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Derek Jeter, the final walk-off and baseball immortality Editor's note: This story on Derek Jeter was originally published in the Sept. 26, 2014, issue of ESPN The Magazine. Watch Jeter's "Mr. November" game -- which started on Oct. 31, 2001, but ended just past midnight on Nov. 1 -- on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ...
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Passan's 20 questions: Why financial battle over 2020 MLB season is about to get really, really ugly This week is going to be ugly. There's no getting around that. Every negotiation starts at opposite ends of a spectrum, and the chasm between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association is wide enough that as they navigate a return-to-play ...
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'The Last Dance': The questions the documentary does not ask about Michael Jordan's leadership In the seventh episode of "The Last Dance," Michael Jordan's leadership style comes to the fore. Behind-the scenes clips of Jordan picking on Scott Burrell doesn't make it seem particularly fun to be one of the Jordanaires. Another former Chicago Bulls role ...
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Why Tua Already is The Man in Miami All it took was for Tua Tagovailoa to settle on a number for him to have the best-selling jersey in the NFL. Actually, make that the top two. It speaks to his popularity that his jersey is even more popular than four different versions of the new jersey that will be ...
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Virginia Tech Lands Three Top Targets from the Transfer Portal, per 247 Sports The transfer portal has changed college football. In 2019, the Virginia Tech Hokies saw several players enter the portal. Fortunately for Virginia Tech, two of the more significant entries into the portal — quarterback Hendon Hooker and running back Deshawn ...
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Daniel Cormier Eyes Lasting UFC Glory with Trilogy Win over Stipe Miocic Daniel Cormier, one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, is almost ready to retire. But the 41-year-old wrestling specialist has one item left on his to-do list: reclaim the UFC heavyweight title from Stipe Miocic. He's fought Miocic twice before, splitting the ...
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Why The Vikings Aren't Going to Sign Former Saints Guard Larry Warford The Saints created a buzz around the NFL last Friday when they released veteran guard Larry Warford, who has made the Pro Bowl in each of the last three years. The move was somewhat surprising at first glance, but it makes sense when you consider that ...
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Warriors minority owner who shoved Kyle Lowry during Finals returns to team after season During the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Serge Ibaka blocked a Quinn Cook layup attempt and Kyle Lowry tried to chase down the loose ball, diving into the front row to do so and crashing into fans. Mark Stevens, a Warriors' minority ...
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NFL schedule allows three teams the rare chance to accomplish the Bird Gauntlet Can an NFL team complete the rare task of defeating all five bird franchises in a single season? It's never been done in the history of the league, but as The_Real_2Pac points out on the NFL subreddit page, a few teams have the opportunity this season.
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Video: Who's on the Oklahoma City Thunder's Mount Rushmore The Mount Rushmore season came early this year due to the COVID-19 crisis. When discussing the four Thunder players that deserve the honor of being on a monument, there are two no brainers, and then you have to make some tough decisions. Oklahoma ...
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Assessing the candidates to replace Vettel at Ferrari The news that Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the year leaves one very obvious question hanging over the remainder of 2020: who will replace him in 2021? As the most famous team in F1, Ferrari has the potential to lure almost any driver, and ...
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NFL rumors: Here's ESPN's 'Monday Night Football' dream team for 2020 The Athletic's Richard Deitsch was the first to report ESPN is changing the broadcast booth for "Monday Night Football" in 2020. Gone are Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland, and Deitsch believes their replacements will come mostly in-house. Here's what ...
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Revisiting Kawhi Leonard's Dagger Against the 76ers a Year Later There were 4.2 seconds left on the clock. It was the fourth quarter, and the score was tied at 90. It's been a sloppy game, but hard-fought, to say the least. The Philadelphia 76ers looked defeated at times during the fourth quarter, but they were still in it.
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Why Warriors' 2016 30-point win vs. Spurs is Steve Kerr's favorite game Programming note: Watch the re-air of the Warriors' 120-90 win over the Spurs from 2016 tonight at 8 p.m. PT on NBC Sports Bay Area. "You need luck in the West. Look at Golden State. They didn't have to play us or the Spurs." – Los Angeles Clippers coach ...
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PL to address players' fears, London mayor resists restart MANCHESTER, England (AP) The English Premier League will seek to allay players' concerns about health risks as the government prepares to release protocols allowing a phased resumption of contact training as coronavirus restrictions are eased.
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Asked and Answered: May 12 Let's get to it: BOB ZEWE FROM ERIE, PA: Do you think the Steelers would consider signing Mark Barron to the league minimum for a year since he is still an available free agent? He had his ups and downs but could potentially help rookie Antoine Brooks Jr., ...
