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Debunking NCAA tournament myths, and why the committee doesn't really care about you playing your rival Perhaps the most common Bracketology myth is that the Selection Committee wants to see rivals, who won't schedule each other during the regular season, play in their tournament. Think Kansas vs. Missouri, Texas vs. Texas A&M, or a current rivalry that wasn't ...
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NHL On Tap: Flames face Oilers in first game after firing coach Welcome to the NHL On Tap. Three NHL.com writers will share what they are most looking forward to on the schedule each day. Today, their choices from the 12 games Saturday. The Battle of Stressful Alberta. Angst will be high for the fourth game between ...
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Iowa's Luka Garza, Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham among finalists for men's basketball's Wooden Award Garza, the runner-up for the Wooden Award last season to Obi Toppin, has delivered on his status as the Wooden front-runner throughout the 2020-21 campaign. The 6-foot-11 center enters the final weekend of the regular season averaging 23.9 points per ...
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Wilson to have hearing for actions in Capitals game The Washington Capitals forward is facing discipline for boarding of Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo. The incident occurred at 18:27 of the first period of Washington's 5-1 loss at TD Garden on Friday.
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Saints re-sign Ty Montgomery Montgomery, the versatile running back, wide receiver and kick returner, has signed a one-year deal with the Saints, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. Last year Montgomery spent most of the season ...
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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid donates $100000 in All-Star winnings to homeless shelters "So many have fallen on such hard times during the pandemic," Embiid said in a statement released by the team announcing his donation. "I felt it was important to provide more support for individuals and families struggling with homelessness and food ...
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Saints create $13.4M in cap room with restructured deals for stars Demario Davis and Cameron Jordan The Saints entered the offseason with the worst salary cap situation in football, standing tens of millions above the announced floor. Both points remain true a month later. But they put another sizable dent in their debt Saturday. New Orleans restructured the ...
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Leonard Williams, Kevin Zeitler and Giants' looming free agency decisions They have told him that. He likes it in New York, too. They just have to make the money work. I think they'll strike a long-term deal soon that gives Williams something around the $20 million annual value he has earned but keeps his 2021 cap hit low, using ...
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All-Star Zach LaVine is in ELITE NBA company this season "I'm glad I have this chance and I can go out there and represent the city of Chicago." by Sam Smith. Posted: Mar ...
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Of course the Bengals are targeting Penei Sewell in the 2021 NFL draft Both of them have ideal frames and play with a nasty temperament. Sewell plays with more power, while Lewan was a little more athletic adjusting in space. Lewan has proven to be one of the league's best offensive tackles when he's dialed in and focused, ...
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NBA basketball has finally returned to New York City They're not going to do that, even if they win it all this season, or next; if it all works out like gangbusters in the playoffs for James Harden and Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. As big as a title would be for them, it wouldn't be as big as the Knicks winning another ...
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Todd McShay crafts trade back scenario for Dolphins in latest mock Miami, with three picks inside the top-40 and four picks inside the top-50 of the 2021 NFL Draft, could go any number of different directions. They could trade for an elite talent, ...
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NFL star Baker Mayfield wasn't the only one who saw strange lights in the sky The American Meteor Society received 20 reports of fireballs — bright meteors — in various parts of Texas on the same night Mayfield posted a Twitter message indicating he was "almost 100%" sure he and his wife "saw a UFO drop straight out of the sky" on his ...
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At the NBA All-Star Game, HBCUs will take center stage His current team - and a lot of others - should be big winners this time around. Sunday's All-Star Game in Atlanta is generating $3 million for Historically Black Colleges and Universities ...
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ACC Standings Update and Weekend Schedule (March 5, 2021) That said, let's briefly explore each team's conference seeding possibilities heading into the final Saturday of the season. Florida State. Current ACC Tournament Seed: 1; Current ACC win percentage: .786 ...
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Niele Ivey trying to keep Irish up Succeeding Naismith Hall of Famer Muffet McGraw and then going through a COVID-marred debut season on the Notre Dame sideline? That has been the nearly impossible task Niele Ivey has been forced to endure in Year 1 as coach of the inconsistent Irish ( ...
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Auburn vs. Mississippi State live stream (3/6): How to watch college basketball online, TV, time Meanwhile, Auburn has relied heavily on its freshmen this year. Flanigan, Jaylin Williams, JT Thor and Sharife Cooper have collectively accounted for 56 percent of the team's scoring this year and 63 percent of all Tigers points over the last five games.
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Conners builds 1-shot lead at Bay Hill as McIlroy lurks Conners surged into the lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the par-5 16th hole — his second eagle on that hole in two days — for a 3-under 69 and a one-shot advantage over former Bay Hill winner Martin Laird (67).
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Michigan hockey pads NCAA Tournament resume with win vs. No. 3 Minnesota During Michigan's first two-game series against Minnesota this season, the Wolverines were missing five of their top players to the World Junior Championship. Four were back in the lineup Friday and helped No. 7 Michigan beat No. 3 Minnesota 5-2 in ...
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No. 5 Iowa looks for season sweep of No. 25 Wisconsin The Hawkeyes (19-7, 13-6 Big Ten) have won six of their past seven games and are closing in on the No. 3 seed and a double-bye in next week's Big Ten tournament at Indianapolis.
