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Los Angeles Lakers' 'elite' defense limits James Harden, helps deliver Game 4 win LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Los Angeles Lakers might have missed out on convincing Kawhi Leonard last summer to join LeBron James and Anthony Davis and form a "big three," but Lakers coach Frank Vogel says L.A.'s team defense is ending up ...
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Harris leads Miami to season-opening win over UAB MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Cam'Ron Harris ran for 134 yards and scored twice to lead Miami to a 31-14 season-opening win over UAB Thursday night. Harris' second touchdown from 4 yards late in the third period gave Miami a 24-14 lead after the Blazers of ...
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Golden Knights miss opportunity in Game 3 of Western Final The Vegas Golden Knights felt they missed an opportunity in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final on Thursday. "Obviously, it's frustrating, but we're not going to throw ourselves a pity party," Vegas forward Alex ...
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2020 Draft: Perreault following dad's advice on path of reaching NHL The 2020 NHL Draft will be held the first week in October, after the Stanley Cup Final is completed. NHL.com is counting down to the draft with in-depth profiles on top prospects and other features. Today, right wing Jacob Perreault, No. 17 in NHL Central ...
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Singer carries no-hitter into 8th, Royals defeat Indians 11-1 CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City rookie Brady Singer allowed just one hit — a two-out single through an infield shift in the eighth inning — and flirted with baseball history while leading the Royals to a 11-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.
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Yankees' James Paxton has setback in return from left flexor strain NEW YORK -- On another day of bad news for the banged-up Yankees, New York said left-hander James Paxton had a setback in his return from a strained left flexor tendon. Manager Aaron Boone revealed the news as New York's homestand opener against ...
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Raiders-Panthers Preview CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Raiders general manager Mike Mayock has no idea what to expect from the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Nor does his coaching staff. The Panthers have a new head coach and two new coordinators - all coming from the college ...
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DeAndre Hopkins Sends Cryptic 'Grateful' Tweet After Texans Fall to Chiefs On a night when DeAndre Hopkins didn't even suit up for the Houston Texans, the All-Pro wideout remained the topic of discussion and then some Thursday. The NFL season opened up with the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs routing the ...
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Fantasy football -- DFS best buys for Week 1 Success in daily fantasy comes down to your ability to find value, identify players in great matchups and maximize the relationships among the players in your roster (otherwise known as correlation). In other words, what are the week's best NFL buys?
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The Shake Down: Notre Dame/Duke And Other Best Bets The 2020 college football season has finally arrived. On Saturday, Notre Dame will host the first ACC game in program history when the Duke Blue Devils come to town. It's a historic occasion, born out of reactions (and some overreactions) to the COVID-19 ...
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COLUMN: Ryan Day Gaslights Big Ten In His Version Of A Political Ad CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- One can only hope that after his latest political ad, Ryan Day wins his reelection campaign when his position of Ohio State head football coach comes up on the ballot in November. Day's newest campaign ad Thursday was solid.
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Kevin Durant says he wanted 'chill' Brooklyn instead of being Knicks 'savior' Carmelo Anthony was right when he said not every player is mentally equipped to play for the Knicks. Kevin Durant openly says that he didn't want that burden. While explaining why he "never planned" on signing with the Knicks in free agency, the Nets star ...
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Helped by net, bad call, Osaka gets past Brady in US Open SF It wasn't until Naomi Osaka got a little help from a fortunate net-cord and an incorrect line call that she finally was able to get the better of Jennifer Brady in a U.S. Open semifinal filled with fast serves and strong forehands. And now Osaka, still just 22, is one ...
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Saints Countdown to Kickoff #3-1: Carney, Brooks, and Who Dat Nation The New Orleans Saints are less than 3 days away from their Week 1 clash with Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Here is a look at three Saints that have sported the numbers 3, 2, and 1. #3 John Carney, K (2001-2006, 2009-10) ...
