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NBA Playoffs 2021: Without Kawhi Leonard, Paul George pledged to carry the LA Clippers through Game 5 Every person who lived, worked or played in the NBA Bubble in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, last summer was affected by the experience -- some rather profoundly. Between the isolation, the separation from friends and family, the inability to escape from the ...
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Civale wins 10th, Indians deal O's 18th straight road loss CLEVELAND -- — Aaron Civale became the first pitcher with 10 wins this season and José Ramírez homered and drove in three runs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Orioles 8-7 Wednesday night, extending Baltimore's road losing streak to 18 games.
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Arizona Diamondbacks tie MLB record with 22nd straight road loss The D-backs have lost 13 straight two times over the course of the past month, becoming the first team with multiple 13-game losing streaks through an entire season since the 1962 Mets. That Mets team lost 120 games, still a modern-era record.
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Charlotte Hornets' LaMelo Ball voted NBA's Rookie of the Year despite missing 21 games Ball briefly played in Lithuania and Australia before being taken third overall in the 2020 draft by the Hornets, with his potential as an NBA player still a bit of an enigma. Any doubts, however, ...
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Cruz, Ober lift Twins over Mariners 7-2 Cruz's second-deck shot to left field in the fifth inning made it 6-0 and helped snap the Twins' three-game losing streak. It was his 431st career home run, moving him into a tie with Lou Gehrig at 49th on the career list. Ryan Jeffers followed with a solo homer two ...
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Altuve slugs way into MLB history as Astros down Rangers 8-4 HOUSTON -- — José Altuve started this game the same way he ended the one before. With a bang. Altuve homered twice and made major league history by hitting a leadoff homer one game after belting a walk-off grand slam to lead the Houston Astros over ...
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Laureano HR, nifty catch in return, streaking A's top Angels OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ramón Laureano hit a home run and made a homer-robbing catch in his return from the injured list, and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 8-4 Wednesday for their sixth straight win. Shohei Ohtani homered for ...
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Cole, Sánchez, Chapman come through as Yanks edge Blue Jays BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched eight effective innings, pinch-hitter Gary Sánchez connected for a two-run homer and Aroldis Chapman dodged trouble in the ninth as the New York Yankees held off the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Wednesday night.
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Gerrit Cole makes plea to commissioner over MLB's crackdown on pitchers' use of 'sticky stuff' On a windy, chilly and dry night at Sahlen Field, the Yankees ace could not get a good grip on the ball. This is the new reality for Cole and MLB pitchers after the league's memo on Tuesday detailed how they will crack down on sticky substances used to give ...
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How to watch the 2021 US Open: Streaming, TV schedule, online, tee times The 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines is finally here! Tour stars like Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth are gathered in La Jolla, Calif., ready for 72 holes of exciting major action. Here's everything you need to ...
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Mets' deGrom pulled with shoulder soreness amid another gem NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom left his start Wednesday night with right shoulder soreness after three perfect innings, yet another injury scare for the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner amid a historic start to this season. One start after being ...
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Hawks rally from 26 points down, stun 76ers in Game 5 PHILADELPHIA — Trae Young ran off the court clapping and yapping toward the few Hawks fans that braved the Philly crowd and stuck around and were rewarded with a comeback victory for the ages. "I was just showing love to the ATL fans that showed up," ...
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NBA Playoffs Nets-Bucks: Kyrie Irving's Status For Game 6 The Brooklyn Nets will once again be without Kyrie Irving during their second-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks when they play Game 6 in Milwaukee on Thursday. The status of Irving can be seen from SNY's Nets Videos below, who shared a video ...
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Baker Mayfield Alludes to Value of Last Year Building Bonds Within the Team In his media availability before practice on the second day of minicamp, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield mentioned the open and honest friendships the team has built that allow teammates to talk to each other in a productive manner, which ...
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New York Rangers announce hiring of Gerard Gallant as head coach The 57-year-old Gallant, who led Canada to a gold medal at the world hockey championship in Latvia after an 0-3 start, replaces David Quinn, who was fired along with much of his staff after the Rangers missed the playoffs in a disappointing season.
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Washington Wizards fire coach Scott Brooks after 5 seasons Washington made the playoffs three times under Brooks but has just one series victory to show for his five-year tenure. That postseason success came in his first season in 2016-17 with the Wizards.
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Christen Press, Lynn Williams score for USWNT in victory over Nigeria "The confidence level going to the Olympics is higher than it was before. I feel good where we are at. In terms of making final decisions, I feel pretty good," Andonovski said.
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Judge Grants Further Testing of Medina Spirit Sample In a decision Thomas Wingate likely never imagined in law school, the Franklin (Ky.) Circuit Court Judge outlined plans June 16 for several adults to travel with a urine sample collected from a Kentucky Derby (G1) winner on a flight to a New York lab.
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Josh Bell hits decisive homer to help Nationals sweep Pirates The Nationals entered the eighth inning up 1-0, with the only run of the game coming courtesy of a Yan Gomes home run in the second. Spot starter Paolo Espino blanked the Pirates for five frames before handing the ball over to the bullpen.
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June 16: Phillies 2, Dodgers 0 The Dodgers were blanked by Zack Wheeler and a pair of Phillies relievers, getting shut out for the first time since September 14, 2019, snapping a span of 139 straight games of scoring at least once. Clayton Kershaw struck out nine in six innings in the loss.
