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Friday's FTB: 4,528.7 candidates for Maple Leafs head coach

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What hitter had the sweetest swing you ever saw?

There is an artistry in sports. The physics-defying Michael Jordan hanging in the air in the NBA. The dizzying jukes of Barry Sanders weaving through defenders in the NFL. The graceful moves of Wayne Gretzky on a breakaway. There are a lot of beautiful things about baseball, but one of the most aesthetically pleasing things […]

Boston Legacy FC announce over 20,000 tickets sold for home opener at Gillette Stadium with New Kids On The Block performing at halftime

Today, the Boston Legacy have announced that they have sold over 20,000 tickets for their March 14 home opener at Gillette Stadium against defending NWSL Champions, NJ/NY Gotham FC. Wait… There’s more! The club has also announced that New Kids on the Block will be headlining the halftime performance. “Welcoming NKOTB to Gillette Stadium for […]

Baylor Scheierman made 2 dreams come true on Sunday

PHOENIX — Baylor Scheierman has been living out one childhood dream after another. The 25-year-old Celtics guards played 29 minutes in Sunday’s game between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, and reflected on the experience at shootaround on Tuesday morning in Phoenix. “It was unreal,” Scheierman said. “It was a dream come true. […]

B1G Bracketology: Boom or Bust? Bubble Breakdown

An alliterative attempt to assuage anxieties at approaching athletic arbitrations. It is, I am told, almost March. That season is, to many degenerates—including many of you here!—zero hour. Hither comes bracket season. Yon goeth the bottom feeders. THE CROWN APPROACHETH. …or the NCAA Tournament. Whatever. We’ve got bracketology updates—not because, as a Northwestern fan, I’m […]

3 teams that should target Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen as trade talk heats up

The Philadelphia Flyers have found themselves once again in the middle of some trade rumors as we inch closer to the NHL trade deadline. This time it isn’t in a strict teardown with obvious pending free agents that they will likely move, but instead a defenseman who just doesn’t fit the long-term picture and is playing well enough to get attention. Rasmus Ristolainen is riding a high after winning a bronze medal in Milan and after logging big minutes for Team Finland and looking good whil...

Milwaukee Bucks Poll: Should Pete Nance be converted?

Two-way forward Pete Nance is in the second season of his two-way deal with Milwaukee and has impressed since joining the rotation last month. He’s shooting a bonkers 51% from three on 49 attempts, good for 58.8% from the floor, to go along with solid defense. That’s just five points per game over 25 contests […]

Three things we learned – Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle United

Manchester City beat Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium to close the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal down to two points. Nico O’Reilly’s brace, either side of a Lewis Hall equaliser, was enough for the Blues to earn a vital three points in the Premier League title race. Gianluigi Donnarumma made an excellent stoppage […]

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Mark Pope fined and reprimanded by SEC for postgame outburst at Auburn

Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope has been issued a public reprimand and fined $25,000 by the SEC for postgame conduct and comments related to officiating following the Wildcats’ game at Auburn on February 21, the league announced Tuesday. The comments violated SEC Bylaw 10.5.3 and the SEC Commissioner’s Regulation regarding Public Criticism of Officials, […]