Officials have until August 13 to opt out

One day after NFL employee Deion Sanders told players that the game can go on without them but not without officials, the window has opened for officials to go on without the game, for the 2020 season. The NFL Referees Association has announced that a deal has been reached with the league for the 2020 [more]

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Verstappen outfoxes Mercedes duo to win 70th Anniversary GP

Max Verstappen stunned the Mercedes duo of world champion Lewis Hamilton and pole sitter Valtteri Bottas to claim victory in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.

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Washington Football Team stumbles in attempt to create official hashtag

The Washington Football Team is experiencing some setbacks in its rebranding attempt. The latest such setback was trying and failing to create an official team hashtag. On Sunday morning, the Team announced on Twitter, “PSA: our new hashtag will be #1932 Thank you.” One problem: Twitter requires a hashtag to have at least one letter [more]

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XFL should consider a fall 2020 season

College football could soon pull the plug on the fall 2020 season, even though players like Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence want to play. If Lawrence and others want to play this fall, and with the NFL not an option for them due to rules aimed at protecting the NFL’s free farm system, there’s a solution [more]

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Eagles activate Nathan Gerry from COVID-19 list

The Eagles got one of their early entrants to the reserve/COVID-19 list back on Sunday. The team announced that linebacker Nathan Gerry has been activated. He was placed on the list on July 29, the same day tackles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata were placed on the list. Those two are the last remaining Eagles [more]

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Buccaneers activate Ke’Shawn Vaughn from COVID-19 list

After an early run of running backs on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the Bucs are now back to strength. The team announced Sunday that rookie running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn had been activated from the list, as well as the previously reported re-signing of wide receiver Jaydon Mickens. Vaughn was placed on the list on July 27, and [more]

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Washington activates Reuben Foster from PUP list

The Washington Football Team has officially added another Washington Football Player to the group preparing for Week One: Former first-round linebacker Reuben Foster has been activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list. Foster, claimed on waivers after the 49ers cut him during the 2018 season, tore an ACL in May 2019. Foster is now [more]

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