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Jimmy Garoppolo and adjusted interceptions On Monday, we listed San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo as the player with the "most to prove" instead of the likes of Dante Pettis, Solomon Thomas, or a few other players that are fighting for a role. Jimmy G was better than many outside of ...
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The intrigue into Zion Williamson's lawsuit is about smearing Duke basketball's image The public intrigue into Zion Williamson's current lawsuit and legal battle has nothing to do with Zion Williamson himself and everything to do with smearing the glossy veneer of the Duke basketball program. That's the truth. The numbers involved in this ...
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'He's never been so happy in Paris' – Herrera says Neymar and Mbappe to stay with PSG Neymar has never been more content at Paris Saint-Germain than he is now, according to Ander Herrera, who has also poured cold water on the suggestion that Kylian Mbappe might leave the club in the summer. Following his third season with PSG, Neymar ...
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A Big Youth Baseball Tournament Was Played in Missouri. Was it Too Soon? When Dan Peterson heard that there was going to be a youth baseball tournament just west of St. Louis last weekend, he was hesitant to allow his son to play. But Peterson, who lives in the St. Louis area, also knew how much his son Jaxson, 11, missed ...
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Former Bruins defenseman Hal Gill shares crazy story to honor mom on Mother's Day Many professional athletes were sharing stories to honor their mothers in some way on Mother's Day. But no story is crazier than the one that former Boston Bruins defenseman Hal Gill shared. Gill took to Twitter to explain how his mother, Barb, once helped ...
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No Fans Allowed? What empty stadiums would cost NFL teams and how they're trying to solve the financial strain The 2020 NFL season is, like the rest of us, balancing delicately between hope and reality. Four months from opening kickoff, there's the hope that the 17-week regular-season schedule will go as planned, and then there's the reality built into the slate that ...
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Johansen disappointed he hasn't played like No. 1 center for Predators Ryan Johansen said he's bothered with his play for the Nashville Predators since signing an eight-year contract with an annual-average value of $8 million July 28, 2017. "With my role on this team and the standard I hold myself to, I need to outperform No.
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Report: Multiple teams exploring out-of-state training camp options The NFL wants to make sure every team has the ability to gather, before they allow any of them to gather. And because some teams reside in states with stricter rules than others, that's led some teams to explore ways to find an equal footing. According to ...
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A Reddit user started a Myles Garrett trade rumor that had the NFL world scrambling Stay calm, Cleveland Browns fans. No, the team isn't trading Myles Garrett — the stud defensive end who ended up serving a six-game punishment for hitting Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head with a helmet during a game — to the ...
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Bump and Run: What will happen when green flag waves at Darlington? Drivers will have no practice, no qualifying and will not have been in a car for more than 70 days when the green flag waves at Darlington. What do you think Lap 1 will be like? Dustin Long: I've gotten mixed responses from drivers I've talked with on this ...
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Entire MLS Could Come to Orlando Shortly after today's Lion Links column (and most of The Mane Land staff) had been put to bed last night, Steven Goff of The Washington Post dropped a major story that indicates the entirety of Major League Soccer could soon be on its way to Orlando to ...
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Baseball's Strange and Poignant Return to TV For the first time since March, Americans can watch major team sports on live TV. A week ago, ESPN started broadcasting games from the Korea Baseball Organization, which began its delayed season after a marked downturn in new daily COVID-19 cases in ...
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Court documents say victims of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash knew risks of flying, per report The brother of the pilot in the helicopter accident that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others in January, says his brother should not be held responsible for the crash. According to NBC News, Berge Zobayan — the brother of Ara Zobayan, who died in the crash ...
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Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury, 11, lands 1080 on vert ramp Not even Tony Hawk himself pulled this one off. Gui Khury, an 11-year-old from Brazil, landed a 1080 over the weekend and posted it to his Instagram. A 1080 — three complete revolutions in the air — is one of the rarest moves in skateboarding, and it usually ...
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Angels News: Former pitcher looking to make comeback It appears that former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Harvey is still hoping to prove he can become a viable major league pitcher once again. New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Harvey finds himself in a similar position to a lot of players, ...
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Soccer-Wolves say treating Gibbs-White lockdown breach as internal matter May 12 (Reuters) - Wolverhampton Wanderers said they were aware of their midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White breaking lockdown rules by attending a house party in London and were dealing with it internally. A now-deleted video was posted on Snapchat ...
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Blast from the past: Banks hit 500th home run 50 years ago Ernie Banks created so many fond memories and reached so many milestones during his 19-year stay with the Cubs. In the latter category, the Hall of Famer rounded the bases 50 years ago today at Wrigley Field after hitting his 500th home run.
