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Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love 'definitely' ready to start Week 1 if needed Such was Love's first two days of the team's mandatory minicamp -- their first without camp holdout Aaron Rodgers. How does that bode for Love's chances if he has to start the regular-season opener Sept. 12 at New Orleans should Rodgers' tenure with Green ...
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Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott ready to move on, says he has 'buried' ankle injury FRISCO, Texas -- After going through organized team activities and two days of the Dallas Cowboys' mandatory minicamp, quarterback Dak Prescott pronounced himself back from a dislocated and compound fracture of his right ankle that forced him to miss ...
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LeBron, Kobe and other Lakers legends to wear multiple jersey numbers James, who has worn No. 6 as a member of Team USA and wears the same digit on his practice jersey, had worn No. 23 during his first three seasons with the Lakers. He also wore No. 23 for 11 seasons across two stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and ...
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Subban of Devils to debut for ESPN as NHL analyst The 32-year-old scored 19 points (five goals, 14 assist) in 44 games this season. In 12 NHL seasons with the Devils, Nashville Predators and Montreal Canadiens, Subban has scored 445 points (110 goals, 335 assists), and won the Norris Trophy as the best ...
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3 Keys: Bruins at Islanders, Game 6 of second round No. 3 Bruins at No. 4 Islanders. 7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS. New York leads best-of-7 series, 3-2. The New York Islanders can advance to the Stanley Cup Semifinals with a win against the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Second ...
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Premier Golf League CEO seeks meeting with PGA Tour commissioner to explain concept Andy Gardiner, the CEO of the Premier Golf League, told ESPN an interview Wednesday that he's been seeking such a meeting for two years. "All we want is a conversation,'' Gardiner said.
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Detroit Lions minicamp observations: Dan Campbell finding unique ways to motivate players It's closer to something that every coach does than it is reinventing the wheel, but Dan Campbell has made competition a staple of his practices as Detroit Lions coach. There's the usual ways: One-on-one drills between receivers and defensive backs, and ...
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New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley 'doing well' in ACL rehab, unsure of status for start of season The Giants open the regular season against the Denver Broncos on Sept. 12, some 11 months after the major surgery on Barkley's right knee. He also had MCL and meniscus damage. "You know me ...
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Bo Schembechler's son will speak about team doctor's sexual abuse, father's failure to protect him ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The son of legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler will share with the public that he is among those who were sexually abused by former team doctor Robert Anderson. And he will tell the world about his father's "failure to ...
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Spider Tack, goo cops and an open secret: Answering 20 questions about MLB's foreign-substance mess And in the process, amid his Elaine Benes dance around the truth, he told on the entire sport. By not denying that he had dabbled in Spider Tack, the viscous grip agent that has become ...
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Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony moved to Sept. 8 The class of 2020 -- Derek Jeter, Marvin Miller, Ted Simmons and Larry Walker -- will have to wait a little bit longer to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer, it was announced Wednesday. The induction ceremony, which had been ...
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Inter Miami 'optimistic' Lionel Messi will play for them in MLS - owner Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas is "optimistic" about bringing Barcelona forward Lionel Messi to play in Major League Soccer. Messi, 33, is out of contract with Barca at the end of June and has previously expressed a desire to play in the United States in the ...
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Desperation is setting in for the NCAA as Congress looks slow to move on name, image and likeness Three weeks before name, image and likeness rights will begin one way or another for college athletes, desperation is setting in. That was the overarching message Wednesday from a U.S. Senate hearing on NIL. After years of arguments, hand-wringing and ...
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Paulo Fonseca: Tottenham in talks with ex-Roma boss over manager role After getting to the stage of advanced negotiations with Antonio Conte, only for the deal to collapse, there is an understandable wariness about the situation and no agreement as yet. Fonseca, 48, impressed at Roma, only to eventually lose his job last month ...
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Deshaun Watson trade rumors: Kareem Jackson says Texans QB wants to join Broncos As the Broncos continue to find themselves linked to the top quarterbacks on the trade market, one has reportedly expressed interest in coming to Denver. Broncos safety Kareem Jackson told former Denver cornerback Aqib Talib on Talib's podcast, "Catchin' ...
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Eagles waive quarterback Jamie Newman, 2 wide receivers | What moves mean for depth chart The Eagles have just two quarterbacks on their roster ahead of training camp. The team waived undrafted rookie quarterback Jamie Newman and wide receiver Khalil Tate on Wednesday. The Eagles also waived/injured wide receiver Trevon Grimes. Sign up ...
