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Can UCLA Bruins follow others who limped into the postseason only to win it all? The UCLA Bruins are the first team in NCAA men's basketball tournament history to reach the Final Four after entering the tourney on a four-game losing streak, according to Elias Sports Bureau research. After dropping their last three games of the regular ...
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Larry Brown hopes Roy Williams allowed to choose next North Carolina coach Brown, a North Carolina alumnus, told ACC Network's Packer and Durham on Friday that he believes Williams deserves the chance to choose his successor and that the next coach should already have Tar Heels ties. " ...
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Trout, Pujols lead Angels' late rally past White Sox, 4-3 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- — Mike Trout delivered the tying single and Shohei Ohtani scored the go-ahead run on Albert Pujols' groundout in the eighth inning, leading the Los Angeles Angels' rally to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.
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'Humbling': Drew Brees responds to emotional message from Saints QB Jameis Winston Drew Brees had competed against Jameis Winston for half a decade as dueling NFC South quarterbacks. Then the two shared a quarterback room in New Orleans last season, jack-of-all-trades Taysom Hill competing with them. So when Brees retired from ...
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ould this be the year it ends? Could this be the year the Eagles finally draft a linebacker in the first round? In the 41 years since, 135 linebackers have been drafted in the first round, from Hall of Famers Junior Seau, Ray Lewis, Derrick Brooks, Lawrence Taylor, Brian Urlacher and Derrick Thomas to Billy Cannon, Craig Powell and Huey Richardson, who never ...
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Film room: 3 potential mid-round targets for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2021 NFL draft Tommy Togiai, DT, Ohio State. Head coach Mike McCarthy and defensive coordinator Dan Quinn made the trip to Colombus to take in Ohio State's pro day, and you better believe it wasn't to watch Justin Fields.
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The Numbers: The statistical story of the women's Final Four The NCAA Women's Tournament is down to its Final Four in San Antonio, with three 1-seeds reaching the summit and a 3-seed breaking up the run of chalk to the national semifinals. Each team sports an AP All-American — Aliyah Boston for South Carolina, ...
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Should Lions Consider Drafting LB Zaven Collins? When a lot of fans are asked to name a great Lions linebacker, the first name that comes to mind is Chris Spielman. Yes, Spielman was a great linebacker, but he last played in Detroit in 1995. That's a long time not to have anyone else come to mind. If the new ...
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PGA DFS, Masters Tournament 2021: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy golf picks, advice Bryson DeChambeau has wowed everyone with his incredible distance and used that length to win the 2020 U.S. Open by five shots. Now, he'll look to capture his first green jacket by overwhelming Augusta National Golf Club in the Masters 2021.
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Talking Notre Dame Cornerback Recruiting, Drayk Bowen, Spring Practice In the latest WSBT Sportsbeat segment we focus mostly on Notre Dame cornerback recruiting. That is followed by talk of 2023 linebacker Drayk Bowen, one of the nation's best players in the class, and he's from Indiana. We wrap up with a few thoughts on ...
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Closing Time: Miggy in the snow, Byron Buxton everywhere Baseball 2021 kicked off Thursday and for the most part, it was glorious. Cabrera grabbed the first sharable highlight of the season, unfazed by some nasty spring weather. Bieber tried to sneak a pitch on the outside corner, and Cabrera deposited it into a right- ...
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NFL rumors: Anonymous execs rip the Giants for the Adoree' Jackson deal The Giants have been busy this offseason in free agency, trying to improve a team that missed the playoffs last season, but some of the maneuvering has raised eyebrows around the NFL — including the signing of cornerback Adoree' Jackson, who spent four ...
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2021 NBA Draft: Auburn star Sharife Cooper declares after shining in freshman season with Tigers Auburn freshman point guard Sharife Cooper, who led all major conference players in assists per game and finished second nationally in the category last season, told ESPN on Friday that he has declared for the 2021 NBA Draft and plans to forgo his ...
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Rockies Starts Off On The Right Foot, Shake Up Clayton Kershaw In Home Opener DENVER (AP) — Cody Bellinger homered over the fence for an RBI single and an out. It looked as confusing as it sounds. On an afternoon Bellinger had a homer negated due to a baserunning mistake, the Colorado Rockies played plenty of small ball to beat ...
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Orioles-Red Sox series preview: And away we go This marks the Birds' second straight Opening Day at Fenway Park, where they began last year's revamped 60-game schedule July 24. Before that, the Orioles had started their season in Boston only twice in their 66-year history, and not since 1966, Frank ...
