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As-it-happens update September 17, 2020
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ESPN
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs found much to like in running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire's NFL debut last week. He rushed for 138 yards and leads the league through the first week of the season. But Edwards-Helaire has one area to improve: ...
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ESPN
Jamie Collins said butting his helmet into the chest of referee Alex Kemp in the second quarter of the Detroit Lions' 27-23 loss Sunday to the Chicago Bears was not intentional. Collins was ejected for the play. Speaking publicly Wednesday for the first time ...
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ESPN
Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri, who has one year remaining on his contract, on Thursday said he has yet to enter discussions with team ownership about an extension. "No, I haven't had discussions, and honestly, coming out of ...
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USA TODAY
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona and Washington both enter Sunday's game at State Farm Stadium with something that's been quite elusive over the past few seasons: Momentum. The Cardinals had an impressive 24-20 Week 1 win over the San Francisco ...
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Bleacher Report
The Kansas City Chiefs announced a fan who attended their season-opening victory over the Houston Texans tested positive for COVID-19. The team explained how the health and safety and contract tracing protocols set up at Arrowhead Stadium limited the ...
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Sports Illustrated
It has been a crazy off-season, but SEC and Tennessee football is almost here. Today, the preseason All-SEC coaches teams were released, and Tennessee had five players featured on the list; Trey Smith and Brent Cimaglia (1st team), Wanya Morris and ...
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NBCSports.com
"I thought Bobby played his best game pass defense-wise than he ever played," Carroll said. "Active, on point with the breaks he was making. He impacted our play quite a bit." Wagner noticed the uptick in speed and physicality from the defense as well.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders is finalizing a deal with Jackson State University to become the school's next head coach, according to Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger. Reports of Sanders' hire come after a school spokesperson had ...
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Yahoo Sports
Life 20 years ago was markedly different to the world we know today. Grim predictions of global chaos did not come to fruition as the human race survived Y2K and the threat of the "millennium bug". Planes did not fall from the sky, missiles did not fire at ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Eagles had an idea for sending a different kind of message before Sunday's opener at Washington. The Washington Football Team, however, wasn't interested in participating. Via EJ Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer, defensive lineman Malik Jackson ...
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CBSSports.com
Hollywood actor and stuntman Tony Todd had a very valuable piece of sports memorabilia and had forgotten that he even owned it. Just months after 'The Last Dance' documentary series aired, Todd recently remembered that he had a baseball bat ...
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Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans said his lingering hamstring issue isn't completely resolved, but he feels much better than he did this time last week. So for the Bucs' top wideout — who still played 93 percent of the offensive snaps in Tampa Bay's ...
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FOXSports.com
The Minnesota Vikings have placed guard Pat Elflein on injured reserve, the team announced Thursday. More Vikings coverage. Vikings place guard Pat Elflein on injured reserve · Vikings fantasy football outlook: Thielen a WR1 against Colts · Dantzler ...
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USA TODAY
MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) — This wasn't the kind of fun Justin Thomas had in mind for a U.S. Open at Winged Foot. For all the hype and history of how much punishment Winged Foot has doled out over the years. Thomas took advantage of a surprising soft ...
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The Indianapolis Star
Scott McLaughlin will make his long-awaited and hyped IndyCar debut, driving the No. 3 Chevy in the series' 2020 season finale next month at St. Petersburg, Team Penske announced Thursday afternoon. McLaughlin, the two-time defending Supercars ...
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CNN
(CNN) Nike released an all-black jersey to commemorate the four years since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee to peacefully protest against systemic racism and social injustice during the National Anthem. The Icon ...
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Yahoo Sports
Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown moved from limited practice on Wednesday to not practicing at all on Thursday, which isn't a great sign for his chances of playing against the Jaguars this weekend. According to a report from Adam Schefter of ESPN, Brown's ...
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Charleston Post Courier
COLUMBIA — The whispers began nearly as soon as the transfer was announced. Collin Hill, numerous sources close to South Carolina's football program said, wasn't coming to USC after four seasons at Colorado State just for a change of scenery.
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Sports Illustrated
The Tennessee Titans' latest roster moves amounted to a change in roles. Wide receiver Cody Hollister was added to the practice squad Thursday, two days after he was released. His spot was filled Wednesday by undrafted rookie Nick Westbrook-Ikhane, ...
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Washington Post
SEATTLE — The Seattle Sounders are bringing back Australian defender Brad Smith after signing the left back to a new contract Thursday. Smith spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons with Seattle on loan from English club Bournemouth and had eight assists in ...
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Mavs.com
The NBA's Western Conference finals will commence on Friday, not exactly with the participants everybody expected. The Denver Nuggets, riding two stars who were groomed from scratch after the club drafted them, have crashed the LA-LA party that had ...
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ESPN
Pollock (hamstring) is not in the lineup Thursday at Colorado. The 32-year-old exited Wednesday's win over the Padres with hamstring tightness and will miss at least one game as a result. Pollock should be considered day-to-day, and the Dodgers are likely ...
