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Fantasy Football Week 1 Rankings: The top waiver targets, backfield time shares, and wide receivers to watch In theory, setting your lineup for NFL Week 1 should be your easiest of the Fantasy football season. After all, you're working with the same information you had when you were drafting — especially if you drafted in the last week or so. The rankings can't have ...
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Bears place Eddy Pineiro on injured reserve; Cairo Santos to kick Week 1 per sources The Chicago Bears placed starting kicker Eddy Pineiro on injured reserve with a groin injury, the team announced Tuesday. Veteran Cairo Santos -- currently on Chicago's practice squad -- will kick in Week 1 vs. the Detroit Lions, sources tell ESPN NFL ...
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Fournette on joining Brady's Bucs: 'For the first time in my life, I really have a quarterback' Leonard Fournette left Jacksonville after being cut and headed southwest to Tampa to join Tom Brady's Buccaneers. Moving across Florida, the running back is glad to join a contender and isn't fretting about what role he'll play in Tampa. "I don't really worry ...
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Top 10 Heisman Trophy contenders for the college football season Based on preseason predictions, few Heisman Trophy winners in recent college football history have been as unexpected as last year's runaway winner, LSU's Joe Burrow. While his victory seems obvious in hindsight — he only rewrote the LSU, ...
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San Francisco 49ers 2020 season preview: Don't sleep on a Super Bowl return The San Francisco 49ers are ranked No. 3 in ESPN's Football Power Index ahead of the 2020 NFL season. With no preseason games this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, Week 1 is the first time we'll see new acquisitions and rookies for every team.
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Gators WR Jordan Pouncey Dealing With Injuries, Mullen Unsure of Eligibility The Florida Gators will head into the season with questions at the wide receiver position. Once again, the NCAA has not yet afforded Florida the opportunity to roll with its transfer players, biding its time for the transfer-waiver process to play out. With that, the ...
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Ron Rivera begins treatment for squamous cell carcinoma Ron Rivera begins his cancer treatment Tuesday, and in the event he cannot perform his duties, he has an experienced assistant on his staff who will fill in for him. Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio will take over for any part of practice Rivera misses while ...
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Titans CEO: Nissan Stadium Will Be Safe NASHVILLE – Burke Nihill is confident in the plan. The Tennessee Titans CEO just needs the go-ahead from Nashville city officials to allow fans inside Nissan Stadium to watch the local NFL team play this fall. Nihill said Tuesday that there is no clarity about ...
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Celtics announce 10-year, $25 million plan to combat systemic racism The Boston Celtics are actively joining their players' fight against racial inequality in America. The Celtics' investor group announced Tuesday it is committing $25 million over the next 10 years to efforts focused on addressing racial injustice and social ...
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Johnson, Scheffler favorites for tour's top player, rookie ATLANTA (AP) — Dustin Johnson won the silver trophy as the FedEx Cup champion. Odds are he soon will pick up another trophy, this one a bronze variety in the image of Jack Nicklaus. The vote for PGA Tour player of the year was up in the air going into the ...
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Broncos Announce 5700 Fans Will Attend Week 3 Home Game vs. Tampa Bay Two days ago, buzz leaked that the Denver Broncos had been given the rubber-stamp from the state of Colorado to allow a limited number of fans to attend the team's Week 3 homestand vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Tuesday, in a joint press conference ...
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No. 14 Texas meets UTEP with high expectations No. 14 Texas finally gets its first chance to showcase a squad that is expected to compete for the Big 12 Conference title, and perhaps a lot more, when the Longhorns host Texas-El Paso on Saturday at Austin. Attendance will be capped at 25 percent in ...
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Previewing the 2020 NFC East: Eagles, Cowboys headline a division with two rebuilding jobs underway A look at the NFC East. 1. Philadelphia Eagles. Coach: Doug Pederson (5th year — 38-26 regular season, 4-2 playoffs. One Super Bowl title). 2019 record: 9-7 (1st in NFC East, lost to Seattle in wild card round). Offensive play-caller: Pederson (5th year).
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Poppie's Pond is calling: Everything you need to know about the ANA Inspiration Golf fans with their eyes set on Winged Foot can stay patient. We've got another major on deck this week in California: the ANA Inspiration. The best female players in the world — 104 of them, to be exact — will tee it up in the sweltering desert heat at Mission ...
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Know your Foe: 2020 Las Vegas Raiders The Las Vegas Raiders open 2020 on the road after an offseason of literal construction. The Raiders will be playing adjacent to the Vegas Strip in the brand-new Allegiant Stadium this fall. But while their home surroundings may be new, the team formerly ...
