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The 2022-23 NBA season is almost upon us, but Hot Take SZN is here, and at the end of another eventful offseason we will see how close to the sun we can fly and still stand the swelter of these viewpoints. LeBron James and Kevin Durant, arguably the greatest players of their NBA generation, lead
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One proven formula for navigating the MLB playoffs and reaching the World Series is to ride your best pitchers as much as you can. Countering the best opposing hitters the league has to offer with your best arms just makes sense. The 2019 Washington Nationals took it to the most memorable extreme, squeezing every inning
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The Las Vegas Raiders hit a huge touchdown to Davante Adams with 4:27 left. It seemed like it would be a tie game against the Kansas City Chiefs. All the Raiders needed to tie it was an extra point. They left their offense on the field for a two-point conversion. There have been endless arguments
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Another year, another heartbreaking finish for the Blue Jays. (Photo by Thomas Skrlj/MLB Photos via Getty Images) TORONTO – The stadium was as quiet as it had been all season. The fans at Rogers Centre were traumatized. First off, the Toronto Blue Jays had just watched a seven-run lead evaporate in Game 2 of the
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For years in the center of the Odell Beckham Jr. universe, Von Miller has been the bellwether. If you wanted to know where Beckham’s head was at when things were falling apart with the New York Giants or never really coming together with the Cleveland Browns, the people in Beckham’s closest circle usually had the
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Aaron Judge is the American League’s all-time single-season home run king. The New York Yankees superstar surpassed Roger Maris with his 62nd homer of 2022, a leadoff blast against the Texas Rangers in the penultimate game of the season on Tuesday. His torrid campaign, which will almost certainly earn him an AL MVP Award, has
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Before this week’s Sunday night game that matched Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, NBC Beck’s cover of Neil Young’s “Old Man” in its commercials. It was a little schmaltzy, but it wasn’t totally off point. Beck sang “Old man take a look at my life, I’m a lot like you were” over highlights of the
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Our analysts reveal their boldest fantasy predictions for Week 4. Which will come to pass? Andy Behrens: It appears as if the Chicago Bears believe there is no in-game predicament that can’t be resolved via the run. This team is averaging 34.7 rush attempts and just 15.0 passes per game, which is basically a 1970s
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Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris. The Yankees superstar reached a magical number with homer No. 61 against the Blue Jays on Wednesday in New York’s 8-3 road victory in Toronto. After fouling off multiple 3-2 pitches, Judge launched a 94 mph sinker off reliever Tim Mayza over the left-field wall at Rogers Centre and into
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ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Bucs meeting to discuss what Packers might have learned from Jumbotron video After the Buccaneers failed to score on a two-point conversion at the end of Sunday’s 14-12 loss to the Packers, Aaron Rodgers said he spotted something on the Jumbotron that he passed along to Green Bay coaches before
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No. 23 Texas A&M beat No. 10 Arkansas thanks to one of the wildest missed field goals you’ll ever see. Arkansas kicker Cam Little’s go-ahead 42-yard field goal attempt bounced off the top of an upright with less than 90 seconds to go. The kick would have given Arkansas a 24-23 lead. Instead, A&M beat
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ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Packers down four wide receivers at Thursday’s practice The Packers signed veteran wideout Travis Fulgham to their practice squad on Thursday and their need for healthy bodies at the position was likely behind the more. Four of the receivers were out of practice on Thursday. The group included Allen Lazard,
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The Las Vegas Aces had pulled within 40 minutes of their first WNBA championship. It was a Finals-opening home sweep in Vegas, but when their first-year head coach answered her final question of the night, the energy drop was instantaneous. Did Becky Hammon think everyone in the NBA felt dumb for not
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Of all the punishment CeeDee Lamb absorbed one game into the Dallas Cowboys season, the most significant hit may have been delivered from inside the ownership suite. Twice, no less. Just days after director of player personnel Stephen Jones made a pointed remark about Lamb’s performance in the team’s 19-3 season-opening loss to the Tampa
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