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Saints star RB Alvin Kamara: 'Never held out in my life' METAIRIE, La. -- Alvin Kamara mostly sidestepped questions about his contract talks with the New Orleans Saints on Monday, insisting that his focus is on Sunday's season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But Kamara did counter the narrative that ...
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Monday's NFL injury and roster news for Week 1 The Dallas Cowboys will be without La'el Collins when the team plays against the Los Angeles Rams to start the season Sunday night. The team announced they placed the offensive tackle and linebacker Sean Lee on injured reserve. Neither will be eligible ...
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Source: Former Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt to sign with Steelers Longtime Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt is signing a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Colquitt became a free agent when he was released by the Kansas City Chiefs on April 28, ending his 15-year ...
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Bucks hoping to see Antetokounmpo can play Game 5 vs. Heat LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- The Milwaukee Bucks will play another day. They're waiting to see if reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will join them. It's still a dire situation for the team that had the league's best regular-season record this season ...
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Bucks vs. Heat: Khris Middleton reminds us that Giannis isn't the team's only All-Star with season-saving show It's hard to imagine being in a more difficult basketball situation than being down 3-0 to a team that has had your number all season as you watch your best player, and likely back-to-back MVP, hobble to the locker room, not to return for the rest of the game.
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Colin Kaepernick's NFL absence notable despite Roger Goodell's claims Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick isn't on an NFL roster for the start of a fourth consecutive season. Just over four years after he first sat in uniform during the national anthem in protest of police brutality against African Americans and institutional ...
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Fantasy Football Week 1 Waiver Wire: Fine tune your roster with these late-round targets you may have missed The first waiver-wire column of the Fantasy football season is always one of my favorites to write as we flip the page from the offseason to Week 1. That's because I get to marry the final Average Draft Position data and the first look at the waiver wire together.
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MLB's expanded playoffs format for the 2020 postseason MLB is implementing an expanded 16-team playoff format for the 2020 postseason. The top two teams in each division, plus the two remaining teams with the best records in each league, will make up the eight-team fields in the American and National ...
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Dolphins' defense hope to be much better than in '19 opener MIAMI — Josh Boyer is such a fan of football history that he can remember when the Miami Dolphins' defense was good. One of those times was the early 1970s, when Bill Arnsparger was the defensive coordinator and Miami won back-to-back Super Bowl ...
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The Ravens almost stole Jadeveon Clowney with a sign-and-trade deal, report says Pass-rusher Jadeveon Clowney on Saturday night agreed to sign with the Titans on a one-year conract worth up to $15 million in part because Tennessee was able to pay him more than other potential suitors, namely New Orleans, could or would. The Saints ...
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Titans Add Former Indiana WR Nick Westbrook to Practice Squad The Tennessee Titans liked what they saw in former Indiana star wide receiver Nick Westbrook this summer, but they just didn't have room for him at a position with a lot of depth already. He was cut Saturday, but quickly brought back to the Titans' practice ...
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New York Giants to release cornerback Deandre Baker The New York Giants are ready to move on from Deandre Baker. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the Giants are set to part ways with Baker and will officially release him this week. Baker currently is on the Commissioner's Exempt List ...
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Serena Williams battles to win in 3 sets, reach US Open quarterfinals NEW YORK -- There's no crowd at the US Open this year to pull for Serena Williams and try to push her to victory, so she provided her own encouragement in a tough fourth-round match Monday. Shouting at herself point after point, Williams came back from a ...
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Oregon OT Penei Sewell, expected to be one of top picks in 2021 NFL draft, opts out of season Whether Oregon plays football this year, after the Pac-12 announced a breakthrough in testing that may make a season feasible, it would line up without one of its best players. Offensive tackle Penei Sewell, largely expected to be one of the top players ...
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England Drops Foden, Greenwood for Breaking Bubble Rules, Meeting Women in Iceland LONDON (AP) — England players Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood were sent home and dropped for Tuesday's game against Denmark after breaching coronavirus rules in Iceland. Social media video was published in Reykjavik purporting to show the ...
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Saints 2020: 3 Undrafted Free Agents earn Roster Spots The New Orleans Saints have had a great deal of success in recent years with undrafted rookie players. Last season, the team got important contributions from undrafted rookies in All-Pro kick returner Deonte Harris, defensive linemen Shy Tuttle, and Carl ...
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Trent Williams excited to face Chandler Jones in 49ers' season opener Trent Williams is among this generation's best left tackles. He is back after a season on the sideline, and there will be no easing back into the game for him. "Every day, it's probably the first thing on my mind when I wake up and the last thing on my mind before ...
