Talk about beginners luck. The Miami Dolphins opened the Mike McDaniel era with a nail-biting 26-24 win over to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when a final-second 49-yard field goal attempt banked off the uprights, allowing the Dolphins to secure McDaniel’s first win as a head coach. The game wasn’t pretty, and didn’t feature many of…
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Shame on us. All of us. Or, at least, most of us. Shame on us for always declaring Michael Jordan to be the NBA’s G.O.A.T. — Greatest Of All Time. Shame on us for also including LeBron James in the G.O.A.T. conversation or Magic Johnson or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Kobe Bryant. But never Bill Russell.…
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There will be a south-of-the-border element for the Miami Heat when the NBA schedule is released in coming days. The Heat, under current NBA plans, are scheduled for a Dec. 17 game in Mexico City, one that will count against the San Antonio Spurs’ home schedule. It will be the Heat’s first regular-season game outside…
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On the Chicago Bears’ second offensive series of the preseason, on a third-down play from their 38-yard line, quarterback Justin Fields broke the huddle and set himself in the shotgun with positive vibes. Fields scanned the Kansas City Chiefs defense, recognized the man coverage he would be facing and identified a matchup he loved with…
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Before his first NFL preseason game Saturday, Chicago Bears safety Jaquan Brisker had announced a goal of forcing a turnover. “Immediately,” the rookie told reporters earlier in the week. Brisker only came close to a takeaway in the Bears’ 19-14 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs — and he said he actually needed a bit…
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Members of tribal nations from Southern California and beyond joined members of the Juañeno Band of Mission Indians in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday to dance and share food and customs during a powwow at the cultural museum dedicated to displaying the history of the area’s first peoples. The all-day event began at sunrise with…
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For as long as DL Hall can remember, he has taken the mound with a skip over the foul line. It’s so second nature now that the left-hander doesn’t think about it. Besides, he had plenty on his mind when he exited the dugout at Tropicana Field on Saturday afternoon to make his major league…
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KANSAS CITY – It was a one-hour history lesson delivered by a master lecturer. A group of Dodgers players, coaches, staff and family toured the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Saturday morning with NLBM President Bob Kendrick serving as guide. “It was amazing,” Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw said of the tour. “I know he’s probably done…
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Luis Robert looked to jump-start the Chicago White Sox offense in the sixth inning of a scoreless game Friday against the Detroit Tigers, attempting to steal second base. Robert slid headfirst but didn’t get to the bag as he made contact with the left leg of second baseman Jonathan Schoop, who was trying to make…
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Most of the top players for both teams were sitting out the preseason opener between the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which allowed lower-on-the-depth-chart players an opportunity on Saturday night at Raymond James Stadium. Quarterback Skylar Thompson, the rookie seventh-round pick who got the start with Tua Tagovailoa among 20-plus Dolphins resting, went 10…
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