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NFL memo indicates Packers training camp could be without player bike rides again The Packers are still digesting the protocols, but things like autographs, pictures and the tradition of players riding kids' bikes seem highly unlikely. For young Packers fans within biking distance of Lambeau Field, the ...
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Listen to Episode 26 of 'Fullcourt on Flatbush': Kevin Durant's Historic Game 5 feat. Ian O'Connor To dive into Durant's night and the Nets much-needed Game 5 win at a rowdy Barclays Center in Brooklyn, we bring you a new episode of the "Fullcourt on Flatbush" podcast with Robin Lundberg and Nets great Kerry Kittles, featuring a conversation with The ...
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UVa's Walsh wins 200 individual medley at Olympic trials OMAHA, Neb. — Alex Walsh of UVa won the women's 200-meter individual medley final Wednesday night at the U.S. Olympic trials to earn a berth in the Tokyo Olympics. Walsh, 19, had a time of 2:09.30. Her UVa teammate Kate Douglass, 19, took second ...
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Patrick Peterson: 'If Larry Fitzgerald ain't retired yet, he ain't gonna retire' He may not be on the same sideline anymore, but that didn't stop Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson from weighing in on what former Arizona Cardinals teammate Larry Fitzgerald's future holds. During the cornerback's All Things Covered podcast ...
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Wednesday's NBA playoffs: Hawks rally to beat 76ers; Kawhi-less Clippers top Jazz Philadelphia — Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks pulled off a playoff comeback for the ages against the Philadelphia 76ers to move within a victory of the Eastern Conference Finals. Young was fouled on a 3-pointer and hit all three free throws with 1:26 left ...
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Canadiens' Jeff Petry: Contributes assist in return Petry produced an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 2. Petry has healed from a hand injury, but he's also battled an upper-body injury in the last week. It was noticeable, as the ...
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Wheeler's 1st career double-double leads Sparks by Mercury LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erica Wheeler scored 18 points, including a baseline jumper with 8.9 seconds left to seal the win, as the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 85-80 on Wednesday night. Wheeler dribbled down the clock at the top of the key ...
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Chiefs' Edwards-Helaire looks for 'composure,' more involvement in 2nd season KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Second-year Chiefs players like Clyde Edwards-Helaire didn't have rookie minicamp, proper OTAs or minicamp. Now he's getting that opportunity. "I miss football. I feel like that's the biggest thing," the Kansas City Chiefs running back ...
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Italy Impress Again in 3-0 Win Over Switzerland at Euro 2020 A new-look Italy is impressing with its offensive flair at the European Championship. Midfielder Manuel Locatelli scored two goals Wednesday and the Azzurri beat Switzerland 3-0 to become the first team to ...
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Nebraska coach Will Bolt highlights Big Red Blitz visit to South Sioux City The Nebraska baseball coach told fans at the Big Red Blitz at Covington Links Golf Course that Wednesday was the day that the Huskers would have traveled to Omaha, had they made the College World Series.
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NBA: Ranking the head coaching vacancies around the league Wednesday morning the world also learned that Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks would not be returning to the Wizards, as the two sides could not come to terms on a new contract. Brooks was one of the ...
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June 16: Red Sox 10, Braves 8 Freddie Freeman homered late to give the Atlanta Braves the lead but the bullpen was unable to protect it again in a 10-8 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Atlanta has now lost 6 of 7 and are a season-high five games below .500. 6 Total Updates Since Jun 16 ...
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Clay's Caeleb Dressel advances to 100 free final at Olympic Trials for swimming Only two lengths of the pool stand between Caeleb Dressel and a return trip to the Olympics. The Clay High School graduate advanced from the semifinals in the men's 100-meter freestyle during Wednesday night's competition at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials ...
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Texans must play hardball with disgruntled QB Deshaun Watson For starters, the quarterbacking-needs landscape looked awfully different prior to April 29, and there was a much bigger market for quarterbacks prior to rookie signal-callers like Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Trey Lance, Zach Wilson, Mac Jones, Kyle Trask ...
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Ray Cooper III misses weight; docked point ahead of PFL co-main event matchup against Nikolai Aleksakhin As a result, Cooper III will lose a point, bringing his season point total to five, and he cannot earn any points regardless of outcome as he looks to secure a return trip to the PFL post season as the top four fighters after two fights advance into the playoffs.
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Manuel Locatelli strikes twice as Italy cruise into round of 16 with win over Switzerland The wingers sprint forward like Ferraris. The midfielders are just as capable at scoring as the forwards. And the reserves look like starters. A new-look Italy is impressing with its offensive flair at the European Championship. Midfielder Manuel Locatelli scored ...
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TPC Colorado excited to welcome fans for Berthoud's third annual Korn Ferry tournament In professional golf's second year since returning to Colorado, the Korn Ferry Tour proved as competitive and entertaining as advertised in 2020. Among many intriguing tidbits, last July's TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes produced an ...
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TE Chase Harrell Suspended For Entire 2021 Season Harrell spent three years at Kansas, hauling in 30 receptions for 302 yards and five scores. He had a standout pro day (including a 4.53 40-yard time) prior to the 2020 draft, and he ultimately signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent.
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WATCH: Wisconsin football releases hype video ahead of Notre Dame matchup Although this year's matchup is not played in the heart of Wisconsin, it should be an outstanding game to watch as it will likely feature former Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan at the helm for the Fighting Irish after he transferred this offseason.
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