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LA Clippers' Patrick Beverley Picks Up $25000 Fine for Game 2 Altercation LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley isn't one to back down — even when it's an official he's going at. Late in LA's Game 2 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Beverley went after a referee after they called him for a foul he felt he didn't commit. He urged Doc Rivers to ...
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LeBron James says NBA Orlando bubble isn't a very kid-friendly environment LeBron James says NBA Orlando bubble isn't a very kid-friendly environment originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington. With safety protocols in place in the Orlando bubble for the duration of the NBA playoffs, boredom would run rampant if there was ...
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Trevor Lawrence posts CFB players' five-point plan for combating racial injustices As the face of college football, Trevor Lawrence has been a leading advocate to have a season this fall. He started the #WeWanttoPlay campaign on Twitter. Now, he's using his platform to help college athletes use their voice before they even take the field.
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Fantasy Injury Updates: Miles Sanders, David Montgomery, D'Andre Swift, more impact drafts, Week 1 rankings Week 1 of the NFL season is finally here, and that means it's time for fantasy football owners to really start worrying about injuries. Now it's not just about drafting for the whole season -- it's about making your Week 1 start 'em, sit 'em decisions. So, if you have ...
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Bo Scarbrough Placed on Injured Reserve After Detroit signed running back Adrian Peterson to a one-year contract agreement on Sunday, along with re-signing Oday Aboushi, the team was required to make two corresponding moves. To make room for Peterson and Aboushi, the Lions have placed ...
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Experience helps Brice win job to become Duke's starting QB DURHAM, N.C. — Duke coach David Cutcliffe says Chase Brice's game experience at Clemson helped him earn the Blue Devils' starting quarterback job for Saturday's season opener at No. 10 Notre Dame. Brice is a graduate transfer who spent the past two ...
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Bears release first unofficial depth chart In advance of Sunday's season opener against the Lions in Detroit, the Bears on Monday released their first unofficial depth chart since finalizing their 53-man roster. Here are five things that stand out: (1) Rookie Jaylon Johnson is listed as a starter at ...
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Kylian Mbappe Tests Positive for COVID-19, Withdraws from France Squad The French national team announced star forward Kylian Mbappe tested positive for COVID-19 Monday and has been isolated from the rest of the squad. He will miss Tuesday's match against Croatia as part of the UEFA Nations League. The Paris ...
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Dan Chisena's speed and versatility win him a spot on Vikings' roster When was the last time Dan Chisena — the talented but raw former Penn St. track runner who was the only undrafted rookie to make the Vikings' initial 53-man roster — played defense before his three-day experiment in training camp? "I think it was middle ...
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Miami Hurricanes: 'Excruciating' first year has Manny Diaz looking to change attitude of entitlement Manny Diaz is Miami. Through and through. He was born and raised in the city. He spent many weekend afternoons in Little Havana, thinking it couldn't get much better than sitting under the blazing sun in the city's most iconic structure, the Orange Bowl.
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TCU's Patterson on postponing SMU game: Disappointed but ready to move forward Plan A, B, C and D haven't worked out for TCU to open its football season. Now it's on to the fifth option. The Horned Frogs gathered for summer workouts in June believing they would be starting the season at Cal on Sept. 5. Then, once the Pac-12 initially ...
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Honestly, I'm Not that Upset that Miami Wasted a 2nd Rounder on Josh Rosen As I sit here watching the very compelling drag racing event that's still on Fox until the Tua documentary, which @Houtz already got an advanced copy of (must be nice) and reviewed, the thought of the whole Josh Rosen experience ran through my head.
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Jets bring back four players they cut, place five others on IR The Jets made several changes to their initial 53-man roster on Monday, but none of the new additions will be unfamiliar with what the team was up to at training camp. Center Josh Andrews, tight end Dan Brown, safety Matthias Farley and cornerback Nate ...
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2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Dallas Stars get defensive; can the New York Islanders do the same? The Dallas Stars were an offensive juggernaut against the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference semifinals. In Game 1 against the Vegas Golden Knights, they showed they could still defend with the best of them. Will the New York Islanders do the ...
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3 reasons for Giants to be concerned as attention turns to Steelers, start of 2020 season In one week, the Giants season will begin at MetLife Stadium. After weeks of speculation about the roster, now the talk turns to actual game-play, and the Giants will focus on trying to upset the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is a Giants team with a new coach in Joe ...
