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• Celtics Reacts Survey: does Payton Pritchard win his starting role back next season?

  26-08-2026 11:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON, MA - APRIL 28: Payton Pritchard #11 and Head Coach Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics look on during the game against the Philadelphia 76ers during Round One Game Five of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on April 28, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Pho
  
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• Yankees looking to 'flip the script' on Red Sox as series with playoff implications set to begin

  28-08-2026 05:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aaron Boone likes to compartmentalize and, with all the hype that will probably accompany this weekend’s series in the Bronx between the Yankees and Red Sox, that’s probably the wise way to approach it, no matter how crucial the series may be. “It’s like, what do we got Friday?” the Yankees’ manager asked rhetorically. “We got Cam (Schlittler) going and, go out there and try and play our best. Don’t get obsessed with the results and the r
  
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• NFL waiver wire rules and the Steelers’ position in the waiver order

  28-08-2026 05:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nov 17, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan talks on the phone before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con With the NFL preseason nearing its conclusion, teams will have to begin the process of cutting players to be compliant with the 53-man limit for the regular season. The Steelers themselves just played their final preseason game and will need
  
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• Dodgers’ Tarik Skubal expects Detroit homecoming against former teammates will test his emotions

  28-08-2026 04:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA — Tarik Skubal knows he will feel emotions when he makes his return to Detroit on Friday night to pitch against the Tigers only four weeks after he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.Skubal says he hopes to focus on representing the Dodgers instead of dwelling on his memories with the Tigers at Comerica Park. He acknowledged it may not be easy to keep his emotions in check.“We’ll see, right?” Skubal told SI.com on Wednesday. “The whole process was emotion
  
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• Liberty's six-game home winning streak ends after 79-60 loss to Valkyries

  28-08-2026 04:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cecilia Zandalasini scored 14 of her 20 points in the first half, Gabby Williams added 16 points and the Golden State Valkyries beat the New York Liberty 79-60 on Thursday night.Golden State (28-11) improved to 3-0 against New York this season — the only team the Liberty have not beaten this season. The Valkyries held the Liberty to 70, 67 and 60 points in three games, the three lowest-scoring games of the season for New York.New York (23-16) had scored 80-plus p
  
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• Fernando Mendoza shaky in preseason finale: Instant analysis, grade

  28-08-2026 04:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Fernando Mendoza was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, but the expectation is he will begin his career as the backup to veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins.As a result, the Las Vegas Raiders' preseason Week 3 game against the San Francisco 49ers represented a key opportunity for Mendoza to get playing time before the start of the 2026 NFL season.Raiders coach Klint Kubiak opted to play Cousins the first two drives of the Thursday, Aug. 27, preseason clash. But after that, Mendoza played
  
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• Marquette Men’s Basketball Signs Transfer Guard Colin Porter

  28-08-2026 04:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A floppy haired sawed off white boy guard, eh?Intriguing…. | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Right as the school year is about to start, Marquette men’s basketball has adjusted their roster for the 2026-27 season.On Thursday, Marquette and head coach Shaka Smart announced the signing of fifth year transfer guard Colin Porter.The 5’10”, 170 pound guard spent the last four seasons at Liberty.View this post on InstagramShaka Smart on his new player:“We’re
  
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• NFL Moneyline Picks for Every Week 3 Preseason Game

  28-08-2026 03:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.With a full slate of NFL football on deck, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 27, here are my NFL moneyline picks for Week 3 of the preseason.Let's navigate these murky waters together, break down the quarterback battles, and find our edges in my this week's NFL picks.Week 3 preseason NFL moneyline picksMatchupPickResultPIT
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• Tony Romo faces three new citations from last month's OWI arrest in Milwaukee

  28-08-2026 03:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  More than a month after former Cowboys quarterback and CBS broadcaster Tony Romo was arrested for suspicion of operating while intoxicated in Milwaukee, the authorities have filed three new citations against him.Via TMZ, the district attorney has charged Romo with first-offense operating while intoxicated, unsafe passing on the right side, and possessing open intoxicants in his vehicle.Romo was placed on leave by CBS eight days after the arrest, which created multiple bodycam videos that created
  
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• Illinois adds guard Quentin McCoy to roster

  28-08-2026 03:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois men’s basketball team is adding a new face to the fold, as transfer guard Quentin McCoy joins the roster as a late addition.McCoy’s an in-state add, as he grew up in Chicago and played his high school basketball at Lindblom Math and Science Academy. The latest in Illinois head coach Brad Underwood’s group of “Everyday Guys,” McCoy spent his first two seasons of college hoops with the Arizona State Sun Devils, yet only played in n
  
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• D-backs @ Giants Discussion

