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Three major issues that will shape the future of the Pac-12 When Larry Scott met with the Pac-12 CEO group last week to discuss his future with the conference, he said it immediately became clear that the presidents and chancellors had concluded it was time for new leadership. "[They] were feeling like a new ...
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant not having as much fun as before "At times, no," Bryant responded. "It really got to me sometimes. The stuff I was hearing. The first trade rumors (in 2018) that started to pop up really got to me. I find myself (thinking) 'Man is this even fun anymore? Why did I start playing this game?' Because it ...
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Advice for StatHero NBA Team Survivor Picks for January 21 Anthony Davis and LeBron James lead the Los Angeles Lakers into a high-profile clash against the Milwaukee Bucks.Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press. Thursday's three scheduled NBA games are jam-packed with star power. Given the limited action, ...
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Source: Missouri Tigers hiring former Arizona Cardinals coach Steve Wilks as DC Wilks, 51, most recently coached in 2019 as Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator. He last coached in college in 2005, when he worked with Washington's defensive backs on Tyrone Willingham's staff. Wilks replaces Ryan Walters, who left to become ...
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More than one out of every four coaches surveyed say conference tournaments should not be held this season Out of 32 Division-I conferences in college basketball, 31 are playing this season. As of today, all of them plan to hold league tournaments. But will they actually happen? Should they? There are more than a few head coaches across the country who don't see ...
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Tennessee hiring Central Florida's Danny White as athletics director Tennessee is hiring Central Florida's Danny White as its athletics director, a person with knowledge of the move told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the school had not yet announced the hire. It is expected to ...
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Warriors vs. Knicks odds, line, spread: 2021 NBA picks, Jan. 21 predictions from model on 68-39 roll Chase Center plays host to the proceedings, with the Warriors playing their second game in as many nights. This is the first matchup of the season between the teams, with New York having the rest advantage. The Knicks are 7-8 overall and 4-4 on the road this ...
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Lakers vs. Bucks odds, line, spread: 2021 NBA picks, Jan. 21 predictions from model on 68-39 roll Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. ET in Milwaukee. William Hill Sportsbook lists Milwaukee as a one-point home favorite, holding steady from the opener, while the over-under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 229 in the latest Lakers vs. Bucks odds.
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NCAA Places Notre Dame Football On Probation Head coach Brian Kelly also was given a slap on the wrist for posing for a photo with a prospect while on campus, which is a Level III violation. This is an incredibly petty rule, and the NCAA also stated that Kelly initially declined to pose for the photo.
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Indiana Volleyball Set for Opening Weekend Versus Nebraska BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana finally knows the game this weekend is set. The last time the Hoosiers competed in a match was Nov. 30, 2019. The 2020 spring matches were canceled due to COVID-19, and the 2020 fall season season was pushed back to ...
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A deep look at Luka Garza shows why he's the frontrunner for National Player of the Year Iowa's offense this season is the most efficient the sport has seen since Villanova's national championship team in 2018. In fact, since the 2001-02 season, the Hawkeyes' offense currently ranks fifth across that 20-year span, as they score an average of 1.25 ...
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Tragedy, then lawsuits: The vast legal fallout of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash She claimed the pilot, Ara Zobayan, had shown poor judgment during that Jan. 26 flight. And that his employer, Island Express Helicopters, should be held responsible for the tragic outcome. "Plaintiffs ...
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Phil Mickelson considering more PGA Tour Champions events for his 2021 schedule Here's what Mickelson said 12 months ago at The American Express, where he'll tee it up this week against Brooks Koepka, Patrick Cantlay and Patrick Reed. "When I stop hitting bombs, I ...
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Hawks' Clint Capela matches Shaquille O'Neal with historically dominant interior performance But because of an injury and everything being shut down by the pandemic, Capela played very little basketball last year, and didn't make his debut with the Hawks until this season. It didn' ...
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What's Next: Notre Dame Defensive End Recruiting For 2022 Notre Dame picked up a significant commitment this week when it landed St. Louis (Mo.) Burroughs defensive end Tyson Ford. A Top 100 recruit, Ford gives the Fighting Irish defense a talented big man to begin building the defensive class around. Defensive ...
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Philadelphia Eagles 2021 offseason: 9 players who could be released for salary cap reasons Jackson is scheduled to earn $2 million next year plus a $1 million roster bonus and carries a $5.61 million cap hit. With Fletcher Cox and Javon Hargrave both back, the Eagles can move on. 2 ...
