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Entire NCAA women's basketball tournament to be held in San Antonio area The Alamodome will host the Women's Final Four, Elite Eight and Sweet 16. All 63 games of the 64-team event will be televised by the ESPN family of networks and available on the ESPN App. No decision has been made yet about fan attendance.
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NBA Rookie Power Rankings: LaMelo Ball excels in starting lineup; Desmond Bane on fire from 3-point land That shows a couple of things about this draft class, first, it's clear teams didn't scout some of these players very well, understandable as the pandemic altered the pre-draft process. It also shows that maybe this draft was deeper than many projected, but not for ...
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James Harden openly accepting facilitator role with Nets has propelled Brooklyn's offense to a historic start During his tenure in Houston, Harden also garnered a reputation for playing a dribble-heavy, isolation style of ball that resulted in a lot of shot attempts for Harden, and a lot of standing around for his teammates.
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Warriors unlock Draymond Green, Kelly Oubre Jr. with small-ball lineups they were forced into playing That's one of the misnomers that modern basketball has exposed: Being tall doesn't automatically equal interior dominance. In fact, with no center in the lineup, the Warriors were able to spread the floor with ...
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Devin McCourty on Matthew Stafford: Go wherever makes you happy There were no specific reasons given for that stance, but former Patriots Tedy Bruschi thinks it is because Stafford's "not tough enough" to play for the team. A current member of the Patriots had a different reaction to the news.
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Mets beat Davis in 1st arbitration decision this year NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets defeated J.D. Davis in the first of 13 scheduled salary arbitration cases this month. The third baseman and outfielder will receive a raise from $592,463 to $2.1 million rather than his $2,475,000 request. The decision by Gil Vernon ...
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Rice vs. Southern Miss odds, line: 2021 college basketball picks, Feb. 5 predictions from proven model Rice is 10-8 overall and 6-3 at home, while the Golden Eagles are 7-10 overall and 1-7 on the road. Rice has dominated this series over the years, winning eight of the last 10 meetings between these two programs.
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The divergent journeys of Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown from Steelers to Super Bowl 55 When the Steelers selected Le'Veon Bell in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft, they created a talented trio that eventually became known as the "Killer B's." Bell and Antonio Brown emerged as arguably the best players at their positions, and Ben ...
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Saturday's Florida-LSU basketball game postponed over COVID-19 issues The league announced the decision on Friday citing a combination of positive virus tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Florida basketball program, consistent with Southeastern Conference COVID-19 management ...
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Roger Goodell says two minority coaching hires not 'what we expected' There are now five minority head coaches in the NFL out of 32 spots. Goodell said the ownership group has likely spent the most time on the issue of diversity in hiring and is committed to it.
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Patriots Talk Podcast: Devin McCourty delivers good news on Pats opt-out returns No team had more players opt out of the 2020 season than the New England Patriots. Of the eight, some had never even taken a snap here – like wide receiver Marqise Lee and fullback Dan Vitale.
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Fox, Gallacher share lead in Saudi International on rain-affected day two New Zealand's Ryan Fox carded a second consecutive five-under-par 65 to take a share of the lead in a rain-affected second round at the Saudi International on Friday. Over two hours of play were lost to wet conditions at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, ...
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Detroit Tigers to sell spring training tickets, allow limited attendance The Tigers, however, have not announced MLB's approval of their proposal to seat fans for the Grapefruit League exhibition games. To purchase tickets, the city is telling fans to contact the Lakeland Box Office at 863-686-8075 or email springtraining@tigers.
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Get to know the 29 non-roster invitees to Royals spring training The Royals will hold their first spring training workout in less than two weeks, and we have a good idea who will be in big league camps. The club announced 29 non-roster invitees to camp, a group that includes young top prospects like Bobby Witt, Jr. and ...
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Ashleigh Barty, Back on the Court, Is Top Seeded at Home Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty once more sits atop the Australian Open women's singles draw that was made Friday afternoon in Melbourne, and gives her country its best chance to win its home Grand Slam. Barty has held the No. 1 ranking without interruption ...
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IU football's 2021 schedule gets some tweaks The changes announced Friday by the Big Ten essentially move up a late October contest at Penn State and a November home date with Michigan State to Oct. 2 and Oct. 16, respectively, pushing what were supposed to be early October trips to Maryland and ...
