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Greg Cote's Thursday night NFL pick
EAGLES (4-1) at GIANTS (1-4)
Line: PHI by 7 1/2.
Cote’s pick: PHI, 30-10.
TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video.
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Broncos' Sean Payton mum on plan to replace LG Ben Powers
ENFIELD, England — As the Denver Broncos prepare for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets, they’re also adjusting to life without left guard Ben Powers.
Denver will have a new player in place of the veteran ...Read more
Practice talk, court appearances, and other findings from Allen Iverson's new memoir, 'Misunderstood'
PHILADELPHIA — There’s so much more to Allen Iverson than his career with the Sixers, which makes up only about 100 pages of his new memoir.
Most of the memoir, titled "Misunderstood," explores Iverson’s personal ...Read more
Joe Starkey: Penguins coach Dan Muse stole opening night from Mike Sullivan
PITTSBURGH — I'm still trying to get over the fact that new Penguins coach Dan Muse looks more like Pirates broadcaster Joe Block than Joe Block does.
I'm still not sure Muse isn't Joe Block. I half-expect him to launch...Read more
Marcus Hayes: Kyle Schwarber has become the biggest lineup problem as the Phillies (again) face playoff doom
LOS ANGELES — It’s a ticklish proposition when everybody’s favorite player is also the team’s biggest problem.
Everybody loves Kyle Schwarber. It’s impossible not to. He’s a kind and generous star, a strong ...Read more
Dolphins' Tyreek Hill denies wife's physical abuse allegations, court records show
MIAMI — Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill denied physically abusing his wife on eight occasions, which she detailed in a divorce filing, according to court records reviewed by the Miami Herald on Wednesday.
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John Romano: Did Lightning, Panthers go too far? Not according to the NHL police.
TAMPA, Fla. — It’s easy to pick on NHL executives when it comes to player safety.
The issues, after all, are complex. The fans, without a doubt, are partisan. The stakes, everyone knows, are high.
Also, and this is ...Read more
Luke DeCock: ACC basketball issues have reached critical mass. There's only one way out.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The word ACC commissioner Jim Phillips has long used, and is still using, is “restless,” to describe how uncomfortable he is with the general state of men’s basketball in the league.
Accordingly,...Read more
Mark Story: Jaland Lowe is not daunted by the ghosts of Kentucky's 'elite point guards past'
LEXINGTON, Ky. — So you think there is pressure in your job? In 2025-26, Jaland Lowe will step into Kentucky’s long-running line of point guard excellence — and attempt to uphold an exacting standard.
When UK began ...Read more
Dream feel pride but looking ahead to uncertain future
ATLANTA — When the Atlanta Dream think of their season, one word keeps popping up.
Pride.
One year ago, the Dream finished the regular season as the eighth seed with just 15 wins. They had just one All-Star in Allisha ...Read more
Jason Mackey: What is Andrew McCutchen's Pirates future? You can argue both sides.
PITTSBURGH — When Andrew McCutchen returned to the Pirates for the 2023 season, the goal was simple.
The unquestioned face of Pittsburgh baseball for an entire generation (and likely more) would finish his career where ...Read more
Yankees force Game 4 in ALDS vs. Blue Jays behind Aaron Judge's dramatic homer, Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s go-ahead blast
NEW YORK — The Yankees aren’t done just yet. They can thank Aaron Judge for that.
With his Yankees on the brink of elimination, Judge gave them new life in the most dramatic of fashions, clubbing a game-tying three-...Read more
With the Yankees' season on the line, Aaron Judge met the moment
NEW YORK — As Aaron Judge braced for an 0-2 pitch, Yankee Stadium roared in unison.
“MVP! MVP! MVP!” the crowd bellowed, desperate for the New York Yankees’ captain to deliver a signature postseason moment.
Judge...Read more
Dave Roberts explains why the Dodgers didn't use Roki Sasaki earlier in Game 2
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was trying to play the long game Monday night.
Which is why, when his team entered the ninth inning with a three-run lead in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, he ...Read more
'We've got to lock in': Aces hoping to start fast in Game 3 of WNBA Finals
PHOENIX — The message has been clear from coach Becky Hammon the past four years.
The Las Vegas Aces are at their best when playing tough defense. It’s what’s made them a dynasty.
The team will try to focus on ...Read more
Greg Cote: Wounded, doubted but no underdog, champion Panthers open with 3-2 win
SUNRISE, Fla. — Beware the champion that is wounded, and doubted. You have given that team another layer of hunger, an element of underdog motivation — ill-fitting as that seems.
The Florida Panthers opened their 32nd...Read more
Phillies' Red October environment doesn't bother Bryce Harper: 'I boo myself'
LOS ANGELES — Bryce Harper played a lot of cards on the Phillies’ cross-country flight.
He didn’t spend a lot of time ruminating over the team’s two losses to open the National League Division Series against the ...Read more
'The calm in the storm': Cubs again turn to Jameson Taillon to stave off elimination in NLDS Game 3
CHICAGO — Jameson Taillon tends to get super nervous watching games from the dugout.
But once he makes the walk to the outfield on start days to begin warming up, those feelings dissipate and the Chicago Cubs’ veteran...Read more
Matt Calkins: Seahawks made right calls on Sam Darnold, Geno Smith, Pete Carroll
SEATTLE — The result of Sunday's game might haunt the Seahawks, but the performance shouldn't worry them.
Yes, the Bucs dissected their defense in a 38-35 win, but we've seen what that side of the ball is capable of ...Read more
Mariners offense backs Logan Gilbert in Game 3 win for 2-1 ALDS lead vs. Tigers
DETROIT — The split-finger fastball — statistically the best strikeout pitch — was fired with complete conviction and cruel intentions.
Logan Gilbert didn’t want it to be his last pitch of the night, not with the ...Read more
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