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Grichuk drives in 5, Jays beat A's 10-4 for series split OAKLAND, Calif. -- — Randal Grichuk homered, doubled and drove in five runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 10-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Toronto earned a split of the four-game series after dropping the first two games against the ...
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Brewers look to end 4-game skid against Phillies Milwaukee Brewers (17-14, second in the NL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (16-15, first in the NL East). Philadelphia; Thursday, 1:05 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Brandon Woodruff (2-0, 1.80 ERA, .80 WHIP, 40 strikeouts) Phillies: Zack ...
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The Wonder of Albert Pujols The end of greatness is often so horrid as to invoke pathos. Ken Griffey Jr., hitting .184, drove away from the Mariners one night without a word to anyone. Mike Schmidt, hitting .203, suddenly quit on a road trip, and mentioned the one thing he would miss ...
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Okudah Feels His Game Is at 'Different Level' Following Surgery Jeff Okudah is ready to go. After a lackluster rookie campaign that saw him struggle with injuries, Okudah feels optimistic. There is a certain hunger that comes with missing a significant amount of time in the NFL, and Okudah is feeling it. As he trends toward ...
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Arsenal 'devastated' by Europa League exit but where does club go now? "We are devastated". Mikel Arteta is not a man for big displays of emotion, but you could tell that this one hurt. Arsenal's failure to score against Villarreal at Emirates Stadium on Thursday - and the Europa League exit that resulted - has repercussions.
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Cowboys Should Add FA Richard Sherman Post-Draft to Complete Defensive Rebuild Even casual fans know the story of the Dallas defense. The unit was a disaster in 2020 under coordinator Mike Nolan, who reported to new coach Mike McCarthy. Things were historically bad en route to allowing 29.6 points and 158.8 rushing yards per game.
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Rickie Fowler gives update on Tiger Woods' condition after Masters visit Rickie Fowler didn't qualify for this year's Masters, but he might have found the next-best option. He watched the broadcast with Tiger Woods. Fowler fired an opening round of one-under 70 on Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship, his first start in a ...
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McCourty Twins Separated Longtime New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty's Twitter reaction said it all after news came out that he no longer would be playing on the same team as his twin brother. After three seasons in New England, cornerback Jason McCourty is leaving to ...
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Washington Hosting Potential LT Starter In Charles Leno: NFL Free Agency ASHBURN -- The Washington Football Team is set to host veteran left tackle Charles Leno Jr. next week, per NFL Network's Mike Garafolo. WFT coach Ron Rivera will be looking to add veteran talent following the 2021 NFL Draft rather than adding young ...
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Imperfect 10: Rangers rally past extra-struggling Twins 4-3 MINNEAPOLIS — The first nine innings for the Minnesota Twins haven't exactly been a blast. Their experience after that has been quite the exhausting experience. "Based on the first month of this season? I'm starting to sour on it," manager Rocco Baldelli ...
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Bills follow draft board, get a glut of edge rushers: What's the plan? Less than 24 hours after calling Rousseau and 2020 second-round pick AJ Epenesa the Bills' hopeful starters of the future, Beane added another name to the defensive line room. When Beane told reporters before ...
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A college reunion has Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. 'very, very excited' "I'm very, very excited to have him on the team," Wise said Thursday. Henry and Wise have known each other since their days playing at Arkansas. The pair overlapped ...
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Colts Announce 5 Undrafted Free Agent Signings Duke running back Deon Jackson; Texas wide receiver Tarik Black; USC wide receiver Tyler Vaughns; Liberty linebacker Anthony Butler; BYU linebacker Isaiah Kaufusi. In a corresponding move, the Colts also waived cornerback Will ...
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Roma 3-2 Man Utd (5-8 on aggregate): 'Faith in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer close to being rewarded' After three weeks in which the men who run Manchester United have been pilloried by their own fans and branded snakes by the Uefa president, advancing past Roma to reach the Europa League final can at least give them satisfaction from one bold show of ...
