Heat win season-best 4th straight, top Hawks 105-87

For a franchise with three NBA championships in the past decade and a 27-game winning streak along the way, putting together four consecutive victories might seem insignificant.

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Blandino doesn’t anticipate major changes to catch rule

The NFL has convened a committee to explore possible changes to the catch rule. The NFL’s V.P. of officiating anticipates that no major changes will be made. Appearing on NFL Network before the Pro Bowl, Dean Blandino expressed satisfaction with the catch rule in an interview with Steve Wyche. “We think that the rule is…

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Wizards coach Wittman to miss 2 games after brother’s death

Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman will miss his team's next two games following his brother's death.

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Peyton Manning says he isn’t thinking about next season

Get used to Peyton Manning being asked questions this week about playing next season. And get used to him not providing an answer to the question. In a taped interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman that played at halftime of the Pro Bowl, with Berman in Hawaii and Manning still (at the time of the taping)…

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Bengals TE Eifert leaves Pro Bowl in walking boot

The Pro Bowl was supposed to be harmless and something close to fun, but Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert apparently suffered an injury. Per Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com, Eifert left Aloha Stadium in a walking boot. ESPN cameras had caught trainers talking to Eifert on the sideline and putting a protective wrap on his foot.…

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Knicks’ Derrick Williams throws it down against Warriors

The Warriors went on to get the win.

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Players deserve plenty of credit for ‘unbelievable’ All-Star Weekend

"You look at professional sports, the more athletes can engage and interact with the fan base, the more you’re going to get out of it, right?"

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Team Irvin wins tackling-free Pro Bowl, 49-27

The Pro Bowl was everything it was advertised to be. Or something like that. It was not competitive. By the third quarter it wasn’t close, either. Team Irvin pulled away from Team Rice and won the game, 49-27. No one will remember. There were really good players who made some really good plays, but Team…

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Mark Cuban on trade deadline: “nothing is really tempting to us”

Why would Dallas spend a future asset to get marginally better now, when they are not contenders?

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John Scott said ‘you can’t write this stuff,’ but John Scott kinda did

And the story finished with one of the greatest endings in NHL All-Star Game history.

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New All-Star Game format proves to be a winner

"It was fun, we were trying to win."

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Scott named MVP as Pacific edges Atlantic 1-0 in ASG finale

Capping off one of the best All-Star Games in recent memory.

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Team Irvin holds Pro Bowl halftime lead

Well, the Pro Bowl hasn’t been boring. There was a successful fake punt, and then there was touchdown catch overturned by replay. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie intercepted a Derek Carr pass but fumbled on the return. A.J. Green and DeAndre Hopkins have made highlight-reel catches. Team Irvin has made most of the big plays and holds a…

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Heeeere’s Johnny! Scott puts on show, scores twice as Pacific upsets Central

One assist shy of what (unofficially) would've been the first Gordie Howe hat trick in All-Star Game history.

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Clippers blow out Bulls 120-93 for 4th straight victory

Jamal Crawford scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, leading a dominant bench effort for the second straight game, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Chicago Bulls 120-93 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory.

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Plenty of offense early in Pro Bowl

The Pro Bowl started with a touchdown. Then came another. So, it’s about what you figured it would be. All offense with one defensive play setting up another score It’s Team Irvin vs. Team Rice — as in Michael Irvin’s picks vs. Jerry Rice’s picks — and the offenses are off to a hot start.…

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It took John Scott all of 47 seconds to score at the All-Star Game (Video)

And they said he wouldn't fit in...

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Don’t expect Memphis to trade Mike Conley at the deadline. Or ever.

He likely stays in Memphis as a free agent this summer, too.

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Larkin shines as Atlantic Division moves onto All-Star Game finale

Three assists for the 19-year-old rookie.

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Video: Letang opens scoring in first-ever ASG 3-on-3

Pittsburgh connection on the opening tally.