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As Paxton experiences setback, Yankees, O's rained out NEW YORK (AP) — On another day of bad news for the banged-up Yankees, New York said left-hander James Paxton had a setback in his return from a strained left flexor tendon. Paxton felt sore after throwing on flat ground. Manager Aaron Boone revealed ...
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Giants fall to Padres in opener, but Smyly a strikeout machine in injury return The Manny Machado home run taught us nothing about the Padres. He is one of the majors' best hitters. When he gets a hanging slider like the one Trevor Cahill fed him, you expect him to blast it into the second deck. When No. 8 hitter Jorge Oña hits a ball ...
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Lynx fall to Las Vegas 104-89, Aces hit 10 3-pointers BRADENTON, Fla. — Angel McCoughtry scored 22 points on her 34th birthday and the Las Vegas Aces made a franchise-record 10 3-pointers in beating the Minnesota Lynx 104-89 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.
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Red Sox 4, Rays 3: Bobby Dalbec homers in fifth straight game The race to the bottom was put on hold for one night at Tropicana Field. The takeaways: 1. Bobby Dalbec went deep again. Why do pitchers keep throwing off-speed stuff anywhere near the zone to Dalbec? He got another one in the fifth inning from lefty Josh ...
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Lens 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain: Depleted PSG defeated after Bulka error Paris Saint-Germain's depleted squad could not get the Ligue 1 champions' title defence off to a winning start as they were beaten 1-0 away on Lens on Thursday. Thomas Tuchel was without seven first-team players due to positive coronavirus tests, with ...
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Lionel Messi can play for Argentina after ban expires - AFA president Lionel Messi can play in Argentina's opening World Cup qualifier next month because the statute of limitations has run out on the ban he was given during last year's Copa America, the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said on Thursday.
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Role-Playing LeBron: Inside the Strange World of NBA's Superstar Stand-Ins There's no way to replicate the experience of playing against LeBron James in the playoffs. But as the Houston Rockets prepare during their second-round series against James' Los Angeles Lakers, they've found the next-best thing: an undrafted 5'9" guard.
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Portland Thorns vs. OL Reign match rescheduled due to air quality concerns Portland Thorns vs. OL Reign match rescheduled due to air quality concerns originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest. The Portland Thorns FC 2020 fall season is going to have to wait a few more days. Portland was slated to kick-off its NWSL fall ...
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Marlins rally past Phils, open 1st 7-game series since '67 Starling Marte hit a tying, three-run double off Brandon Workman in the eighth inning, Jorge Alfaro singled home the winning run in the ninth and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 Thursday night in the opener of a seven-game series, the ...
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Dodgers starter May hit on foot by grounder, exits early PHOENIX (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May left Thursday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after just one inning after he was hit on the left foot by a sharp grounder. Diamondbacks leadoff man Josh Rojas hit a hard ...
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The Latest: Azarenka hopes she, Serena inspire mothers The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):. ___. 12:15 a.m.. Victoria Azarenka hopes the performance of mothers like herself and Serena Williams will inspire women to chase their dreams. Azarenka rallied to beat Williams 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 ...
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The Marlins know they 'have to win games now' as the biggest series of their year begins The Miami Marlins entered the ninth inning on Wednesday staring at a 20-run deficit. Their fate in their series finale against the Atlanta Braves was all but sealed. But don't tell this Marlins team that. They still had three outs to work with, three outs to show ...
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Mookie Betts starts at second base for the Dodgers The Dodgers are taking a risk with Mookie Betts that the Red Sox never wanted to take. They're giving him a chance to play some second base. The former American League MVP started at second base on Thursday night for the first time since 2014.
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Rutgers president on Big Ten's reboot, Trump's 'cheap politics' and college sports in a pandemic Jonathan Holloway is "gobsmacked" by the blowback the Big Ten has received for its decision to postpone its football season, and if anyone thinks the outrage in some corners of the country is going to change the new Rutgers president's mind that this was ...
