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49ers' Nick Bosa feels fortunate for landing with playoff-ready team SANTA CLARA -- Rookie defensive end Nick Bosa might not be an NFL talent evaluator, but he knew whichever player was selected No. 2 overall was going into an ideal situation with the 49ers. The 49ers had a lot of talent returning, including quarterback ...
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2020 NFL Mock Draft 10.0: Will Isaiah Simmons jump Chase Young? The college football season is officially over, and the LSU Tigers have completed one of the best seasons in the sport's history. They finished 15-0, which has only happened twice in the sport's history, and defeated Clemson handily in the National ...
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Forget about John DeFilippo returning to the Eagles It would have made a lot of sense for the Eagles to hire John DeFilippo to fill their vacant offensive coordinator position. That isn't happening. According to ESPN, the former Eagles' quarterbacks coach who helped Carson Wentz have a near-MVP season in ...
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Edwards, Hammonds lead Georgia to 80-63 rout of Tennessee ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's older players were motivated by what happened a year ago in Knoxville. Anthony Edwards was ticked off about a more recent game. Bouncing back from a disappointing performance last weekend, Edwards scored 20 of his 26 ...
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Georgia Tech adds games against Alabama, Georgia State to schedule ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech has scheduled games against a perennial college football powerhouse and a school less than two miles away. The Yellow Jackets announced Wednesday they will face 11-time Associated Press national champion Alabama in a ...
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Sources: Giants interview Jason Garrett for offensive coordinator position EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants interviewed former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett on Wednesday to be their offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN, confirming an NFL Network report. The Giants had requested permission ...
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Packers WR Adams' drive for success has become an 'obsession' GREEN BAY, Wis. — Davante Adams obsesses about being great. The Green Bay Packers wide receiver wasn't a five-star recruit. He wasn't the biggest, fastest or most athletic. He wasn't even a football player until late in his high school career.
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LSU's Clyde Edwards-Helaire Declares for 2020 NFL Draft After National Title Win The undefeated, top-ranked LSU Tigers captured the College Football Playoff national championship Monday night, and junior running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire declared for the 2020 NFL draft Wednesday night: 22 @Clydro_22. Proverbs 1:7 ...
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Damion Lee excited to be Warriors' long-term piece after tough journey SAN FRANCISCO -- Damion Lee ventured onto the BioFreeze Center practice court under different circumstances Wednesday afternoon. No longer under a two-way deal, he began his post-practice workout under a new moniker: Potential Warriors long-term ...
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SEC finishes 2019-20 postseason with highest winning percentage; the Big 12, not so much After being knocked off its perch last season, the SEC is back atop the postseason heap. LSU's resounding win over Clemson in the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night officially put the 2019-20 college football postseason to ...
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DeBoer Decision Represents New Era in Vegas OTTAWA - The phone rang early Wednesday morning after a late night flight from Buffalo to Ottawa with a summons to a room a few floors higher up in the team hotel. Walking into that room and seeing the team staff already assembled the news became ...
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CC Sabathia says Astros and Red Sox might have cheated Yankees out of two World Series titles The Astros have already been disciplined for their sign-stealing scheme throughout and beyond their championship season of 2017, and the Red Sox will likely soon be hammered by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred for their alleged sign-stealing during their ...
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Halftime adjustments lead No. 18 Pirates past No. 5 Butler INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard kept it simple at halftime Wednesday. He needed Myles Powell to be more aggressive, 7-foot-2 Romaro Gill to become a bigger presence in the post and Quincy McKnight to execute the plan flawlessly.
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Knicks' new 'freak' Kenny Wooten has RJ Barrett in awe RJ Barrett was on a recruiting trip to Oregon when he witnessed a feat he had never seen before. Kenny Wooten, then a 6-foot-8 freshman for the Ducks, put a piece of tape on his hands, jumped and touched the top of the backboard. "We had to get a ladder ...
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More early aggression from Ben Simmons, clutch shotmaking from Tobias Harris lift Sixers to win over Nets BOX SCORE. On the road, the Sixers have lost six games in a row. At Wells Fargo Center, they're still tough to beat. They topped the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, 117-106, to move to 19-2 at home, 26-16 overall. They'll play the Chicago Bulls on Friday ...