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urrently, All-Decade cornerback Richard Sherman works as his own agent in contract discussions. Sherman, speaking with NBC Sports Bay Area on behalf of Jack in the Box's "Super-Jack'd Monday" meals, was asked how he believes general manager John Lynch will prioritize the 49ers' offseason moves.
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Conflicting Reports Connecting Eagles QB Carson Wentz to the Colts—But There Appears to Be Some Smoke 'I do know that the Eagles have had conversations with the Indianapolis Colts already,' Garafolo said. 'Here is the thing about the Colts, and this is why they were never strongly in the running for Matthew Stafford: These guys are really good at what they do draft- ...
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Ohio State Should Earn Top Five Ranking on Monday After beating the No. 8-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday night, Chris Holtmann basketball Buckeyes earned a school-record breaking fourth road win this season against a top-15 team. They also beat Rutgers at home when the Scarlet Knights were ranked ...
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Scouting the Clemson Tigers This seems to be a good matchup for the Orange from that perspective, but Syracuse must identify the Tigers' shooters. That includes the aforementioned Honor as well as guard Al-Amir Dawes, guard Clyde Tapp and forward Hunter Tyson. Clemson's best ...
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Coming to Atlanta? Top NBA players question the playing of All-Star game If he's asked to play in the NBA All-Star game, with the Hawks' State Farm Arena appearing as the likely location for the possible March 7 event, Lakers star LeBron James said he'll be there physically, but not mentally. James told reporters Thursday that he ...
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eth Curry was automatic his first two weeks with the Sixers. Fitting in seamlessly as a floor spacer alongside Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, Curry went 25 for 42 from three in his first eight games, averaging 17.0 points on an absurd 59.5% from deep. Then he tested positive for COVID-19 and missed seven games ...
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Rockies Front Office: Unconcerned or Incompetent? Step one: denial. That's how I felt over the last year of trade rumors, how I felt when the Cardinals deal "wasn't close," how I felt before it was finalized and I thought the MLB might step in to prevent the swindling to which the Rockies were consenting.
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Minnesota Heads to Iowa for Border Battle In the victory, four sophomores made their season debuts. Mallory LeNeave notched a 9.800 on floor and competed exhibition on bars. Halle Remlinger had strong performance on vault (9.875) and set a new career-high on floor (9.900).
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Pittsburgh at No. 14 Virginia highlights ACC play A look at the upcoming week around the ACC: GAME OF THE WEEKEND. No. 14 Virginia (12-3, 8-1) hosts Pittsburgh (9-5, 5-4) in a game that forced the Panthers to go on the road. Pitt had been scheduled to host No. 20 Florida State on Saturday, but after a ...
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Spink's name stripped from Hall of Fame award over racism The BBWAA said Friday that 325 of 334 voters, 97%, had voted to remove the name following research into racism by Spink. The award voted on annually by BBWAA members will now be known as the BBWAA Career Excellence Award.
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LeBron James: All-Star Game Is A 'Slap In The Face' Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who is widely considered the face of the NBA, slammed the league for their reported plans to host an All-Star Game amid a deadly pandemic, saying he has "zero energy and zero excitement about" playing in a ...
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The Cleveland Cavaliers Should Never Consider Trading Larry Nance Jr. After the Cavaliers ranked near the bottom of the league last season in every defensive metric, it seemed like Bickerstaff's work was cut out for him. Well, twenty-two games ...
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Serena Williams showed off her home, and realized she has too many trophies to remember them all There's even a plush chair covered in dead Elmos, which I love because it's hilarious, and also because I know this thing is probably worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, but my pea-sized brain can't appreciate the art.
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Dianne Durham, first Black woman to win USA Gymnastics national championship, dies at 52 Durham made history during the 1983 national championships -- at the all-around specifically -- when she became the first Black woman to win an event. Since then, many Black gymnasts have led the United States to wins at both the national championships ...
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Volleyball Travels To #4 Nebraska Devaney Sports Center (Lincoln, Neb.) 7 pm EDT / 8:30 pm EDT COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland volleyball team (0-4) will hit the road for the second time in the 2020-21 season when the Terps match up vs. the #4 Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0) ...
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Giants trade for outfielder LaMonte Wade from Twins for Shaun Anderson Wade Jr. has options remaining, which makes him a candidate for the fifth outfielder job, and an ideal fit for a front office that needs more players capable of being used in Triple-A and the big leagues this season.
