Tyler Badie’s big heart allowed him to play a major role on the Missouri football team, and now possibly in the NFL. Badie is projected to be picked in the third or fourth round after the NFL draft begins Thursday night in Las Vegas, but as one of the best success stories in this rookie…
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Q: Ira, who you got? Who you want, Toronto or Philly? — Andy. A: Two different questions. First, for all of Doc Rivers’ playoff struggles in his various stops, it would be hard to fathom this 76ers team, with Joel Embiid, James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris becoming the first NBA team to blow…
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During the roughest stretches of the Orioles’ rebuild, manager Brandon Hyde has thought about the past. It propels him to the future. He’s lived a rebuild before, and he’s seen the results. He served in the Chicago Cubs’ front office and on their coaching staff during their teardown. He was their first base coach in…
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PHOENIX — It was 2-for-1 night at Chase Field. The Dodgers hit into five double plays in the first eight innings Tuesday, leaving the door open for David Peralta’s two-run home run off Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol in the eighth inning to decide things, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the Dodgers.…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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SAN JOSE — The Battle for Sixth? Or was it the Battle for Seventh? Bragging rights? Or the better odds at a higher draft pick? The Ducks and the San Jose Sharks took to the ice Tuesday at SAP Center looking to settle matters in the fourth and final meeting of a season that will…
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ST. LOUIS – Six straight series victories to start the year? That’ll play. Backed by Chris Bassitt’s six shutout innings on Tuesday, the Mets beat the Cardinals for a second straight night, this time 3-0, ensuring a series win for the Amazin’s before their finale at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. It is the first time…
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ANAHEIM — The Angels finally got to see the Patrick Sandoval whose performance was so encouraging last year. The left-hander gave up two hits in seven scoreless innings in the Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. The Angels were two outs away from their first back-to-back shutouts since 2016 before Jimmy…
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The Kings are in the playoffs. After scouring scoreboards, ogling odds and working to win each and every shift, the Kings are finally headed back to the postseason for the first time in four years after the Vegas Golden Knights’ loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night cemented a playoff berth for captain Anze…
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