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Rudolph confirms talks with Vikes on 5-year deal EAGAN, Minn. -- Kyle Rudolph and the Minnesota Vikings may be inching closer to a resolution of the tight end's contract situation. On the second day of organized team activities, Rudolph confirmed a report from Pro Football Talk that the Vikings offered the ...
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The NFL's All-Small Team What would a team of NFL players smaller than the average height and weight at their position look like? We constructed a roster—and the expectations are pretty high. By Andy Benoit. May 22, 2019. What if you built a team from a pool of the NFL's smallest ...
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The Warriors' 5-year NBA Finals streak is amazing on every level Consider how tough the NBA's Western Conference has been for two decades. Back in the early 2000s, the Sacramento Kings built an all-time team around Chris Webber and Peja Stojakovic. That team never made the NBA Finals, because the West also had ...
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Traina Thoughts: NFL Just Made a Huge Change for TV Viewers Ryen Russillo Chris Long and Grant Wahl 1. The NFL made two important changes related to television. One is a clear slam dunk, the other is personal preference. Let's start with the slam dunk. If you don't have Sunday Ticket on DirecTV and you actually like to watch games instead of Red Zone, you ...
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Divisional playoff games get later Sunday starts Stay tuned, the NFL is making some alterations as it relates to television broadcasts during the upcoming 2019 season. LATEST ANALYSIS ▷ HC with best chance at first title? ▷ Burning questions for every team ▷ Which last-place team is top sleeper?
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Charles Schwab Challenge 2019 odds, picks: Is Jordan Spieth back? Our experts debate his chances at Colonial Is this the week to buy into Spieth? Our experts have taken stances—but they're on both sides. Two of our handicappers are fading the young Texan, while our statistician Lou Riccio is picking Spieth to win. Though it's hard to ignore Spieth's poor season ...
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MLB odds, picks, lines, predictions, schedule, best bets for May 22: This three-way parlay pays over 6-1 Every MLB team hits the field on Wednesday in a packed schedule that includes 16 games, including a Show-Me State doubleheader as Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals host the Kansas City Royals. The night is highlighted by a pitching ...
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Yankees-Red Sox London series: Teams will wear special-edition hats | What do they look like? How to buy them Yankees and Red Sox fans can blend into the crowd during the trip to London next month with some new gear from Major League Baseball. The league put Union Jack-themed hats on sale ahead of the two-game series across the pond in June, and well, they ...
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Red Sox manager on Blue Jays ace Marcus Stroman: 'He competes a certain way and people don't like it' One of the most effusive players in baseball, Toronto Blue Jays righty Marcus Stroman found himself in a bit of a tiff with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday trying to quick-pitch Michael Chavis. Among Stroman's greatest strengths is his ability to perform extreme ...
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A's change plans, don't put Davis on IL for now CLEVELAND -- Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis is undergoing an MRI on his ailing left hip in Cleveland, but the team has opted against placing him on the injured list for now. On Tuesday night, Oakland manager Bob Melvin and Davis both ...
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Is NFL on the verge of allowing marijuana for pain management? KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — In striking an agreement with the NFL Players Association this week that calls for further study of alternative therapies for pain management, the NFL is sending signals that it has an open mind on a matter that players have advocated ...
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FIFA Drops Plan for 48-Team World Cup in 2022 FIFA has abandoned plans championed by its president to expand the 2022 World Cup to include 48 teams, concluding that it could not host the larger tournament in Qatar or come up with a solution to share the event with the tiny gulf emirate's neighbors.
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Michigan agrees to deal with former player Juwan Howard to become basketball coach Roughly a week after losing the greatest coach the men's basketball program had ever seen, Michigan brought back one of its own in an effort to fill the void. Juwan Howard, a former Michigan All-American forward and member of the famed Fab Five recruiting ...
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Indians designate outfielder Carlos Gonzalez for assignment CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians could no longer wait for Carlos Gonzalez to help pull their struggling offense from a season-long funk. The veteran outfielder was designated for assignment prior to Wednesday's game against Oakland. Gonzalez ...
