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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ September 5, 2020
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	ESPN Updated 2020 NFL fantasy football rankings, cheat sheets, sleepers, analysis and mock drafts ESPN The fantasy football season is upon us with the NFL's first game scheduled for Thursday, Sep. 10. Whether you play in a casual redraft league or a hard-core, deep dynasty format, a traditional or a modified scoring format, with your friends, your family or your ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Bears expected to name Mitchell Trubisky as starting QB, source says ESPN The Chicago Bears are expected to name Mitchell Trubisky as their starting quarterback, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Friday. Trubisky's progression, leadership and overall performance throughout training camp are factors for the decision, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NHL.com Stars will play Golden Knights or Canucks in Western Conference Final NHL.com The Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference Final and will play the Vegas Golden Knights or Vancouver Canucks. Dallas defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in overtime in Game 7 on Friday to end that second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Dallas Cowboys DE Randy Gregory wins reinstatement appeal: 'It's go time' USA TODAY Friday morning, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said any answer to questions about Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory's indefinite suspension was "evolving." By Friday afternoon, that answer had evolved quickly. Five hundred and fifty-six days after the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Source: Cubs agree to minor league deal with Pedro Strop ESPN CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs agreed to a minor league deal with Pedro Strop on Friday, bringing back the popular reliever after he was released by Cincinnati, according to ESPN and multiple reports. The deal was pending a physical. Strop will report to ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN No matter what happens from here, it has been a big week for Rory McIlroy ESPN ATLANTA -- Rory McIlroy can keep a secret. Same for his caddie, Harry Diamond. They sat on the exciting news that McIlroy's wife, Erica, was expecting a baby for a good bit of the PGA Tour's restart of tournaments. Keeping that bottled up could not have ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times With More Black Women, US Open Shows Serena and Venus Legacy The New York Times The main event of the United States Open on Saturday will be Serena Williams playing Sloane Stephens: a third-round duel between Williams, the greatest women's tennis player of her era, and Stephens, the last American to win a U.S. Open singles title. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Rumor: Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn't want to be face of NBA until he wins title Yahoo Sports Who are the faces of the NBA? LeBron James for sure. Stephen Curry. James Harden. Kevin Durant. Zion Williamson is fast moving up that list even after missing much of his rookie season. Is Giannis Antetokounmpo on that list? He was second in jersey ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Colts Announce They Will Have 2500 Fans For Home Opener Against Vikings Sports Illustrated The Vikings won't have fans at U.S. Bank Stadium for at least the first two homes games of the 2020 season, but we now know that they'll play in front of a small crowd during their first road game. On Friday, the Indianapolis Colts announced that they will have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Acuña hits 2 HRs as surging Braves beat struggling Nats 7-1 Washington Post ATLANTA — Ronald Acuña Jr. homered twice, Dansby Swanson added a two-run shot and the Atlanta Braves beat the struggling Washington Nationals 7-1 on Friday in the first game of a doubleheader. The defending World Series champion Nationals have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune 9 things to consider about Nick Foles' quest to become the Bears' starting quarterback Chicago Tribune The Chicago Bears' highly anticipated quarterback competition started late and has ended quickly, with Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles offering closing arguments at practice this week as to why they deserve the job. From here, Matt Nagy and his offensive ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN DeAndre Ware performs CPR on Top Rank official before weigh-in ESPN DeAndre Ware isn't just a fighter. He's an EMT and firefighter from Ohio who put his skills to work outside the ring ahead of Saturday's bout in Las Vegas. Inside the MGM Grand Conference Center a half-hour before Friday's weigh-in for his fight against Steven ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Post Broncos release inside linebacker Todd Davis, who led the team with 134 tackles last year The Denver Post Only two players remain from the Broncos' Super Bowl 50 champions after the team released starting inside linebacker Todd Davis on Friday. An hour before cutting Davis, the Broncos traded defensive lineman Christian Covington to the Cincinnati Bengals ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pirates can't solve Luis Castillo, drop Game 1 of doubleheader vs. Reds Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Precedent pointed to a Pirates win. Reality did not cooperate. In their past seven doubleheaders, the Pirates had gone 12-2. They were 11-2 in their last 13 games against the Reds at PNC Park, while pitching-wise, Steven Brault was 4-0 with a 1.99 ERA ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Indiana basketball pauses workouts amid positive COVID-19 tests within athletic programs CBSSports.com The basketball program is one of four athletics teams at Indiana University that is temporarily pausing voluntary workouts after positive COVID-19 tests were detected, the school announced on Friday. Field hockey, men's soccer and wrestling are also halting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Heat Nation Heat disappointed that AmericanAirlines Arena won't be voting site NBA.com MIAMI --The Miami HEAT has released the following statement: "On Juneteenth, the Miami HEAT made a long-term pledge to help advance the cause of social justice. Part of our pledge was to use our platform to encourage people to exercise their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Two More Key Contributors Land On IL as Yankees Continue to be Plagued By Injuries Sports Illustrated The injuries simply do not stop for the New York Yankees. Third baseman Gio Urshela and right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga were both placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader in Baltimore. In their place on the active roster, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Two Notre Dame Players Earn Preseason All-ACC Honors Sports Illustrated Although Notre Dame was picked second in the ACC media's preseason rankings, it would seem those same media members are not overly inthralled with the talent on the roster. Just two Notre Dame players made the first-team preseason All-ACC team. Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Rockets vs. Lakers score: Live NBA playoff updates as Houston and Los Angeles meet in Game 1 CBSSports.com It took the Houston Rockets seven games to dispatch the Oklahoma City Thunder in their opening round playoff series and James Harden and Co. will return to the floor on Friday night to tip off the Western Conference semis against LeBron James' Los ... Flag as irrelevant
