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Ryan Fitzpatrick intends to play in 2021 despite retirement rumblings The wise, bearded elder of signal-calling proved in 2020 he still has what it takes to lead a team to victory, even in a relief (or desperate) effort, helping rescue the Dolphins on multiple occasions and keep them in playoff contention to the end of the regular ...
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Warriors reportedly interested in Victor Oladipo, who could be the upgrade that doesn't compromise the future The Warriors won't have cap space to sign Oladipo, or any non-mid-level free agent not currently on their roster, in the offseason, meaning their best route is to trade for one now and then use Bird rights to re-sign that player as an over-the-cap team.
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Giants hire Kyle O'Brien as senior personnel executive This is a new role in New York's front office. O'Brien spent the last five seasons with the Lions, the last four as vice president of player personnel. He was also the Jaguars' director of college scouting for three seasons, a Chiefs national scout in 2012, and worked ...
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Strong Inside Linebacker Class Available to Packers GREEN BAY, Wis. – Maybe the Green Bay Packers will have a good tandem at inside linebacker with Krys Barnes and Kamal Martin. But "maybe" isn't "definitely." And "good" isn't "great," or even "really good." Whether it was Ted Thompson or Brian ...
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Bulldog great Chad Bumphis hired as assistant coach at Utah The coaching career of former Mississippi State wide receiver Chad Bumphis has taken another step forward. The Bulldog great has taken the job as wide receivers coach at Utah, it was announced on Monday. It's a return to the Utes for Bumphis as he ...
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Seahawks free agent preview: Will Seattle make a big splash to beef up its offensive line? The reality, though, is that there is only so much Seattle can do. The Seahawks have three starters returning (left tackle Duane Brown, right tackle Brandon Shell and right guard Damien Lewis), ...
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College basketball rankings: Arkansas, Virginia make big jumps in final Coaches Poll of regular season Eric Musselman and the Razorbacks beat South Carolina and Tennessee to close the regular season on an eight-game winning streak, and the coaches acknowledged that feat with a five-spot bump up to No. 8 in the new rankings released Monday.
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Creighton reinstates coach Greg McDermott after his suspension for 'plantation' comment In a statement, athletic director Bruce Rasmussen called McDermott's use of a "plantation" analogy "egregious" with "absolutely no place in our society." However, in consultation with the team and other members ...
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Bruins Searching for Consistency As Busy Stretch Approaches BOSTON - It has been nearly a month since the Bruins have two consecutive games. Such a stretch does not sit well with the Black & Gold, who last won two in a row on Feb. 10 and 12 against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Since then ...
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Yankees think Gary Sanchez could have big year, scouts not convinced TAMPA — First there was the blocked balls and compliments from Gerrit Cole. Then there was the monster homer and the hits to the opposite field. Next, Gary Sanchez threw out runners in two straight games. After five games in the Grapefruit League, there ...
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Mets interested in free agent third baseman Maikel Franco: report In 2020, Franco was worth 0 DRS at third base in 51 games and was in the 24th percentile when it came to Outs Above Average. Throughout the offseason, Mets president Sandy Alderson and acting GM ...
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he Oregon Ducks did it again. Oregon Ducks land 4-star QB Tanner Bailey over Alabama, Auburn, South Carolina. 3H ago. / by Dylan Mickanen. Ducks. he Oregon Ducks did it again.T. Four-star pro-style quarterback Tanner Bailey committed to the University of Oregon Monday while holding ...
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USC's Victory Over UCLA Propels Trojans Back Into AP Top 25 Poll Saturday's crosstown matchup was one for the books. The USC Trojans defeated the UCLA Bruins 64-63 in a last second, down to the wire victory; and the final four minutes of play is what everyone will remember. Tajh Eaddy received the inbound pass and ...
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Protesting students block exits at LSU football ops after school's response to Husch Blackwell report Protesters block a driveway outside LSU's Football Operations Center at a sit-in organized by Tigers Against Sexual Assault (TASA) to protest the school's handling of sexual assault claims, Monday, March 8, 2021.
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Hoosiers begin next quest by chasing Big Ten Tourney title INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Hoosiers have been checking boxes all season. They won a school-record 16 conference games, made their first top 10 appearance in school history and earned the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, their highest ever.
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Burke Named Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, Cash and Marisa Garner All-Big Ten Laurels The Doylestown, Pa. native drilled three or more triples in 10 games this season, including four games with five or more treys. She drained a career-best seven three-pointers against Maryland on Dec. 31.
