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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ August 2, 2021
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	ESPN 'How 'bout them Cowboys?' The inside story of Jimmy Johnson's legendary line ESPN They sat undisturbed at a picnic table at Jimmy Johnson's favorite Italian restaurant along Highway A1A in the Florida Keys one Saturday night in early April. The Pro Football Hall of Fame coach was with his Hall of Fame quarterback, Troy Aikman, three of his ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Notre Dame, college football realignment and the power of independence ESPN Now that Texas and Oklahoma are poised to join the SEC, adding to that league's already daunting roster, the pressure for the ACC to lure the Fighting Irish is greater than ever. The new-look SEC ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Chiefs WR Mecole Hardman: 2021 is 'one of my most important seasons' NFL.com The 23-year-old speedster knows a big opportunity lies ahead. He said during training camp that to hit that ceiling this season, he first hopes to gain the "trust" and rapport with QB Patrick Mahomes. Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Ex-Cowboys starting center Joe Looney signs with Giants in 2021 training camp CBSSports.com Things are much different in 2021, however, because the Cowboys have moved on to second-year talent Tyler Biadasz as the presumptive starter and, as such, Looney was without an NFL home to this point. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Adames' bat, Anderson's arm lift Brewers past Braves 2-1 ESPN ATLANTA -- — Willy Adames hit an early homer off Charlie Morton, Brett Anderson pitched 5 2/3 strong innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Sunday. The Brewers, who have a seven-game lead in the NL Central, moved 20 ... Flag as irrelevant
	SB Nation Predicting where the 11 best NBA free agents will sign in 2021 SB Nation Kawhi Leonard is the biggest name on the free agent market, but it would be a shock to see him leave the Los Angeles Clippers. The same goes for Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns. It feels likely Kyle Lowry is the top free agent to actually change teams this ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Fantasy football: Will Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott bounce back from his disappointing 2020? ESPN Today, let's focus on Elliott's 2021 fantasy outlook, discussing why the Cowboys' feature back should be in line to produce a bounce-back season given his total volume and role in one of the NFL's most explosive offensive units. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Gibson excels in Phils debut; Realmuto, Harper pound Pirates ESPN PITTSBURGH -- — Kyle Gibson pitched into the seventh inning in his Phillies debut and got plenty of support as Philadelphia avoided a series sweep by pounding the Pittsburgh Pirates 15-4 on Sunday. J.T. Realmuto got five of the Phillies' 20 hits, with two ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Wainwright solid for 7, rookie Sosa homers, Cards down Twins ESPN ST. LOUIS -- — Adam Wainwright tossed seven effective innings and rookie Edmundo Sosa homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Wainwright (9-6) allowed three runs and six hits in an 85-pitch stint. Flag as irrelevant
	MLSsoccer.com Revolution stars Turner, Buchanan earn major 2021 Gold Cup awards MLSsoccer.com Turner won the Best Goalkeeper Award after posting five clean sheets in six starts for the USMNT, recording 23 saves along the way. The only goal he conceded was a penalty kick against Martinique during their second Group B game. Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Oklahoma and Texas just dealt the NCAA a major blow The Washington Post Andrew McGregor is a professor of history at the Mountain View Campus of Dallas College. He is currently working on a book about Bud Wilkinson and Oklahoma football. August 2, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Esteban Ocon has always been a fighter - now he's an F1 race winner ESPN In the space of 12 months, he had gone from racing F1 cars with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc to racing remote control cars with his mates in a French parking lot. The situation was ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN How two phone calls two years apart led to the Los Angeles Lakers landing Russell Westbrook ESPN RUSSELL WESTBROOK IS many things as a basketball player -- aggressive, explosive, inefficient -- but most of all he is decisive. A man of action, the saying goes. When there is no shot, he will create one. When there is no path to the basket, he will find one ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Poland grants humanitarian visa to Belarusian Olympic sprinter who refused to board flight home CNN (CNN) Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya received a humanitarian visa from Poland on Monday, hours after she refused to board a flight out of Japan saying she was being forced to return to her native country against her will and that she feared arrest ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Rizzo shines again with key hit, Yankees beat Marlins 3-1 USA TODAY Rizzo, who went to high school in the Miami area, singled home Brett Gardner for the game-tying run in his third game with the Yankees. The first baseman was acquired in a trade from the Chicago Cubs at the trade deadline and hit a homer in each of his first ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Vikings Place QBs Kirk Cousins, Kellen Mond, Nate Stanley on Reserve/COVID List Sports Illustrated Whoever is signed will join Jake Browning as the Vikings' only available quarterbacks for practice, unless Mond happens to be activated on Monday. Browning was the only QB able to practice on Saturday night, and he ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated NBC Missed the Mark with Italy's Tamberi-Jacobs Moment, Track Coverage Sports Illustrated One of the best moments of the Olympics so far took place a little after 8:30 a.m. ET Sunday, about the same time our latest edition of Very Olympic Today hit inboxes. Two high jumpers—Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim—matched ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Tampa Bay Buccaneers to hold Olympics watch party in support of hurdler Anna Cockrell, sister of CB Ross Cockrell ESPN Cockrell, who was a key reserve on the Bucs' Super Bowl winning team last year, is elated his younger sibling gets a chance to live out her dream, even if he can't be there to witness it. Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fa'a Samoa: Troy Polamalu's love for Samoan heritage will be his enduring legacy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In that sense, you could argue Troy Polamalu landing here and spending all 12 of his NFL seasons with the Steelers as a strong safety was a perfect fit. But as beloved as he was — and still ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Ohio State football running backs needs confident resolution to preseason competition cleveland.com The present and future will clash in multiple position competitions over the next month. Nowhere is that more true than the backfield, where the nation's top freshman prospect — TreVeyon Henderson — pushes a handful of veteran backs. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Man City target Harry Kane fails to report for Tottenham training, pushing for move - sources ESPN However, Kane chose not to attend, a move that represents an escalation in the stand-off between the striker and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy. Kane had previously expressed his desire to leave the club this summer. Flag as irrelevant
	Acme Packing Company Cheese Curds, 8/2: On Rodgers' workload management, Adams taking Stokes to school Acme Packing Company It worked for Jaire Alexander then, so why not try it again with Eric Stokes in 2021? There's nothing wrong with giving a rookie a lesson early on in his first training camp — in fact, ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com QB Jalen Hurts already impressing new Philly coach with 'big-time throws': Eagles notebook AZCentral.com PHILADELPHIA – Jalen Hurts has only a handful of training camp practices under his belt as he enters his second NFL season and what he hopes is his first full campaign as starting quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles. But already, veteran teammates ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN August 1 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results CNN Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya said she fears arrest if she returns to her home country, in an interview with Belarusian sports news site Tribuna on Sunday. Timanovskaya is currently in limbo in Tokyo after what she described ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Charlotte Hornets allow Malik Monk to become an unrestricted free agent, extend qualifying offer to Devonte' Graham Sports Illustrated While Devonte' Graham could still be sticking around Charlotte, Malik Monk's time here is done. As first reported by SI.com's All Hornets, the Charlotte Hornets extended a qualifying offer to Graham before Sunday's deadline but they did not do so with Monk, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Bryse Wilson 'couldn't be more excited' for Pirates debut Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Despite being just 23 years old, Bryce Wilson has seen and done a lot in his major league career. The right-hander the Pirates acquired from the Braves as part of the Richard Rodriguez deal this past Friday made his MLB debut at 20 years, 243 days old on ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays series preview, pitching matchups cleveland.com CHICAGO -- This is a preview of the four-game series between the Indians and Toronto that start Monday night. Where: Rogers Centre, Monday through Thursday. Pitching matchups and starting times: RHP Eli Morgan (1-3, 7.47) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (9-5, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News USA Olympic basketball bracket: Americans draw Spain in quarterfinals on path to medal Sporting News Team USA officially clinched a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Olympic men's basketball tournament on Saturday when it defeated the Czech Republic 119-84. A quarterfinal berth had largely been a foregone conclusion after the United States crushed ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Schrock 5 hits, homers filling in for Votto, Reds beat Mets The Washington Post NEW YORK — Reds rookie Max Schrock did his best Joey Votto imitation. Schrock went 5 for 5 with a home run while giving the All-Star a break, leading fellow newcomer Vladimir Gutierrez and Cincinnati over the New York Mets 7-1 Sunday. Get the latest ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY American Jade Carey takes gold in floor exercise at Tokyo Olympics USA TODAY TOKYO — No one doubted that U.S. gymnast Jade Carey had the physical tools to medal at the Olympics. But where she stood mentally Monday, 24 hours after tripping in the vault final Sunday, was an unknown even to a certain degree for Carey and her ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles to return, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn wins gold, cycling starts BBC News Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won an emotional first athletics gold for Puerto Rico and China took the first title in the track cycling on a day the Games was boosted by news of gymnast Simone Biles' impending return. After so many days of empty arenas, fans ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Porter crashes in team pursuit, Australia qualify fifth-fastest ESPN But the crash eventually cruelled Australia's gold medal hopes on Monday's opening day of Olympic track cycling and the best they can hope for now is a consolation bronze medal. While the Australians showed plenty of fight in ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN China's Bao Shanju, Zhong Tianshi win Olympic women's team sprint gold ESPN IZU, Japan -- The dominant Chinese women's sprint team looked a bit vulnerable at the world championships last year in Berlin, when Germany took the gold medal on home soil and the reigning Olympic champions had to settle for bronze. That was the world ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Australian swim masterminds look to Paris 2024 ESPN The masterminds of Australia's record-breaking Tokyo Olympics swimming campaign are well advanced in their planning for the next Games in Paris. Swimming Australia head