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WNBA draft 2021 grades: Dallas Wings draft Charli Collier, score highest marks At maximum, there are only 144 roster spots in the 12-team WNBA. Not every team is expected to carry 12 players this year, though, due to contractual obligations and fitting under the salary cap, so there might be even fewer spots up for grabs.
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Golden State Warriors say James Wiseman surgery a success, rookie expected back next season The Warriors called the surgery successful, but as coach Steve Kerr noted after Thursday's win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Warriors were "very disappointed" to learn that Wiseman needed a more intricate meniscus repair that will keep him out for months, ...
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Backstrom honored by Capitals, former teammates for 1000th game WASHINGTON -- Nicklas Backstrom appeared to be everywhere before the Washington Capitals played the Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena on Thursday. To celebrate Backstrom playing in his 1,000th NHL regular-season game, the Capitals players all ...
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Jaylen Brown scores 40, Celtics beat Lakers 121-113 LOS ANGELES -- — Jaylen Brown scored four of his 40 points in the final minute, and the Boston Celtics blew most of a 27-point lead in the fourth quarter before holding on for their fifth straight victory, 121-113 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
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3 Reasons Why the Broncos Shouldn't Trade Up for a QB With the NFL draft right around the corner, the rumor mill has started to really heat up as of late. Every day you see a different mock draft, with entirely different scenarios of what will happen in Round 1 on April 29. The hot debate in the Mile High City has been ...
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Penguins equipment manager gets assist on wild Crosby goal During a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, Sidney Crosby found himself streaking up the ice without a stick. But that was a problem the team's associate head equipment manager, Jon Taglianetti, was uniquely qualified to solve. Taglianetti ...
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Mets rained out for 3rd time in 5 days, 2nd time with Phils NEW YORK -- — The Mets really have improved — in how they handle rainouts. New York's finale of the four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies was postponed because of rain Thursday. Ace Jacob deGrom never warmed up for the Mets' third ...
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2021 NFL Draft: Prospect-pro comparisons for top wide receivers As with last week's piece, because prospects did not run drills at the NFL Scouting Combine this year, I'm relying on numbers pulled together from pro days. Historical pre-NFL numbers for current pros are drawn from or cross-checked against combine records, ...
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Purdue Boilermakers All-America RB Leroy Keyes dies at age 74 Keyes, the only two-time consensus All-American in Purdue history, finished third and second in Heisman Trophy voting in 1968 and 1969, respectively. He set team records for career touchdowns (37), points (222) and all-purpose yards (3,757).
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Chris Carson: Re-Signing With Seahawks "Was The Right Decision" Chris Carson finished the 2020 season unsure if it would be his last in Seattle. After four years with the Seahawks, the team that selected him in the seventh round of the 2017 draft, ...
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NHL On Tap: Panthers, Lightning compete for first in Central Division 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 nine games Thursday. Panthers, Lightning battle for first. Forward Nikita Gusev and defenseman ...
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MLS 2021 storylines: Columbus Crew take aim at title defense, expansion team Austin FC debuts On Saturday, Los Angeles FC hosts an expansion team in its first game for the second season in a row (6 p.m. ET, FOX), giving Austin FC its baptism by fire against a preseason MLS Cup favorite.
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Young's slam off Corbin helps D'backs top booed Nats 11-6 WASHINGTON (AP) — Boos cut through the windy, chilly night at Nationals Park as Patrick Corbin struggled for the second time in two starts in 2021 and Washington was on its way to falling to 3-7. And that was even before. "He wasn't sharp," Washington ...
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David Beckham's Inter Miami could be a great team. But it has to win first After nearly seven years of battling to get an MLS expansion franchise on the field somewhere in South Florida, Beckham was eager to implement his vision for a club that would start big and get bigger. "I don't think there's another club anywhere that has the ...
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A Look Back at LaMarcus Aldridge's Best Game Against the LA Clippers With seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge announcing an abrupt retirement from basketball after struggling with an irregular heartbeat, it felt only right to reflect on the big man's career through a Clipper lens. It might be painful for LA fans to recall, but let's ...
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Fernando Tatis Jr. takes batting practice, San Diego Padres 'optimistic' for Friday return Friday marks the first day Tatis is eligible to be activated off the injured list since suffering a subluxation of his left shoulder during a violent swing on April 5, his third reported issue with that shoulder in a span of 23 days.
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Raiders cut DL Maurice Hurst, Arden Key The Last Vegas Raiders cut two members of Jon Gruden's first draft class in his second stint as coach, waiving defensive linemen Maurice Hurst and Arden Key before their fourth seasons with the team. The Raiders made the moves Thursday after signing ...
