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Expect the unexpected as most unpredictable NCAA Tournament opens against backdrop of pandemic There will be 68 teams and then 64, then 32, 16, eight, four, two and, by the end of the first Monday in April, one national champion. There will be upsets, buzzer-beaters and Cinderellas, and when it's all said and done the music will play: memorable moments ...
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Ohio beats Buffalo for first MAC title since 2012, NCAA bid CLEVELAND (AP) — Last March, the Ohio Bobcats were on the floor warming up for their quarterfinal opener when they were told the tournament was cancelled. Nothing stopped them this year. Jason Preston scored 22 points and Ohio dominated from the ...
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Trail Blazers vie for series sweep vs. Timberwolves Lillard is averaging 28.8 points and 8.2 assists over his last five games. Not surprisingly, Portland has won four of those contests. While Lillard has made himself comfortable ...
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Dodgers pitchers are expected to hit-or-miss at the plate (mostly miss) On Thursday night, after a so-so Cactus League start in which he mentioned eye trouble, tired legs and overthrowing as impediments, Trevor Bauer was confronted with a scary possibility: The next time he pitches, he might have to hit. Bauer was asked ...
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Brad Holmes Setting Up Lions To Be Successful When the Detroit Lions and Shelia Ford Hamp decided to part ways with Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia, it was obvious that the new general manager was going to have some serious work to do. Now, with Brad Holmes calling the shots, he has the tall task of ...
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Yankees' Aroldis Chapman gets 'gross' compliment from Aaron Boone He hopes to see it over and over this season. The "it" in question was the splitter closer Aroldis Chapman used to strike out Pirates hitter Tony Stokes Jr for the first out in ...
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Yankees' Miguel Andujar dealing with 'sore hand and wrist,' will see specialist Monday "Something he felt a little in winter ball. He took a swing and it's kinda calmed down and he's obviously playing and fine," Boone said. "Then, he noticed it in his last game he played. It just got a little more sore again. So we've kinda been treating it here these last ...
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Steelers tender Robert Spillane Spillane took on a starting role after Devin Bush tore his ACL last season, but eventually went down with a knee injury of his own. He had 45 tackles, two sacks, a fumble recovery, and an interception return for a touchdown in his 12 appearances.
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College basketball: No. 3 Illinois beats No. 5 Iowa to reach Big Ten title game INDIANAPOLIS — Kofi Cockburn scored 18 of his 26 points in the first half, and No. 3 Illinois beat No. 5 Iowa 82-71 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten tournament title game. The Fighting Illini (22-6) have won six straight games, with three coming against ...
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Syracuse could head into postseason with more forward/center options, but one sore-kneed guard Syracuse, N.Y. -- The waiting, for Syracuse and its anxious men's basketball fans, ends tonight when the NCAA reveals its 68-team tournament field. If the Orange, which right now rests on a queasy bubble, does continue to the postseason, it will have at its ...
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Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: DHing again in Grapefruit League Bogaerts still has yet to make his debut in the field while the Red Sox ease him back from the sore right shoulder he developed earlier in camp, but manager Alex Cora said he expects the 28-year-old to occupy his normal post at shortstop Tuesday against ...
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Back at Home, Hosting the Spurs The Sixers will be shorthanded in the absence of Joel Embiid (left knee bone bruise); who will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Ben Simmons (health and safety protocols), however, is ...
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Red Sox Notebook: Franchy Cordero eyes breakout season on third MLB team Getting traded for Andrew Benintendi may not come with the same pressure as getting traded for Mookie Betts, but Franchy Cordero knows he has something to prove. Cordero, acquired from the Royals in the Benintendi trade last month, is unlikely to be on ...
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'It's unacceptable': Bruins stink up the Garden in shutout loss to Rangers As another sloppy power play was expiring midway through the second period, an exasperated Bruce Cassidy picked up a nearby whiteboard and threw it down. It's a wonder it took him so long. The Bruins flat-out stunk in their Saturday matinee, ...
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2021 Players Championship leaderboard: Live coverage, golf scores, live stream, highlights in Round 4 Lee Westwood leads the 2021 Players Championship and is looking for the biggest victory of his career on Sunday at TPC Sawgrass. For the second straight week, his final-round playing partner will be Bryson DeChambeau with the big man trying to keep ...
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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Game Preview INJURY REPORT: Memphis: Jaren Jackson Jr. (left knee meniscus surgery recovery, Out). OKC: Darius Bazley (Left Shoulder, Doubtful), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Left Quad, ...
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Scouting report: Rockets vs. Celtics Guard Kevin Porter Jr. scored 27 points on Friday, the second most in his 52 games the past two seasons and the most ever scored by a Rockets player 20-years-old or younger. He has averaged 20 points, nine assists in his two games with the Rockets … With ...
