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NFC North projected starters: Bears begin new era at QB; boom or bust for Vikings With the 2021 NFL Draft and most of free agency in the rearview, Gregg Rosenthal will project starting lineups for all 32 teams because that's his idea of fun. Check out the NFC North breakdowns below.
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Matt Ryan reflects on Julio Jones' impact on his career as trade rumors persist When Atlanta restructured Ryan's contract earlier this offseason, the club signaled a commitment to the veteran QB for beyond this year. By passing on a signal-caller in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Falcons doubled down on that plan.
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Re-Drafting Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball and the 2020 NBA Draft 1st Round We re-drafted while taking into account each franchise's updated roster. So, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls re-drafted with Jarrett Allen and Nikola Vucevic at center, respectively, and the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks picked knowing how ...
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Cam Heyward: Steelers defenders 'most excited to have' RB Najee Harris The Pittsburgh Steelers used a first-round pick on running back Najee Harris to help upgrade a woeful rushing attack. The club then used its next three draft picks on the offensive side of the ball rather than stockpiling the defense. Steelers defensive lineman ...
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Driedger to make NHL playoff debut for Panthers in Game 2 Chris Driedger will make his NHL postseason debut as the starting goalie for the Florida Panthers when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup First Round at BB&T Center on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; CNBC, SNE, TVAS2, BSFL, BSSUN) ...
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The Biggest X-Factor for Every NBA Play-in Tournament Team Excited to talk about some NBA play-in X-factors? Me too. But before we start, let's establish a few conceptual ground rules. Defining what constitutes an X-factor is an exercise without consensus. Can superstars qualify? Should we immediately be defaulting ...
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Mailbag: Odds Jahlani Tavai Makes the Lions The Detroit Lions have filled out their roster, and actual rookie practices have already taken place. As the offseason moves along, we continue to get more of an idea of what next season may look like. There are still many question marks surrounding the team, ...
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MLB Must Act Before Beanballs Hurt Players and the Game With the bases loaded in the seventh inning of a 1–0 game between the Mets and Braves, Kevin Pillar was hit in the face with a 94 mph fastball thrown by Braves reliever Jacob Webb. Blood immediately started gushing from Pillar's nose as he helplessly ...
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Kacey Bellamy retiring from US women's hockey team after nine world championships The news comes as a shock as Bellamy, 34, was supposed to play in the 2021 World Championships this month in Nova Scotia, and was on track to make her fourth Olympic team in February. However ...
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Patriots' addition of Brian Hoyer can't be good news for Jarrett Stidham "Huh?" was the collective reaction from Patriots fans. "Don't they already have three quarterbacks?" The other sound came from the quarterbacks room at Gillette Stadium.
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'The hardest course in the world': Two pros relive the brutal 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Doug Wade and Michael Frye are two players with intimate knowledge of the course's near-legendary difficulty during Friday's second round that year. They were among the 20 PGA professionals who earned their way into the the PGA Championship in 2012 by ...
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yan Kerrigan won't be coming back in 2021 to the only franchise he's ever known. "I'll never be able to sum up what these past 10 years have meant to me in an Instagram post, but what I can say is that they have been some of the best of my life. I hope you had as much fun watching me as I did playing for you. Thank you, Washington, for ...
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A's-Astros series preview: Both teams are hot, but who has the edge? Much has changed for the A's since they last saw the Houston Astros. The teams met at the Coliseum to open the season and the A's looked completely overmatched: The Astros swept four games from the A's in lopsided fashion, out-scoring Oakland 35-9 and ...
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NBA Rumors: Kings to Bring Back Luke Walton Next Season Walton and the Kings extended the organization's playoff drought to 15 years this season, tying an NBA record. For the second consecutive year the team finished 31-41 season. "I appreciate my working relationship ...
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Brubaker expected to start for the Pirates against Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates (17-23, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (23-18, first in the NL Central). St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: JT Brubaker (3-2, 2.58 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 41 strikeouts) Cardinals: John Gant (2-3, 1.84 ...
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Tottenham's Harry Kane '100% committed' to final Premier League games - Ryan Mason Sources have told ESPN that Spurs are disappointed by the timing of Monday's news given the club can still qualify for Europe next season and will face Aston Villa in front of approximately 10,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday evening.
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Windhorst: Kawhi Leonard's Clippers 'Made Moves to Avoid' LeBron James' Lakers ESPN's Brian Windhorst said Monday the Los Angeles Clippers slid down the Western Conference standings on purpose to minimize their chances of facing the rival Los Angeles Lakers in the early rounds of the playoffs. The Clippers went 4-6 over their last ...
