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Young's 41 points in 3-ejection game help Hawks beat Wizards WASHINGTON -- — Atlanta held NBA scoring leader Bradley Beal to a season low in points, and Trae Young's 41 helped the Hawks top the Wizards 116-100 Friday night in a game that saw Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook and Robin Lopez all get ejected.
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Knicks snap 3-game losing streak with 102-81 rout of Cavs After a sluggish opening 12 minutes, the Knicks went into the half with a 47-33 lead. New York outscored the Cavaliers 28-16 in the second quarter and limited Cleveland to 6-of-19 shooting from the field.
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Ingram, Ball lead Pelicans past Bucks, 131-126 Brandon Ingram scored 28 points, and Zion Williamson had 21 points, nine rebounds and a career-best seven assists to help New Orleans prevent the Bucks from erasing a 28-point deficit during the game's final 17 minutes.
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Leonard, George stellar in returns as Clippers thump Magic ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Paul George had 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Kawhi Leonard added 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Orlando Magic 116-90 on Friday night in the two All-Stars' returns following two-game absences ...
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Embiid has 37 points as 76ers ease past Wolves, 118-94 Tobias Harris added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the 76ers (14-6), as the Eastern Conference leaders cruised away after a five-point halftime lead on the worst team in the Western Conference.
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Baltimore Ravens, TE Nick Boyle agree to two-year extension, freeing up $2 million in cap space The Ravens announced the deal Friday afternoon and a source confirmed the extension is worth $13 million. By signing Boyle through the 2023 season, Baltimore can reduce his $7.83 million cap figure, which was the sixth largest on the team.
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Kings hold off Raptors 126-124 for third straight win Buddy Hield had 22 points and Hassan Whiteside came off the bench with 16 points and nine rebounds for the Kings (8-10) in his second game back after missing four games with a hip injury. Sacramento shot 55% overall to offset nine fourth-quarter turnovers.
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College basketball picks, schedule: Predictions, odds, lines for SEC/Big 12 Challenge Capping the day was expected to be a big one in Rupp Arena between No. 5 Texas and Kentucky, but that game has been canceled because of COVID-19 issues that forced a pause within the Wildcats program.
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Jaxson Dart Named Max Preps Player Of The Year USC Football took to twitter to show support for one of their newest quarterbacks. Dart signed with the Trojans during the early signing date of December ...
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Cardinals set to land Nolan Arenado in blockbuster deal with Rockies The St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies have agreed on the parameters of a trade that would send All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado to St. Louis, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports ...
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FINAL: Blue Jackets 2, Blackhawks 1 The Blue Jackets extended their point streak to seven games with a 2-1 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night in the United Center. Game in a Paragraph. Columbus built a 2-0 lead early in the second period but the Blackhawks had a solid ...
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Boston Celtics' Brad Stevens Takes Heat, But Danny Ainge Deserves It Egads. What next—angry villagers descending on the TD Garden with pitchforks and torches? It has only taken a bit less than eight years, but finally it might be that Stevens' honeymoon in the Boston area, which has been in full blush since he was plucked from ...
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Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright accepts challenge after TV station says he signed with NHL's Blues Except one local television station mistakenly said in its chyron that Wainwright had signed with the NHL's Blues. So the 39-year-old right-hander decided to have some fun with it on social media ...
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Zdeno Chara won't have to worry about agitation in reunion with Bruins Bruins center Brad Marchand knows of Chara's physicality better than anybody. The two spent 11 seasons together in Boston, winning a Stanley Cup as teammates in 2011. Even though Marchand, 32, still loves his ...
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Dick Callahan, longtime PA announcer for the A's and Warriors, dies at 80 Dick Callahan, the public-address announcer for A's games at the Oakland Coliseum for 15 seasons, died Friday morning, the team announced on Twitter. "Today we lost a beloved member of our Green & Gold family, Dick Callahan. Our home games will not ...
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Brooks Koepka records a career first that he certainly won't be celebrating It's official: Brooks Koepka is in a slump. OK, so perhaps that's been clear for awhile. After all, a golfer's level of expectations are raised after they ...
