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‘A devastating tragedy’: Wife of ESPN’s Chris Berman killed in two-car crash in Connecticut

State police are investigating whether the driver of the car that collided with the one driven by Kathy Berman could have had a medical emergency just before the crash.

By Cindy Boren • Early Lead • Read more »

Would you watch a documentary series about a 4-12 team? Amazon hopes so.

The next “All or Nothing” will mostly be about the latter (a.k.a. the 2016 Rams).

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Fiancee of Aaron Hernandez thought the call telling her of his suicide was ‘a hoax’

The remarks by Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez on “The Dr. Phil Show” are the first since the former New England Patriots player’s suicide in prison.

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Vladimir Putin would rather play hockey than talk about James B. Comey firing

The Russian president was caught off guard when a TV reporter stopped him before a charity game to ask about Trump’s actions.

By Marissa Payne • Early Lead • Read more »

LSU Coach Ed Orgeron drinks an ungodly number of energy drinks per day

That can’t be healthy.

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Cal-Berkeley rugby player left paralyzed after accident in national championship game

The family of the Bears’ Robert Paylor remains optimistic that he will regain his mobility.

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Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin continues to throw excellent shade, this time at Patriots and Antonio Brown

Robert Morris grads learned a lot from the Pittsburgh coach.

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Giants got 99 problems and hitting is most of them

The San Francisco Giants are batting .224 with a .624 OPS, causing them to produce runs at a rate that is 30 percent lower than the league average.

By Neil Greenberg • Fancy Stats • Read more »

Officiating is so important that the NFL now has three people overseeing it

Alberto Riveron will be the front-facing executive, but he’ll be joined by two others.

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It looked like a Mike D’Antoni team might finally beat the Spurs. Then, it didn’t.

Mike D’Antoni has spent his career being stymied by the San Antonio Spurs. Tuesday’s loss in Game 5 of this Western Conference semifinal may be the most frustrating loss to them yet.

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Braden Holtby is getting back on track just in time for Game 7

Holtby has a .921 career save percentage in Game 7s.

By Neil Greenberg • Fancy Stats • Read more »

A Sports Emmy for the late Craig Sager draws applause from TNT’s NBA crew

The colorful NBA sideline reporter died of leukemia last December.

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After losing power struggle to Carmelo Anthony, Mike D’Antoni is finally getting the last laugh

D’Antoni, now in Houston, will probably win NBA coach of the year.

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Can Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the Milwaukee Bucks, take another step forward?

In the Milwaukee Bucks entry in the “Postmortem” series, topics discussed include: How good can Giannis Antetokounmpo become and can Jabari Parker recover from his second torn ACL?

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