Month: July 2020

6:49 PM ET Former New York Jets safety Jamal Adams was loud and outspoken during his contract dispute with the team, but he didn’t talk his way out of town, according to the man who negotiated one of the biggest trades in franchise history. General manager Joe Douglas said Adams’ outspokenness had no impact on
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7:55 PM ET Washington placed quarterback Alex Smith on the physically unable to perform list after conducting physicals for its rookies and quarterbacks Monday. The team also placed linebacker Reuben Foster on PUP as well. Smith has not yet been cleared by the team for football activity; it wants to see what he’s able to
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8:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has sent a letter to fans outlining the league’s plans to play during the coronavirus pandemic. As veterans begin reporting to training camps this week, Goodell noted Monday how COVID-19 has “turned the world upside down.” “COVID-19 will continue to present a major
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4:52 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles have paid tribute to Kobe Bryant with a memorial wall at their practice facility. The mural, which was posted on Alshon Jeffery’s Instagram account, has three images of Bryant: one from his playing days at nearby Lower Merion High School, one as a member of the Los
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5:24 PM ET Baltimore Ravens wide receiver/returner De’Anthony Thomas voluntarily opted out on the 2020-21 season on Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic. It is believed that this was Thomas’ personal choice not to play and there were no pre-existing medical conditions that factored into the decision. Thomas becomes the second NFL player to sit
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5:34 PM ET Michigan State says 16 athletes and four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in the school’s latest round of testing. The latest totals include two staff members and one athlete whose positive tests Michigan State announced last week. Michigan State on Friday announced the entire football program had entered a 14-day
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8:54 AM ET The $100,000 baseball bets, one after another, started coming in over the weekend at the sportsbook at Borgata, the last casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. As the first weekend of the baseball season wound down, Borgata had taken roughly the equivalent of three weeks of
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4:32 PM ET The Chicago White Sox placed right-handed starter Reynaldo Lopez on the 10-day injured list Monday with right shoulder soreness. Lopez lasted just two-thirds of an inning against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, allowing three hits, two walks and four runs. He was removed from the game because of tightness in his right
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4:52 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Rockies say left-handed pitcher Tim Collins has opted out of the 2020 season. He’s the second player within the organization who has withdrawn. In late June, Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond announced he wouldn’t play this season in part because of the coronavirus pandemic. Collins was with
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