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Wizards blitzed by Zach LaVine and the Bulls as they drop second straight For the second straight game, the Wizards were buried by a crippling second-half run by their opposition. After getting out to a four-point lead early in the fourth quarter thanks to a three-point bonanza from Davis Bertans, the Wizards gave up a 19-4 run to the ...
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Dominating Nick Bosa follows blueprint for playoff success with the 49ers He had two sacks that together drove the opposition backward 15 yards. Later, he tackled a streaking wideout after chasing him down on a 16-yard gain. When he wasn't making plays deep in either the offensive or defensive backfield, Nick Bosa was ...
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Mike D'Antoni 'Glad' Carmelo Anthony Landed With Blazers After Rockets Release Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni said on Wednesday he is "glad" Carmelo Anthony landed in Portland after parting ways with Houston in November 2018. Houston appeared to be Anthony's last NBA stop after just 10 appearances with the Rockets in ...
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Bruce Arena on Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez: Wouldn't be MLS best player LOS ANGELES -- New England Revolution manager Bruce Arena said that he doesn't feel Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez would be the best player in MLS, should he sign with the LA Galaxy. Reports continue to swirl that the Galaxy are poised to sign the ...
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Yahoo DFS Golf: The American Express The American Express. La Quinta, California PGA West (Stadium Course) - Par 72 - 7,113 yards. PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament Course) - Par 72 - 7,159. La Quinta Country Club - Par 72 - 7,060. Field - 156 Entrants Purse - $6.7M. The Preview.
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Another offseason of trying to get Vikings over the hump for GM Spielman Rick Spielman, Vikings general manager (⬇️ DOWN). Yes, Minnesota made the playoffs in 2019 and advanced to the divisional round and have been in the postseason in three of the last five years (2015, 2017). But the Vikings just can't seem to get over the ...
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Top women's players to be part of NHL All-Star Weekend The magnitude of the moment wasn't lost on Kendall Coyne Schofield — wearing her No. 26 Team USA jersey — as she dug her skates into the ice waiting for the starter's whistle to blow. It took 14.346 seconds, to be exact, for Coyne Schofield to complete her ...
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Ohio State football's JK Dobbins wins Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award as best from Texas COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State football running back J.K. Dobbins finally picked up some of the individual recognition that had eluded him during his record-breaking season. Dobbins on Wednesday was named the winner of the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose ...
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Rangers are debunking popular Artemi Panarin narrative Chances are that if you ask the average fan to describe the Rangers' identity, he or she would simply point to a picture of Artemi Panarin — which would be perfectly understandable. But that's not quite it. Well, at least not all of it. Because though Panarin's ...
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Gameday Live Blog/Open Thread: Fighting Irish @ Yellow Jackets | Game 17 Good afternoon from McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA, where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-8, 3-3 ACC) find themselves for the week after playing 6 of their last 7 games away from home court. Another quality ACC opponent awaits them, as they are ...
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Mavericks vs. Kings odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 15 predictions from proven projection model The Sacramento Kings will take on the Dallas Mavericks at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Golden 1 Center. Sacramento is 15-25 overall and 8-12 at home, while Dallas is 25-15 overall and 13-5 on the road. The Kings have lost 11 of their past 14 games.
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Mississippi State's Hill, Thompson staying for senior years STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill and linebacker Erroll Thompson have decided to return to school for their senior seasons rather than enter the NFL draft. The decision represents a reversal for Hill, who had said last month he ...
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Howard's big night sends Marquette past Xavier MILWAUKEE (AP) — Markus Howard scored 35 points with five 3-pointers and Marquette beat Xavier 85-65 on Wednesday to end a two-game losing streak. Sacar Anim scored 12 points with eight rebounds and three steals for Marquette (12-5, 2-3 Big East ...
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Art Rooney II on the 'craziest' Steelers season in recent memory Steelers president Art Rooney II called the 2019 season the "craziest I've been around in over 50 years" after losing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and a number of other starters to injuries, making it difficult to properly analyze the problems on offense and ...
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Nunn scores 33, Heat 18-1 at home after edging Spurs 106-100 MIAMI (AP) - Kendrick Nunn scored 33 points, Goran Dragic added 17 and the Miami Heat held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-100 on Wednesday night and move back into the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference. Bam Adebayo - cut from USA ...
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Indiana pulls away in fourth quarter as Timberwolves lose third straight Both Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders and Pacers coach Nate McMillan said they were going to handle the home-and-home series their teams face Wednesday and Friday like a playoff series. Wednesday hardly resembled a playoff game at Target ...