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Phillies, Braves play waiting game on top free agents while Mets strike out Particularly now, when teams across the league are shedding payroll and tearing down rosters that made the postseason just four months ago. There aren't many divisions with even three teams preparing to make a run at the World Series this season.
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Dueling For Daytona They both, ironically enough, were former Daytona 500 winners – 20 years removed – as 1990 winner Derrike Cope and 2010 winner Jamie McMurray both will get behind the wheel in the season-opening race on Feb. 14 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Mets fire Porter after 38 days for explicit texts in 2016 Alderson said baseball clubs may have to rethink the depth of hiring background checks, although he cautioned information of this age and nature might not have been uncovered no matter the level. He said the onus was on teams, not Major League Baseball, ...
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Lions WRs Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu react to the Lions interviewing James Urban Their position coach with the Bengals was James Urban. Now the QB coach with the Baltimore Ravens, Urban will for the Lions' vacant offensive coordinator role under new head coach Dan Campbell. And both Jones and Sanu seem pretty interested in the ...
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Winning Streak Has Miami Heat Feeling Good About Themselves After defeating the Toronto Raptors 111-102 Wednesday, they have won two straight games for the first time this season. The plan now is to build off the success. "You can tell everybody is ...
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NHL 2021 debate: Which team is in danger of going from first to worst? The NHL season is not even a week old and each team (except the Dallas Stars, who have not started their season) has played a handful of games. Despite a 56-game campaign, it is still too early to overreact and draw conclusions, though that time will come ...
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Report: Chargers to interview Jonathan Gannon for vacant DC role The #Chargers will interview #Colts defensive backs coach Jonathan Gannon for their defensive coordinator job on Brandon Staley's staff, source said. Gannon was a popular name on several prospective head coach staff lists after thriving in Indy, and he ...
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NHL on NBCSN: Which teams make the most sense for Pierre-Luc Dubois trade? Until something happens, we must wait and speculate. So why don't we? Door 1: The … Blue Jackets? Again, it's no secret that Dubois wants out from the Blue ...
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Report: Jaguars request to interview Colts QBs coach Marcus Brady for offensive coordinator After playing his college ball at Cal State Northridge, Brady played in the CFL from 2002-2008. He then transitioned to coaching with the Montreal Alouettes, starting as a wide receivers coach in 2009 before he was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2012.
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Larry Scott is out as Pac-12 commissioner Our long nightmare is finally over. Plus, WSU's awesome kicker is transferring and men's basketball returns to the floor tonight against Utah. By CougCenter Staff Jan 21, 2021 ...
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Former Alabama defensive back transferring to Big Ten school A week after entering the NCAA transfer portal, Eddie Smith has made a decision on a transfer destination. The former Alabama safety will transfer to Illinois, he announced Thursday morning. At Illinois, Smith will play under former Arkansas head coach Bret ...
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Gophers wrestlers have gulf between them and top-ranked Hawkeyes There isn't just a gap between the Gophers and Hawkeyes wrestling programs in 2021. There's a gulf. It's a contrast in how well-represented Iowa is at the national level in each weight class, and how Minnesota counters with consecutive wrestlers deemed ...
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Muskegon-area football state finals picks: Season 'special as it gets' for Mona Shores, Montague MUSKEGON – Drew Collins was always warned, "Don't blink, your senior season will be over before you know it." Whomever told him that was lying. But, really, how were those people to predict this 2020 (-2021?) high school football season? When Collins ...
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Talent, Experience Fuel High Expectations For CMU Volleyball – Through the delays, the frustration and the unknowns wrought by the COVID pandemic, don't forget about Central Michigan volleyball. CMU's Mid-American Conference brethren certainly have not. The Chippewas were picked to win the MAC West Division ...
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Softball voted second in Big 12 Conference preseason coaches' poll Texas got three first-place votes & trailed Oklahoma by a single point in the preseason league standings. AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas softball program has been selected to finish second in the annual Big 12 Conference preseason coaches poll released on ...
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Ted Thompson, former Packers general manager, has died at age 68 It is a sad day for the Green Bay Packers organization. Former general manager Ted Thompson has passed away. The news comes to us from beat writer Tom Silverstein: Very sad news. Just heard from two sources that former #Packers GM Ted Thompson ...
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Horvat's shootout goal sends Canucks past Canadiens 6-5 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Bo Horvat scored the shootout winner and the Vancouver Canucks overcame Tyler Toffoli's hat trick to beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Wednesday night. Horvat put a shot between the legs of Montreal goalie Carey ...