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Purdue's Zach Edey Wins Big Ten Freshman of the Week Again Last week he scored 21 points in a win against Wisconsin on Tuesday, and then added 20 more in Saturday's 67-58 victory over Indiana. He became the first Purdue freshman since Robbie Hummel in 2008 to have back-to-back 20-point games.
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Cubs and Sox Fans Can Soon Return to Stands, But What About Bulls and Blackhawks? According to the city and teams, the United Center won't be opening its doors for fans, but discussions are still underway. Published 11 mins ago • Updated 55 seconds ago. Pause. 1:27. Chicago Fans Can Return to Baseball Stands, but With Limitations, City ...
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Tom Brady's niece Maya makes play for family's 'most dominant athlete' Former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may well be the greatest football player ever to lace up a pair of cleats, boasting a record seven Super Bowl rings, three NFL MVPs, and a near guarantee to hold NFL records for career passing yards and touchdowns ...
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Starting Five: Wisconsin opens B1G Tournament vs. Illinois Tip time is 4 p.m. CT from Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game airs live on the Big Ten Network. Wisconsin is 15-27 in Big Ten tournament play. The Badgers are 2-3 against the Fighting Illini, including a 71-55 first-round win in 2020.
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Michigan basketball's Juwan Howard has no update on Eli Brooks ankle Monday morning "I'm sorry, I don't have an update for you right now," Howard said. "I haven't had a chance to speak to our trainer Alex Wong. So after we finish this Zoom, I'll have some more media appointments, but this afternoon, I will lock in and hear what's the new update.
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Panthers need to address TE position. What options are in the draft, free agency? For many years, having a reliable starting tight end on the Carolina Panthers roster wasn't much of a question. But with the team moving on from many core players last offseason, including Greg Olsen, tight end is among a group of positions that still have big ...
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Pedro Strop — no apology necessary? — could be back in Cubs camp on Tuesday It's hard to believe Strop failed to realize he was violating COVID-19 protocols when he broke bread with Indians repeat offender Franmil Reyes and others, but his manager says he's OK. By ...
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Is pride getting in the way of clear decision-making when it comes to Russell Wilson and the Seahawks? Unfortunately, the latter is ubiquitous in professional sports, where proving doubters wrong is often the ultimate motivation. So what will win the day in this situation?
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Smokin' Joe Frazier feted with statue, mural in Philly FEASTERVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Smokin' Joe Frazier stood fearsome in bronze, his frozen left hook on the brink of connecting with Muhammad Ali, much as the power punch did 50 years ago in the Fight of the Century. Linked forever by a trilogy of bouts, it's the ...
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Why a Mason Plumlee-Wayne Ellington trade could be a consolation prize for the Celtics The Athletic's James Edwards III writes Plumlee would be a significant upgrade over Tristan Thompson, and Ellington could elevate the bench's scoring. Mason Plumlee Celtics Pistons Detroit Pistons center Mason Plumlee ...
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Longtime Eagles OT Jason Peters on QB Carson Wentz Landing in Indy: 'He's going to get back to his MVP caliber' Both Reich and Wentz had a positive working relationship in 2017 with the Eagles, when Wentz was a bonafide NFL MVP candidate, throwing for 33 touchdowns to 7 interceptions for the then 11-2 Eagles before suffering a season-ending torn ACL injury.
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he 2020 season was a miserable one for Lane Johnson. Not only did the Eagles have a disastrous 4-11-1 season that led to the firing of their Super Bowl-winning head coach and kicked off a rebuilding phase, but Johnson struggled mightily to stay on the field because of an ailing ankle that has been bothering him ...
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ESPN's Mel Kiper: Bears have no shot at elite QB prospect with 20th pick in NFL Draft The Bears need to give up the dream of landing a franchise quarterback at No. 20 in the upcoming NFL Draft. While there are examples of quarterbacks being taken there or much later and turning into stars, the odds are against it. And waiting for one of the ...
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Clouden Named First-Team All-Big Ten EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State women's basketball junior Nia Clouden was named to the All-Big Ten team Monday, as voted on by both the 14 league coaches and the media, and announced by the conference office. Clouden was named to the first ...