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Cincinnati's Chad Wilt expected to be next defensive line coach for Gophers The Gophers are close to having a new defensive line coach. Yahoo Sports reported Wednesday night that Chad Wilt, Cincinnati's D-line coach, is expected to join the Gophers. A deal is not yet final, a source close to the team confirmed. The Gophers lost Jim ...
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Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Hoping To Find Shooting Touch Again Last season Myles Dread made 43 shots from three during Big Ten play, tied for fourth best in the conference. Right now he's on a stretch of just two made threes in his last 21 attempts. It's his second such streak of cold shooting this season, a five-game ...
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Vanderbilt Quick Hitter: Arkansas Razorbacks Edition Vanderbilt Basketball Quick Hitters. • The Commodores dropped to 8-7 overall and 0-2 in league play after a 69-50 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday at Memorial Gym. Junior Maxwell Evans and sophomore Ejike Obinna led the team with 12 points, while ...
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How 'Jerry Maguire' agent came to rep Tua Tagovailoa, Jerry Jeudy Former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has captured the nation's attention during his comeback from a serious hip injury that spawned questions about whether he would ever be the same player again. As Tagovailoa continues his recovery and ...
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Powell's 23 help Raptors hold off Thunder 130-121 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Norman Powell scored 23 points, and the Toronto Raptors held off a furious rally and beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 130-121 on Wednesday night. Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby each added 21 points for the Raptors, who shot ...
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One month after arrest, Tommy Gainey wins Korn Ferry Tour 2020 opener Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey, arrested in December in Florida and charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly soliciting prostitution as part of a major prostitution and human-trafficking sting, won the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour season opener on Wednesday.
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Ravens' Orlando Brown Jr. named to Pro Bowl, a record-tying selection; Marcus Peters won't participate Ravens right tackle Orlando Brown Jr. has been named to the Pro Bowl roster, replacing the Oakland Raiders' Trent Brown on the AFC roster. Brown on Wednesday became the team's 13th selection and third Ravens lineman, joining left tackle Ronnie ...
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Balanced effortl Leads Pack to win over Miami RALEIGH, NC – The NC State men's basketball team had four players score in double figures as the Pack ran away from Miami in the second half to win, 80-63. With the win, NC State improves to 12-5, 3-3 in the ACC while Miami falls to 10-6, 2-4 ACC.
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Bruins lacked response in Columbus, and that's a problem There's no room for goon play in today's NHL, and the Bruins don't need to add a glorified skating bounty hunter. But Tuesday's game in Columbus proved the B's need "something." Violence begets violence and retaliation is the norm in almost all instances in ...
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San Diego State to retire Kawhi Leonard's jersey SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard will become the first San Diego State player to have his jersey retired when the No. 7 Aztecs honor him Feb. 1 during a game against Utah State. Leonard helped lead the Aztecs to national prominence during his two ...
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Matt Rhule hopes to combine pro, college offenses with Panthers Generally, when coaches make the jump from the college level to the NFL, pro football types have a certain image of a "college coach" in mind: It's usually some slickster who has the bright idea of implementing a college offense to "revolutionize" the NFL, and ...
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'Playoff'-like games await Coyotes; Antti Raanta nearing return GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet likened the next two games for his team to being like postseason games. The Coyotes entered Wednesday in first place and have just two games left before a 10-day break. "I think it's a playoff ...
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Jamal Murray exits game in 1st half after rolling left ankle DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray was ruled out for the rest of the game against the Charlotte Hornets after leaving late in the first half after rolling his left ankle. Murray tried to contest a 3-point shot by Terry Rozier on Wednesday ...
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Texas 92, Texas Tech 66 Brewer 6-16 4-4 16, Gordon 2-9 1-2 5, Carr 6-14 4-5 16, Johnson 3-10 0-0 7, Tucker 4-10 4-5 13, Villas-Gomis 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 0-1 0-0 0, Dillard 0-1 2-2 2, Goodson 0-2 0-2 0, Jackson 3-3 1-2 7, Totals 24-66 16-22 66. TEXAS (10-6). Collier 9-17 3-4 23, ...
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Final grades for every Big 12 football team in 2019 The 2019 college football season is officially in the rearview mirror, and that makes it only that much easier to look at each team's body of work and evaluate how it did this year. In the Big 12 conference, we were treated to a little bit of everything. For some ...
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