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• Cubs 2, Padres 1: The bullpen comes through

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images And that, just one night after a major relief meltdown. Well, that was... interesting. Monday, the Cubs bullpen was just this side of horrific. And so, roster changes were made in an effort to bolster said bullpen. And, after some sketchy defense forced the pen to throw an inning more than they should, all the Cubs relievers came through, holding the Padres down fo...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What necessitates a coaching change? A look at Rockies history

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 In this modern era of baseball, teams have become less callous when it comes to coaching changes during the season. Since 2018, only three managers have been dismissed before the All-Star game, all of which came in 2022. Last season, two managers were dismissed in August, and the other late ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 15

On this day one year ago, Braden Shewmake led off the fifth inning with a duck snort to center. He then stole second base. He was the only White Sox batter to reach second in the game. | Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The 2024 futility continues ... 1915 It was the biggest shutout in team history, as the White Sox pasted St. Louis, 16-0. The Pale Hose put up seven runs before the home Browns eve...2025
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• Padres 6, Rockies 0: My kingdom for an offense

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Rockies held scoreless for the first time in a three-game series The Colorado Rockies couldn’t be getting out of San Diego soon enough. A difficult first two games left the team with some determination to muster any sort of offense after going scoreless through 18 innings. Unfortunately, all they could muster was two hits as they were shut out for ...2025
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• Cubs 16, Dodgers 0: The hits and home runs just kept on coming

Two of the Cubs’ home run heroes from Saturday night, Carson Kelly and Michael Busch | Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images It took a while, but the Cubs brought out the big bats at Dodger Stadium Saturday evening. The Cubs and Dodgers looked like they would be locked in a classic pitcher’s duel for the first five innings of this game. Ben Brown and Roki Sasaki were both dealing, and both teams flashe...2025
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• Amanda Nunes To Be Inducted Into UFC Hall Of Fame 2025 As Part Of Modern Wing
Amanda Nunes is headed to the UFC Hall of Fame. The Ultimate Fighting Championships announced that former UFC Women's Bantamweight and UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Amanda Nunes will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame class of 2025 as part of the modern wing. From UFC: Las Vegas – UFC today announced that former UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes will be inducted i...2025
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• Cubs 16, Dodgers 0: The hits and home runs just kept on coming
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• Rams should not draft a receiver with their first pick

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images It would be a waste for the Rams to draft a receiver on day one The Los Angeles Rams should not draft a wide receiver with their first round pick, a position of decreasing value, increasing abundance, and little need of Sean McVay in 2025. Of all the positions that are frequently mocked to the Rams in round one, receiver makes the least sense. Chad Reuter...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 7

On this day, 48 years ago, it was time to PLAY BALL! in Toronto. It’s time to play ball — dodging flurries 1970 The worst White Sox team in history began their forgettable season by getting pounded, 12-0, at home by the Twins before just 11,473 fans. Starting pitcher Tommy John only lasted into the fifth inning by giving up six runs (five earned). The Sox would go on to lose a franchise-re...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 28, 2025

It was a good start | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The quest for 161-1 begins tomorrow! Let’s be honest. You’re not here to read what I wrote today. You’re here to talk about the game yesterday. I’m not going to link to a bunch of different recaps posts. Matthew has got you covered with the RR recap. I won’t post too much more about that TOOTBLAN in the 8th (Pete Grathoff has me ...2025
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• Cinderella’s decline might be greatly exaggerated in college basketball’s new era

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Four reasons why we might be overreacting to no Cinderella teams advancing to the Sweet 16. Every year there’s a storyline that develops from the first week of the NCAA tournament that dominates the national sports conversation for those three days that separate the second round and the Sweet 16. Typically, play resumes on Thursday, the focus returns...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images This is a division of haves and have-nots. Last year, three AL Central teams made the postseason and four finished over .500. This was largely because they all fattened up against the awful White Sox. The Twins, Tigers, Guardians and Royals went 42-10 against the White Sox. Wow. The Cubs, meanwhile, were 10-6 against the AL Central last year. So that...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 5

On this day 66 years ago, the White Sox passed out of Comiskey family hands for the first time, ever. | Chicago Sun-Times Bill Veeck is legally cleared to take over on the South Side 1907 The White Sox departed Chicago on the Sunset Limited train, en route to Mexico City for spring training — the first-ever Spring Training held outside of the United States. The traveling party for the defe...2025
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• Andrew Friedman Reveals Past Injury Issues Propelled Dodgers Blockbuster Offseason Moves

The Los Angels Dodgers pitching staff experienced one of the most injury-filled seasons in the modern-era of baseball last year. A total of 12 Dodgers pitchers landed on the injured list in 2024, and the myriad injuries left L.A. with only three starting pitchers and an overworked bullpen come October. The frightening number of injuries …...2025
• Arrowheadlines: How the Eagles erased Patrick Mahomes from the Super Bowl

