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How Steelers' revamped offense will benefit Big Ben; plus, QB-coach combos under pressure Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks knows the ins and outs of this league, providing keen insight in his notebook. The topics of this edition include: -- QB-coach combos on the spot to produce in 2021. -- Is one NFL position about to get its first $20 ...
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NC State facing COVID-19 issues, forcing delay of College World Series game against Vanderbilt Starting second baseman J.T. Jarrett and bullpen ace Evan Justice are out for the semifinal game against the Commodores due to COVID-19-related issues. A source described Jarrett as "no longer with the team," while Justice was still in Omaha but placed in ...
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Golden Knights eliminated in playoffs due to lack of offense The Vegas Golden Knights were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Montreal Canadiens, losing 3-2 in overtime in Game 6 of the best-of-7 Stanley Cup Semifinals at Montreal on Thursday. The Golden Knights, who lost to the Dallas Stars in five ...
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2021 Minnesota Vikings Fantasy Team Outlook: Dalvin Cook, Justin Jefferson & Adam Thielen Maxed Out Last Year Mike Zimmer will run the Vikings franchise for the seventh year. Minnesota has 10 victories or more in three of his last six seasons. He has a career 64-47-1 record with three playoff appearances (2-3). In six seasons prior to his Vikings HC tenure, Zimmer was ...
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Villain to Villain: Trae Young Has Caught the Attention of Reggie Miller The 22-year-old has his Hawks three wins away from the NBA Finals. A trip to the Finals would mark the franchise's first since John F. Kennedy was U.S. president in 1961 and the Hawks were located in St. Louis.
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Winning tips for ESPN's 'Tennis Major Pick'em: London' contest What is it? It's a free-to-play game, where you take a few minutes to answer a series of questions related to the upcoming Wimbledon tennis Grand Slam event, which starts on Monday, June 28, and ends Sunday, July 11.
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No-hitters and Fay Vincent: How 1990 shaped the way no-hitters are defined historically The Cubs tossed MLB's seventh no-hitter of the 2021 season on Thursday night, a combined effort that required the brilliance of four different pitchers against a dangerous Dodgers lineup. This season now moves into a tie atop the "most official no-hitters in a ...
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Colin Cowherd ranks the 10 best players in the NFL right now on 'The Herd' Colin's thoughts: "Quenton Nelson, in 1,100 snaps, allowed one sack, and that's with Phillip Rivers as your quarterback, who has the mobility of this water bottle. So he is the best interior offensive lineman, I believe, in the NFL. Pro Bowler all three years in the ...
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'I'm not a slow player': Maria Fassi assessed controversial slow-play penalty at Women's PGA The penalty occurred on No. 18 as Fassi played her second shot. She had 180 yards into a green protected by water and was stuck between clubs. As a result, she took 50 seconds to play her approach.
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Past, present and potential Hurricanes to gather at Miami for Paradise Camp, UM's marquee recruiting event Nothing unites the current Miami Hurricanes with legends of the past and the program's top recruiting targets like UM's annual Paradise Camp. It serves that purpose even more so than some of the Hurricanes' biggest college football Saturday showdowns.
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Tour de France tech: All the tech and trends from the 2021 race Throughout the 21 stages that separate the Grand Départ and the prestigious sprint to the line on the Champs-Élysées, the 23 teams will tackle all manner of terrain - from flat to mountainous, short days and long days, time trials, road stages, sprint finishes and ...
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US Soccer continues to clash with USWNT after new equal pay documentary airs "The USSF, regrettably, continues to try to rewrite the past, making up a narrative that it has offered an equal rate of pay to the world champion women players, but it has not," Kessler said in a statement when contacted by ESPN on Friday.
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2021 Patriots positional preview: Tight ends In March of 2019 — following the NFL Draft — Rob Gronkowski retired, leaving the Patriots with little chance to replace him. That led to the team rolling out a group of 39 year old Ben Watson, journeyman Matt Lacosse, and seventh round pick Ryan Izzo.
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SF Giants, Oakland A's prep for Bay Bridge Series: Inside the biggest storylines for the weekend June 25, 2021 at 7:15 a.m.. Bay Area News Group's Giants beat reporter Kerry Crowley and A's beat reporter Shayna Rubin go back and forth on this weekend's Bay Bridge ...
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Partner Leagues Face Player Shortage As MLB Clubs Purchase Contracts At Record Rate Are you a former professional pitcher or shortstop? Do you have some minor league experience? Then if you haven't given up on the dream, get off your couch, get back into a training facility and start getting back into shape. Because right now, there's ...