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Marina Rodriguez, fighting on short notice, arrives two days late after hang-ups in travel Already fighting on short notice Saturday against Michelle Waterson in the flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night, Rodriguez has also had to endure a series of travel issues, including a 20-hour travel day that landed her in the host city two days later than ...
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No-hitter means more for John Means and emerging Orioles SEATTLE (AP) —. The Baltimore Orioles already had the feel-good story of the season with the return of Trey Mancini from colon cancer surgery. For more than a month, the youngsters at the core of their rebuild have — perhaps surprisingly so — played well ...
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Notre Dame buys billboards promoting football program, players for national recruiting blitz In the final month of the NCAA's COVID-induced dead period for recruiting, Notre Dame football turned to billboards to promote its players and remind recruits that its program pulls prospects from all over the country. The messages on the digital billboards are ...
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Dolphins releasing starting free safety, team captain Bobby McCain McCain was scheduled to have a cap hit of $7.1 million in 2021. Five of Miami's eight team captains from 2020 are gone: McCain, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ted Karras, Kyle Van Noy and Kavon Frazier ...
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Preview: Blackhawks vs. Hurricanes Carolina hosts Chicago in regular season home finale · Chicago Blackhawks (22-25-6, 50 points) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (36-10-7, 79 points) · PROJECTED LINEUP · There's No Place Like Home: This marks the Canes' 28th and final home game of the regular ...
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Darlington Raceway set for first of 2 NASCAR weekends Darlington Raceway was strangely busy at the start of the pandemic when the old, country track opened its gates to help NASCAR restart its engines during a hectic stretch of three races in five days. It was the perfect warmup for a return to two scheduled Cup ...
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Miami Heat: Trevor Ariza proving a pleasant surprise Among a host of storylines, one of the more prevalent that centered around the Miami Heat entering this season was the gaping hole in the frontcourt beside Bam Adebayo. This past offseason, Jae Crowder, who played the role as a stretch-four to great effect ...
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Why did the Angels release Albert Pujols? A disagreement over Ryan Yarbrough reportedly led to move The Angels made the decision Thursday to designate longtime first baseman Albert Pujols for assignment. The future Hall of Famer had spent the last decade with the Angels and was in the final year of a 10-year, $240 million contract he signed with the team ...
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Mavs' Kristaps Porzingis is making progress, but doubtful for Friday's game vs. Cavaliers Two days after describing Kristaps Porzingis' timetable to return from right knee soreness as "probably a game-to-game basis, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle gave a slightly different answer before Thursday's game against the Nets. The Mavericks already had ...
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Warriors' Kelly Oubre: Out at least a week Oubre (wrist) will be re-evaluated in one-to-two weeks, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Oubre had already been ruled out of Thursday's game, and the Warriors have now confirmed that he's dealing with an injury that will carry a longer timetable.
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Asked and Answered: May 6 GRAHAM ANDERSON FROM PLYMOUTH, UK: Could you please remind us of the story where the Steelers forfeited a draft pick because Mr. Dan Rooney had made an agreement with a player that turned out to be against the rules?
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Elephant Rumblings: John Means throws no-hitter for Orioles Good morning afternoon, Athletics Nation! Twice in the last two weeks, the Oakland A's were beaten by Baltimore Orioles starter John Means, and both times the lefty dominated. Turns out that's nothing to be ashamed of. Means threw a no-hitter against the ...
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Cardinals' Tyler Webb: Rollercoaster season continues Webb has allowed seven earned runs on four hits and seven walks while recording one strikeout across the 2.1 innings covering his last four appearances. The left-hander's woes continued in Thursday's loss to the Mets, when he failed to record a single out ...
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Aaron Rodgers 'conflicted' about future, former Packers teammate John Kuhn says "It's going to take two men that are dug in right now and trying to meet in the middle somewhere where they're both happy," Kuhn said referring to Rodgers and Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst. By USA TODAY Network May 6, 2021, 3:54pm CDT ...