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Cubs have the most walk-off wins in baseball: A look at all 5, including Javier Baez's hit to beat the Phillies Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, Javier Baez hit a pinch-hit, walk-off single to give the Cubs a 3-2 win over the Phillies. It was the Cubs' fifth walk-off win this season, the most in the majors. Here's a look at all five.
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How the Blues Went From Last Place to the Stanley Cup Finals The St. Louis Blues, the N.H.L.'s worst team as late as the morning of Jan. 3, are four wins from hoisting their first Stanley Cup. They advanced to the final round for the first time in 49 years on Tuesday night, ousting the San Jose Sharks from the Western ...
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NBA scouts discuss Syracuse forward Oshae Brissett's draft status Syracuse forward Oshae Brissett has decided to stay in the 2019 NBA draft. Dennis Nett ] dnett@syracuse.com. 0. By Mike Waters | mwaters@syracuse.com. Syracuse, N.Y. – Oshae Brissett, who announced on Tuesday night that he would remain in the NBA ...
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Capitals Mailbag Part 1: Looking ahead to a busy offseason It's time for a new Capitals mailbag! Check out Part 1 below. Have a Caps question you want to be answered the next mailbag? Send it on Twitter using #CapsMailNBC or by email to CapitalsMailbag@gmail.com. Please note, some questions have been ...
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HS coach says RJ Barrett 'deserved more attention' at Duke, has 'argument' to be top pick RJ Barrett's high school coach said he thinks his former player "deserved more attention" in his freshman season at Duke and that Barrett has a "great" case to be the No. 1 NBA draft pick — over teammate and presumptive top pick Zion Williamson.
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The Bucks' present is great, but their future is perilous The Milwaukee Bucks spent 2019 defying expectations as thoroughly as any team in recent NBA history. Before the season, 538 gave the Washington Wizards and Utah Jazz better odds to reach the Finals. Since then, Milwaukee won 60 regular-season ...
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Cal leading scorer Sueing transferring to Ohio St. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State basketball program is adding California's leading scorer, Justin Sueing, to the team. The 6-foot-7 forward from Honolulu will have to sit out next season per NCAA transfer rules. Ohio State said Wednesday he'll have two ...
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NFL still mulling pass interference review options NFL owners granted the competition committee authority to tweak its procedures for reviewing pass interference Wednesday, an indication that the league's major offseason rule change remains under development even after teams have taken the field for ...
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Charles Barkley changes tune, says Warriors' Stephen Curry in conversation for best basketball player in the world Charles Barkley was "100 percent wrong" and actually admitted it. For once. Barkley made some condescending comments about Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors when Kevin Durant went down with a calf strain in game five of the Western ...
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A top MLB prospect will reportedly play in Japan. Here's why it makes sense. Hey, here's something fairly fascinating: 19-year-old pitching prospect Carter Stewart, a Florida native, will sign a six-year, $7 million contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league, according to a report from Jeff ...
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Coach: Not a big deal that Cam Newton isn't throwing yet Cam Newton still isn't throwing a football four months after surgery on his throwing shoulder. Panthers coach Ron Rivera isn't worried. Rivera downplayed Newton sitting out of passing drills at organized team activities (OTAs) on Wednesday, saying it's a ...
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Qatari Executive Is Charged With Corruption in IAAF Scandal French prosecutors have filed preliminary charges against a prominent Qatari business executive, the head of a major international sports broadcasting company, in connection with suspected bribery in his country's successful bid to host track and field's ...
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Last year's winner Ricciardo looking to 'Monaco wisdom' for strong 2019 result Twelve months ago, Daniel Ricciardo stood on the top step of Monaco's podium to claim the victory that was cruelly denied him in 2016. This year, the Australian arrives in Monaco wearing Renault colours for the first time – and while he doubted that a repeat ...
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FRENCH OPEN '19: Serena Williams tries again for 24th major Women to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday: ___. NAOMI OSAKA. Ranked: 1. Country: Japan. Age: 21. 2019 Match Record: 19-5. 2019 Singles Titles: 1. Career Singles Titles: 3. Grand Slam Singles Titles: 2 — Australian Open (2019), ...
