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AFC Divisional Round playoff preview: Ravens at Bills The fifth-seeded Baltimore Ravens will take on the host Buffalo Bills, the No. 2 seed and AFC East champ, at 8:15 p.m. ET this Saturday from Bills Stadium. Dual ...
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Colts GM Chris Ballard: Philip Rivers has said he's 'not 100% sure' he still wants to play in 2021 Rivers, for the second straight offseason, is contemplating retiring from the NFL. He has already accepted a high school football head coaching job in Alabama once he retires. "I didn't commit either ...
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Odell Beckham Jr.: 'Don't be surprised' if Cleveland Browns pull another upset And the night of Cleveland's impressive win in Pittsburgh, a Chiefs fan tweeted to Kansas City wideout Sammy Watkins that "Looks like we got some comp next week." Watkins didn't exactly agree.
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Denver Broncos RB Melvin Gordon pleads not guilty in DUI case Gordon, who could still face league discipline in the 2021 season, was arrested Oct. 13 in downtown Denver and charged with DUI; he also was cited for speeding -- between 25 and 39 mph over the legal limit.
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Examining the Seahawks 2021 offseason to-do list in order of priority There's plenty of work to be done in what will a crucial offseason for the Seattle Seahawks. After an impressive 12-4 regular season that included an NFC West title, Seattle regressed in the postseason and got bounced in the Wild Card Round against the ...
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Alabama's Mac Jones, Jaylen Waddle, Patrick Surtain II, Christian Barmore intend to enter 2021 NFL Draft The NFL deadline for college underclassmen to petition the league for early draft eligibility is Monday. Jones (6-foot-3, 214 pounds, per school measurements) led an undefeated season ( ...
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Dolphins OC candidates include Chargers' Pep Hamilton, Clemson's Tony Elliott The Dolphins might be settled at quarterback. They're still working toward that end at offensive coordinator. Coaching turnover has already become a running theme during coach Brian Flores' two-year tenure. In fact, the organization has had five OCs since ...
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Raiders owner Mark Davis expands in Las Vegas, buying WNBA's Aces The Raiders owner purchased the WNBA team Thursday pending the approval from the league's board of governors. The Aces moved to Las Vegas from San Antonio in 2017 and have been successful on the court. Las Vegas ...
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Ranked teams meet as No. 23 Minnesota hosts No. 7 Michigan BOTTOM LINE: Two ranked teams meet as No. 7 Michigan visits No. 23 Minnesota in a Big Ten showdown. Michigan has three wins and zero losses against ranked opponents this season, while Minnesota has won three of its seven games against ranked ...
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Divisional Round Saturday FanDuel Picks: NFL DFS lineup advice for daily fantasy football playoff tournaments Ultimately, you can only afford so many contrarian picks on slates like this, and certain "chalk" picks are hard to avoid. For this slate, Cam Akers and even Devin Singletary might be those guys. Singletary can be faded (though we don't), but Akers is almost a ...
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Ripple Effects: What Obi Toppin's return means for the Knicks Obi Toppin made his return from a calf strain Wednesday night after missing 10-straight games, playing just short of a minute before getting pulled. It was clear that Toppin's conditioning was far from 100 percent after this extended down time, but he should ...
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Minkah Fitzpatrick says Steelers' season spiraled after loss to Washington The numbers back up Fitzpatrick's point. During the Steelers' 11-game winning streak to begin the season, Pittsburgh averaged 28.8 points per game, allowing just 17.1 per contest to their opponents. Including ...
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MLS SuperDraft 2021 eligible players, Generation adidas signings announced The midfielder's production in 2019 earned him ACC Freshman of the Year honors and honors as a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to college soccer's top player. As a sophomore in 2020, Mayaka started nine of his 10 appearances and was ...
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Oakland Athletics acquire reliever Nik Turley from Pittsburgh Pirates for cash Turley went 0-3 with a 4.98 ERA and one save over 25 relief outings -- the most by any big league rookie -- spanning 21 2/3 innings for the Pirates in the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season.
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'If something were to happen:' An overview of the Saints' emergency specialists situation So, the Saints brought veteran kicker Blair Walsh and veteran long snapper John Denney into the fold earlier this week, while they have rookie punter Blake Gillikin in the building on the injured reserve. In a ...
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MLB's To-Do List: What Needs to Be Answered Before the 2021 Season A permanently expanded playoff was reportedly attractive to the league because of the potential broadcast rights. With scarcely a month until pitchers and catchers report, however, there hasn't been any official announcement that these moves are happening— ...
