The Minnesota Timberwolves took care of business on Friday night with a 126-109 win over the Suns in Phoenix. As a result, Minnesota moved one win away from advancing in the postseason for the first time in two decades, as the team now holds a commanding 3-0 series lead over Phoenix. Perhaps more importantly, the […]
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Second-round pick Green, ‘go and attack’ 49ers’ D perfectly match originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers added another tough-nosed player in Renardo Green and addressed their defensive back need at the same time. The Florida State cornerback didn’t have the flashiest statistics in 41 games, but he went up against the […]
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Watching Rudy Gobert play defense is legitimately one of the most incredible things in the NBA. Gobert is a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, is probably about to win the award for the fourth time, and is almost guaranteed to give your team an elite unit on that end of the floor just because […]
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When you’re away from the NFL for nine years, the game can pass you by quickly. Nine years is a couple of NFL lifetimes. Jim Harbaugh is still stuck in his ways a bit, but he showed in the first two days of the NFL Draft that he can also adapt. The Los Angeles Chargers […]
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It’s a new day in Washington. The Commanders have a new brain trust with owner Josh Harris, general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn; now, that group turns its attention to the 2024 NFL Draft, which could make or break this new regime. Washington will almost certainly select a quarterback with the No. […]
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For the second game in a row, the Dallas Mavericks have taken down the Los Angeles Clippers. The two teams squared off on Friday night in Game 3 of their first round series, and in what can be classified as a slugfest, Dallas was able to defend its homecourt en route to a 101-90 win […]
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The Los Angeles Clippers led after the first quarter in Game 3 in Dallas, but in the second quarter their offense stalled out and they could never get it started again. The Mavs pulled away to take a 13-point lead at the half and put it in cruise control the rest of the way, as […]
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Blake Corum to the Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL Draft, where the Michigan running back would be reunited with his college coach Jim Harbaugh, seemed like a foregone conclusion. Corum is going to Los Angeles, just not to the Chargers. The Rams made a bit of a surprising pick in the third round, selecting […]
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Who is Kiran Amegadjie? Everything to know about the Bears’ third-round pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears bolstered the depth of their offensive line in the third round, drafting Yale offensive tackle Kiran Amegadjie with the No. 75 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Who is Kiran Amegadjie? “The real work is […]
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Yahoo Sports NFL Draft round 1 reactions: Penix, McCarthy, Worthy, Raiders | Zero Blitz Jason Fitz is joined by Senior NFL Reporter Charles Robinson and former NFL running back Damien Harris to give their initial thoughts and takeaways from a wild first night of the 2024 NFL Draft. The trio dive into a few standout […]
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Igor Shesterkin made multiple marvelous saves after giving up an early soft goal Friday night and the Rangers’ special teams squashed the Washington Capitals as the Blueshirts moved within one victory of advancing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Chris Kreider, Barclay Goodrow and Vincent Trocheck scored goals for the Rangers in a 3-1 win over […]
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Round 2 If you told people Keon Coleman would still be available here back in September, it would have sounded crazy. He’s got big-time talent, but suffered through some inconsistencies over the back half of his final season. Running the 40 in the 4.6 didn’t help his cause, but he’s the type of receiver that […]
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The Bills won the AFC East divisional title for a fourth straight season last year but were once again unable to get past Kansas City in the playoffs, losing by three points against the Chiefs in the Divisional Round. In three of the past four seasons, Buffalo has been eliminated by Kansas City in the […]
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Despite blowing a 19-point lead, getting hit with haymaker after haymaker by Khris Middleton, and a less-than-stellar shooting night from behind the three-point line, the Indiana Pacers have a 2-1 lead in their series against the Milwaukee Bucks. In what will go down as one of the best games this postseason, the Pacers picked up […]
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Stop us if you’ve heard this before: The Philadelphia Eagles nabbed a star college defender who probably shouldn’t have fallen to them. The Eagles at least made some of their own luck on Friday, trading up to grab Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean with the 40th overall pick after his slide out of the first […]
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The 2023 NFL season did not end how the Eagles wanted it to as Philadelphia lost six of its final seven games, including a 32-9 drubbing in the Wild Card round at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Add to that the emotional retirement of Jason Kelce, and the Eagles carry a much different […]
