Author: Michael

As news broke Thursday night that Kyler Murray was officially signing with the Minnesota Vikings, an NFC executive predicted: “He’s going to absolutely ball out.”
Optimism raced across the league mere minutes after Murray tweeted “Skol” and the Vikings celebrated the 2019 first overall draft pick costing just $1.3 million for a year while the Arizona Cardinals pay the rest of his $36.8 million salary.

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, Jamal Murray scored 38 points and the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat San Antonio 136-131 on Thursday night, snapping the Spurs’ five-game winning streak as Victor Wembanyama sat out with an injury.
San Antonio guard Stephon Castle had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his third career triple-double.
With the Spurs trailing 132-129, Castle had a 3-pointer rattle off the rim with 20 seconds remaining. Murray sealed the victory with four straight free throws.

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It will take a huge upset for the UCLA Bruins to knock off the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans in the Big Ten Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday. UCLA lost on the road to Michigan State 82-59 last month in what was a notable loss for the Bruins. 
Another bout with the Spartans
In the game last month, UCLA head coach Mick Cronin ejected Steven Jamerson after a hard foul late in the second half. Postgame Cronin got into a brief spat with a reporter, where Cronin accused the reporter of “raising his voice” at him after a question about Michigan State’s student section.

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The Atlanta Hawks took care of business against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night with a 108-97 win, but the biggest hit of the evening happened on the sideline.
NBA referee Sha’Rae Mitchell took an absolutely massive spill in the fourth quarter, and if you ask her, the cameraman might be to blame.
Mitchell was flying down the sideline, laser-focused on the fast-break action developing on the court.
The only issue was she forgot the number one rule of running literally anywhere in life: You actually have to look where you are going.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up where they left off following their rest day, taking a 9-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds Thursday.
The Dodgers dropped a game to the Reds last Thursday, falling short in a thrilling 14-13 competition.
Non-roster invitee Cole Irvin got the ball for the Dodgers, making his fourth appearance of the spring for his new team. He allowed one earned run and struck out a singular batter during his two-inning outing.
The Dodgers gave Irvin an early lead to work with, striking first in the bottom of the first inning.

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