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Without Kevin Durant, the Nets are still really good The Nets rested their superstar forward as part of his Achilles rehab on Friday, but two stars were more than enough. The Nets ran off with a 147-125 win over the Thunder after Kyrie Irving and James Harden combined for 50 points and 18 assists, putting on a ...
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John Chaney, legendary Hall of Fame basketball coach at Temple, dies at 89 John Chaney's raspy, booming voice drowned out the gym when he scolded Temple players over a turnover — at the top of his basketball sins — or inferior effort. His voice was loudest when it came to picking unpopular fights, lashing out at NCAA policies he ...
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After a week to reflect, No. 23 UCLA set for Oregon State After a postponed game earlier in the week and another already called off for next week, No. 23 UCLA finally will attempt to bounce back from its first Pac-12 defeat when it hosts Oregon State on Saturday afternoon at Los Angeles. The Bruins (12-3, 8-1 ...
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Numbers suggest Detroit Pistons are better than record. Just ask the Los Angeles Lakers After the game, Dwane Casey and players didn't talk about the win as though it were a surprise. If anything, the feeling was that they were overdue for one. "Our record doesn ...
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WNBA's Layshia Clarendon has surgery to remove breasts NEW YORK — Liberty guard Layshia Clarendon, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, announced on social media Friday that they had surgery to remove breast tissue. "It's hard to put into words the feeling of seeing my chest for the first time free of ...
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Patrick Mahomes appreciates Tom Brady's words of encouragement Patrick Mahomes was 6 years old when Tom Brady won his first Super Bowl. But Mahomes joked that his first recollection of Brady was several years before that. "It's probably Sept. 17, 1995, when I was born," Mahomes said this week. "He's been around for a ...
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GM Brian Cashman says Masahiro Tanaka was 'a tremendous Yankee' Though Brian Cashman and Masahiro Tanaka have moved on — the latter halfway across the world to rejoin Nippon Professional Baseball's Rakuten Golden Eagles — Cashman was gushed about the Yankee anchor's presence and performance in New ...
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Yankees and Brian Cashman clear the air, double down on commitment to Gary Sanchez Manager Aaron Boone was just as surprised that his catcher had an issue. As to Sanchez's complaint about a communication lapse, in a December ESPN.com report by Marly Rivera, Boone said that postseason " ...
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With Unification, STEM And Stars, John Doonan Is On A Mission To Make Sports Car Racing Popular In America When he's done, he'll walk the Daytona International Speedway paddock and pit road, before any teams arrive, pacing to reflect. "A calm before the storm," he calls it. " ...
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Pitt WR coach, ace recruiter Chris Beatty leaves for Los Angeles Chargers Beatty joins former Pitt linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator Rob Harley in moving on from the program this offseason. Harley became the defensive coordinator at Arkansas State and was replaced by former Bucknell play-caller Ryan Manalac.
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Virginia Tech women upset No. 2 NC State 83-71 in OT BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Kenny Brooks has won nearly 63% of his games since becoming the Virginia Tech women's basketball coach in 2016. But no victory was sweeter than the one he received Thursday. Aisha Sheppard scored 18 of her 28 points in ...
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Alabama announces hiring of Robert Gillespie as RB coach Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced the addition of Robert Gillespie to the Crimson Tide staff Friday as the running backs coach. "I'm extremely happy to add a coach the caliber of Robert Gillespie to our staff," Saban said. "From his playing ...
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Warriors early season awards: Why Andrew Wiggins is Defensive MVP Even when his team has played its best basketball this season, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has made a point of managing expectations. Impressive wins over such title contenders as the Clippers and Lakers didn't change Kerr's goals for Golden State: ...
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College basketball coronavirus updates: Texas Longhorns at Kentucky Wildcats canceled The cancelation marks the third time UK's schedule has been affected by COVID-19 this season but the first time due to positive tests within the Wildcats' program. Previous games against Detroit and South Carolina were postponed due to outbreaks in those ...
