Author: Michael

I’m a sucker for a good player poll. In this case, the word “sucker” is apropos because I was roped into reading through, quite possibly the dullest player poll ever.
Just a couple of weeks, ago the NFLPA did a players poll, and it gave us some juicy tidbits. For instance, it allowed players to put some teams on blast for sub-par working conditions. I figured it was the NHL’s chance to get the people talking. Maybe they’d bash Madison Square Garden for having the worst ice surface. Perhaps some players would point to a fanbase they think is the worst.

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Paul George is set to miss the rest of the regular season at least for the Clippers.
Since the Los Angeles Clippers made the biggest splash of the 2019 offseason by acquiring Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the franchise have been under the microscope. However, despite the superstar pairing, the biggest story hasn’t been their play but their lack of court time.
Between Kawhi Leonard’s load management and Paul George’s various injuries, the pairing hasn’t spent much time on the court together.

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The Buckeyes star looked sharp in front of NFL scouts and executives Wednesday in Columbus.
Former Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud was everything scouts envisioned at his pro day Wednesday.
The biggest takeaway from his performance, in front of representatives from NFL 28 teams, was the impression he made on Carolina. The Panthers, who hold the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft, showed up in full force to see Stroud perform in Columbus. Among those in attendance were team owner David Tepper, general manager Scott Fitterer and head coach Frank Reich.

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It’s a bad day to be a Los Angeles basketball fan. Whether you’re a delusional Lakers fan praying for a play-in spot with 10 regular-season games left or a hopeless Clippers junkie, LA basketball is six feet in the dumps.
No Hope For Clippers (And Lakers)
Coming into this final stretch of NBA basketball, the Clippers were shouldering most of the expectations for both LA squads of making a deep run.
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As of Wednesday (Mar.

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The “brotherhood” that many players referenced before Qatar isn’t ostracizing the 20-year-old, even after the bizarre events of the last few months.
For many of the young men who’ve anchored this ambitious generation of American players through one World Cup cycle and now into another, the U.S. national team has been a refuge as well as a springboard.

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Chris Curtis of WEEI-FM in Boston made the regretful statement Wednesday morning.
A Boston sports talk radio host finds himself at the center of controversy after a making a sophomoric and inappropriate attempt at humor Wednesday morning.
Chris Curtis of WEEI-FM made the regretful comment on “The Greg Hill Show” while discussing a proposal to ban mini liquor bottles, also known as nips, in Boston. Unfortunately, the term “nip” also serves as a racial slur against people of Japanese descent.

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With five weeks to go until the draft, there is still a lot for Carolina to consider as to how it decides to use its pole position in April.
We’ve got a good mix of draft, free agent and trade stuff in this week’s mailbag. Let’s dive into it …
From Matt Ramas (@matt_ramas): Which QB will the Panthers take at No. 1?
Matt, I don’t know. Very few people do.

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Armando Bacot is running it back. North Carolina’s star big man, who helped lead the Tar Heels to a national championship in 2022, announced on Wednesday that he will be returning for a fifth year of eligibility.
As a recent 23-year-old, Bacot knows all of the jokes about his age and got ahead of the memes by calling back to Perry Ellis. Ellis, a running joke within the college basketball world, looked like a full-grown man as a freshman and seemingly never graduated.

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— Armando Bacot Jr.

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