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2019 NFL Draft: Ranking position groups for all 32 teams reveals their biggest needs Just as we did the past few years, the Eye on Football staff spent the last week or so compiling position group rankings for all 32 teams in the league in an attempt to identify pre-draft needs. Unlike last year, though, there was no definitive guideline given over ...
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Matt Miller's Scouting Notebook: NFL Insiders Believe Top 5 Picks Are a Lock Mock drafts are often based on educated guesswork. A writer tries to digest months of information and put puzzle pieces together to correctly predict the decisions 32 general managers will make with 10 minutes to call their shots. Sometimes that means trying ...
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Kia MVP Ladder: Difficult decision awaits voters as season nears its finale Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden have done their part. They've turned in unbelievable performances so often that the individual brilliance for both frontrunners for this season's Kia NBA MVP have become a bit of a blur. They've piled up historic stat ...
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Browns fill their void at safety by signing a former division rival to two-year deal Earlier this offseason, the Cleveland Browns traded one of their two starting safeties. Jabrill Peppers was sent to the New York Giants as part of the deal that brought Odell Beckham Jr. and Olivier Vernon to Cleveland, so the cost was well worth it, but it did ...
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Slain Iowa State golfer is remembered at Augusta National Women's Amateur Corrections/clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Collin Richards had pleaded guilty. Richards, who has a history of mental health issues, wrote a letter to the judge saying he wanted his case to end, even if that meant pleading ...
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2019 WNBA mock draft: Sabrina Ionescu's decision will change everything The 2019 WNBA Draft is headlined by a dozen or more game-ready stars who've perched their names in college basketball lore. California's Kristine Anigwe's notched a 30-point, 30-rebound game. Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu, should she declare, is the ...
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Patrick Mahomes accepts Josh Allen's farthest-throw challenge: 'It's going to take at least 85 yards to win' Every year, the NFL world judges quarterback prospects based on all kinds of traits. There's accuracy, pocket presence, ability to read defenses, touch, velocity, how they navigate blitzes and pressure, and of course, arm strength. Over the past several years, ...
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Sources: Stackhouse agrees to coach Vanderbilt Memphis Grizzlies assistant Jerry Stackhouse has agreed to a six-year contract to become Vanderbilt's head coach, sources told ESPN. New Vanderbilt athletic director Malcolm Turner had watched Stackhouse closely in Turner's previous job as the president ...
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Gang Green? Now the Jets Are Gang (Gotham) Green The Jets, a football team that has been an N.F.L. punch line for years, asked a comedian to be the master of ceremonies at a loud, flashy event to unveil the team's new uniforms on Thursday. J.B. Smoove, who has been a suffering Jets fan for decades, stood ...
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2019 Women's Final Four: UConn vs. Notre Dame picks, predictions, best bets from college basketball insider For the seventh time in nine years, it's Connecticut vs. Notre Dame in the 2019 Women's Final Four. The storied programs face off at 9 p.m. ET Friday from Amalie Arena in Tampa. The Fighting Irish (34-3) are a 1-seed, the Huskies (35-2) a 2-seed, but it was ...
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Updates on 11 Yankees on injured list | Progress for Luis Severino, Dellin Betances, Aaron Hicks BALTIMORE — Yankees players and coaches still can't believe how much bad luck they're having on the injury front. Buy Yankees tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, PrimeSport, Ticketmaster. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki became the 11th player to hit the injury list on ...
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Avalanche clinch playoff berth, defeat Jets in OT DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 3-2 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets at Pepsi Center on Thursday. Erik Johnson won it at 1:49 for Colorado (38-29-14), which advanced to the playoffs for the ...
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Why each NCAA tournament team will cover the spread in the Final Four The 2019 NCAA basketball tournament is coming down the final stretch and in three days we will have a national champion. One top seed remains, with Virginia close to fully avenging their first round upset a year ago. They face fifth-seeded Auburn, while ...
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'I didn't leave my house': How Virginia coaches reacted to, moved on from historic UMBC loss Virginia head coach Tony Bennett is seen on the sidelines during the second half of the men's NCAA Tournament college basketball South Regional final game against Purdue, Saturday, March 30, 2019, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley).