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Superstar Racing Experience Unveils Event Format For Inaugural Season Two 15-Minute Heat Races Set Field for 100-Lap Feature Race; Points Earned in Heats and Feature Go Toward Season-Ending Championship. Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) has announced the format for its six-race short-track series that will debut ...
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The Saints and Sean Payton are looking for a leader. Will that be Taysom Hill? The top candidates to succeed the now-retired Drew Brees are a pair of returning Saints — former BYU quarterback Taysom Hill and former Tampa Bay starter Jameis Winston. Saints coach Sean Payton joined NFL Network's Rich ...
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Rockies prospect Colton Welker suspended 80 games after testing positive for DHCMT (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) Photo by: Ashley Landis/AP. Colorado Rockies third baseman ...
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Out-of-touch old guy Tony La Russa fails to understand extra innings rule, blunders game Hinch—another contender for the job, and now the manager of the Detroit Tigers—in their Twitter announcement. Beyond that snafu, the big question around La Russa was whether he was too old (76) and too far removed from baseball (last managed in 2011) ...
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Celtics notebook: Boston could be forced into play-in tournament The most recent outspoken voice was LeBron James, who said "whoever came up with that (expletive) needs to be fired." A few weeks ago, it was the Dallas All-Star Luka Doncic or owner Mark Cuban making some noise.
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'F*cked, yes, but we still have the league' - Ramos reacts to Chelsea defeat The Spaniard still believes the Blancos can salvage a La Liga title triumph from an otherwise disappointing season. Sergio Ramos has reacted to Real Madrid's Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea via social media, insisting that although he and ...
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Dodgers' Walker Buehler: Punches out eight in no-decision Buehler allowed two earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out eight across six innings Wednesday against the Cubs. He did not factor into the decision. Buehler mowed through the Cubs with little trouble early on, surrendering only one hit ...
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Man United head to Europa League finals despite defeat to Roma Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reached a major final as Manchester United manager for the first time after a 3-2 defeat to AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico was enough to earn his side an 8-5 aggregate win in the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday. Advertising.
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Penguins' Tristan Jarry: In goal against Sabres Jarry will get the starting nod at home versus Buffalo on Thursday. Jarry will be making his seventh straight appearance, which includes one relief outing, in which he posted a 4-1-0 record, 2.25 GAA and two shutouts. Depending on the health of Casey ...
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Sex offender Jarryd Hayne starts appeal process after spending first night in prison Convicted sex offender and former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has lodged an appeal one day after being jailed for assaulting a Newcastle woman. Key points: Throughout the trial, Hayne claimed the sex was consensual; He was jailed for a maximum five years ...
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Coller: Draft solidifies that 2021 holds answers to Vikings' future at QB In one weekend, the Vikings appear to have solidified their offensive line (just in time for Kirk Cousins's fourth season in Minnesota) and given themselves a potential succession plan from Cousins, who has been a part of trade rumors all offseason.
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Dolphins Pick Up Basketball Player The other one move wasn't nearly as significant on the surface, though it certainly was quite interesting. The Dolphins signed Jibri Blount from North Carolina Central as an undrafted free agent. Beyond the ...
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Which QB will start Week 1 for the 49ers? Who will be the San Francisco starting quarterback in Week 1? Well, it depends on who you ask. If you ask 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, he will tell you his starting quarterback is Jimmy Garoppolo ... right now. We still have four months and six days until ...
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NFL reminds teams they are off the hook if injury occurs off-site ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The NFL is reminding teams following Ja'Wuan James' potentially season-ending Achilles injury that they're not obligated to pay salaries of players who get hurt away from team facilities. The memo sent to all 32 teams Wednesday ...
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College Pitcher Whose Prosthetic Arm Was Stolen Says Community Support Has 'Rejuvenated' Spirit The following day, the Sioux Falls Police Department found the tan Nike backpack on the side of the road near Hanson's home, according to the outlet. It contained some of the prosthesis attachments, which the athlete said he was "very happy" to get back, but ...
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