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Giants QB Jones focusing on offense, not critics EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has heard the strong reaction to his selection and views it as his job to prove people right or wrong. Jones was taken with the sixth overall pick in the NFL draft. It has been widely ...
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Kravtsov, Shesterkin agree to contracts with Rangers Vitali Kravtsov, the No. 9 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, and Igor Shesterkin, a fourth-round choice (No. 118) in the 2014 NHL Draft, agreed to entry-level contracts with the New York Rangers on Friday. Kravtsov, a 19-year-old forward (6-foot-2, 170 pounds), had ...
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Clemson lands No. 24 rated recruit Bowman Clemson added another top recruit to its 2020 class on Friday when running back DeMarkcus Bowman announced his commitment to the Tigers. Bowman is the No. 24 ranked prospect overall and chose Clemson over Florida and Georgia among others.
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs fight prediction, tale of the tape, expert pick, card, odds After all the pre-fight fanfare fades away and endless talk of judging and rehydration clauses are ancient history, Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs will finally meet in the ring on Saturday to determine the best middleweight boxer in the world.
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Roger Federer Returns to His Roots: Clay-Court Tennis FELSBERG, Switzerland — After a three-year break from clay-court tennis, Roger Federer has not forgotten how to slide. Nor has he forgotten how to sweep. After completing a training session here last Tuesday with the Alps for a backdrop, he grabbed a ...
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How Larry Nassar 'Flourished Unafraid' for So Long You're reading In Her Words, where women rule the headlines. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. Let me know what you think at dearmaya@nytimes.com. "How much is a little girl worth?" — Rachael Denhollander, the first former gymnast to go ...
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2019 NBA Playoffs: Watch Warriors vs. Rockets Game 3, TV channel, live stream, odds, prediction The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets did battle in the 2018 Western Conference Finals and it certainly was a compelling series that went to seven games. If not for Chris Paul suffering a hamstring injury, perhaps the Rockets would've faced the ...
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Spagnola: Braking For Premature Assumptions FRISCO, Texas – Come on now, can we just tap the brakes. A little. My gosh, the draft is barely a week old, and I understand the giddiness prevailing after selecting the new guys on the block, and how we tend to live more in the what's-next than in the now.
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The Raptors Are Doing Whatever The Hell This Is Again Well, shit. Did you believe? Last spring, 364 days ago, the morning after the Toronto Raptors meekly dropped Game 2 at home to go into a hopeless 0-2 hole in their eventual second-round sweep at the hands of the lower-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, I wrote ...
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Reports: Lakers expected to soon close in on Lue The Phoenix Suns' hiring of Monty Williams as coach today may have moved the Los Angeles Lakers closer to their next coaching hire, too. Per multiple reports, the Lakers are expected to soon move toward hiring Tyronn Lue as their next coach. ESPN's ...
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Friday Round-Up: Kam Chancellor Wishes Good Luck To Rookies At Minicamp Good morning, 12s. Here's a look at what's 'out there' for today – Friday, May 3 – about your Seattle Seahawks: #EnjoyTheProcess. As the work week comes to a close, the Seahawks rookies' work is far from over. Friday kicks off the Seahawks' 2019 Rookie ...
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Kentucky Derby pressure? Bob Baffert wouldn't have it any other way. Every time he brings a top contender to the Kentucky Derby, Bob Baffert offers a discourse on pressure — that gnawing tension he feels when he has to get a horse, invested with so many dollars and so many hopes, to the starting gate for the most scrutinized ...
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These nine players will try to make the Colts as undrafted free agents The Indianapolis Colts signed nine undrafted free agents ahead of Friday's rookie minicamp. The Colts signed wide receiver Ashton Dulin, wide receiver Penny Hart, kicker Clayton Hatfield, tight end Hale Hentges, defensive end Jegs Jegede, cornerback ...
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Eagles sign LB Zach Brown to one-year contract It took a while since the start of free agency in mid-March, but linebacker Zach Brown finally has a team. The Philadelphia Eagles signed Brown to a one-year deal, the team announced Friday morning. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports Brown's deal is ...
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Joel Dahmen is 'the only idiot in the world' who didn't watch Tiger win the Masters CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Joel Dahmen said recently that playing with Tiger Woods last year during the third round of the Quicken Loans National was "like a dream come true'' and that experiencing the ovation Woods received as he stepped onto the first tee "was ...
