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Each NFL team’s backup QB, ranked by tier
Which teams are best primed in case of emergency behind center?This is the first piece of a four-part series this week on offensive position groups in the NFL. Next up will be running backs.Quarterback...
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What makes R.J. Hampton a special basketball prospect, in his own words and...
The Texas point guard is skipping college to play professionally in New Zealand. This is how he grew into a top NBA prospect.R.J. Hampton is forgoing college basketball to play professionally for the...
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Tactically Naive: Playoffs are the cruelest month
Goalkeepers dominate the English playoff finals in exactly the wrong way; Barcelona gift us the rare transfer rumour worth talking about.Hello, and welcome to another edition of Tactically Naive, SB...
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5 NFL players with the most to prove in their contract year
Players like Marcus Mariota and Vic Beasley will try to show they’re worth a lucrative deal in 2020 — whether it’s with their current team or a new one.No season is more pivotal to an NFL player’s...
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Subscribe to ‘Good Morning It’s Basketball’
Hey NBA fans! Wake up to the best email newsletter about basketball. The NBA is a lot. Stop fearing you’ll miss something and subscribe to Good Morning It’s Basketball, Tom Ziller’s daily email...
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What we know about the CBA talks between the NFL and NFLPA
The NFL and NFLPA are trying to get a jump start on negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement two years in advance.The NFL and NFLPA have a daunting task ahead of them: Reach common ground on a...
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6 reasons the Raptors can and will beat the Warriors
Yup, we’re going out on a limb and predicting the Warriors’ dynasty will end. Here’s why.The Golden State Warriors are prohibitive favorites against the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 NBA Finals. They’ve...
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Giannis’ greatness can’t exist by itself
Antetokounmpo’s struggles during the Eastern Conference Finals highlight how much pressure we place on superstars, and how we too frequently ignore everything else. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s play against...
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Lauren Jackson ripping Lisa Leslie’s hair out heated up a decade-long beef....
For a while, Lisa Leslie was arguably the best women’s basketball player on the planet. She put up jaw-dropping high school numbers, dominated in college, and became a foundational star not only of the...
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R.J. Hampton skipping college basketball for the pros in New Zealand is the...
Why the 5-star basketball recruit choice to go pro in New Zealand instead of going to college makes sense.R.J. Hampton didn’t mince his words as he sat in an ESPN studio and announced the decision that...
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The NFL’s best and worst running back stables, ranked from 1-32
A handful of singular stars remain, but versatile platoons are as popular as ever in the NFL.This is the second piece in our four-part series this week about offensive position groups in the NFL. Part...
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The Lonely Island’s Bash Brothers special is a work of art
I don’t know why this exists, but I’m so glad it does. This is a compliment: I don’t know why The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience exists, or what its purpose is. It is...
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Every player in the NBA Finals, ranked by importance
Who will truly decide these NBA Finals? The 2019 NBA Finals tip off Thursday (9 p.m. ET, ABC). Everyone on the planet is familiar with the Golden State Warriors at this point. Entering their fifth...
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What the playoffs mean for Pascal Siakam’s future
After a regular-season joy ride, the Raptors emerging star has experienced speed bumps in the playoffs. What do they mean for his future?Pascal Siakam spent his third NBA season basking in the glory of...
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8 reasons why the Raiders NEED to be on ‘Hard Knocks’
Jon Gruden? AB? Vontaze Burfict? This could be the drama HBO has been looking for since Season 6 of “Game of Thrones”.There is only one option for Hard Knocks this year: the Oakland Raiders.The Raiders...
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The NBA Finals are gonna give us way more Drake than we can handle
Drake’s a Raptors fan and a Warriors fan. He’s getting all of the attention no matter what.The world’s most meme-able man will be front and center for the entire NBA Finals, his biggest sports...
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Why NFL players should start saving now for a potential 2021 lockout
Retired NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz went through the CBA negotiations and lockout in 2011. Here’s his advice on what to do this time around.After a contentious labor lockout in 2011, the NFL and the...
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The Stanley Cup playoffs tracker
The St. Louis Blues are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 49 years, battling a Boston Bruins team that is back in the championship round for the first time since 2013.One year after...
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How Masai Ujiri built a juggernaut Raptors team without any lottery picks
Ujiri’s relentless wheeling and dealing has finally paid off with Toronto’s first-ever NBA Finals appearance.Masai Ujiri patiently waited his turn, like a chess-master with a fianchetto lurking in the...
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All hail the return of Savage Steph Curry
Kevin Durant’s injury has allowed us to see the most exhilarating player in the sport once again.Stephen Curry’s return to the focal point of the Warriors’ offense has been one of the best developments...
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