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Numbers preview: Western Conference finals -- Los Angeles Lakers (1) vs. Denver Nuggets (3) The Denver Nuggets have crashed the party. With their second straight comeback from a 3-1 series deficit, the Nuggets dispatched the LA Clippers and surprised everyone who expected a "Battle of L.A." matchup in the Western Conference finals. The Los ...
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Displaced Mariners set for 'home' series in San Diego The Seattle Mariners will continue their homestand away from home Friday in San Diego. The Mariners announced Thursday before their "home" game at San Francisco that this weekend's three-game series against the Padres would be moved to Petco Park ...
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What we learned from Browns' victory over Bengals on Thursday night CLEVELAND -- This was the Thursday night the Cleveland Browns needed. Nick Chubb, Odell Beckham, Kareem Hunt and Baker Mayfield were all in on the fun as the Browns got their first win of the season at the expense of Joe Burrow and the rival ...
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Streaking Yankees take hot bats into Boston After hitting 19 homers in the past three games to push their winning streak to eight games, the New York Yankees go for their 11th consecutive win over the host Boston Red Sox Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Fenway Park. The Yankees ...
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2020 NBA Playoffs: Lakers vs. Nuggets odds, picks, Game 1 predictions from model on 61-33 roll The Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets meet in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday evening. The Lakers toppled the Houston Rockets in decisive fashion to reach this stage, while the Nuggets needed a miraculous comeback to ...
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NFL Week 2 picks: Predictions for Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants | 1st win for Joe Judge? A lot has changed since the Giants and Bears last met in Chicago. Back then, Pat Shurmur was still the Giants coach, Eli Manning was in the building and the Big Blue starting lineup looked a whole lot different. That was a game in Week 12 last season that ...
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UFC Fight Night: Inside the bad blood between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley Colby Covington was holed up in a St. Louis hotel room. It was early 2014, and Covington was flown in to be part of Tyron Woodley's training camp for his fight against Rory MacDonald at UFC 174. Covington, who was 26 and had only five pro fights under his ...
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Giancarlo Stanton's Hard Work Begins to Pay Off With First Four-Hit Game Since '18 NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton was the first Yankee on the field before first pitch on Thursday night, warming up with different stationary stretches and calisthenics by himself down the right-field line. The slugger was set to appear in just his second game ...
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New York Jets Safety Marcus Maye Was a Jamal Adams Caliber in Week 1. He'll Need to Do It Again in Week 2 Marcus Maye put up the kind of performance this past Sunday at the Buffalo Bills that showed why he was a natural replacement for the now departed Jamal Adams. In fact, it might be easy to forget Adams if Maye continues on this way, such was his ...
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College basketball's biggest winners and losers from a bizarre offseason Six months after the NCAA tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, college basketball now has a start date of Nov. 25 to begin the 2020-21 season. The NCAA's Division I Council settled on that date for men's and women's basketball on ...
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NFL Week 2 picks: Seahawks beat Patriots; Raiders top Saints The Times' NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines matchups for Week 2 of the NFL season. Lines according to Pregame.com (O/U = over/under). Last week's record 10-6 (.625). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread ...
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Jumbo-Visma director Merijn Zeeman kicked out of Tour de France for misconduct In accordance with UCI article 8.2.2, the fine states that Zeeman was removed from the race for "intimidation, insults, improper behaviour of a team member towards a UCI member during the bicycle check carried out after stage 17".
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Minkah Fitzpatrick: Management, not players, chose to honor Antwon Rose When the Steelers announced that every player and coach would wear the name of Antwon Rose this season, they said that "Steelers players and coaches united as one" to make that decision. Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick says the decision actually ...
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USF Bulls face major challenge vs. Notre Dame TAMPA — Charlie Weis Jr., 27, the preternaturally young South Florida offensive coordinator, was discussing the program's football game Saturday at Notre Dame, where his dad, Charlie, was head coach for five seasons. Junior knows there won't be a lot of ...
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NFL rumors: Hall of Famer Deion Sanders lands college coaching gig Prime Time is heading back to college. Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders is set to become the head coach at Jackson State, according to The Spun. News on the Sanders hire has been all over the place today. HBCU Sports' Kenn Rashad ...