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Erik Brady: Beating Chiefs would help satisfy 1966 Bills, who lost to KC in AFL title game Today's Bills can get to Super Bowl LV by beating the Kansas City Chiefs, the same franchise that denied them 54 years ago. But don't think of it as one for the Gipper. It's more ...
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Clippers beat Kings 115-96 for season-high 5th straight win LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, Paul George added 19 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings 115-96 on Wednesday night for their season-high fifth consecutive victory. The Clippers handed the Kings a 38-point ...
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Timberwolves fall to Magic 97-96 on Anthony's buzzer-beater MINNEAPOLIS — Cole Anthony hit a hurried 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Orlando Magic stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-96 on Wednesday night to stop a six-game losing streak. Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and eight rebounds for Orlando.
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Former Patriots DE Chris Long explains why a Bill Belichick film review is unlike any other in NFL "That's insane. It's insane. Just the way he's hands-on everywhere. And also, like most teams you're on, after you have a terrible game, you talk to the coach for like five minutes. He might cuss you out. Everybody feels really small for a couple of seconds. And ...
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Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn, ex-fiancee of Devils' PK Subban, to make debut as TV analyst STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 21, 2021 – Lindsey Vonn, the winningest woman in alpine skiing World Cup history, will join NBC Sports' alpine skiing telecasts this Saturday and Sunday on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
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White Sox' Tim Anderson featured on cover of video game White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson has been selected as the cover athlete for R.B.I. Baseball 21. Major League Baseball made the announcement Thursday, making Anderson the first White Sox to be featured on the cover of the popular baseball video game.
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No. 9 Baseball to begin season at State Farm College Showdown The Longhorns will play a trio of SEC teams, Feb. 19-21. ARLINGTON, Texas – Six of the NCAA's top- ...
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Jumbo Package: Will Henry To'oto'o end up at Alabama? From a football standpoint, Marrone will play a key role in 2021 in building back up Alabama's offensive line. The group will lose Outland Trophy-winning left tackle Alex Leatherwood, Rimington Trophy-winning center Landon Dickerson and starting left guard ...
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Creighton men and women's soccer teams announce 2021 schedules Both Jays teams will compete in the newly formed Big East Midwest Division with DePaul, Xavier, Marquette and Butler. They'll play each of those teams twice this spring. The East Division has six squads: UConn, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John's ...
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Mizzou set to hire Steve Wilks as defensive coordinator He was most recently the Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator in 2019 and before that was the Arizona Cardinals head coach for one season in 2018. Wilks replaces Ryan ...
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'Every wicket I was taking I was dedicating it to dad' - The story of Mohammed Siraj's homecoming Shabana Begum could not stop crying as her second son returned home after nearly six months overseas. Not too long before, the son had laid flowers on the grave of his dad, who had passed away on November 20 last year while he was on duty in Australia ...
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With the 3rd pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, Houston Dynamo FC select.... Major League Soccer's yearly selection of college players takes place on Thursday, January 21. Yes, The SuperDraft is today. You can watch at 1 PM CT on MLSsoccer.com. It's been a wild MLS season, and we still aren't sure what the 2021 season will look ...
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NSAA votes to keep basketball state tournaments in Lincoln for 2021 LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The boys and girls high school state basketball tournaments will stay in Lincoln in 2021, after a vote on Thursday that moved the tournaments to a 5-day format. The NSAA Board of Directors voted 8-0 on Thursday morning to keep the ...
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Negro Leagues roots: Kansas City T-Bones renamed Monarchs The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum signed a licensing agreement with Mark Brandmeyer's MaxFun Entertainment, owner of the minor league team. The original Monarchs were founded in 1924 and won the first Negro League ...
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San Angelo ISD announces departure of Bobcat Football Coach Brent Davis Coach Davis has accepted a position with Gregory-Portland ISD in the Corpus Christi-area. When Coach Davis joined Central High School in 2009, the football program was coming off of a tough 0 ...
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Horne, Dawgs Beat Kentucky at The Buzzer With 3.6 seconds remaining on the clock, Georgia was down 62-61 with a chance to inbound the ball under the Kentucky basket. The Bulldogs attempted a set play that failed to get anyone open, but Sahvir Wheeler smartly called timeout instead of forcing one ...
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REPORT: Former Packers GM Ted Thompson dead at 68 GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Former Green Bay Packers General Manager Ted Thompson died Wednesday night, according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Packers reporter Tom Silverstein. Very sad news. Just heard from two sources that former #Packers ...
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