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Steve Nash says playing career is why he got to 'skip the line' to become Brooklyn Nets coach Newly hired Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash said criticism that he "skipped the line" and got the opportunity to coach a presumed NBA championship contender was fair, but that his 18-season Hall of Fame career as a point guard positioned him to have ...
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NFL Hot or Not: Kickoff game intrigue; Trubisky's job security With a full slate of Week 1 action zooming toward us, Marc Sessler dishes on what's hot -- and what's not -- in the NFL: WHAT'S HOT. We put a pretty face on August. Faraway practices, squelched preseason tilts and clogged-up channels of information were ...
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Joe Burrow named a Bengals team captain, looks ahead to his first career start Joe Burrow has received his first accolade at the NFL level. The No. 1 overall pick and reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Burrow was tabbed as one of the Bengals' seven captains on Wednesday, joining receiver A.J. Green, running back Giovani Bernard, ...
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Buccaneers WR Mike Evans day-to-day with soft tissue injury, uncertain for opener vs. Saints TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans has an undisclosed soft tissue injury that could jeopardize his availability to play against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Coach Bruce Arians described Evans' status as ...
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Pete Prisco's NFL Week 1 picks: Chiefs rout Texans, Saints spoil Brady's Bucs debut, Bengals upset Chargers Picking NFL games in Week 1 is always a challenge. Picking them this season is even tougher. Without preseason games and limited access in terms of practices and media availability, it's tough to get a gauge on where teams are as we head into the first ...
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Texans-Chiefs set to kick off NFL season unlike any other KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It has been a mere eight months since Patrick Mahomes led Kansas City from a 24-0 hole to beat Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans in the divisional round of the playoffs, a brutally efficient comeback that ultimately ...
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What Reggie Cannon's transfer from FC Dallas to Boavista means, plus the Lille connection | Tom Bogert Even in a pandemic, even despite numerous hurdles both big and small, Reggie Cannon's eventual transfer to Europe made too much sense to be delayed any further. Cannon officially moved from FC Dallas to Portuguese club Boavista on Wednesday, ...
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Browns' Myles Garrett Considered Retiring from NFL After Mason Rudolph Incident Browns' Myles Garrett Considered Retiring from NFL After Mason Rudolph Incident. Tim Daniels@TimDanielsBR Featured ColumnistInvalid Date 679 Comments. Myles Garrett, defensive end de los Browns de Cleveland, usa el casco de Mason. David Richard/ ...
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Malik Reed Ready to Apply the Pass-Rushing Lessons Gleaned from Von Miller Von Miller's probable season-ending leg injury has sent shockwaves though Broncos Country and the entire league. The Denver Broncos are losing their best player and the unquestioned locker-room leader. Miller's loss is going to hurt Denver's chances in ...
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Adam Gase: 'a lot of things that I'm excited about that are pointing us in the right direction' Even with a strong close to last season, New York Jets head coach Adam Gase said he thinks that there was a lot left on the field in his first year with the organization. Now after an offseason where a pretty poor offense was rebuilt in free agency and the NFL ...
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Danielle Hunter Misses Practice, Appears Unlikely to Play Sunday Against Packers It's looking more and more likely that the Vikings will be without star defensive end Danielle Hunter for their season opener against the Packers on Sunday. Hunter didn't practice on Wednesday, continuing an absence of nearly a month due to an undisclosed ...
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QB D'Eriq King set for Miami Hurricanes debut against UAB MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami is hoping quarterback D'Eriq King can lead a Hurricanes' offensive revival. The graduate transfer from Houston will make his Hurricanes debut against UAB (1-0) in Miami's opener Thursday night after an offseason of ...
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Puerto Rican MLB players can wear No. 21 on Wednesday to honor Roberto Clemente Puerto Rican MLB players will have the opportunity to honor Roberto Clemente during games Wednesday by wearing his No. 21 on their jerseys. The Pittsburgh Pirates, the team Clemente played for during his 18-year Major League career (1955-1972), will ...
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Eagles injury update: Encouraging signs with Jalen Reagor, Lane Johnson, others There was no sign of Javon Hargrave at Eagles practice, but a host of other key injured Eagles were back on the practice field in pads Wednesday, a very encouraging sign four days before the season opener in Washington. Key offensive starters Carson ...
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Jets' Adam Gase must win with Sam Darnold in 2020 or suffer the consequences Nearly 16 months after Adam Gase uttered the cut-throat truth about the world he lives in, the Jets head coach predictably dodged accountability for his words. It's been 475 days since Gase made it clear that Jets fans would forget about his role in firing ...
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NFL Power Rankings Roundup Week 1: Eagles all over the place heading into the 2020 season Now that the season is back, it's time for our weekly roundup of how various media outlets view the Philadelphia Eagles in their NFL power rankings. It's always interesting to see how the Birds stack up from an outside perspective. The SB Nation NFL Show.