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A timeline of Brooks Koepka vs. Bryson DeChambeau: How it started, how it's going Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka have been trading barbs for more than two years. Getty Images. In case you missed it, two of the world's most visible and popular players, Brooks Koepka ...
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Purdue Jaden Ivey, Caleb Furst Earn Spots on the USA U-19 Roster FORT WORTH, Texas — Purdue basketball players Caleb Furst and Jaden Ivey were selected as two of 12 members for the USA Basketball U-19 World Cup Team. Ivey and Furst were among 26 players to try out for the team and will now look to win a gold ...
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Hawks fed up with Giannis Antetokounmpo's free throw routine The Hawks have seemingly joined the collection of teams frustrated with Giannis Antetokounmpo's free-throw shooting routine. Atlanta, according to a report by The Athletic, is unhappy with the league's consistency in overlooking Antetokounmpo's extensive ...
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Bruins Sign Trent Frederic To Two-Year Contract BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, June 25, that the team has signed forward Trent Frederic to a two-year contract with an annual NHL cap hit of $1.05 million. Frederic, 23, skated in 42 games with the Bruins in ...
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Islanders alumni Potvin, Tonelli want one last Cup Final at Coliseum But the dream of wrapping up five decades of Islanders hockey at the Coliseum with a championship was kept alive after they rallied for a 3-2 overtime win here against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals on Wednesday.
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Bottas' attempt to rescue his F1 season off to a bad start SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — If Valtteri Bottas wants to turn around his below-par season while his future at Mercedes is in doubt, Sunday's Styrian Grand Prix on a track that suits him seems a good starting point. However, the Finnish driver's Formula One ...
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What to Watch: Full guide for Pocono Raceway doubleheader Sunday: Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 (⏰ 3:30 p.m. ET | NBCSN | MRN, SiriusXM). Everything you need to know for this weekend's doubleheader at Pocono Raceway, the 18th ...
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Michigan football lands commitment from Kevonte Henry, who is another California prospect The Wolverines appear to be actively recruiting the west coast after former Michigan offensive lineman Courtney Morgan, a Los Angeles native, was hired as director of player personnel in April. Henry, listed at 6 feet ...
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Bears WR Marquise Goodwin has another shot at making US Olympic team in the long jump Chicago Bears wide receiver Marquise Goodwin has another shot at qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team in the long jump after making it in 2012 and narrowly missing the cut in 2016. Goodwin placed 10th of 12 finalists in the 2012 games, failing to make the ...
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Around the AFC North: Steelers make big o-line change while Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield look for extensions Quarterbacks are the most important position in football. Because of that, they are often the highest-paid player in the NFL. A vast majority of players prefer to leave those contract talks up to their agents ...
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Sports Q: Should Alex Cora have left Nick Pivetta in? Welcome to Boston.com's Sports Q, our daily conversation, initiated by you and moderated by Chad Finn, about a compelling topic in Boston sports. Here's how it works: You submit questions to Chad through Twitter, Facebook, and email. He'll pick one each ...
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Cardinals' Harrison Bader: Beginning rehab assignment Friday Bader (ribs) will begin a rehab assignment with Low-A Palm Beach on Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports. Bader has been on the injured list since late May with a right rib hairline fracture. He resumed baseball activity in mid-June and ...
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Hawkeye Football Recruiting: Previewing Iowa's June Official Visit Weekend Since the NCAA introduced an early signing period for college football, a staple of the Iowa coaching staff's approach to recruiting has been to get players on campus early with the intention of having the majority of spots filled come December signing day.
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U of L unveils thorough plan for handling upcoming NIL rules Vince Tyra and associate athletic director Matt Banker held a virtual press conference that you can watch here. Pretty much everything else is covered by the press release below: The University of Louisville has enacted multiple educational ...
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Rays' Brandon Lowe: On bench Friday Lowe is not in the lineup Friday against the Angels, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports. Lowe started the past four games and will receive a day off after going 3-for-13 with a homer, two doubles, three RBI four walks and three runs. Joey Wendle ...
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Game 73 lineups: Nats at Marlins You already know the Nationals have won 10 of 11 games. But did you know they've actually won nine games in a row that were scheduled to be nine innings? That's right, their last two losses came in doubleheader games that were scheduled for only seven ...
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PSG star Kylian Mbappe's brother Ethan, 15, signs deal with club While Paris Saint-Germain sweat over Kylian Mbappe's future at the club, his younger brother Ethan has signed a three-year youth contract until 2024, the Ligue 1 side said on Friday. Ethan, 15, has played for PSG's youth sides in the past and joins Senny ...