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Friday, February 14 The latest How the Eagles Erased Patrick Mahomes From Super Bowl LIX | The Ringer This game wasn’t just a crowning achievement for Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and his system; it was arguably the best defensive performance in a Super Bowl in the modern era. Before garbage time, Philadelphia held the Chi...2025
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Erik Spoestra can’t lose. If you forced me to define what I think makes a good coach in this modern league, my answer would be “Rigid flexibility”. It’s a paradox that demands being able to hold two things in your head at the same time, to understand two conflicting ideas can be true. If you’re too dogmatic, you live and die by the same double-edged s...2023
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• Terrell Owens Has One Person to Blame for Hall of Fame Snub: Terrell Owens
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"More from BCB’s JohnW53: This was the Cubs’ 1,982nd game against the Dodgers since 1901, first year of the Modern Era."

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"Former Broncos Demaryius Thomas, Aqib Talib among first-year Modern-Era nominees for Pro Football Hall of Fame"

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"Brooks Koepka joins Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus in history books with PGA Championship victory"

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"Joe Thomas, James Harrison, Darrelle Revis among modern-era nominees for 2023 Hall of Fame induction"

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"Anquan Boldin, Andre Johnson, DeMarcus Ware among 10 first-time nominees for Pro Football Hall of Fame"

2020
"Troy Polamalu headlines the 2020 Hall of Fame modern-era finalists; Patrick Willis among notable snubs"

2019
"Simmons and Miller were inducted via the “Modern Era” veterans committee, a 16-person panel focusing on people whose largest contributions to the sport fell between 1970…"

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"UCF's Griffin lifts 20 reps with prosthetic hand"

2017
"Former longtime Tigers teammates, right-hander Jack Morris and shortstop Alan Trammell were named to the Hall of Fame's Class of 2018 by the Modern Era Committee on Sunday."

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"Disgraceful Bengals Loss in Ugly Playoff Could Cost Coach Marvin Lewis His Job"

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"Is Stephen Curry the Best Shooter Ever? Yes, Say Many of NBA's All-Time Marksmen"

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"Can the NBA Ever Replace Kobe Bryant? "

• Wednesday Rockpile: What necessitates a coaching change? A look at Rockies history
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• Rams should not draft a receiver with their first pick
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• Today in White Sox History: April 7
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• Cody Rhodes fails to measure up to Roman Reigns after first year as WWE Champion

WWE The American Nightmare has held the Undisputed WWE Championship for a year, but his limited title defenses on TV and premium events fall short of the previous champ. As the clock struck midnight on Monday, Cody Rhodes made history as he celebrated his one-year anniversary as the Undisputed WWE Champion. He is now the 13th superstar in company history to hold a men’s singles world title...2025
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• Could Jordan James be on the Chiefs’ radar in the late rounds?

Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images The Oregon running back fits the mold for the type of back the Chiefs have gone after lately. The Kansas City Chiefs could be in the market for a running back during the 2025 NFL Draft, and Oregon’s Jordan James could be on their radar in the later rounds of the draft. James was a productive runner during his time at Oregon, and his skill set translates to w...2025
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• What a difference competent leadership makes

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Kansas City Royals pitching has gone from an expectation of bottom feeding to the top half of the MLB very quickly. Fangraphs finished their positional power rankings for 2025 last week and the one thing that really stood out to me was the opinion on the Royals pitching as a whole. Royals pitching has been bad to terrible for a very ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 28, 2025
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• Duke is actually likable this year, and it feels so wrong

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Help, I think I actually like Duke. The Blue Devils did something unthinkable on Sunday afternoon — they actually made me like them. Conditioned on three decades of familial loathing, I walked into the Lenovo Center in Raleigh prepared to be wrapped in Duke’s weighted blanket of disgust, lulling me into a comfortable state of hatred. Instead I found my...2025
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• How an assistant coach helped a WNBA star rebuild one of the ACC’s signature women’s basketball programs

Duke assistant coach Tia Jackson waves her piece of net after winning the ACC Tournament title on Sunday, March 9, 2025 in Greensboro, North Carolina. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation Tia Jackson is the through-line between the great eras of Duke women’s basketball and she’s helped mold Kara Lawson into a head coach. GREENSBORO, N.C. — It had been 19 years since Tia Jackson cut down a net. B...2025
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• College Basketball Crown bracket, teams, schedule, explained for 2025 debut

There’s a new college basketball tournament in town with some big programs. Get to know The Crown. The College Basketball Crown unveiled its inaugural 16-team bracket on Monday morning. A newly-created, single-elimination postseason tournament — created by Fox and held entirely in Las Vegas during Final Four week — puts together a field of high-major teams that didn’t qualify for the NCAA Tourname...2025
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• You tell us: Is Alex Ovechkin a Top 3 all-time NHL player?

