So, are copies of “Moneyball” that hard to find in France? That was one of my first thoughts with the news that Ligue 1 is considering adopting revolutionary, North American-style playoffs to decide the champion of the French top division. The hope is that more eyeballs on the league will follow. European soccer leagues have […]
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BOSTON — Derrick White strolled into the Celtics locker room with a smile on his face about an hour before tipoff Wednesday night. After greeting a team employee, White briefly stopped at his locker. Before heading out to the court, he said three words to his nearby teammates. “Let’s win one,” White said. After dealing
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LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights bowed out of their second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers in five games following a 1-0 overtime loss Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas’ only win in the series came on a game-winning goal with 0.4 seconds left in Game 3, and even that was deflected by Edmonton’s Leon
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BOSTON — One would assume a team with an opportunity to move one step closer to its ultimate goal would be focused. One would assume a team on the cusp of doing something no team before it has done in 25 years would execute at the highest degree. One would assume a team with a
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The Indianapolis Colts deleted a video posted to their social media accounts on Wednesday night that included a controversial depiction of one of the team’s 2025 opponents. The Minecraft-themed video opened with a pretty direct reference to Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill’s 2024 arrest, portraying a dolphin with the username, “Hill,” and the jersey number
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DETROIT — In the first team meeting of spring training, A.J. Hinch played a video in front of a packed room. The footage amounted to a highlight reel from last season. There were all the defining moments. Parker Meadows’ home run rob in Seattle. Tarik Skubal’s strikeouts in clutch circumstances, always punctuated with his mammoth roars.
NEW YORK — Juan Soto is ready for the crowd’s reaction, however filled with vitriol it may be, on Friday when he returns to Yankee Stadium for his first Subway Series as a member of the New York Mets. The crowd, he said on Wednesday, is what he is most excited about. The reaction should
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The Minnesota Frost will advance to the PWHL finals after a 4-3 overtime win against the Toronto Sceptres in Game 4 of the semifinals on Wednesday night. Taylor Heise, last year’s playoff MVP, scored the game-winning goal 16 minutes into overtime, and captain Kendall Coyne Schofield led the way with two goals in regulation. THE
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Timberwolves lead series 3-1 Series odds: Timberwolves -5000, Warriors +1600 So much awesomeness crowds the highlight queue in this postseason, but let’s not forget that Game 4 ice-cold Anthony Edwards halftime heave any time soon. It was, in his view, a Stephen Curry disciple moment. Let’s not also forget how we as a public lambasted
Former Alabama coach Nick Saban on Wednesday seemed to downplay the need for a potential presidential commission on college sports that he might lead, while also saying a solution requires people getting together to push something forward. Saban, appearing on “The Paul Finebaum Show,” was asked about reports that he and Texas Tech board chair
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