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Boston Red Sox: 2021 stat predictions for four key players He's currently nursing some shoulder soreness that in part is attributed to COVID restrictions in his home country of Aruba which limited his offseason workouts. Bogaerts should be ready for Opening Day, as Chaim Bloom has already stated it's nothing of major ...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo shows value and values with All-Star MVP He broke into laughter, removed his headphones and told someone off camera, "I was supposed to do that." Still smiling big, he again lifted the trophy and exclaimed: "Milwaukee, this is for you!".
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NCAAW: WCC semifinals bring massive storylines The West Conference tournament has entered the semifinal stage in Las Vegas, NV. The WCC regular season champion Gonzaga Bulldogs defeated the Santa Clara Broncos 72-62 on Monday afternoon and the BYU Cougars face the San Francisco Dons at ...
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Exciting 2nd half awaits NBA, but virus may still have a say While LeBron James was largely resting through the All-Star Game, the Brooklyn Nets were adding another piece for a run at his title. With James still near the top of his game and the Nets on top of the league in scoring, it's easy to envision a coast-to-coast ...
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NY Giants release Cody Core as cap space purge continues The NY Giants released special teams contributor and wide receiver Cody Core Monday, in an effort to free up spending flexibility under the salary cap ahead of the NFL's new league-year opening later this month.
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Kyle Larson's early NASCAR win should not be mistaken as redemption for saying a racist slur You could see the narrative coming from miles away, literally. As Kyle Larson led the final 30 laps of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on his way to victory, you could see the potential for his on-track success to shape a ...
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The Franchise Tag Deadline Doesn't Matter for Dak Prescott, Cowboys, and That's a Problem By Kevin Sherrington, The Dallas Morning News • Published 1 hour ago • Updated 31 mins ago.
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Allen agrees to new deal to stay with Hoosiers through 2027 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana coach Tom Allen has agreed to a restructured contract that will keep him with the Hoosiers through the 2027 season for $4.9 million in annual compensation. Allen was named the Big Ten coach of the year and American ...
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Neemias Queta earns Mountain West player of the year honors by media Top of the list, of course, was to win a Mountain West championship and bring the Utah State Aggies back to the tournament. To do so — and with the departure of Utah State legend Sam Merrill — Queta would have to prove he was the best player in the ...
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Siena basketball's Manny Camper, Jalen Pickett named to all-MAAC first team Siena senior guard/forward Manny Camper and junior guard Jalen Pickett were named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball first team announced Monday morning. It's the second straight year for Camper on the first team and the third ...
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Chelsea's $128m flop finally shows signs of brilliance as West Ham miracle run continues: PL Wrap Chelsea cemented their grip on fourth place in the Premier League as Kai Havertz finally delivered an influential display in their vital 2-0 win against top-four rivals Everton on Monday. Havertz has endured a disappointing first season following his £70 million ...
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Pittsburgh and New York square off for division matchup The Rangers are 10-10-3 against the rest of their division. New York averages 10.0 penalty minutes per game, the fifth-most in the league. Brendan Lemieux leads the team serving 34 total minutes.
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No Comparison: Gators HC Dan Mullen Talks Difference Between Trask and Jones The Florida Gators are set to go into 2021 with a brand new quarterback in charge of the offense. Out is former Heisman candidate and Gators quarterback Kyle Trask, in is redshirt junior quarterback Emory Jones who is getting his first opportunity to start ...
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NBA Championship betting splits, picks heading into second half of season The Lakers won't need to do much at the deadline. Getting AD back in the lineup will be similar to a deadline deal. After that, L.A. can try and capture the No. 1 seed again, though it isn't as important with homecourt advantage not really a thing.
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Jose Martinez Suffers Torn Meniscus It's a tough blow, as he was looking to earn a bench role after signing a split contract with New York in January. MartÃnez will now spend a rather significant chunk of the season on the injured list and seemingly isn't assured of an MLB roster spot even when he ...
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It Looks Like the Bears Are Parting Ways with Bobby Massie (Opening Up a Starting Spot) There isn't a Bears fan who would disagree with the assessment that Chicago's offense needs change. Moreover, I believe most fans would agree that upgrades along the offensive line are a must. And to that end, shuffling the names in the trenches figured to ...
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Hogs have good shot to enter top 10 Arkansas guard Davonte Davis (4) reacts, Saturday, March 6, 2021 during the second half of a basketball game at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. Check out nwaonline.com/210307Daily/ for the photo gallery. FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas ...
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