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Daniel Jones debuts at NY Giants rookie camp with Super motivation to prove he belongs EAST RUTHERFORD – This was not the first time Daniel Jones walked into 1925 Giants Drive, the training facility of his new team. But the entrance made by the former Duke quarterback on Thursday night just felt different. It felt right, Jones said, like this was ...
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Five legitimate excuses for the Tampa Bay Rays' struggling attendance If you're trying to explain why the Rays fail to fill Tropicana Field, you can start with these five factors. A view of Tropicana Field, the current home of the Tampa Bay Rays. The team's lease with the city of St. Petersburg runs through the 2027 season.
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A different, but important offseason has begun for Heat's Bam Adebayo Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talks to the media during the season-ending press conference at the AmericanAirlines Arena on Friday April 12, 2019 in Miami. By. Up Next. ×. SHARE. COPY LINK. Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talks to the ...
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DC United eyes a home run after recent struggles at Audi Field D.C. United wasted no time turning Audi Field into a fortress, going 12-2-1 at its new home last season, then opening 2019 with a pair of wins by a combined seven-goal margin. The club's past three matches at Buzzard Point, however, have been far less ...
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Rob Gronkowski 'might convince' himself to come out of retirement Ever since Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement in March, the watch has been on for how long it will actually last. Gronkowski's own agent, Drew Rosenhaus, isn't even sure it's permanent, especially if a certain former Patriots teammate convinces him to ...
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Peterson: Where's the outrage from the Greg Stephen child-abuse scandal? The Iowa Barnstormers youth basketball program is scheduled to play next week in Minneapolis, and that's a problem. Coach and program founder Greg Stephen was sentenced to 180 years in federal prison Thursday for exploiting at least 440 boys. For this ...
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W2W4: Zlatan goes coast to coast; Vela earning Tata's attention It's a battle between the coasts as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the LA Galaxy make the cross-country trek to face the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, (2 p.m. ET, ESPN), and later that night Minnesota United welcomes the Seattle Sounders to Allianz Field, plus ...
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Minnesota United trades captain Francisco Calvo to Chicago Fire Minnesota United confirmed on Friday that it has traded captain Francisco Calvo to the Chicago Fire in exchange for $400,000 in allocation money. The Loons will receive $100,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) and $50,000 in Targeted Allocation ...
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Former Fox Sports exec Jamie Horowitz, fired after claim of misconduct, lands at DAZN Nearly two years after being forced out of Fox Sports amid an investigation into sexual harassment, former executive Jamie Horowitz has landed a new job. Horowitz has been hired by DAZN — a digital sports platform run by former ESPN president John ...
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After impressive Game 3 win, Jimmy Butler and Joel Embiid think 'chemistry is overrated' When a team is two games away from the Eastern Conference Finals and fresh off a blowout win in front of a ecstatic home crowd, the norm is to hear about how everyone is gelling well, the pieces are fitting perfectly, and the chemistry is excellent. Joel Embiid ...
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Semenya wins first race after court decision DOHA, Qatar -- Caster Semenya has easily won the 800 meters at a Diamond League meet, her first race since losing a high-profile court case against track and field's governing body. The Olympic champion was never challenged Friday when she won in 1 ...
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Fourteen things we've learned about West Ham Women and their 19-year-old boss West Ham Women, who in 2018 officially joined the Women's Super League - the top league for women's football in England - face Manchester City in the Women's FA Cup Final this Saturday. If they win that, it will be a major achievement for the team, and for ...
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Clemson fires Steve Smith, the basketball coach who tarnished football program Clemson, in a not at all surprising move, fired Steve Smith on Friday. The move came a week after the assistant basketball coach's comments revealed in an FBI wiretap were widely seen as tarnishing Dabo Swinney's national championship football program ...
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Green Bay Packers sign six draft picks, 11 rookie free agents GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Green Bay Packers have signed six of their NFL Draft choices--including the team's first round first pick Rashan Gary. The team has also signed 11 rookie free agents. General Manager Brian Gutekunst made the ...
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2019 Broad Street Run: Here are the road closures and parking restrictions The annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run returns to Philadelphia this Sunday in what are expected to be wet weather conditions. It's going to be a busy day in Philadelphia, especially in the area of the Sports Complex. While the Broad Street Run starts at 8 ...
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NCAA rescinds ban on events in states with legal gambling INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA has rescinded its policy prohibiting championship events from being held in states that have legalized sports gambling. The expected move was announced Friday. After last year's Supreme Court decision that opened the ...
