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Predicting the first 12-team College Football Playoff selection committee rankings
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Predicting the first 12-team College Football Playoff selection committee rankings

New York Times  

The first College Football Playoff rankings will be revealed Tuesday night, and once again I’ll be using my projections model to try to predict how the selection committee will rank the teams each week. Here’s what I expect Tuesday’s rankings to be: Next five: Missouri, South Carolina, UNLV, Arizona State, Tulane Biggest question: What to do with Notre Dame? There …

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Angel City can’t hold on to early lead in loss to Racing Louisville
3 months, 1 week ago

Angel City can’t hold on to early lead in loss to Racing Louisville

LA Times  

Janine Beckie scored the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute and Racing Louisville stayed in the hunt for a playoff berth with a 2-1 victory over Angel City on Saturday. Louisville stopped a two-game losing streak with the victory, which put the club in ninth place in the National Women’s Soccer League standings, just below the playoff line and three …

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Clippers’ loss to 76ers puts more stress on their home playoff plans
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Clippers’ loss to 76ers puts more stress on their home playoff plans

LA Times  

Clippers guard James Harden tries to cut off a drive by 76ers guard Buddy Hield during the first half of the Clippers’ 121-107 loss Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. The Clippers have won as many times on the road as they have at home, where Sunday’s 121-107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers ran their losing streak at Crypto.com Arena to a …

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Allen, Bills hope home-field edge will help them avoid another playoff loss to Chiefs
11 months ago

Allen, Bills hope home-field edge will help them avoid another playoff loss to Chiefs

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — As much respect Josh Allen has for friend and occasional offseason golf partner Patrick Mahomes, the Buffalo Bills quarterback still can’t forget when his Kansas City Chiefs rival got the last laugh at his expense. The Kansas City quarterback, of course, was referring to the Chiefs’ 42-36 overtime victory in a 2021 season AFC divisional-round game …

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Mike McCarthy will return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after stunning wild-card loss
11 months ago

Mike McCarthy will return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after stunning wild-card loss

Associated Press  

Mike McCarthy will get another chance to end a nearly three-decade stretch without a deep playoff run for the Dallas Cowboys, a decision that ends three days of intense speculation over the coach’s future. “There is great benefit to continuing the team’s progress under Mike’s leadership as our head coach,” Jones said in a statement with several references to the …

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Islanders head into offseason stinging from playoff loss
1 year, 7 months ago

Islanders head into offseason stinging from playoff loss

Associated Press  

Days after being ousted from the playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes, Anders Lee and the New York Islanders are still dealing with the stinging disappointment. “It’s been a bummer of a few days, to be honest,” the Islanders’ captain said Monday at the team’s practice facility in East Meadow, New York. So we’re all just processing it right now and …

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Clippers on brink of playoff elimination after loss: ‘We’ve got to be smarter’
1 year, 8 months ago

Clippers on brink of playoff elimination after loss: ‘We’ve got to be smarter’

LA Times  

Clippers guard Russell Westbrook celebrates after scoring on a dunk during a 112-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of a first-round playoff series Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. They have lost their two best defenders and offensive creators, with no timetable for either’s return, the Clippers offering no other update than Leonard and George remain “day to day.” …

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Depleted Bills produce a dud in playoff loss to Bengals
1 year, 11 months ago

Depleted Bills produce a dud in playoff loss to Bengals

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Adversity finally caught up to the Buffalo Bills, who were left depleted and defeated while closing an emotionally draining season two wins short of their Super Bowl aspirations. Unable to draw on the motivational inspiration of injured teammate Von Miller displaying the Super Bowl trophy he won last year in the locker room this week or …

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NFL playoff picture in Week 18: Seahawks clinch with Packers loss to Lions
1 year, 11 months ago

NFL playoff picture in Week 18: Seahawks clinch with Packers loss to Lions

New York Times  

Half of the 14-team NFL playoff field features teams that didn’t make the postseason last year, and two of those teams, the Dolphins and Seahawks, entered Week 18 needing help from other teams to get into the tournament. Odds: To win conference: 31.9 percent | To win Super Bowl: 16.3 percent The Bills’ 35-23 win against the Patriots means a …

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Sparks squander chance to boost playoff hopes with loss to Sun
3 years, 3 months ago

Sparks squander chance to boost playoff hopes with loss to Sun

LA Times  

Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner, right, shoots against Sparks center Amanda Zahui B. during the first half of the Sparks’ 75-57 loss at Staples Center on Thursday. “It’s the investment of time and respect for the game and just being prepared in that way and I think we have a ways to go with that as a collective.” The Sun’s …

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Rams’ 32-18 playoff loss to the Packers by the numbers
3 years, 11 months ago

Rams’ 32-18 playoff loss to the Packers by the numbers

LA Times  

Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard beats Rams safety Jordan Fuller on a 58-yard touchdown catch. Breaking down the notable numbers behind the Rams’ 32-18 NFC divisional-round playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Saturday: 11-0 Packers’ record in home playoff games when they score first. Rams Rams’ season ends in 32-18 divisional playoff loss to Packers …

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Clippers collapse again as their playoff run ends with Game 7 loss to Nuggets
4 years, 3 months ago

Clippers collapse again as their playoff run ends with Game 7 loss to Nuggets

LA Times  

The hugs were quick, the goodbyes brief, the exit silent. Assembled 14 months ago with an explicit goal of winning a championship, the Clippers’ star-studded roster instead fell apart in stunning fashion in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal against Denver. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is blocked by Clippers forward JaMychal Green as he tries to score during …

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