	Packers.com Rashan Gary, Marquez Valdes-Scantling both poised to produce for Packers in 2020 Packers.com GREEN BAY – They're two players of whom much is expected in 2020, and they've put themselves in position to deliver for the Packers. Outside linebacker Rashan Gary and receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling had less than satisfying seasons last year, for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Long shot Shedaresthedevil pulls off upset in Kentucky Oaks Washington Post LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Merely contending on the big stage wasn't good enough for Shedaresthedevil, who went on to hammer her name into racing history. The 15-1 long shot won the Kentucky Oaks in record time, overtaking favorite Gamine at the top of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Raleigh News & Observer Twins win 3-2 in extra innings, sweep Tigers in doubleheader Raleigh News & Observer Marwin Gonzalez singled home Willians Astudillo in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 and sweep Friday's doubleheader. Astudillo started on second base with the eighth inning considered an extra inning due to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Havertz to Chelsea: How the Blues' biggest buys have fared Yahoo Sports Chelsea have broken their transfer record once again by signing Germany international Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen. Havertz arrives at Stamford Bridge on an five-year contract for a reported fee of £72million. The Blues have now shelled out over ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday Mets designate Billy Hamilton for assignment Newsday After getting thrown out trying to steal third base in the ninth inning on Thursday, Billy Hamilton could have apparently kept right on running. The Mets designated the veteran outfielder for assignment on Friday. Hamilton, 29, was used mostly as a pinch runner ... Flag as irrelevant
	WKYC.com Final Cleveland Browns' 53-man roster projection WKYC.com CLEVELAND — At 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, the Cleveland Browns -- and the rest of the NFL -- will be required to trim their rosters to 53 players ahead of next week's start to the 2020 season. RELATED: More Cleveland Browns coverage from WKYC. With that ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Tiz the Law is a big favorite in a Derby unlike any other USA TODAY LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Forget the mint juleps in souvenir glasses, men in seersucker suits and women wearing hats exploding in a floral frenzy. The Kentucky Derby still has horses — Tiz the Law is the biggest favorite in 31 years — but just about everything ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Browns sign offensive tackle Brady Aiello as Saturday's roster cut-down day looms cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Browns signed offensive tackle Brady Aiello on Friday, a day before the team must reduce the roster to 53 players. The Browns' roster increased to 77 with Aiello's addition. Originally signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent ... Flag as irrelevant
	G-Men H.Q. Promising young NY Giants WR out for season with injury G-Men H.Q. David Sills V was coming on strong during his second training camp with the NY Giants but will not miss the 2020 season due to injury. Man, just when it seemed like the NY Giants may have finally found the big-bodied wideout they so desperately need he ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday Naomi Osaka gets mad and regroups to win third-round match at US Open Newsday Naomi Osaka wasn't happy with herself. Uncharacteristically she made it clear. After losing the second set tiebreak to young Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, she flung her racket along the baseline after earlier spiking it in frustration over a missed shot. "While I was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Seventh heaven: Furious stage kick-starts Tour de France Yahoo Sports LAVAUR, France (AP) -- The most thrilling day of racing so far at the Tour de France produced multiple winners Friday, kick-starting the race that had been something of a slow-burner and setting the stage for more hard riding this weekend in the high ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Penn State football adds four-star tackle Drew Shelton to 2022 class Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Nittany Lions not playing football this fall hasn't stopped them from getting off to a strong start with their 2022 recruiting class. Drew Shelton started his Labor Day weekend with a verbal commitment to play football at Penn State. Shelton is a four-star ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Team Liquid's CoreJJ wins LCS MVP ESPN Team Liquid support player Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in has been named MVP of the League of Legends Championship Series summer split, the LCS announced Friday. The 2017 world champion formed a dangerous bot lane in summer split with LCS Rookie of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WCTV FSU: No tailgating allowed before, after season opener against Georgia Tech WCTV TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida State officials have announced that tailgating will not be allowed for the FSU football home opener on September 12 against Georgia Tech. The school previously announced its 2020 tailgating guidelines last month, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN A little Lundqvist in him? Flyers counting on Hart in Game 7 The San Diego Union-Tribune The last time Barry Trotz coached against Alain Vigneault in the playoffs, Trotz's team blew a 3-1 series lead and lost in seven games. His New York Islanders took the same lead this year and have lost two in a row to Vigneault's Philadelphia Flyers to set up ... Flag as irrelevant
	KETK | FOX51 | EastTexasMatters.com Orlando City SC takes home win streak into matchup with Atlanta United FC FOXSports.com Atlanta United FC (3-4-1, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando City SC (4-2-3, third in the Eastern Conference). Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT. BOTTOM LINE: Orlando City SC hosts Atlanta United FC aiming for its seventh straight home ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chiefs Wire What does Chiefs HC Andy Reid tell players who don't make the 53-man roster? Chiefs Wire The most difficult time of the year in the NFL is nearly here. As players are released in 53-man roster cuts, it's easy to overlook the human aspect of it. These players are losing their jobs, they're being told that their dream of making an NFL roster isn't ... Flag as irrelevant
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