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Cousins returns to Vikings quarterback room after quarantine

August 5, 2021 Associated Press

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kirk Cousins returned to practice with the Minnesota Vikings and vowed to go to even greater lengths for social distancing in order to keep the virus away and stay on the field. Setting up a Plexiglas barrier around his seat was one idea he’s considered. Even “meeting outside under a goal […]

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Jon Denton Special: NFL, CFL & Brewers

August 5, 2021 Dave Carney

Dave Carney 8/5/2021 What’s on the table today?: Jon Denton Special: NFL Hall of Fame Game, CFL kickoff & Milwaukee Brewers This morning on the program our Sports Betting insider Jon Denton served up THREE “JDS” plays for NFL, CFL and even Brewers baseball. In Jon’s first play of the day he took the Pittsburgh […]

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Packers’ Rodgers: Relationship with GM ‘work in progress’

August 4, 2021 Associated Press

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his relationship with general manager Brian Gutekunst is a “work in progress,” but he has nothing but affection for the man Gutekunst drafted as his possible replacement: backup Jordan Love. Rodgers returned to the Packers last week, reporting on time for training camp after an offseason in which […]

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Pinch-hit HR by Tellez gives Brewers 4-2 win over Pirates

August 4, 2021 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rowdy Tellez stayed calm long enough to deliver the kind of moment that produced bedlam from an adoring home crowd. Tellez connected on a three-run homer as a pinch-hitter to put the Milwaukee Brewers ahead for good in the seventh inning of a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon. […]

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Vikings owner on league-low vax rate: ‘We’re very concerned’

August 4, 2021 Rick Solem

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The absence of Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins from practice this week due to COVID-19 protocols and coach Mike Zimmer’s deep frustration with his unvaccinated players has created unexpected tension early in training camp. The Vikings have continued to express confidence in their team chemistry to tamp down any potential internal rifts […]

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Brews’ Axford out for year after 1 game; Lauer on COVID list

August 4, 2021 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers’ pitching staff has taken a couple more hits with John Axford now out for the season with elbow trouble and Eric Lauer joining the team’s growing COVID-19 injured list. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Axford has significant elbow damage and is going over his options after an injury foiled […]

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NBA Futures: Free Agency impact

August 4, 2021 Dave Carney

Dave Carney 8/4/2021 What’s on the table today?: NBA team Futures after a WILD first two days of Free-Agency The start of NBA Free-Agency for an NBA guy like me, is sorta like Christmas in *August this year*. The Lakers are loading up, the Heat are making a strong push to contend again, and the […]

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Held hitless into 7th by Houser, Pirates top Brewers in 10th

August 3, 2021 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers starter Adrian Houser was pulled with a no-hitter intact in the seventh inning, and Gregory Polanco and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to eventually beat Milwaukee 8-5 in the 10th Tuesday night. Houser left after 6 1/3 innings and 104 pitches with Milwaukee ahead 4-0. “We had kind of lowered his pitch […]

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Doctor says Charles Woodson’s future includes saving lives

August 3, 2021 Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Charles Woodson walked onto his covered patio, overlooking a pool and golf course, to share some sources of pride with visitors. Two were expected, and one was not. Woodson cradled the Heisman Trophy and Thorpe Award he won as a three-way, national championship player at Michigan. The former Oakland Raiders and […]

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WATCH: With Cousins out for COVID protocol, QB shortage irks Zimmer

August 3, 2021 Associated Press

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has expressed confidence in the strength of his team’s chemistry to supersede any potential tension between players vaccinated for COVID-19 and holdouts who’ve so far preferred to remain unvaccinated. Frustration from the starting quarterback missing practice due to NFL virus protocols prompted Zimmer to ponder […]