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Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter to miss rest of postseason with knee injury Hunter, the team's top perimeter defender, experienced some mild swelling in his right knee prior to Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers in their Eastern Conference semifinal series, and he underwent an MRI that revealed a new small tear of the lateral ...
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Kemba Walker trade rumors: Celtics, star point guard in 'mutual agreement' that they should part After two seasons, it looks like Kemba Walker's time with the Celtics is coming to an end. Farbod Esnaashari of Bleacher Report reports that Walker and Boston "are likely to move forward from their relationship this offseason in a mutual agreement between ...
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Indiana Pacers quick to fire coach Nate Bjorkgren after one disastrous season Expected to bring the Indiana Pacers into the "modern" era of coaching, Nate Bjorkgren had the plug pulled after his first year on the job. The Pacers announced Wednesday that Bjorkgren would not be retained as the team's head coach. "The 2020-21 season ...
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Big Ten Daily: Former Michigan State Basketball Player Keith Appling Faces Murder Charges "It is alleged that Appling had an argument with Mr. Edmonds over a handgun, and he fatally shot the victim multiple times before he fled the scene," the Wayne County prosecutor's office said.
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Giants and Browns will hold two joint practices in Cleveland before Aug. 22 preseason game Odell Beckham Jr. and the Cleveland Browns will host Joe Judge and the Giants for two joint practices leading up to the teams' Aug. 22 preseason game at FirstEnergy Stadium. "They'll be coming to us to practice," Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said ...
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Rafael Nadal extends record with 14th French Open semifinal berth PARIS -- Rafael Nadal's French Open set streak is over. His pursuit of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title -- including 14 at Roland Garros -- remains very much intact. Nadal shrugged off dropping a set in Paris for the first time in two years and regained ...
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Noah Ruggles, former North Carolina kicker, commits to Ohio State football as a graduate transfer Ruggles played in only one game in 2020 after losing his job to another graduate transfer, Grayson Atkins. In 2019, Ruggles made 19 of 27 field goals ( ...
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Cardinals turn to bounce-back battery Molina and Wainwright to avoid 0-6 home stand Yadier Molina returns from a bruised knee to join Wainwright and reunite with this generation's longest paired pitcher-catcher partnership. At issue for the Cardinals has been ...
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Raiders add former Falcons CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson A 6-foot-1, 190-pound cornerback, Wreh-Wilson joins the Silver and Black having spent the last five seasons (2016-20) with the Atlanta Falcons after spending his first three years (2013-15) in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans.
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5 things to know about new Packers LB De'Vondre Campbell GREEN BAY – After last month's NFL Draft, Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst suggested it was a possibility the team could still sign a veteran inside linebacker this offseason. That individual turned out to be De'Vondre Campbell, a sixth-year pro out ...
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Can't You See? Nikola Jokic is the 2021 NBA MVP Because of His Vision Fine, let's put it this way: This version of Denver Nuggets do-all frontman Nikola Jokic is playing like the best basketball player in the world right now. The skills, stats and ...
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he sixth day of Bears OTAs carried mixed feelings. Justin Fields threw a few nice passes and Andy Dalton was picked off three times during a seven-on-seven and team drill, according to a tweet by Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. Nagy ...
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Jeff Green and James Harden out but 'progressing nicely'; both travel to Milwaukee Jeff Green spoke to the media for the first time since suffering the left plantar fascia strain, that's kept him out of the last five postseason games. Before the Nets veteran spoke to the media, Steve Nash confirmed that the Nets will be without Green for the sixth ...
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Tigers could lose coach to the college ranks DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers might be searching for a new coach. Jose Cruz Jr., the Tigers assistant coach, is close to being hired as the new head baseball coach at Rice University in Houston, according to Baseball America. Cruz Jr. is well respected and ...
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Reports: Speedy sophomore receiver Jay Brunelle to transfer from Notre Dame Furthermore, Brunelle suffered a shoulder injury late in his senior season of high school (2019) that would have held him out of 2020's spring practices upon his early enrollment, if there had been 2020 spring practices. A balky hamstring limited Brunelle this ...
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OHSAA baseball state championships pushed back a day, now slated for Friday start AKRON, Ohio — A week after the Ohio High School Athletic Association needed to delay its state softball championships by a day, it is now doing the same for baseball. This weekend's semifinals and finals for all four divisions at Canal Park in Akron will now ...
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Texas A&M hires Schlossnagle, who built TCU into powerhouse COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M hired Jim Schlossnagle as its new baseball coach Wednesday after his 18 seasons at TCU that included five trips to the College World Series. Schlossnagle replaces Rob Childress, whose contract wasn't ...
