Duke coach Kara Lawson said her team played with a men’s basketball for the first half of a loss to Florida State last Sunday. The 16th-ranked Blue Devils lost to the Seminoles 70-57 in …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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2/2/23
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Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Portland’s Damian Lillard had to have known they were going to the All-Star Game. Players averaging more than 30 points …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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2/2/23
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U.S. Figure Skating has had enough with the delays over the awarding of team medals from the Beijing Olympics. It says in a strongly worded statement Thursday that it's time for “a fair and …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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2/2/23
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As LeBron James closes in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and is about to become the NBA’s career scoring leader, it’s only natural to take a look back at some of his moments. And there have been many. …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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2/2/23
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The new leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has reiterated the federation’s support for exploring a way for Russian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutrals. He also …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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2/2/23
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Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will again be big parts of NHL All-Star Weekend. But the event in South Florida is also a showcase for the next generation of hockey stars. New …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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2/2/23
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Michael Malone might coach Nikola Jokic in the All-Star Game. He might get the rare chance to coach against him, too. Malone and the staff of the Denver Nuggets have clinched their trip to Salt Lake …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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2/1/23
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In a perfect world, Tom Brady’s would’ve stuck with retirement. He certainly did nothing to enhance his legacy by returning for another season. And, of course, we’ll never know if that …
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
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2/1/23
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Breanna Stewart is coming to the New York Liberty. The most coveted free agent this offseason, who won the WNBA MVP award in 2018, announced on social media that she was going to New York with a …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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2/1/23
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Blue-chip quarterback Jaden Rashada, who signed with Florida in December and then asked to be released from the commitment when a name, imagine and likeness deal fell through, says he is going to …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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2/1/23
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Pat Riley puts it this way. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar never had any potential. Riley says, “he only had greatness." Abdul-Jabbar’s reign of nearly four decades as the NBA’s most prolific scorer is …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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2/1/23
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It’s only fitting that the top two quarterbacks in the regular season based on All-Pro voting are the last two quarterbacks standing in the NFL this season. First-team All-Pro quarterback Patrick …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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2/1/23
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Andy Reid was an unknown assistant in Green Bay when Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie took a chance on hiring Brett Favre’s position coach to revive a struggling franchise in Philadelphia. A newspaper …
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By ROB MAADDI
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1/31/23
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NASCAR has banned the “Hail Melon” move Ross Chastain used last year at Martinsville to earn a spot in the championship race. Chastain last October mashed the gas and deliberately smashed into …
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By MARK LONG
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1/31/23
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Paolo Banchero is headed to NBA All-Star weekend. The only question is whether it’ll be for one game or two. The Orlando Magic rookie and No. 1 pick in last year’s draft was announced Tuesday as …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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1/31/23
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Brace yourself. There’s going to be some angry people in the NBA on Thursday night. With good reason, too. The votes from the coaches are now in, and on Thursday, the NBA will reveal the 14 …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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1/31/23
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Joe Mazzulla started the season as an assistant coach. He then became interim head coach of the Boston Celtics, in a most unexpected way. And now, the NBA’s youngest head coach is headed to the …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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1/30/23
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U.S. Soccer has introduced a Safe Soccer program that will require comprehensive vetting of individuals involved in the sport as the federation continues to address the abuses uncovered in its …
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By ANNE M. PETERSON
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1/30/23
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South Carolina, Stanford and LSU are the top teams in the latest women's AP Top 25 college basketball rankings. South Carolina is No. 1 for the 32nd consecutive week. Only UConn (51 and 34 weeks) …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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1/30/23
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Purdue is this season's first unanimous No. 1 team in the AP men’s college basketball poll. The Boilermakers have won eight straight games since a one-point loss to Rutgers on Jan. 2. They were …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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1/30/23
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