Marcus Smart: ‘I flop on defense. Your favorite player flops on offense’

Celtics guard makes case on behalf of defense-first players

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Bill Belichick: Rodney Harrison deserves to be in Pro Football Hall of Fame

Rodney Harrison entered the Patriots Hall of Fame on Monday. If future Hall of Fame coach Bill Belichick has his way, Harrison eventually will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame, too. “I hope through the years here and soon hopefully there will be other Patriots in the NFL Hall of Fame,” Belichick said at [more]

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Zach Ertz needed workout help, meal plan in France

As the husband of U.S. women’s soccer star Julie Ertz, Eagles tight end Zach Ertz was eager to spend a three and a half weeks in France during the World Cup. That doesn’t mean it didn’t have its challenges. Between the lack of air conditioning and some dietary differences, Ertz had to rely on the [more]

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PHT Morning Skate: Improved non-playoff teams; Flames have work to do

Monday's collection of links.

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Bud Dupree: It’s fun to play out final year of contract

There was some question heading into the offseason about whether the Steelers would pull their option on linebacker Bud Dupree‘s contract for the 2019 season, but they ultimately decided to let Dupree play out the year with a $9.2 million salary. A contract extension remains a possibility, although General Manager Kevin Colbert suggested that the [more]

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Daryl Morey had a funny story about James Harden wanting Russell Westbrook’s trade to get done

Morey responded by telling Harden that his own trade from the Thunder took five months.

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Aaron Donald: It’s a plus being at training camp this year

Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has been named the NFL’s defensive player of the year after each of the last two seasons, but he’s taking a different approach to getting ready for this year than he has in the past two seasons. Donald is at training camp with the Rams this summer after missing the [more]

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