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As-it-happens update September 5, 2020
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ESPN
After the Houston Texans blew a 24-0 lead last January in an excruciating loss in the AFC divisional playoffs to the Kansas City Chiefs, quarterback Deshaun Watson was asked in the postgame news conference what could have been a difficult question.
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ESPN
Teams in the NFL must cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday. Given the irregular offseason, with OTAs and minicamps occurring virtually for the first time, teams have had only training camp, which included 14 padded practices, to see their ...
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ESPN
Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith continued his remarkable comeback, earning a spot on the 53-man roster, a source said Saturday. Smith likely will be Washington's No. 3 quarterback, which means he'd be inactive during the regular ...
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CBSSports.com
Keenan Allen and the Chargers have agreed to a multi-year extension to keep the receiver in Los Angeles long-term, the club announced on Saturday. The extension will be worth more than $80 million for four years, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, which ...
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ESPN
At a rally organized by parents of Michigan football players, coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters he has sent text messages and emails to Michigan President Mark Schlissel, but has not talked to the President about the decision to postpone the Big Ten's ...
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ESPN
The New England Patriots have released running back Lamar Miller, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday. Miller, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL, signed with the Patriots in mid-August. He returned to practice this past week after ...
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ESPN
Griffin had his left hand amputated at age 4 because of amniotic band syndrome, a congenital condition. He became the first player with one hand to be drafted in the NFL's modern era when Seattle chose him in the fifth round in 2018, reuniting with his twin ...
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ESPN
Tennessee scrapped a scheduled scrimmage Saturday after head coach Jeremy Pruitt said 44 players were unable to go, the bulk of which due to contact tracing and positive COVID-19 tests. Pruitt said his team was short 31 offensive players and held a ...
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NHL.com
No. 6 Islanders vs. No. 1 Flyers. 7:30 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVAS. Best-of-7 series tied, 3-3. The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders will decide who advances to the Eastern Conference Final when they play Game 7 of their second-round series at ...
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ESPN
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts believe they have found their replacement for future Hall-of-Famer Adam Vinatieri. Undrafted rookie free-agent kicker Rodrigo Blankenship has beat out Chase McLaughlin for the job, a source told ESPN. Blankenship ...
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ESPN
Free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has fired agent Bus Cook while he is still looking for a team to sign with days before the NFL season starts, according to ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio. Florio reports Clowney is expected to hire agent Kennard ...
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CBSSports.com
Three-time Pro Bowl receiver Mike Evans has restructured his contract in order to give the Buccaneers more cap space, according to Scott Reynolds of Pewter Report. Evans' restructure, which reportedly has created $9.56 million in cap space, played a key ...
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ESPN
SEATTLE -- Yusei Kikuchi struck out seven, J.P. Crawford hit a three-run home run and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Friday night. Kikuchi (2-2) matched his season high with six innings of two-hit ball, the only blemish a solo home run by ...
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NFL.com
Fans hoping to attend a Bengals or Browns game this season received a bit of good news on Saturday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced both franchises have been granted a spectator variance to the state's sports order and will be allowed to host up to ...
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CBSSports.com
Editor's note: This piece on the Bucks was originally published on Sep. 2, 2020. It was updated two days later, with Milwaukee trailing 3-0 in its second-round series. Channing Frye hasn't forgotten the game he played on March 4, 2016. You tend to remember ...
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ESPN kicked off its coverage of college football with the first College GameDay of 2020 on Saturday and delivered a powerful segment on racial and social injustice. Host Maria Taylor led a roundtable with several Power 5 players who discussed their ...
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Sports Illustrated
On this week's edition of Big Noon Kickoff, Urban Meyer and the crew discuss the top 5 teams in the ACC with the college football season just weeks away. In recent years, the ACC has been dominated by the Clemson Tigers. The defending ACC champs ...
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nj.com
The Eagles waived cornerback Rasul Douglas on Saturday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Another #Eagles secondary move: CB Rasul Douglas, a former third-rounder, has been informed of his release, source said. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) ...
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Sports Illustrated
Doubleheaders: The Braves are now 5-1 in doubleheader games, having swept both of their previous doubleheaders this season (August 9 at PHI and August 26 vs. NYY)…The Braves ended their last homestand with a doubleheader against the Yankees…
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Yahoo Sports
Raheem Sterling's last-gasp spot-kick saved England's blushes in Iceland as a tepid Nations League encounter came to a dramatic conclusion. With March's friendlies scrapped and Euro 2020 postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Three Lions ...
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Cyclingnews.com
Nans Peters (AG2R La Mondiale) - winner of stage 8. "This is crazy. It was already something unbelievable to win a stage on my first participation to the Giro d'Italia last year and now it's the same at the Tour de France. I told myself why not trying at the Tour ...
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Yahoo Sports
Here's another reason for Panthers owner David Tepper to be upset about playing in an empty stadium: His team didn't perform very well in one on Friday. As explained by new coach Matt Rhule, the Panthers had a poor performance on Friday at Bank of ...
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ESPN
The New York Yankees reinstated shortstop Gleyber Torres from the injured list on Saturday. Torres was placed on the IL on Aug. 21 with Grade 1 strains of his left quadriceps and left hamstring. He is hitting .231 with a home run and six RBIs this season.
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Yahoo Sports
Samuel (foot) may be activated from the active/non-football injury list prior to a Week 1 matchup with the Cardinals, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. While taking part in joint workouts with his teammates in Nashville back in June, Samuel suffered ...
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Tennis Magazine
3:06 PM—With a love hold, Stephens wins a 39-minute first set, 6-2. Would it have been that straightforward with a sold-out crowd in Ashe? Eh, maybe, considering Serena's form. But all credit to Stephens, who has held serve remarkably well and has take ...
