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Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy returning to calling plays on offense LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy ended any suspense over who will call the team's offensive plays in 2021. The former NFL coach of the year confirmed on Friday that he will handle play calling duties after temporarily ceding the ...
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NHL Buzz: Hart to start for Flyers on Saturday after goalie was scratched Beaulieu out for season for Jets; Hurricanes recall Mrazek from conditioning stint · Philadelphia Flyers · Winnipeg Jets · Carolina Hurricanes · Ottawa Senators.
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MLB moving 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia voting law Major League Baseball announced Friday that it is moving the 2021 All-Star Game and 2021 draft out of Atlanta in protest of a new Georgia law that has raised concerns about its potential to disproportionately disenfranchise minority voters. In a statement ...
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Florida Gators pick up transfer guard Brandon McKissic from UMKC GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- After a week of departures that saw four of his players enter the transfer portal and two more turn pro, Florida coach Mike White took the first step in replacing them on Friday. White got a commitment from Kansas City guard Brandon ...
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Banged-up New Orleans Pelicans adding Isaiah Thomas on 10-day deal, sources say Thomas has not played an NBA game since Feb. 3, 2020, with the Washington Wizards. He did play two games with Team USA this February, leading the team in scoring in FIBA qualifying wins over the Bahamas and Mexico while shooting 50% from deep (6-of ...
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Donovan Mitchell says fear of flying won't keep him from joining Utah Jazz on future NBA road trips The team's charter plane hit a flock of birds shortly after takeoff Tuesday, causing an engine fire and failure that necessitated the emergency landing in Salt Lake City. The rest of the team traveled to Memphis on a ...
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LA Kings vs. San Jose Sharks: How to Watch The LA Kings completed a pair of trades over the past week. Michael Amadio was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for defenseman Christian Wolanin while the New York Rangers exchanged forward Brendan Lemieux for a fourth round pick.
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Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green: Fighting for play-in spot 'doesn't motivate me' "To be honest with you, I don't go into these games thinking like, 'Man, we need to win these games to get to the playoffs,'" Green said after Thursday's 116-109 loss to the Miami Heat. "I hate f---ing losing, so when I step on the floor I want to win.
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LeCharles Bentley named NFL Senior Advisor of Player Performance and Development In this capacity, Bentley will advise NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent, Sr. on player performance and the development of resources, enhancements, metrics and best practices designed to enhance the game.
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Three Takeaways from the LA Clippers' Loss to Rival Denver Nuggets Since acquiring Aaron Gordon and moving Will Barton down a position, the Nuggets have become an even longer, more athletic squad that is extremely switchable. The Nuggets were also able to tag and recover when Kawhi Leonard would make his way into ...
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Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry out vs. Toronto Raptors with lingering tailbone injury After playing 36 minutes in a 116-109 loss to the Heat on Thursday night, Curry said he would need to see how he felt Friday morning to decide his availability against the Raptors. After the ...
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NCAA Women's Tournament 2021: Predictions as Stanford, UConn, South Carolina and Arizona meet in Final Four Those three teams have bounced around the top-five all season and found themselves playing their best basketball heading into the NCAA Tournament. There is one team, however, that most people could not have predicted ...
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Dustin Pedroia shares powerful message for Red Sox in Opening Day hype video The Boston Red Sox will make their long-awaited return to Fenway Park on Friday afternoon for their Opening Day game against the Baltimore Orioles. This matchup was originally scheduled for Thursday but ended up getting postponed ...
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MLB Top Plays: Friday 4/2 Giants at Yusei Kikuchi – The Giants were the third-best offense against left-handed pitching last season. Their offense has returned with scarcely any changes. It's fair to chalk some of their success up to ...
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Derek Carr says Damian Lillard should win NBA MVP The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback tweeted Lillard deserves to win the MVP award and the Blazers franchise guard (and noted Raiders fan) appreciated the love.
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Cleveland Indians first baseman Jake Bauers awake and ready to help win games DETROIT -- There are no good guys or bad guys here. Competition, in the purest sense of the word, was a factor, but not the deciding one. It was simply about who the people in charge felt was the best fit at the moment for their baseball team. On March 26 ...
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Will Fuller: What makes things easier for me is the ability to score on any play The Dolphins picked up Will Fuller in free agency, upgrading the speed on Miami's receiving corps for 2021. Fuller has dealt with several injuries throughout his career, never playing more than 14 games in a season — and that came in his rookie year.
