The eight-month marathon to determine the 2023-24 NBA champion has just begun, but starting today, the NBA tips off its first five-week sprint to determine another champion. A new in-season tournament starts Friday night with…
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BEREA, Ohio — Ashton Grant got his NFL start on the lowest rung of the proverbial coaching ladder, as a yearlong fellow with the Cleveland Browns. His job, at least in the beginning, was simply…
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Bob Knight’s profane tirade begins with him yelling at then-Indiana basketball player Greg Graham and his unacceptable defense. The audio clip lasts 80 seconds and features an angry Knight, who died Wednesday at 83, unleashing…
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November has arrived, and to college football fans that means the season is rounding the final turn and heading for home. Over the next four weeks, we’ll learn who will reach the final four-team playoff,…
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PHOENIX (AP) — Will Smith’s been a really good relief pitcher in the big leagues for 12 years. He’s also got a knack for being in the right place at the right time. The left-handed…
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The long wait is finally over. The Texas Rangers won their first World Series championship by defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. The Rangers, formerly the Washington Senators from 1961–1971, reached the World Series in back-to-back…
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In the history of Major League Baseball, only four managers have won a World Series with multiple teams: Bucky Harris – 1924 Washington Senators, 1947 New York YankeesBill McKechnie – 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1940 Cincinnati…
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PHOENIX − This wasn’t the drama of 2016 when the Chicago Cubs broke their 108-year curse on a rainy night in Cleveland. This wasn’t the Curse of the Bambino that haunted Boston for 86 years…
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Arizona Diamondbacks CEO Derrick Hall said during this year’s National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers that there wouldn’t be a protocol stopping teams from jumping in the pool. But Wednesday night’s World…
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PHOENIX – Marcus Semien’s journey was long, but his path to exultation short – just a few feet, the distance that separates shortstop and second base on a diamond. Josh Sborz had just dropped a…