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Aldon Smith wants to 'make the best' of his chance with Seattle Seahawks In his first interview since signing with the Seahawks in April, the 31-year-old pass-rusher had much more to say about his four seasons away from the NFL and his latest opportunity following last year's comeback with the Dallas Cowboys.
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Roundup: Colts sign QB Brett Hundley with Carson Wentz on the mend; Giants guard won't need surgery Just days after fearing the worst, the Giants have received positive news regarding a projected starter at a key position. Guard Shane Lemieux is expected to miss just a couple of weeks with a knee injury suffered during the team's first week of training camp, ...
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Stallings' RBI in 9th sends Pirates to 3-2 win over Phillies PITTSBURGH -- — Jacob Stallings drove in the winning run with a fielder's choice in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. With the scored tied 2-all, Bryan Reynolds led off the ...
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Dolphins CB Xavien Howard 'enjoying every moment with my teammates' as trade request looms In the midst of a busy Back Together Saturday, Xavien Howard faced questions about his interest in moving on from Miami. Speaking to the media for the first time since requesting a trade earlier this week, the Dolphins All-Pro cornerback offered replies that ...
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Justin Turner hits go-ahead HR, Dodgers top Diamondbacks 8-3 The game was tied at 3 in the seventh when Turner squared up a pitch from reliever Stefan Crichton that easily sailed over the left field wall and into the Diamondbacks bullpen. The Dodgers tacked on two more runs in the inning, including one on a pinch-hit, ...
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Trade Reunites Longtime Friends Cobb, Amari Rodgers GREEN BAY, Wis. – Amari Rodgers was 12 when he met University of Kentucky star Randall Cobb. The two connected at Kentucky, where Rodgers' dad, Tennessee football legend Tee Martin, was Cobb's receivers coach in 2010. "I remember being a kid ...
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Source: Minnesota Vikings QB Kellen Mond tests positive for COVID-19; Kirk Cousins a high-risk close contact According to the protocols put together this summer by the NFL and players' union, high-risk close contacts designate that a player is not fully vaccinated. "You know, quite honestly, after everything ...
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Márquez homers off Darvish, pitches Rockies past Padres 5-3 The Padres placed electrifying shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. on the 10-day disabled list before the game, a day after he partially dislocated his left shoulder for the third time this season. Tatis, who started the All-Star Game, leads the NL with 31 home runs and 23 ...
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Tony La Russa clear there's 'not going to be a closers controversy' with first-place Chicago White Sox Kimbrel joins Liam Hendriks to form a dynamic duo at the back end of games. The only question is, who gets the ninth? "The day that they are both available it will be real ...
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Jags' Lawrence gets 'plus, plus' grades, 'real stuff' next JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — As impressive as Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was during his first week of training camp, his performance came with an asterisk. "Everybody's got to remember the defense is not allowed to make a play on ...
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Center Serge Ibaka exercises option, will return to LA Clippers for second season, sources say Ibaka picked up his $9.7-million option. The veteran center was the Clippers' biggest addition during the past offseason in free agency but Ibaka was limited to just 41 regular season games with a back injury.
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Heim's second 2-run HR in 10th lifts Rangers over Mariners ARLINGTON, Texas -- — Switch-hitting Jonah Heim hit his second two-run homer of the game in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. Heim, who homered from both sides of the plate, ...
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LIVE Tokyo Day 9: Martin adds BMX gold to swim haul, Starc contests high jump final At the track Rohan Browning has the chance to become the first Australian in a men's 100m Olympic final since Hec Hogan managed the feat back in 1956. The golf enters its final day and team sports head into quarter-finals elimination action.
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Recap: Seattle Sounders 0, San Jose Earthquakes 1 The goal was against the run of play, with the Sounders asking most all of the questions to that point. Raul Ruidiaz had two quality chances in a six-minute span before the half-hour mark ...
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Tokyo Olympics live updates: MyKayla Skinner wins silver in Simone Biles' place, US favorite out of men's 100m final The victory guarantees Torrez of winning at least a bronze medal as he moves into the semifinals at the Tokyo Games. Torrez, 22, is trying to become the first American to win an Olympic gold medal ...
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Power rankings 1-16: SEC football from first to worst if Oklahoma and Texas played in the 2021 season 2. Georgia. Georgia has been knocking on the door of the national championship for nearly all of coach Kirby Smart's tenure. The 2021 Bulldogs have the league's best quarterback in JT Daniels and have accumulated multiple ...
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Rays move into 1st in AL East with 9-5 victory over Red Sox ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- — Wander Franco had two key run-scoring hits, the Tampa Bay bullpen worked out of a pair of bases-loaded jams, and the Rays moved into first place in the AL East with a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
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Giants hit 5 HRs, rough up Greinke, Astros 8-6 SAN FRANCISCO -- — The San Francisco Giants hit five home runs, including four off Astros ace Zack Greinke, and beat Houston 8-6 Saturday in an interleague matchup of division leaders. Darin Ruf, Donovan Solano, Wilmer Flores and LaMonte Wade Jr.