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images We want. you know what you think of Ovi’s career. Alex Ovechkin stands alone on top of one hockey mountain after passing Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. With just over a year until his retirement, Ovi will have a chance to add to his total — one that should stand for a long, long time. With the scoring record in hand it’s ...2025
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• Cinderella’s decline might be greatly exaggerated in college basketball’s new era
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• How an assistant coach helped a WNBA star rebuild one of the ACC’s signature women’s basketball programs
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• Christopher Bell Wins his Third Straight NASCAR Cup Series 2025 Race at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Christopher Bell prevailed in a dramatic side-by-side finish with his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin — the second-closest finish in Phoenix Raceway history — to earn Bell his third consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory this season, a record in the sport’s Next Gen Car era. Bell’s No. 20 JGR Toyota went high alongside Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota as the two cars dueled it out in...2025
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• Oscars 2025 predictions if they were sports

Photo by Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images Here are our winners. Why should Hollywood have all the fun? On Sunday the stars of the silver screen will gather to celebrate their night of nights, and it’s a good time to look back on the greatest performances in our world and give them props too. We have divided up the year that was into Oscar-themes categories and given our award...2025
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• Cubs vs. Guardians at Mesa and Royals at Surprise preview, Saturday 3/1

Justin Turner | Steve Sher The Cubs split their squad and play two games Saturday. Saturday notes... DOING THE SPLITS: Today is the only Cubs split squad date of Spring Training 2025. All the info you’ll need for today is here, except for the lineups for the night game. Those will be found in the day game recap. ALL TIED UP: No Major League team ever has played three consecutive regular...2025
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• Wrap-Up: Bivol gets even with Beterbiev, plus Shakur, Parker, Kabayel, more

Dmitry Bivol took the “0” from Artur Beterbiev, as Beterbiev did to him last year | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Dmitry Bivol took the “0” from Artur Beterbiev, as Beterbiev did to him last year, plus more from Riyadh and elsewhere in boxing! Dmitry Bivol gets revenge, goes undisputed at 175 The obvious biggest story of the week is that Dmitry Bivol rallied to cleanly beat Artur Beterbi...2025
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• Patrick Mahomes was one of the worst Super Bowl QBs of all time, and the analytics prove it

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Patrick Mahomes was the Eagles’ best player during his terrible Super Bowl performance. Patrick Mahomes was atrocious in Super Bowl LIX. It doesn’t take an advanced understanding of football to know that. For the bulk of the game Mahomes was either running for his life, making ill-advised throws, or simply so flustered that he couldn’t complete passes he...2025
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• NFC East news: Eagles and Commanders take home awards, Eli Manning misses HOF at NFL Honors

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images It has been a big week for the NFC East. Eagles RB Saquon Barkley named 2024 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year - Kevin Patra, NFL.com Barkley having one of the best seasons ever by a running back earned him the honor. Saquon Barkley’s gallop to 2,000 earned the Philadelphia Eagles running back the 2024 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year award on Thursday at NFL...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1901

Rube Waddell as a Chicago NL player, at West Side Grounds in 1901 | Photo by Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images This article concludes this series. As noted in the last entry in this series, when the American League declared itself a major league in 1901, that resulted in a lot of league-jumping — players just ignoring their contracts and si...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 15
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• Amanda Nunes To Be Inducted Into UFC Hall Of Fame 2025 As Part Of Modern Wing
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• Cody Rhodes fails to measure up to Roman Reigns after first year as WWE Champion
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• Could Jordan James be on the Chiefs’ radar in the late rounds?
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• Triple H Reveals How John Cena’s WWE Heel Turn Came Together
The post Triple H Reveals How John Cena’s WWE Heel Turn Came Together first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.One of the most shocking moments of WWE’s modern era came at Elimination Chamber 2025, when John Cena stunned the wrestling world by turning heel and aligning with The Rock against Cody Rhodes. Since then, Cena has embraced his villainous role, blaming the fans for his actions and vowin...2025
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• Duke is actually likable this year, and it feels so wrong
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• How an assistant coach helped a WNBA star rebuild one of the ACC’s signature women’s basketball programs
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• Home run-hitting pitchers

