While introducing new Mets right-hander Kodai Senga at Citi Field on Monday, general manager Billy Eppler pointed out his own background in professional scouting. “My mentors always talked about guys that had impactful tools,” Eppler said. “We try to gravitate to that because they show up in big-time games. [Senga] encompasses that with impact-level pitches.” …
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Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes LOGAN—All good things must come to end. Some endings are more shocking than others, though. Utah State was chasing history inside the Spectrum on Monday night as it tried to become the first Aggies team to start a season 10-0. It looked well on its way to doing so when …
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CNN — Argentina’s World Cup-winning squad arrived home to a jubilant Buenos Aires in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with massive crowds lining the streets and cheering their champions’ return. Captain Lionel Messi stepped off the plane first, holding the gold trophy aloft, followed by his triumphant team onto a red carpet at the …
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The 49ers’ chances of obtaining the No. 1 seed in the NFC were very slim going into Sunday. They were made slimmer by the Eagles’ 25-20 victory over the Bears that moved them to 13-1 on the season. Those chances widened just a bit though with news of quarterback Jalen Hurts dealing with a shoulder …
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ORCHARD PARK, NY — The Dolphins believed they could win and they nearly did. Miami went into the Buffalo area with a plan to play physically and run the ball and they did. Of course the Bills have Josh Allen and he led the game-winning field goal drive in a 32-29 victory on Saturday night. …
Damian Lillard entered Monday needing 21 points to pass Portland Trail Blazers icon Clyde Drexler as the franchise’s all-time leading scorer. He got there in the third quarter, only to watch Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steal the scene at the buzzer. With a free throw against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Lillard scored his 18,041st point to etch …
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#FlipWatch continues with Houston CE King four-star defensive end Dylan Spencer announcing his decision to flip from the Texas Longhorns to the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Monday via Twitter. Spencer was the second player to commit to Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian in the 2022 class, but his decision appeared to begin wavering in …
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At the risk of sounding like an old lady, here goes: journalists aren’t supposed to become the story. But on Monday, reporters who cover the Tampa Bay Buccaneers found themselves as one of the stories of the day on NFL Twitter (along with the gobsmacking lack of situational awareness from the New England Patriots’ offense) …
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Up front, the obvious needs to be stated for the record: As a Jets fan, you would much rather have a head coach who does not make critical mistakes in endgame situations than a head coach who admits his critical mistakes in endgame situations. Robert Saleh understands this. At 43, in only his second year, …
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The Phoenix Suns organization faced new allegations in a bombshell ESPN report on Monday as executives up and down the hierarchy were accused of taking part in the alleged toxic culture. The report came months after Robert Sarver agreed to begin “the process of seeking buyers” for the Suns after an NBA investigation found that …
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