  28-08-2026 03:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  American musician Dolly Parton peforms on the Oprah Winfrey television show, Chicago, Illinois, February 11, 1992. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) | Getty Images Today’s LineupsDIAMONDBACKSGIANTSLars Nootbaar – DHDrew Gilbert – RFCorbin Carroll – RFRafael Devers – 1BGabriel Moreno – CBryce Eldridge – DHGeraldo Perdomo – SSJonah Cox – CFMax Kepler – LFTurner Hill – LFNolan Arenado – 3BShay Whitcomb – 3BTim Tawa &nda
  
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• The ACC Joins The Big Ten, SEC & Big 12 Actually Agree On Something

  28-08-2026 02:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mar 14, 2026; Charlotte, NC, USA; The ACC championship game logo is seen on a basketball prior to the men's ACC Conference Tournament Championship between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Duke Blue Devils at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect After the Big Ten, the SEC, and the Big 12 acted earlier this week, the ACC has joined the movement to ban pro athletes from returning to college. In the ACC’s case, this applies to the NFL, the
  
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• Can Arseny Gritsyuk Claim a Top-Six Spot? Devils Teammate Believes So

  28-08-2026 02:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It’s that time of year when New Jersey Devils players begin returning to the Garden State and settling back into their season routines. While some are already skating at RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House, others will be arriving soon, including 25-year-old Arseny Gritsyuk, who is preparing for his second NHL season after a promising rookie campaign.In his first year, the Russian winger appeared in 66 games, recording 31 points (13 goals, 18 assists). He opened the season alongside Paul
  
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• Miami Dolphins Fans: Who Must Step Up Tomorrow Night

  28-08-2026 02:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - AUGUST 20: Malik Willis #2 and De'von Achane #28 of the Miami Dolphins look on during joint practice with the New York Giants at Baptist Health Training Complex on August 20, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images) | Getty Images With training camp winding down, tomorrow night’s preseason contest is the last real chance for many of the rookies on our Miami Dolphins to make a statement to the coaching staff. With that in mind, I asked the
  
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• Winnipeg Jets Respond To Connor Hellebuyck's Trade Request Becoming Public

  28-08-2026 01:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  On Thursday, the hockey world was rocked by the news that Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck had requested a trade, confirmed in a public statement released by his agent, Ray Petkau. The confirmation follows Hellebuyck's pointed comments during his end-of-season media availability back in April, when he made clear that after winning gold with Team USA at the Olympics, all that's left on his mind is winning a Stanley Cup.The Jets have already come close at least once to moving the 33
  
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• How the Detroit Red Wings Can Learn From the Winnipeg Jets and Connor Hellebuyck Situation

  28-08-2026 01:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Buying into an organization that isn't based in a marquee city like New York or Los Angeles, but rather a place built on a winning attitude and a constant drive to improve, was once one of the Detroit Red Wings' greatest strengths. Now, the franchise finds itself somewhere it's rarely been, stuck in a decade-long playoff drought, with the winning culture behind the Winged Wheel wearing thin enough that a cornerstone piece like Dylan Larkin has stopped trusting the process.What Detroit is ch
  
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• NBA Rookie of the Year Odds 2027: Boozer, Wilson, Dybantsa Open as Co-Favorites

  28-08-2026 01:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The race for the 2026-27 NBA Rookie of the Year award is wide open, with Cameron Boozer, Caleb Wilson, and AJ Dybantsa all carrying a probability north of 20% to win the award.Boozer, Wilson, Dybantsa, and Darryn Peterson clearly make up the top tier of contenders in the market at Polymarket — one of our best prediction market apps. Darius Acuff Jr., Yaxel Lendeborg, and Mikel Brown Jr. round out the
  
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• John Muir (Calif.) sophomore QB Kaiden Agbunag cleared to play after missing season-opener

  28-08-2026 01:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Last month, Pasadena (Calif.) John Muir got a late jolt to its 2026 football roster as quarterback Kaiden Agbunag transferred in from Tempe (Ariz.) McClintock. The signal-caller was not available for the Mustangs in their season-opener, however.The sophomore had not yet cleared the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) transfer portal, keeping him on the sidelines as Muir lost 20-6 to Bonita to begin the campaign 0-1. Agbunag now looks to be in line to make his deb
  
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• Bills' Ray Davis victimized by hilarious announcer's jinx on muffed punt

  28-08-2026 01:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Buffalo Bills running back Ray Davis is among those battling for the team's punt returner role. His efforts to earn the job may have been undone by an all-time announcer's jinx from Andrew Catalon.Catalon was setting the stage for Davis' first punt return after Buffalo's defense forced the Pittsburgh Steelers into a three-and-out on their opening drive."Joe Brady wanted to see Ray Davis return punts at night," Catalon started. "He's done it during the day."However, as Catalon finished his though
  
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• What’s next for the Lakers after missing out on Jonathan Kuminga?