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Pacers' Malcolm Brogdon Status in Hornets Game The Indiana Pacers will need their star point guard against the Charlotte Hornets because it is a one-and-done situation. If the Pacers lose, they are out of the NBA Playoffs, and if ...
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Texans are underdogs in all 17 games in 2021 An NFL team's success is determined by the extent to which it exceeds expectations. If the Houston Texans win only one game in 2021, they will have exceeded expectations. The Westgate sportsbook has the Texans as the underdogs in each of the team's ...
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PGA Championship 2021: Lee Westwood latest player to drop out of Olympic consideration Lee Westwood is enjoying a career revival at 48 years old. That revival tour will not visit Japan, however. On Tuesday at the PGA Championship Westwood was the latest big name to drop out of the 2021 Summer Olympics. "I have already pulled out," ...
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Joins team in Kansas City Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday that Yelich (back) has rejoined the team ahead of its two-game series in Kansas City, Bryan Dee of WTMJ Milwaukee reports. "He's going good," Counsell said of Yelich. "He is in Kansas City with us right now, ...
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Eric Fisher: It was tough to watch Patrick Mahomes run around in Super Bowl LV After tearing his Achilles in the AFC Championship Game against the Bills, Eric Fisher had to watch the Chiefs take on the Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV instead of lining up at left tackle. Fisher has since been released by the Chiefs and signed with the Colts ...
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Aaron Long to miss 2021 season after undergoing Achilles' tendon surgery Long's injury also impacts the US men's national team depth chart ahead of a busy stretch that includes Nations League, Gold Cup and World Cup qualifying matches. He's been capped 21 times by the USMNT, scoring three times.
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New York City Marathon Returns with 33000 Runners on Nov. 7: What Will It Look Like? NEW YORK — The 50th running of the New York City Marathon will take place on Nov. 7 with a modified capacity of 33,000 runners, New York Road Runners announced on Monday. "The marathon is back," Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared in his Monday news ...
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Chuck Checks In - 05.18.21 Their goal is to win an NBA title. Pure and simple. Head Coach Billy Donovan and his staff did an outstanding job facing a storm of obstacles that hit not only the Bulls but 29 other teams. Karnisovas and Eversley will leave no stone unturned to provide Chicago ...
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Braves' Mike Soroka: Weeks of rest ahead Soroka will be re-evaluated in 2-4 weeks after undergoing a "clean-out" procedure on his Achilles tendon Monday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports. "I guess everything went well, but it'll be [up to] a month before they know if everything takes and how he'll ...
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Liberty Ballers 2020-21 NBA Playoff Roundtable To put it simply, this season has been awesome. After the drudge that was last year, actually being able to enjoy watching games again is a nice change of pace. With the Sixers atop the Eastern Conference standings as the playoffs roll around, now seems ...
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Dodgers' Chris Taylor: Returning to lineup Tuesday Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Taylor (wrist) will start at third base in Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports. Taylor had been limited to a bench role the past two games due to a sore right wrist, but he looks ...
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LeBron Said It Didn't Matter What Seed His Team Was. Now He Has A Chance To Prove It. Do Anthony Davis, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have enough in the tank to win another ring? Harry How / Getty Images. May 18, ...
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Columbus Crew fans reject name change, and win Perhaps it's not on the level of preventing a team from moving away from your city, but fans of the Columbus Crew once again took on ownership of the club and once again came out on top. Advertisement. A couple weeks ago, the Crew announced that they ...
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Katerina Siniakova stuns Serena Williams to reach Parma quarterfinal The former WTA doubles No. 1 earned her first Top 10 win in nearly two years over the 23-time Grand Slam champion, who had taken a wildcard into Parma after an early exit in Rome. By David Kane. May 18, 2021 ...
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Nets to learn playoff opponent Tuesday night as they prepare and practice Time for scoreboard watching ... or its more modern iteration, Twitter. The Wizards, who closed the season on the rise, and the Celtics, who were going in the opposite direction, face off in Boston at 9 p.m. tonight on TNT, the winner heading to Barclays Center ...
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Embarrassed Twins demolished 16-4 by White Sox. search for words and answers Monday at Target Field was just like a movie: a cinematic early summer evening with temperatures in the 70s, a light breeze and a slow sunset. But the scenes that played out for the Twins weren't the triumphant climaxes of "The Natural" or "A League of Their ...
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Phillies vs. Marlins Series Preview Probable Pitchers; Recent Lineups; What To Watch For. Schedule, Watch, Listen. Tuesday, May 18 at 7:05 pm. TV: Bally Sports Florida; Radio: 940 ...