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The New England Patriots followed the lead of the Chicago Bears and got their rookie quarterback a new target to grow with. New England didn’t have the luxury of the ninth pick, like the Bears did when they took Washington receiver Rome Odunze, but this draft was deep at receiver. The Patriots, who took quarterback […]
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This wasn’t how Blue Jays envisioned Shohei Ohtani hitting a homer at the Rogers Centre. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) It appears Toronto Blue Jays fans aren’t quite over being spurned by Shohei Ohtani. It also appears Ohtani doesn’t care. Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers visited Toronto on Friday, only a few months after […]
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The Los Angeles Chargers wanted an offensive lineman in the NFL Draft, but they also had a need at wide receiver. The Chargers solved both problems. They got their offensive lineman with the fifth overall pick on Thursday, taking offensive tackle Joe Alt, then made sure they drafted a good target for Justin Herbert early […]
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When the Buffalo Bills traded Stefon Diggs, it was a surprising move that left a big hole at receiver for a team that still has Super Bowl hopes. Realistically, the only avenue the Bills had to fix that issue was through the NFL Draft, even if it’s hard to depend on a rookie receiver to […]
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Drake Maye’s brothers roast him in hilarious draft day message originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye‘s three brothers couldn’t resist roasting their youngest sibling after the New England Patriots selected the UNC quarterback with the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Typically, the top draft picks receive emotional congratulatory videos from […]
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Report: Patriots turned down these Giants, Vikings trade offers for No. 3 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots ultimately decided to keep the No. 3 pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft and take North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye. But at least two teams made strong offers to […]
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Juwan Howard‘s Michigan tenure ended ugly. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) Juwan Howard is back in the NBA after five seasons of coaching his alma mater at Michigan. A month after being fired by the Wolverines, Howard is joining the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach under the recently hired Jordi Fernández, Yahoo Sports senior […]
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Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard briefly left Game 3 of their first-round playoff series versus the Indiana Pacers with an apparent leg injury. The injury occurred late in the first quarter after Lillard took the ball to the basket against Pascal Siakam. He landed hard on his left leg and immediately went to the floor […]
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The exclusive rights window for ESPN and TNT to work out a new deal with the NBA to remain their national broadcast partners passed recently (as expected), and the league has been shopping rights to a number of other networks and streamers. The NBA has not been shy about their desire to look beyond the […]
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49ers first-round pick Pearsall details Aiyuk relationship originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The newest member of the 49ers receiving corps arrives in Santa Clara with plenty of football experience and even has a prior relationship with new Brandon Aiyuk. Ricky Pearsall, who San Francisco selected with the No. 31 pick in the 2024 […]
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Adam Frazier raced to the warning track in the third inning. The Kansas City Royals outfielder was in pursuit of a runaway baseball off the bat of Detroit Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows. Meadows crushed a 91.8 mph fastball towards the Modelo beer sign plastered on the right-field wall at Comerica Park. Frazier, who was making […]
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MADRID — Canada‘s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open tennis tournament with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Argentina‘s Tomas Etcheverry on Friday. Shapovalov had to overcome issues with his serve to defeat the 26th-seeded Argentine in two hours three minutes. The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., hit into 12 double […]
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DETROIT (AP) — Seth Lugo pitched seven scoreless innings and the Kansas City Royals won their fourth straight game, beating the Detroit Tigers 8-0 on Friday. Lugo (4-1) allowed three singles and matched a career high with nine strikeouts in a game played at 1:10 pm due to the NFL draft festivities in downtown Detroit […]
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2024 NFL mock draft: Expert predictions for Patriots’ Day 2 picks originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the key storylines entering Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft is whether the New England Patriots will keep the No. 34 overall pick — the second pick in the second round — or trade it […]
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Each week of the baseball season can be counted on to deliver something new and fun. Here are the best things we saw in the fourth week of the 2024 MLB season. Tyler Duffey returns to the mound after health scare It’s never too early in the season for a feel-good story, and this week, […]
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