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Padres Daily: Tatis' cheat code; Marcano's winning way; Snell ready What a fun day. Don't tell anyone, but I got chills when Fernando Tatis Jr. was introduced before yesterday's game. It's just that I didn't know 8,773 people could be that ...
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Bucks vs Trail Blazers 4/2/2021 Moneyline, Total, Stats, & Betting Odds The Bucks beat the Lakers 112-97 in their last contest on Wednesday. Jrue Holiday totaled a team-high 28 points to help lead the team to victory. They covered the spread as 8.5-point favorites, and the teams combined to fall short of the 222 point total.
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Chiefs signing Michael Burton The Chiefs are signing free agent fullback Michael Burton to a one-year deal, Herbie Teope of the Kansas City Star reports. Burton will replace Anthony Sherman, who retired earlier this offseason. Burton, 29, spent last season with the Saints, playing 15 ...
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Kevin Gorman's Take 5: Duane Underwood Jr. tone setter as Pirates bullpen shines in opener It wasn't lost on Duane Underwood when he was acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates that they opened the season against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, or that he could pitch against his former team. So there was no shortage of motivation for Underwood ...
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Royals outslug Rangers 14-10 in wild season opener KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Much of the attention on the Kansas City Royals this offseason centered around the acquisitions of first baseman Carlos Santana and left fielder Andrew Benintendi. It was another newcomer who made his mark as Kansas City ...
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Russell Wilson, Seahawks start state's 1st high school girls flag-football league in Tacoma Seattle's franchise quarterback and his NFL team are creating Washington's first high-school club flag-football league for girls, at high schools throughout Tacoma and Pierce County. The new league will begin play next month.
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Technical issues hamper Bally Sports Kansas City's coverage of Royals' season opener Viewers watching on Google Fiber and Cox Communications had separate issues on the network, which was known as Fox Sports Kansas City before rebranding earlier this week as Bally Sports. Fans ...
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At last, Oladipo finally gets his chance to play with Heat MIAMI (AP) — Victor Oladipo got swept out of the first round of the playoffs last season by Miami, and when that series concluded he had no doubt the Heat would end up in the NBA Finals. He was right. And now, he's got a chance to help them make this ...
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Where did Patriots free agents end up? Four landed with other teams, eight still looking for work Intent on settling in New England after his career ends, it wouldn't be a surprise if Hoyer hangs up the spikes. The undrafted journeyman has put together an improbable 12-year NFL career.
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Clippers rally from 18 points down, but let Nuggets pull away Los Angeles scored only nine points over the final six minutes and Nuggets guard Jamal Murray provided two daggers, sinking a three-pointer for an eight-point lead with two minutes to play, and a jumper with one minute left to go up 10, on the way to a 101-94 ...
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The Citadel soldiers on through difficult spring football season, with Wofford next Jeff Hartsell is a two-time S.C. sportswriter of the year who has covered Clemson, South Carolina, The Citadel, College of Charleston and high school beats, as well as professional golf and tennis events in Charleston.
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Cueto expected to start for the Giants against Mariners San Francisco Giants (0-1, fifth in the NL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (1-0, third in the NL West). Seattle; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: TBD Mariners: Yusei Kikuchi (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 strikeouts). LINE: Mariners favored by 1 ...
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Colts, Meijer & Lucas Oil Stadium To Host COVID Vaccination Clinic For Indiana Residents The vaccine supply is limited to 4,000 doses over both days, so appointments will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. To be eligible to secure an appointment, residents must pre-register:.
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Talbot brilliant in Wild's shootout win over Knights LAS VEGAS — Kevin Fiala scored in the shootout and the Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Thursday night. The victory snapped Minnesota's five-game road losing streak. More ...
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Yanez Dominates in Series-Opening Win CORVALLIS, Ore. – Brooke Yanez tossed a three-hit shutout with a season-high 15 strikeouts to lead No. 3 Oregon to a 2-0 win over Oregon State in game one of the rivalry series Thursday. How it Happened: Yanez was in control from start to finish, striking ...
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Atlanta Falcons plan to play game in London in 2021 In addition to meetings with their NFC South rivals, the Falcons' home opponents for 2021 include the Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Football Team.
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Zibanejad scores in OT, Rangers beat Sabres 3-2 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mika Zibanejad one-timed in Artemi Panarin's pass 4:32 into overtime, and the New York Rangers overcame giving up a late goal in a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Filip Chytil and Colin Blackwell also scored and ...