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Iowa hires Billy Taylor as assistant basketball coach IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa has hired former Lehigh and Ball State head coach Billy Taylor to be an assistant on Fran McCaffery's staff. Taylor, who spent three years as the director of basketball operations in Iowa City from 2014-16, will replace Andrew Francis, ...
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IOC Schedules Vote to Remove Boxing's Governing Body LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Dealing a blow to Olympic boxing officials after months of investigations, the International Olympic Committee has set up a vote next month that would block the sport's governing body, AIBA, from organizing bouts at the 2020 Tokyo ...
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When is Indy 500? Date, time, TV, live stream for 2019 IndyCar race The 2019 Indianapolis 500 will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2019 (5/26/19) at the Indianapolis Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 200-lap, 500-mile race on asphalt began in 1911. This will be the 103rd running of the race. Will Power won the race in ...
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Detroit Red Wings' Anthony Mantha suspended for one game at Worlds Detroit Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha's unsportsmanlike conduct will cost him a chance to help Canada advance at the World Championship. The Intentional Ice Hockey Federation announced Wednesday that Mantha has been suspended one game ...
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Mets trade Keon Broxton to Orioles NEW YORK -- On the day the Mets designated Keon Broxton for assignment, Mickey Callaway said the club had hopes he might be back. "He's a talented player and I think we're still hopeful he's somehow still in our organization when all this is over," ...
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NHL rumors: Sharks' Erik Karlsson expected to be pursued by Rangers Erik Karlsson was not on the ice for the final game of the San Jose Sharks' season. As a pending unrestricted free agent, there's a decent chance he won't participate in their next game, either. As soon as the Sharks were eliminated from the playoffs in Game 6 ...
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Boxer accuses Jay-Z, sports agency of negligence after suffering 'devastating brain hemorrhage' A boxer who filed suit Tuesday against Jay-Z and the rapper's agency, Roc Nation Sports, says both parties are responsible for scheduling him for fights which led to a brain injury. Daniel Franco says he was a rising star in the sport when he signed a four-year ...
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Raheem Sterling on racist abuse: 'This is more than just about football' (CNN) It was the moment that prompted Manchester City and England star Raheem Sterling to become an unofficial spokesman for his generation of players on the issue of racism. Racially abused by Chelsea fans during Manchester City's defeat at Stamford ...
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The 2019 Indy 500's biggest underdog has a wild story The racing world was absolutely stunned Sunday during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 when two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso was bumped out of the starting lineup. The weekend was filled with drama as 36 cars competed for 33 ...
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Caleb Ewan sprints to victory as Italian national champion Elia Viviani is left winless at Giro d'Italia Caleb Ewan has won the stage! The Lotto-Soudal sprinter outsmarted his rivals in a drag race finish to claim his second win at this year's Giro. The victory came after the Australian jumped Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) around 75 metres from the line ...
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Conor McGregor says LeBron James unknowingly taught him crucial lesson about money MMA star Conor McGregor Opens a New Window. acknowledges he spent a lot of money early in his career on material things — but the professional fighter says he changed his ways after learning how NBA superstar LeBron James spends his fortune.
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Mike Prendergast joins Racing 92 coaching set-up Former Munster scrum-half Mike Prendergast has joined named Racing 92's coaching staff. The 41-year-old has spent the last year at Stade Francais, working alongside Paul O'Connell before the ex-Ireland captain left the club in March. Prendergast has ...
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'Greek Freak' Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo waves Greek flag in new bobblehead MILWAUKEE - The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum and BobblesGalore created a new, limited-edition bobblehead featuring Milwaukee Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo. The bobblehead of Antetokounmpo, known as the "Greek Freak," ...
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Sorting the Redskins Roster: Spring Edition The Redskins roster isn't where it needs to be for championship contention, but it is certainly better than it has been in recent years. Sometimes it's easy to forget just how talent depleted Washington became after the RGIII trade, which coincided with some ...
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Former Riders head coach John Payne dead at 86 John Panye, the man who coached the Saskatchewan Roughriders to an appearance in the 1976 Grey Cup has died. Payne was 86. During his time as head coach with the green and white, Payne lead the team to a home playoff game and the Western Final ...
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