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Why Jon Lester might be Chicago's best free-agent signing ever SEATTLE -- Cubs left-hander Jon Lester is so revered in Chicago these days even social media can't touch him. In the era of hot takes, there's only one concerning Lester that is up for debate: Is he the best free-agent signing in the city's history? "You write a ...
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Cardinals stake their claim as the best team in baseball WASHINGTON -- If you are what your record says you are, then the St. Louis Cardinals are the best team in baseball. With a convincing 5-1 win over the Washington Nationals and ace Max Scherzer on Wednesday night, St. Louis improved to 20-10.
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Blazers even series in Game 2, prove they're more than just Lillard DENVER -- As much as these Portland Trail Blazers are about Damian Lillard, about his toughness and resilience and his undeniable drive, talent and skill, there's more to them than just Lillard. This team that's been crafted around Lillard, the Blazers' All-NBA ...
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49ers roster reset: Examining team outlook following 2019 NFL Draft The 49ers are set this week to add 11 undrafted rookies to their roster, along with their eight draft picks, to reach the league's 90-man roster maximum for the first time this offseason. There are likely to be some roster adjustments through training camp and up ...
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Islanders still can't catch break in Game 3 loss to Hurricanes RALEIGH, N.C. -- Robin Lehner has made the play a million times. He's practiced it repeatedly too. Puck gets dumped in, go behind the net to retrieve it, and send it up to a teammate. Josh Bailey was waiting along the left-wing boards for the puck after ...
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MacKinnon uses advice from Crosby to build playoff streak for Avalanche DENVER -- Before the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon sent a text message to Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, his friend and mentor. "I kind of asked him, 'What do you got for me today?'" MacKinnon said.
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US Women's World Cup squad to include Morgan Brian and Ali Krieger On Thursday, about five weeks before the FIFA Women's World Cup begins, U.S. national team Coach Jill Ellis will name the 23 players she plans to take to France. Most of her selections have been set in stone for months, players such as Alex Morgan, ...
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Watch Dodgers fan drop food going after two foul balls at Oracle Park One Los Angeles Dodgers fan had a rough night at Oracle Park on Wednesday, and it had nothing to do with the results on the field. During the Giants' series finale with the Dodgers, said fan paid a high price to pick up a foul ball in the stands during the ...
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Mick Shots: Draft Leftovers; A Lost Voice FRISCO, Texas – Not sure what you guys think about leftovers. Me, big on them. So, let's dabble in some leftovers, draft leftovers. There's always a few things that fall through the cracks in the heat of the three-day moment, creating warmed up shots four days ...
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Eli Manning's greatest Giants challenge is at hand The answer is: never. Eli Manning has taken every ride imaginable as he enters his 16th season with the Giants, but what comes next is a brand-new attraction that might as well be called "Eli's last stand.'' He cannot look frightfully at the possible perils ahead, ...
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Breakfast Pod: No suspension for Marchand; Sox putting it together after sweep of A's We examine the aftermath of Brad Marchand's jab at the back of Scott Harrington's head in the Bruins loss, what the Celtics need to do as they return home for Game 3 and the suddenly resurgent Red Sox. 1:21 - After the NHL stated Brad Marchand would not ...
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Conor Casey, interim boss of Colorado Rapids, had quite the playing career For the time being, Conor Casey is back in the Major League Soccer spotlight. Except this time, you won't be hearing Casey's name because of his goalscoring talents. The longtime domestic and international striker has taken over as interim coach of the ...
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Giants beat Dodgers on Posey walkoff hit to capture series. Before the fractured hand and the motorbike accident, before free agency became a deep freeze, Madison Bumgarner seemed to be on his way to riches beyond his wildest imagination. Negotiations would have started at $200 million. That Bumgarner found ...
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Report: Timberwolves name Gersson Rosas president of basketball operations The Timberwolves have reportedly hired Rockets executive Gersson Rosas as president of basketball operations, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Minnesota Timberwolves hired Houston Rockets executive Gersson Rosas as president of ...
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Glass delivers in OT for Wolves Cody Glass scored with 18:39 gone in overtime and Chicago kicked off the Central Division Finals with a 3-2 victory over Iowa on Wednesday night. The best-of-seven series continues Thursday. Tye McGinn found Glass alone between the hash marks and ...