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What's at stake for the eight quarterbacks in the weekend's NFL playoff games If you like vintage cars, 12-year-old Scotch, and Turner Classic Movies, you are going to love the NFC playoffs. If you're into Teslas, triple-hopped zero-gravity IPAs, and binge watching "Cobra Kai," then the AFC playoffs are right up your alley. Eight teams are ...
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Red Sox reported pursuit of Marcus Semien raises questions about Xander Bogaerts' future It would be an outside-the-box choice, for sure. Semien is only one year removed from finishing third in the AL MVP race, and even if he experienced a down 2020, he compensated with an excellent postseason. If he's open to playing second base, that's one ...
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AFC playoffs an exhibition of Chiefs HC Andy Reid's coaching tree Harbaugh knows as well as anyone that Reid is just as good of a scout for coaches as he is for NFL talent. He became the first of two former assistants in the Reid coaching tree to go on and win a Super Bowl during his career.
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Panthers expected to hire Seahawks exec Scott Fitterer as general manager After a lengthy search, Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper has finally made his first major front-office hire. Carolina is expected to hire Seattle Seahawks VP of football operations Scott Fitterer as its new general manager, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ...
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2021 Pebble Beach Pro-Am will only be played with professionals because of COVID-19 concerns The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am -- to be played from Feb. 11-14 -- will not include amateurs such as Bill Murray, Bill Belichick, Larry the Cable Guy and Aaron Rodgers as it has in the past. The decision came down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Seven-Game Homestand Starts Thursday Versus Pacers While it's not the same without the fans, it's still nice to get back to the Moda Center. After playing two of their last three games on the road -- in Sacramento to be more specific -- the Trail Blazers will play their next seven at home over the course of the next two ...
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Auburn names Tracy Rocker Defensive Line Coach Rocker, who coached the defensive line at Auburn from 2009-10, winning a national championship with the Tigers in 2010, has 20-plus years of experience coaching collegiately and professionally. " ...
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Georgetown men's basketball team pauses after COVID-19 issues within program The Georgetown men's basketball team will have its next two games postponed due to COVID-19-related issues within the program. No makeup dates have been announced for the Hoyas' road game against Providence on Jan. 16 or away against Marquette ...
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Dodgers and Corey Knebel avoid arbitration, agreeing on a one-year, $5.25-million deal Knebel, 29, was acquired Dec. 2 from the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named after a subpar 2020 season in which he compiled a 6.08 ERA in 15 games. He allowed nine earned runs on 15 hits, including four homers, struck out 15 and walked eight in ...
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Bucks' 3-point powerhouse and other takeaways from Pistons' loss The Detroit Pistons continue to compete as they continue trying to build the team into a playoff contender in the near future. The growing pains continued Wednesday in a 110-101 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Little Caesars Arena. Here are some takeaways ...
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Theo Epstein to Join Commissioner's Office After Leaving Cubs Former Cubs and Red Sox executive Theo Epstein will join the MLB commissioner's office as a consultant in 2021, the league announced on Thursday. Epstein will "work with baseball analytics experts from the Commissioner's Office and the Clubs to ...
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Bears Press Conference: 13 silliest quotes from McCaskey, Pace, and Phillips ""They are both, like Ted, outstanding leaders. I've been most impressed with how well they collaborate. I was impressed with both of them this past season, especially during the six-game losing streak." – George McCaskey. Say what you will, but NO one ...
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Extended thoughts: Louisville 77, Wake Forest 65 No big lead in today. Tim Duncan walked and fouled out in '96. Let's hop right in. —I think we have to start this post by talking about Samuell Williamson, who has easily (and justifiably) been the most heavily criticized Cardinal through the first two months of ...
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Mets' Jose Martinez: Signs with Mets Martinez signed a minor-league contract with the Mets on Thursday which will pay him $1 million if he makes the big-league roster, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Unless the universal designated hitter winds up returning for the 2021 season, it's hard ...
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Madison Keys says she tested positive for COVID-19, eyes return 'next month' "I unfortunately tested positive for [COVID-19] before I was supposed to fly to Australia," she wrote. "I'm very disappointed to not be able to play in the coming weeks after training hard in the off-season and knowing Tennis Australia and the tours did so much to ...
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Michigan State basketball has second game, vs. Indiana, postponed due to COVID-19 issues Michigan State basketball will not play its game scheduled for Sunday against Indiana due to multiple positive COVID-19 cases within the program. The school announced the decision Thursday, the second straight game the Spartans are postponing.
