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• Has the MVP Award become the 'Madden' curse of the NBA?

If the Nuggets fail to win the NBA championship this year, after just doing so last season, the drought will extend to a record-setting nine years without the MVP winning the championship in the same season....2024
• What are the DraftKings MVP odds for Aaron Rodgers?

Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports Could Rodgers earn another MVP award? Two quick ways to ensure that you’re a Super Bowl contender: Have a great defense. Have an MVP candidate playing quarterback. On the first point, the New York Jets are covered as they boast one of the league’s best defenses. On the second, it remains to be seen. While quarterback Aaron Rodgers is only two years removed f...2024
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• Isaiah Likely: ‘I don’t know if unanimous is going to be the word for [Lamar Jackson] this year’

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Lamar Jackson is slimmed down and Isaiah Likely said he’s more lethal than ever before. Viral photos over the offseason showed Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is looking leaner than he did in 2023. Last month, strength & conditioning coordinator Scott Elliott said he’s “never been more excited in April about Lamar Jackson.” And earlier this w...2024
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• Shaq’s awkward conversation with Nikola Jokic wasn’t wrong, but that doesn’t mean he was right

This just wasn’t necessary. A wholly bizarre moment occurred during the NBA Playoffs on Wednesday night when Shaquille O’Neal spoke to Nikola Jokic shortly after the Nuggets center won his third MVP award. Shaq congratulated Jokic, before essentially saying he didn’t deserve it. Shaquille O'Neal tells his "vice president of the Big Man Alliance" Nikola Jokic that he did not think The Joker shoul...2024
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• Why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP snub is unprecedented

SGA had several accomplishments this season that historically would have earned him the MVP Award....2024
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• Nikola Jokić’s awkwardly timed MVP, plus a rare star vs. star NHL fight
Will Nikola Jokić’s MVP award be tarnished if the Nuggets crash out of the playoffs early?...2024
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• What are the DraftKings MVP odds for Aaron Rodgers?
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• Nikola Jokić’s awkwardly timed MVP, plus a rare star vs. star NHL fight
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• Predicting the day and times of the Cowboys upcoming schedule

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Predicting the Cowboys 2024 schedule, and a preview of their opponents. The NFL knows how to milk every ounce of their offseason to build anticipation. The Senior Bowl, the NFL Combine, and the NFL Draft have become a bigger spectacle with each passing year to lure the attention of fans as a primer before minicamps and the start of training camps. Yet, one of ...2024
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• State of the Colts’ depth charter after the Draft: Offense

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images How is the Colts’ offensive depth chart looking after the draft, and is there a glaring need to solve? Throughout this three-piece series I will be analyzing the Colts’ players on all phases of the game, with the players on the team right after the Draft, keeping in mind that it is almost a given that Ballard will bring in some veteran free-agents to shor...2024
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• Cowboys draft 2024: RB Blake Corum scouting report

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Here is our scouting report on running back Blake Corum from Michigan We continue our 2024 NFL Draft review of draft prospects that could interest the Dallas Cowboys. Today we are looking at running back Blake Corum from Michigan. Blake Corum RBMichigan WolverinesSenior5’8”205 lbsHand size- 9” (26%)Arm Length- 28 7/8” (3%)Wingspan- 70 1/8” (5%) Hi...2024
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• NBA play-in teams’ chances of going on a Mickey Mouse run to the NBA Finals, ranked

D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images There is a ton of star power in the NBA Play-In Tournament this season, but are any of these teams actually capable of a meaningful run in the NBA playoffs? The 2022-23 Miami Heat were not supposed to go to the NBA Finals. They were minutes from not even going to the playoffs; after losing their first play-in game to the Atlan...2024
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• Open thread: Which UFL player has caught your eye?