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Ronnie Harrison felt the Browns' winning vibe on Day 1: 'New team, new goal, ready to rock' CLEVELAND, Ohio -- New Browns safety Ronnie Harrison smelled the strong scent of winning the moment he walked through the doors of the facility for the first time on Sunday. "Yes, I actually Tweeted that yesterday after practice after my first day in the ...
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Roglic: Van Aert had to work, not sprint, on stage 10 of the Tour de France Tour de France leader Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) came through his second day in yellow unscathed despite the fraught conditions that dominated stage 10 from start to finish, but he admitted that the team's overriding goal of defending his lead meant ...
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Hoge's 10 Bears Things: Reasons to Be Optimistic About Matt Nagy's Offense Hoge's 10 Bears Things: What's with all the Bears hate? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago. If you think the local angst over the Bears' quarterback situation is extreme, you should see some of the disrespect the Chicago Bears are receiving from ...
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De Bruyne scoops PFA Player of the Year prize Kevin De Bruyne credited the influence of Pep Guardiola after becoming the first Manchester City player to be named the Professional Footballers' Association's (PFA) player of the year. The rest of the PFA team of the year is dominated by Premier League ...
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Bucs add QB Josh Rosen, K Greg Joseph to practice squad TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Quarterback Josh Rosen has landed on the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he'll get to learn from Tom Brady. The Bucs also announced Tuesday the signing of kicker Greg Joseph to the practice squad, which still has ...
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Lincoln Riley: Oklahoma Won't Release COVID-19 Info as 'Competitive Advantage' Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley announced Tuesday he will no longer release COVID-19 info involving his team, via Caleb McCourry of OU Daily. "Just like we would with an injury, we've made the decision to not broadcast that," Riley said. "We've ...
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Detroit Lions release 2020 depth chart and there are a few curious listings Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah, the No. 3 overall pick in the NFL draft, has not been listed as a starter, according to the first depth chart released by the team. The Lions have veteran Desmond Trufant and Justin Coleman as their two starters at ...
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Lou Brock Jr., pays tribute to his dad Lou Brock Jr., after the recent death of his father, Cardinals legend Lou Brock, issued an emotional tribute to his dad Tuesday. The Post-Dispatch is the first to publish it: "I am certainly going to miss my dad and at a time when she is ready, my stepmom will ...
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NBC Sports Washington launches new website and digital coverage ahead of Washington Football season With the NFL season kicking off in just two days and the Washington Football Team set to face the Philadelphia Eagles for their Week 1 matchup on Sunday, NBC Sports Washington is your one-stop-shop for all digital coverage of the team this season.
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Colin Kaepernick, still out of the league in real life, is back in 'Madden NFL 21' Colin Kaepernick is back and he's playing for ... any team you want. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and social activist still hasn't been picked up by any real-life NFL team. But he is now available to players of "Madden NFL 21" as a free agent, ...
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Games 43 and 44: Red Sox at Phillies lineups and notes After a day off, the Red Sox are back in action with a doubleheader at Philadelphia. Martín Pérez will get the start in the first game against the Phillies, followed by Chris Mazza in the nightcap. Lineups. Game 1. Read full article. RED SOX (14-28): Verdugo RF, ...
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CU, PointsBet Announce Corporate Partnership BOULDER – Learfield IMG College, the media rights holder of University of Colorado Athletics, and PointsBet, a premier global gaming operator, announced Tuesday that they have signed a five-year corporate sponsorship agreement that makes PointsBet a ...
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Cardinals' Rob Kaminsky: Unblemished ERA as rookie Kaminsky, who fired a scoreless ninth inning during which he allowed one hit in Monday's loss to the Cubs, has now put together three scoreless, one-inning appearances to open his major-league career. The hard-throwing southpaw had his share of ...
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Brady routs Putintseva to reach US Open semi-finals NEW YORK (Reuters) - American upstart Jennifer Brady continued her surprising surge at the U.S. Open with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva on Tuesday to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final. The 28th-seeded Brady, who has yet to ...
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Southern Miss' Hopson out as coach; Walden takes over HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Southern Mississippi coach Jay Hopson said Monday that he has stepped down and co-offensive coordinator Scotty Walden will take over as interim coach. The school announced the coaching change Monday afternoon in a news ...
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Cardinals, WR Hopkins agree to 2-year extension through 2024 The Cardinals have agreed to a two-year contract extension with star receiver DeAndre Hopkins that will keep the three-time All-Pro in Arizona through the 2024 season. The team announced the deal on Tuesday but didn't disclose terms. The NFL Network ...
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Opener with Dolphins should reveal if Patriots' Cam Newton experiment has legs The New England Patriots got knocked out of the playoffs earlier than usual last season with their loss to the Titans in the wild-card round. But looking at the big picture, the death knell was actually struck the week before. That's when the Dolphins pulled off an ...