  28-08-2026 01:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 11: Head coach JJ Redick of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Four of the Second Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 11, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) | Getty Images Ty
  
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• Royals’ Nine-Game Streak Ends, But the Bigger Picture Still Looks Good

  28-08-2026 01:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Kansas City Royals’ nine-game winning streak came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Toronto, but Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco frame it as a strong stretch rather than any kind of collapse. Bobby Witt Jr. stays in the AL MVP conversation, though the offensive edge right now still points toward Yordan Alvarez. Jac Caglianone’s struggles since returning from injury spark a broader conversation about rhythm and confidence, and how much weight a rough game or two should actually carry.The
  
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• Roki Sasaki injury update: Dodgers place pitcher on injured list

  28-08-2026 01:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers placed pitcher Roki Sasaki on the 15-day injured list on Thursday, Aug. 27.Sasaki had a blister on his right middle finger, according to the team. The blister led to him leaving a game against the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning on Wednesday night.Sasaki allowed four runs in 3.1 innings before he had a visit on the mound from the team's athletic trainer and left the game.The right-handed pitcher has a 5-5 record this season, allowing 63 runs (61 earned runs) and 22 ho
  
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• Red Wings’ Latest Additions Now Wear Jersey Numbers Tied To Past Glory

  28-08-2026 01:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Follow Michael Whitaker On XCurrently, the Detroit Red Wings are without a general manager following the stunning announcement of a leadership transition in mid-July that saw beloved former captain and GM Steve Yzerman vacate the role he had held since April 2019.But prior to that announcement, Yzerman acquired multiple new players via the NHL Draft, free agency, and trade. On the opening day of the NHL's free agency period, Yzerman inked former Boston Bruins forward Viktor Arvidsson to a t
  
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• How Jay Leach’s Connection With Mike Sullivan Helped Pave Way to Rangers’ AHL Head Coaching Job

  28-08-2026 00:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Danny Wild-Imagn ImagesThis offseason, the New York Rangers hired Jay Leach as the head coach for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League. There’s some history involved with this hire, as Leach was a head-coaching candidate back in 2023 before they hired Peter Laviolette.Mike Sullivan also has a relationship with Leach. In fact, it was actually Sullivan who gave Leach his first coaching opportunity ahead of the 2015-16 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the
  
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• Braves vs. Dodgers chat and discussion: Chris Sale vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto

  28-08-2026 00:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 26: Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) points to the outfield as Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson (28) looks on during the MLB game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves on August 26, 2026 at TRUIST Park in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chris Sale battles another ace.Join the conversation!Sign up for a user account and get:Fewer adsCreate community postsComm
  
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• The hypocritical be-kind brigade refuses to see what’s right in front of them in trans athlete debate

  28-08-2026 00:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  I wish Enes Kanter Freedom did not take the bait from Chicago Sky’s Natasha Cloud.During a game last week against the Indiana Fever, she shouted vulgar comments at the former NBA player, who was sitting in the crowd behind the basket.Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud (9) yells at Turkish-American former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom during the second half against the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectHe chirped back and showed off his massive wingsp
  
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• 2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL: Mid-Training Camp Edition

  28-08-2026 00:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - AUGUST 11: Danny Striggow #92 of the Jacksonville Jaguars practices during training camp at Miller Electric Center on August 11, 2026 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Logan Bowles/Getty Images) | Getty Images NFL Training camp is about two third over as the teams will play their final Preseason games this weekend prior to to the deadline for teams to cut down to their final 53-man roster on August 30th.Team will sign players to their practice squads beginning September
  
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• New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros: Gerrit Cole vs. Hayden Wesneski

  28-08-2026 00:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - AUGUST 20: Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees pitches in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 20, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Yankees have actually looked pretty good — bullpen aside — in this series against the Astros, and again if not for that bullpen should probably be playing for the sweep tonight. Still, a series win over a division leader is never
  
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• Cleveland Browns vs. New England Patriots discussion: Taylen Green makes his debut

  28-08-2026 00:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 22: Cleveland Browns quarterback Taylen Green (15) warms up prior to the National Football League preseason game between the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns on August 22, 2026, at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cleveland Browns are playing their final preseason game tonight against the New England Patriots on Amazon Prime. The main drama is out of the way: Deshaun Wa
  
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• Robert Saleh slams Bears DB's 'cheap' hit on WR Wan'Dale Robinson

  28-08-2026 00:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh was not happy about a hit levied on Wan'Dale Robinson by former Titans safety Xavier Woods during joint practice with the Chicago Bears on Thursday, Aug. 27.Saleh had a brief reaction when asked about Woods' hit on Robinson – which occurred while the veteran receiver was trying to make a catch over the middle of the field – following practice."Cheap," Saleh said, according to the Nashville Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.Members of the Ti
  
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