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The opening weekend of March Madness felt like a success even before Fred VanVleet caught an inbounds pass in the halfcourt with Wichita State trailing Kentucky by two points with three seconds left....
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View ArticleSuccession plan: Brad Ausmus joins Mike Matheny as first-time managers...
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View Article2014 Final Four Preview
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View ArticleGood God Almighty, it's Jim Ross!: After a career that spanned four decades,...
Back when he was World Wrestling Entertainment's lead play-by-play announcer, Jim Ross didn't mind surprises. As Executive VP of Talent Relations, he already knew who would win the scripted matches,...
View ArticleSunday Shootaround: A season worth celebrating
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View ArticleThe U.S. through presidential first pitches
Presidential first pitches reveal personality of the chief executive and the problems the nation was facing at the given moment. In this installment: 1910-1945.Continue reading…
View ArticleA pitcher and his shortstop: On the special bond between the two
So Derek Jeter is retiring from the Yankees at the end of this year, something he announced to the world before the season began to assure himself of a grand farewell tour. This kind of thing is one...
View ArticleMeet the Bag Man: How to buy college football players, in the words of a man...
The Bag Man excuses himself to make a call outside, on his "other phone," to arrange delivery of $500 in cash to a visiting recruit. The player is rated No. 1 at his position nationally and on his way...
View ArticleThe Deadliest Wave: Champion surfers Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning face...
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View ArticleStarted from the bottom.: Now the Raptors are here, the East's top challenger...
TORONTO — It was the last day of September, the Raptors' 2013-14 media day, and the focus was anywhere but on the court. Incoming NBA commissioner Adam Silver stood at a podium at the Air Canada...
View ArticleNHL playoffs scores and results: Here's everything that happened on Wednesday
Dale Weise?! The Canadiens forward came out of nowhere to net the game-winner in overtime for Montreal, highlighting a fantastic triple-header of games on Wednesday, the first night of the 2014 Stanley...
View ArticleNHL playoff scores, results and highlights from Thursday night
Overtime? You wanted overtime? We had four periods of overtime on Thursday night in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Continue reading…
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Scores and highlights from Friday night
Getting Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings in the first round isn't really much of a reward for a No. 1 seed, and the Boston Bruins found out why on Friday. Continue reading…
View ArticleNBA playoff scores, results and highlights from Saturday's openers
Home court advantage meant little on the NBA playoffs' first day. Three home favorites went down, most notably the Pacers, who continued their slide by falling to the 38-44 Atlanta Hawks. Continue...
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Scores and highlights from Saturday night
Ryan Johansen and Nathan MacKinnon showed the hockey world why they're the future of the NHL with brilliant performances on Saturday. Continue reading…
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Scores and highlights from Sunday night
A few teams started to separate from their opponents as the playoffs continued on Sunday. Continue reading…
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