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MLB Standings & Scores
Things are heating up, as the Baltimore Orioles take the AL East lead back again without even playing, thanks to the New York Yankees beating the Toronto Blue Jays. The Kansas City Royals did the Cleveland Indians, who lost to the Boston Red Sox, a similar favor by beating the Detroit Tigers, while the Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins improved their positioning as they hunt for a wild card spot.
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Houston Rockets Season Preview: Mike D’Antoni, Changing James Harden, Saving Daryl Morey
Going through something of an overhaul this summer, the Houston Rockets have a new head coach in Mike D’Antoni, bringing in a very different basketball philosophy to what the team’s star, James Harden, has gotten used to. Daryl Morey, from his position, can’t afford another season like last year. At some point, his job will be on the line too.
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Shaunae Miller Beating Allyson Felix Photo Finish is the Best Moment & Photo of These Olympics
Why is the photo finish in the women’s 400 meters race, won by Shaunae Miller against a charging Allyson Felix, the best moment of the Olympic games so far? Because it’s remarkable without doing something historic like setting a new world record or winning more gold medals than anyone else. It stands out because it symbolizes so many things the Olympics stand for behind all the money and commercialism.
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NBA Rumors: Bucks Contract Extension to Giannis Antetokounmpo Only Matter of Time
One of the easiest contract extension decisions to make in the next two months is in the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks, who have to avoid Giannis Antetokounmpo hitting restricted free agency, which means offering him a max contract, and they have every intention of doing so.
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MLB Rumors: Cincinnati Reds, Brandon Finnegan & Choosing Between Rotation or Bullpen
The Cincinnati Reds have a lot of young pitchers, some of them talented, but often that poses a problem: Designating them as starting pitchers or relievers heading into the future, and more competitive years? Brandon Finnegan is someone who poses such a problem.
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NBA Rumors: Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid & Stopping the Tanking
After two years of injuries holding him back from making his NBA debut, 2014 draft pick and former Kansas player Joel Embiid is getting ready to finally get on the court for the Philadelphia 76ers, a team that’s lost so many games over the last few years, it sees a rookie in a two-year delay as its potential savior.
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MLB Rumors: Oakland A’s Don’t Want Coco Crisp Anymore
The 7th season with the Oakland Athletics and 15th overall in Baseball might be the last for Coco Crisp, who thinks the A’s are trying to avoid his option from vesting for the 2017 season by bringing down his playing time and keeping him on the bench.
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NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers, D’Angelo Russell, Nick Young & Ending the Feud
The most interesting thing that happened to the Los Angeles Lakers last season was a conversation between D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young leaking to social media, with an alleged confession from Young about cheating on Iggy Azalea. What seemed like a lot of drama last season might become nothing at this point, with time doing what it usually does: Mend broken things and makes people forget.
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NFL Rumors: New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons & Others Interested in Signing O’Brien Schofield
One of the more coveted remaining free agents is O’Brien Schofield, getting interest and offers from six different teams, including the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, and will probably make up his mind in the next couple of weeks.
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9 Oldest Arenas in the NHL
There are nine remaining NHL arenas left standing among those opened in 1995 or earlier, including the only two without corporate sponsor names, and two others in Canadian cities. There are only three remaining stadiums built before the 1990’s, and just one of them isn’t going to be demolished in the near future. TD Garden […]