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The WNBA is at a turning point, and the stakes could not be higher
Will a new TV deal and marketing strategy be enough to finally prove the longterm viability of an American professional women’s sports league?About a half hour after Jackie Young became the No....
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The Raptors are silencing their skeptics, myself included
They looked dead in the water a week ago. Somehow, they’re on the brink of the Finals.I was wrong about the Toronto Raptors. When the Eastern Conference finals left Milwaukee, I gave this series five...
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What’s your favorite Hail Mary in NFL history?
Aaron Rodgers ripping out Calvin Johnson’s heart? The Fail Mary? Drew Bledsoe’s backup not named Tom Brady?The NFL is leaning toward allowing coaches to challenge pass interference calls and non-calls...
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What Kawhi Leonard has that Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn’t
The Toronto Raptors are the verge of reaching the NBA Finals because Kawhi Leonard has been there before. We have learned so much about Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Eric Bledsoe, and the...
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Is ‘win now’ mode in the NFL real or a myth?
In this week’s mailbag, retired lineman Geoff Schwartz takes a look at the urgency to win in the NFL, as well as which teams can go from worst to first in 2019.Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! Hope...
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The 7 best things that will happen in the WNBA this season
All of these predictions are totally coming true. The 2019 WNBA season tips off on Friday night, and it’s set up to be one of the best season ever. The best-of-the-best teams are STACKED this time...
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Couldn’t Be Me: What’s the right way to quit your job?
Burning bridges at your old crappy job can feel cathartic, but there are always consequences.Welcome to Couldn’t Be Me, a weekly advice column where I solicit your personal dilemmas and help out as...
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Halep atop the odds to win women’s French Open title
After winning her first Grand Slam in the 2018 French Open, Simona Halep hopes to repeat in 2019 as the betting favorite at sportsbooks.Over the last 12 years, 10 different women have won the French...
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Bucks underdogs on NBA odds at Raptors in must-win Game 6
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks need a win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday as underdogs at the sportsbooks to keep their season alive.The Milwaukee Bucks are 0-3 straight up and...
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Is Mike D’Antoni toast?
We have that and more in Saturday’s NBA newsletter.It looks like the Rockets are making a number of changes to Mike D’Antoni’s staff, even beyond the exit of Jeff Bzdelik. The Houston Chronicle’s...
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How to stop Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to the NBA player who’s tried it...
Nobody has defended Antetokounmpo for more possessions than Indiana’s Thaddeus Young. Here are his keys for stopping the Greek Freak.Kawhi Leonard is having a tremendous amount of success as Giannis...
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The Raptors risked it all for Kawhi Leonard. Now, they’re going to the NBA...
One of the toughest trades in this franchise’s history has finally, finally paid off.This is why you go all-in. This is why you make the unpopular decision. The Toronto Raptors traded the face of their...
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The Bucks’ season was great, but their future is perilous
Will they be Spurs 2.0 or a one-year wonder? Five key players are free agents, and the Bucks can’t keep them all.The Milwaukee Bucks spent 2019 defying expectations as thoroughly as any team in recent...
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Kawhi vs. Giannis at the rim was basketball nirvana
Two individual challenges, both fell in Toronto’s favorTwo of the biggest plays of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals were Giannis Antetokounmpo challenging Kawhi Leonard. The individual tilts...
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Toronto Rapture
We have that and more in Sunday’s NBA newsletter.The Toronto Raptors are going to the NBA Finals.The Toronto Raptors are going to the NBA Finals.THE TORONTO RAPTORS ARE GOING TO THE NBA FINALS.The...
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Nobody impacts a game like Kawhi Leonard
He’s the best two-way player in the game, which means he actually might be the best player in the game.Kawhi Leonard has long been in the conversation for the best two-way player in the NBA. More...
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Kyle Lowry has finally been vindicated
His performance in helping the Raptors to the NBA Finals should silence all his doubters.Allow me to set the scene for you. It’s Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Raptors are down...
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Rod Bramblett is a loss for all of college football
Auburn’s radio announcer provided the soundtrack for some of the best moments this sport’s ever had. We spend a good amount of time here talking about college football’s common threads. This is such a...
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Blues underdogs at Bruins on Game 1 Stanley Cup final odds
The St. Louis Blues hope to continue their road success against the red hot Boston Bruins on Monday as underdogs in the opening game of the Stanley Cup final.The St. Louis Blues are 7-2 through their...
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11 things that happened since the last time LeBron James missed the NBA Finals
It’s the first time since 2010 that we won’t see LeBron James in the NBA Finals.Well, folks. After 8 straight years in the NBA Finals, LeBron James will be absent in the 2019 rendition. I mean, LeBron...
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