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NHL goalies embracing switch to composite sticks Goalies are keeping wood sticks alive in the NHL, but perhaps not for long. Composite sticks have been popular for a while among forwards and defensemen, who have embraced the lighter weight and stiffer shaft to increase the power on shots. After years of ...
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49ers takeaways: What we learned in gritty 28-25 win over Cardinals BOX SCORE. GLENDALE, Ariz. – If the 49ers can beat the Arizona Cardinals, something special must be brewing. The 49ers on Thursday night snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Cardinals with a 28-25 victory. Not since Jim Harbaugh's last game, ...
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Clippers' Kawhi Leonard dominates fourth quarter to hand his old team, the Spurs, their first loss Kawhi Leonard hasn't played for the San Antonio Spurs since the ill-fated 2017-18 season, but their fates will always be intertwined, and when they meet on the court it will mean a little more than other games -- no matter how much each side tries to downplay ...
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Blazing start, brilliant finish put McIlroy one off the lead at WGC-HSBC Champions Rory McIlroy was rolling in Round 2 of the WGC-HSBC Champions. He had just birdied the par-4 fifth to grab the outright lead at Sheshan International Golf Club and added another at the par-3 sixth – his fourth consecutive birdie – to move two clear. And then ...
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What Mike Krukow likes about Giants manager candidate Gabe Kapler A multitude of names have been thrown into the ring as candidates for being the next Giants manager, but one option generating a lot of conversation is former Phillies skipper Gabe Kapler. Kapler was fired by Philadelphia after just two seasons, finishing his ...
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Heat PG Kendrick Nunn has third-most points to start career in past 25 years Undrafted point guard Kendrick Nunn has begun his Miami Heat career on a record pace, scoring more points in his first five games than anyone in the past 25 years except Kevin Durant and Jerry Stackhouse. His 28-point performance against the Atlanta ...
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FSU star Cam Akers has history of carrying his teams when they need it most Clinton High coach Judd Boswell was taking a lonely walk back to the locker room minutes before the Mississippi High School Class 6A state championship game. Players were waiting to take the field, and an estimated crowd between 15,000-18,000 was ...
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2019 Colts Fantasy Preview: Colts/Steelers, Week 9 INDIANAPOLIS — Picking which Indianapolis Colts players may have big games for your fantasy teams has been tough sledding this year. Some games they run it down opponents' throats, sometimes it's an air attack. This week's opponent in the Pittsburgh ...
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Mattress Mack's balance sheet: $13 million lost on Astros evens out Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale has done it both ways – buying insurance and making bets – to ensure his financial well-being surrounding his Astros-related "Win it All" mattress promotions the last three years. "Betting, he said Thursday, is a lot more fun.
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Yasmani Grandal heading to free agency: Will the White Sox go after him? Rick Hahn spent his end-of-season press conference last month laying out the items on his front office's offseason to-do list: starting pitching, right fielder, designated hitter, maybe a bullpen arm or two. Catcher? Not mentioned. But that's not stopping plenty of ...
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Oklahoma St, TCU look to build on big wins 30 times a game," Gundy said. "I think he only touched the ball 24 times against Iowa State and that was better." FRESHMAN SIGNAL CALLERS. Patterson likes the growth he's seeing from quarterback Max Duggan, who had career-best totals of 19 ...
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Rugby World Cup 2019: Why talismanic captain Owen Farrell is the ice in England's veins Adam Jones tells a funny story about the first time he came across Owen Farrell in international rugby. The year was 2012, Wales were hunting the Triple Crown, and if you were looking for potential weak links in the England line-up, then a 20-year-old fly-half ...
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Mariners decline LHP Wade LeBlanc's 2020 contract option The second Mariners tour of duty for veteran left-hander Wade LeBlanc has come to an end. Drayer: Those who encountered Ron Fairly hit the baseball sweepstakes. The 35-year-old LeBlanc's contract option for the 2020 season has been declined by the ...
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World Cup final: Some players to watch in England vs Boks South Africa and England will meet on Saturday in the Rugby World Cup final, a rematch of the championship decider that the Springboks won 15-6 in Paris in 2007. It's tipped to be a brutal contest dominated by physical forward exchanges punctuated by ...
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Bryce Harper gets trolled after Nationals win World Series The Washington Nationals won their first World Series title on Wednesday night, and like any true fan base, they're pretty darn excited. But if you think their excitement wasn't going to take a personal turn against their former star player Bryce Harper, well, ...
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'I want that guy back': How Bennett rejuvenated Marshall's career New Zealand captain Benji Marshall attributes those words from Wayne Bennett for inspiring his remarkable career rejuvenation. After an acrimonious split with Wests Tigers in 2013, a failed rugby union stint for the Auckland Blues in 2014 and two-and-a-half ...
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Kolbe, Pieter-Steph to battle for World Rugby's top accolade Cape Town - World Rugby has announced the shortlists for the prestigious men's and women's 15s Player of the Year awards for 2019, which will be presented at the World Rugby Awards at The Prince Park Tower in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, November 3.
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Farewell, Sam Burgess: a genuine rugby superstar who inspired those around him Sam Burgess announced his retirement this week and I can only pay tribute to a genuine superstar of the game and someone I am proud to call a friend. Having played with and against him for well over a decade, I know what an unbelievable competitor and ...
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Ardie Savea the only All Black in World Rugby's player of the year nominations Ardie Savea is the only All Black on the shortlist for World Rugby's player of the year award, following an outstanding season for club and country. After a strong season for the Hurricanes at Super Rugby level, Savea has carried his form into the Test arena, ...
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