EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State got manhandled and outhustled by North Carolina. And, the Spartans’ school-record, three-week run as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press college basketball poll ended with a thud. The Tar Heels had five scorers in double figures and more players going after loose …
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PARIS – Already ahead by a set and a break, thanks mainly to her powerful serving and groundstrokes, Serena Williams decided to show she can caress a tennis ball, too. Catching her French Open foe flat-footed, Williams deftly hit a drop shot so perfectly it pretty much nestled into the …
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SAN DIEGO – Hours after Junior Seau was buried in his hometown, thousands of fans got their chance to cheer one more time for the hard-hitting, fist-pumping linebacker at the stadium where he starred for 13 seasons. A crowd estimated at 20,000 attended a public memorial service at Qualcomm Stadium. …
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EDMONTON, Alberta – Taylor Hall had three assists to reach 80 points on the season and help Edmonton beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 Saturday night in Oilers forward Ryan Smyth’s final game. Roman Horak, Jeff Petry, Will Acton, Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for the Oilers, who snapped a …
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CINCINNATI – Baltimore opens the playoffs with an emotional home game. Cincinnati heads back to the place where it lost in the first round last year. And really, that’s all they really wanted to find out. The AFC North rivals rested their stars Sunday in a finale that had a …
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Karisma Penn won’t soon forget her standout performance against No. 6 Georgia. Penn had 27 points and 19 rebounds, and Illinois sent the Lady Bulldogs to their first loss of the season with a 70-59 victory on Friday night. “I said before the game let’s go make …
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After a 16-season MLB career, Gregg Zaun stayed in the game as a broadcaster for another 12 years. However, the former Toronto Blue Jays catcher and analyst was fired in 2017 after several female employees accused him of sexual harassment. Zaun admitted that there were lines crossed during his time …
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Aaron Rodgers will go up against a familiar foe in the New York Jets in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first game of the 2025 regular season. Rodgers was with the Jets for two years, tearing his Achilles in Week 1 of the 2023 season against the Buffalo Bills. He recovered in …
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Jason Kelce congratulated Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on their engagement in the introduction of their most recent podcast episode, released Wednesday. Jason said that he and Travis recorded the podcast on Monday, Travis’ lone off day from practice with the Kansas City Chiefs, and before the engagement was announced …
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World Series champion Mark Teixeira is throwing his hat in the political ring. The formerNew York Yankees first baseman and three-time MLB All-Star announced his campaign for Texas’ 21st Congressional District in the U.S. House on Wednesday. He released an official statement on social media, saying he’s “ready to help …
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