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NFL experts predict: Wild-card weekend upsets, QBs under pressure and Cam's 2021 landing spot It's the wildest wild-card weekend ever, with six games on the schedule as the NFL begins its postseason march to Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7 in Tampa. Unfortunately, COVID-19 will continue to be a major factor, just as it has all season. This year has been ...
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How Bills QB Josh Allen went from mediocrity to MVP contender WHEN WAS THE exact moment you realized Josh Allen had made you look like a fool? How many "Are you bleeping serious?" throws did he have to make for you to question your entire belief system when it comes to predicting the success of an NFL ...
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How Ron Rivera's cancer battle, return of Alex Smith galvanized the Washington Football Team ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Football Team was 2-7 in November and seemingly headed nowhere, even while playing in the NFC East. A bad team in a terrible division. Still, Washington professed hope. Coach Ron Rivera maintained they could win the ...
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The 2020 college football season in photos College football in 2020 was unlike any other season in the sport's history, and it brought unfamiliar images to the game: athletes publicly campaigning for racial equality; game delays, postponements and cancellations around COVID-19 issues; stadiums ...
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The fixable problems facing the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics early this NBA season It has been 100 days since the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the 2020 Eastern Conference finals inside the NBA's bubble at the Walt Disney World resort. Both teams entered the 2020-21 season with aspirations of getting at least that far ...
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Texans can't afford any more 'wasted' seasons for Deshaun Watson HOUSTON -- As Deshaun Watson and J.J. Watt walked off the field at NRG Stadium for the final time in the 2020 season, the veteran defensive end apologized to the Houston Texans' franchise quarterback. "I'm sorry," Watt told Watson, in a clip released ...
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Browns LT Jedrick Wills cited for drag racing with WR Rashard Higgins More information has come from the Westlake Police Department on the drag racing incident that involved Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins being cited for drag racing, and it's not good for the Browns. It turns out the person Higgins was ...
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Preview: Louisville Cardinals vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (Photo of David Johnson, Chris Mack: Jamie Rhodes/USA TODAY Sports). Virginia Tech Hokies (8-1, 2-0 ACC) at Louisville Cardinals (7-1, 2-0 ACC). - Tipoff: Wednesday, January 6th at 6:35 p.m. EST - Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. - How To ...
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Devin Booker Is Coming Into His Own With the Suns With about a week to go before the Phoenix Suns' first game of the N.B.A. restart in July, Devin Booker was bubbling with confidence. Unruffled by a four-month interruption of his best season as a pro, Booker brushed off a reminder that the Suns held the ...
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Offensive MVP's of the 2020 Georgia Football Season Georgia's offense radically changed throughout the 2020 calendar year, with coaching changes and switches at the quarterback position. The Bulldogs' offense went from surprisingly decent and sometimes good with Stetson Bennett at quarterback, to close ...
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MLB rumors: DJ LeMahieu's price higher for Dodgers than Yankees If you're a Yankees fan panicking that DJ LeMahieu to the Dodgers seemingly is more realistic now that free agent third baseman Justin Turner may be pricing himself out of a return to the World Series champs, take a deep breath and calm down. The reality ...
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Doyel: Colts coach Frank Reich tells his story -- and his story is Buffalo Frank Reich is trying to be silly, and he's succeeding. This is not normal, not for the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Not on these daily Zoom briefings with local reporters. Reich is fun in the right setting, but media briefings are work, not pleasure, and he's ...
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Vanderbilt's Scotty Pippen Jr. has unfinished business with Kentucky | Estes Rupp Arena isn't Rupp Arena, not this season. And those Wildcats struggling in front of empty seats, they aren't what we'd expect from Kentucky, either. Yet as lightly regarded Vanderbilt pushed them to the finish line in a tense, close basketball game Tuesday ...
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Patriots' quarterback 2021: New England among several teams looking for a new QB Unless the rumors of the imminent split between Cam Newton and the Patriots are totally false, New England is going to be looking for a quarterback shortly, by draft, by trade or by signing a free agent or a player who has been cut by his team. They won't be ...
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Woodson, Butler Selected Hall of Fame Finalists GREEN BAY, Wis. – Two Green Bay Packers legends who were driving forces on Super Bowl championship teams, LeRoy Butler and Charles Woodson, are among 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2021, the Hall of Fame ...