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Eagles name 8 captains for 2020: Carson Wentz, Jason Kelce among group The Eagles identified the leadership group on their roster on Wednesday, just four days ahead of the Week 1 battle against Washington at FedExField. Sign up for Eagles Extra: Get exclusive news, behind-the-scenes observations and the ability to text directly ...
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Gamblers factoring virus into their football bets this fall ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — There's a new factor in play for gamblers looking to bet on football this fall: In addition to point spreads, home-field advantage (or this year, the lack thereof) and the weather, bettors are taking the coronavirus into account before ...
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Aqib Talib Announces NFL Retirement, Says He Turned Down Patriots Contract Five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Aqib Talib has announced his retirement from the NFL. Talib, who posted his announcement on Twitter, noted he turned down an offer from the New England Patriots: ...
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3 Keys to Victory for Lions Sunday vs. Bears The 2020 regular season is almost here for the Lions. It kicks off Sunday with an NFC North divisional contest with the Chicago Bears. Detroit head man Matt Patricia & Co. went 0-2 against the Bears a season ago. In order for the Lions to get off the schneid ...
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Serena Williams Makes US Open Semifinals With Tough Comeback Down a set and a break to the unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova in the quarterfinals of the United States Open, Serena Williams was in danger of succumbing to a story line even better than her own on Wednesday. Pironkova is not only unseeded. She is ...
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Two-time champion Brooks Koepka withdraws from US Open, hopes to be 100% again 'very soon' Koepka missed the cut at the Wyndham Championship last month and withdrew from the Northern Trust ahead of the FedEx Cup playoffs. But despite nagging injuries, he still managed to produce a few highlights, including a T2 finish at the WGC-FedEx St.
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What Titans' Jadeveon Clowney Addition Means for Broncos' New-Look O-Line If there is one area of the Denver Broncos' roster that the media and fans alike enjoy complaining about, it is without a doubt the offensive line. Mostly deserved, the Broncos' up-and-down play along the offensive trenches has been a limitation for at least the ...
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'Guardiola has been majestic & will be desperate for title' – Richards expects Man City to recapture crown Pep Guardiola has delivered "majestic" football at Manchester City and will be "desperate" to reclaim the Premier League title in 2020-21, says Micah Richards. The Blues have been a dominant force under a Catalan coach, with two English top-flight crowns ...
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Joe Burrow named one of Bengals captains for 2020 season CINCINNATI — Rookie quarterback Joe Burrow was one of seven Bengals players to be named a team captain on Wednesday. On the surface it may come as a surprise. How many first-year NFL players — even quarterbacks — are named a captain?
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Giants make a surprising free agent signing, add veteran slugger on minor league deal After winning 14 of their last 19 games, the Giants have climbed above .500 and are increasingly considered a legitimate threat to sneak into the postseason. With the club in the midst of a playoff push, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi made a ...
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Perez to leave Racing Point, Vettel likely replacement Sergio Perez has confirmed he will leave Racing Point at the end of the season, paving the way for Sebastian Vettel to join the team set to be renamed Aston Martin in 2021. Rumours linking Racing Point and Vettel have grown since Ferrari decided not to ...
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4 NFL storylines to follow this season including COVID, Tom Brady Raiders coach Jon Gruden has deemed COVID-19 the biggest opponent on this year's schedule. "We want to crush this virus; we want to beat this virus into the ground," Gruden said at the start of training camp. It's an oft-repeated message. It might as well be ...
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Beasley happy to share in upgraded Bills' passing attack ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills receiver Cole Beasley had an epiphany in determining he's going to focus less on personal production and more on team goals. Entering his ninth NFL season, and second in Buffalo, the 31-year-old Beasley spent the ...
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Michigan football commit Markus Allen reopens recruitment Michigan football's 2021 recruiting class just lost a member. Three-star receiver Markus Allen announced Wednesday afternoon that he was re-opening his recruitment and de-committing from the Wolverines. Ranked No. 455 overall according to the ...
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USWNT stars Tobin Heath, Christen Press join Manchester United for 2020-21 season Two United States women's national team stars are joining Manchester United for the upcoming season. Tobin Heath and Christen Press will both play for the Red Devils in the FA Women's Super League during the 2020-21 campaign. The transfers were ...
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Richmond 101: TV times, key statistics, revised procedures and more It's time to get back to short-track racing, as the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Richmond Raceway for the second stop in the playoffs' Round of 16. Saturday's Federated Auto Parts 400 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) ...
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Son of former Steelers player, Cal (Pa.) football player Jamain Stephens dies California University of Pennsylvania defensive lineman and former Central Catholic standout Jamain Stephens died Tuesday "after suffering from complications of covid-19," his former high school said in a statement. Stephens, 20, ...
