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| Why the Rockets play the best bad defense in NBA history The Houston Rockets are intentionally contrarian. Their roster exists to defy age-old basketball idioms about what does and does not lead to high-level winning. Size, history says, wins championships, and jump-shooting teams, Charles Barkley says, do not. | |
| B/R College Football Staff SEC Preseason Poll Though a cloud of uncertainty still lingers over the 2020 college football season, the SEC's version of the much-anticipated show is slated to begin Sep. 26. And if the campaign can be played, it's full of intrigue. The league recently approved a 10-game, ... | |
| Vikings, GM Rick Spielman agree to multiyear extension The Minnesota Vikings and general manager Rick Spielman have agreed to a multiyear extension, the team announced Monday. The contract extension comes after the Vikings and coach Mike Zimmer agreed to a multiyear extension last month. Terms of ... | |
| Sean Payton: Saints are planning 'sequester' before Week 1 As fellow professional sporting leagues experience varying results from their different restarts amid an ongoing pandemic, at least one NFL franchise is taking note and preparing accordingly. The New Orleans Saints are planning something of a bubble for the ... | |
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| NBA Playoffs 2020: Updated Odds, Predictions for NBA Finals One team will end the 2019-20 NBA season by hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy and celebrating a championship, like every year. This time, though, it's going to happen at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Disney World in October. It's been an ... | |
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| Dolphins WR Preston Williams cleared for football activity Miami Dolphins receiver Preston Williams had his rookie season cut short due to an ACL tear, but is looking to bounce back in Year 2. Dolphins coach Brian Flores said Monday that Williams has been cleared for football activity. "He's running, he's lifting," ... | |
| Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson among group to buy XFL for $15M We might not have seen the last of the XFL. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was among a group of winning bidders to buy XFL parent company Alpha Entertainment LLC for $15 million, per a Monday press release. The actor and former WWE superstar is joined ... | |
| Why Peter King bets Seahawks sign Antonio Brown despite suspension If NBC Sports' Peter King had to bet on Antonio Brown's next home, one team is above the rest: The Seattle Seahawks. "I think if I had to put $5 down on Antonio Brown's team for this year after his eight-game ban is served, I'd put it on Seattle," King wrote in ... | |
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| Packers remain confident in receiving group without Funchess Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst says Devin Funchess' decision to opt out for this season isn't necessarily causing the Packers to get more aggressive in seeking help at the wide receiver position. Funchess announced Tuesday he isn't playing ... | |
| Christian Miller joins players opting out of NFL season Carolina Panthers edge rusher Christian Miller has decided to opt out of the 2020 season, the NFL team announced on Monday. The NFL's plan to play this season during the coronavirus pandemic includes an option for players to choose not to play and roll ... | |
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| Canucks' Micheal Ferland fined for spearing Ryan Hartman Vancouver Canucks forward Micheal Ferland was fined $5,000 by the NHL for spearing Ryan Hartman on the Minnesota Wild bench during Game 1 of their qualification round series on Sunday night. That's the maximum allowable fine under the collective ... | |
| Phillies COVID testing reports no new positives Phillies COVID testing results revealed no new positives for the fourth straight day, the team announced this morning. As a result, they will resume their schedule tonight against the Yankees. It'll be the first game for the Phillies since last Sunday's game ... | |
| Hurricanes-Rangers stream: 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Qualifiers In the first shot of the game, Jaccob Slavin scored 61 seconds in for the first NHL goal in an official game in almost five months. Sebastian Aho, who led Carolina in goals (38) and points (66) during the regular season, then scored in the second period to give ... | |
| Delanie Walker: Drawing interest from teams Walker (ankle) is training for the upcoming season and has received interest from several teams, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. Fowler specifically mentions the Patriots, who already appeared shaky at tight end before Matt LaCosse opted out of the ... | |
| Dolphins' Josh Rosen: No update on potential trade/cut Coach Brian Flores didn't say if Rosen as requested a trade or release, merely saying that the young quarterback can earn reps based on his practice performance, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports. The comment about earning reps feels like empty ... | |
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| Nets lean on 'Core 3' for huge win over Wizards NEW YORK — Ahead of the Nets' must-win game against the Wizards on Sunday, interim head coach Jacque Vaughn called it. Both the Nets and Wizards are short their best players in Orlando. For the Brooklyn, there's no Kyrie Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie, ... | |
| PGA Tour, BetMGM agree to betting partnership The PGA Tour and BetMGM signed a multi-year content and marketing deal announced Monday that makes BetMGM an official betting operator of the PGA Tour. The Tour announced a deal with DraftKings last week. BetMGM can now use the PGA Tour ... | |
| Saints cutting Taylor Stallworth PFT has learned, via a league source, that the Saints are cutting the two-year veteran from their roster. Stallworth made the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and appeared in 14 games during his rookie season. He was cut early in the 2019 season, ... | |
| Youth shows well again in Celtics win over Portland As usual in these early games Kemba Walker sat out crunch time, though based on his first-half work Sunday and even Friday night, the Celtics point guard is going to be an explosive addition once allowed to play a full minutes load. But Sunday's tremulous ... | |
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| Rank'Em: Cowboys Top 25 Madden Player Ratings So who are the best players on the Cowboys' roster? That's a question we will likely soon find out with the start of training camp occurring in mid-August and the season still scheduled to begin in early September. But let's see what the crew over at EA Sports ... | |
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| Anderson to start home opener for Milwaukee against Chicago Chicago White Sox (5-4, second in the AL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (3-3, second in the AL Central). Milwaukee; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Carlos Rodon (0-1, 12.27 ERA, 1.91 WHIP, 4 strikeouts) Brewers: Brett ... | |
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| Danielle Kang wins at Inverness in LPGA return to golf TOLEDO, Ohio — Danielle Kang was away from the LPGA Tour for six months during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is not to suggest she was without competition. She lost track of the games she played with her brother, Alex, who has spent two seasons on ... | |
| Pirelli launches "360 degrees" investigation after failures Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz all suffered similar-looking front-left tyre failures. Leader Hamilton's occurred on the last lap, but the Mercedes driver managed to get his car safely home to claim victory, but Sainz and Bottas both tumbled out of ... | |
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| Top leverage plays for NBA main slate on August 3rd We've got five games on tap for DraftKings' main slate in the NBA on this fine Monday, August 3rd the year 2020. We've got lock pushed back to 4:00 p.m. ET, so it gives us a bit of time to consume any news that comes out beforehand. When consider lineup ... | |
| College reaches student-athlete lawsuit settlement GARDEN CITY — Garden City Community College (GCCC) has reached a settlement with the family and estate of Braeden Bradforth, a former GCCC student athlete who passed away following an intensive pre-season football team workout. "We continue to ... | |
| Billy Donovan voted co-Coach of the Year by fellow NBA coaches Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan was voted co-Coach of the Year by the National Basketball Coaches Association, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Donovan and Milwaukee Bucks' Mike Budenholzer tied for the most votes from the ... | |
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