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US Olympic track and field trials: Day 8 schedule, 5 things to watch If Friday's men's steeplechase final is anything like the semifinals, expect the unexpected. The Bowerman Track Club's Sean McGorty survived despite his right foot coming halfway out of his shoe. The University of Oregon's Jackson Mestler looked ...
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Colorado Rockies game no. 76 thread - Jon Gray vs Corbin Burnes For the first time in three weeks, it's #GrayDay! The Brewers will try to ruin his return as they and the Rockies match up again for the second series in as many weeks. These teams did battle just a week ago at Coors Field, splitting the four-game series two ...
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Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Masayoshi Nakatani: Fight prediction, card, odds, start time, how to watch Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KO) will be fighting for the first time since an upset loss to Teofimo Lopez this past October. The loss cost Lomachenko his WBA and WBO lightweight titles as the division ...
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3 things to know Texas baseball in rematch vs. Mississippi State in College World Series Meanwhile, Texas and Virginia faced off on Thursday night, with the Longhorns wrapping up a 6-2 well after midnight due to a lengthy weather delay. Texas pitcher Ty Madden (32) ...
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Devin Booker broke his nose in 3 places; Tyler Herro trade rumors surface Booker has been a rock for the Phoenix Suns, who entered the playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the West. Thankfully, his Suns have Chris Paul back and are still leading the series 2-1. Game 4 is scheduled for June 26.
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Michigan State football lands 6th 2022 class commitment in 2 weeks On Friday afternoon, three-star athlete Shannon Blair became the latest commit in Michigan State's 2022 class, joining 10 others in one of the nation's top 35 groups. The Tennessee native chose the Spartans over ...
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Braves' Ehire Adrianza: Three hits in Thursday's win Getting the start in right field, Adrianza put together his second three-hit effort of the year, with the last coming May 8. The veteran utility player continues to be used sparingly, but he has a respectable .255/.339/.406 slash line through 125 plate appearances on ...
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Guess what? Racists in San Diego threw tortillas at a high school hoops team San Diego is dealing with that right now. Last weekend, a basketball team from a predominantly Latino high school had tortillas thrown at them after Coronado defeated Orange Glen 60-57 in a regional championship game ...
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Warriors to 'push' for Simmons trade, Stephen A. believes "I believe the Golden State Warriors are going to make a push for Ben Simmons. So stay tuned. It's possible Ben Simmons could end up in Golden State with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.
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Islanders-Lightning Playoff Gameday News: Win or go home Good lord, the playoffs do crazy things to your mind. Anyway, the Islanders are in Tampa for Game 7 against the Lightning tonight. I hope they show up with discipline and physical ferocity that terrorizes ...
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Edwards can play part in team's future It's no secret that the Buccaneers have an absurdly loaded roster. They are the first team in the Super Bowl era to bring back all 22 starters (and some change) from the previous season's championship squad. They did so by restructuring and resigning their ...
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Chicago White Sox: All-Star jerseys aren't even a little cool It isn't like they are sending someone like Avisail Garcia because he is the only player on the team that is near a .300 batting average. There should be five or six guys playing in this game and they are going to look horrible.
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Frustrated pitchers share blame for baseball's latest scandal Sometimes, change brings pain. The enforcement of new rules can inspire resentment and resistance. Major League Baseball has learned that first-hand this week as umpires started inspecting pitchers for foreign substances as they came off the mound ...
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NY Knicks: Are James Bouknight and Moses Moody prime trade-up targets? The NY Knicks will be entering the NBA draft with 3 picks within the first 32 selections, and there is already buzz that the team may not be keeping all of them. As it stands right now, New York holds the 19th, 21st, 32nd, and 58th picks in the 2021 NBA Draft.
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UMKC alumna Courtney Frerichs qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Photo by: Ashley Landis/AP. Courtney Frerichs competes in ...
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Dave Hakstol describes his leadership, what drew him to Seattle Kraken Maybe it's the disbelief of professional hockey returning to Seattle after so many years, or perhaps because fans are still eagerly awaiting to see which players will make up the team, or maybe it's just the sweltering June heatwave that has Washington state ...
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NBC Sports Boston Signs Brian Scalabrine to Multi-Year Extension to Serve as Lead Celtics Analyst Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Scalabrine, a former Celtics forward who spent 11 seasons in the NBA as a player, will ...
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Full odds for UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov Ciryl Gane of France battles Jairzinho Rozenstruik of Suriname in a heavyweight bout during the UFC Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC. After another successful weekend in the octagon ...
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