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2021 Big Ten Men's Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap No team has pulled away after Michigan and Indiana caught up to Ohio State and the Buckeyes' early diving lead. Now, with just four events left, every point and placement matters more than ever. Michigan has 20 swims this prelims session, with Indiana 17 ...
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Kansas places Les Miles on leave, announces review of LSU allegations Kansas placed football coach Les Miles on administrative leave Friday night after allegations of sexual misconduct against the coach while he was at LSU were made public this week. Athletic director Jeff Long said in a statement that KU will conduct a review ...
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Seahawks cannot afford to trade quarterback Russell Wilson While Seattle did make the brilliant move of drafting Wilson in 2012 they also did that in the third round so it wasn't as if Seattle was waiting with bated breath before the draft started to take Wilson.
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Pacioretty's OT goal gives Golden Knights 5-4 win vs Sharks Alex Pietrangelo finds Max Pacioretty who records the winning goal in Vegas' 5-4 victory over San Jose. ByAP.
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3 cap casualty veterans the Cleveland Browns should consider These potential cap casualties could find a home with the Cleveland Browns. One unfortunate part of the game is that at the end of the day, this is a business. And while the Cleveland Browns will likely have to part ways with a few of their own players because ...
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NIU set to hire Rashon Burno as head basketball coach A veteran and established assistant coach, Burno has been rising through the college coaching ranks and has spent the past six seasons as Bobby Hurley's assistant at Arizona State. He was given the associate head coach tag in 2016.
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Benschoter's 10 Strikeouts Bolsters Spartans To 6-0 Season-Opener Win Over Maryland The senior right-hander Benschoter went a career-high 8.0 innings, and MSU got solid defense, as well as timely hitting on offense, including a two-run single by junior infielder/pitcher Zach Iverson as the Spartans broke open a 3-0 lead with a three-run eighth ...
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Could Brian Dutcher be Gophers target to replace Richard Pitino? An interesting name to follow could be San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher. Dutcher is the son of Jim, who spent 11 seasons (1975-86) at Minnesota and led the Gophers to their last official Big Ten title during the 1981-82 season.
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Terry Francona on Indians' big bullpen arms: 'It's easy to dream' CLEVELAND, Ohio — So you've survived five or six innings against one of the Indians' premium young starting pitchers such as Shane Bieber, Zach Plesac or Aaron Civale. Maybe the game is close. Perhaps you have a notion to rally for a late win.
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UConn seniors look to finish their home career with a win against Georgetown They seem to have cemented their place in the NCAA tournament. A home win over Georgetown in Gampel would be a great parting memory for their last home game, if only these three could have experienced one Big East rivalry style packed house to get the ...
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No. 4 Stanford women rout Oregon State to reach Pac-12 final Cameron Brink scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 Stanford into the Pac-12 Tournament title game with a 79-45 victory over Oregon State on Friday. Stanford will play No. 9 UCLA for the championship on Sunday. Brink ...
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Rangers Hoping That Kreider's Streak Becomes Consistency The 6-foot-3, 217-pound left wing who skates like someone 50 pounds lighter has piled up nine goals in his last six games, including natural hat tricks in a 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Feb. 24 and a 6-1 rout of the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, giving ...
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'They know us:' Navy men's basketball facing Loyola Maryland for 4th time in Patriot League Tournament Nav defeats Loyola. Navy's Cam Davis attempts a last second lay up to end the first half. The Navy Midshipmen defeated the visiting Loyola Greyhounds, 70-52, in men's NCAA basketball, Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Alumni Hall in Annapolis. (Paul W.
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No. 3 LSU gymnastics closes regular season with win against No. 22 Missouri The following information is from LSU Athletics: Freshman Haleigh Bryant and sophomore Kiya Johnson bookmarked the night with perfect scores to lead No. 3 LSU (6-3, 3-3 SEC) to a 197.875-196.175 win over No. 22 Missouri on Friday night inside the ...
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OU basketball: Trae Young, Buddy Hield build momentum ahead of restful All-Star break Former OU guard Trae Young plays for the Atlanta Hawks in their game against the OKC Thunder Nov. 30. Caitlyn Epes/The Daily.
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Prospect Mata sidelined by slight UCL tear The righty starter, who is in big league camp for the second straight year, has been diagnosed with a slight tear in his UCL. At this point, the Red Sox are ...
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Know your enemy: San Diego Padres KEY ADDITIONS: Yu Darvish, Blake Snell, Joe Musgrove, Nick Burdi, Mark Melancon, Keone Kela. KEY SUBTRACTIONS: Kirby Yates, Garrett Richards, Trevor Rosenthal, Mitch Moreland, Yonder Alonso, Joey Lucchesi. The Padres have, obviously, ...
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Aaron Donald and JJ Watt are the only players to accomplish this feat in a single season Aaron Donald now has some company in the NFC West as a three-time Defensive Player of the Year. J.J. Watt, who has also won the coveted award three times, is now a member of the Cardinals after signing with the Rams' division rival following his release ...
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Knicks News: Blake Griffen off the table, Victor Oladipo still in play New York has been quiet as of late regarding trades, with the deadline inching closer on March 25. However, President Leon Rose is keeping tabs on several players he could utilize assets to acquire.
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