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The anxious undercurrent of these NBA playoffs THESE ARE GOING to be anxious playoffs. There are stresses within the high-stakes games naturally, but there's also another layer that is perhaps unique to this season. It's the pressure of the aftermath and it will mount by the day, by the loss and, oddly in ...
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Devers' walk-off hit in 9th lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays 7-6 BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers' game-winning hit in the ninth inning that gave the Boston Red Sox their first home victory of the season was never in doubt. The same can't be said of Ted Williams' claim to the longest homer in Fenway Park history. Devers hit ...
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Splash! Rosario, Alonso power Mets to 6-3 win over Braves ATLANTA (AP) — Pete Alonso has made a powerful splash during his first two weeks in the majors. The rookie rocketed his latest homer into a terrace fountain far beyond the center field fence, and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Thursday ...
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Former All-Star pitcher Sanderson dies at 62 CHICAGO -- Scott Sanderson, the right-hander who helped the Chicago Cubs make two playoff appearances and was a member of four postseason teams during a 19-year career, died Thursday. He was 62. An official with Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake ...
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Quintana strikes out 11 in 7 innings, Cubs beat Pirates 2-0 CHICAGO — Jose Quintana struck out 11 in seven innings of four-hit ball and the Chicago Cubs blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 on Thursday night. Daniel Descalso and Victor Caratini each had two hits and an RBI in a game that was delayed 69 minutes ...
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Back as a 3 seed, Portland looks to avoid another early exit PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For the second straight season the Portland Trail Blazers earned the third seed in the West and home-court for the playoffs. This year they're looking for a better outcome than last year when they were surprisingly swept in the ...
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Report: Iona's Tim Cluess Emerges as Frontrunner for St. John's Head Coaching Vacancy Iona head coach Tim Cluess has now emerged as the frontrunner for the head coaching vacancy at St. John's, according to SI Now contributor Jon Rothstein. Cluess, 60, has led Iona to six NCAA tournament appearances in the last eight years. He has ...
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Duke QB Daniel Jones Could Be An Option For Packers At No. 30 The Green Bay Packers haven't had two first round draft choices since 2009. The Packers hit the mother lode that year, taking nose tackle B.J. Raji and outside linebacker Clay Matthews — two players that helped Green Bay win a Super Bowl one year later.
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Jordan Spieth, still searching at Augusta, stumbles to the clubhouse on Day 1 AUGUSTA, Ga. — Three days before teeing off to start his sixth Masters, Jordan Spieth was hanging out in his rental house waiting for Virginia-Texas Tech to tip off. The Golf Channel was replaying his monumental runaway 2015 win, and Spieth took the ...
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Mike Mayock talks 2019 NFL Draft, gives thoughts on Raiders recent acquisitions Mike Mayock knocked off yet another event in his year of "firsts" as General Manager of the Oakland Raiders Thursday afternoon, holding his first league-mandated, pre-draft press conference. A press conference that is routinely categorized by the things you ...
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Gymnast speaks out on videos of her gruesome injury: 'My pain is not your entertainment' For Auburn gymnast Samantha Cerio, it was bad enough to have suffered a gruesome injury, dislocating both her knees while tearing multiple ligaments during a recent meet. The 22-year-old engineering student has been made to relive that moment again ...
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Leonard Fournette Arrest Video Handcuffed at Car Wash 1:52 PM -- TMZ Sports has obtained footage of Fournette being arrested at the Easy Breezy Car Wash in Jacksonville ... where multiple cop cars responded to the situation. A witness -- Kevonte Williams aka Kazethepharaoh -- tells us Fournette was driving a ...
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Life After Drew: The Cleveland Cavaliers Coaching Search Starts Again On Thursday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that the team and head coach Larry Drew mutually agreed to part ways. Drew was named head coach of the Cavaliers after the firing of Tyronn Lue and guided the team to an overall record of 19-63, ...
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Marina softball completes three-game sweep of Edison Softball teams from the former Sunset League remember how difficult it used to be to secure a season sweep when they faced each other in a home-and-home set. In the four-team Surf League, the upper division of the reconfigured Sunset Conference, teams ...
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How Detroit Pistons overcame a hobbled Blake Griffin to make playoffs NEW YORK — Wayne Ellington wanted to make sure the record was correct. Teammate Langston Galloway, dressing nearby in the Detroit Pistons locker room late Tuesday night, served as the witness. Ellington, who stands 6 feet 4, claimed the power ...
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Jeff Samardzija, Giants blank Nolan Arenado, Rockies All eyes, mostly raised in disbelief, were on Nolan Arenado, whose history of beating up on the Giants is well-documented. The Giants opened a four-game series against the Rockies on Thursday evening, and no one was more due for a home run than ...