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Yankees meeting with Luke Voit to determine game-plan with Anthony Rizzo in fold MIAMI — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman accomplished a lot working trade-deadline week alongside his staff at the organization's player development complex in Tampa. Five deals in five days from Monday to Friday added two premier ...
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Jets fans pack training facility for first, in-person glimpse of Zach Wilson A sea of spectators in green and white packed the stands and lined the fence during Saturday's first open training camp practice at the Jets' training facility. All eyes were on the rookie quarterback wearing the red, No. 2 practice jersey as he took part in ...
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USMNT GM Brian McBride talks WCQ venues, return to Columbus: "We get a chance to create a new chapter" November will mark the first time the USA-Mexico qualifier happens outside of Columbus since the turn of the century, interrupting the "Dos a Cero" tradition that took a hit when El Tri knocked off the Yanks 2-1 at Historic Crew Stadium in 2016.
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What makes Xander Schauffele's harrowing Olympic win such a golden moment Of course, Xander Schauffele wanted to win an Olympic gold medal for himself. But he really, really wanted to win one for his dad, Stefan, whose own Olympic decathlon aspirations died when his car was struck by a drunk driver.
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Kevin Durant, US men's basketball rout Czech Republic to advance to quarterfinals "The losses at the beginning put a laser focus on how you have to play with these rules, in this environment, against these talented teams who execute wonderfully," Team USA Coach Gregg Popovich said. "If you do not have respect for your opponent, you're ...
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Former Falcons RB Devonta Freeman signs one-year deal with Saints While Alvin Kamara has the headliner role in the New Orleans Saints offensive backfield on lockdown, the chase for backup action figures to be at least a somewhat livelier competition. And it just got a bit more crowded, as the Saints have signed free agent ...
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Alexander Zverev wins gold in the men's singles tennis tournament. Alexander Zverev just might have figured something out. Zverev, the talented German battling to break into the highest level of his sport, won the gold medal in the Olympic tennis tournament Sunday, defeating Karen Khachanov of Russia in straight sets 6-3, ...
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Retired NFL fullback Anthony Sherman compares COVID-19 vaccination wristbands to racial segregation "The @NFL is making players wear colored wrist bands now based on vaccination status," Sherman tweeted Saturday. "Funny, I thought we all agreed on the evils of segregation back in the 60s. Here we are again- only this time it's based on personal health ...
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Votto inches short of homering in record 8th straight game NEW YORK — Joey Votto came oh-so-close to matching the major league record with a home run in eight consecutive games, but Javier Báez did clear the fence in his New York debut and the Mets rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in 10 innings Saturday ...
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NHL to investigate allegation that San Jose Sharks' Evander Kane bet on his own games An Instagram account, appearing to belong to Kane's wife, Anna, posted in a story: "How does the NHL let a compulsive gambling addict still play when he's obviously throwing games to win money? Hmm maybe someone needs to address this.".
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Krysta Palmer making US diving history with bronze medal in 3-meter springboard TOKYO – Nearly 10 years before U.S. diver Krysta Palmer became the first American woman to win Olympic bronze in the individual 3-meter springboard event since 1988, she thought her athletic career was over. Palmer, 29, participated in gymnastics for ...
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Projecting the Bears' 53-man roster Nearing the end of the first week of training camp, the Sun-Times' Patrick Finley predicts who will stay for Week 1 — and who will go: OFFENSE. Quarterback. They'll likely keep: 3. He's in: Andy Dalton, Justin Fields, Nick Foles. The lowdown: The Bears would ...
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Jerry Jones: Cowboys-Buccaneers in Kickoff Game is 'David against Goliath' It's amounted to just four playoff wins and not a single conference championship appearance since 1996. But with Jones and family still running the team, the buzz surrounding the Cowboys continues on. It's especially ...
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Mike Harrington: Jack Eichel's agents are doing him no favors A News staffer since 1987, I'm a Baseball Hall of Fame voter, a 2013 inductee into the Buffalo Baseball HOF and the Buffalo chapter chair of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. And I insist only Chicago & New York can come close to Buffalo pizza.
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Browns, RB Nick Chubb agree to three-year, $36.6M extension Now he's emerged as one of the league's top-paid running backs. Chubb and the Browns have an agreement in principal on a three-year extension for $36.6 million, NFL Network Insider Ian ...
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Outdoor drinking party in athletes village investigated TOKYO -- An outdoor drinking party at the athletes village that broke rules designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 at the Games is being investigated, Tokyo Olympic officials said Sunday. Organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said "multiple athletes" and ...