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Streak breaker: Kepler singles in 9th, as Twins edge Red Sox MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler delivered the sigh-of-relief winner for Minnesota on the last day of a rough first homestand of the season. The Boston Red Sox relentlessly kept the Twins from being comfortable all series. Kepler's bloop RBI single in the ...
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NFL announces tri-exclusive official sports betting partners The National Football League today announced its first-ever U.S. sportsbook partnerships as Caesars Entertainment, DraftKings and FanDuel have reached agreements to become Official Sports Betting Partners of the NFL. As part of these multi-year ...
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Rask Gets 300th Win As Bruins Break Through vs. Isles BOSTON - Tuukka Rask knows that when all is said and done and he looks back on his career, it's nights like Thursday that he'll be able to appreciate. But make no mistake, the netminder was not taking anything for granted in the present. After playing just ...
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Cleveland Cavaliers become latest victim of Stephen Curry's flurry in 119-101 loss to Golden State Warriors Thursday was the biggest -- and liveliest -- crowd of the season. A sellout of 4,148 during a pandemic. Most were rooting for the home team, signified by a "Draymond Green sucks" taunt from a Cleveland fanatic in section 103 or the early-game heckles toward ...
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Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera suspended 3 games for throwing pitch behind the Brewers' Brandon Woodruff It was determined Tepera, 33, had intent when he threw behind and at the feet of Woodruff in the fifth inning. By rule, manager David Ross received a one-game suspension, which he'll serve Friday.
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5 takeaways | Sabres earn emotional win for Tokarski in DC Dustin Tokarski pointed skyward once the final horn sounded at Capital One Arena on Thursday. In the moments following his first NHL win in over five years, Tokarski thought of his late father. "It was pretty incredible, to be honest," the goaltender said.
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'It's a huge privilege' to wear Jackie Robinson's No. 42 ST. PETERSBURG — For the 18th straight season, all the players, coaches, managers, umpires and on-field personnel wore No. 42 during the Rays-Rangers game Thursday night at Tropicana Field. It was MLB's annual Jackie Robinson Day, a salute to the ...
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Roma hold Ajax to advance to Europa League semi-finals against Man Utd The last Italian team left in European competition held off the Dutch to set up a final-four clash with Manchester United who beat Granada. Roma had won the first leg 2-1 in Amsterdam, ...
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Artemi Panarin scores twice, Igor Shesterkin records another shutout as Rangers blank Devils 4-0 Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 29 saves while taking a regulation loss for his fifth straight start. The Devils have now lost four straight and eight of nine (1-6-2). The teams continue ...
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Ehlers, Connor each score 2 as Jets surge past Leafs 5-2 TORONTO (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice and Connor Helleybuck made 31 saves and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday. Kyle Connor added two goals, including one into an empty net, to go along with an assist, while ...
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Hurricanes score 3 quick goals, top Predators 4-1 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Warren Foegele scored the first of three Carolina goals in under eight minutes and the Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 to snap a two-game skid Thursday night. Andrei Svechnikov, Vincent Trocheck and Sebastian Aho also ...
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Cam Smith is a better golfer than fisherman, Reagan Cink's legend grows and a relaxed Billy Horschel keeps it rolling Now that you've recovered from that five-alarm fire, we will provide the proof to back it up. Prior to settling Harbour Town ablaze with a nine-under 62 on Thursday in the first round of the RBC Heritage, Smith traded in his clubs for a fishing pole during ...
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Bulls' Zach LaVine expected to miss several games after entering NBA's health and safety protocols, per report The Bulls have five games scheduled over the next week, starting with the Grizzlies in Chicago on Friday night. Then they host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night before going on the road for a game in Boston on Monday night and another one in ...
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NFL Draft position preview: Bears need long-term answer to pair with S Eddie Jackson The Bears' plan at safety the last two seasons was to bank on Eddie Jackson being one of the NFL's elite and pair him with the best available, affordable free agent they could find. It looks like they'll be doing that again this year, unless they can find a longer- ...
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Shocker: Cowboys' Jerry Jones Ranked No. 8 GM In NFL Drafting The Cowboys,'' writes NFL.com, "get credit for (Dak) Prescott in this exercise, in addition to four more Pro Bowlers drafted since 2015: Ezekiel Elliott, Byron Jones, Leighton Vander Esch and Jaylon Smith ... It's hard to fault this team's draft process too much.''.
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Vrana scores in Detroit debut, Red Wings beat Chicago 4-1 DETROIT (AP) — Jakub Vrana scored in his Detroit debut, and Troy Stecher added two goals for the Red Wings in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Vrana and Richard Panik played for the first time since the Red Wings acquired ...