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Autoweek
This weekend's 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans is a bit short on well-known American drivers, especially given the absence of the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R racing team, which elected to stay home in this coronavirus pandemic. There are 177 drivers entered in 59 ...
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Chicago Sun-Times
The White Sox won't bring a ton of postseason experience to the playoffs but that isn't necessarily going to be a bad thing, catcher Yasmani Grandal said. Grandal, who has played in the last five postseasons with the Dodgers and Brewers, said the Sox' youth ...
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Buffalo News
The Mid-American Conference presidents are expected to meet Saturday to reconsider a decision to postpone football to the spring. ESPN and Yahoo! Sports confirmed the meeting, which was originally reported by the Toledo Blade. The MAC announced ...
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Seattle Times
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart and his wife Mary Beth have committed $1 million to the university for programs supporting social justice and athletes impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as an expansion of the Bulldogs' football ...
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Fox News
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jon Cooper might have reacted differently five years ago to losing in double overtime in Tampa Bay's first chance to move on to the Stanley Cup Final, sulking with his head down and kicking the nearest soda can. That's not his or ...
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Chron.com
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jay Wright at last has some answers on when Villanova will start its season and try for its third national championship since 2016. So many more uncertainties remain, though, for the Wildcats and the rest of college basketball as it sorts ...
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Macon Telegraph
First-year South Florida coach Jeff Scott is looking forward to the gamble his Bulls are taking this Saturday in visiting No. 7 Notre Dame. The 39-year-old Scott, fresh off a 27-6 opening victory over The Citadel, is planning to roll the dice and see how things ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Sure didn't see those three Mitchell Trubisky fourth-quarter touchdown passes coming last week. But, hey, give a guy a break. Last week's Star Tribune Upset Special: Cardinals 24, 49ers 21. Final: Cardinals 24, 49ers 20. And, yes, shameless boasting like ...
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Golf.com
In case you haven't heard, Winged Foot's rough is thick. And not just normal thick. More like have-to-be-standing-on-top-of-it-to-see-it thick. With rough so gnarly, and no fans on site, there are sure to be balls lost just outside the short grass during this week's ...
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Bicycling
Deceuninck-Quick Step's Sam Bennett won the Stage 18 intermediate sprint to further pad his green jersey lead over Bora-Hansgrohe's Peter Sagan to 52 points. With a maximum of just 140 points on offer for the last three stages, it's virtually impossible to ...
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Turf Show Times
The NFL had a technical glitch (allegedly) that delayed the release of the all-22 coaches film on Week 1 games, but things were back to normal on Thursday morning for those who like to see the whole field. All-22 footage can reveal plenty of information that ...
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Raleigh News & Observer
Thiago Alcantara is joining Liverpool after ending his seven-year stint at European champion Bayern Munich. Liverpool will reportedly pay 20 million pounds ($26 million) up front with a potential additional 5 million pounds ($6.5 million) later. "That was ...
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Fox News
Traffic is going to be busy in downtown Nashville next August, but in a good way. IndyCar has announced the inaugural Music City Grand Prix for the weekend of Aug. 6 - Aug. 8 as part of a three-year deal with the city. The Korean War Veterans Memorial ...
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Tacoma News Tribune
Javier Báez's RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to their fourth straight win, 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, on Wednesday night in a game that was briefly delayed when a drone entered Wrigley Field and landed on the outfield grass.
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NBC Chicago
If the emotions weren't evident in the five-pitch walk to open the game, they were unmistakable in Jon Lester's face and in every word he spoke late Wednesday night, even from the social distance of a Zoom session with media.
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TribLIVE
Saturday marks the 75th college football game between Pitt and Syracuse. And one word sums up the history of this series. Weird. It's one of the strangest, goofiest rivalries in terms of historical trends that you will find. Just look at Syracuse's three most recent ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Three days after offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva decided against wearing Antwon Rose II's name on the back of his helmet during the Steelers' opener against the Giants, Steelers president Art Rooney II issued a statement on the matter.
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The Official Website of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Today's episode of UFC Unfiltered has all you need to know ahead of the grudge match between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley this weekend! After recapping last night's Dana White Contender Series results, Tyron Woodley joins the show. He reveals ...
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Miami Herald
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is getting something new in his game — criticism. Barkley has been under fire this week after gaining 6 yards on 15 carries in the season-opening 26-16 loss to the Pittsburgh ...
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Bama Maven
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With redshirt-junior quarterback Mac Jones appearing set to start next Saturday in the University of Alabama's season-opener against Missouri, you get the feeling from Crimson Tide players and coaches that his leadership and play on ...
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Fox Sports
That's exactly what happened to star Australian point guard Ben Simmons when he was named to the All-NBA Third Team, the first All-NBA selection of his career. But Simmons' financial windfall and another richly deserved accolade, following his ...
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