The Duquesne basketball team is believing mini-bubble. And more ex-Pirates pitchers are impacting the MLB playoffs.
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J.J. Watt obviously had a burr under his saddle about previous coach Bill OBrien.
3 different outlets covering the Tennessee Titans– PaulKuharsky.com, The Tennessean and NewsChannel5– are all reporting that members of the group held an exercise at Montgomery Bell Academy last Wednesday.
Some fans in Pittsburgh desire to see the Steelers get a retroactive forfeit from the Titans if Buffalo gets a win. I would not prepare for that occurring. And the league may not want to reconfigure the entire schedule once again– if that is deemed needed since that game still may be able to take place.
To clarify, E.S. Rose Park is near Belmont and some Belmont groups practice there, however its in fact a Metro Park that is not managed by the University.
Still, per source, #Titans DBs worked out there the very same day a bigger group operated at MBA earlier in the day. https://t.co/NTb0elx3Y6
— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) October 7, 2020
And with the league-wide impact of the Titans missing games beginning to ripple out to the point that the NFL might have to impose a forfeit– or effect other clubs through scheduling reconfigurations– some are talking about massive charges for the Titans for flouting the covid-19 prevention procedures.
Together with that potential of a forfeit. This is something the NFL would prefer to prevent provided the effect on competitive balance that would extend well beyond the Titans taking in a loss and any of their challengers getting a free win.
Considered that the team was still producing favorable tests since Wednesday, Oct. 7– including pass receiver Corey Davis– the franchises game this Sunday versus the Buffalo Bills is likewise in jeopardy.
The schools headmaster, Brad Gioia, told NewsChannel 5 that quarterback Ryan Tannehill asked for the exercise through the schools athletic department. The television station reports that “A group of about 15 gamers took to the personal schools football field about midday for a short workout. That early morning the team had actually gotten news of a ninth positive test in an outbreak that has grown to 22.”
That was a day after their training facility was shut down due to their coronavirus favorable tests and a day before their video game versus the Steelers was postponed.
Also, remember, the surreptitious exercise happened last Wednesday. Many of those who tested favorable to set off the Steelers postponement either had currently done so or would have tested favorable regardless of that exercise. The act– or termination of protocol– that was the driver for the Steelers postponement last Sunday is not yet known.
There is prevalent speculation that gamer and coach suspensions, heavy fines and maybe even loss of draft picks are under consideration by the NFL.
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That included trading away star pass receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
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Some fans in Pittsburgh want to see the Steelers get a retroactive forfeit from the Titans if Buffalo gets a win. Because that video game still might be able to take place, and the league may not desire to reconfigure the entire schedule again– if that is deemed necessary.
Bubble-icious?.
Calm, cool, collected, Charlie pic.twitter.com/yRLLefDZHY.
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) October 8, 2020.
The Duquesne maless basketball team may belong to an early season college basketball bubble.
A previous Pirates All-Star better got in on the act Wednesday, too.
Duquesne has yet to verify the story.
The Rays look to close out the series Thursday night.
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A source informs me that JJ Watt and Bill OBrien had a heated exchange on the practice field the week of the Steelers game in which JJ called BOB out for his coaching capability. It began a gamer revolt that ended up getting BOB fired.
— John Granato (@johngranato) October 7, 2020
Others who are said to be devoted are UNC Greensboro and Winthrop. The Cardinals are expecting between 4 and eight more schools.
Mark Melancon got the save for the Atlanta Braves as they blanked the Miami Marlins 2-0. Atlanta has a 2-0 series lead because best-of-five on the National League side.
The previous Penn State sideline boss was currently on unsteady ground, having actually lost the first two video games of the year and after making some doubtful offseason relocations in his function as group basic manager.
The team lost that game and last weekends contest against the Minnesota Vikings. OBrien was fired Monday.
The Steelers last game was a win over the Houston Texans back on Sept. 27.
But he never ever had one with the Pirates.
Thats Melancons 4th postseason conserve. He had 2 with the Braves in 2015 and one with the Washington Nationals.
The final straw may have been a confrontation with star protective lineman J.J. Watt in the week of practice before the group departed for Heinz Field.
Now a fourth ex-Pirates pitcher factored into the series. Tampa right-hander Charlie Morton got the victory in Game 3 Wednesday as the Rays took a 2-1 series lead thanks to an 8-4 win.
Many of those who checked positive to activate the Steelers postponement either had actually already done so or would have evaluated positive regardless of that exercise. Morton started Wednesdays video game and completed 5 innings.
Mark the Shark.
Gerrit Cole won Game 1 of the American League Division Series for the Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays Monday night.
The Louisville Courier Journal is reporting that the Louisville Cardinals would be hosting a bubbled “multi-team occasion.” The paper explains it as being “a protected environment where teams might go through covid-19 screening and play multiple non-conference games to start the shortened season.”.
Obviously, in the week leading up to that game, the earth was currently collapsing under head coach Bill OBrien.
Morton began Wednesdays game and finished 5 innings. He yielded simply one operate on four hits and two walks. He totaled 6 strikeouts.
When Tyler Glasnow beat J.A. Happ, Tampa countered in Game 2.
That early morning the team had gotten news of a ninth positive test in an outbreak that has grown to 22.”
