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As-it-happens update August 31, 2020
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ESPN
It's the last day of August which means training camp is nearing its end and real football is on the near horizon. A day after one of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers worst practices of the summer, Tom Brady and the offense were more dialed in Monday. Here's what ...
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NBCSports.com
Seahawks fans have long had September 13th marked on their calendars. That is when Seattle heads to Atlanta to start the 2020 season with a Sunday morning matchup against the Falcons. With the NFL season around the corner, it means it's time for all of ...
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ESPN
Big Ten presidents and chancellors voted 11-3 to postpone the fall football season, the league confirmed Monday in a brief and two affidavits filed in response to a lawsuit from eight Nebraska players. The Big Ten's brief targets "three incorrect and ...
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Sports Illustrated
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A couple of hundred athletes, coaches and staff of Alabama athletics took to the streets on Monday afternoon, marching against racial injustices and police brutality sparked by ongoing issues around the country. At the head of the pack ...
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USA TODAY
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots began their final week of training camp Monday, but Bill Belichick still isn't sure when he'll be ready to announce his starting quarterback. "I don't know," Belichick said when asked how close he was to revealing who ...
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Seattle Times
The fall was as swift as it was inevitable. From the moment Dell Loy Hansen took to the airwaves (his own) last Thursday morning, his days as an MLS, USL and NWSL owner were numbered. When he blasted Real Salt Lake players for peacefully protesting, ...
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Sports Illustrated
The failure of the Fournette draft pick can not be understated. First things first: it needs to be properly contextualized just how poor of a decision it was to select Leonard Fournette No. 4 overall, both when it happened in 2017 and now, three years later.
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ESPN
Stripling, 30, went 3-1 with a 5.61 ERA and 27 strikeouts in seven starts this season for Los Angeles. The veteran has spent his entire pro career with the Dodgers, cracking the major league roster in 2016 and earning an All-Star selection in 2018.
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Yahoo Sports
The Phillies opened the season with 11 relievers. Five weeks later, only three of them are on the active roster. Nick Pivetta, Trevor Kelley, Deolis Guerra, Austin Davis, Ramon Rosso, Cole Irvin and Reggie McClain are all gone - either traded, designated for ...
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Yahoo Sports
For the second straight year, Giants players put president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi in a weird spot. There's no question that Zaidi was brought in to oversee a rebuild, but the 2019 Giants got hot right before the trade deadline, causing Zaidi to hit the ...
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CBSSports.com
It's nearly September and neither Logan Ryan nor Earl Thomas have a job, as wild as that may be to consider. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic mostly halted free agency by not allowing players to work out for clubs until just ahead of training camp, and it's a ...
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CBSSports.com
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the top-seeded Bucks needed five games to get through the first round. Up next is an opponent expected to present them a lot more problems in the Miami Heat. The teams begin their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with ...
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ESPN
North Carolina State will open the football and other fall sports seasons with no fans in attendance for home competitions in September. The school announced the decision Monday, which came as it was resuming football workouts after a weeklong pause on ...
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Miami Herald
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Bud Dupree didn't get offended last summer when the Pittsburgh Steelers declined to negotiate a contract extension. It was fine, the outside linebacker said repeatedly, pointing out it simply gave him a chance to bet on himself.
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Yahoo Sports
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — For Utah and Denver, Game 7 awaits. For Toronto, so may a Game 7 approach. The entertaining Western Conference first-round series between Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and Nuggets guard Jamal Murray — the two ...
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Yahoo Sports
There is a saying among baseball scouts: "Those who can, evaluate. Those who can't, measure." As front offices across Major League Baseball have shifted their resources away from in-person scouting and toward building analytical models to predict player ...
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Detroit Free Press
Miguel Cabrera bumped knuckles with manager Ron Gardenhire as he emerged from the Detroit Tigers' dugout for a curtain call. He turned toward the seats, albeit with no fans because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and celebrated his 2,000th hit with the ...
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ESPN
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram won the NBA's Most Improved Player award on Monday. Ingram received 42 first-place votes from a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters and earned 326 total points. He beat out Miami Heat big Bam ...
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The Mercury News
The Oakland A's have one of the best records in baseball, sitting at 22-12 (albeit, with some bumps in the road). The record, though, glosses over a few gaps in their roster that needed some filling heading into the second half of this 60-game season.
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Sports Illustrated
The Tigers have brought a familiar name back into the organization. RHP Dereck Rodriguez, son of former Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez, has been claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants and optioned to the team's alternate training site.
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GolfDigest.com
Last weekend's BMW Championship was lucky number 13 for tournaments played since the PGA Tour's restart, counting the PGA Championship. To cap off a wild final round at Olympia Fields, Jon Rahm buried a 66-foot putt for birdie on the first extra hole, ...
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The New York Times
The four biggest tournaments in tennis, known as the Grand Slams, so clearly reflect the cities in which they take place. January offers the Australian Open, a free and easy party in Melbourne. The French Open, in springtime in Paris, leads with the beauty and ...
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USA TODAY
NEW YORK – Tuesday afternoon, on Day 2 of the quietest Grand Slam in history, the most prolific tennis champion in the modern era will walk on the blue court on the floor of Arthur Ashe Stadium. She will not be welcomed by 23,500 fans, the way she has ...
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CBS sports.com
Gleyber Torres was on the field at Yankees Stadium hours before the series-opener with the Rays working out. It was the fourth straight day the shortstop has been testing his leg on the field and the Yankees are hopeful he will be able to come off the injured ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Cowboys don't have an interest in Earl Thomas unless Jerry Jones says they do. For now, the Cowboys are "very confident" about their current roster. But starting safety Xavier Woods left Sunday night's practice early. He has a groin injury, though the ...
