Strength in numbers again will be put to the test for the Miami Heat in the NBA playoffs. In the opening round, it was all for one, with four different leading scorers in five games, and all defensive eyes on Trae Young. Erik Spoelstra’s team ultimately aced that test against the Atlanta Hawks. This time,…
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Jets GM Joe Douglas and head coach Robert Saleh walked triumphantly into the press conference after the first round on Thursday night. Douglas and Saleh’s slick suits screamed business and there was a swagger to their struts. When they sat down Saleh grinned and pointed at Douglas while whispering, “he’s awesome,” as his bright smile…
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Q. Hi Honk: Are the vehicles with the OC 405 Partners insignia on the doors permitted to drive on the streets with their overhead and flashing lights operating? A recent evening, at 9, I was approaching McFadden Avenue and Beach Boulevard and saw one of the vehicles sitting at a red light. It had a…
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Got too much sauce. That’s too much sauce. Welcome to the future of the Jets defensive back room as Gang Green selected Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner with the No. 4 overall pick Thursday night. “This is where I want to be. I want to be a New York Jet,” Gardner said. “It’s a blessing…
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The emotions initially hit Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras around 3 p.m. Thursday. When a call came from younger brother William, he figured the 24-year-old catcher intended to bother him or perhaps was bored. Instead, William informed Willson the Atlanta Braves had recalled him ahead of Thursday night’s series finale against the Cubs at Truist…
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The reviews are in. And they’re almost all glowing. After a dizzying day of moves at Ravens headquarters, NFL reporters had near-unanimous praise for the team’s selections of Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton at No. 14 overall and of Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum at No. 25 overall. “You watch the tape, and they jump off…
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The Miami Heat’s second-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers apparently will be played in some sort of bizarro universe. Charles Barkley, the former 76ers forward, is going with the Heat. Shaquille O’Neal, the former Heat center, is going with the 76ers. The two offered their takes on TNT’s Inside the NBA postgame show after…
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KANSAS CITY — Aaron Boone was struggling. He was asked to define what Michael King has shown on the mound this season. Aside from brilliant pitching, was it arrogance? Definitely not. Cockiness? No, not really. Moxy? Kinda, but not quite. While Boone struggled to define King’s mound presence, it’s not hard to label the right-hander…
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The prediction that Republicans will win control of the U.S. House – and perhaps even the Senate – in this year’s midterm elections has become somewhat of a conventional political wisdom. Democrats are defending slim majorities in Congress at a time when most voters disapprove of President Biden, and trust Republicans more to address the…
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Maryland football returns to the field Saturday for its annual spring game, which will provide a first glimpse of the Terps before the 2022 season kicks off in the fall. Last season, Maryland took a major leap as a program, going 7-6 while securing its first bowl victory since 2010. Even though the Terps lost…
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