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Fine for the Titans from the NFL for COVID- 19 protocol violations, a person familiar with the penalty confirmed Sunday to the USA TODAY Network. The person requested anonymity because no official announcement had been made. The punishment was handed down after a weeks- long investigation by the NFL and Players Association into the Titans concluded. Tennessee failed to fully implement elements of the NFL- NFLPA COVID- 19 protocols, the investigation found, which led to the shutting down of the club’s facility and rescheduling of its games against the Bills and the Steelers.
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Career Formula One victories by Lewis Hamilton, putting him ahead of legendary Michael Schumacher and at the top in all- time F1 wins. Hamilton’s win at the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday also edged him closer to a seventh F1 title.
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Interceptions and tackles, respectively, for Wake Forest true freshman walk- on safety Nick Andersen in Saturday’s 23- 16 upset of then- No. 20 Virginia Tech. Afterward, coach Dave Clawson said Andersen would go on scholarship next semester.
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Yards on a kickoff return in the second quarter by the Chiefs’ Byron Pringle in a 43- 16 victory over Denver in the snow. It was the longest play of the NFL season, according to NBC. Passing and rushing career yards for the Patriots’ Cam Newton, who, according to NFL Research, is the only player to reach both those numbers – and then he was benched in a blowout loss to the 49ers.
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Bowl bid already accepted, Army to the Independence. The Black Knights hit six victories on Saturday and have an arrangement with the Shreveport, Louisiana, game. Army ( 6- 1) will play a team from the Pac- 12, which has yet to start its season.