Lionel Messi slams reports he paid Ronaldinho's bail as 'fake news' and 'lies'

Lionel Messi has labeled reports in his native Argentina that he had provided bail money for former Barcelona teammate Ronaldinho as "fake news" and "lies."

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Germain Ifedi feels it is the perfect time to move back to guard

Germain Ifedi went into free agency hoping to sign a deal that ran longer than one year, but quickly adjusted his expectations due to “all of the uncertainty we had with the CBA and uncertainty with the crisis going on around the world.” Ifedi signed a one-year deal with the Bears after changing gears and [more]

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Bucs G.M. ready to phone it in, if need be

The NFL’s upcoming stay-at-home draft demands layers of technology that have never had to be used. But Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht is ready to go old school if need be. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Licht said he has faith in the technical redundancies put in place by his IT people, [more]

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Andrew Thomas feels he’s the top tackle in the draft

Former Georgia tackle Andrew Thomas is one of the 58 prospects expected to take part in this month’s draft broadcast via cameras installed in their home and many expect his turn in the spotlight to come during the first round. Thomas joins Mekhi Becton, Jedrick Willis and Tristan Wirfs as the top tackle prospects in [more]

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UFC 249 postponed indefinitely after Dana White told to 'stand down'

The highly-anticipated UFC 249 will not happen on April 18 as previously scheduled after UFC president Dana White said he was told to "stand down."

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Will there be college football in 2020? It’s still way too early to know

At a time when no one really knows when the world will return to normal, some of the folks connected to college football have underscored just how abnormal their views often are. On Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN tweeted that “there is ‘strong conviction’” among people in and around college football that there will be [more]

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NFL to limit size of in-home draft parties to six

It’s a good thing Philip Rivers was a free agent, and not a draft prospect this year. Because the NFL is asking players invited to its stay-at-home draft to limit the size of the crowd there with them during the event. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the league told the 58 players they [more]

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