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No. 4 Men's Tennis preview: No. 6 Baylor/RV Arizona State Please Note: Due to health and safety protocols, fans will not be permitted to attend home matches at this point. When: Sat., Jan. 30, 2021, No. 6 Baylor – ...
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Sabres' Victor Olofsson: Could skate with Eichel The Sabres' current top line is Eichel, Sam Reinhart and newcomer Taylor Hall, but Reinhart is questionable to play this weekend due to an upper-body injury. If he's unable to go, coach Ralph Krueger looks as if he'll use that as an opportunity to mix up his lines ...
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Braves sign Carl Edwards Jr. to minors contract, per report Edwards Jr., who made a name for himself with the Chicago Cubs in recent years, joined the Seattle Mariners in 2020 but only appeared in five games before battling a forearm strain. Edwards owns a career 3.54 ERA, 3.32 FIP and 3.64 xFIP with high strikeout ...
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Golden Knights series against San Jose Sharks postponed The Knights' game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena was postponed after a player and a member of the Vegas coaching staff entered the league's COVID protocols. Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo ...
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Korean trio making noise on Tour She defeated established professional Jae-Sook Won in overtime. While no one would ever compare the Korea Tour to the worldwide talent of the LPGA Tour, it was nonetheless a stunning moment in golf history. Two days after Se Ri made that putt in overtime ...
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Remembering the Todd Downing disaster It was speculated that Davis was not happy with Del Rio for promoting Downing from quarterback coach and firing offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave after a strong 2016 season in which the Raiders went 12-4, and quarterback Derek Carr was an NFL MVP ...
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Wild's Fiala suspended 3 games for boarding Kings' Roy NEW YORK — The NHL suspended Minnesota Wild forward Kevin Fiala for three games without pay Friday for boarding Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy. The players were chasing a loose puck into the corner in the second period Thursday night ...
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Podcast: Examining the Miami Heat's 6-12 start to season. When is it time to be concerned? In this week's episode of the Heat Check podcast, David Wilson and Anthony Chiang, the Miami Herald's Heat beat writer, discuss just how concerned they are about the team's slow start only a few months after reaching the NBA Finals last season.
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Heupel, Vols won't retain offensive assistants Chaney, Weinke KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The football coaching staff will look different under new coach Josh Heupel. Heupel relieved offensive coordinator Jim Chaney and quarterbacks coach Chris Weinke of their duties Friday. Chaney is owed $1.7 million as part of a ...
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Arizona Wildcats land Chandler Hamilton OL Grayson Stovall for 2022 Arizona's relentless in-state recruiting efforts landed the Wildcats a Phoenix-area prospect for their 2022 football recruiting class, after three-star Chandler Hamilton guard Grayson Stovall announced his commitment to the UA on Friday. Grayson Stovall.
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Busy two months ahead for UFC with some high-profile fight cards It's nice, in a way, that the UFC has taken a little time to breathe after the insanity that comes with every Conor McGregor fight. Dustin Poirier's second-round knockout of the Irish superstar was the type of MMA moment that deserved to be broken down from ...
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Fenway opens as COVID-19 vaccination site "We think this is probably [Fenway Park's] greatest responsibility that it's had certainly in a long, long time," said Sarah McKenna, Red Sox senior vice president of fan services and entertainment. "And maybe in its history overall.".
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Two San Diego prep football players, "Let Them Play CA" advocacy group sue Gov. Newsom The movement to restart high school sports in California has reached a new level of intensity as two student-athletes and the parent-driven advocacy group "Let Them Play CA" have partnered in a lawsuit against state officials, including Gov. Gavin Newsom ...
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Hornets bounce back, split two-game set with Pacers 108-105 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — P.J. Washington had 19 points and nine rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets avenged an earlier loss to Indiana with a 108-105 win over the Pacers on Friday night. Terry Rozier scored 19 points and Devonte Graham added 14 ...
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Winter X Games 2021: Live stream, TV schedule, how to watch (Jan. 29-31) She rose to fame at the 2018 Winter Olympics at the age of 17, becoming the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding medal. The weekend's action will start off Friday with the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle and run throughout the weekend, finishing ...
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