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Dodgers' Cody Bellinger is robbed of home run by teammate Justin Turner The Dodgers' first game of the season took a bizarre turn in the third inning when Bellinger lifted a fly ball just over the left-field wall at Coors Field with Justin Turner at first base. Colorado ...
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The Drew Lock criticism conundrum and why holding players accountable is a good thing Love him or leave Broncos Country! Sound familiar? It's a phrase some use about the United States, and it's the same sentiment being shared by Broncos fans and their quarterback. If ...
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Report: Rams QB Matthew Stafford Underwent 'Minor' Surgery on Throwing Hand The 33-year-old was seen in an Instagram video posted by his wife, Kelly Stafford, last week sporting a black brace around his right thumb while on a flight. According to the NFL ...
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Nets' LaMarcus Aldridge tabbed as starting center vs. Hornets The Nets made a change at starting center, but it wasn't Nic Claxton who got the nod. Instead, Steve Nash opted to give LaMarcus Aldridge an extended look at the center spot. Aldridge did not disappoint: 11 points, nine rebounds, six assists, two steals and a ...
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Following Rough Loss, Hornets Moving Forward to Face Indiana The Hornets never came close to recovering from the early hole, finishing with a season-low scoring total and a 35% field-goal percentage, while struggling to generate offense without points off turnovers or on the fast break before the benches were emptied in ...
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Michigan's Juwan Howard named AP college coach of the year The former member of the Fab Five certainly had the coaching chops after spending six years as an assistant with the NBA's Miami Heat. The question was whether he would be able to recruit. He had never done it before and the list of former NBA players who ...
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These 49ers team records could be at risk thanks to NFL's new 17-game season Here are the 49ers team records that could be at risk: Single-season 49ers records: 23 touchdowns (Jerry Rice, 1987); 4,278 passing yards (Jeff Garcia, 2000); 36 touchdown passes ( ...
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NN Mailbag: Will the 49ers' defense get worse without Saleh? A few things have changed since the last time we did a mailbag. The 49ers have retained several of their unrestricted free agents, plus they're no longer selecting at No. 12 of the draft. It was impossible to avoid the quarterback position in today's mailbag, but ...
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'Man, we're just excited': Rockies fans pumped about opening day, warm weather Thousands of fans packed LoDo near Coors Field, but the atmosphere was still a bit subdued because of COVID-related crowd size restrictions. No one was more pumped than Josh Pugh. "They call ...
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Former Bengals assistant has endless praise for Ja'Marr Chase It seems like they may have their pick of the best non-quarterback player in the draft which includes protection or weapons for Joe Burrow. Their is one name that continues to popup with ties to Cincinnati, LSU wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase.
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5 things to watch for in Penn State sports this weekend Penn State's Gerard Arceri (40) faces off against Maryland's Justin Shockey during the Penn State men's lacrosse game against Maryland on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 at Panzer Stadium in University Park, Pa. The Nittany Lions lost to the Terrapins 13-7.
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Indiana University and IU Women's Basketball Coach Teri Moren agree to new deal through 2027 Big Ten regular and postseason championships; · NCAA Tournament or WNIT Tournament participation and victories; · conference and/or national coach of the year accolades; and · team academic accomplishments.
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Steelers make official re-signing of DL Tyson Alualu Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Tyson Alualu goes through drills during a training-camp practice last August at Heinz Field. Alualu's two-year, $6 million contract extension was announced by the Steelers on Thursday.
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Benching COVID: Baseball fans return to California stadiums Long before he watched the windup to the first pitch, even before he entered the Oakland Coliseum, Sergio Santillan of Hayward was already feeling emotional. "I kinda wanna cry. I'm just loving it," he said, beer in hand, perched on a cement divider in the ...
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Jason Garrett speaks on Dak Prescott's contract extension with Cowboys Former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, who couldn't get Dallas over the hump and past the divisional round in the playoffs, was Prescott's head coach for four seasons prior to his exit after the 2019 campaign to pursue play-calling duties with the New York ...
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Aiken-trained Dream Shake set to run in Kentucky Derby prep race in California A colt that spent time at the Aiken Training Track is entered in a major prep race for the Kentucky Derby. Dream Shake will break from the No. 2 post position Saturday in the $750,000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park in California. Flavien Prat ...
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7 players who improved their NBA draft stock in the NCAA tournament Each NCAA tournament, we see a few players rise up draft boards while playing on the biggest stage in college basketball. Players like Texas Tech's Jarrett Culver and Virginia's De'Andre Hunter elevated their draft stock in 2019 after both teams made a Final ...
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