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Ted Thompson, Green Bay Packers GM who drafted Aaron Rodgers, won Super Bowl XLV, dies at 68 Thompson, who played 10 seasons in the NFL with the Houston Oilers (1975-84), served as Packers general manager from 2005 through 2017. The Packers moved him into a consultant role for the 2018 season in part because of his declining health.
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The inside story behind Aaron Rodgers' freefall at the 2005 NFL Draft When Roger Goodell called the other day, the commissioner and I talked about a lot of things regarding the great game he oversees, including how the league and its players were able to pull off another great season in the middle of a pandemic.
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NFL Championship Sunday game picks: Packers edge Buccaneers; Chiefs outlast Bills I expect both quarterbacks to ball out Sunday because they will be well protected. In a league where pass rushers had supposedly gained the upper hand, the Packers and Bucs' offensive lines should win up front.
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Dan Campbell on type of team he wants to build in Detroit: 'We're gonna bite a kneecap off' Dan Campbell spent three years of his playing career in Detroit. More than a decade later, the former tight end returned as the Lions' latest head coach. That reunion is off to a blazing start. Hired more for his motivational techniques, general philosophy, and ...
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Free agents to watch in 2021 AFC championship: What the future holds for Matt Milano, Le'Veon Bell and more We are just days away from the AFC Championship Game where two clubs will enter Arrowhead Stadium but only one will have their ticket punched for Tampa and Super Bowl LV. For the loser, they may have seen the last of a number of their players who are ...
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5 Observations on the Jaguars Hiring Trent Baalke as General Manager Jacksonville hired former San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke on Thursday, removing Baalke's interim label and officially giving him control of the team's front office. Baalke will now be tasked with helping new head coach Urban Meyer ...
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Kristaps Porzingis' return and three things that stood out in big man's first week back with Mavericks It was evident in Dallas' first nine games of the season that this team severely missed Porzingis' ability to spread the floor on offense, as well as his rim protection and length on the other end of floor.
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Sources: Tennessee hiring UCF's Danny White as new athletic director White took over as UCF's vice president and director of athletics in late 2015. He has experience in the SEC and was senior associate athletic director at Ole Miss from 2009-12. A former college basketball ...
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What Should the Yankees Do From Here? With DJ LeMahieu and Corey Kluber aboard, New York still needs to round out its pitching staff. Author: Matt Martell; Publish date: in 2 minutes.
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Browns GM Andrew Berry's approach to team building and more takeaways from what he said on Wednesday CLEVELAND, Ohio -- There's no good reason to believe the Browns aren't set up to be successful for a long time after what they accomplished in 2020. It appears they've found an organizational structure that works and a coach who understands how to build ...
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Kansas City T-Bones renamed Monarchs in move to honor Negro League team 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 1920 and won the first Negro League World Series in 1924 ...
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Paul George's Impact, Growth as a Playmaker Can't Be Ignored Paul George isn't often thought of as a distributor. If anything, he's long been the opposite — a score-first wing who will either look for his shot or try to create one before kicking it out to a teammate. That's not to say he's selfish as much as he is an aggressive ...
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Lakers try to regain mojo on 7-game road trip, starting with Bucks LOS ANGELES -- As the Los Angeles Lakers embark on their longest road trip of the season -- a seven-game, 13-day trek through the Midwest and eastern seaboard -- head coach Frank Vogel will be looking to move on from one of the worst defeats for his ...
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Broncos in Good Position on 2021 Salary Cap After $17.78M was Rolled Over As it stands, NFL teams are expected to see the salary cap drop significantly in 2021 as a result of the entire 2020 regular season being played mostly without fans, which meant without concessions sales, and significantly lower merchandise sales. Outside of ...
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AFC Championship Game 2021: Winner, Score Predictions for Bills vs. Chiefs On its surface, Sunday's Bills-Chiefs matchup will be a duel between two young, up-and-coming quarterbacks. Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes has already won a league MVP award, while Buffalo's Josh Allen is firmly in the conversation this year. Mahomes is ...
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Is this the toughest lineup of playoff QBs Tom Brady has ever faced? Just to get to the NFC Championship game, Brady had to outduel Drew Brees on the road last Sunday. Now he has to go on the road again this Sunday and face Aaron Rodgers. Those are two future first-ballot Hall of Famers and Super Bowl champions, and ...