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Bengals RB Chris Evans tabbed "a fun dark horse" by MMQB The Cincinnati Bengals have picked up some interesting draft picks in 2021. The Bengals used a sixth round pick on a running back that they hope can fill a very specific role. Chris Evans not only made an impression on the Bengals' coaching staff, but also ...
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NFC East: What the Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, and Washington Accomplished in the 2021 NFL Draft Since 2015, the division has posted a 175-206-2 record, only made eight playoff appearances (only four playoff wins), had 10 teams with winning records in that span, produced just one Super Bowl champion (Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl LII), and became ...
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Georges Niang: From G League to NBA penthouse The difference between being a great college basketball players and someone who can just get playing time in the NBA can be wide. For a while, it was a gulf for Georges Niang. He was a second-team Associated Press All-America as an Iowa State senior in ...
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AFC East: What the Bills, Dolphins, Patriots, and Jets Accomplished in the 2021 NFL Draft The Dolphins gave Tua Tagovialoa the extra weapons he needed. For many years, the question surrounding the AFC East was "who can keep up with the New England Patriots?" But after last season, the question has changed to "who can stop the Buffalo Bills ...
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Report: Knicks hoping to trade for star player during offseason The New York Knicks finally became relevant again this season in their first year under Tom Thibodeau, and they are hoping to use that to their advantage this summer. As the Knicks prepare to face the Atlanta Hawks in the opening round of the playoffs, ...
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Do the Pacers have enough to advance out of the play-in tournament and make the real playoffs? The Indiana Pacers could have used some help from the Washington Wizards for their effort to snag the No. 8 seed for the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Instead, the Wizards wrapped up their regular season with two consecutive wins. That kept ...
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Mass. high school athletes no longer required to wear masks at all times during games, per MIAA The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association had a series of meetings Monday to discuss the most recent guidance from Governor Charlie Baker and the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs regarding masks mandates. Tuesday ...
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Broncos Announce Hire of Kelly Kleine as Executive Director of Football Operations & Special Assistant to GM Since the Denver Broncos hired George Paton to succeed John Elway as the team's general manager, the brand-new exec has fielded questions about hiring a No. 2. Paton's first focus was on getting through the 2021 free-agent and NFL draft cycle and with ...
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Novelty wears off for Blue Jays in Dunedin After playing the first six weeks of the 2021 MLB season at TD Ballpark, it sounds like some Toronto Blue Jays are ready to leave the intimate Dunedin ballpark behind in favor of MLB-level facilities. As far as spring-training ballparks go, TD Ballpark is a fine ...
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Former Georgia Bulldogs point guard Sahvir Wheeler transfers to Kentucky Per NCAA rules, Wheeler shouldn't have to sit out this season due to the one-time transfer waiver passed recently. However, SEC rules dictate that when a player jumps between SEC teams, they still must sit out.
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Tebow signing a case of orange and blue, not black and white Tebow's not keeping any other NFL prospect, including Colin Kaepernick, from getting a tryout. Bradley Beal almost became the first ex-SEC player to lead the NBA in scoring. According to North Korean ...
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Pistons finish near the bottom but have reasons for optimism For over a decade now, the Pistons have been mired in mediocrity, rarely making the playoffs and exiting quickly whenever they did. Detroit began rebuilding in earnest in early 2020, moving on from Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson.
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Roy Hodgson to leave Crystal Palace at the end of the season Hodgson took charge of Palace in September 2017 and recorded their best-ever Premier League points total of 49 in 2018-19 -- a tally they can beat if they win their last two matches of his tenure against Arsenal on Wednesday and Liverpool on Sunday.
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Digest: Marshall men, Santa Clara women prevail in soccer Marshall, Santa Clara win soccer titlesMarshall's Jamil Roberts scored seven minutes into sudden-death overtime, lifting the Thundering Herd to a 1-0 victory over No. 3 seed Indiana in the men's title game late Monday in the College Cup title game in Cary, ...
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For Jets to overcome McDavid, Scheifele must shine in playoff spotlight WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele wasn't about to shy away from the spotlight going into the season — and he's certainly not about to start now that the Stanley Cup Playoffs have arrived. When you have the courage to embrace comparisons to the best players in ...
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Wild set tone with record number of hits in Game 1; expect more in Game 2 The game featured 128 combined hits before the Wild emerged with a 1-0 overtime victory over the top-seeded Golden Knights. Written By: Dane Mizutani / St. Paul Pioneer Press | 5:29 pm, May 17, 2021. Minnesota Wild left wing Jordan Greenway (18) ...
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