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KU hoops commitment Kyle Cuffe Jr. reclassifies into 2021 class, will join Jayhawks for 2021-22 season Originally a member of the 2022 recruiting class, Cuffe, a four-star prosect from the New York City area, committed to Kansas last December and recently reclassified to get to KU early. The 6 ...
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Kyle Kuzma: Andre Drummond 'kind of really never really been coached in his career' It's especially brash coming from Kuzma, who's in just his fourth NBA season. Kuzma has participated in winning basketball, which isn't nothing. But hasn't proven he can drive winning basketball. He just happened to be on the (bad) team that LeBron James ...
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Minnesota State High School League seeks relief from mask-wearing during games With high school sports moving outside this spring, the athletes who play them have their governing body urging that they be allowed to compete without having to wear masks. The Minnesota State High School League's board of directors, meeting virtually ...
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Storm acquires guard Kennedy Burke after trading draft pick Aaliyah Wilson to Indiana The Storm needed to wait several minutes Thursday night before using the first of its four picks — No. 11 overall — to select Aaliyah Wilson before shipping the Texas A&M guard to the Indiana Fever for Burke.
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Alabama baseball walks off Auburn in 10th Alabama baseball's recent winning streak added a rivalry walk-off to the list. The Crimson Tide's fifth straight win came via a 10th inning walk off to beat Auburn, 8-7 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Owen Diodati roped a single to right to bring Sam Praytor home to ...
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Gophers volleyball sweeps Georgia Tech in NCAA opener The Gophers (15-2) advanced to the Sweet 16 to play Sunday vs. Pittsburgh. Big Ten Player of the Year Stephanie Samedy and Adanna Rollins led Minnesota with 13 kills apiece.
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Jadeveon Clowney signing continues homerun offseason for Browns GM Andrew Berry "I do not know that I would necessarily single that position out among others across the defense," the Browns vice president of football operations and general manager said. "I think that it is great to have two bookends along the defensive line -- very few teams ...
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Civale expected to start for Indians at White Sox Cleveland Indians (6-5) vs. Chicago White Sox (6-6). Chicago; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Indians: Aaron Civale (2-0, 2.46 ERA) White Sox: Lance Lynn (1-0, .00 ERA). LINE: White Sox -142, Indians +122; over/under is 8 runs.
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Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry is taking everything upon himself So much of Steph's proficiency comes from his work off the ball. So much of why that worked was because of the attention teammates like Thompson commanded to create chaos. In the same vein as James Harden or ...
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Denver to host Nations League with US, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica The semifinals, featuring the USMNT vs. Honduras and Mexico vs. Costa Rica, will be held on June 3. The final and third place matches will take place three days later. The semifinal matchups were determined by the outcome of group stage play in the fall of ...
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TA 4/15/21: Cards Option Lane Thomas, Promote Scott Hurst Just as I posted the transactional happenings in the rest of the division, the Cards announced the following transaction just now: 4/15/21: Optioned OF Lane Thomas to the Alternate Training Site. Purchased the contract of OF Scott Hurst from the Alternate ...
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Five from the Pac-12 taken in the WNBA Draft for the third consecutive year SAN FRANCISCO – Two first-round picks highlighted five overall selections from the Pac-12 in Thursday night's WNBA Draft, which was held virtually this year with the picks announced live on ESPN. Aari McDonald (ARIZONA) was first off the board, going to ...
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Reminder: 49ers have made all the wrong moves at QB under Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch Instead, general manager John Lynch traded down from two to three, adding two thirds and a fourth before selecting Solomon Thomas with the third overall pick. Instead of drafting a franchise quarterback, Shanahan and Lynch ...
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Danny Ainge loves that Jayson Tatum called Kendrick Perkins after criticism Perkins criticized Tatum for bad body language during a loss earlier in April. Boston-10/05/19-The Boston Celtics held an open practice at Danny Ainge appreciated ...
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Tigers vs. Athletics photo gallery Detroit Tigers' Akil Baddoo wears a shirt to honor Jackie Robinson Day during batting practice before a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Tigers in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu). Jeff Chiu ...
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Lightning's Steven Stamkos placed on long-term injured reserve TAMPA — The Lightning placed Steven Stamkos on long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury Thursday night, meaning they will be without one of their top scorers for at least most of the regular season's stretch run. Stamkos was retroactively placed ...
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Gondrezick drafted fourth by Indiana Fever (Tamika Catchings & Kysre Gondrezick Zoom conference). Kysre Gondrezick made history Thursday night when she was chosen fourth overall in the WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever. Gondrezick becomes West Virginia's highest selection in the WNBA Draft ...
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