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Corey Kluber And DJ LeMahieu Signings Should Brighten The New York Yankees' Future The Mets signed free agent catcher James McCann to a four-year, $40.5M contract, followed by trading for All Star shortstop Francisco Lindor and highly regarded right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco from the Cleveland Indians. Lindor signed a one-year, ...
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NBA legend ranks Celtics star Jaylen Brown as top five MVP candidate after hot start Brown has played at -- or pretty close -- to an MVP level throughout the season so far. He's averaging career highs with 25.8 points, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while also shooting a career-best 51.8 percent from the field.
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5 things to watch in Rutgers' road trip to Penn State: Scarlet Knights seek to end 4-game skid in crucial contest That does not mean they are an easy target. Penn State nearly upset over No. 7 Michigan in December, took Indiana to overtime at Assembly Hall and have a pair ...
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No sign of Antonio Brown at practice on Thursday Buccaneers receiver Antonio Brown is day to day with a knee injury. Today apparently isn't the day he'll be back on the practice field. Via Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com, Brown wasn't present for the portion of Thursday's practice that was open to the media.
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Bert Watts named Special Teams Coordinator and Outside Linebackers Coach at Auburn Watts spent the past season at Memphis as linebackers coach after three seasons at Fresno State, including two as defensive coordinator. "Bert is a great addition to round out our on-field coaching staff, overseeing our special teams unit and working with our ...
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Norwich City recalls US international Sebastian Soto from Telstar loan Soto, 20, signed with Norwich last July after his contract with Hannover 96 expired, but the lack of a work permit meant he was sent out on loan. Since that time, the UK's withdrawal from ...
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Bradley Beal says short-handed Washington Wizards 'fighting the league' on playing Friday After a nine-day pause because of a coronavirus outbreak within the team that led to the postponement of five games, the Wizards were finally cleared to return to practice Wednesday evening. But the team had only eight players available and basically did light ...
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Lakers at Bucks: Three Things to Know (1/21/21) Last season, Giannis Antetokounmpo took home both the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year trophies, with LeBron James and Anthony Davis finishing second despite both having a very strong case for a win. To the degree ...
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Opening Weekend Sends Spartans to Minneapolis Michigan State will not play No. 5 Nebraska or Indiana in spring 2021. • Both matches will have a live video webstream via BTN+. • John Kreger returns behind the mic to call the action for Michigan State volleyball on the Spartan Media Network.
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Meditation Helps Caleb Love Snap Out of Slump It took awhile, but freshman point guard Caleb Love has found his shooting touch. Love spent much of the season in a slump. At one point, he had just four of his 34 three-point attempts on the year. Late in the night, after UNC's home game against Syracuse, ...
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Wolverine recruiting report: New Michigan assistant already busy extending new offers New Michigan defensive backs coach and co-defensive coordinator Maurice Linguist has wasted no time hitting the recruiting trail for the Wolverines. Even before the 36-year-old's hiring was announced by the program on Wednesday, he was extending ...
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MacKinnon reaches 500 points as Avalanche top Kings 3-2 Brandon Saad, acquired in an offseason trade from Chicago, scored 3:07 into the game for his first Colorado goal. The Avalanche power play, which scored five times in last Friday's win over St ...
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Wahl helps No. 10 Wisconsin beat Northwestern 68-52 MADISON, Wis. -- — Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said his team was better defensively in the second half. That was a bit of an understatement. Tyler Wahl paced a balanced attack with a career-high 14 points and the 10th-ranked Badgers pulled away in the ...
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They said it: Waddell, Brind'Amour on COVID postponements With five players (Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook, Jaccob Slavin, Teuvo Teravainen and Warren Foegele) still on the NHL's COVID protocol list, the Hurricanes' training facilities remain closed, and the team's games through Saturday, Jan. 23 are postponed.
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Can The Kansas City Chiefs Keep Getting This Lucky? The Kansas City Chiefs got a late scramble from backup quarterback Chad Henne to help ice their divisional-round win against the Cleveland Browns. Jamie Squire / Getty Images.
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Plans for breakaway European Super League spark FIFA warning Plans by Europe's richest soccer clubs to launch a new competition worth nearly $5 billion annually jolted FIFA and Champions League organizer UEFA into warning players on Thursday that they would be banned from the World Cup if they take part in such ...
