>>Cowboys And Saints Meet On Thursday Night Football
(New Orleans, LA) — The Cowboys are hoping to snap a two-game losing skid as they visit the Saints in a Thursday Night showdown in New Orleans. Dallas with be without head coach Mike McCarthy after he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. New Orleans also feels the pressure having dropped four straight to fall to 5-and-6. The team reportedly is preparing Taysom Hill to start in place of Trevor Siemian.
>>MLB Enters Official Lockout
(Irving, TX) — The MLB is in a lockout. The league officially locked out its Players Association early Thursday Morning after the two sides couldn’t reach an agreement on a new labor deal. During the lockout, team officials and players will not be allowed to communicate. It’s the ninth work stoppage in total for major league baseball.
>>Stroman Agrees To Deal With Cubs
(Chicago, IL) — The Cubs are adding a new ace. Marcus Stroman has agreed to a three-year contract worth 71 million dollars with the Chicago Cubs. The deal does include an opt out after the second season. The 30-year-old right-hander tweeted “Chicago has always been one of my favorite cities,” and that’s he’s excited to get to work.
>>Report: Dodgers Bringing Back Chris Taylor
(Los Angeles, CA) — The Dodgers are bringing back their All-Star utility man. The Athletic reports Los Angeles is signing Chris Taylor to a four-year deal worth 60-million dollars. It also includes a fifth year option that could raise the total to 73-million. The 31-year-old was named an All-Star last season after he hit .254 with 20 home runs and 73 RBI.
>>Seahawks Sign Adrian Peterson To Practice Squad
(Renton, WA) — The Seahawks are adding a future Hall of Famer to their backfield. Seattle signed Adrian Peterson to its practice squad. The Seahawks have dealt with a flurry of running back injuries, as Chris Carson has been out since Week Five with a neck injury. The 36-year-old Peterson rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown in three games with the Titans this season.
>>Lillard Out At Least 10 Days With Ab Injury
(Portland, OR) — The Trail Blazers will be without their superstar for the next few days. Portland announced Wednesday that Damian Lillard will miss at least 10 days because of lower abdominal tendinopathy. He will miss at least four games due to the injury. Lillard has averaged 21.5 points per game this season.
>>Heat Lose Adebayo To Torn UCL
(Miami, FL) — Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo is undergoing surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. Adebayo is expected to miss between 15 to 20 games as he takes four to six weeks to recover. The 24-year-old suffered the injury during Miami’s loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday.
>>Fighting Irish Promoting DC Freeman To Head Coach
(Notre Dame, IN) — The Fighting Irish may have their next head football coach. Notre Dame is reportedly expected to announce that defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman will take over the program from Brian Kelly, who left the school earlier this week to fill the vacant head coaching role at LSU.
>>PGA Tour Heads To The Bahamas
(Albany, Bahamas) — The PGA Tour is in The Bahamas this week for the Hero World Challenge. Round one action gets going today at Albany. Defending champion Henrik Stenson is back looking to repeat. He will be paired up with Viktor Hovland. They will tee off just before the duo of Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele.
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