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Mike Yastrzemski close to returning from Giants injured list, hits on field before game ARLINGTON, Texas - Just as the Giants put yet another outfielder on the injured list, they're edging closer to geting their right fielder back. Mike Yastrzemski said on the field before Wednesday's game at Texas that he believes he's on track to return on or ...
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What to expect from NBC's 'unprecedented' summer Olympics coverage But NBCUniversal, which includes the Stamford-based NBC Sports division, still has ambitious plans. Details announced by the broadcaster this week include a record 7,000 hours of programming across two broadcast networks, six cable networks and several ...
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Davies strong, Rizzo, Wisdom homer in Cubs' 7-1 win vs Pads SAN DIEGO — Zach Davies allowed just one hit in six scoreless innings, Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in four runs, and Patrick Wisdom went deep again for the Chicago Cubs as they defeated the San Diego Padres 7-1 Tuesday night. Support our ...
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Wednesday Bird Droppings: June continues to be a boon for streaking O's And to be fair, it was due. Ryan Mountcastle has really started to figure things out in recent weeks. Pedro Severino and Maikel Franco are closer to their modest ceilings. And Anthony Santander is rediscovering his power. There was always reason to think this ...
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Alabama, Boston College schedule home-and-home football series for 2031, 2034 The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Boston College Eagles have scheduled a home-and-home football series for 2031 and 2034, both schools announced on Wednesday. In the first game of the series, Alabama will travel to take on Boston College at Alumni ...
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Scottie Pippen dancing to different music with new autobiography "In Unguarded, the soft-spoken, six-time champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist finally opens up to offer pointed and transparent takes on Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and Isiah Thomas, among others.
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Tony Vitello Previews Super Regional And Players Mantra Of "One Last Ride At Lindsey Nelson" In what is shaping up to be a fierce Super Regional against LSU, Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello met with the media on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming series. The Vols and Tigers are definitely familiar with each other, especially coming off a highly ...
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Portland Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard nominated for Community Award How did Lillard get the award in April? The NBA awards the Community Assist Award for Community engagement, philanthropic activity, and charity work. Lillard debuted a special RESPECT edition of his signature Dame 7 shoe exclusively for the students in ...
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Tennessee launches $500 million 'My All' fundraising campaign New Tennessee athletic director Danny White hasn't wasted much time since coming onboard in January, and on Wednesday morning the Vols announced an ambitious fundraising project White intends to impact each team on campus in some way.
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What prompted 49ers to end offseason program early, call off mandatory minicamp? Nick Bosa showed up for the 49ers' offseason program this week — only to quickly learn he and his teammates are now on summer break. Coach Kyle Shanahan not only called off this week's final two organized team activities, he canceled next week's ...
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Blue Jays place C Jansen on IL with hamstring injury CHICAGO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays placed Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list Tuesday and recalled fellow catcher Riley Adams from Triple-A Buffalo. Jansen strained his right hamstring running the bases during Sunday's 6-3 loss to Houston.
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Tomahawk Take Staff 2021 MLB All-Star Picks The main stipulation was that we had to vote based on players' positions on the official ballot. For example, Kris Bryant is listed as a 3rd baseman, even though he has 275 innings in the outfield at the time of this writing and only 121.2 at 3rd base.
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Court hearing reveals new details in case of suspended Virginia Tech player charged in Blacksburg man's death Etute told police that on April 10, he matched with Smith on the dating app Tinder, where Smith was posing as a woman under the alias "Angie," according to Montgomery County Commonwealth's Attorney Mary Pettitt.
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Dodgers Activate Tony Gonsolin From 60-Day Injured List The Dodgers have activated right-hander Tony Gonsolin from the 60-day injured list, per a club announcement. He's in line to start tonight's game against the Pirates after sitting out the entire year to date due shoulder inflammation. In a pair of corresponding ...
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Philadelphia Eagles agree to deal with former Jaguars WR Michael Walker An undrafted free agent out of Boston College, Walker signed with the Jaguars in 2019. Walker was one of the final cuts, made the practice squad, and eventually was promoted to the active roster against ...
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NBA reveals competition structure for summer league in Las Vegas The NBA today announced Summer League will feature all 30 teams playing five games apiece during the 10-day, 75-game event. The Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion will host either seven or eight games per day.
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Montreal Canadiens: Five Moves Habs Did NOT Make That Led To Playoff Success Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin was dancing with delight after Tyler Toffoli's overtime game winner in Game 4. And why not? Toffoli was signed by the Habs general manager on the third day of free agency to a four year contract with a ...
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