College athletic directors faced with impossible decisions amid coronavirus pandemic
These are not easy times, for anyone. Especially college athletic directors, who find themselves having to making impossible decisions.
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Yelich gets a great bounce for inside-the-park home run (0:51)
Brewers crush White Sox 8-3 in Chicago (1:42)
Yelich hits inside-the-park homer, Brewers beat White Sox
Christian Yelich hit his first career inside-the-park homer and walked four times, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Thursday night.
Giannis: 1-seed Bucks' road to Finals 'about us'
Giannis Antetokounmpo said Thursday after his Bucks locked up the top seed in the Eastern Conference that their biggest obstacle to reaching the NBA Finals "is ourselves."
Giannis bulldozes through Bam for ferocious flush (0:15)
Shaq just being Shaq in virtual crowd (0:16)
Bucks clinch top see in East with 130-116 win over Heat
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton scored 33 points each, and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a huge early deficit to get a 130-116 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday to clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Giannis, Middleton lead comeback vs. shorthanded Heat (1:59)
Silent Tundra: No fans at Lambeau for first month
Lambeau Field will be without fans for at least the first two Green Bay Packers home games, the team announced Thursday.
Giannis takes Bam baseline for athletic flush (0:15)
NBA campus intel: Luka gets nothing but praise and respect from Kawhi and PG
Luka Doncic saw double trouble from Paul George and Kawhi Leonard on Thursday night.
First Take hour 2: LeBron responds to Trump, Packers interested in AB and KD picks the Clippers in the finals.
Domonique Foxworth, Kendrick Perkins and Ryan Clark debate LeBron responding to Trump's comments, the Packers interest in Antonio Brown and Kevin Durant's pick for the finals.
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New Packers tackle Rick Wagner, a Wisconsin native, said it was a "pretty easy decision" to sign here as a free agent after playing for the Ravens and Lions. He still makes his home in West Allis but said he "really only went to two (Packers) game was a kid and both were preseason games." He also he came to training camp and "got a couple of autographs from a couple of linemen like me."
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The Packers' first practice is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15. The "gradual ramp-up period" can actually start Aug. 12 and contact days on Aug. 17. “We do have a schedule mapped out," coach Matt LaFleur said. "Kind of like I told you guys the other day thought it's going to be very, very fluid. We've got to get a good feel for where our guys are at."
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Hard to imagine any team keeping only two QBs like the Packers did in 2019. Matt LaFleur essentially confirmed they'll keep the three currently on the roster: Aaron Rodgers, Tim Boyle, Jordan Love. Packers cut fourth QB Jalen Morton. "Difficult to get four guys reps and especially meaningful reps where they can go out and you can see that improvement. So with the three guys we wanted to focus on,the three that we have that we know we're going to have, I believe, on our roster," LaFleur said.
Perk can't trust Bucks, Clippers to make the NBA finals (1:51)
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A lot of talk about players opting out, but what about coaches? "That's something we talked to all of our staff members about, just making sure they felt comfortable with the situation and protocols in place," Packers coach Matt LaFIeur said. "I don't think any of these guys had any reservations and I talked to each guy individually."
Packers 'back to square one' with their WRs unless ... Antonio Brown, anyone?
Ask the scouts and they'll say they see little depth for the Packers' wide receiver corps, a group Aaron Rodgers must work hard to make look good.
The Hoop Collective: Teams Who Can Challenge The NBA's Best
After one week of bubble basketball, Brian Windhorst, Jackie MacMullan and Tim MacMahon discuss the teams who could pose some serious problems for the top seeds in each conference. Plus, a breakdown of Luka Doncic's monster Tuesday night performance (25:35).
Houser strong, Brewers stop White Sox 6-game win streak, 1-0
Adrian Houser dominated over seven innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the White Sox 1-0 Wednesday night to snap Chicago's six-game win streak.
Sogard's single knocks in a run (0:39)
Durant's NBA Finals pick: Clippers over Bucks
Brooklyn's Kevin Durant, recovering from a torn Achilles, said Wednesday on the "Play For Keeps" podcast that if he "had to choose" he would pick the Clippers to beat the Bucks in this year's NBA Finals.
The CFB Pod: The latest on UConn canceling its season, the new Big Ten schedule, players opting out and the Pac-12 player unity group
Kevin Negandhi spins the wheel of college football news, first with Heather Dinich as they discuss UConn canceling its season, the Big Ten revising its schedule to accommodate teams potentially quarantining, the role of the NCAA Board of Governors and if this is the the start of the Power Five schools breaking off from the NCAA (1:07). Then, Adam Rittenberg joins the podcast to talk about #BigTenUnited, how #BigTenUnited differs from the Pac-12’s player unity group, the potential for more NFL-caliber players to opt out of the season and the Pac-12 planning a loan program to rescue athletic departments if the season doesn’t happen (14:56). Later, Harry Lyles Jr. goes deep on the Pac-12 players’ demands for the conference and the “blueprint” they’ve created (28:00).
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Corey Linsley, who plays in the trenches as the Packers center, said he doesn't anticipate wearing a face shield to cover his facemask but ... "If that's something our trainers come to us (and say it could reduce COVID transmission), then for sure that's something I would consider," Linsley said. "But I haven't heard anything like that."