David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports The United Football League is two weeks into their 2024 season and we’re curious: Which player has caught your eye? We’re two weeks into the new United Football League, the latest iteration of spring pro football and the product of this past year’s XFL and USFL merger, and perhaps I’m just in a bubble, but a lot of headlines so far have surrounded special tea...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: SunTrust Park opens with exhibition game against Yankees

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1958 - The Milwaukee Braves acquire veteran Dick Littlefield from the Chicago Cubs for cash. 1959 - The Milwaukee Braves acquire catcher Stan Lopata, shortstop Ted Kazanski and infielder Johnny O’Brien from the Phillies in exchange for pitcher Gene Conley and infielders Joe Koppe and Harry Hanebrink. 1962...2024
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• 2024 NFL Draft positions of need: Non-urgent positions

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images Do the Eagles NEED a quarterback, tight end, or EDGE rusher in this draft? No...but it couldn’t hurt either. Every team has different needs during NFL Draft weekend and, as you may have surmised from being a football fan for longer than 30 seconds, it informs each team’s board. The Philadelphia Eagles are no different and I have taken the liberty of sele...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Atlanta Braves

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves enter the 2024 season as the favorite in the National League, but, for better or worse, will ultimately be defined by their postseason success or lack thereof. (Yes, we’re really doing this.) The Atlanta Braves are coming off of a banner 2023 season that saw them set numerous offensive records on their way to an MLB-best 104 wins. Unfortunatel...2024
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• MHH Roundtable: Will MacKinnon win the Hart Trophy?

Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images At the break we take stock of where the Colorado Avalanche stand. After 49 games and a record of 32-14-3, which is good for the top spot in the Central Division, the Colorado Avalanche are in a great position for the stretch run portion of the season. This nine-day break gives everyone a chance to pause and reflect before things get very busy agai...2024
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"Acuña reestablished himself as one of, if not the best player in the game in 2023 by winning the NL MVP Award unanimously."

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"It will include the 1876, 1907 and 1908 championship trophies, Ernie Banks’ 1959 MVP Award, Pat Hughes’ 2023 Ford Frick Award and more."

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"NFL Honors: Aaron Rodgers named 2021 AP Most Valuable Player; wins award in back-to-back years"

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"Nets star James Harden robbed of 3 MVPs, claims trainer"

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"NBA All-Star Game MVP award named for Kobe"

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"Lamar Jackson breaks NFL record: 10 crazy stats that have defined the Ravens quarterback's season"

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"Brady, at 40, oldest ever to win league MVP"

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"It has already been quite a month for Jose Altuve, who won a World Series title, a Player Choice Award, an AL Silver Slugger Award and, on Thursday, his first AL MVP Award."

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"Derrick Rose Calls Kobe Bryant 'Our Generation's Michael Jordan'"

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"Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet."

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"Rodney Harrison: J.J. Watt best player in NFL, should be MVP"

• Cowboys offseason decisions will put pressure on Dak Prescott to utilize a roster with holes

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images The Cowboys should have done more to help Dak Prescott this offseason. Dak Prescott had his best statistical season of his career as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys in 2023. He threw for 4,516 passing yards (career-high), 36 touchdowns, and nine interceptions with a 69.5 completion percentage (career-high). He also had a 105.9 passer rating which is the...2024
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• A.J. Brown is the Eagles’ Bryce Harper

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images After locking up their No. 1 wide receiver, the Eagles have a potential future Hall of Famer for the prime of his career. Just hours before selecting Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell with their first round pick in the NFL Draft, Eagles fans breathed a sigh of relief when news broke the team had signed All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown to a three-year con...2024
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• Cowboys draft 2024: RB Blake Corum scouting report
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• Penguins This ‘n’ ‘at (Homestretch Edition)
With a mish-mash of newsworthy items to report, I thought I’d post a quicky This ‘n’ ‘at. For the fifth season in a row, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was voted the league’s most complete player by his peers. Sid received nearly 40 percent of the votes, well ahead of Panthers runner-up Aleksander Barkov. In my mind, it opens up the age-old can of worms regarding the Hart Trophy, the NHL’s MVP awa...2024
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• NFL Draft 2024 rumors: Jayden Daniels to Washington, Lamar Jackson has a new job

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports We are getting closer to the 2024 NFL Draft. Let’s track the latest rumors The NFL Draft rumor carousel continues to spin. Depending on the day — or even the hour — what various teams are planning could look very, very different. In fact, some rumors have even gone in some different directions from Monday’s installment in this series. So let’s take a spin aroun...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: SunTrust Park opens with exhibition game against Yankees
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• 2024 NFL Draft positions of need: Non-urgent positions
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• 2024 Major League Baseball predictions

Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images In which I go out on the usual limb to pick this year’s order of finish and playoff results. Today I will join thousands of other bloggers, websites, pundits, etc. in making my so-called “expert” predictions for the baseball season that begins tomorrow. If you have been here at BCB for the last 19 years, you’ll find this prediction format familiar — and...2024
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• Shaq’s awkward conversation with Nikola Jokic wasn’t wrong, but that doesn’t mean he was right
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• NBA play-in teams’ chances of going on a Mickey Mouse run to the NBA Finals, ranked
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hopeful for NBA MVP award after leading Thunder to No. 1 seed in West

Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 30.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists and two steals per game...2024
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• NFL Draft 2024 rumors: Jayden Daniels to Washington, Lamar Jackson has a new job
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• 2024 NFL Draft positions of need: Non-urgent positions
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• 2024 Major League Baseball predictions
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
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• Jayden Daniels draws comparisons to Lamar Jackson; calls him the ‘GOAT’

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images This year’s NFL draft class features several high-profile quarterback prospects. The first round of the draft is expected to see multiple signal-callers selected, with players like Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels, and others projected to be picked in the Top-5 or Top-10. The latter of that group, Daniels, is considered by many to be best pro...2024
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• Shaq’s awkward conversation with Nikola Jokic wasn’t wrong, but that doesn’t mean he was right
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• Cowboys offseason decisions will put pressure on Dak Prescott to utilize a roster with holes
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• Predicting the day and times of the Cowboys upcoming schedule
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• State of the Colts’ depth charter after the Draft: Offense
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• Cowboys draft 2024: RB Blake Corum scouting report
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• NBA play-in teams’ chances of going on a Mickey Mouse run to the NBA Finals, ranked
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• Open thread: Which UFL player has caught your eye?
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• 2024 NFL Draft positions of need: Non-urgent positions
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• The Royals’ new Community Benefits Agreement lacks one important element: the community benefits

Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman is seen on Opening Day prior to a gam against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium on March 30, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals may have been negotiating on both sides of the agreement and have provided only the vaguest promises which they will enforce themselves. The Royals and Chiefs announced they have c...2024
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• Nikola Jokic accomplished 2 incredible NBA feats in one night

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Jokic is locked in. Nikola Jokic established himself as the best basketball player in the world with a dominant run through last season’s NBA Playoffs to lead the Denver Nuggets to their first championship in franchise history. As they exit the All-Star break, the Nuggets are trying to become the NBA’s first back-to-back champions since the Kevin Dura...2024
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• Derrick Rose Calls Kobe Bryant 'Our Generation's Michael Jordan'
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• NBA All-Star Game MVP award named for Kobe
The NBA has named the All-Star Game MVP award for the late Kobe Bryant, an 18-time All-Star who won a record-tying four All-Star Game MVP awards, commissioner Adam Silver announced Saturday....2020
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• Matthew Stafford won’t win MVP, but he deserves more credit than he gets

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Rams QB Matthew Stafford is getting overlooked again, and that’s probably how he likes it The Los Angeles Rams have won four of their last five games and enter the home stretch of the season in a strong position for a wild card spot, facts that would fantasy if not for the perennially-underrated Matthew Stafford. Look at all the players who the Rams put aro...2023
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• Outfield ranks: Is Trout, Betts or J.D. No. 1?
The outfield is the life force for many fantasy teams, and the position boasts many of the game's biggest stars. Outfielders won the MVP Award in both leagues last season and take up three of the top five spots in MLB.com's Top 800 fantasy rankings this year. That said, you don't need to spend a first-round pick on an outfielder to construct a strong group....2019

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• Nikola Jokić is MVP yet again. So why are his Nuggets struggling in the playoffs?