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Liverpool Lose 3-0 To Barcelona And Discover Stopping Lionel Messi For 45 Minutes Isn't Enough The conventional wisdom held that if Liverpool could limit Lionel Messi's impact on this game, the Premier League team would return home with a great chance of winning the two-leg semi-final. For the first 70 minutes of the game, Liverpool did just that.
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Why Daniel Jacobs' team is wary of judges for Canelo Alvarez bout LAS VEGAS — Team Jacobs said Tuesday it wants a "spotlight" shined on the three judges scoring Saturday night's middleweight championship fight between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez of Mexico and Brooklyn's Daniel Jacobs, and vowed to hold them ...
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View from SF: Warriors yield 'most-hated' title to Rockets SAN FRANCISCO — Move aside, Golden State Warriors. You have been leapfrogged, in Bob Beamon fashion, by the Rockets. They are now basketball's most hated team. You, too, New England Patriots. Hand over your crown as the most hated team in ...
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Blue Jackets seek more history with every playoff game COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets continue to journey deeper into uncharted territory with each win in these playoffs. Among the franchise firsts so far: Winning a playoff series (they swept Tampa Bay in the opening round), first appearance in ...
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London Marathon 2019: How Couch to 5K graduate Bethany Perry ran 42km If you watched the magnificent 42,549 runners who completed the London Marathon's 42km this year and thought that's beyond you, you may have cause to think again. Among them were complete novice runners who have completed the same course as ...
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Mercedes F1 Dominance 'Boring,' Says One of Few Humans Able to Do Something About That Recently, Ferrari Formula One driver and four-time champion Sebastian Vettel made a bold claim, sending shockwaves through an unsuspecting community: That the Mercedes F1 team's dominance is "boring." Vettel also happens to be one of the few people ...
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Mental health and rugby: How 'beast' stereotypes can harm Pacific Island men Pacific Island/Māori men make up almost half of the professional rugby players in New Zealand. In the NRL, the figure is 42 per cent. So when reports of young Pacific men committing suicide started to emerge in recent years it should have been an existential ...
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Former top-100 recruit Dalano Banton commits to Nebraska basketball LINCOLN — Nebraska received a commitment from 6-foot-8, 195-pound transfer Dalano Banton on Wednesday afternoon. Banton will sit out one season and have three years of eligibility. In 31 games at Western Kentucky as a freshman, Banton averaged ...
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Tyrann Mathieu calls Tyreek Hill situation 'very disappointing' Recently-signed Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu gave an honest take about the Tyreek Hill situation Wednesday, saying in a radio interview he views the situation as disappointing both as a teammate and a father. Mathieu, who signed with the ...
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Arenado homers twice as Rockies beat Brewers 11-4 MILWAUKEE — Nolan Arenado homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Colorado Rockies stopped a three-game slide by pounding the Milwaukee Brewers 11-4 on Wednesday night. Trevor Story also connected in Colorado's highest-scoring game of ...
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76ers, Raptors meet with series tied 1-1 Toronto Raptors (58-24, second in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season). Philadelphia; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT. EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ...
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GARRIOCH: Bettman takes on parliamentary subcommittee over the concussion issue Gary Bettman stood his ground as he faced off with officials from the government of Canada on Wednesday afternoon. Bettman and NHL deptuty commissioner Bill Daly were on Parliament Hill Wednesday to appear before a government of Canada ...
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Ruby Walsh announces retirement after win in Punchestown Gold Cup Ruby Walsh, arguably the finest National Hunt jockey that the sport has seen, announced his immediate retirement on Wednesday evening, shortly after riding Kemboy to a two-length victory over Al Boum Photo, the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, in the ...
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Storm beat the odds to meet No. 1 67's for J. Ross Robertson Cup Guelph Storm captain Isaac Ratcliffe had almost nothing to play for in his first three years in the Ontario Hockey League. The six-foot-six, 204-pound winger missed the playoffs in his first two seasons and bowed out in the first round last year in six games as ...
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Journeyman Walden carving niche with Red Sox BOSTON -- The decade-plus journey for Marcus Walden to try to make a name for himself in professional baseball is finally paying off for the 30-year-old righty reliever from Fresno, Calif. When the season started, Walden was in a place that has become all ...
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Traina Thoughts: It Would've Been a Bad Look for ESPN If It Didn't Bring Back Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland Ian ... 1. We can now officially say RIP to Booger McFarland's bizarre crane. ESPN announced Wednesday that McFarland will be the lone analyst in the booth for Monday Night Football this season, alongside play-by-play man Joe Tessitore. That means Peyton ...
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