Getty Chicks dig the long ball I was recently reading about the all-time career home run leaders for pitchers by each team. The Royals were towards the bottom of the pile, primarily since the American League instituted the Designated Hitter in 1973. Their home run leader is Jim Rooker, one of the original Royals. He has five, a record that will most likely never be broken. Four of those di...2025
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• Can the NBA Ever Replace Kobe Bryant?
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• Is Stephen Curry the Best Shooter Ever? Yes, Say Many of NBA's All-Time Marksmen
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• Troy Polamalu headlines the 2020 Hall of Fame modern-era finalists; Patrick Willis among notable snubs
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is one step closer towards finalizing its largest-ever induction class...2020
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• Terrell Owens Had Agent Reach Out to Dallas Cowboys After Dez Bryant's Injury
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• Why Everyone in the NBA Hates the Clippers
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• At Current Pace, Aaron Rodgers Is on Track to Shatter Most QB Records
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• Kevin Durant Becomes 2nd-Youngest Player to Score 15,000 Points
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• Joe Thomas, James Harrison, Darrelle Revis among modern-era nominees for 2023 Hall of Fame induction

The trio are among the nine nominees who are eligible for the first time...2022
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• Puka Nacua not as afraid of Fred Warner as others: ‘I know him as little Fred’

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Rams receiver Puka Nacua wasn’t as afraid going across middle vs. Fred Warner because of their history Puka Nacua didn’t make it to the Super Bowl in his first season in the NFL with the L.A. Rams, but his experience has been unlike any other rookie in the modern era, if not ever. The fifth round pick out of BYU set rookie records for catches and yards, ...2024
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• Spurs vs. Warriors: Score, Highlights and Reaction from 2016 Regular Season
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• Pro Football Hall of Fame 2016: NFL Inductees, Class Finalists and Predictions
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• Champ or Choker? Inside Peyton Manning's Complicated Legacy
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• Evolving in the Matrix: Aaron Gordon Should Follow the Shawn Marion Blueprint
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• Today in White Sox History: April 15
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• Padres 6, Rockies 0: My kingdom for an offense
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• Cubs 16, Dodgers 0: The hits and home runs just kept on coming
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• Amanda Nunes To Be Inducted Into UFC Hall Of Fame 2025 As Part Of Modern Wing
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• Rams should not draft a receiver with their first pick
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• Today in White Sox History: April 7
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• Cody Rhodes fails to measure up to Roman Reigns after first year as WWE Champion
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• Could Jordan James be on the Chiefs’ radar in the late rounds?
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• What a difference competent leadership makes
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• Triple H Reveals How John Cena’s WWE Heel Turn Came Together
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• Triple H Reveals How John Cena’s WWE Heel Turn Came Together
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• Cinderella’s decline might be greatly exaggerated in college basketball’s new era
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• Jimmy Butler is back to being the villain

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The veteran NBA star finds comfort wearing the black hat. It started, as it almost always does, with a tweet by Adrian “Woj” Wojnarowski, the former ESPN sports reporter. It was in the middle of October, in the afternoon, after Jimmy Butler’s infamous practice session, where he took the bench players on his then-team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and beat ...2025
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• Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Winter Meetings are finally upon us and we could see Alex Anthopoulos and Atlanta’s front office making some big moves over in Dallas This Sunday marks the beginning of the annual Winter Meetings for Major League Baseball. The four-day long gathering of front office members, agents and some players is a major event that takes place each offseason and...2024
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• Deshaun Watson is trash, and he’s dooming the Browns to mediocrity

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Deshaun Watson is the new Carson Wentz, and it’s bad news for Cleveland. There was a time Deshaun Watson was a promising quarterback. It wasn’t that long ago either. The bright-eyed, 24-year-old quarterback who ascended firmly into the realm of elite at the close of the 2020 season is now gone. The spark extinguished, the magic unresponsive — now replaced...2024
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• This might end up being the best Braves lineup in franchise history
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves as a franchise have had some fantastic offenses dating back to their days in Boston. This might be the best in that long, long line. Yesterday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves walloped the Los Angeles Angels 12-5. This included a six-run barrage in the fourth inning that ultimately put the game out of reach at 9-1 at that point. The baseba...2023
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• PGA Tour cheating scandal has Padraig Harrington in disbelief, Bernhard Langer divulges $330,000 penalty
BRIDGEND, Wales — Padraig Harrington answers questions from the media at a press conference during a practice round prior to The Senior Open at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club on July 26, 2023. | Photo by Richard Martin-Roberts/Getty Images Harrington and Langer, two stalwarts of the PGA Tour Champions, weighed in on the cheating scandal that occurred in a PGA Tour Canada event. Justin Doeden’s ...2023
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Hope springs eternal! Welcome back for the 10th season of Heroes and Goats. I can remember back to 2014 when Al Yellon asked the Bleed Cubbie Blue faithful if any of them had ideas for new features. Me? I wouldn’t describe myself as particularly creative. But I well remember when Russ La Croix conceived Heroes and Goats. I was from the beginning a fan o...2023
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