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Bruce Brown makes most of opportunity to start, helps Nets beat Jazz Bruce Brown knew he was going to get his moment. Brown started the majority of his games in his two seasons as a guard for the Detroit Pistons, but on a loaded Brooklyn Nets team, he found himself at the end of the rotation. He had appeared in just three ...
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Eagles coach Doug Pederson reminds us why losing cultures are dangerous in pro sports Keep an eye on who bounces back from their embarrassing seasons first, the Philadelphia Eagles or the Red Sox. What do they have in common? Both, as far as the eye can tell, committed the sin of not trying their hardest to win as many games as possible in ...
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Lakers use stifling defense to outlast Grizzles Defense remains the Los Angeles Lakers' calling card, and they ramped up the intensity level when it mattered most -- at the end of the game to take a 94-92 victory over the Memphis Grizzles on Tuesday at the FedEx Center. Once again, LeBron James took ...
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How many viewers watched playoff semifinals, Peach Bowl? After a year in which TV ratings declined for many sports events, the College Football Playoff semifinals posted solid viewership numbers. The Ohio State-Clemson and Alabama-Notre Dame games, both televised by ESPN, averaged about 19 million viewers ...
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Bengals expect Joe Burrow back in Cincinnati next week to continue knee rehab The Cincinnati Bengals made franchise-changing moves last offseason. While the adding of DJ Reader and Vonn Bell among other stars was important, the main headlines were on the No. 1 overall draft pick, Joe Burrow. Burrow was an absolute stud in his ...
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Tigers sign veteran outfielder Robbie Grossman The Detroit Tigers have signed veteran outfielder Robbie Grossman to a two-year contract worth $10 million. The club confirmed the signing Tuesday night. Grossman, 31, has played parts of eight seasons in the big leagues for the Houston Astros, Minnesota ...
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Adam Scott returns to Kapalua for surf and to ride a wave of momentum all the way to Augusta The surf lover in Adam Scott took one look at the waves on Tuesday at Kapalua, Hawaii, and decided it might be a good idea to move up the time for his pre-tournament press conference ahead of the Sentry Tournament of Champions. "Some waves coming ...
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Team USA Wins Gold At 2021 World Junior Championship With 2-0 Win Over Canada With social distancing protocols in place, United States captain Cam York and general manager John Vanbiesbrouck placed the gold medals around the necks of Team USA's players on Tuesday night.
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Wednesday Headlines: Supporting BJ Boston Edition It's no surprise that BJ Boston has been in a slump. It was on full display last night as Boston scored in single digits for the first time this season, and at one point during the time, fans were booing after he missed a shot. As he struggles, John Calipari is asking ...
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Lightning Preview: Tampa Bay's mindset is to defend Stanley Cup title TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Winning Stanley Cup championships in consecutive seasons is rare. The Tampa Bay Lightning are confident they can do it. Even without leading scorer Nikita Kucherov, who'll miss the year after undergoing hip surgery. The Lightning are ...
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Sooners QB Spencer Rattler early 2021 Heisman Trophy favorite Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler has been installed as the initial Heisman Trophy favorite for next season. The freshman signal-caller was listed as the +500 opening favorite by PointsBet ahead of Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei. Rattler ...
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5 storylines to follow as Tom Brady pursues another Super Bowl ring The time has come, Patriots fans. Those who supported Tom Brady for decades but were salty when he left are now faced with an important decision they hoped they'd never have to make. With the Patriots out of the playoffs for the first time since 2008, and ...
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Timberwolves fold again late, drop fifth straight in 123-116 loss to Nuggets If basketball games were 36 minutes, the Wolves would be winners of two straight. But those last 12 are proving to be rather problematic. After out-playing Denver for three quarters for the second time in three nights, Minnesota again was undone in the final ...
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More defense, rebounding on Will Wade's mind going into LSU basketball team's game vs. Georgia LSU head coach Will Wade greets LSU forward Mwani Wilkinson (0) as he subs out against Texas A&M, Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at LSU's Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.
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Ohio State vs. Penn State Basketball Postponed by CoVID-19 in Nittany Lions Program The Ohio State Buckeyes have largely dodged CoVID-19 issues this season, but Chris Holtmann acknowledged before the season began that he knew it would be a bumpy ride this year. For the first time in conference play, the Buckeyes have met the virus ...
