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Denver Broncos running backs coach Curtis Modkins has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t accompany the team on its trip... View Article The post Broncos running backs coach tests positive for coronavirus appeared first on TheGrio.
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Floyd Little, Star Running Back for Syracuse and Broncos, Dies at 78
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Walter Camp Honors Pitts Weaver and CFU Gabriel 
University of Central Florida QB Dillon Gabriel and Pittsburg linebacker Rashad Weaver earned this weeks Walter Camp FBS Players of the week award.  
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Somalia: Secure Football Pitches in Somalia's Capital Bring Fun, Exercise to Residents
[RFI] In an effort to expand initiatives to allow people more time outside in a secure environment, Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, has created a number of football pitches that are off the street, so residents can enjoy some sport and free air.
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Alabama State tops Mississippi Valley State 42-17 after slow start
Photo: Alabama State Athletics MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After a sluggish first half, Alabama State pulled away in the second half to pull away from Mississippi Valley State 42-17 at ASU…
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College football odds, lines, picks, predictions for Week 2, 2021: Computer model backing Iowa, Michigan news -The Black Chronicle
College football returned with plenty of intriguing games last weekend, and it will offer more of the same as the Week 2 college football schedule unfolds Saturday. There are
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Tyler Voss puts on a show in Valencia’s win over Notre Dame - L.A. Focus News
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. VALENCIA - Valencia quarterback Tyler Voss was in such a groove, he had to share the wealth. Late in the third quarter, Voss dropped back and tossed the ball to Zamondre Merriweather, who then flung it down
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Eagles rally past Giants, move atop woeful NFC East - Stabroek News
(Field level Media) Carson Wentz threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Boston Scott with 40 seconds remaining, lifting the host Philadelphia Eagles to a 22-21 victory over the New York Giants
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Weight put on mental health at new football training gym  | New Pittsburgh Courier
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland — It’s a Saturday morning, and the new A&M Sports and Fitness is packed with high school and college football players slamming their bodies into tackling dummies and doing agility drillsto work up a sweat. Defensive line coach Aaron Wallace wears protective gear to sustain
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Cleveland Drops Season Opener To Timerberline, 45-0 - The Seattle Medium
The Cleveland Eagles opened up their 2021 football season with a 45-0 loss to Timberline. The post Cleveland Drops Season Opener To Timerberline, 45-0 appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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Cancellation of fall sports fuels a peaceful protest at SCS - TSDMemphis.com
A group of like-minded Shelby County Schools student-athletes and their parents gathered outside SCS headquarters Wednesday morning (Sept. 16) to express their anger and frustration with SCS Supt. Joris Ray’s decision to cancel all fall sports because of the COVID 19 epidemic. “We were all just
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Bears sign running back Damien Williams and DB Artie Burns via free agency | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Joseph Phillips, Crusader Sports Editor With NFL teams adding more players to their rosters via free agency, the Chicago Bears added a few players of their own, signing running back Damien Williams and defensive back Artie Burns to one-year contracts on Friday, March 26. According to a Chicago
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Here's the advice D.J. Moore says he got from former Panthers all-time great Steve Smith news -The Black Chronicle
Jeremy Brevard / USA TODAY Sports Three years into his NFL career, D.J. Moore looks like a potential star. The Panthers' 2018 first-round pick has posted season lines of
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Baltimore Ravens lose Marcus Peters, Gus Edwards to season-ending ACL injuries, sources say news -The Black Chronicle
OWINGS MILLS, Md. - The Baltimore Ravens' horrid run of injuries continued Thursday when cornerback Marcus Peters and running back Gus Edwards both suffered season-ending torn ACLs in
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Ritzie chooses Tar Heels - WS Chronicle
Glenn’s highly touted senior defensive end, Jahvaree Ritzie, has chosen the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to play college football. Ritzie had most of the blue blood programs after him, but chose to stay close to
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Nicholls State-Memphis game circles former high school star back to his local roots - TSDMemphis.com
by Liaudwin Saulsberry Jr. - Dewayne Betts Jr. has traveled a winding road from football star at KIPP Collegiate School to defensive back at Nicholls State University, never losing touch with the city of Memphis. “The city of Memphis helped develop me into the person that I became,” said
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Mater Dei football knocks off St. John Bosco behind Elijah Brown’s 5 TD passes - L.A. Focus News
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now BELLFLOWER - Two fewer nonleague games. A challenging road atmosphere. The on-field absence of a touted cornerback committed to USC. None of those hurdles could loosen Mater Dei’s grip on the Trinity League on
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Rams at Arizona Cardinals: Who has the edge? | L.A. Focus News
RAMS (7-4) vs. CARDINALS (6-5) When: 1:05 p.m. Sunday Where: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. TV/radio: Fox (Ch.11), 710 AM, 1330 AM (Spanish) Line: Rams by 3 Notable injuries: Rams: LB Terrell Lewis (knee) is out; DT Sebastian Joseph-Day (hip) is questionable. Cardinals: S Jalen Thompson
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First impression of Rams’ Raheem Morris: He’s ‘different’ - L.A. Focus News
IRVINE — As Rams practice began Wednesday afternoon, a coach worked intensely with three defensive backs in a corner of a field, teaching the art of establishing leverage against a wide receiver from the line of scrimmage. The coach talked non-stop about foot and hand position, often stepping up to
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USC football ready for Washington State after one-week absence | L.A. Focus News
Nine days ago, Clay Helton had to make an unexpected yet long-dreaded address to his team: No. 17 USC was not going to get to play against Colorado. The game, between two undefeated teams in the Pac-12 South, was canceled due to COVID-19 spread on USC. A Thanksgiving positive test, the third on the
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Tigers to host Arkansas State in kickoff of pandemic-altered season - TSDMemphis.com
One of the most anticipated University of Memphis Tigers football kickoffs in history is finally upon us. The Tigers will host the Arkansas State University Red Wolves at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in a nationally televised game Saturday night (Sept.5). The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. (CDT) on
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Colts grab AFC South tiebreaker by beating Titans 34-17 - Black News Channel
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Coaches and quarterbacks change for the Indianapolis Colts. What remains the same is they keep beating Tennessee in its own building. Philip Rivers threw for 308 yards and a touchdown, and Nyheim Hines scored twice as the Colts
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3 impressions from Georgia's 41-24 loss to Alabama | The Atlanta Voice
Let's hear it Georgia fans. Another year, another early loss, and Alabama continues to own us. I’m pretty sure you said or heard these things so far: “Stetson Bennett sucks, put J.T. [Daniels] in!” “Georgia is never going to win a championship!” “Fire Kirby Smart!” (Yes, we have a few people that
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Bears select Ohio State QB Justin Fields with 11th NFL Draft pick | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Joseph Phillips, Sports Editor With the 11th pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields on Thursday, April 29, on the ESPN Network. According to SB Nation, the Bears have had few Black quarterbacks over their 100-plus year existence. Fields is only
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Titans prevail in overtime thriller - WS Chronicle
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