported Friday, per the transaction wire. Garafolo added that nothing appears ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Larry Wilson, a former Cardinals safety and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 82. Wilson died Thursday evening, according to a news release from the team. Wilson spent more than 43 years in the Cardinals' ...
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USA TODAY
Correction/clarification: A previous version of this story misstated the number of games that Baylor has had postponed or cancelled this season. One of the marquee matchups, scheduled less than a week ago, for Week 3 has been postponed. No. 24 Baylor ...
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Cyclingnews.com
It wasn't supposed to end like this. It's not unreasonable to suppose that ASO had a specific scenario in mind when they placed a time trial up La Planche des Belles Filles on the final weekend of the 2020 Tour de France, but bike races always take on a life of ...
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Tulsa World
Standing outside Owen Field before Oklahoma's football opener against Missouri State last week, waiting to get in to help lead the "Soonermen" student spirit group, Isaac Kabrick was hopeful his fellow students would adhere to the pandemic-related ...
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Sports Illustrated
With 10 games to go in the regular season, the White Sox head to Cincinnati to tangle with the Reds. That used to be a knee-quivering assignment, but the 2020 Reds are no longer the Big Red Machine — more like the Little Red Wind-up Toy. Still, they top all ...
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CBSSports.com
The Tennessee Titans get their first chance at a divisional win on Sunday, as they host Gardner Minshew and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2. The Jaguars have already registered an AFC South victory, as they upset Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis ...
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al.com
The Cincinnati Bengals placed C.J. Uzomah on injured reserve on Friday, fulfilling the worst-case scenario presented when the Auburn tight end was carted off the field during Thursday night's 35-30 loss to the Cleveland Browns. Uzomah sustained a torn ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Unlike a quarterback, or even an offensive lineman, being a "starter" at running back doesn't mean much. According to James Conner, it doesn't mean anything to him. For the past two seasons, as long as he was healthy, Conner was the Steelers' No. 1 back.
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Yahoo Sports
MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) -- Gary Woodland waited 15 months to return to the U.S. Open as defending champion and it turned into a miserable week before he even arrived. Woodland shot another 74 on Saturday and appeared certain to miss the cut.
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USA TODAY
Bubba Watson was outside New York city preparing for the first round of the U.S. Open when Hurricane Sally made landfall on the Florida Panhandle, where he grew up and now lives again. "The first text I sent my wife is, 'Should I come home?' Because golf ...
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Newsday
The Giants coaching staff knows that Evan Engram will be better after a rough opening performance against the Steelers Monday night. Engram, himself, knows he has to be. The fourth-year tight end was underwhelming in the Giants' 26-16 loss to Pittsburgh ...
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Washington Times
Thomas (ankle) didn't practice Friday. A Thursday report suggested Thomas was feeling much better and had a "glimmer of hope" to play in Monday's game at Las Vegas, but his continued absence from the practice field is considerably less promising.
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CBSSports.com
SMU is 4-1 against the spread in its last five September games, while North Texas is 3-7 against the spread in its last 10 home games. The Mustangs are favored by 14-points in the latest North Texas vs. SMU odds from William Hill, and the over-under is set at ...
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ChicagoBears.com
Khalil Mack was not pleased with the Bears defense's performance in Sunday's season opener against the Lions. The All-Pro linebacker recorded four combined tackles in the comeback win, but finished the game without a sack or a tackle for loss. As a whole ...
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ESPN
Saturday's boxing schedule ramps up with a pair of cards -- one headlined by a clash of junior welterweight contenders inside the Top Rank bubble and the other by 154-pounders taking center stage at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. While there ...
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Yahoo Sports
Thiago Alcantara says leaving Bayern Munich after seven trophy-laden seasons with the club is the "most difficult decision" of his career as he closes in on a move to Liverpool. Bayern confirmed on Thursday the 29-year-old is heading to Anfield in a move ...
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The Boston Globe
Dallas and Tampa Bay, NHL sons of the Sun Belt, will face off in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday night in Edmonton, the league's northernmost outpost. Sounds more than a little upside-down, doesn't it, settling things in the far north? But here we are ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
ATHENS -- Seven Georgia football players tested positive for COVID-19 upon returning to campus to voluntary workouts this summer. UGA shared that information Friday afternoon in response to an open-records request filed by The Atlanta ...
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DesMoinesRegister.com
Allen Lazard was a star. Until he wasn't. One of the highest-rated prospects in the history of the state of Iowa, the wide receiver came out of Urbandale High School with huge expectations, and he became one of — if not the — best receivers in Iowa State ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Mets (23-27) look to stay in the thick of the playoff race as they begin a weekend series with the Atlanta Braves (29-21) at Citi Field on Friday at 7:10 p.m.. Coverage begins on SNY at 6:30 p.m. ...
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Seattle Times
White was recalled by the Dodgers on Friday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports. White should have a good chance to pitch at some point Friday against the Rockies in what is expected to be a bullpen game. The 25-year-old made his big-league debut back in ...
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The Mercury News
Piscotty (knee) will be available off the bench Friday against the Giants and hopes to rejoin the lineup Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The 29-year-old has been sidelined since Monday when he sustained the knee injury on ...
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ESPN
Marisnick (hamstring) will bat seventh as the center fielder Friday against Atlanta. Marisnick left Saturday's game against Toronto with hamstring tightness and hadn't started since, though he did appear off the bench once during that period. He'll get the nod in ...
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masslive.com
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have activated left-handed reliever Darwinzon Hernandez and optioned Robinson Leyer back to the alternate training site in Pawtucket. Hernandez missed 18 games with a sprained left SC joint. "We wanted to make sure ...
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The Denver Post
The Rapids have scored multiple goals in only one match since MLS restarted play earlier this month. Yet on Friday the club traded striker Kei Kamara to Minnesota for a bundle of assets. Why did the Rapids send away Kamara, the league's fifth all-time ...
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mlive.com
As the Michigan State football team gears up to start its 2020 fall season, its athletic department's COVID-19 testing numbers hit their highest mark of the year. The school on Friday reported 45 positive tests among athletes in its most recent round of testing, ...
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Sports Grind Entertainment
Senat (ankle) was a limited participant during Thursday's practice session, Jason Butt of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The third-year man out of South Florida popped up on the injury report Thursday, after registering two tackles on a shade under ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Indian Premier League season that many feared would never happen is about to get started. Where there is a will, and where hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake, there is usually a way. And IPL chiefs have taken extreme measures to ensure the ...
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TribLIVE
Antwon Rose Jr.'s mother, Michelle Kenney, in 2019. Kenney said Thursday she was disappointed that two Pittsburgh Steelers players have backed off from wearing Rose's name on their helmets this season. But she also said she supports their "freedom of ...
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Frontstretch.com
Toyota GAZOO Racing's Kamui Kobayashi turned in a lap at 156.137 mph Friday (Sept. 18) during the new Hyperpole session to win the overall pole for this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is not a track record, but within a couple of tenths of a second.
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TSN
Odds courtesy: Bestfightodds.com. With a buildup that has been three years in the making, a matchup that never seemed to materialize is finally upon us as former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington faces former welterweight champion Tyron ...
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The Denver Post
University of Colorado officials are forcing 186 students to move out of their dorm rooms in the Darley North tower at the Williams Village complex to create more isolation housing for students with COVID-19 as infections on the Boulder campus continue to ...
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