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Oklahoma Takes on No. 2 Baylor in Waco NORMAN – Coming off a win over No. 9 West Virginia, RV/RV Oklahoma (6-2, 2-1 Big 12) continues its stretch of opening 2021 with three straight top-10 opponents by heading to Waco for a Wednesday night matchup with No. 2/2 Baylor (9-0, 2-0 Big 12).
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Alabama takes early SEC lead with 86-71 win over Florida TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Keon Ellis scored 16 points and James Rojas scored 15 — each off the bench — to help carry Alabama past Florida 86-71 on Tuesday night to sit atop the Southeastern Conference. The pair tallied 31 of the Crimson Tide's (8-3, ...
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A Closer Look: Darrell Bevell A Closer Look: Darrell Bevell. Current job: Interim head coach/offensive coordinator for Detroit Lions. NFL job log: After a few years coaching in the college ranks at Westmar (1996), Iowa State (1997) and Connecticut (1998-99), Bevell got his first NFL job as ...
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Michigan basketball, undefeated with No. 16 Minnesota next, grateful to be playing ANN ARBOR -- Through nine games and six weeks of this college basketball season, Michigan has been lucky. Not only have the Wolverines not lost a game, but they haven't lost a game. There have been no stoppages within the program and no game ...
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Balmorhea wins first state title, ends Richland Springs' 26-game winning streak Dylan Aguirre, center, breaks a tackle for Balmorhea during the Class 1A Division II. SAN ANGELO — The Balmorhea Bears won their first state title Tuesday with a 74-38 victory over Richland ...
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Navdeep Saini set for India debut and Rohit Sharma fit for third Test against Australia Fast bowler Navdeep Saini will make his Test debut in an India side that includes a fit-again Rohit Sharma for the third Test against Australia, on Thursday. Saini, 28, has seven ODI and 10 T20 caps for his country but gets his first five-day chance following ...
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Michigan State manhandles Rutgers during 68-45 loss No. 15 Rutgers has had their problems with No. 23 Michigan State in the past. The Spartans have always been a tough matchup, defeating the Scarlet Knights all 10 times they have met. On Tuesday night, Michigan State took the term 'domination' to another ...
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Spurs History Outshines Lakers' Victories Watching the reigning NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers win both road matchups in San Antonio might have been hard for Spurs fans to see. However the Silver & Black offered us a glimpse of history to close out 2020 & opened 2021 with fiesta flare!
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Women's tennis schedule through end of Wimbledon released The WTA has released a provisional 2021 women's tennis schedule through the end of Wimbledon in July that largely sticks to a traditional calendar. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The WTA released a provisional 2021 women's tennis schedule through the ...
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Savannah native battling cancer gets dying wish to attend Browns game SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Tom Seipel isn't afraid to admit that he's a 'little obsessed' with football. Even though he lives far away from his beloved Cleveland Browns, the Savannah native feels ingrained in the fanbase with the sheer number of podcasts, ...
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UH guard Caleb Mills opts to transfer and leave the Cougars program HOUSTON – University of Houston sophomore guard Caleb Mills has chosen to transfer for personal reasons and will no longer compete with the Cougars. Head coach Kelvin Sampson made the announcement prior to Wednesday's game against American ...
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AC Milan's Ante Rebic and Rade Krunic test positive for COVID-19 ROME (Reuters) - AC Milan have announced that Ante Rebic and Rade Krunic tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Wednesday's Serie A game against Juventus. The two players, who featured in Sunday's 2-0 league win away to Benevento, underwent ...
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Report: Arsenal's Mesut Özil in talks with DC United Report: Arsenal's Mesut Özil in talks with D.C. United originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington. Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil is reportedly in discussions with D.C. United about an "attractive" offer that would bring the European soccer star to the MLS, ...
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Khabib offered $100M to face Mayweather in boxing match-manager MANILA, Philippines — A $100 million offer was made for Khabib Nurmagomedov to figure in a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. As per Ali Abdelaziz, manager of the retired UFC superstar, "everybody was on board" including UFC president Dana ...
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Final Grades: WVU QB Play Showed Progress With Room for Improvement This will be an ongoing series with WVSN's Cody Nespor and Tom Bragg grading the performance of each position group during the 2020 West Virginia University football season. A new position will be graded each day, beginning today with quarterbacks: ...
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