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'He showed everything': Michael A. Taylor uses all his skills in dazzling Royals debut Touted as an elite outfield defender, he cut down a pair of runners at the plate with high-powered throws. He also showed he can swing the lumber by driving in a pair of runs, including a solo home run he blasted an estimated 402 feet to right-center field.
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Auburn's Sharife Cooper to enter NBA draft, hire agent Cooper announced his decision to enter the draft and hire an agent Friday after putting up big numbers as a freshman despite playing in only 12 games. Cooper averaged 20.2 points, 8.1 assists and 4.3 rebounds after being declared eligible by the NCAA.
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Russell Wilson trade to Bears 'not totally off the board' "I've been told... Russell Wilson being traded from Seattle is not dead yet," Mortensen said. "And Chicago and the Seahawks had the most heated talks going up to and then it kinda fell apart and cooled off.
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2021 NFL draft: What is Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looking for in a quarterback? The NFL landscape has changed quite a bit over the last 30 years, and teams were forced to do the same along the way. Be it the salary cap and free agency, or a rule book increasingly favoring passing offenses, the organizations that were able to adapt the ...
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Avalanche Begins Home Back-to-Back Set Against Blues The Colorado Avalanche hosts the St. Louis Blues on Friday in the first game of a back-to-back set between the clubs. It is the first contest that ticketed fans will be in attendance at Ball Arena after health care providers, frontline staff and first responders were in ...
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NFL rumors: Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch disagree on QB to draft at No. 3 The 49ers have set themselves up to make a franchise-defining decision when they go on the clock with the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch ...
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The Justin Fields 'work ethic' story shows the media is still bad at talking about Black QBs The worst part of every NFL draft cycle is also one of its oldest features: racism. Now, we have become a lot better at recognizing that racism and criticizing draft analysis, and that's probably the result of film and data being more accessible for the public and ...
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Gonzaga vs. UCLA odds: 2021 NCAA Tournament picks, March Madness Final Four predictions from proven simulation Mick Cronin and the UCLA Bruins look to continue an amazing 2021 NCAA Tournament run on Saturday evening in Indianapolis. Though UCLA may not be a Cinderella based on its program history, the Bruins are a No. 11 seed in this year's tournament, ...
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What you should know about former Hopkins star Paige Bueckers Paige Bueckers tore up the basketball scene in Minnesota during her high school career at Hopkins. But now, Bueckers, who just became the first woman to win the Associated Press Player of the Year award as a freshman, has stepped into the national ...
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Are the Philadelphia 76ers or Brooklyn Nets the team to beat in the East? And with each passing game, it seems increasingly likely that these two are destined to collide in the playoffs with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. The Nets ...
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Game Recap: Pistons 120, Wizards 91 Russell Westbrook (16 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists) tallied his fourth consecutive triple-double for the Wizards in the losing effort, his 18th triple-double of the season and the 164th of his career. The Pistons improve to 14-34 on the season, while the Wizards ...
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Bills sign Jamil Douglas The Bills have added another piece to their offensive line. The team announced on Friday that they have signed offensive lineman Jamil Douglas. Douglas agreed to a one-year deal with the AFC East club. Douglas was a fourth-round pick of the Dolphins in ...
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Recounting some of the greatest Pittsburgh Steelers 'draft crushes' For those who have frequented BTSC for a few years, you may remember the hype surrounding a certain nose tackle out of Baylor University back in 2016. Andrew Billings was the draft crush of many Steelers' fans that year, myself included. Those who had ...
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Bengals.com Media Mock Draft: "We Have A Trade..." Our man in Carolina, the estimable Joe Person of The Athletic, wanted a shot at the fifth quarterback. He had the 39th pick, high in the second round. That dovetails nicely with the Bengals' 38th pick.
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Raiders sign Kolton Miller to multi-year extension The athletic, 6-foot-8, 325-pound tackle out of UCLA started in 14 games during the 2020 campaign, helping the Raiders rank eighth in the NFL in total offense, averaging 383.3 yards per game, while finishing 10th in the league in fewest sacks allowed (28).
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Marlins' Corey Dickerson: Sits against southpaw Dickerson is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports. Dickerson led off Thursday against righty Tyler Glasnow. With lefty Ryan Yarbrough on the mound Friday, he'll hit the bench, with Adam Duvall ...
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Ranking 5 Yankees contract extension candidates after Mets lavish Francisco Lindor Of course! Should the Yankees, who spent a franchise-record $5.1-million on Dominguez in international signing bonus money in 2019, lock him up long-term right now? No! He hasn't even played a professional game yet. But teams are signing more and more ...