coach Rohan Taylor said the upcoming two weeks in quarantine would be used ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Olympics-Biles to compete in balance beam, Belarus athlete enters Polish embassy Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) -Simon Biles will compete in the balance beam competition, officials said on Monday, in what would be the U.S. superstar gymnast's last chance for gold in Tokyo after pulling out of other events citing mental health issues. Biles, who shocked ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Raven Saunders' X podium protest: What it means and why the IOC is investigating CNN The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it is looking into the gesture Saunders made on the podium, a potential breach of rules banning protests on medal podiums. "We're in contact with ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com Tokyo Olympics: A Bruce Springsteen fan's guide to watching daughter Jessica compete in Olympic equestrian nj.com You are the biggest Bruce Springsteen fan in the world. You saw all 10 shows at the Meadowlands during his 1985 Born In The U.S.A. Tour. You named your dog Nils Lofgren. You can even make a stirring defense of his "Devils & Dust" album. And now ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Joe Schobert on Giannis, Lawrence, and a Franchise Finding Its Way Sports Illustrated Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker and lifelong Milwaukee Bucks fan Joe Schobert has waited years to see his hometown team win a championship. Now that the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo are champions, Schobert hopes the Jaguars can follow a similar ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kansas City Star A'ja being A'ja: Reigning WNBA MVP leading US into quarters The Seattle Times The reigning WNBA MVP is making her presence felt at the Tokyo Games on a loaded U.S. roster. Wilson has led the Americans in scoring in each of their three games in pool play and is averaging a double-double as they head into the quarterfinals looking for ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN First openly transgender female weightlifter Laurel Hubbard fails to complete lifts at Tokyo Olympics ESPN TOKYO -- Laurel Hubbard, the first openly transgender female athlete to participate at the Olympics, failed to complete any of her three lifts during the snatch portion of the women's +87kg weightlifting competition on Monday and recorded a "did not finish.". Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Detroit Lions add 2 offensive linemen to active roster for return to practice mlive.com The Lions have another offensive lineman named Evan -- last name "Brown" -- who remains on the non-football injury list. In other words, 21.4% of the offensive linemen now in camp are named Evan, and the humor was not lost on head coach Dan Campbell. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY USA's Adeline Gray wins silver in wrestling for her first Olympic medal USA TODAY CHIBA, Japan -- U.S. 76 kg freestyle wrestler Adeline Gray earned an Olympic medal for the first time in her career, claiming silver after a 3-7 loss to Germany's Aline Rotter-Focken in the final on Monday. Gray, 30, is a five-time world champion. She finished ... Flag as irrelevant
	Jays Journal Blue Jays: Changes to the top prospect list after the trade deadline Jays Journal For starters, Alek Manoah (#5) and Alejandro Kirk (#6) have graduated from the list, meaning two spots opened up at the tail end of the rankings for other internal prospects. After the trade ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Olympics LIVE: Team GB take eventing gold after historic showjumping display ESPN Great Britain's eventing team secured Olympic gold after an excellent performance in the showjumping at Tokyo 2020 on Monday. Team GB were in gold-medal position going into the final stages of the competition following the dressage and cross country on ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Lewis Hamilton suspects he has long COVID-19 after dizzy symptoms at Hungarian GP ESPN Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he suspects he has long COVID-19, after suffering dizziness and fatigue in the aftermath of a hard-fought Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. "Everything got a bit blurry on the podium," the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Musket Fire Patriots: 3 reasons 2021 will be Bill Belichick Revenge Tour Musket Fire The New England Patriots are a hot topic around the NFL once again entering 2021…what, you thought you'd gotten rid of us? Not only do they have their first legitimate quarterback competition in decades, but their top defensive player, Stephon Gilmore, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Seattle Times This Dodgers trade is one that Danny Duffy fully supports Los Angeles Times Duffy's favorite player was Mike Piazza, and after the future Hall-of-Fame catcher was traded to the Florida Marlins and flipped to the New York Mets in May 1998, Duffy always tried to attend games when Piazza returned to Dodger Stadium. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Taiwan's gold medal win over China in badminton raises tension. The New York Times Rather than using its formal name, the Republic of China, or even Taiwan, the island competes in international sporting events as Chinese Taipei, under a resolution passed by the International Olympic Committee. The terms prohibit the use of any symbols ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Olympics 2020: Adam Peaty to take break from swimming to protect his mental health ESPN British swimmer Adam Peaty has said he will take a month's break from the pool in order to recharge and protect his mental health ahead of the Paris Olympics in 2024. Peaty defended his men's 100m breaststroke gold in Tokyo, as well as winning a gold and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Sport climbing's Olympic debut will have a surprise element The Washington Post "Probably the most difficult thing for non-climbers to understand is how we can look at this spray of holds that look random and kind of know what we're supposed to do," American climber Nathaniel Coleman said. "But it's all pattern recognition and intuition, I ... Flag as irrelevant
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