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Falcons Promote Assistant Marquand Manuel To Defensive Coordinator

The Atlanta Falcons have promoted secondary coach/senior defensive defensive assistant Marquand Manuel to the defensive coordinator role, ESPN reported early Friday. Falcons Assistant Marquand Manuel Promoted To Defensive Coordinator Manuel, 37, was the front-runner for the job.…

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Russian Runner Mariya Savinova, London 2012 Gold Medallist, Banned And Stripped Of Title Over Doping

Russian runner Mariya Savinova, a London 2012 gold medallist, has been stripped of her 800m title and banned until 2019. Russian Olympian Mariya Savinova Banned, Stripped Of Title for Doping Savinova, 31, has had all her results…

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MLB To Test New Extra-Inning Runner Rule In Rookie Leagues

Major League Baseball is set to test out a new, controversial rule change on rookie-level minor league teams this season. MLB To Test New 10th-Inning Rule In Rookie Leagues In the hopes of shortening games,…

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Paul Daley Vs. Rory MacDonald To Headline London’s Bellator 179 In May

Paul Daley criticized Rory MacDonald after scoring a vicious knockout in his last Bellator match, and now he will get the bout he was seeking. Bellator officially announced Thursday that Daley, also known as “Semtex,” and MacDonald, who…

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Mike Tirico To Replace Bob Costas For NBC’s 2018 Winter Olympics Coverage

Bob Costas has officially passed the Olympic torch to Mike Tirico. Mike Tirico Replacing Bob Costas for 2018 winter olympics Tirico, the former ESPN anchor who joined NBC last July, will be leading the primetime coverage for…

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Charles Oakley On Knicks Owner James Dolan After Arrest At Madison Square Garden

Charles Oakley became the center of attention midway through the first quarter of the New York Knicks’ home game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, when the former Knick was arrested following an altercation…

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Jonathan Toews Lifts Blackhawks To 4-3 Win Over Wild With OT Goal

Patrick Kane called Wednesday’s game in Minnesota the Chicago Blackhawks’ “biggest game of the season.” Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews Scores Game-Winning Goal vs Wild The Blackhawks manage to secure the 4-3 overtime victory against the Wild thanks…

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Stephen Curry Calls Out Under Armour CEO Over Donald Trump Comments

Stephen Curry is the latest athlete to comment on President Donald Trump, and the Golden State Warriors guard was prompted by a remark made by Kevin Plank, the chief executive of Curry’s primary sponsor Under Armour. Steph Curry Slams UnderArmour…

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Patriots’ Dont’a Hightower Joins Devin McCourty, Martellus Bennett In Saying They’ll Skip White House Visit

Linebacker Dont’a Hightower is now the third New England Patriots player, after safety Devin McCourty and tight end Martellus Bennett, to announce he’ll skip the team’s trip to the White House after winning Super Bowl LI on Sunday. Dont’a Hightower, Devin…

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Atletico Madrid President Calls Sergio Aguero’s Transfer To Manchester City ‘Stupid’

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has called Argentine forward Sergio Aguero “stupid” for his 2011 transfer from the Spanish club to his current team, Manchester City. Atletico President Enrique Cerezo Criticizes Sergio Aguero’s Move to Man City “[Aguero] has…

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Chris Carter, Yankees Agree To $3.5 Million, One-Year Deal

Chris Carter, the National League’s home run co-leader, has found a new team. Yankees Sign Slugger Chris Carter To One-Year Deal Carter agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the New York Yankees on Tuesday.…

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Watch: Rob Gronkowski Catches, Chugs & Spikes Beer Cans Thrown By Fans At Patriots’ Parade

Rob Gronkowski has not caught a pass since Week 7, but his reception skills are still on point. Video: Rob Gronkowski Catches, Drinks Beers At Patriots’ Super Bowl Parade The New England Patriots tight end, who…

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Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo Reaches Out To Illinois Boy Beaten In Horrible School Attack

A terrible assault on a Chicago-area middle school student has led Anthony Rizzo to respond with an extremely generous gesture. Cubs’Anthony Rizzo Offers Game Tickets To 12-Year-Old Assault Victim Henry Sembdner, a 12-year-old boy from South Elgin, Illinois was…

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Sharks Blow Three-Goal Lead, Fall To Sabres 5-4 In OT

Come-from-behind victories have become prevalent in sports recently. Sabres Beat Sharks 5-4 In OT After Trailing By Three Goals The San Jose Sharks blew a 4-1 lead by allowing three third-period goals and then the…

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Syracuse Edge Clemson 82-81 With Buzzer-Beating 3-Pointer

Tyrus Battle had made just one of his first six shots on Tuesday night against Clemson, including missing a wide open layup with Syracuse trailing 76-74 with less than two minutes remaining. Syracuse beat Clemson 82-81…

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