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What Everyone Is Missing About the College Football Playoff
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55 years ago

What Everyone Is Missing About the College Football Playoff

Slate  

The first 12-team iteration of the College Football Playoff had four chances to produce a competitive first-round game. ProFootballTalk opined, “A 12-team college football playoff sounds like a great idea until it’s all lesser teams going on the road to play better teams in late December and getting their asses kicked.” These people are all making different points but missing …

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Pro Picks: Eagles will beat Steelers in a close one and Bills will upset the Lions
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Pro Picks: Eagles will beat Steelers in a close one and Bills will upset the Lions

Associated Press  

Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. Tampa Bay at Los Angeles Chargers Line: Chargers minus 3 The banged-up Buccaneers beat three last-place teams in a row to move into first place in the NFC South. BEST BET: CHARGERS: 23-17 Buffalo at Detroit Line: Lions minus 1 1/2 …

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In an NFL season filled with close games, no one wins more than the Chiefs
1 month ago

In an NFL season filled with close games, no one wins more than the Chiefs

Associated Press  

Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. ___ In a season on pace for a record number of close games, no team has been better at pulling them out late than the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs tied an NFL record last week by winning their 10th game this …

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Chiefs show Chargers how to win close games, still a lost cause for L.A.
1 month ago

Chiefs show Chargers how to win close games, still a lost cause for L.A.

LA Times  

The Chargers’ Troy Dye reacts as the Chiefs’ Matthew Wright is congratulated after his game-winning field goal. New kicker Matthew Wright lifted the Kansas City Chiefs to a 19-17 victory over the Chargers on Sunday night with a 31-yard field goal that miraculously ricocheted through the uprights. Consider the way Sunday night’s game unfolded down the stretch: A Cameron Dicker …

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No. 5 Notre Dame visits USC with Playoff berth in sight before 95th edition of this famous rivalry
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No. 5 Notre Dame visits USC with Playoff berth in sight before 95th edition of this famous rivalry

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! But because of how good this team is in relation to its record.” This annual long-distance showdown originally became momentous back when every game wasn’t on television, back when teams didn’t habitually traverse the continent to play college football — and also back when USC didn’t …

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Clippers, becoming experts at close games, lose a tight one to Portland
2 months, 1 week ago

Clippers, becoming experts at close games, lose a tight one to Portland

LA Times  

Kevin Porter Jr. of the Clippers drives against Donovan Clingan, center, and Scoot Henderson in the second half. “All of our games are going to be close,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “Eighty-two of them.” Lue cracked a little smile after saying that, but the fact is that the Clippers lost to the Suns by three points in their regular-season …

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Paris Olympics come to glittering close after bringing Games back to the people
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Olympics come to glittering close after bringing Games back to the people

The Independent  

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NCAA Tournament East Region analysis: Can UConn emerge and repeat as champions?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NCAA Tournament East Region analysis: Can UConn emerge and repeat as champions?

New York Times  

Follow live coverage of South Carolina, NC State and Iowa, UConn in women’s Final Four today The East Region of the Men’s Tournament can best be described as quirky — it features overall No. —Jeff Goodman Team in 16 words: Bruce Pearl’s teams defend, play hard and if they make enough shots from deep, are dangerous. Record: 27-7 Coach: Bruce …

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NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Is Houston primed to return to the Final Four?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Is Houston primed to return to the Final Four?

New York Times  

Follow live coverage of South Carolina, NC State and Iowa, UConn in women’s Final Four today The South Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament features a number of top seeds that have been among the most successful programs in the sport the last several years. —Rob Dauster Team in 16 words: Shaka Smart hasn’t made the second weekend of the …

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Giannis, Bucks frustrated after In-Season Tournament loss to Pacers: ‘We know it’s on us’
1 year, 1 month ago

Giannis, Bucks frustrated after In-Season Tournament loss to Pacers: ‘We know it’s on us’

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — Giannis Antetokounmpo was not happy. “But at the end of the day, I don’t — as much as I don’t want to throw anybody under the bus, at the end of the day, the players play the game. “But you’ve got to make the plays, you know, like you don’t sprint back on defense, it’s not the …

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Lions are ‘over’ losing close games, but how do they turn things around?
2 years, 2 months ago

Lions are ‘over’ losing close games, but how do they turn things around?

