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Published
April 29, 2023

AP Report Cards: Texans, Eagles get highest NFL draft grades

The Texans got two of the best players in the NFL draft in the first three picks
Published
April 25, 2023

Deion Sanders is remaking Colorado by getting rid of nearly everyone

Forty-six of the 83 scholarship players on Colorado's roster at the start of the 2022 season have entered the transfer portal — 41 of those leaving after Sanders' arrival.
Published
April 25, 2023

Herb Douglas, oldest U.S. Olympic medalist, dies at 101

A brief encounter with Jesse Owens fueled Douglas track and field career.
Published
April 25, 2023

NBA playoffs: Bucks, Grizzlies, Cavaliers hope home helps stave off elimination

The Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers are on the brink of elimination and hoping there’s truly no place like home.
Published
April 25, 2023

Been there, done that: Stanley Cup winners bolster NHL playoff teams

Fourteen of the 16 teams in the postseason field have at least one player with his name on the Cup.

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Published
April 25, 2023

Is NFL hypocritical or hypervigilant in betting punishment?

Some say the National Football League is hypocritical for suspending players for gambling after the league has embraced legalized wagering as a major source of revenue in recent years.
Published
April 24, 2023

On Football: NFL players aware of risks of betting on football

NFL players aren’t permitted to bet on football. That’s one policy that can never change because it would destroy the sport’s credibility.
Published
April 24, 2023

In the Pits: Kyle Busch helps RCR return to NASCAR’s victory lane

Busch and Richard Childress Racing seemed a strange pairing considering a rocky history between the driver and team owner.
Published
April 22, 2023

Draymond Green returning for Game 4, won’t change post-suspension

Warriors forward fully plans to be suspended again, and had some strong words for the NBA trying to make him an example of suspensions based on past behavior.
Published
April 21, 2023

Commentary: Another domino falls on road to MLB expansion — but to where?

The Oakland Athletics are packing their bags for Las Vegas, a long-expected move that will affect far more baseball fans than in those two cities, Paul Newberry writes.