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Sparks come up cold in loss to Mystics The Sparks have preached the value of controlling their own destiny in the WNBA playoff picture. But after Thursday, Los Angeles is going to need some help if it is to get a double-bye into the semifinals. The Sparks lost to the Washington Mystics on Thursday, ...
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Confident Boston Celtics ready for Game 7 battle: 'you've got to embrace it' | John Karalis A playoff series like this is sort of like one of those old magic eye posters. There is so much noise going on that it can be hard to really focus in on what's important. Once you do, it becomes clear as day. Coming into this series, most people thought it would be ...
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Rangers' Anderson Tejeda: Offensive star in loss Tejeda went 2-for-3 wtih a triple, an RBI and stolen base in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Angels. Tejeda, making his fifth start in the last six games, legged out his first triple and fourth extra-base hit in seven base knocks overall. He continues to get regular at-bats ...
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College football Week 2 picks, predictions: Clemson, Notre Dame, UNC face big spreads | Latest betting lines After a two-week soft launch, college football will truly jump into this strange fall season amid the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday night as Miami begins a kickoff weekend for the ACC and Big 12. Here are this week's betting picks. All games Saturday ...
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Lakers assistant Handy among candidates for Nash's Nets staff Los Angeles Lakers assistant Phil Handy is among the candidates being pursued to join new coach Steve Nash's staff with the Brooklyn Nets, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Handy, 49, joined Lakers coach Frank Vogel prior to the start of the ...
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Sergio Mora Backs Loma To Beat Lopez: Reminds Me of Trinidad-Vargas Former world champion Sergio Mora is backing WBA, WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko to overcome his upcoming opponent, IBF champion Teofimo Lopez. The two world champions will collide in a very anticipated fight on October 17th at the ...
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Former LSU RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire shines in NFL debut KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WAFB) - Former LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, a rookie with the Kansas City Chiefs, had an explosive NFL debut. The Baton Rouge native had 25 carries for 138 yards (5.5 avg.) and a touchdown, as the Chiefs went on for a ...
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Flyers notes: Nolan Patrick making progress It's been well over a year since Nolan Patrick played in a Flyers hockey game but team management remains optimistic he can resume his NHL career, possibly as early as this upcoming season. Patrick, the team's first-round pick (second overall) three years ...
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3 best NFL underdog bets for Week 1 Welcome back to another season of NFL underdog picks, and it's, of course, already a season unlike any other. The 2019 campaign was a bit of an anomaly in its own right, at least when it came to underdogs with bite as they posted a 133-113-10 (.539) ...
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Chiefs fans kick off a new tradition after pandemic prevents old traditions HAYSVILLE, Kan. (KSNW)-The limited capacity in the stands forced some chiefs fans to punt their more than 2-decade long tradition, but they are kicking off a new ritual. Kelly Kennedy, Steve Crumb, and Barry McGuire have a long tradition of going to every ...
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Case for the defence: Arsenal overstocked at the back At time of writing, Arsenal has eight centre-halves listed in their first-team squad, with a further centre-back, Dino Mavropanos, on loan at Stuttgart. Clearly, there is some clutter to clear from Mikel Arteta's defensive stock room. Peek beneath the clutter, ...
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Poll: Most support athletes kneeling in protest, speaking out on social issues A majority of Americans say they think it is appropriate for professional athletes to kneel during the national anthem in protest and use their platforms to speak out on social issues, according to a new Washington Post poll. The survey released on Thursday ...
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Austin Peay vs. Pittsburgh Football Prediction and Preview It may be a week later than usual, but the Pittsburgh Panthers' opener against Austin Peay looks like a regular first game. It's an ACC team getting a jumpstart on the season by playing an FCS opponent. However, we know that there is little about this season ...
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Washington Football Team invites fans to help with team's rebranding NORFOLK, Va. - The Washington Football Team has embarked on a new journey and they want to bring the public along for the ride. The team has launched WashingtonJourney.com, a website that allows anyone to submit their ideas for which direction the ...
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