Kyle Shanahan says offseason car crash was his fault, claims it happened as he was reaching for fallen cell phone
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"Kyle Shanahan says offseason car crash was his fault, claims it happened as he was reaching for fallen cell phone" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The New York Times, USA Today, ESPN and Yahoo Sports. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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