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Nets' Tyler Johnson: Scores 15 points off bench Perhaps it's a coincidence, but Johnson's scoring outburst did come in the absence of James Harden (hamstring), although the extra shooting space could just as easily be contributed to the low-post presence of LaMarcus Aldridge who was making his Nets ...
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Masters 2021: Dustin Johnson releases menu for champions dinner at Augusta National Dustin Johnson's 2020 Masters performance may only be surpassed by the meal he's put together for the 2021 champions dinner. Next Tuesday, D.J. will host all the former champions who can be in attendance at Augusta National Golf Club in what has ...
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'Ball Bunyan': Mason City native Bryce Ball enters MLB season as Atlanta Braves' prized prospect But as Ball walks around his high baseball school field during a rare trip home during a late November day in 2020, he starts to remember one in particular. It happened during Ball's senior season 2016. Newman, which was playing Forest City that day, had a ...
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Three silver linings from Giants' ugly loss vs. Mariners I can name three from last season that were worse, maybe even five: The two blown saves to the A's, the subsequent one in Anaheim, the walk-off at home against the San Diego Padres, and the season-ending one with a playoff spot on the line.
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Pelicans plan to sign Isaiah Thomas to 10-day contract The 31-year-old, who made two All-Star games with the Boston Celtics, is joining the Pelicans to provide relief in the backcourt, where New Orleans is banged up. ESPN was ...
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Alex Smith mentioned as a potential acquisition for Houston Texans The Houston Texans are an absolute mess of an organization right now, the most dysfunctional and even talent-less franchise in the National Football League. In the weeks and months to come, they might be even more barren of any real formidable talent if ...
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Fans arrive for chilly Opening Day at Wrigley Field Despite a chilly day on April 1, in Chicago, Illinois, fans are excited for Opening Day as they head to Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and ...
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Nationals intend to open the season versus Braves down 9 players Drew Smyly is scheduled to make his Atlanta Braves debut that Monday but much is still up in the air including if the game will be played at all. For now, all we know for certain is that the Braves play the Phillies on Saturday at 4:05 PM ET. Stay tuned as we will ...
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Game Preview: Knicks vs Mavericks, 4/2/2021 In the debilitating loss to Minnesota on Wednesday the Timberwolves unzipped and flopped out a big old zone to force a critical turnover with half a minute left. They were daring enough to do it because the guy triggering Knick possessions doesn't imbue that ...
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Texas Tech basketball: Three Red Raiders enter transfer portal The first was junior Kyler Edwards, who was rumored to be interested in a transfer long before the Beard to Texas saga began. Thus, his decision, which was announced just moments after Beard's move became known, was no surprise.
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Brett Ballard: Roy Williams' KU basketball impact 'beyond remarkable' Former Jayhawk walk-on, current Washburn coach says retiring Hall of Famer worthy of statue outside Allen Fieldhouse. Matt Galloway. Topeka Capital-Journal. Roy Williams, who retired Thursday, won three national championships and compiled a 903-.
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Club softball coach accused of sexually abusing player arraigned on felony charges EATON COUNTY, MI – A softball coach for young women has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing one of his players. William Steven Kunkel Jr. was arraigned Tuesday, March 30, on several criminal sexual conduct charges and charge of child ...
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Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins to co-host the NHL's first-ever joint Pride Game For pregame warmups the teams will tape their sticks with rainbow tape, wear commemorative pride warmup jerseys featuring the Progress Pride Flag and use Official Pride Game warmup pucks with a distinct colorful design. The items used ...
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New York Giants Free-Agent Haul Has a Familiar Feel to It Adapt or die. Those three words have been at the very core of New York Giants head coach Joe Judge's approach to building a team from the beginning. In his first season--a year in which no one even knew if there would be a season--Judge became the ...
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Trayce Jackson-Davis announces he's staying at Indiana for his junior year Indiana All-American forward Trayce Jackson-Davis announced on his Twitter account Friday that he will stay for his junior year instead of entering the NBA Draft. New Indiana coach Mike Woodson said keeping Jackson-Davis on the roster would be a priority ...
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Tigers hosting alternate site games at Fifth Third Field The Tigers will play with an extended Spring Training roster for the games at Fifth Third Field, including players not on their active 26-man roster. The game will be played like Spring Training games, meaning contests may not go a full nine innings and parts may ...
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