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Deseret News
Editor's note: This story will be updated throughout the day; Check back for updates as more reports and official information become available regarding NFL transactions. SALT LAKE CITY — Two former University of Utah standouts who played key roles in ...
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Washington Post
It has already been a tough day for former Vols in the NFL, as the Ravens released Nigel Warrior and Eli Wolf, but the news out of Jacksonville may be the most shocking for the day. 247 Sports Alan Bell has reported that the Jacksonville Jaguars are releasing ...
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The Mercury News
Minor made his Athletics debut in relief during Friday's loss to the Padres, allowing two earned runs on two solo home runs over one inning. The veteran southpaw, just acquired at the deadline, is expected to make his starting debut on Tuesday, but manager ...
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CBSSports.com
Round 2 at the 2020 Tour Championship will feature four of the top five golfers in the world entering the day atop the leaderboard. Dustin Johnson (-13), Jon Rahm (-13), Justin Thomas (-11) and Rory McIlroy (-9) will make up the final two pairings on Saturday ...
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Yahoo Sports
According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Bengals are waiving quarterback Jake Dolegala. Having already parted ways with Brandon Allen earlier today, that leaves just two quarterbacks on their active roster — top draft pick Joe Burrow and ...
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Cincinnati.com
While going 5-5 over the last 10 games, the Cincinnati Reds have made up ground in the National League playoff race and are currently just two games out of second place in the NL Central. Even though the Reds have been favored to win each of their last ...
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Yahoo Sports
The US Open was plunged into controversy Saturday after New York health officials ordered the women's top doubles pairing be withdrawn from the tournament due to possible exposure to coronavirus. Number one seeds Kristina Mladenovic and Timea ...
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Detroit Free Press
Blough was waived by the Lions on Saturday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. It would have been surprising to see Blough beat out veteran Chase Daniels for the backup gig behind Matthew Stafford, but Blough evidently had a strong camp which put ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Mercedes driver had to take to the grass on the right-hand side of the straight approaching the Parabolica as he weaved through a pack of cars running slowly into the long right-hander. Hamilton and the other drivers involved – Nicholas Latifi, Romain ...
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Niners Nation
Per ESPN's Field Yates, the San Francisco 49ers have created $9.5 million in cap space by converting Dee Ford's base salary into a signing bonus. Ford's cap hit from 2020 went from $15.9 million to $6.4 million. Earlier in the week, general manager John ...
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The Mercury News
Anderson (1-3) was tagged with the loss Friday against the Diamondbacks. He allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk while fanning two across four innings. Anderson's last two starts against Arizona haven't been pretty -- he has given up 11 runs on 16 ...
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Yardbarker
The Chiefs will release Washington, Field Yates of ESPN reports. With that, Darrel Williams and Darwin Thompson profile as the top backups to 2020 first-rounder Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Washington should be able to catch on as a complementary backfield ...
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Sports Illustrated
Gordon totaled 23 points (7-14 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 6-6 FT), three rebounds, one assist and one steal in 34 minutes during Friday's 112-97 Game 1 victory over the Lakers. Gordon continues to score the ball well for the Rockets. Putting the ball through the basket has ...
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The News-Press
Kurt Benkert, who has been with the Atlanta Falcons since signing as an undrafted free agent in 2018, has been cut. Former Lehigh star Robert Jackson was also cut Saturday morning by the Cleveland Browns. The news comes as each team is seeking to ...
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The Providence Journal
The Toronto Raptors had never won a playoff game with a shot at the buzzer until last year. Kawhi Leonard sent the Raptors into the Eastern Conference finals when his bid from the corner bounced off the rim four times before dropping in, eliminating the ...
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Yahoo Sports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russian Daniil Medvedev rolled through the U.S. Open third round by demolishing American J.J. Wolf 6-3 6-3 6-2 on Saturday. The third seed seized the early momentum, breaking Wolf's serve for a 3-2 lead in the first set in which he ...
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Q13 FOX
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to longtime football coach Lou Holtz. Trump made the announcement at the White House as Holtz looked on.
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WKRN News 2
Siemian was released by the Titans on Saturday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. Siemian had only been with the Titans for a little over two weeks so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to see him hit the waiver wire. Logan Woodside is now ...
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Mavs.com
The winningest coach in NBA history was thrilled to hear the news that Steve Nash had been hired as coach of the Brooklyn Nets. And while predicting greatness is a dangerous thing, Don Nelson said that the former Mavericks' point guard has a great ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Twins are certainly taking Major League Baseball's desire to shorten games to heart. Friday's first game was over after two Twins batted. Jorge Polanco blitzed a Matt Boyd changeup into the planters in left field, and Josh Donaldson tattooed a fastball ...
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USA TODAY
Roark didn't factor into the decision in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk over 4.1 innings. He struck out a season-high six. The right-hander headed into the fifth inning with a 5-2 lead but ...
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Yahoo Sports
Vic Beasley's unusual training camp with the Titans will result in a more usual status for the start of the 2020 season. Paul Kuharsky reports that Beasley will be removed from the non-football injury list and shifted to the 53-man roster on Saturday. Beasley ...
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Washington Times
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The race between Chukwuma Okorafor and Zach Banner to be the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting right tackle appears to be a dead heat with just over a week to go before the season opener against the New York Giants. Head coach Mike ...
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NFL.com
Todd Davis rose from undrafted free agent to Super Bowl champion in Denver, but his time in the Mile High City has come to a close. The Broncos have released the veteran linebacker, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported, per a source informed of the ...
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Goal.com
The Gunners were beaten 3-2 in a behind-closed-doors clash with their Premier League rivals at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal fell to a 3-2 defeat against Aston Villa in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. The game, which took place at Emirates Stadium, saw ...
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