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Tom Seaver and why sometimes you really should meet your heroes By the time I was 5 I would come to understand that Superman, Batman and Spider-Man were not actually somewhere outside our apartment on West 10th Street. That wasn't true of Tom Seaver. He was the superhero we could go see in Queens. The best ...
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Lakers vs. Rockets: Things to know as LeBron James, Los Angeles face James Harden, Houston's small-ball attack Make no mistake, the Los Angeles Lakers wanted to play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round. That isn't a slight against an OKC team that beat them three weeks ago, it's a statement on the nature of upsets. Over a seven-game sample, the better ...
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The NFL's COVID-19 Results Have Teams Much More Confident About Getting Through a Season With the number of positive tests lower than expected, coaches and GMs share what they have learned and why they are more optimistic about the NFL completing a season amid COVID-19. Plus, why the NFL will allow some fans, why it's not shocking the ...
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New coach Steve Nash a living reminder of massive risk in Nets potentially adding third star this offseason Steve Nash is joining a superstar-laden NBA team with immediate championship aspirations. Stop me if you've heard this one before. Lakers fans may have blocked it from their collective memory, but it was only eight years ago that the newly formed quintet of ...
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Green Bay will take a hit with no fans at Packers games GREEN BAY, Wis. — Hotel clerks in this town know exactly when the NFL releases its schedule each year. The incessant ringing of the telephone serves as its own alarm. "The second that schedule comes out, the phones just go off the hook," said Kelsie ...
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Heat have Bucks in serious trouble going into Game 3 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Having the NBA's best record during the regular season shows the obvious potential of the Milwaukee Bucks. It also means they haven't dealt with major on-court adversity often. They are now, facing a pivotal Game 3 of their ...
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Mets honor Tom Seaver's iconic drop-and-drive delivery with dirty knees "As Seaver fans are well aware, when he gets a dirt smudge on the right knee of his pants, it means he's sharp," wrote Sports Illustrated in 1983.
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AP source: Cam Newton to be Patriots starting quarterback FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Cam Newton is officially the new starting quarterback of the New England Patriots. A person familiar with the situation said Thursday that Newton was announced as the starter during a team meeting. The person spoke on the ...
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LeBron James takes offense to Scottie Pippen comparison from Jay Williams, says he's only ever been himself Scottie Pippen is a six-time NBA champion and seven-time All-Star. He is, by most estimations, somewhere between the 20th and 30th best player in the history of basketball. But in the modern discourse, his name is practically derogatory. It isn't invoked when ...
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Dallas Cowboys release safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix The Cowboys invested in their defense this offseason via free agency, but one reclamation project has been cut loose a week ahead of the 2020 season. Veteran safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was released on Thursday, NFL Network's Jane Slater reported.
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DÃaz, Brantley 3 RBIs each, Astros beat Lynn, Rangers 8-4 HOUSTON (AP) — Aledmys DÃaz hit a three-run homer and Michael Brantley added three RBIs, leading Zack Greinke and the Houston Astros to an 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Greinke (3-0) struck out a season-high nine in six innings, ...
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Texans aiming to extend QB Deshaun Watson with deal similar to Wilson, Rodgers Deshaun Watson could be getting a new contract soon. Just don't expect the one fellow fourth-year quarterback Patrick Mahomes signed in July to be a proxy. The Houston Texans are working hard with Watson on an extension, NFL Network Insider Ian ...
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New father Reynolds homers as Pirates top Cubs 6-2 PITTSBURGH (AP) — First-time father Bryan Reynolds hit a three-run homer in his return from paternity leave to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Thursday. Reynolds, who along with wife Blair welcomed son Reese on Monday, sent a ...
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Why Phillies gave away catcher prospect Deivy Grullón The Phillies lost 24-year-old catcher Deivy Grulln to the Red Sox, who claimed him off waivers Thursday afternoon. The Phils designated Grulln for assignment Monday after acquiring David Phelps at the trade deadline and reinstating Ranger Suarez from the ...
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The final Ravens 53-man roster projection of 2020 The Ravens have until 4 p.m. Saturday to trim their roster down to 53 players. Only this year, there wont be any preseason games to base the roster cuts off of. The team is at 76 players, meaning theyve got 23 cuts to make at some point between Thursday and ...
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Details On Riley Reiff's Pay Cut With the Vikings, Including Incentives Earlier this week, just when it seemed like the Vikings would be forced to release left tackle Riley Reiff for cap savings, the veteran changed his mind and agreed to take a pay cut to stay in Minnesota. Now we know the exact details of that pay cut. Reiff's base ...
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Game 7 on: Spot in conference finals at stake for Stars, Avs Avalanche scoring wizard Nathan MacKinnon is from Canada and teammate Nikita Zadorov from Russia. Dallas center Radek Faksa hails from the Czech Republic and veteran Joe Pavelski from Wisconsin. Know something that ties them all together?
