French Open begins as top players grumble over cold weather

The French Open got off to a wet and chilly start on Sunday, with the former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka walking off court during a lull in proceedings because of the cold weather.

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Chargers expect Tyrod Taylor to miss at least one more game

Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor missed last week’s game against the Chiefs, will miss today’s game against the Panthers, and is expected to miss next week’s game against the Buccaneers as well. After a team doctor punctured Taylor’s lung while giving him a painkilling injection for broken ribs last week, Taylor was told to avoid strenuous [more]

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Valtteri Bottas wins Russian GP after Lewis Hamilton is handed 10-second penalty

Valtteri Bottas won his second Formula One race of the 2020 season, easing to victory at the Russian Grand Prix after teammate Lewis Hamilton was hampered by two separate five-second penalties.

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Report: Michael Thomas eyes a Week Four return

The Saints have the best receiver in football on their roster. They currently don’t have him on the field. That could change next week. Michael Thomas currently is targeting a Week Four return to action, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. Thomas reportedly was “moving really well” on Friday and “looked good” as he recovers [more]

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Rams, 49ers take different approaches to consecutive long-distance road games

Two of the teams in the NFC West have set up an interesting apples-to-apples comparison regarding the question of whether to go home or stay put between a pair of road games far from home. The 49ers, as they did twice last year, set up shop east of the Mississippi between road games three time [more]

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Joe Judge hopes Saquon Barkley will be around the team as much as possible

It’s a strange, upside-down year with COVID-19 protocols limiting access and changing rules for when and how players can get in the building. The Giants hope that, no matter what, the team will have the benefit of running back Saquon Barkley‘s presence as he recovers from a torn ACL. “As much as we can have [more]

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Johnathan Abram suffered chipped collarbone in crash with TV cart

As noted earlier in the week, neither the NFL nor ESPN had anything to say about Raiders safety Johnathan Abram crashing into a TV cart on Monday night. The NFL is now addressing the issue, via its in-house media operation. A story posted on NFL.com explains that Abram suffered a sprained shoulder and a chipped [more]

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