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• Astros' Yordan Alvarez out for 2020 season; slugger to undergo knee surgery

  19-08-2020 23:47 via cbssports.com
  
  Alvarez played just two games in 2020
  
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• 2020 NFL gameday protocols: What to know about travel, who's allowed on the field and more details

  19-08-2020 23:41 via cbssports.com
  
  Find out what the league and players association has agreed to when it comes with putting on a football game in 2020
  
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• Rockets vs. Thunder Game 2: Watch NBA playoffs online, live stream, TV channel, odds, start time, prediction

  19-08-2020 23:38 via cbssports.com
  
  James Harden had 37 points and 11 rebounds in the Rockets Game 1 win over the Thunder
  
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• NFL training camp 2020: Kittle and Mostert get cheesy, Gronk catches a shark

  19-08-2020 23:37 via espn.com
  
  A notable day for rookie running backs, Philip Rivers says dad gum a lot and Gronk caught a shark. Of course he did.
  
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• NFL to ban cheerleaders, mascots, reporters and multiple other groups from sideline for 2020 season

  19-08-2020 23:37 via cbssports.com
  
  The NFL sideline is going to be a lot emptier in 2020
  
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• UEFA Champions League top scorers: Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski pads lead; Serge Gnabry moves to third

  19-08-2020 23:27 via cbssports.com
  
  The prolific Polish striker is sitting pretty with a big lead heading into the final match
  
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• WWE legend Ric Flair surprises 49ers TE George Kittle to congratulate him on contract extension

  19-08-2020 23:14 via cbssports.com
  
  Kittle is a notorious a longtime professional wrestling fan
  
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• Chiefs CB Breeland nets 4-game ban, apologizes

  19-08-2020 23:13 via espn.com
  
  The Chiefs, already lacking experience at cornerback, are expected to be without starter Bashaud Breeland for the first four games of the season for a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy, a source told ESPN.
  
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• Bayern Munich vs. Lyon player ratings: Gnabry, Neuer help Bayern punch ticket to Champions League final

  19-08-2020 23:13 via cbssports.com
  
  Robert Lewandowski had an off game, but it didn't matter
  
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• Champions League TV schedule, scores: Bayern Munich will face PSG in blockbuster final

  19-08-2020 23:11 via cbssports.com
  
  The Champions League final is set for Sunday
  
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• Packers' Aaron Rodgers addresses past criticism from former Packers teammates

  19-08-2020 23:07 via cbssports.com
  
  Rodgers says he has no issue with two ex-teammates who have been particularly critical of him
  
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• USMNT's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying schedule revealed by CONCACAF: What to know and matchups to watch

  19-08-2020 23:05 via cbssports.com
  
  The first Mexico clash is set for October of 2021 at a venue yet to be determined
  
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• Lakers' Rajon Rondo questionable for Game 2 Thursday against Blazers

  19-08-2020 23:00 via cbssports.com
  
  Rondo has not played in the bubble after suffering a broken thumb during practice
  
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• Lakers' Rajon Rondo will be listed as questionable for Game 2 vs. Blazers, per report

  19-08-2020 22:56 via cbssports.com
  
  Rondo has not played in the bubble after suffering a broken thumb during practice
  
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• UEFA Champions League bracket, schedule: Bayern Munich crush Lyon for spot in final vs. PSG

  19-08-2020 22:54 via cbssports.com
  
  Every Champions League match is streaming on CBS All Access
  
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• Tony Stewart: NASCAR should 'do the right thing' and allow Kyle Larson to return

  19-08-2020 22:47 via cbssports.com
  
  Stewart shared his thoughts on Larson -- who was fired after uttering a racial slur during a live-streamed virtual race -- and numerous other topics in an exclusive interview with CBS Sports
  
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• 2020 SEC football attendance plans: Alabama, Georgia, Auburn among schools with established capacities

  19-08-2020 22:42 via cbssports.com
  
  SEC schools are still planning to have fans at football games amid the COVID-19 pandemic
  
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• NFL considering pumping fake crowd noise into stadiums, per report

  19-08-2020 22:38 via cbssports.com
  
  Many NFL teams have already said they won't be allowing any fans into stadiums this upcoming season
  
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• NFL is considering having a possible playoff bubble after talks with league execs

  19-08-2020 22:35 via cbssports.com
  
  Sean Payton broached the topic during a recent call with the competition committee
  
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• 2020 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Superflex brings more balance to the chase for quarterbacks

  19-08-2020 22:32 via cbssports.com
  
  The Superflex format prioritizes quarterbacks, but not to the degree of the 2QB format.
  
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• NFL may consider a playoff 'secure environment'

  19-08-2020 22:22 via espn.com
  
  NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said Wednesday that the league may consider a "secure environment," similar to the NBA and NHL bubbles, for postseason games.
  
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• Washington's Alex Smith speaks on final comeback hurdle: Taking a hit

  19-08-2020 22:06 via cbssports.com
  
  Smith has thought about this issue nonstop through his entire recovery process
  
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• 2020 NBA Mock Draft: LaMelo Ball, Obi Toppin and Anthony Edwards in top three of final pre-lottery projection

  19-08-2020 21:49 via cbssports.com
  
  Ball goes No. 1 in Gary Parrish's last mock draft before Thursday's NBA Draft Lottery
  
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• Samson: What MLB's postseason bubble should look like

  19-08-2020 21:44 via cbssports.com
  
  Samson believes there will be one bubble on each coast: California and New York
  
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• NBA announces zero players tested positive for COVID-19 inside Disney bubble for fifth straight week

  19-08-2020 21:42 via cbssports.com
  
  The league's bubble plan continues to work as everyone hoped
  
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• Smith: Taking hit key to comeback from leg injury

  19-08-2020 21:34 via espn.com
  
  While Alex Smith is practicing with the Washington Football team, the veteran quarterback says he won't know if he can come all the way back from a gruesome 2018 leg injury until he gets hit on the field and his leg is strong enough to take the hit.
  
