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The baseball season opened with a glorious slate of Opening Day games on Thursday, and the MLB offered fans premier matchups that added a further level of intrigue to sweeten the return of baseball. The very best of the best was saved for the national stage, as ESPN featured a compelling doubleheader of interleague games.…
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Was the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2024 World Series win ever in doubt? The Dodgers’ run to the World Series had every setback the sport could throw at the club, yet the Dodgers made their second title of the 2020s feel inevitable in retrospect. The Dodgers’ offseason signing of the sport’s best player, hybrid designated hitter/pitching…
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For a moment on Sunday evening, the Colorado State Rams reveled in the greatest sensation March Madness has to offer: a clutch three-pointer to take the lead in the final seconds of regulation. Rams star guard Nique Clifford backed down a Maryland defender, then fired a daring pass across the court to wide-open guard Jalen…
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One month removed from Super Bowl LIX, the NFL is still providing plenty of entertainment value. The NFL landscape has been littered with trade requests from All-Pros, cryptic social media posts, quarterback trades and overpriced signings, all against the backdrop of the excitement of the NFL combine and upcoming draft. Even the defending Super Bowl…
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In one of the most shocking Super Bowl results in recent memory, the Philadelphia Eagles demolished the 17-2 Kansas City Chiefs and thwarted KC’s attempt for an unprecedented Super Bowl three-peat. Though the game was not competitive for all but the first couple minutes, the outcome left plenty for NFL fans to dissect heading into…
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The stage is set for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, but the action around the NFL isn’t limited to the Big Easy. From the teams that nearly missed out on the Super Bowl to those who missed the playoffs entirely but are making waves in the offseason, the last month has felt like an…
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The games bookending the Ravens’ 2024 season finished in eerily similar fashion: road contests against playoff-tested AFC contenders that saw Baltimore’s late rallies falter with failed attempts to knot up the score. In Week 1 — the first game of the entire NFL season — the Ravens looked out of sorts against the Kansas City…
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The coolest place I visited in 2024 was my elementary school’s library. That’s right — not a road trip destination, a sports team’s dugout or sideline or a fun vacation spot. Nope, I’m bestowing that honor on a place I had not visited in 15 years and did not cost a cent for entry (in…
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Last week, I assessed the 2024 seasons of the bottom half of the NFL, the 16 teams with dashed playoff hopes and unrealized potential. I’m shifting my focus to the top half this week and taking a look at the 14 playoff entrants, along with the two contestants for the last AFC wild card spot…
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When NFL teams make an early-round draft selection or a headline-grabbing free agency signing, experts are quick to assess the transaction and slap on a grade. Those grades may not take into account the team’s decision-making process, the fit with the team or the player’s potential for growth, and they can become fodder for some…
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