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4 ways the XFL can learn from the AAF’s mistakes
The AAF is heading towards a quick demise. The XFL can take a lot away from its self-destruction. Attempting to start a football league that’s not the NFL is no easy task. It appears the latest...
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The new Big 3 season looks amazing so we graded each roster
Gilbert Arenas and Lamar Odom are on the same team. What could go wrong?The Big 3 is entering its third season with four new teams and a talented group of incoming players joining the league for the...
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Eric Gordon is the other irreplaceable Rocket
We know James Harden is irreplaceable. We know Chris Paul is important. But in a specific way, Gordon is also indispensable to Houston.HOUSTON — Freeze the frame whenever Houston Rockets guard Eric...
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Kawhi Leonard is the most earnest athlete in sports
Leonard’s candidness is pure, hilarious, and perfect. Kawhi Leonard’s entire being as the most modest, non-confrontational superstar in a league full of attention-seekers is as refreshing as it is...
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No one knows where the biggest stars of the NBA playoffs will be next year
Is this a good thing? These 2019 NBA playoffs have been quite dramatic and exciting. Three stars have really stood out for the right reasons: Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. For...
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Draymond Green’s alley-oops prove he sees the help defense before it ever comes
You can tell yourself not to help, but with Green, it doesn’t matter.When Draymond Green catches the ball in the half court, he’s like a quarterback receiving a snap. If Nikola Jokic is the NBA’s Tom...
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Ronald Ollie’s ride from ‘Last Chance U’ to the NFL
Let’s talk to key figures from the Netflix show.Ronald Ollie, the East Mississippi Community College defensive lineman, and Brittany Wagner, the Mississippi junior college’s academic advisor, were the...
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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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5 NFL free agents who should be back in demand now
Teams can now sign free agents without it affecting their compensatory draft picks. So which NFL veteran is next?The first wave of NFL free agency is over. So is the 2019 NFL Draft. Now come the...
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BYU hasn’t really risen or fallen as an indie. Does that change in 2019?
Kalani Sitake’s Cougars return all the pieces for their best offense in years, and they get lots of chances for marquee wins in September.Bill C’s annual preview series of every FBS team in college...
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The Caster Semenya ruling damages everything that makes sports great
Sports are meant to represent human possibility, which makes the discriminatory restrictions Semenya is facing even more egregious“No man can tell me what to do,” South African runner Caster Semenya...
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The Celtics are learning they can’t just turn it on when it matters
All the bad habits of this disappointing regular season have caught up with them.The Boston Celtics find themselves in a dreadful 3-1 playoff deficit. After stealing Game 1 in Milwaukee, the Celtics...
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Everyone told Vincent Kompany ‘don’t shoot.’ Thank goodness he didn’t listen
Things were going sideways for Manchester City until Kompany decided to unleash a perfectly ill-advised goal against Leicester City. Hello, and welcome to another edition of Tactically Naive, SB...
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P.J. Tucker is making the NBA role player fashionable
Opponents have no answer for his dirty work on the court and his smoothness off it.The Houston Rockets have found the player to answer to the Golden State Warriors’ quick pace, relentless athleticism,...
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6 ways Arya Stark is exactly like Michael Jordan
This shirt proves it.It takes a pretty special product for me to be like “Yes, I need to write about this.” This is a special shirt.This arrived in the mail pic.twitter.com/KUpRmxZe7U— My good friend,...
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The NBA is an incredible product. Referee Watch would make it better
We need to mic up the officials and stream the footage on a pay-per-view service.The NBA is one of the most entertaining products in sports. It features some of the planet’s best athletes. We have...
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The Premier League race for top four has been a cycle of torment
Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester United appear to be colluding to inflict as much anguish on their fans as possible. The race for top four in the Premier League has been this year’s best...
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Barry Bonds’ beef with Jeff Kent included stolen bus seats, motorcycle...
Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent were never going to get along. Bonds was self-centered, standoffish, and unwilling to conform to norms (or rules) to achieve his legendary accomplishments. Kent took himself...
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Tobias Harris’ best skill is dominating when he doesn’t dominate the ball
That’ll make him a coveted free agent in the summer, but before then, the 76ers need him to show his versatility more often.In the blink of an eye, Tobias Harris rattled off 29 points in Game 3 against...
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The 7 best players in the 2019 NBA Draft after Zion Williamson, ranked
These are the players to get excited about if your team doesn’t land Williamson in the NBA Draft.Zion Williamson towered over the college basketball season until the very moment Michigan State ended...
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