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• Washington hires Jason Wright: 'Truly special,' 'an extraordinary person' and more from those in the know

  19-08-2020 21:22 via cbssports.com
  
  Washington is in good hands with their new team president
  
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• NWSL could add expansion franchise in Sacramento as soon as 2021 season, per report

  19-08-2020 21:22 via cbssports.com
  
  Potential for eleven teams to compete in 2021 for NWSL with Sacramento
  
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• NFL gambler makes bold Bengals bet that is set to pay out $1.2 million if team can defy the odds

  19-08-2020 21:18 via cbssports.com
  
  There are longshot bets, and then there's this bet
  
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• Source: 49ers signing ex-Seahawks WR Brown

  19-08-2020 20:56 via espn.com
  
  Former Seahawks wide receiver Jaron Brown is signing with the 49ers, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, becoming the third WR to sign with San Francisco since camp opened.
  
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• Dalvin Cook focused on Week 1 after contract talks with Vikings suspended, per report

  19-08-2020 20:37 via cbssports.com
  
  Cook is a franchise-tag candidate for 2021 if the two sides can't agree to a deal
  
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• 2020 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Go all in for your quarterbacks in a 2QB league? Here are three approaches

  19-08-2020 20:32 via cbssports.com
  
  The 2QB format changes draft strategy dramatically. Here are three approaches.
  
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• Fantasy Football Rankings 2020: Breakouts from same model that nailed Mark Andrews' huge season

  19-08-2020 20:31 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine simulated the 2020 NFL season 10,000 times and identified must-draft Fantasy football breakouts.
  
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• Sources: Cook, Vikes at impasse on contract talks

  19-08-2020 20:25 via espn.com
  
  The Vikings and top running back Dalvin Cook have reached an impasse in contract negotiations, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The sides had been discussing a multiyear deal until this past weekend. NFL Network first reported the impasse.
  
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• Jets' Quinnen Williams: I'll be unstoppable

  19-08-2020 20:25 via espn.com
  
  Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, drafted third overall in 2019, admittedly fell short of big expectations as a rookie but says he'll be "unstoppable" this season.
  
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• Titans shake up backup QB battle behind Ryan Tannehill by signing former NFL starter, waiving 2020 draft pick

  19-08-2020 20:17 via cbssports.com
  
  Tennessee has cut its seventh-round pick and signed a veteran to replace him
  
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• Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez's season could be over after two games due to knee issue

  19-08-2020 20:08 via cbssports.com
  
  Alvarez had just recently made his 2020 debut
  
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• NBA Draft Lottery 2020: Will luck change for the Knicks, the Pelicans chase history and other top storylines

  19-08-2020 20:06 via cbssports.com
  
  A look at six things we'll be watching as we prepare for Thursday's NBA Draft Lottery
  
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• Fantasy Football: Miles Sanders dealing with lower body injury, but Week 1 not in doubt (yet)

  19-08-2020 20:05 via cbssports.com
  
  How much should a vague 'lower body' injury worry Fantasy players?
  
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• Agent: Titans sign veteran QB Siemian as backup

  19-08-2020 20:02 via espn.com
  
  For a veteran option to back up starter Ryan Tannehill, the Titans signed veteran QB Trevor Siemian to a one-year deal, according to Siemian's agent.
  
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• NBA Draft Lottery 2020: Conspiracy theories that make us wonder if the lottery is rigged by the NBA

  19-08-2020 19:59 via cbssports.com
  
  This year's draft lottery probably wasn't rigged, but let's revisit some that might have been
  
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• MLB roundtable: Fernando Tatis Jr. did nothing wrong in controversy; but Padres and Rangers managers did

  19-08-2020 19:59 via cbssports.com
  
  The unwritten rules struck again this week in baseball
  
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• Two women claim former Washington running back Derrius Guice raped them at LSU, per report

  19-08-2020 19:58 via cbssports.com
  
  Guice was released after a recent domestic violence arrest
  
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• Helio Castroneves, three-time Indy 500 winner, to join SRX series

  19-08-2020 19:57 via cbssports.com
  
  Castroneves joins Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Tony Kanaan and Paul Tracy
  
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• Agent's Take: Will Zach Ertz reset the market? His case for a big payday, how Travis Kelce factors in and more

  19-08-2020 19:49 via cbssports.com
  
  Find out everything you need to know about whether Ertz will be the next tight end to cash in with an extension
  
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• Stanley Cup Playoffs 2020: Five reasons the Blackhawks were eliminated by the Golden Knights

  19-08-2020 19:48 via cbssports.com
  
  Breaking down where things went wrong for the Blackhawks
  
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• Big Ten working on plan that could start its college football season in early January, per report

  19-08-2020 19:23 via cbssports.com
  
  An early January start would ensure the season ends long before the NFL Draft
  
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• Buccaneers star receiver explains why Tom Brady is already one of his favorite teammates

  19-08-2020 19:20 via cbssports.com
  
  Tom Brady is apparently Mr. Popular in the Buccaneers locker room
  
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• Why D'Andre Swift could break out if Lions try to use him like a recent Offensive Rookie of the Year winner

  19-08-2020 19:12 via cbssports.com
  
  Detroit needs to accomplish what Georgia failed to do
  
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• USC DL Jay Tufele, potential first-round pick in 2021 NFL Draft, opts out of targeted Pac-12 spring season

  19-08-2020 19:12 via cbssports.com
  
  Tufele is projected Day 1 selection in the draft scheduled to take place next spring
  
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