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BUFFALO, N.Y. — As the Buffalo Sabres’ losing streak grew to six games Saturday afternoon against the Utah Hockey Club, you could hear the sounds of fans at their wits’ end. One day earlier, general manager Kevyn Adams spoke about the state of the team in a news conference that did not go over well…
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ATLANTA — Kirby Smart felt it in pregame. He felt it later in the game, too. All he needed to do was look up in the stands at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at any point on Saturday and he’d see a few thousand empty seats in the upper deck during Georgia’s 22-19 overtime win over Texas. Call…
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INDIANAPOLIS — From the moment a giant inflatable duck floated along the White River within a few blocks of Lucas Oil Stadium, the Oregon football program had the Big Ten within its sights. It was at football media days back in July when the Ducks preceded their formal Big Ten introduction with that humorous sight.…
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Buster Posey held the San Francisco Giants’ record for the largest contract in franchise history. In Posey’s first major move as the club’s president of baseball operations, he did not hesitate to smash it. The Giants agreed to terms with free-agent shortstop Willy Adames on a seven-year, $182 million contract on Saturday, reshaping the left…
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By Ralph D. Russo, Matt Baker, Justin Williams, Joe Rexrode and Sam Khan Jr. The first 12-team College Football Playoff field will be revealed on Sunday, but a lot is still to be determined by Saturday’s Power 4 conference championship games after Boise State locked up the first automatic bid on Friday. Our experts are…
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College football coaching searches don’t operate like most normal hiring processes, because college athletics isn’t a normal industry. The athletic director typically makes the hiring decision, but a school board must often approve the contract. And before the hire is made, anyone from donors to other school officials may push for someone else. At North…
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Nearly six years after her retirement, American alpine skiing legend Lindsey Vonn returned to competition Saturday in a pair of downhill races in Copper Mountain, Colo. The 40-year-old Vonn finished 24th and 27th, respectively, out of 45 skiers in the FIS Fall Festival runs. The event is a level below the top-tier World Cup circuit…
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The NFL is king when it comes to sports betting, and one bettor in Kentucky has put a lot of faith in Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. On Thursday afternoon, Circa Sports reported taking a $3.1 million wager on the Eagles moneyline (ML) against the Carolina Panthers. The wager was…
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Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz sat in the back of a car chatting en route to Bahrain International Circuit. A buzz was in the air as Formula One prepared for the first race weekend of the 2024 season, fresh off of a long winter, the teams’ season launches and a silly season signing changing the…
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Here we go — it’s December, Christmas is less than three weeks away, the regular season is winding down, and the playoff race is heating up. My apologies, I’m not trying to rush things; blame the three teams that have already punched their tickets to the postseason: the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and Detroit…