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Report: Calvin Johnson told family, coach 2015 is his final year

At a time when many think Lions receiver Calvin Johnson is thinking about whether to retire, ESPN reports that the thinking stage ended months ago. According to ESPN, Johnson previously told his family and a close circles of friend that 2015 would be his final season of football. The day after the season ended, Johnson…

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NFL testing tablet video, new communication system in Pro Bowl

Sunday night’s Pro Bowl is essentially an exhibition and an infomercial, but there’s a chance it impacts the NFL beyond the three or so hours of content it provides for ESPN. The league is using the game to test a new a coach-to-coach communication system and is making video available on the teams’ sideline tablets.…

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Kings recall Clifford from conditioning assignment

Missed the last 23 games with an upper-body injury.

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Danny Crawford, Joey Crawford named best referees in anonymous player poll

Scott Foster named worst referee in poll.

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WATCH LIVE: 2016 NHL All-Star Game

Stream the 3-on-3 tournament.

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Captain Terry: 'I'm leaving Chelsea'

Chelsea captain John Terry has revealed that his long career with the English Premier League champion will finish at the end of this season.











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Hoiberg says Bulls likely to stand pat at trade deadline

They get Mike Dunleavy back soon.

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Here are the rules for the NHL’s 3-on-3 All Star tournament

The format behind "winner gets $1 million."

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Woody Johnson: Geno Smith has “the ability” if he sticks with it

When the Jets started camp ahead of the 2015 season, the expectation was that Geno Smith would be their starting quarterback. That expectation ceased to exist when IK Enemkpali punched Smith and broke his jaw during a locker room altercation that reportedly stemmed from a dispute over money Enemkpali felt Smith owed him. Smith missed…

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Doug Martin: “You have to” give 100 percent in Pro Bowl

Buccaneers running back Doug Martin might be headed for free agency. But first he’s in Hawaii for the Pro Bowl, and Martin said this week he won’t be letting up when the pads come on Sunday night. “It’s a nice vacation setting but when it comes to playing the game, you have to go 100…

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Rumor: Lakers believe Russell Westbrook coming in 2017

Don't expect this to happen but the rumor is out there.

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Shea Weber went all-out to win the hardest shot competition

That flex, everyone.

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DeMarcus Cousins leaves game with sprained ankle, X-Rays negative

The Kings play Monday, Cousins is day-to-day.

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Ryan Clady “definitely willing to talk” about redoing contract

There are plenty of differences between this year’s Broncos and the team that lost the Super Bowl to the Seahawks at MetLife Stadium two years ago. One similarity is that left tackle Ryan Clady won’t be in the lineup come Super Bowl Sunday. Clady missed Super Bowl XLVIII with a foot injury and he missed…

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Andrew Ference to fans: Thanks for screaming ‘Shoot!’

This video's fun.

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Wizards’ Randy Wittman coached Saturday despite death of brother

He's had a couple deaths around him this season.

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Outside criticism of Cam a non-issue inside Panthers locker room

Much of the dead week between the conference title games and a some-star game that should die was spent talking about why Panthers quarterback Cam Newton gets criticized and whether and to what extent there’s a racial component to it. Inside the team’s locker room, however, it’s a non-issue. “We don’t even talk about it to…

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Lions hire former Maryland, UConn coach Randy Edsall

Longtime college coach Randy Edsall is getting a job in Detroit. Edsall, who was fired as head coach at Maryland during the 2015 season, has been hired as the Lions’ director of football research/special projects. It’s unclear what, exactly, a “director of football research/special projects” does, but Edsall will presumably be an assistant to new…

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NaVorro Bowman not concerned about effect of Kelly’s offense on defense

Chip Kelly’s three years as the Eagles head coach saw the team’s defense on the field for more plays than any other team twice and they finished second in the other season, which has led to complaints from some players about the impact that his uptempo offense has on the other side of the ball when…

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Rugby star Sonny Bill learns lessons

Sonny Bill Williams was the center of attention at this weekend's Wellington Sevens, but the All Blacks rugby star admits he is still learning his way in the shortened version of the game.











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