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Panthers to sign top AAF receiver Rashad Ross, report says The Panthers have reached a deal with wide receiver Rashad Ross, who led the recently suspended Alliance of American Football with seven receiving touchdowns for the Arizona Hotshots, ESPN.com reported, citing an unidentified source. Ross was ...
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The AAF's Sudden Collapse Left Players High And Dry With Bills For Housing And Injuries [Update] Less than two months after kicking off its inaugural season, the AAF is dead. All the league's promises about providing a direct line to the NFL and supporting players after their careers are over turned out to be nothing more than marketing bullshit. Majority ...
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Laureano nails another Red Sox runner, Athletics win 7-3 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Center fielder Ramon Laureano threw out another Red Sox runner in a key spot, and the Oakland Athletics kept Boston stumbling with a 7-3 win on Thursday. Laureano tossed out three runners as the A's took three of four in the ...
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Man City's Aguero in frame to face Brighton in FA Cup (Reuters) - Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will travel with the rest of their squad for their FA Cup semi-final against Brighton and Hove Albion having nearly recovered from a hamstring injury, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The Argentina ...
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Lexi Thompson is in her happy place at the ANA Inspiration and it pays off with an opening 69 RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Lexi Thompson, on arrival here earlier this week, professed her unwavering love for the ANA Inspiration, then reinforced it on a beautiful spring morning here on Thursday. Thompson, who won here in 2014, opened the LPGA's ...
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2019 NFL Draft: How many starters can 49ers expect from their six picks? In the past two years, the 49ers have turned to 14 of the team's 19 draft picks to start games during their rookie seasons. Reuben Foster, George Kittle, Mike McGlinchey and Fred Warner worked their ways into the starting lineup for the first regular-season ...
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ESPN's Marcus Spears calls Packers QB Aaron Rodgers 'toxic' Bleacher Report's fascinating look inside the dysfunctional relationship between quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Packers coach Mike McCarthy shed light on the organization's downturn over the past two seasons, and neither man is blameless.
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Alex Morgan's milestone goal, USWNT's resiliency key win over Australia COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Four years ago, the United States beat Australia in a game that easily could have gone the other way. It was a win that launched the U.S. on a run ending with a World Cup title. Megan Rapinoe scored the winner that day. This time ...
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Steph Curry believes LeBron James, Lakers will 'regroup' next season LOS ANGELES -- Since Steph Curry entered the league in 2009, LeBron James has been a mainstay in the postseason. Over the last eight years, as a member of the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron has been to eight straight NBA Finals ...
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60 percent chance of rain during first pitch of Giants opener The chance of a major rain delay for the Giants home opener at Oracle Park Friday is diminishing but it's likely light showers will be falling when the first pitch gets thrown. The Giants are playing Tampa Bay Rays at Oracle Park at 1:35 p.m and gates open at at ...
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MLB roundup: Indians flirt with no-no vs. Jays Trevor Bauer tossed seven no-hit innings, and two relievers combined to finish a three-hit gem as the host Cleveland Indians posted a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Bauer (1-0) finished with a flourish, striking out Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Alen ...
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Why Nikita Kucherov's empty-netter Thursday is just the latest Lightning milestone TORONTO — If 50 is the mark of an incredible goal scorer, then 40 is a great one. Nikita Kucherov flipped the puck on net from the neutral zone for an empty-netter and his 40th goal in the Lightning's 3-1 victory at Toronto Thursday. He became the third ...
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How Kyrie Irving, Brad Stevens have improved relationship "tremendously" How Kyrie Irving, Brad Stevens have improved relationship "tremendously" originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com. Like any star player and head coach, Kyrie Irving and Brad Stevens have had their differences. But the former insists the two have come ...
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Should Manchester United Be Lining Up Real Madrid's Raphael Varane? Manchester United suffered their second consecutive loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the short space of three matches on Tuesday evening. Although Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's players started brightly and with the intensity needed, defensive frailties ...
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Grizzlies Sign Tyler Zeller For Rest Of Season The Memphis Grizzlies have announced in a press release that they've signed Tyler Zeller to a rest-of-season contract. The journeyman center most recently served a 10-day contract with the Hawks earlier this season. The Grizz will take on Zeller, an 18th ...