The brilliant center won his third MVP award on Wednesday night. But he has come up against a Minnesota team built to cause him problems...2024
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• Cowboys offseason decisions will put pressure on Dak Prescott to utilize a roster with holes
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• State of the Colts’ depth charter after the Draft: Offense
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• Cowboys draft 2024: RB Blake Corum scouting report
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• NBA play-in teams’ chances of going on a Mickey Mouse run to the NBA Finals, ranked
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• Penguins This ‘n’ ‘at (Homestretch Edition)
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• NFL Draft 2024 rumors: Jayden Daniels to Washington, Lamar Jackson has a new job
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• Shaq’s awkward conversation with Nikola Jokic wasn’t wrong, but that doesn’t mean he was right
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• Staff Reactions: Lamar Jackson wins 2023 NFL MVP

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Beatdown gang reacts to the news of Lamar Jackson winning MVP,,, AGAIN! For the second time in his illustrious career, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has won league MVP. Below are the reactions from the Beatdown staff. Many questioned if he could return to his 2019 form. To being the best in the NFL ever again. After some slumping seasons and...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Dennis Martinez announces his retirement

Braves Franchise History 1942 - The Boston Braves acquire Ernie Lombardi from the Cincinnati Reds for cash. Lombardi will win the batting title in the upcoming season with a .330 average. 1995 - Cecil Upshaw passes away at the age of 52 due to a heart attack. Upshaw saved 27 games in 1969 for the Atlanta Braves who won the NL West crown. 1999 - Dennis Martinez announces his retirement bringing a...2024
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• Senior Bowl update: 6 standout players the Cowboys could be interested in for the draft

Several players stood out during the Senior Bowl. This year’s Reese’s Senior Bowl was a great success. Jim Nagy and the crew that organized the event should once again be commended on a great week of showcasing some of the talent in this year’s draft. In front of a sold out crowd in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday, a few players stood out. The game ended with the National Team winning 16-7 and South ...2024
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• A Brief History of Jim Harbaugh’s Quarterbacks: Can He Maximize Justin Herbert?

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Justin Herbert has earned enormous praise from film experts for his quarterback play. But it hasn’t translated into passing efficiency. Could Jim Harbaugh, supposed quarterback whisperer, bridge the gap? Justin Herbert has been a polarizing quarterback for as long as he’s been on the national scene. Oregon fans were split on him and, once it became clear he wa...2024
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• A hypothetical 2024 Hall of Fame ballot

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images I don’t have a Hall of Fame vote, but if I did, this is what it would look like. This is an exercise that I have thought about doing for the last three years, but ultimately decided that it wasn’t worth the trouble. Voting for Baseball’s Hall of Fame in my opinion is the ultimate honor for a writer, but in recent years we have seen b...2024
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• NFL Playoffs 2024: Schedule, TV times, matchups, and scores for Divisional Round

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Just eight teams remain in the chase for the Lombardi Trophy And then there were eight. A surprising Wild Card Weekend saw some unexpected results, and whittled the playoff field down to the final eight teams. On the NFC side of things, the Green Bay Packers went into Dallas and knocked off the Cowboys, setting up a date with the top-seeded San Francisco ...2024
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• Ravens News 1/5: Supreme Depth

Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ravens’ rise to top of AFC a testament to their roster depth: ‘We got dogs on this team’ Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is considered the favorite to win his second NFL MVP award next month. First-round pick Zay Flowers is having the best rookie season for a wide receiver in franchise history. Defensive...2024
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• Ravens News 1/1: Clinching Statement

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images NFL Week 17 Game Recap: Baltimore Ravens 56, Miami Dolphins 19 Gordon McGuinness, PFF Offensive spotlight: In a week where Jackson’s credentials as the 2023 NFL MVP were hotly debated, the Ravens quarterback did what he always does and did his talking on the field. He went 18-for-21 for 321 yards and five passing touchdowns. He added 35 rushing yards on...2024
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• Video: DK Metcalf dominates everyone in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Hang the banner! The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Salt Lake City just wrapped up, with Dwyane Wade’s team besting Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith’s group in an 81-78 thriller that featured a standout performance by Seattle Seahawks wide receiver and all-around athletic marvel DK Metcalf. Metcalf has legitimate basketball skills and even though there would ...2023
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