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In the bowels of Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium on a Sunday afternoon a couple Octobers ago, I caught a glimpse of a Ravens legend and one of the most electrifying players I have ever watched. The game itself — a Ravens-Browns matchup celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Super Bowl XLVII team — was soaked…
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What could Patrick Mahomes possibly do to further his legend as one of the NFL’s all-time greats? The answer, for the upcoming season at least, is to rewrite the record books and achieve what I believe would be the most impressive team achievement in NFL history: three consecutive Super Bowl titles.
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KCP is a two-time NBA champion who is an asset at Orlando’s areas of weakness, shooting and experience, so his signing could both stabilize the Magic’s lineup and accelerate its contention timeline. Combine the Caldwell-Pope signing with the extensions of two of Orlando’s most important figures, forward Franz Wagner and head coach Jamahl Mosley, and…
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I’ve asked plenty of questions in my time as a journalist, but none like this one: have any current NASCAR drivers been inspired by Lightning McQueen? I posed that question after taking a picture with a life-sized model of the iconic animated Pixar character in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and the answer from NASCAR…
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One of the fascinating developments in the sports world over the past 12 months has been changing of the guard for some of sports’ most iconic franchises and programs. Nick Saban’s retirement at Alabama football coming off a College Football Playoff appearance was a shock, while Pete Carroll’s dismissal with the Seattle Seahawks and Bill…
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This college football offseason, the hype isn’t focused on Heisman favorites, head coaching changes at three of the four College Football Playoff participants, the seismic changes of conference realignment or another on-the-field storyline. For what I have to imagine is the first time ever, the buzz is all about a video game: EA Sports’ College…
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The Boston Celtics will take the floor at TD Garden on Thursday with an NBA-record 18th NBA Finals championship in their sights, a resounding 64 regular season wins (seven more than the next closest team) and a dominant 12-2 record in this year’s postseason bracket. That momentum ensures the Celtics will have an abundance of…
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In the 2012 offseason, Nike kicked off its brand-new NFL partnership with one of the most explosive, out-of-the-box and creative NFL uniform redesigns of all-time. While most teams saw a simple transition to Nike’s template after years in the Reebok mesh jerseys, the Seattle Seahawks unveiled an entirely new look with different patterns, colors and…
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Recently, the word “change” has had a negative connotation in the world of Major League Baseball. Most storylines about developments outside of the games themselves have been woeful, as a sport looking to regain momentum in a new generation has had as many, if not more, misses as hits. Just take the Oakland/Sacramento/Las Vegas A’s…
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In the chilly Christmas Eve air at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick shared a field for possibly the last head-to-head matchup of their accomplished careers. Payton and Belichick are two of the most successful coaches of their generation, sharing dominant track…
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