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He Drove Her to the Hospital. She Gave Him the Coronavirus.
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Freeman Dyson, Math Genius Turned Visionary Technologist, Dies at 96
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Iran Vice President Is One of 7 Officials to Contract Coronavirus
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Bernie Sanders Can Beat Trump. Here’s the Math.
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New on SI: Report: Cowboys Could Use Exclusive Franchise Tag to Avoid Losing Dak Prescott
No commentsThe Cowboys appear determined not to let Dak Prescott hit the open market.
The
Cowboys appear determined not to let Dak Prescott hit the open market. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the team is "likely to use" an exclusive franchise tag on Prescott if the two sides are unable to reach a long-term deal.The tag would be for $33 million, a higher total than a standard franchise tag, and it would prevent other teams from negotiating with the former Mississippi State quarterback.
Throughout the offseason, the Cowboys have made it clear that Prescott is in their plans for the future. New head coach Mike McCarthy didn't hesitate when asked earlier this week if Prescott was the team's franchise quarterback.
"Definitely,'' McCarthy said. "It's exactly where we want to be with Dak. I think what he's done to this point speaks for itself. Dak is in a business situation right now. I've gone through this as a head coach with a number of my players in the past and, like anything, I think it's just time to be patient and let the business people work out the business matter."
In mid-February, Prescott told Yahoo Sports that he had confidence in the parties involved in the negotiation that "something will get done."
Earlier in the month, Cowboys VP Stephen Jones echoed a similar sentiment.
“We want to get this done,” Jones told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Things are fixing to heat up. We want to put every foot forward and try to grind this out and get a deal done.”
If Prescott does ink a long-term extension, he will almost certainly be the highest-paid player in Cowboys history.
Prescott threw for the second-most passing yards in the NFL last season (4,902) and the fourth-most touchdowns (30). He also added nearly 300 yards on the ground and three rushing scores.
New on SI: Report: Romo Agrees to Record-Breaking NFL Analyst Deal With CBS
No commentsTony Romo's new deal with CBS will reportedly pay him around $17 million per season.
Tony Romo isn't going anywhere. The former
Cowboys QB has agreed to a new contract with CBS, making him the highest-paid NFL analyst in TV history, according to the New York Post's Andrew Marchand.Per Marchand, the multi-year deal will pay Romo around $17 million per season.
The deal comes as Romo's representatives and CBS were at the end of their exclusive negotiating period. Had CBS not agreed to a new deal by the end of this week, the former NFL quarterback could have spoken with other networks, reports Marchand.
Romo made over $3 million last season—the final year of his initial three-year TV contract with CBS.
In January, Front Office Sports' Michael McCarthy reported that ESPN was preparing to offer Romo a deal that would have paid between $10 and $14 million annually.
CBS altered its top booth for Romo's arrival, something that network executives at FOX and ESPN were reportedly not ready to do when the former Cowboys QB was deciding on where he wanted to start his broadcasting career.
Romo starred almost immediately upon transitioning from the field to the booth, arguably calling his best game in the 2019 AFC Championship, when he predicted countless plays before they transpired on the field.
Before returning to the Oakland Raiders, Jon Gruden earned over $6 million a year from ESPN to call Monday Night Football. During the early 1990s, John Madden made $8 million a year.
Romo started 156 regular-season games over the course of his 13-year career with the Cowboys. He ended his career with a 78-49 regular-season record and a 2-4 record in the playoffs.
New on SI: 2020 NFL Combine: Running Backs Heap Praise on Each Other
No commentsJonathan Taylor, D'Andre Swift, J.K. Dobbins headline the list of a very special rookie running back class in 2020.
The NFL Combine doesn’t just give NFL scouts, coaches and general managers the opportunity to evaluate the incoming group of rookie players. It’s also a great place for the players to evaluate one another.
If you ask this year's running back prospects about their peers, you quickly learn that, as Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor put it, “running backs are fans of one another.”