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NY Jets trade Sam Darnold in 7-round 2021 NFL Mock Draft With close to $100 million in cap space and an exuberant amount of draft capital, Douglas has the assets necessary to completely turn the organization around this offseason. And given the sheer numbers of different scenarios the ...
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Reports: Ozuna market moving forward; Braves favorites Jon Morosi of MLB Network also reported earlier on Friday morning that the Braves "continue to be favorites to sign" Ozuna. Marcell Ozuna is the top free agent position player ...
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Michigan football lands two 4-star recruits from Tennessee in span of 2 minutes ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Michigan football landed commitments Friday morning from two four-star recruits out of Tennessee in the span of two minutes. Michigan has had an eventful week on the recruiting trail, ...
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Klopp, Guardiola clash over rest time ahead of Anfield game Losing to Manchester City on Sunday would leave Liverpool 10 points behind Pep Guardiola's side. After ending Liverpool's three-decade title drought, Klopp could be surrendering the Premier League trophy within a year. For the ...
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Everyone should root against "Mattress Mack," the Millionaire Super Bowl Gambler Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale, a Houston furniture store owner who is known for making giant sports bets, has placed the largest wager on Super Bowl LV so far -- $3.46 million on the underdog Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +3.5.
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Hayes named to Dawn Staley Late Season Watch List The award is given annually to a player who exemplifies the skills that Staley possessed throughout her career: ball handling, scoring, her ability to distribute the basketball and her will to win. "I ...
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Mavs owner Mark Cuban tells national writer '[expletive] you' for calling Luka Doncic a 'whiner' ESPN's Zach Lowe said on a recent podcast that Doncic is becoming one of the biggest whiners in the NBA.
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Auburn's Tyrone Truesdell, Grant Loy to use extra eligibility for 2021 season Auburn defensive lineman Tyrone Truesdell (94) tackles Georgia running back Zamir White (3) during the game between Auburn and Georgia on Oct. 3 at Samford Stadium in Athens. Todd Van ...
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LSU women's basketball falls to No. 7 Texas A&M, split season series LSU women's basketball senior guard Khayla Pointer (3) shoots a free throw on Jan. 31, 2021 during LSU's 75-66 win against Ole Miss in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on N Stadium Dr.
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Inbox: Will Yankees extend Aaron Judge? This week, Luke Voit was asked how long it took him to get over the American League Division Series loss to the Rays. His answer probably won't surprise you: The Yankees first baseman still hasn't swallowed that, and he probably never will. "It left a sore ...
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NY Rangers exploring Tony DeAngelo for Sam Bennett trade: What are hurdles to clear? But an interesting possibility has emerged in the last day or so. The relationship has soured between the Calgary Flames and center Sam Bennett, who has reportedly requested a trade. It's reached the point where the ...
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Flyers, Brian Elliott will face Boston Bruins in battle for first place Brian Elliott, 35, who has been impressive in the young season, will get the call for the Flyers, and coach Alain Vigneault said his team will have no other lineup changes.
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Ranking all 14 SEC football recruiting classes for 2021 after National Signing Day 1 Alabama · 2 Georgia · 3 Texas A&M · 4 LSU · 5 Florida · 6 Ole Miss · 7 Tennessee · 8 Mississippi State.
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Las Vegas Raiders rumors: Jay Gruden doesn't expect Derek Carr trade Under Gruden, the Raiders have done a solid job building a strong supporting cast on offense. Not only does Las Vegas boast a quality offensive line, but its cast of weapons with Josh Jacobs, Darren Waller and Henry Ruggs III is exciting.
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Boxing: Mayweather Tokyo exhibition postponed over virus restrictions TOKYO (AFP) - Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather's exhibition fight in Tokyo this month has been postponed because of coronavirus restrictions, organisers announced on Friday (Feb 5). Retired former champion Mayweather, 43, was scheduled to fight ...
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How to eat like Chiefs coach Andy Reid: Order his KC barbecue special KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It's no secret that Kansas City is known for barbecue more than any other cuisine. There's also not a bigger fan of burnt ends than Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. "Now listen, there's not a barbecue place that I don't like here," ...
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Bourne, 49ers already have discussed return for 2021 season "I respect (49ers CEO Jed York) Jed, I respect the York family, I respect (49ers coach Kyle Shanahan) Kyle, I feel like one of the best play-callers in the game right now, and I think they didn't get a bunch of injuries, I thought they would have been right back in it, ...
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