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Gold medalist, 4-time beach volleyball Olympian Phil Dalhausser retires TOKYO -- To keep himself busy in Japan while living in modified quarantine, four-time Olympian and 2008 beach volleyball gold medalist Phil Dalhausser decided to add up how much time he has spent away from his children. "I was in a quiet room. Had a lot ...
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For second time in five days, the Brewers have lost players to positive COVID-19 tests Manager Craig Counsell reported before the team's game against Atlanta that relievers Hunter Strickland and Jake Cousins tested positive and were placed in quarantine for a minimum of 10 days, with reliever Jandel Gustave going out for seven because of ...
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Jimmy G, Lance give 49ers rare, ideal QB situation for a contender The 49ers entered training camp facing what many thought would be a quarterback battle between Jimmy Garoppolo and rookie Trey Lance. Instead, coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear on Day 1 that Garoppolo was the starter and Lance the backup.
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Max Verstappen takes new Honda engine, no grid penalty in Hungary BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Red Bull has fitted a new power unit to Max Verstappen's car after engine supplier Honda detected a potential issue it believes is linked to Verstappen's high-speed crash at the British Grand Prix. The new power unit, which is the same ...
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Kyle Schwarber 'itching' to return, eager to learn first base for Boston Red Sox Boston plans to take a serious look at Schwarber playing the unfamiliar position when he is ready to return from a hamstring injury,. "For me, I view myself as a pretty good athlete,'' Schwarber ...
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Recap: New York Red Bulls 2, New England Revolution 3 The Red Bulls got off to a quick start at home, scoring the game's first goal in the eighth minute. Kyle Duncan sent the ball towards the teenager, Carmona who shot from distance to score a memorable first MLS goal.
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American Raven Saunders let The Hulk come out in the ring to win shot put silver TOKYO — Raven Saunders is about that "action" as she said moments after the Olympic final in the women's shot put. Outside of the ring, Saunders, 25, is a mental health and racial justice advocate and a vocal member of the community, with personal ...
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Belichick: Patriots starting from scratch, but Cam Newton's 'our starting quarterback' Training camp is for competition, preparation, improvement and evaluation in the NFL. It's also an essential period for making decisions on a franchise's immediate future. Bill Belichick has made such a decision at quarterback, at least for now. After spending a ...
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Olympics' First Openly Transgender Woman Stokes Debate on Fairness TOKYO — When Laurel Hubbard, a 43-year-old weight lifter from New Zealand, makes her first attempt in the women's heavyweight competition on Monday, she will become the first openly transgender female athlete to compete at the Olympics. Don't miss a ...
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Rebeca Andrade wins the vault, Brazil's first gold in women's gymnastics. With two high-flying vaults that made complicated, gravity-defying moves look simple, Rebeca Andrade won the vault final on Sunday at the Tokyo Games, bringing Brazil its first gold medal ever in women's gymnastics. Her Olympics just keep getting better.
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'I've been proven wrong': Rory McIlroy walks back prior Olympic comments Rory McIlroy's comments coming into the Olympics were akin to a kid being shipped off to summer camp against their will. He was resigned to the fact that he'd be in Tokyo the final week of July competing for a medal, but he didn't exactly seem thrilled about it.
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Seahawks notebook: Contract talks with Jamal Adams remain 'amicable'; backup QB Sean Mannion to sign with Seattle RENTON — What Seahawks coach Pete Carroll considered the first week of camp — a reporting day and then four practice days — ended Saturday as it began, with Jamal Adams and Duane Brown in attendance and wearing their jerseys, but watching from ...
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Inside Allen Park: Detroit Lions' Defense 'Better Scheme for Everybody' With a new coaching staff in place, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn must find avenues to instill more confidence in and gain more productivity out of cornerback Jeff Okudah and safety Tracy Walker. For Walker, he is ...
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Olympics 2021: Trayvon Bromell is off to a rocky start in the 100 meters, but comebacks are his thing He made the 2016 Olympic team in Rio, only to suffer more injuries that required surgery to his foot and, worse yet, his Achilles -- the kiss of death for a world-class sprinter.
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Cubs Ace Kyle Hendricks' Future With Club as Unclear as Rebuild Plan But the guy who has made a lucrative living out of doing more with less — the man who started the Cubs' historic Game 7 World Series victory five years ago — might have to beat the longest odds of his career to get another playoff start with this team.
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Americans Nick Lucena, Phil Dalhausser and Sarah Sponcil, Kelly Claes ousted in beach volleyball at Olympics Another American team is out of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament at the Tokyo Games. A Qatari pair that is ranked No. 1 in the world beat Nick Lucena and 2008 gold medalist Phil Dalhausser 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 on Sunday in the first round of ...
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