Author: Michael

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Kyrie shines in his Mavs debut as four more trades happen the night before the deadline
Frankly, I can’t possibly be expected to write coherent thoughts after the Kevin Durant trade; after all, I cover the Suns primarily. I’m sure we’ll have plenty of words across the SB Nation family covering each of the three trades in-depth, but here’s a quick recap of the Wednesday trades before Thursday’s 3 p.m.

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Sam Howell has played exactly one game as an NFL quarterback, leading the Washington Commanders to a win over the Dallas Cowboys in last year’s regular-season finale. Despite his inexperience and the very real mystery about whether he’s an NFL-caliber quarterback, Ron Rivera sees him as the franchise’s No. 1 QB heading into next season.
And Rivera is doing his damndest to get you to believe that.
“The biggest thing we decided is he will start out as QB1,” Rivera said of Howell on PFT Live. “He will most certainly get the first opportunity.

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Deion Sanders is already seeing a huge culture shift within the Colorado football program.
The Buffaloes went 1-11 last season, and the program has become a major joke in the PAC-12 over recent years.
Before even coaching a game, Sanders has already injected Colorado with energy and passion maybe not seen for years.
Deion Sanders talks culture change at Colorado. (Photo by Helen H.

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Support the Chiefs with a Super Bowl spread full of classic Kansas City dishes.
Are you rooting for the Chiefs in the Super Bowl? What better way to show your support than giving your guests a spread of iconic Kansas City foods?
Of course barbecue is the first thing that comes to mind for traditional Kansas City foods. Burnt ends are the best that KC has to offer, so burnt end sliders are at the top of our list.

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PHOENIX — My assignment was to cover Roger Goodell’s state of the NFL press conference and that made sense because when the league’s chief executive talks, we all must listen.
And what I saw from Goodell and some of the reporters who covered the presser was a thoroughly woke event striking the chords of some of the hottest woke topics of today:
Feminism.
Globalism.
Racism.
And ageism.
And the message from Goodell on these topics clearly picked winners and losers, specifying the way the NFL wants things to go.
So women are more valuable than men.

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If you’re ranking the most political, liberal, woke sports teams in North America and the U.S. women’s national soccer team isn’t atop your list, then you haven’t been paying attention.
Megan Rapinoe may still hold the throne for the most-woke athlete in American female sports as she’s now known more as an anti-American political activist than a soccer player, but some of her teammates are coming for her crown.

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