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The summer’s official top-25 college basketball ranking for the 2019-2020 season
Two months have passed since our last early top 25, and a significant amount has changed. There are still a few major additions and subtractions that need to be made (Kerry Blackshear, you’re back on...
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Darius Bazley’s bizarre path to the 2019 NBA Draft is about to be tested
The former McDonald’s All-American skipped college to train for the draft. Will it pay off?NBA teams might not know much about Darius Bazley yet, but they can safely say he’s the only sneaker intern in...
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How the very real Paul Pierce curse affects the NBA Finals
Paul Pierce will predict the NBA Finals — just not the way you or he expectsYou best be paying attention to Paul Pierce if you want to know who will win the NBA Finals, because his curse knows no...
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Every winning word from the Scripps National Spelling Bee shows how difficult...
From “therapy” to “koinonia.”In 1984 the winning word at the Scripps National Spelling Bee was “luge.” Luge, like the sport, four letters — no real tricks. In 2015 you’d need to know “scherenschnitte,”...
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Who should REALLY be the NFL MVP favorite in 2019?
Carson Wentz? Andrew Luck? Patrick Mahomes again? Retired NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz makes his pick.What we all love about the NFL is there’s always something to talk about, no matter the time of the...
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You can believe in these Raptors
By now, even the Warriors know: Toronto is a different beast than anything they’ve dealt with before.TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptor lead, which hovered uncomfortably between seven and 10 points...
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If you’re looking at this image of Drake trolling Draymond Green it’s too late
We have that and more in Friday’s NBA newsletter.The following statements are now true. The Toronto Raptors have never lost an NBA Finals game. A man named Pascal has scored 32 in an NBA Finals game....
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Miami can win with a steady QB – just like it could’ve last year
First-year coach Manny Diaz has done his best to bring a spark to The U in his first offseason. Will it last into the fall?Bill C’s annual preview series of every FBS team in college football...
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Pascal Siakam’s dominant Game 1 just made his teammates’ lives a lot easier
If the Warriors have to devote more attention to stopping him, that’s only going to open up more chances for others.Let’s hit the numbers first, because they really don’t make any sense. Pascal Siakam...
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The Leagues Cup is going to suck, and it could have been so much cooler
The new tournament between MLS and Liga MX sides is a naked money grab that wastes a decent opportunity.For at least the last decade, MLS teams have been using Liga MX opponents as a sort of measuring...
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The NFL’s best remaining free agents
Many of the top names have already agreed to deals, but as free agency officially begins, these are the top names available.The NFL’s official start to their new league year is here, but due to the...
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Couldn’t Be Me: Help, I want out of my boring rebound relationship
In this week’s advice column, we explore rebound relationships, and how to recognize when they’re keeping you from exploring your full self. Welcome to Couldn’t Be Me, a weekly advice column where I...
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No, the Warriors’ Game 1 NBA Finals loss doesn’t prove they NEED Kevin Durant
Of course he’d help, but the Warriors don’t need their superstar to return to clean up their Game 1 mistakes.The Golden State Warriors’ 2019 NBA Playoffs run has been defined by the players the team...
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Should Odell Beckham Jr. show up for the Browns’ voluntary workouts?
In this week’s mailbag, retired NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz discusses when “voluntary” means “mandatory,” and whether he’s ever thought about coaching.It’s time for my weekly mailbag article! It was a...
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Blues home favorites on odds for Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final
The Boston Bruins hope to take back their series lead on Saturday night against the St. Louis Blues, but the home side is favored in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.The Boston Bruins had an 8-0 winning...
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Warriors underdogs at Raptors on Game 2 NBA Finals odds
The Golden State Warriors will face the Toronto Raptors as small odds underdogs at sportsbooks on Sunday as they try to even up the NBA Finals at 1-1.The Golden State Warriors are 11-7 straight up and...
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The Marc Gasol trade was Masai Ujiri’s other ‘high-risk’, high-reward...
The Raptors’ general manager gets praise for the Kawhi Leonard trade, but getting Marc Gasol was just as important.We spend a lot of time raving about the biggest trade of Masai Ujiri’s career, the one...
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Oklahoma State’s Samantha Show is your new queen of bat flips
Oklahoma State pitcher Sam Show is lighting up the Women’s College World SeriesCalling it a bat flip is a gross understatement. When Oklahoma State’s Samantha Show hit her second home run of the day —...
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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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The Warriors are getting challenged and having fun
TORONTO — Throughout their five-year run as the NBA’s most hunted team, the Golden State Warriors have found themselves in a few difficult spots. Not many of them, mind you, but enough to understand...
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