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NHL Playoffs 2020: Updated Stanley Cup Outlook for Conference Finals That was a loud statement made by the Tampa Bay Lightning to open the Eastern Conference Final. They've been playing well all postseason, but this was one of their best showings yet. After going a full week between games, Tampa Bay returned to the ice ...
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Red Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Done for season Benintendi (ribs) was transferred to the 45-day injured list Tuesday and will not return this season, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports. The Red Sox did not want to force Benintendi back from the injury with the Red Sox playing out the string. Manager ...
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NCHSAA shortens playoffs by one round Updated 3:25 p.m.: The spring 20201 N.C. High School Athletic Association football playoffs will be four rounds under a calendar released today. That's one fewer round than was originally scheduled before the association moved football from the fall to the ...
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Glenn Clark's 2020 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 Glenn Clark's 2020 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1. By Glenn Clark. Here are my power rankings for Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season. I will offer you a "gut feeling" I have about each team at the start of the season. I will also offer that my own gut feeling is ...
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Athletics: Semenya Loses Appeal Against CAS Ruling Over Testosterone Regulations (Reuters) - Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has lost her appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) to set aside a 2019 Court of Arbitration (CAS) ruling that female athletes with high natural testosterone levels must take medication to ...
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ACC plans to proceed with fall sports in 2020 This week, the ACC is set to begin its 2020 football season. While this fall will be unlike any other, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference still intends to move forward with its plans to play fall sports this year. Over the past handful of months, the ACC ...
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Game 44: Twins at Cardinals Today's doubleheader decides who is the best team on the Mississippi river, at least for the next couple years. If the Twins win one game, they'll pick up the season series. If not, it will be a tie, as the Twins took the first two games back in July. Of course, since ...
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NASCAR's Bubba Wallace Talks Leadership, Social Injustice and Urban Outfitters Deal NASCAR racer Darrell "Bubba" Wallace has fans on and off the racetrack, due largely to his outspokenness about social injustice and his message of compassion and understanding. Urban Outfitters is among the increasing list of companies that have joined ...
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O'Conner to retire as MiLB President and CEO Minor League Baseball President and CEO Pat O'Conner is retiring at the end of the year, as the future of the sport remains to be determined while talks between MiLB and MLB continue. O'Conner logged 38 years in professional baseball and 28 years with ...
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Titans weathered creative storm to land OLB Clowney After months of what seemed to be a never-ending saga of which team free agent Jadeveon Clowney would pick, the 27-year-old linebacker finally landed with the Tennessee Titans. Tennessee signed the 6-foot-5 pass rusher to a one-year, $12 million ...
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A New Study Exposes Just How Racist College Sports Have Become Revenue-producing sports like football and basketball are subsidizing the athletic endeavors of the country club set. By Dave ZirinTwitter. Today 2:59 pm. fb; tw; mail; Print; msg; wa; sms; Bookmark. quincy-knight-gt. Quincy McKnight of the Seton Hall Pirates ...
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Nervous week ahead for Tour after team staff, race director test positive ILE D'OLERON (Reuters) - Four teams at the Tour de France face a nervous week after each learning on Tuesday that a staff member had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, as one more positive within a week would see the whole team excluded from ...
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Vols land commitment from top 50 wing player Four-star wing player Jahmai Mashack has committed to Tennessee over Arizona, California, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma, the Rancho Cucamonga, California native announced on Tuesday. "Tennessee was just DIFFERENT," Mashack told Rocky Top ...
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For Bucs offense, expectations have never been higher The Tampa Bay Buccaneers added perhaps the best quarterback of all-time, a Hall of Fame tight end, and a running back drafted fourth overall in 2017 to an offense that already included the best pair of wide receivers in the NFL. The acquisitions of Tom ...
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Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs odds, picks and best bets The Cincinnati Reds (18-23) open a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs (24-18) with an 8:15 p.m. ET Tuesday night tilt at Wrigley Field. Below, we analyze the Reds-Cubs MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
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4 big takeaways from Panthers unofficial 2020 depth chart The Carolina Panthers released their unofficial depth chart ahead of their Week 1 opener against the Las Vegas Raiders. This is a strong indicator as to who is going to see prominent game time during the early stages of the campaign. But this is a situation ...
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Paulo Costa Pokes Fun At Israel Adesanya In New Mock Fight Video Paulo Costa is trying to get under Israel Adesanya's skin ahead of UFC 253. Costa recently released a mock fight video for their upcoming matchup, poking fun at "Stylebender's" performance in his last fight against Yoel Romero. In the video, Adesanya is ...
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