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As-it-happens update June 18, 2021
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NHL.com
The Hurricanes lost in five games to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Second Round this season. Carolina had missed the playoffs nine straight seasons before Brind'Amour was named coach May 8, 2018, replacing Bill Peters.
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ESPN
NEW YORK -- — Kyle Hendricks flummoxed the Mets for six innings to win his career-best seventh straight start, Javier Báez hit a two-run homer in the first off Marcus Stroman and the Chicago Cubs beat New York 2-0 Thursday night to avoid a four-game ...
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NBC Sports
Not only is Waldron drawing rave reviews from everyone who has spoken about him, a contingent that includes Russell Wilson and DK Metcalf, but Lockett explained that the first-time OC has been given free reign as the architect and teacher of the system.
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ESPN
The top two vote-getters in this year's NBA Rookie of the Year voting, Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, were both unanimous selections for this year's All-Rookie First Team. The NBA announced both ...
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FOXSports.com
On June 10, the NBA informed teams of key dates for the 2021-22 season, which included a regular-season start date of Oct. 19, via The Athletic. This isn't ...
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Golf.com
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The saying goes that when someone shows you who they are, you should believe them the first time. What about the eighth? Brooks Koepka is a major championship golfer. These are the only tournaments he cares about. Koepka has ...
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ESPN
SAN DIEGO -- Matthew Wolff didn't seem too upset that he had eight birdies but shot only 1-under 70 in Thursday's opening round of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. He wasn't beating himself up for hitting only six of 14 fairways, carding two double-bogeys and ...
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USA TODAY
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jadeveon Clowney burst out of his three-point stance, spun around a couple of tackling dummies and celebrated finishing first in a drill by thrusting his index finger in the air and letting out a loud yell. By all accounts, he's happy, healthy ...
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Sports Illustrated
It was easy to wonder if Mike Ford had ever lost hope prior to his first big league call-up on April 16, 2019. The first baseman had spent seven years and 572 games in the Yankees' minor league system before finally getting a major league promotion.
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FOXSports.com
For once, it looks like Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will be on the same team – the Madden cover team, that is. Madden 22 unveiled its cover on Thursday, and it features the current GOAT – Brady – and the man set to chase him for the next decade and ...
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The New York Times
Shelby Houlihan was poised to compete for a spot at the Games despite a doping ban that she blamed on burrito meat. Athletes complained, and a reversal to keep her sidelined eventually came from the highest levels of American Olympic governance.
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The Detroit News
This time, though, thankfully, the attempt at levity got through. Jonathan Schoop was asked before the game Thursday if his neck and shoulders were sore? Detroit Tigers' Jonathan Schoop watches ...
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nj.com
The league believes the severe drop in offense this season has been caused, in large part, by pitchers who have been using illegal substances of industrial strength rather than mixtures of pine tar, sunscreen and rosin, which had been the standard for decades.
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The Denver Post
Colorado placed right-handed pitcher Mychal Givens on the 10-day IL, the team announced on Thursday, as Givens deals with a lower-back issue. His absence begins as the Rockies embark on a four-game homestand against the Milwaukee Brewers this week ...
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Tampa Bay Times
Veteran lefty Rich Hill will be on the mound for the Rays tonight when they open a four-game weekend series in Seattle against the Mariners; first pitch is at 10:10. Hill was disappointed with his last outing Saturday against the Orioles, in which he cruised ...
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ABC News
All fully vaccinated players and staff can stop wearing masks in dugouts, bullpens and clubhouses under the latest change to Major League Baseball's coronavirus protocols. By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer. June 17, 2021, 3:32 PM. • 3 min read.
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ESPN
Naomi Osaka, ranked No. 2 in the world in women's tennis, has withdrawn from Wimbledon, according to a statement released by her agent on Thursday. "Naomi won't be playing Wimbledon this year," the statement read. "She is taking some personal time ...
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FOXSports.com
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers acquired right-hander Dennis Santana from the Dodgers in a trade Thursday, sending minor league lefty Kevin Bautista to Los Angeles. Santana had been designated for assignment by the Dodgers on ...
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Houston Chronicle
Houston Rockets forward Jae'Sean Tate (8) celebrates after hitting a 3- Mark Mulligan/Staff photographer. The Rockets' lost season picked up ...
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Detroit Free Press
The NHL Players Association released its annual survey Thursday, ranging in topics from favorites to fashionable — and, of course, the pandemic. COVID-19 prompted the league to use a 56-game, ...
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Seattle Times
Goalkeeper Alisson, defenders Marquinhos and Renan Lodi, midfielders Casemiro and Lucas Paquetá plus forward Richarlison were out of the starting team. In their places, Ederson, Thiago Silva, Alex Sandro, Fabinho, Everton and Gabriel Barbosa started.
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Tampa Bay Times
Zombro, pitching for Durham, was taken from the field on a stretcher to Duke University Hospital, where he underwent what his mother said was "major brain surgery," which included the insertion of plates.
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The Washington Post
Cardinals sign veteran LeBlanc, will use him in relief · ATLANTA — The St. Louis Cardinals have signed left-hander Wade LeBlanc to a one-year contract that pays $800,000 while in the major leagues and $150,000 while in the minors. · Manager Mike Shildt ...
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Windy City Gridiron
The Chicago Bears just wrapped up their annual mandatory mini-camp at Halas Hall this past week. Where most players were present, one surprising name was not seen or heard from anywhere - veteran and stud nose tackle Eddie Goldman. He has not ...
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al.com
None of that might make any difference if Kevin Durant keeps performing the way he has thus far in Brooklyn's second-round playoff series with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nets own a 3-2 ...
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AZCentral.com
When it comes to the back and forth of responding to criticism, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid wants no part of it. He made that known on Thursday when asked about Le'Veon Bell and the free-agent running back's recent comments. Bell, who joined the ...
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FiveThirtyEight
What started as a routine-looking transition drive by Kawhi Leonard late in his Los Angeles Clippers' series-tying Game 4 win over the Utah Jazz could have serious implications for the NBA title chase. Though Leonard stayed in the game for another minute ...
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The Oklahoma Daily
York Dispatch
The Spring Grove High School graduate put on a strong performance on Thursday night to win the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. The first-place finish assured Flickinger ...
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pressherald.com
Rick Carlisle stepped down as coach of the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, the second major departure for that franchise in as many days. Carlisle spent 13 seasons in Dallas, leading the Mavericks to the 2011 NBA ...
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The Indian Express
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday announced the details of its "Olympic Forest" project, under the Great Green Wall initiative, which aims to restore degraded landscapes in Mali and Senegal. The project will involve planting around ...
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