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NBA DFS: Nikola Jokic and top FanDuel, DraftKings daily Fantasy basketball lineups for Sept. 3, 2020 The Raptors should be playing with desperation as they try to climb out of an 0-2 series hole against the Celtics on Thursday evening in the 2020 NBA Playoffs. From an NBA daily Fantasy standpoint, players like Pascal Siakam, Kyle Lowry and Marc Gasol ...
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Patriots' Nick Folk: Appears to have edge Folk could be named the Patriots' kicker after rookie Justin Rohrwasser struggled during training camp, Mark Daniels of The Providence Journal reports. Folk finished last year with New England, making 14 of 17 field goals and all 12 of his extra points in ...
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Lions TE Jesse James has heart-to-heart with Darrell Bevell about what went wrong last year ALLEN PARK -- The only thing worse than playing badly is playing badly and losing. Just ask Jesse James. The tight end signed a lucrative four-year, $22.6 million deal to join Detroit in free agency last year. He was expected to take a big jump in Detroit's ...
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Brewers designate Justin Smoak for assignment, acquire Daniel Vogelbach from Toronto Justin Smoak, one of several veteran players acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers last winter who couldn't get going at the plate during the pandemic-delayed 60-game season, was designated for assignment Thursday. To fill Smoak's spot on their roster, the ...
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49ers release Jamar Taylor Veteran cornerback Jamar Taylor is hitting the open market. According to multiple reports, the 49ers have released Taylor. They placed wide receiver Tavon Austin on injured reserve earlier in the day and both moves help the team make their way to 53 ...
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Eagles waive fan favorite Deontay Burnett at final cuts Source: Eagles waive fan favorite WR after great training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Despite a tremendous training camp, the Eagles waived wide receiver Deontay Burnett on Thursday afternoon, according to a league source.
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With all fall sports back on in Michigan, coaches and ADs are ready to roll Thanks to Thursday's new Executive Order from Gov. Whitmer to reopen gyms and pools and a vote by the Michigan High School Athletic Association to move football back to the fall from the spring, a full sports season is back. Across Michigan, coaches and ...
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MLB Power Rankings: How league stacks up after trade deadline With the trade deadline in the rear view mirror, here's how all 30 MLB teams rank with less than a month until the playoffs. 30 Pittsburgh Pirates. Pittsburgh Pirates. 1 / 30. Previous: 30. The Pirates remain at the bottom of the pack with a league-worst 10-24 ...
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Wolverine recruiting report: How Michigan football's approach differs from other Big Ten teams Every year, NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams sign about 25 scholarship players. But approaches and philosophies while recruiting those players can vary immensely between programs, even those within the same conference. Since Jim Harbaugh took ...
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Looking Back at Mohamed Sanu Trade: Price Was High, but So Was Demand for Patriots Last October, the New England Patriots were desperate for help at the receiver position. Their rookie first-round pick N'Keal Harry was on injured reserve. The Antonio Brown experiment didn't work out. And Josh Gordon was injured and would eventually ...
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Kyrie Irving stays in touch with Jayson Tatum: Boston Celtics star says Irving is like 'a big brother' Boston Celtics fans still harbor plenty of resentment toward Kyrie Irving for the way his two-year stint with the team unfolded, but Celtics star Jayson Tatum feels differently. In fact, Tatum still sees Irving as a close friend. "Ky is like my big brother," Tatum told ...
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Giants aim to stay free of COVID-19 during short break ahead of regular season The Giants players – at least those who still will be Giants players when the weekend is over – get to take a break for a few days now. Training camp ended on Thursday and the regular-season grind begins with team meetings on Monday. It'll be the first time ...
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Naomi Osaka Has Seven Masks Honoring African-Americans Killed By Police, Hopes To Showcase Each in US Open ... Through two matches at this U.S. Open, Naomi Osaka has worn two different masks honoring African-Americans slain by police. She wore a black mask with Breonna Taylor's name on it for her first-round match on Monday, and another with Elijah McClain's ...
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The NHL's new anti-racism plan falls far short of where players and fans need the league to be There's a lot to unpack in the NHL's new "Initiatives to Combat Racism and Accelerate Inclusion Efforts" plan that was announced Thursday. For the better part of nine months, the league has been promising to be an equal partner in pushing for change, but ...
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Hornets fire radio broadcaster after racial slur on Twitter CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have fired play-by-play radio broadcaster John Focke after he used a racial slur on his Twitter account last month. The team announced on Twitter Thursday that Focke would not return due to "a violation of the ...
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The Latest: Boston Marathon registration for 2021 on hold The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ———. Boston Marathon registration is on hold while organizers try to figure out how the race will need to change in the coronavirus era. The Boston Athletic Association said on ...
