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The 23 most interesting players in the NBA playoffs Blake Griffin · Blake Griffin is really good, the best player the Pistons have had since Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace's heyday. Griffin is also 10 times more serious than he appeared in Los Angeles, and has really seemed to take the mantle of a team ...
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Adam Thielen lands monstrous extension from Vikings reportedly worth $64 million over four years For the second time in two years, Adam Thielen has landed a huge contract extension from the Minnesota Vikings. The team announced on Friday that the two sides have agreed to terms on a multi-year deal. According to Thielen's agent, Blake Baratz, the ...
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Reuben Foster, ex-49ers linebacker, fined but not suspended by NFL Former 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has been taken off the Commissioner Exempt list and can fully participate in all team activities for Washington, the NFL announced on Friday. Foster, who was arrested on Nov. 24, 2018 at the 49ers' team hotel for ...
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Matt Miller's Scouting Notebook: 2019 Big Board Has a New Top Draft Prospect Evaluators who work in the media don't feel the same pressure to hit on prospects that the general managers, directors and scouts who work for a team do. But make no mistake: We do feel pressure to get it right. Throughout my eight years covering the NFL ...
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Clippers largest 1st-round underdogs since 1988 The Los Angeles Clippers are the biggest underdogs in an NBA playoff series in the past 30 years. At the SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas, the Clippers are 100-1 to upset the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors in their best-of-seven ...
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Sources: Griffin agrees to be Pels' executive VP David Griffin has agreed to a deal to become the executive VP of basketball operations for the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources told ESPN on Friday. The immediate mandate for Griffin is unmistakable: Navigate a trade of All-NBA star Anthony Davis ...
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Pacers reach deal to keep team in Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers will stay in Indianapolis for 25 more years in a deal approved Friday that includes $295 million in public subsidies for a renovation and expansion of Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the NBA team's downtown arena. The Marion ...
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Celtics draft pick odds: Here's where all four first-rounders could land Celtics draft pick odds: Here's where all four first-rounders could land originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com. The Boston Celtics' regular season is over. But if you think their selections in the 2019 NBA Draft are set, you've got another thing coming.
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DeMarcus Cousins doesn't want to be called 'Boogie' anymore: 'I just wanna be DeMarcus.' Plenty of NBA players become synonymous with their nicknames, but few players have a better one than DeMarcus Cousins. "Boogie" is fun to say, it's fewer syllables and it's just a good nickname. Or rather, it was. Cousins apparently doesn't want to be called ...
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Purdue's Brohm gets 7-year, $36.8 million deal Adam RittenbergESPN Staff Writer. Close. College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Follow on Twitter · Facebook · Twitter · Facebook Messenger · Pinterest · Email · print · Purdue has finalized a.
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Plans in works for Tiger to play matches in Asia AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Plans are in the works for Tiger Woods to play a series of televised matches in Asia, with the hopes of one taking place this fall that would coincide with the PGA Tour's three-tournament swing through China, Japan and South Korea.
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Trout stays in Anaheim because of injured groin CHICAGO -- The winds at Wrigley Field were howling out to center field before Friday's game between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels, but the game's best player isn't there to take advantage of them. Mike Trout, the Angels' two-time American ...
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Spieth didn't know Masters cut rules, made weekend anyway AUGUSTA, Ga. – Coming off a difficult opening round and having watched his first shot of the day sail straight for the trees, Jordan Spieth worried that he might not be around for the weekend at the Masters for the first time in his career. Thankfully for him that ...
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Why Sharks expect 5-on-5 play to be key to winning Game 2 vs. Vegas SAN JOSE -- The Sharks scored in almost any scenario they could have envisioned in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of their first-round series. A power-play goal gave San Jose a 1-0 lead. The first 3-on-3 tally in the ...
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Aaron Donald commits record-breaking seven-figure donation to Pitt football fund The offseason haven where Aaron Donald trains nearly every day will now bear his name, and not just on a stall in the Pitt locker room. His former football program is much better, and richer, for it. Donald, the Los Angeles Rams star and Penn Hills High ...