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Why Kevin Dotson's ascension is unfamiliar territory for the Steelers After replenishing their offensive line with a series of first- and second-round picks in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Steelers began to take a different approach to developing line talent. Undrafted free agents and late-round picks who learned their craft on the ...
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Red Sox's Eduardo Rodriguez: Gets checkup Rodrigues (illness) flew to Boston for a checkup, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. Rodriguez did not pitch this season due to myocarditis (inflammation of the heart), an after-effect of COVID-19. He is set to undergo medical tests designed to gauge how well he ...
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'They need that magic' - Tottenham must re-sign Bale, says former manager Redknapp Gareth Bale would inject some much-needed "magic" into Tottenham's side should the Real Madrid forward return to north London, according to Harry Redknapp. Tottenham are in negotiations with Madrid over a possible deal for Bale, who left Spurs for Los ...
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Kobayashi "disappointed" to miss new Le Mans record Toyota's Kamui Kobayashi admits he feels "a little bit disappointed" at missing out on breaking his Le Mans 24 Hours lap record from three years ago in the final year of the current-generation LMP1s. Kobayashi claimed Toyota's fourth consecutive pole ...
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Tim Benz: Continuity helped Steelers, other AFC favorites in Week 1. Expect the same in Week 2. When it came to offseason NFL coverage, one drum was consistently pounded as a major positive for the Pittsburgh Steelers heading into this odd 2020 campaign. Cohesion on the coaching staff and roster. Simply having more talent than a lot of other teams ...
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Taylor takes hand off as Colts, Vikings try to bounce back INDIANANPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts drafted Jonathan Taylor to complement their ground game. Now he's the starter — and perhaps the finisher, too. On Sunday, the Colts are giving a 21-year-old rookie his chance to play a familiar part: workhorse ...
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'Chelsea should be having kittens about Kepa vs Salah' – Blues need to sign a new keeper, says Minto The former defender fears for the Spanish shot-stopper as he prepares to line up against Liverpool, saying Frank Lampard must get another No 1. Chelsea should have made the acquisition of a new goalkeeper their top priority in what has been a busy ...
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What's Plaguing the Baker-OBJ connection? The Cleveland Browns were trounced in the season opener on Sunday, falling to the Baltimore Ravens, 38-6. Almost everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong. The defense could not stop Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense. And, the offense ...
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Osaka withdraws from French Open with injury Tennis star Naomi Osaka of Japan has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open with a hamstring injury. Osaka made the announcement on Twitter Thursday, thanking fans for their support. The 22-year-old had her left hamstring taped when she defeated ...
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Maiden Grand Tour stage win for Poland's Michal Kwiatowski CHENNAI: An emotional finish to Stage 18 in the Alps saw Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski and Richard Carapaz finish arm-in-arm to lead home an Ineos Grenadiers one-two with the Ecuadorian also securing the polka dot jersey on a day to remember for the ...
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Virginia-Virginia Tech football game rescheduled for Dec. 12 After originally being moved to the start of the season, the Virginia football team's rivalry game with Virginia Tech is returning to the end of the season. The ACC announced Thursday that the two football programs will play Dec. 12 in Blacksburg. Game time ...
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Heat, Nuggets excel in NBA bubble Miami Heat defeat the Boston Celtics 117–114 to take a 1–0 lead. The Boston Celtics were down 116–114 against the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals, as Jayson Tatum's game-tying dunk got blocked by the 6-foot-9 center, Bam ...
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When Is the 2020 Preakness Stakes? Start Time, TV Channel, Pole Positions Typically, the Preakness Stakes is the middle race of the historic Triple Crown. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, that is not the case in 2020. The 145th Preakness will run as the final race of the three on Saturday, October 3.
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Nuggets' Jamal Murray Gives Love To His Hometown Of Kitchener One Ontario NBA player isn't forgetting where he came from. Nuggets' Jamal Murray opened up about his Kitchener, Ontario, roots on Thursday expressing his love for the city and its local talent. In an interview, Murray told CTV that he still goes back home to ...
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Carole Baskin of 'Tiger King' Gets Her Own Show Carole Baskin, the animal rights activist who gained national attention while sparring with exotic tiger keepers on the popular Netflix documentary "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness," is getting her own show. The new show will star Ms. Baskin and her ...
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