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Chicago White Sox option ineffective Lopez to Schaumburg After Reynaldo Lopez was pulled early from his latest shaky start Wednesday night at Minnesota, manager Rick Renteria was asked if the right-hander was out of the White Sox's rotation. "It's a justified, it's a great question," Renteria said. "It's one of those ...
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Covid-19 concerns make for cautious NASCAR playoff drivers About a minute ago. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR decided it will not grant covid-19 relief during the playoffs, meaning a positive coronavirus test will end a driver's championship bid. The playoffs begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina ...
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Kentucky Derby long shots arrive with stars in their eyes, and often leave with tears in 'em "Until you go to the Kentucky Derby and with your own eyes, behold the Derby, you ain't never been nowhere and you ain't never seen nothing." — Irvin Cobb, humorist and good 'ol boy from Paducah, Ky. Irvin Cobb, a nationally syndicated newspaper ...
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Syracuse football's new defense: A 3-3-5 with 2 'Wonder Twins' Syracuse, N.Y. — A new system highlights the big changes coming to the defense this year. First-year defensive coordinator Tony White was hired from Arizona State to install the 3-3-5 defense head coach Dino Babers has had his eye on for a few years.
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Is Jadeveon Clowney about to sign with the Carolina Panthers? Jadeveon Clowney recently followed the Carolina Panthers on Instagram, but could that mean they are about to sign the free-agent defensive end? The Carolina Panthers have some potentially prolific weapons on their defensive front in 2020. They did lose ...
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Seattle Mariners claim OF Phillip Ervin off waivers from Cincinnati Reds The tenure of 2013 1st round pick Phillip Ervin with the Cincinnati Reds has officially come to an end. Ervin was designated for assignment last week by the Reds, and today it was confirmed that he'd been claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners.
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Bengals running back Bernard: "I think a lot of people learned that losing sucks" CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Bengals running back Giovani Bernard held a news conference on Thursday to discuss the moustache he grew during over the offseason, his new key role on special teams, rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, what the team extending Joe ...
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Alexey Lutsenko claims 1st Tour de France victory on Stage 6 MONT AIGOUAL, France -- Kazakh rider Alexey Lutsenko earned his first stage victory in his fifth Tour de France with a solo effort up Mont Aigoual on Thursday, and Adam Yates of Britain kept the overall race lead. Yates and the Tour's top contenders were ...
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Jaguar buzz: South Alabama opens season at Southern Miss WHAT: South Alabama at Southern Miss. WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday. WHERE: M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. SERIES: First meeting. TV: CBS Sports Network. LINE: Southern Miss by 15.5. THIS GAME WILL DETERMINE: If South Alabama can ...
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Ex-Bears coach Lovie Smith's son Mikal Smith arrested on sex-trafficking charge: report Ex-Bears coach Lovie Smith's son Mikal Smith arrested on sex-trafficking charge: report. The former University of Arizona player and NFL assistant was taken into custody on charges that point toward managing prostitutes.
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Fans allowed to attend Florida football games with The Swamp opening at 20% capacity Whether Ben Hill Griffin Stadium can again be one of the loudest college football venues in the nation with reduced capacity will be tested during the 2020 season as the Florida Gators announced Thursday that fans will indeed be allowed to attend home ...
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Le'Veon Bell, Adam Gase on good terms after 'miscommunication' Le'Veon Bell and Adam Gase talked about practice. The two Jets say they're better for it, after a breakdown in communication led to a brief and unwanted break from the action for Bell. The Jets running back told reporters Thursday he spoke to Gase last week ...
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Will the Detroit Lions offense have the defense ready? The Detroit Lions defense has spent training camp only lining up against their own offense. Will that be enough to have them ready? The Detroit Lions are just over a week away from their season opener against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field. In just over a ...
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Don't rush to judgment on Eagles 2020 draft class On paper, it made perfect sense. Stockpile draft picks and use them to "retool" a team that had made nine playoff appearances in the previous 11 seasons. That's exactly what the Eagles did, selecting a whopping 24 players in the 2010 and 2011 drafts.
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Steelers Open To Ben Roethlisberger Extension Beyond 2021 Ben Roethlisberger is entering a pivotal season. Should he stay healthy, the Steelers may be a Super Bowl contender. But the 38-year-old quarterback is attempting to return from a serious elbow injury. This setback followed numerous less severe maladies ...
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Ryan Nall Hinted at a Possible Change in the Bears' Offensive Philosophy Ryan Nall is a self-proclaimed optimist. And, hey: I'm cool with that. After all, who couldn't use a little more optimism these days? So when it comes to the Bears' running game, Nall has some optimism there, too. Either that, or he is partaking in one heck of a ...
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Vikings QB Kirk Cousins embraces Darwinian view on Covid-19, saying 'If I die, I die' Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is taking a controversial approach to Covid-19 for a man of his stature. "If I die, I die," he said Wednesday during an interview on Spotify's "10 Questions With Kyle Brandt" podcast. On it, Cousins said he's taking a ...
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