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Dustin Poirier On UFC 236 Matchup Against Max Holloway: 'I'm Coming Home With Gold' Dustin Poirier's entire MMA career has been building to one moment, the moment he steps into the octagon to fight for a UFC title. On Saturday, April 13, Poirier gets his wish when he faces Max Holloway for the interim UFC lightweight belt in the main event of ...
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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw gives up two runs and four hits in triple-A rehab start The last time Clayton Kershaw began a season in the minor leagues he was a 20-year-old prospect in double-A weeks away from his major league debut. Eleven years later, Kershaw was back in the minors Thursday, making a rehab start for triple-A ...
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World No. 1 Naomi Osaka signs with Nike World No. 1 Naomi Osaka has agreed a deal with Nike, the sports apparel giant has announced. The Japanese star, who had previously been tied to rival Adidas, will first wear Nike gear at the Stuttgart Grand Prix later this month, the U.S. sportswear maker ...
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Ryan Johansen's late goal gives Predators big victory against Canucks Upon further reviews -- three of them, to be precise -- the Predators' hopes for a Central Division title lived to see another day Thursday. And they improved even more when the Jets fell to the Avalanche in overtime, putting the Predators in first place by a point ...
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Chicago hosts Seattle for home opener Seattle Mariners (7-1, first in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (2-3, fourth in the AL Central). Chicago; Friday, 2 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Yusei Kikuchi (0-0, 2.53 ERA) White Sox: Reynaldo Lopez (0-1, 9.00 ERA). LINE: Mariners ...
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Georgia State passes on Tony Barbee After being rumored as a strong candidate to take the head coaching position at Georgia State, we now know that Tony Barbee will be staying in Lexington for the time being, as the Panthers have hired Tennessee Volunteers assistant Rob Lanier. Details are ...
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Colts re-sign Webb INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – The Indianapolis Colts announced Friday that they have re-signed tackle J'Marcus Webb. Webb was signed as a free agent by the Colts in 2018. Originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2010 NFL draft, Webb also played for ...
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He bought the fencing coach's house. Then his son got into Harvard NEEDHAM — It was a modest house by this town's standards, a center-entrance colonial, three bedrooms and a two-car garage on a quarter-acre lot. The inside hadn't welcomed a renovator in many, many years, and the outside didn't wear its age ...
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Jamal Adams doesn't believe Rob Gronkowski is retiring Add Jamal Adams to the list of people who are skeptical that Rob Gronkowski has played his last game for the Patriots. The Jets safety was asked if he was happy to no longer have to deal with the big tight end at Thursday night's unveiling of the team's ...
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Kelvin Gastelum: Conor McGregor, Khabib Feud Could End Up with Someone Shot UFC fighter Kelvin Gastelum believes the feud between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov could escalate well beyond fighting in the Octagon. "I think there are some lines that have been crossed, and it's escalating to a point where it shouldn't ...
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Jones not interested in Wallabies job, 'happy' in Europe MELBOURNE (Reuters) - England coach Eddie Jones has ruled himself out of replacing Australia boss Michael Cheika after the Rugby World Cup, saying the Wallabies need a "generational change" in culture, local media reported on Friday. Rugby Union ...
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Hong Kong Sevens: New Zealand and Australia pay emotional tribute to shooting victims Hearts are touched and fingers pointed to the sky after tries and conversions in clash of two arch-rivals; 'We showed our respects tonight by the way we played and we'll try to continue that over the weekend,' says coach Clark Laidlaw. Topic | Hong Kong ...
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Super Rugby: Stunning Ardie Savea inspires Hurricanes to win over Highlanders There's no derby quite like a Kiwi derby. The Hurricanes beat the Highlanders 31-28 in Dunedin on Friday in a pulsating, breathless match that for large parts resembled two boxers standing in the middle of the ring throwing haymakers at each other.
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Sparks not on ice for Leafs practice Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Garret Sparks was not among the three netminders on ice for practice Friday morning, hours after the team recalled Michael Hutchinson. Hutchinson's recall from the AHL's Toronto Marlies came as a surprise after Sparks spent ...
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What's happening: A guide to Friday's Final Four events The teams are here, the stadium is ready and fans are pouring into the Twin Cities. Here's a roundup of the day's Final Four news and events for locals and visitors alike. Three things to do today. Final Four Fan Fest kicks off: Doors open at 11 a.m. at ...
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