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Crazy Eight: Recent magic moments in Buffalo sports Bills quarterback Josh Allen hurdles over Minnesota linebacker Anthony Barr on Sept. 25, 2018. James P. McCoy/News file photo.
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Major Link Soccer: Real Madrid eliminated from Copa del Rey The Committee has identified four areas of social impact to begin their work. · It's quite a move for · Vancouver Whitecaps · I'm going to try to provide something a little different with this column, since MLS teams tend to draft for positional need rather than pure ...
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College basketball viewer's guide: A key week awaits BYU women (+more) It's a big week for the BYU women's basketball team. The Cougars enter Week 10 sitting in second place in the West Coast Conference standings, with the chance to pick up road wins against the other two top teams in games that could prove crucial come ...
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Weapon X Mailbag: What reasons do Eagles fans have to feel good about 2021? I'm out on The Carson Wentz Experience and have made my high hopes for Jalen Hurts well known, but everything seems to be lining up for Wentz to be the starter this upcoming season. I could ...
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Seahawks face playoff teams in half their games next year Indianapolis Colts; Washington hopefully-named Football Team. This is a significant departure from the entirety of both East divisions in 2020, with six of those eight teams finishing below .500. The Rams ...
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Tony Stewart Frustrated with Lack of Communication from NASCAR "I asked them if Eldora was under consideration for a Cup or Xfinity race, and when they said 'no,' I said we're done." Jan 21, 2021.
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Pegasus World Cup: Knicks Go will have to be caught to be beaten HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Knicks Go will play his favorite game, "catch me if you can," once again Saturday at Gulfstream Park when putting his imposing speed on display against 11 rivals in the fifth running of the $3 million Pegasus World Cup ...
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Missouri Valley Football Conference Updates Eight-Game Spring Schedule In its unwavering commitment to providing meaningful and safe competitive opportunities for the conference's student-athletes, the MVFC will play a full eight-game schedule culminating the season with the NCAA Division I Football Championship, which begins ...
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Back to the Future in Memphis This year's Grizzlies are winning through a modern roster embracing a nostalgic philosophy. By StatsSAC Jan 21, 2021, 7:30am CST ...
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REPORT: Candidate "not involved" with Tennessee AD search East Carolina athletics director Jon Gilbert was thought to be one of the top candidates for Tennessee's vacant athletics director position. That's no longer the case, however, as Stephen Igoe who covers ECU for 247Sports reported on Thursday morning that ...
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St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons From 2021 Game 4 Vs San Jose Sharks So far in the 2021 NHL season, the most consistent thing about the St. Louis Blues is their inconsistency. They seem determined to let winnable games slip away or almost slip away. The Blues had a chance to build some momentum by sweeping the San ...
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Big 12 moves KU-TCU basketball game to Jan. 28; KU-Iowa State rescheduled for Feb. 11 The Jayhawks line up before tipoff against North Dakota State in their second game at Allen. Two Kansas home games have been moved to Thursdays in the coming weeks. The Big 12 Conference announced ...
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Photos: Blues drop game to Sharks 2-1 in shootout St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) reacts after San Jose Sharks left wing Matt Nieto (83) scores a goal to tie the game during the second period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
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Montreal Canadiens: A Tyler Toffoli Hat-Trick and Staying Out of the Box It was late night start for the Montreal Canadiens as they went up against the Vancouver Canucks in their first game in a series of three. However, the back and forth between both teams made the affair one worth watching until the very end, even if the ...
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AJ Brown apologizes for 'embarrassing' post-op Instagram video Many were surprised to learn on Tuesday that Tennessee Titans receiver A.J. Brown had surgery on both of his knees and that he played most of the 2020 season against doctor's orders. Brown broke the news himself from his hospital bed post-surgery and ...
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Tampa's greatest Super Bowl moments Let's take a trip down Big Game Memory Lane and check out the most memorable moments from Tampa's Super Bowls. Super Bowl XVIII: Raiders Smash Records.
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Horvat's shootout goal sends Canucks past Canadiens 6-5 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 Price to make the Canucks winners in ...
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Fleur-de-Links, January 21: More reactions to Drew Brees' potential final season A look at the Saints players that are entering free agency in the offseason, a list which includes players like Trey Hendrickson, Jameis Winston, Jared Cook, and more. Lions name Saints TE coach Dan ...
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