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2019 Draft Needs: Oakland Raiders The biggest need, the hidden need and what else the Raiders should be looking for in the 2019 draft. By Andy Benoit and Gary Gramling. April 12, 2019. Two weeks ahead of the NFL draft, Andy Benoit and Gary Gramling are breaking down draft needs for all ...
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Erik Gudbranson on avoiding major injury in Game 1: 'I definitely got lucky' UNIONDALE, N.Y. – When Erik Gudbranson awkwardly crashed into the boards during Wednesday's postseason opener, the big defenseman worried his playoff run was already over. "When it first happened, I thought I was going to turn around and my ankle ...
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Ex-UFC champ TJ Dillashaw admits fault in statement after suspension for failed EPO test Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw Friday admitted to cheating and said he'll face the music after being suspended for two years for using erythropoietin (EPO). "I've had people tell me I should just disappear and let this stuff die out, let this ...
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Penn State's spring game is a big deal, but does it really matter? UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State's spring football game is one of the major events on central Pennsylvania's social calendar every year. If the weather is even remotely hospitable, 70,000 or so people make their way into Beaver Stadium and countless ...
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UFC 236 odds, top predictions: MMA insider picks Holloway vs. Poirier and Gastelum vs. Adesanya Last year, Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier were involved in bouts that received plenty of consideration for fight of the year. There was an energy any time either of them entered the octagon. There's a strong chance they will create a candidate for 2019 when ...
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15 runners who will inspire you this Marathon Monday Thousands of runners will cross the Boston Marathon starting line in Hopkinton on Monday. Some will be running the 26.2-mile course for the first time. Others will have already crossed the finish line more than a dozen times. Being crowned with a gold laurel ...
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Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac anxious for first playoff game, never doubted availability Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac was so elated Thursday night when he was learned he would be available for Saturday's opening NBA Eastern Conference playoff game with against the Toronto Raptors, that he immediately announced his status on ...
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Dellin Betances injury: Yankees reliever (shoulder) will undergo another MRI The Yankees reliever threw a simulated game on Friday and manager Aaron Boone was blunt with how it went. "Didn't go great," he said, via the NY Times. Betances will now fly back to New York and undergo another MRI for his right shoulder impingement.
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Dirk Nowitzki: Our rock in the crazy world around us A few days have passed since Dirk Nowitzki announced his retirement from the NBA. An eventful week that was full of memories, emotions, and gratitude as people from around the world honored the Nowitzki's career both in Dallas and from afar. Now, the ...
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Prosecutor says no evidence of human trafficking at spa in Robert Kraft case WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An attorney for Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Friday that the public release of video evidence in the prostitution solicitation case against him would invade his privacy and jeopardize his right to a fair trial. William Burck told ...
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NFL, union encouraged by helmet safety improvements NEW YORK — Improvements that an NFL and NFLPA study found in helmets didn't help Tom Brady. The six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback will have to discard his longtime brand as one of 11 helmets banned by the league and players' union for ...
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Buzz Lagos, coach and teacher, savors the moment for 'plain old St. Paul Midway' Buzz Lagos washed uniforms, lugged equipment, sold season tickets and courted sponsors, He lobbied media members, handed out flyers and changed the oil in his minivan regularly, anything he could during a lifelong pursuit to promote soccer to ...
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Frozen 4 final pits defending champ UMD versus upstart UMass BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scott Sandelin is no different than anyone else in appreciating a rags-to-riches journey such as the Massachusetts hockey program has enjoyed over the past three years. And if the Minnesota Duluth coach didn't have something at stake in ...
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Carolina captain Justin Williams helped turn the Capitals into Stanley Cup champions When Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom had his day with the Stanley Cup in Sweden in early August, he started counting. One, two, three ... Carolina captain Justin Williams ' name is etched onto the Cup in three places and Backstrom made it a ...
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Tua Tagovailoa opens up about factors behind championship loss Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa brought an honest, realistic look to the failure to capture a National Championship last season. Tagovailoa, during a national media appearance to promote the Alabama spring game, said the problems started long ...
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Rejoice Boston Celtics Fans – it's Playoff Time! Finally, the regular season is over, and the playoffs are about to begin! Like most Boston Celtics fans, this season couldn't have ended fast enough. The season started with so much promise, but turned into an emotional roller coaster and ended with the ...