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Packers elect team captains: It's Aaron Rodgers, Za'Darius Smith & Mason Crosby for second straight year GREEN BAY – The Packers' season-long captains for 2020 are the same three who held the honor in 2019. In a team-wide vote, the Packers elected quarterback Aaron Rodgers to represent the offense, outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith for the defense, and ...
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College Football Picks: Big 12 and ACC kick off seasons Under even normal circumstances, season-opening games can be deceiving. After an offseason that was anything but normal, who knows what to glean from a Game 1? Sure, BYU looked awesome, but Navy spent its preseason tackling bags and blocking ...
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Rams extend Jalen Ramsey, Cardinals extend DeAndre Hopkins on eve of new season With the new season just a day away, teams are wrapping up offseason business and finishing contract talks before the focus turns solely to football. For two of the Seahawks' NFC West rivals, the conclusion of offseason business led to two massive new ...
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Race weekend rolls into Richmond, but with no fans, the economic impact won't be felt Tom Enroughty was 16 when he climbed a tree at what is now Richmond Raceway to get a look at his first NASCAR race. Peering over the wooden fence on the back straightaway that June day in 1959, Enroughty watched Tom Pistone win in a '59 T-Bird ...
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2020 Tour de France stage 11 highlights – Video Australian Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) powered to the line and around points classification leader Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-QuickStep) in the closing metres to take his second win of the 2020 Tour de France. In the photo finish it appeared that Peter Sagan ...
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Arlington lands National Finals Rodeo as sport's No. 1 event moves to Texas for 2020 Globe Life Field in Arlington will be the host site for pro rodeo's equivalent of the World Series. The 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is scheduled for Dec. 3-12 at the venue, which is best known for being the new home field for Texas Rangers baseball.
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Red Sox's Deivy Grullon: Moves back to satellite site The Red Sox optioned Grullon to their alternate training site Wednesday, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports. As anticipated, Grullon's stint with Boston lasted only one day after the Red Sox designated him as their 29th man for the doubleheader with ...
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Arizona Cardinals: What to know about the team's 2020 season Arizona Cardinals' general manager Steve Keim has had a busy offseason, overhauling a weak defense and loading the offense with big names for second-year quarterback Kyler Murray. Despite going 5-10-1 and finishing at the bottom of the NFC West ...
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ESPN plans to replace 'Rowdy Friends' song for 'Monday Night Football' NFL stadiums won't be anywhere close to full this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That is why ESPN will drop "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night" as the introduction song for "Monday Night Football," per Sports Business Daily.
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Exclusive: Justin Timberlake becomes an investor, joins effort to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville Exclusive: Justin Timberlake becomes an investor, joins effort to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville. Mike Organ. Nashville Tennessean. Ten-time Grammy award winner Justin Timberlake cast his lot Wednesday with Music City Baseball, the group ...
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Giants sign Justin Smoak, take chance on power bat Justin Smoak averaged 28 homers the past three years and hit 22 in 2019, but the first baseman's numbers have trended downward, and the Brewers released him Tuesday. The Giants, who have succeeded this year with several players other teams didn't ...
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Los Angeles Rams: What to know about the team's 2020 season The Los Angeles Rams have certainly changed their aesthetic, with a new look and a brand new stadium opening just in time for their home-opener against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1. But has head coach Sean McVay done enough to change the ...
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How the 2020 trade deadline may have sealed the Bruins' playoff fate Take a look at the teams remaining in the playoffs, and you'll notice one similarity: they bought. Nearly every team in the conference finals this year made significant acquisitions prior to or during the 2019-2020 regular season that are paying dividends at ...
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Aussie Ewan beats 'best mate' Bennett to Tour 11th stage Australia's Caleb Ewan won stage 11 of the Tour de France on Wednesday by the narrowest of margins after a frantic bunch sprint was decided on a photo-finish, as Primoz Roglic retained the overall lead on a sizzling day in terms of temperatures and ...
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Washington Football Media Department Introduces Broadcast Slate and Talent Roster Ahead of Season Opener LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va., Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington Football Team introduced its full slate of television and radio programming – along with associated talent – today ahead of the upcoming season opener on September 13th against the ...
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NBA announces the All-Defensive Teams NBA Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo headlines the 2020 NBA All-Defensive teams. The first team included Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers, Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers, Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz, and Marcus ...
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Dalvin Cook on playing without contract extension: "If coach Zim calls my name, I'll be out there" Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook spoke to the media Wednesday morning via Zoom at TCO Performance Center in Eagan. ***CLICK ON THE VIDEO BOX TO HEAR THE FULL PRESS CONFERENCE***. Advertisement. Cook still has not received ...
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