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He explained why he felt that it would have been easier to not call it.
Sunday’s Super Bowl finished in controversial fashion when Eagles cornerback James Bradberry was called for holding when the game was tied at 35 with less than two minutes left. Bradberry appeared to tug on Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster’s jersey early on in the play and the ball sailed over the wideout’s head on third-and-8. 
The penalty negated the stop and led to an eventual game-winning field goal for Kansas City.

Looking forward to watching your MLB team return to action? Here are the spring training report dates and locations for every single squad.

Who are the 10 best quarterbacks available in the 2023 NFL Draft? We rank and evaluate them, from Bryce Young and CJ Stroud to Stetson Bennett.

He didn’t deny his interest in coaching a few months ago.
Last season, Jeff Saturday made the jump directly from the ESPN studio to the sideline, taking over as the Colts’ interim coach after Frank Reich was fired. One of Saturday’s former network colleagues—former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky—has seen his name come up in coaching rumors over the last few months, but he resisted the call this offseason, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Texas-born fighter faced down his opponents and took down the ‘Great White Hope’ movement that was designed to end his reign, but his legacy reaches beyond the sport.
In his heyday as heavyweight champion, which began in 1908 and ended in 1915, it wasn’t enough for promoters to find opponents for Jack Johnson. They needed white ones.

A group of athletes is arguing that all college athletes should be recognized as employees. Wednesday’s ruling may decidedly impact that fight.
Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but the NCAA is being challenged in court about whether the bedrock upon which college sports rests is legal, as Johnson v. NCAA is set to be heard in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. While that question won’t be directly decided at this hearing, what happens during and after it could go a long way to deciding the future of amateurism in college athletics.

In a world where in which most postgame meals are eaten at the stadium, the 33-year-old has become a rarity in baseball.
When he was growing up in San Jose, Mets outfielder Mark Canha wasn’t eating your typical children’s fare of hot dogs and plain pasta with butter. No, he was more of a cassoulet and risotto kid. Canha’s father, David, was a semiconductor salesperson who often traveled to Europe, and when he returned home he’d try to replicate the Continental cuisine he’d enjoyed for his family.
“There was always a lot of variety,” says Mark.

Jack Sock was playing in the third round of Wimbledon last summer. On Tuesday, he was packing his bags at the Delray Beach Open after losing to a full-time real estate professional.
Matija Pecotic, who only plays tennis part-time, made his ATP Tour main draw debut in Delray Beach and is now the man responsible for stunning the former No. 8 player in the world.
Pecotic, 33, was working his day job before arriving at the court and beating Sock in three sets.
“I had to leave work early today,” Pecotic said. “I had to send an email to the whole team. [My boss] let me off.

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Plus: Raptors, Clippers, and Blazers pick up wins ahead of All-Star break
On the symbolic day of love, two NBA powerhouses are looking more and more like they’re headed for a reunion— or rematch, if you prefer. Milwaukee and Phoenix are the two hottest teams in the league right now, and it may be setting up a redemption arc for the Suns.
After starting the season a very respectable 29-17, Milwaukee has rattled off 11 straight wins and are only getting healthier as they go.

SI’s annual pool from which the national champion will emerge is here.
Welcome back to Sports Illustrated’s Magic Eight! We’re less than a month away from Selection Sunday, and it’s time to start separating the pretenders from contenders at the top of the men’s college basketball landscape. Started by the late Grant Wahl in his days covering college hoops for SI, the Magic Eight selects the eight teams that can win that season’s national championship and weeds out those that can’t before we even see a bracket.