Taylor heaped praise on his fellow rookie running backs, including Ohio State’s J.K. Dobbins and Georgia’s D’Andre Swift. Taylor, Dobbins, and Swift are
ranked as the top three rushers in this year’s class, according to Sports Illustrated’s Kevin Hanson.But the flattery didn’t end with just those three standout playmakers. Arizona State’s Eno Benjamin, LSU’s Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Florida State’s Cam Akers and others all received compliments from the very players they are competing against to get drafted.
This group of running backs is so deep and talented, it deserves comparison to the rushers from the 2017 class. The standouts from that draft class include Christian McCaffrey, Leonard Fournette, Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon, Alvin Kamara, Kareem Hunt, James Conner, Tarik Cohen, Marlon Mack, Aaron Jones and Chris Carson. They have dominated NFL backfields the last few seasons. In just three years, that batch of backs has already produced six Pro Bowlers, an NFL leading rusher, and one of three players in NFL history to have 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a single season.
How much success NFL players achieve is often affected by how early they're drafted. The backs in this group realize just how much potential is in this class. As Swift told us, he feels “blessed” to be part of this year’s group of running backs, which could turn into the next generation of great NFL rushers and playmakers.
Airstrike Hits Turkish Forces in Syria, Raising Fears of Escalation
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Japan Shocks Parents by Moving to Close All Schools Over Coronavirus
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South Korean Leader Said Coronavirus Would ‘Disappear.’ It Was a Costly Error.
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The Case for Elizabeth Warren
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Trump Has a Problem as the Coronavirus Threatens the U.S.: His Credibility
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U.S. Health Workers Responding to Coronavirus Lacked Training and Protective Gear, Whistle-Blower Says
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New on SI: Report: Ex-LSU TE Thaddeus Moss Found to Have Broken Foot at Combine
No commentsThaddeus Moss, the son of Randy Moss, will need foot surgery after discovering a broken bone in his foot.
Former
LSU tight end Thaddeus Moss's medical exam at the 2020 NFL combine revealed the tight end had a fracture in his right foot that will require surgery, according to ESPN's Jeff Legwold.Moss, son of legendary NFL WR Randy Moss, went through the NFL combine's medical examination on Tuesday where doctors discovered he had a fracture to his fifth metatarsal bone. The recovery time for the expected procedure usually lasts between six to eight weeks, meaning Moss should be ready for the start of his rookie season.
The former Tiger is the No. 7 overall TE on Sports Illustrated's Kevin Hanson's latest Big Board.
Moss started his NCAA career at NC State where he had just six receptions for 49 yards as a freshman in 2016.
He then sat out 2017 due to transfer rules and missed the 2018 season due after needing multiples surgeries to repair a fracture in his left foot. Moss recorded 47 catches for 570 yards and four touchdowns last year. He shined during LSU's national title win over Clemson, hauling in five catches for 36 yards and two scores.
Despite the injury, Moss took part in the measurement portion of the combine. His combine measurable are as followed.
- Height: 6'1 7/8''
- Weight: 250 lbs.
- Hand Size: 9 7/8''
- Arm: 31 7/8''
- Wingspan 78 2/8''
Per Legwold, Moss was at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday night, but will leave Indianapolis on Friday.
Fact-Checking the South Carolina Democratic Debate
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Ship Blocked From Jamaica and Cayman Islands Allowed to Dock in Mexico
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Maria Sharapova Wants to Be Clear: She Is Retiring From Tennis, Not Quitting
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C.D.C. Confirms First Possible Community Transmission of Coronavirus in U.S.
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The Coronavirus: What Scientists Have Learned So Far
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Imagine Bernie Sanders in the Oval Office
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How to Prepare for the Coronavirus
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Stocks Slide for 2nd Day as U.S. Sounds Alarm on Coronavirus
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Disney C.E.O. Bob Iger Hands Keys to Magic Kingdom to Its 7th Chief
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Why Hank Azaria Won’t Play Apu on ‘The Simpsons’ Anymore
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Coronavirus Stalls Milan, Italy’s Economic Engine
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Chris Matthews Apologizes to Bernie Sanders for Remarks on Nevada Win
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Democratic Debate Live Updates: Candidates Clash
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New on SI: NFL Teams Strongly Opposed to Keeping Pass Interference Review Rule
No commentsThe league's competition committee voted on a number of rules in its annual postseason surgery.