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New York Jets Flight Connections 3/14/21 Good morning, Gang Green Nation! It's Sunday, March 14, and that means with a few exceptions, people all across America will be "losing" an hour as we spring ahead into daylight savings time. In just one more day the Jets hope to spring ahead into a bright ...
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Brandon Brown continues strong start to 2021 at Phoenix with career-best Xfinity finish Chaos ensued on the last lap of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway, and as frontrunners started to crash and fade, Brandon Brown navigated his No. 68 Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet through the mess and safely to the checkered ...
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Nashville faces Tampa Bay, looks to break 3-game skid Nashville Predators (11-16-1, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (19-5-2, first in the Central Division). Tampa, Florida; Monday, 4 p.m. EDT. BOTTOM LINE: Nashville comes into the matchup against Tampa Bay as losers of three in a row.
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Tops fall in OT to North Texas in C-USA championship Western Kentucky was unable to return from Frisco, Texas, with the Conference USA championship after making the title game for the third straight season the tournament was played. The Hilltoppers overcame a 17- ...
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3 Phillies non-roster relievers thriving so far in spring President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski may have joined the Philadelphia Phillies organization late into this past offseason, but he still was able to make a flurry of moves to significantly improve the roster — particularly its bullpen — ahead of ...
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Illegal strike ends Eryk Anders' UFC fight on Saturday night Anders knocked Stewart to the canvas twice in the first round of his first fight since May 18. · While Stewart appeared to want to continue the fight, the ringside physician did not approve of that course of action.
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Middleweight Champion of the 1980s, Dies at 66 Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who ruled boxing as the middleweight champion from 1980 until 1987, defending his title 12 times until he lost to Sugar Ray Leonard in a hotly contested split decision, died on Saturday. He was 66. Hagler's death was announced by ...
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49ers restructure Weston Richburg's contract; open up $6.87M cap space The 49ers added some more cap space on Saturday morning, as the team restructured center Weston Richburg's contract and opened up nearly $7 million in space, NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported. Accounting ...
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Toronto faces Chicago, seeks to halt 4-game skid Toronto Raptors (17-21, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (16-20, 11th in the Eastern Conference). Chicago; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT. LINE: Bulls -3.5; over/under is 231.5. BOTTOM LINE: Toronto comes into the matchup against Chicago after ...
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Bubble could decide between Big Ten, Big 12 supremacy Maryland forward Donta Scott is defended by Michigan State forward Marcus Bingham Jr. in the second half of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis March 11. Michael Conroy - The Associated Press.
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Tate | No signs of slowing down for these Illini Regardless of the outcome in the tourney finals vagainst Ohio State, the Illini will spend today in Indianapolis assured of a No. 1 seed when the NCAA tournament brackets are revealed Sunday evening. That's what happens ...
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Cub Tracks welcomes the robot overlords "I think it's my responsibility. It's my time. "When I was 20 coming into the game, there were a lot of firsts. Just having Tim Hudson, David Ross, Eric Hinske, Michael Bourn, Martin Prado, Chipper [Jones], Brian McCann, Billy Wagner. People like that just kind of ...
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Gambling: A betting look at two men's basketball tournament finals Sunday March Madness is finally here, and we have a slate of very important championship games here on Selection Sunday before the bracket gets unveiled. Below are some of my favorite bets for the college basketball Selection Sunday slate. St. Bonaventure (-2) ...
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Atlantic 10 Championship Game preview: No. 1 St. Bonaventure vs. No. 2 VCU The top two seeds in the Atlantic 10 will compete for the conference championship when the St. Bonaventure Bonnies take on the VCU Rams on Sunday, March 14 in Dayton, Ohio. No matter who wins this game, both teams are likely going to be a part of the ...
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Perfect seasons over the past 50 years Zero losses. Zero ties. Nothin' but wins: The perfect season. Granted, Gonzaga isn't done yet, but if the Zags can make it through the NCAA Tournament unscathed, they'll become the first NCAA men's basketball team to make it through an entire season with ...
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Canadian UFC fighters Cirkunov, Tucker endure short, painful nights in octagon Canadian mixed martial artists Misha Cirkunov and Gavin (Guv'Nor) Tucker had short, painful evenings Saturday. Ryan (Superman) Spann knocked out Cirkunov 71 seconds into the UFC Fight Night co-main event between light-heavyweight contenders.
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Everything Alabama Players Said After Topping Tennessee in SEC Basketball Tournament Alabama players took their turns on the interview teleconference after coming back to win 73-68 against Tennessee in an SEC tournament semifinal on Saturday afternoon. Herbert Jones. I think we gave a winning effort, more so in the second half than we did ...
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