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James Harden trade rumors: Ben Simmons was on table, but Rockets wanted 'nothing to do' with Kyrie Irving At just 24 years old, Simmons has already shown himself to be an elite playmaker (7.9 assists per game for his career) and versatile defender (First Team All-Defense in 2019-20).
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Rink Roundtable: Bring on the 2021 Season As far back as 2015-16, Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie, Dmitry Orlov, and Tom Wilson all dressed for 75 or more games with the exception of Carlson (56 games, the rest missed to injury). There's a familiarity and a history (and a ...
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Blackhawks place Jonathan Toews on long-term injured reserve The Blackhawks opened the season with a 5-1 loss at defending champion Tampa Bay on Wednesday. They visit the Lightning again on Friday night. ---. More AP NHL: https://apnews.com ...
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Morning sports update: Tedy Bruschi endorses Jimmy Garoppolo as a possible Patriots offseason target Elsewhere, the sports world is still reacting to the news of a blockbuster trade in the NBA which sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets. The deal clearly has implications for the Celtics as an Eastern Conference title contender.
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Mavs HC Rick Carlisle: LaMelo Ball Looks Like Rookie Of The Year In this case, Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle pointed out Ball's rare "flare" and "energy" in particular. Dallas coach Rick Carlisle ...
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Darryl Strawberry begs Mets' Steve Cohen to 'be like the Yankees' That has Strawberry stoked for the Mets, but the three-time World Series champion wants more. "(It's) about time. It's a new time for them.
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Artemi Panarin doesn't feel pressure to duplicate Year 1 with Rangers Artemi Panarin scored a goal on opening night in his first game as a Ranger, and that success carried all season long in 2019-20, leading Panarin to become a finalist for the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP. As he embarked on his second season as a ...
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Bruins vs. Devils: Live stream, start time, TV channel, how to watch NHL 2021 (Thur., Jan. 14) Thursday's game is set to air on NESN via your TV provider. If you don't have cable and you live in New England, you can watch the game for free by signing up for fuboTV, which has a free trial.
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Steven Stamkos records 3 points, Lightning begin season with win over Chicago Stamkos underwent surgery in early March that kept him out of all but one game in the playoffs before undergoing surgery again in October to repair the same core muscle. Wednesday's game was the first full game Stamkos played since Feb. 22.
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Special teams analyst Jonathan Rutledge out at Nebraska Rutledge was a senior special teams analyst for NU, which had some successes this season in the third phase — notably, All-Big Ten kicker Connor Culp, who Rutledge recruited from LSU — but several other struggles, particularly on kickoff and kickoff return.
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Report: Jeff Banks to join Texas coaching staff as special teams coordinator, tight ends coach Banks is the second Alabama assistant first-year head coach Steve Sarkisian has added to his new coaching staff. Texas Longhorns logo.
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Former Auburn defensive tackle finishing career at Florida A native of Orlando, Fla., Newkirk spent the last three seasons at Auburn after originally committing as part of the Tigers' 2015 class but instead started his career in the junior college ranks. He joined Auburn in 2018, but his first two years were marred by two ...
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WAC adds Southern Utah and four other schools; will revive football at the FCS level in 2022 Four of the schools — Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin — are in Texas and currently are members of the Southland Conference. The additions, including SUU ...
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Olympic champion Brianna Rollins-McNeal suspended in doping case MONACO -- Olympic hurdles champion Brianna Rollins-McNeal has been provisionally suspended for a doping rules violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday. Rollins-McNeal won gold in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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John Calipari sends LOUD message about supporting his players Calipari, who knelt with his players that day, seemed to express some unease about doing it following Tuesday's loss to Alabama. "I didn't know about it until 90 minutes before the game.
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NBA roundup: Damian Lillard nets 40 as Blazers clip Kings Damian Lillard established season bests of 40 points and 13 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a 19-point, third-quarter deficit to notch a 132-126 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Jan 13, 2021; Sacramento, ...
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Valanciunas leads Grizzlies to 118-107 win over Timberwolves Jonas Valanciunas had 24 points and 16 rebounds, Grayson Allen scored a season-high 20 off the bench and the Memphis Grizzlies came back to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-107 on Wednesday night. Brandon Clarke added 19 points for Memphis ...
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Tim Tebow says he would seek 'wise counsel' if offered Medal of Freedom Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow said he would seek "wise counsel" if the Medal of Freedom were ever offered to him. Continue Reading Below. "A decision like that, you have to weigh [out] so many different things," Tebow said on FOX Business' "Varney ...
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