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Universal DH bodes well for Mets in 2020, projected lineup Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City. As Major League Baseball's proposal for a 2020 start passed with ownership and begins to make its way through the players union, the sporting ...
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Labinjo family pleads for public's help in death deemed suspicious by police CALGARY — Michael Labinjo's family is struggling to make sense of the ex-CFL player's death, now considered suspicious by the Calgary police. The former Stampeders defensive lineman was found dead in his Calgary home Sept. 21, 2018 at the age of 38.
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The Best Saints By Numbers: 50-59 Who are the best players in New Orleans Saints history to wear each different uniform number, 0-99, in franchise history? Fiver weeks ago, we reviewed the best Saints players to ever wear numbers 0-9. Four weeks ago, we ran down the best Saints players to ...
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The Latest: German soccer clubs to decide on new subs rule The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. German soccer clubs will decide whether to adopt a rule change to increase the number of substitutions when they meet by video conference on Thursday. Content ...
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UFC Fight Night: Ovince Saint Preux Vs. Ben Rothwell Odds, Preview, And Prediction In Wednesday night's UFC Fight Night co-main event, Ovince Saint Preux will make his heavyweight debut when he tangles with the dangerous Ben Rothwell. Saint Preux has fought his entire UFC career at 205 pounds, but on Wednesday he'll clash with ...
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UFC on ESPN+ 29: Smith vs. Teixeira Weigh-in Results On Wednesday, May 13, the UFC will host the second of three events in a week from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. In the night's main event, former light heavyweight title challengers lock horns as Anthony Smith takes on Brazilian ...
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Pippen explains Game 3 sit-down, says jealousy of Kukoc wasn't problem Originally published May 31, 1994. In his first public comments since leaving the locker room after the Bulls' season ended in New York on May 22, Scottie Pippen said it was frustration at being asked to inbound the ball, not jealousy of Toni Kukoc, that ...
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O-Zone: Rare Air JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it … Steve from Nashville, TN. What area of his game does Gardner Minshew II need to improve upon in Year 2 to keep Mike Glennon on the bench? Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II must improve in pretty much every ...
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Players Sign Letter That Calls For Justice Ex-NFL wide receiver and Players Coalition co-founder Anquan Boldin commended Tom Brady Monday for signing a letter that calls on the Justice Department to open an investigation in the February death of Ahmaud Arbery, who was black, was shot and ...
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Looking at best, worst destinations for Devin Vassell in 2020 NBA Draft The 2020 NBA Draft is set for Thursday, June 25, and despite the coronavirus pandemic, we need to start looking at prospects and where they might land. After the NBA Draft Lottery takes place, teams will know where they're selecting in the first round.
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On this day: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings in thriller to become most successful IPL team The Indian Premier League finale between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings was an epic encounter. The MS Dhoni-led franchise had lost thrice against Mumbai previously in the season - including one time in playoffs. But the question was on ...
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'Coutinho was like Messi at Liverpool' – Brazilian 'doesn't fit the puzzle' at Barcelona, says De Boer The former Blaugrana star admits that the presence of another mercurial playmaker at Camp Nou has contributed to the struggles of a big-money signing. Philippe Coutinho filled a Lionel Messi role while on the books at Liverpool, with Frank de Boer saying ...
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Ohio State QB Justin Fields projected to be a top NFL draft pick next year More hype formed around Justin Fields last week. In an appearance on ESPN's morning show "Get Up," Mel Kiper Jr., the network's prominent NFL draft analyst, predicted that Fields would compete with Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence to be drafted No ...
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After 'Butta Bomma', David Warner And Family Dance To 'Ramuloo Ramulaa' - WATCH Australia cricketer David Warner has been constantly entertaining his Indian fans by sharing dance videos on social media amid the ongoing lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Coronavirus Outbreak Coverage | Cricket News. On Tuesday, Warner ...
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Chargers rookie Kenneth Murray prepared to call plays on defense The Los Angeles Chargers traded up to select Kenneth Murray with the No. 23 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. With the team confident in his talents, Murray is preparing himself to call plays on defense, despite being a rookie. The Secret Behind Kawhi Leonards ...
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No group rugby training until at least June, say IRFU The IRFU has told players and provinces that it will be next month at the earliest before they can return to collective training. There had been tentative plans for the four provincial teams to return to collective training on 18 May, but under the Government's ...
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Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey reveals how he's staying in game shape The restrictions placed by the league in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have forced teams to take unprecedented action heading into the 2020 NFL season. Fortunately, Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey has not had any ...
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