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ESPN gives UNC football a grim outlook in 2026 offseason rankings
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ESPN gives UNC football a grim outlook in 2026 offseason rankings

Can UNC return to its winning ways on the football field? ESPN has low hopes for the Tar Heels in 2026;

May 7
3 min
WNBA analyst on ESPN: Fever harder to defend without Caitlin Clark
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WNBA analyst on ESPN: Fever harder to defend without Caitlin Clark

The Indiana Fever are gearing up for the return of star player Caitlin Clark on Saturday in the 2026 season opener, after Clark missed all but 13 games a year ago due to nagging lower-body injuries throughout the season. Ahead of Saturday’s tip-off against the Dallas Wings, fans and analysts are spe

May 7
3 min
NCAA Tournament is growing to 76 teams. Here's how new opening round will work
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NCAA Tournament is growing to 76 teams. Here's how new opening round will work

Starting in 2027, March Madness will get even madder. Here's how new NCAA Tournament opening round will work and where and when games will be played.

May 7
2 min
1926: Sentinel-Chronicle newspaper beef over a football game
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1926: Sentinel-Chronicle newspaper beef over a football game

May 7—As the Lodi High football team made a run in the playoffs of the young California Interscholastic Federation in 1926, another contest was brewing: newspaper beef. While the Flames slogged it out with Bakersfield and San Mateo in the rain-soaked mud of Lodi High's field, writers from the Lo

May 7
4 min
Red Wings' John Gibson quiets doubters with busy, successful season
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Red Wings' John Gibson quiets doubters with busy, successful season

John Gibson, 32, showed he is still one of the better goaltenders in the NHL in his first season with the Red Wings.

May 7
3 min
Red Wings' John Gibson quiets doubters with busy, successful season
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Red Wings' John Gibson quiets doubters with busy, successful season

John Gibson, 32, showed he is still one of the better goaltenders in the NHL in his first season with the Red Wings.

May 7
3 min
Nuggets legend slams 'frugal billionaire' owner Stan Kroenke, doesn't expect offseason moves
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Nuggets legend slams 'frugal billionaire' owner Stan Kroenke, doesn't expect offseason moves

Denver hits a critical point within a championship window.

May 7
2 min
Grisham leads Yankees over Rangers 9-2 for 16th win in 19 games but Domínguez hurt hitting wall
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Grisham leads Yankees over Rangers 9-2 for 16th win in 19 games but Domínguez hurt hitting wall

Trent Grisham hit a go-ahead, three-run double in a six-run sixth inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Texas 9-2 Thursday for their 16th win in 19 games on an afternoon the Rangers misplayed four balls in a difficult sun. Yankees left fielder Jasson Domínguez left in a cart after crashing into

May 7
3 min
Wild searching for options, answers, after two games of deficient defense
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Wild searching for options, answers, after two games of deficient defense

There is not much about the Wild’s defense that is praise-worthy after allowing 14 goals — two of them empty-netters — in a pair of losses to open their second-round series with Colorado. The loss of veteran Jonas Brodin to an injury, and the on-ice struggles of veterans Jared Spurgeon and Jake Midd

May 7
3 min
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