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Zac Taylor: Joe Burrow has verified, earned starting job The No. 1 overall choice was No. 1 on the Bengals' depth chart on Day One. But the Heisman Trophy winner has lived up to expectations thus far. "I know that he was the starter the day he walked through the door, but he's done everything to verify that for us ...
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Four questions facing White Sox in home stretch Nineteen games to go. That's what stands between the White Sox (26-15) and their first postseason appearance since 2008. With the third best record in baseball through Sunday and after a four-game series sweep of the Royals and 16 wins in their last 20 ...
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NFC North preview: Will Aaron Rodgers and Packers be Super Bowl contenders? A team-by-team look at the NFC North along with the predicted order of finish for the division. 2. 1. Green Bay Packers. Green Bay Packers running backs Aaron Jones, left, and Tyler Ervin jog during practice in August. (Morry Gash / Associated Press).
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Brian Flores: Lynn Bowden has a lot to learn and that takes time You rarely see teams trade players the same year that they're drafted, but that's what happened over the weekend when the Raiders shipped third-round pick Lynn Bowden and a sixth-round pick to the Dolphins for a fourth-round pick. Bowden played wide ...
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Rizzo is latest unusual ejection for Nats in unusual year Twenty-four hours later, Davey Martinez still isn't entirely sure what happened between Mike Rizzo and Joe West during Sunday's series finale in Atlanta. "I'm actually still a little confused about the whole deal," the Nationals manager said during his Zoom ...
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The Atlanta Braves and possible contract extensions How do you put a price on a breakout season in the midst of a pandemic? That is the question that players, agents, and front offices will have to figure out an answer for… and the Atlanta Braves have multiple players for which that conversation is relevant.
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Nick Folk: Stuck in ambiguous situation Head coach Bill Belichick hasn't named a starting kicker for Week 1, Chris Mason of MassLive.com reports. The Patriots cut both Nick Folk and rookie Justin Rohrwasser on Saturday, keeping no kickers on their final 53-man roster. Belichick believes both are ...
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Australian De Minaur Beats Pospisil to Reach US Open Last Eight (Reuters) - Australian young gun Alex de Minaur tamed Canada's Vasek Pospisil 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2 at the U.S. Open on Monday to ease into his first Grand Slam quarter-final. The first Australian to reach the men's last eight at Flushing Meadows since John ...
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Blue Jays' Derek Fisher: Not starting Monday Fisher isn't in Monday's lineup against the Yankees. Fisher could be the favorite for long-term playing time while Teoscar Hernandez (ribs) is sidelined, but he'll take a seat Monday. Cavan Biggio will shift to right field with Santiago Espinal entering the lineup ...
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Atlanta United's Damm working to gain a starting spot Atlanta United winger Jurgen Damm said he is working hard to improve his fitness and hopes to be able to start a game soon for the MLS team. But it doesn't sound as if that will come Wednesday at Inter Miami. "I think I need a little more time," he said.
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Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Back in action Cooper (quadriceps) will serve as the Marlins' designated hitter and will bat fifth Monday against the Braves, Andre Fernandez of Sirius XM Radio reports. Cooper hadn't started in either of the Marlins' last two games while battling the quad issue, though he ...
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College basketball's nonconference scheduling issue can be solved with bracket play to start season Here's an idea so outrageous it might just be the thing that can improve, if not help save, what's undeniably going to be the most challenging college basketball season in history: start the season the season the way you end the season. With a bracket. Nothing ...
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Jaguars officially sign 15 players to practice squad Today, the Jaguars announced that they've signed 15 players to their practice squad. This comes just one day after players cleared waivers, able to sign with their respective teams. The team will be allowed to sign one more player to the practice squad as the ...
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Everton confirm James Rodriguez signing from Real Madrid On Monday, Everton confirmed the signing of Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez from Spanish giants and La Liga champions Real Madrid. The 29-year-old put pen to paper on a two-deal contract with an option for a third season. Per Sky Sports, the ...
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Mark Wilf: Vikings' organization, ownership supports player efforts to protest racism MINNEAPOLIS - We don't know what the Minnesota Vikings will do Sunday during the National Anthem to protest racism and social injustice, but it's a safe bet if they take a knee or raise a fist, they'll do it collectively. Vikings President Mark Wilf said Monday ...
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Lletget scores twice, LA Galaxy beats LAFC 3-0 CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Sebastian Lletget scored twice, Cristian Pavon had a goal and an assist, and the LA Galaxy beat Los Angeles FC 3-0 on Sunday night. The Galaxy (4-3-2) have won four straight games and outscored opponents 11-4 during the stretch.
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