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Milwaukee River dyed green ahead of Bucks-Pistons playoff series A boat helps mix green dye poured into the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee, Wisc., Friday, April 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger). By Brandon Champion | bchampio@mlive.com. Milwaukee is seeing green. The Milwaukee River was dyed an eye-popping ...
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Pain level will determine Embiid's G1 availability Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid's status for Game 1 of the team's first-round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets remains in limbo. "I have no idea," Embiid told reporters when asked if he would be able to play against Brooklyn when the series begins ...
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Shields wants to lift women's boxing into mainstream Claressa Shields won Olympic gold in 2012 in London and returned home with only a minimal bump in fame. "I'd tell people I won the gold medal and they'd say, 'Yeah, right,'" she said with a laugh. So what's an unrecognized champ to do? Shields would just ...
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Marlins vs. Phillies: Start time, how to watch, game thread and Fish Picks—April 12, 2019 Thanks for joining us for Friday's Marlins (3-10) vs. Phillies (7-4) game thread. Throughout the 2019 season, Fish Stripes is your home for daily Fish Picks prop bets. I posted the full introduction toward the end of Spring Training. The monthly points leader for ...
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Rival Fans Explain Why so Many Don't Want Liverpool to Win the Premier League On the face of it, there are plenty of reasons why neutral fans should be enthused by the prospect of Liverpool winning the league. At their best, Jurgen Klopp's side are capable of playing a thrilling brand of high-octane attacking football. As tireless as they are ...
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'Disgusting' WhatsApp messages revealed as Australian cricketer found guilty of UK rape Worcester: An Australian cricketer has been found guilty of raping a sleeping woman in the UK during the first night of a sexual conquest competition he helped set up on a WhatsApp group. Alex Hepburn, 23, has been warned a jail sentence is inevitable for ...
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Mets: Pete Alonso Joins Exclusive Class of Truly Elite Power Hitters Hitting a home run is nothing unique, especially right now. We live in a world where Scooter Gennett can hit four home runs in a game. Pitchers, who are not even almost chosen for their hitting skill, have hit seven home runs on the young season, including ...
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Alliance of American Football alums pursue their dreams with Panthers CHARLOTTE - The number is already taken, and wide receivers aren't allowed to wear single digits in NFL games. But if it was allowed and available, new Panthers wide receiver Rashad Ross would fit nicely into No. 9. Ross has worn 13, 15, 18, 19 and 89 ...
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Mark Ein finds new home for Washington Kastles atop Union Market Mark Ein is taking his tennis franchise to the roof of Union Market, announcing a deal for a new pop-up stadium just over a week after announcing he would take over management of the Citi Open tournament. Ein announced Friday the Washington Kastles will ...
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Neil Lennon blanking out speculation about his future and focusing on making Celtic history SUFFERING a Scottish Cup semi-final defeat, to lower league opponents Ross County no less, during his first stint as Celtic interim manager back in 2010 proved no impediment to Neil Lennon being appointed to the role on a permanent basis. But that was ...
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Quade Cooper's failed catch gifts Stormers free try as Rebels suffer big loss Melbourne's South African curse has continued with the Rebels shock 41-24 losers to the Stormers in their Super Rugby clash on Friday night. Heading into the AAMI Park match the Rebels' only losses of the season had come in their two games in South ...
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'A huge boost': Tanev returns to practice as Jets look to even series Two days after dropping the opening game of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Winnipeg Jets received some good news Friday morning, as left winger Brandon Tanev was back on the ice for practice. He hasn't played since suffering a hand injury against the ...
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O-Zone: In due time JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it … Daniel from Las Vegas, NV. Hey John, given the never-ending issues with Leonard Fournette, do you think that the running-back position may need to be addressed in the upcoming draft? Jaguars running back Leonard ...
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Route to final 'easier' than 2015 for Inverness says Doran Aaron Doran says Inverness Caledonian Thistle have an easier task to get to the Scottish Cup final than when they won it in 2015. But he still says it will be a big challenge to beat Hearts saying his team will go into the encounter as underdogs. Picture - Ken ...
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