NEW ORLEANS — When Kansas coach Bill Self sat down to watch the movie of his last trip to the Final Four recently, he couldn’t get enough of watching over 12 minutes. It’s easy to imagine that his guts are churning, his palms are sweaty, and he’s starting to feel dizzy. “I get ticks every …
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Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva in the middle of a doping scandal threaten to overshadow competitions At the Beijing Games, he returned to the ice on an Olympic training track on Saturday, performing quadruple jump after quadruple jump in preparation for a competition in which he could soon be banned. Valieva’s status as a …
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INGLEWOOD, California — The NFC championship game showcased two different teams, two different fan bases, and two different strategies for building a roster. How the Los Angeles Rams did it, outfitting their locker rooms with some of the league’s biggest stars and trading their picks whenever they wanted in hopes of playing the Super Bowl …
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Taking over the Bengals’ 45-yard line, Burrow drove the Bengals deep into Kansas City soil with McPherson, who had made four field goal attempts against both Las Vegas and Tennessee in previous rounds – his fourth long, accurate sounding. sends his teammates pouring into the field. Sunday’s game developed while sticking to the basic template …
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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Robbie Gould kicked past the posts and the Green Bay Packers stood in the sideline as his San Francisco teammates sprinted across the grass Saturday night in red parkas. At Lambeau Field they had not lost the whole season, neither in the warm weather, nor in the mild conditions, nor in …
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NASHVILLE — The Cincinnati Bengals broke their 31-year playoff drought last week and looked like this year’s dark horse contender with a young, explosive offense. And now they officially are. The 4th Bengals won nine sacks and six penalties to shock the 19-16 seeded Tennessee Titans, with rookie batsman Evan McPherson scoring the fourth and …
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Federal aviation officials have agreed not to request further delays in Verizon and AT&T’s new 5G cellular service, paving the way for companies to launch their services while avoiding a major confrontation with regulators who say it could endanger flights. In addition to delaying the start of services by two weeks, carriers will temporarily introduce …
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BOSTON – That’s how it ended for the Tampa Bay Rays, the team that pushes and nudges conventional thinking and often dodges it. The Rays set a franchise record with 100 wins this season, with eight wins over the Boston Red Sox. But when it mattered most, in the American League division series, the Red …
TOKYO – Even if Tokyo has mountains, reasonable climbers wouldn’t dare to climb this midsummer heat and humidity. When given a choice, climbers tend to like cool, dry conditions. They hang from their toes and often put their body weight on a single point of contact – a toe, a compressed elbow or knee, a …
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American beach volleyball duo April Ross and Alix Klineman reach the semi-finals. Ross and Klineman defeated Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Margareta Kozuch in two close sets, 21-19, 21-19 and 44 minutes, on Tuesday morning. In the semi-finals, they will face Swiss Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich, who won Brazil in sets 21-19, 18-21, 15-12. Ross …
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Brazil beat Mexico 4-2 on penalties to advance to the Olympic men’s soccer final after a semi-final full of 10 yellow cards but goalless fouls. Dani Alves, Gabriel Martinelli, Bruno Guimaraes and Reinier exchanged their shots on shots for Brazil after they watched their goalkeeper Santos intercept Mexico’s first penalty and then watch their second …
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TOKYO — The women took the skate stage at Ariake Urban Sports Park on Monday, where the women’s street final offers many interesting possibilities. They mostly revolve around Japan and a 13-year-old Brazilian’s chance to win a gold medal. But they also Alexis SablonThe 34-year-old is a Brooklyn veteran who wants to end his career …
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