The best thing about the Ravens’ 23-game preseason winning streak is that it beats the alternative. The national media likes to harp on the winning streak, and coach John Harbaugh hypes it up to a degree, but it’s hard to put much credence in it, especially when these games are downright unattractive. The most tense…
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Q: Ira, I heard you talking about Montrezl Harrell so I had to chime in. He would be perfect for the Heat. – Eric. A: Except, of course, the Heat are not in position against the luxury tax to add another player at the moment. But, yes, many of the Heat’s size and energy questions…
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Q: Training camp might be more competitive than anticipated, since no whales were reeled in. Control what you can control is the motto for many NBA players. The Heat might adapt that outlook in September as Miami focuses in on sorting out assets under their control. – Leonard, Cornelius, N.C. A: And there could be…
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Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star who says he knows Russian President Vladimir Putin well, revealed his plan to travel to Moscow in support of incarcerated WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner was sentenced this month to nine years at a Russian prison. She was detained at a Moscow airport in February after custom officials said vape…
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In accordance with the theme of Saturday’s celebration, the Mets and Rockies played an old-school game on Saturday. Just a few hours after the Old Timers’ Day game, which pitted legends from each decade of Mets’ history against each other in a fun-spirited exhibition, the Mets beat Colorado 3-0 in a throwback, low-scoring duel. The…
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Dean Kremer has had his struggles the third time through the order this season, with the splits likely factoring into why Orioles manager Brandon Hyde aggressively went to his bullpen in the right-hander’s previous start Sunday at the Little League Classic. But on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park, with Kremer cruising into the seventh…
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First play, right out of the gate, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went deep to speedy wide receiver Tyreek Hill for a 51-yard gain against Philadelphia. Second play, Tagovailoa went to Hill again, this time for a 13-yard gain. Two plays after that, both running plays, Miami scored a touchdown. Miami’s first-team offense, with first-year coach…
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The Ravens have mostly avoided the injury bug that plagued them last season, but the team’s mascot wasn’t so lucky in Saturday night’s preseason finale. Poe was carted off the field at halftime of the Ravens’ third preseason game against the Washington Commanders at M&T Bank Stadium after suffering an apparent leg injury during a…
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Miami Dolphins senior vice president of communications and community affairs Jason Jenkins died on Saturday, the team announced during halftime of the preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He was 47. On top of leading the Dolphins communications department, Jenkins was well-known in South Florida for spearheading the team’s numerous community outreach initiatives. “It is…
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In the last tuneup before the Ravens’ regular-season opener against the New York Jets on Sept. 11, Baltimore extended its NFL-record preseason winning streak to 23 games with a 17-15 victory against the Washington Commanders on Saturday night. It marks the sixth straight undefeated preseason for the Ravens, who have not lost an exhibition game…
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