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Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Anthony Crolla fight prediction, expert pick, card, start time, odds, live stream When legendary Top Rank promoter Bob Arum speaks about unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, he compares the pound-for-pound king's unique skills to that of an artist. "It's the equivalent of watching Picasso do a painting," the 87-year-old ...
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Capitals survive surge from Hurricanes to win Game 1 WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin came out firing, the Carolina Hurricanes surged and the Washington Capitals showed why they're the defending Stanley Cup champions when it mattered most. Backstrom and Ovechkin combined ...
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Life without Wade begins for Heat. Winslow: 'You can't replace him, nor should we try' Dwyane Wade's 16th and final NBA season didn't end in the NBA playoffs. But that was about the only thing that didn't go according to script. "I gave 100 percent. For me, I'm happy with this season," the 37-year-old Wade said late Wednesday night about an ...
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Alabama DE Raekwon Davis embracing leadership role this spring TUSCALOOSA — Raekwon Davis could've been the eighth Alabama underclassman off last season's national championship runner-ups to forgo their college eligibility and enter this month's NFL Draft. This week he could be among those making draft party ...
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Winx all set for last hurrah in Queen Elizabeth Wonder mare Winx will grace the stage for the final time in Friday night's Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Randwick (1:05 a.m. EDT), where a three-peat would ring up her 33rd consecutive victory. A glorious swan song would also reportedly make her the world's ...
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Golden Knights need to play with more discipline in Game 2 SAN JOSE, Calif. — William Karlsson tapped his temple with his left hand and turned to psychology to diagnose the Golden Knights' current predicament. "I think it's all up here," he said. "It's all mental, right?" The Knights find themselves behind after one ...
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Motor racing: Vettel sets the pace in first Chinese GP practice SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel went fastest for Ferrari in Friday's opening practice session for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. Formula One F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China - April 12, 2019 Ferrari's ...
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Match Storylines pres. by NovaCare: Fire set for visit from Vancouver Whitecaps Riding a two-match unbeaten streak, the Chicago Fire return home this Friday night for a visit from the Vancouver Whitecaps at SeatGeek Stadium. The evening kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT, with coverage on ESPN+ and Univision Radio 93.5 Latino Mix.
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Dwyane Wade gives Carmelo Anthony his final jersey in gesture of respect, friendship (video) One of the most enjoyable storylines in the NBA this season has been the retirement tour of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and the tradition he developed over the course of the season, exchanging his jersey with opposing players after games. Sometimes the ...
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Baltimore Ravens Roundup: Ravens reportedly host former AAF, Houston Texans wide receiver We're officially two weeks away from the 2019 NFL Draft. Here's the latest Baltimore Ravens news. Player/Team Notes: 1. The Ravens hosted free agent wide receiver, and most recently a member of the AAF's Orlando Apollos, Chris Thompson Wednesday, ...
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Brooklyn Nets Caris LeVert Has his Rhythm Going into the Playoffs The Brooklyn Nets are headed to the playoffs, and it looks like Caris LeVert — the real deal, playmaking, break-'em-down, finish-at-the-rim, drop-in-a-deep-three Caris LeVert — is ready to go with them. The Nets guard wrapped up the regular season with an ...
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Kurtenbach: Three things to watch in the Warriors-Clippers series The Warriors' wish was granted — they're heading to Los Angeles. After two more games at Oracle Arena on Saturday and Monday, of course. After playing three Western Conference playoff series nowhere near the West Coast in last year's playoffs — and ...
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AAF faces class-action lawsuits from players, employees after collapse: Report The now-shuttered Alliance of American Football Opens a New Window. faces a pair of class-action lawsuits from its former employees, days after the startup league suddenly suspended operations after less than one season due to financial difficulties.
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Victor Caratini May Have Suffered Broken Hand, Could Miss 6-8 Weeks Victor Caratini has been an absolute revelation for the Cubs this season, hitting .571 with a 1.647 OPS that includes a pair of doubles and one of the Cubs' two runs batted in Thursday night. But the second of those hits may have come at a steep price, ...
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Push to 'pay' cyclists who ride to work Bike lobby groups want cyclists to be paid to ride to work. The Bicycle Network is floating a plan ahead of next month's election. Under the plan, every rider would be given $5 for every trip to work, regardless of the distance of their journey. The lobby group ...
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UFC 236: Israel Adesanya eyes trans-Tasman 'super-fight' against Robert Whittaker Kiwi UFC middleweight Israel Adesanya is just a win away from what he believes is a ready-made, trans-Tasman "super-fight" against the current champion, NZ-born Aussie Robert Whittaker. On Sunday (NZT), Adesanya will take on Kelvin Gastelum in the ...
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Benitez still waiting on answers about Newcastle future Rafael Benitez says he is still waiting for answers concerning new contract talks as he prepares his Newcastle side for Friday's Premier League trip to Leicester. Benitez stressed there have been no developments since he called for clarity from club owner ...
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