New York Times  

DETROIT — Dan Campbell has been doing this for a while now. It’s why he’s of the belief that it only takes one win — even a close one — to break a team out of a funk and reverse course on an otherwise forgettable season. “The only way to clean up everything is to go back to work, that’s …

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Kenley Jansen’s absence from Dodgers is noticeable. Will it become permanent?
2 years, 9 months ago

Kenley Jansen’s absence from Dodgers is noticeable. Will it become permanent?

LA Times  

For the last decade, the Dodgers have been able to rely on two people on their pitching staff: Clayton Kershaw to start games and Kenley Jansen to close them. The Dodgers’ all-time saves leader, a 6-foot-5 fan favorite synonymous with the organization’s return to prominence, remains a free agent three weeks from opening day. But we couldn’t be more supportive, …

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No. 10 Badgers nip No. 8 Purdue for share of Big Ten title
2 years, 10 months ago

No. 10 Badgers nip No. 8 Purdue for share of Big Ten title

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Chucky Hepburn tried to keep a straight face as the freshman insisted he knew his game-winning 3-pointer was accurate as soon as he took the shot. “In terms of what we did at the end of the game, I wouldn’t trade anything,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. You get beat by two good shots that are so …

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Premier League: Manchester United Stumble Again in Watford Stalemate
2 years, 10 months ago

Premier League: Manchester United Stumble Again in Watford Stalemate

News 18  

Manchester United’s challenge for a top-four finish in the Premier League stumbled once more as Watford clung on for a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford to boost their hopes of survival. Before kick-off, both sets of players stood together with a sign saying “peace” in six languages alongside United boss Ralf Rangnick in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A …

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A challenging and resilient Games successfully draws to a close
3 years, 5 months ago

A challenging and resilient Games successfully draws to a close

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics, held during a raging pandemic, drew the curtains down on Sunday. Scores of people gathered around the Tokyo Olympic Stadium hours before the closing ceremony to witness the spectacle from the perimeters. On the other side of the road, under the magnificent wooden roof of the stadium, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach thanked the Japanese authorities …

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Premier League: West Brom Edge Closer to The Drop as Aston Villa Snatch Draw
3 years, 8 months ago

Premier League: West Brom Edge Closer to The Drop as Aston Villa Snatch Draw

News 18  

West Bromwich Albion’s forlorn hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League suffered another setback as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Midlands rivals Aston Villa on Sunday after conceding a stoppage-time equaliser. Villa substitute Keinan Davis poked the ball home from close range after the hosts had come within touching distance of victory as Matheus Pereira’s penalty …

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The ‘clutch’ factor: Analyzing hero shots in the NBA
5 years, 4 months ago

The ‘clutch’ factor: Analyzing hero shots in the NBA

New York Times  

I am not here to tell you that clutch doesn’t matter. As mentioned above, teams that were good at winning non-clutch games were generally better at winning these very close “clutch” games than were worse teams, but late/close situations evened the odds considerably. On the flip side, the model would predict that a team winning 24.4 percent of non-clutch games …

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Amick: Do the Warriors need Kevin Durant? Yes, and it’s not even close
5 years, 7 months ago

Amick: Do the Warriors need Kevin Durant? Yes, and it’s not even close

New York Times  

OAKLAND, Calif. — The goal was never to merely get to the Finals. Now some fans or media members might simply believe that the Warriors are more fun without Durant, or perhaps there’s nostalgia for those entertaining days when the Splash Brothers had the spotlight to themselves every time out and played a different brand of basketball. In the spirit …

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