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The Denver Post
Head bowed, mind racing, Jamal Murray crouched on a ramp for nearly a minute late Sunday night before he gathered himself. The Nuggets star had just poured every ounce of energy he had into a season-saving 50-point performance against Utah, then ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Angels traded outfielder Brian Goodwin to the Cincinnati Reds ahead of Monday's trade deadline. In exchange they received left-handed starting pitcher Packy Naughton and future considerations. Goodwin was in the Angels' lineup when the team ...
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Yahoo Sports
When you hear the name Tom Brady, speed definitely isn't the first thing that comes to mind. The former New England Patriots quarterback infamously ran a 5.28-second 40-yard dash in the 2000 NFL Combine and looks like he's running in slow motion ...
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Colts.com
Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich spoke to local reporters today via video conference. What's the latest on Julian Blackmon, Marcus Johnson, Kenny Moore II and Zach Pascal's return to practice on Monday, injury updates on Trey Burton and ...
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New York Daily News
Tate, the veteran receiver, appeared to sustain a right hamstring injury. He came up lame after reaching for a Daniel Jones deep ball in 1-on-1s against corner Dravon Askew-Henry.
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syracuse.com
The Buffalo Bills-Carolina Panthers connection is as strong as ever as evidenced by the two teams making a trade on Monday. Buffalo sent a 2023 conditional draft pick to the Panthers in exchange for linebacker Andre Smith. Smith, although new to Buffalo, ...
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The Daily Progress
Earlier this summer, eyes rolled when organizations released college football award watch lists. Some scoffed when reading season preview stories. Months ago, COVID-19 seemed destined to derail the fall college football season before it left the tracks.
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Sports Illustrated
Right now, the Eastern Conference has several teams looking for a new head coach. The Brooklyn Nets started their search for a new head coach back in March when they fired Kenny Atkinson out of nowhere. Most recently, the Philadelphia 76ers and the ...
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NOLA.com
With the start of the 2020 less than two weeks away, the New Orleans Saints and star running back Alvin Kamara appear to have reached a roadblock. Kamara missed his third consecutive practice Monday, and according to an ESPN report, those absences ...
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Albany Times Union
Shenendehowa graduate Ian Anderson pointed out Monday since he grew up roughly halfway between Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium, his baseball fan allegiance could have gone either way. Maybe in theory, but not really. His father, Bob, is a loyal Red ...
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USA TODAY
Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett is expected to be released from the hospital Monday, a day after he was shot in the face, Buckeyes football coach Ryan Day said in a statement. "Haskell Garrett has been receiving excellent care at the Ohio State ...
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USA TODAY
NEW YORK - The tennis wunderkind of 2019 morphed into a first-round washout on opening day of the 2020 U.S. Open Monday, when 16-year-old Coco Gauff struggled to find her serve, and the remarkable resilience that made her famous last year, when ...
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The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
AMES — Over the last several weeks, the Iowa State athletics department — along with Iowa State president Wendy Wintersteen and her staff of scientists and administrators — have had more meetings than you could shake a COVID-19 nasal swab at in ...
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Chicago Sun-Times
The White Sox purchased the contract of infielder Yolmer Sánchez from the Schaumburg training facility Monday and designated infielder Ryan Goins for assignment. Sánchez, 28, was signed by the Sox as a free agent on August 26. He will wear his old Sox ...
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ESPN
SISTERON, France -- Australian rider Caleb Ewan slalomed through the bunch to win a sprint finish and claim the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday. Julian Alaphilippe held onto the yellow jersey that he claimed with a dramatic stage victory a day ...
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Chicago Sun-Times
Miller was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Monday. Miller was optioned to the Cubs' alternate training site Tuesday, and he'll now be off the 40-man roster after the team acquired Andrew Chafin from the Diamondbacks on Monday. The 28-year-old ...
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Yahoo Sports
Pope was placed on the list at the start of training camp and spent more than a month on it, but he was activated today. There has been no word about his condition, but he wouldn't be activated unless he has tested negative and is healthy enough to practice.
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Richmond.com
The wondrous email arrived Friday afternoon. Not from the widow of a deposed foreign leader offering to share his ill-gotten millions. And not from an online pharmacy promising to cure my baldness. No, this was better than generational wealth or restored ...
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The Hutchinson News
LAWRENCE — When Kansas football kicks off its season in less than two weeks, it will do so in an almost entirely empty David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. KU will begin its fall athletics seasons without fans in attendance, Chancellor Doug Girod ...
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247Sports
When Jordan Reed has been on the field, he has been one of the NFL's better tight ends since entering the league as a third-round pick out of Florida in the 2013 NFL Draft. Reed made the Pro Bowl after the 2016 season and has put up impressive stats in ...
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Sacramento Bee
The 49ers before Monday morning's practice announced linebacker Fred Warner was added to the reserve/COVID-19 list. The team did not specify whether Warner tested positive for the virus or if he were exposed through contact tracing. The earliest he can ...
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Bleeding Green Nation
Eagles' owner Jeffrey Lurie spoke to reporters on Sunday about systemic racism in the United States and the team's plans for sustainable action. He also talked at length about COVID-19 and the pandemic, as well as his thoughts on the social media post by ...
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Patriots Wire
New England Patriots fans won't forget the Wednesday before the AFC Championship game in 2018. News broke after New England's practice that Tom Brady had a mysterious hand injury, with the severity being heavily concealed. Brady missed the rest of ...
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MLB Trade Rumors
Mets Acquire Miguel Castro From Orioles. August 31st, 2020 at 3:18pm CST • By TC Zencka. The New York Mets swung another deal just before the trade deadline, acquiring Miguel Castro from the Orioles, per MLB Network's Jon Heyman (via Twitter). The ...
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