NFL teams are overwhelmingly opposed to keeping the rule that made pass interference reviewable by instant replay last season, according to results from an offseason survey conducted by the league's competition committee.
Per the NFL Network's Judy Battista, of the 29 teams that were asked about making the rule permanent, only eight said yes, while 21 said no. Three did not respond.When 22 teams responded to a question about extending the rule for one more season, 17 teams said no and only five said yes.
The results are non-binding and don't necessarily mean that the rule, which was only first voted in last offseason, will be removed. But it stands to reason the rule will be a point of debate this offseason.
"Overall the results were not great," Green Bay Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy said Monday, per ESPN's Kevin Seifert. "And I think it really is putting the New York [officiating] office in a very difficult position. ... But it's still pretty early [and] we're looking at different options."
At least 24 of the 32 owners would have to vote to keep the rule for it to remain in place.
The Washington Post also reported that according to the survey, 13 teams thought that interference-related replay rulings made by the officiating department in New York changed from week to week.
Reviewable pass interference was largely born out of one horrifically blown call in the 2019 NFC championship game, when officials failed to flag Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman for a full-speed, helmet-to-helmet hit on Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis before the arrival of the ball, deep in Los Angeles territory, late in a tied game.
The Rams would go on to defeat the Saints in overtime and there was in turn a collective frustration that New Orleans might have missed out on Super Bowl LIII because of an officiating error.
The rule was a frequent topic of conversation this season and some found it to be revealing of the league's inability to respond to any number of crises.
New top story on Hacker News: Analysis of 50k COVID-19 patients finds 4.8% morality rate and 21.3% severity
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Analysis of 50k COVID-19 patients finds 4.8% morality rate and 21.3% severity
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‘Recipe for a Massive Viral Outbreak’: Iran Emerges as a Worldwide Threat
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Photos of Modi’s Big Party for Trump in India
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As Trump Barricades the Border, Legal Immigration Is Starting to Plunge
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Trump’s Doctor Thought He Had a Ticket to Congress. It Hasn’t Been So Easy.
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Sanders’s Comments on Fidel Castro Provoke Anger in Florida
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As the Start-Up Boom Deflates, Tech Is Humbled
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Impact of the Coronavirus Ripples Across Asia: ‘It Has Been Quiet, Like a Cemetery’
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Teaching Children How to Reverse an Overdose
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Bernie Sanders Is Making a Big Mistake
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How a Neighbors’ Feud in Paradise Launched an International Rape Case
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Trump’s Efforts to Remove the Disloyal Heightens Unease Across His Administration
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How Bernie Sanders Dominated in Nevada
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Europe Confronts Coronavirus as Italy Battles an Eruption of Cases
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Bernie Sanders Isn’t the Left’s Trump
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New top story on Hacker News: DoChat – a Dockerized WeChat PC Windows client for Linux
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Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses, Strengthening His Primary Lead
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Trump Was Furious That Passengers With Coronavirus Were Brought Back to U.S.
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Bernie Sanders, the Teflon Candidate, Faces Sudden New Tests
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Richard Grenell Begins Overhauling Intelligence Office, Prompting Fears of Partisanship
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Donald Trump Is Going to India to Find Himself
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‘Friends’ Cast to Reunite in HBO Max Special
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Trump Dismisses Warning of Russian 2020 Meddling as a Democratic ‘Hoax’
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Ocasio-Cortez Builds Progressive Campaign Arm to Challenge Democrats
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At Walgreens, Complaints of Medication Errors Go Missing
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Answers to Travelers’ Questions About the Coronavirus
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