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German police seize over 100 cars suspected of taking part in Cannonball Run-style road race German police seized over 100 high performance cars on suspicion that their owners were taking part in a Cannonball Run-style road race. The cars, including Lamborghinis, Porsches and Audis, were still being held on Friday morning after being stopped on ...
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When the Dolphins Acquired Josh Rosen, the #TankForTua Dream Ended Now that the NFL draft is in the Miami Dolphins rear-view mirror, the team needs to reassess its plan for next season. The addition of a top-flight defensive player in Clemson defensive lineman Christian Wilkins, the draft-day swap of second and fifth-round ...
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Liverpool's quest for first Premier League title could be decided by their former managers The next Liverpool manager to win the Premier League title will instantly earn legendary status at Anfield. Rafael Benitez almost did it 10 years ago, and Brendan Rodgers came within a Steven Gerrard slip of achieving it in 2014. Jurgen Klopp might be just ...
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Balotelli Clarifies Messi-Ronaldo Remarks After appearing to mock Cristiano Ronaldo over comparisons with Lionel Messi, controversial Italy striker Mario Balotelli has clarified his remarks on the five-time Ballon d'Or winners. Read: Balotelli Mocks Ronaldo Over Messi Comparisons. The former ...
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Quail Hollow still not 'Rory-proof' as McIlroy fires 66 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Something about Quail Hollow really seems to fit Rory McIlroy's eye. In 2010, a baby-faced, 20-year-old McIlroy marched into Charlotte and took down the likes of Phil Mickelson, fresh off a win at Augusta National, and Angel Cabrera, the ...
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You have a rare opportunity to own something "special" from the Kentucky Derby As the horses, owners and jockeys get ready for the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, a rare opportunity to own a piece of Kentucky Derby history has become available. Actually, it's more like pieces and it benefits a retirement home..for ...
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Grey Cup gets new base for 3rd time in history TORONTO — The Grey Cup has a new base. The CFL announced Friday the trophy recently received a new base for just the third time in its 110-year history. That's because the base that's supported the original Grey Cup since 1987 ran out of room for the ...
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Lacazette scores twice as Arsenal move toward Europa League final Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette scored twice in the first half and fellow striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang snatched a last-gasp third goal to secure a 3-1 win over Valencia in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal on Thursday. Mouctar Diakhaby's early ...
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Former Spain soccer great Xavi retires at the age of 39 BARCELONA, Spain — Xavi Hernandez will retire from soccer this season, ending a career in which he became one of the best midfielders to ever play for Barcelona and Spain's national team. The 39-year-old Xavi quit international soccer in 2014 and left ...
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SAFA sanctions match officials after disallowed Wits goal Cape Town - The South African Football Association (SAFA) Referees Review Committee, has issued varying sanctions to a number of match officials. Referee Phelelani Ndaba who disallowed a legitimate Bidvest Wits goal during their recent encounter ...
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Cerrone promises high entertainment at UFC Fight Night 151 Supersport viewers can settle in for an early Sunday morning feast of fighting from UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta v Cerrone from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. The main event is a Lightweight battle between Al Iaquinta (14-4-1) and Donald ...
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Munster ban supporter who invaded pitch and confronted Billy Vunipola Munster have banned the supporter who invaded the pitch to confront Saracens' Billy Vunipola at the Ricoh Arena from attending future home games. The supporter confronted controversial Saracens No 8 Billy Vunipola in the aftermath of the 32-16 defeat ...
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Paper Round: Man Utd devise plan to sell Sanchez in summer Manchester United go to extreme lengths to get rid of Alexis Sanchez and battle with Juventus over a €60 million Benfica wonderkid. United's devise plan to offload Sanchez. Manchester United will pay half of Alexis Sanchez's huge £26million salary to sell ...
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BSN Broncos DRAFT Podcast: Grading the best and worst drafts of 2019 In this episode of the BSN Broncos Draft podcast, Andre Simone and AJ Haefele grade the draft giving you the best and worst classes of 2019. The guys go in depth on the AFC West, see where the Broncos feel among the best classes in the NFL and much ...
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Sundowns hope South African 'Iniesta' can secure final place Johannesburg - Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has likened star winger Themba Zwane to Spanish great Andres Iniesta and hopes he can help clinch a CAF Champions League final place this Saturday. Masandawana trail frequent rivals Wydad ...
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