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ATHENS, Ga. — Carson Beck closed Georgia’s spring practice as the leader, but not yet the winner, of the quarterback competition. Smart said Beck, a junior, earned the first opportunity with the starters on Saturday because “he’s had the most practice reps.” Beck was Bennett’s backup the last two seasons. Georgia’s runaway wins during its undefeated 2022 season provided opportunities …

Even during intrasquad scrimmage, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday make sure Bucks maintain competitive edge

On Sunday, the Milwaukee Bucks, without Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, took the floor for an intrasquad scrimmage in front of a reported 7,500 fans in Fiserv Forum. Eventually, though, Khris Middleton and the “white” squad fought back and grabbed a 53-50 lead with 5.5 seconds remaining on a pair of George Hill free throws, which gave Bucks assistant coach Darvin …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — We eventually learned that the 2020 Alabama football team didn’t need spring practice. One takeaway from watching the ESPN broadcast of Saturday’s game is how often Kirk Herbstreit dropped the name of freshman quarterback Jalen Milroe, who was held out of the scrimmage because of an undisclosed medical reason. During the broadcast, Herbstreit and Joey Galloway said …

Anthony Davis, who left the Los Angeles Lakers’ second scrimmage after getting poked in the eye and didn’t play in the team’s exhibition finale at Walt Disney World, didn’t practice on Tuesday. Davis, who left the Los Angeles Lakers’ second scrimmage after getting poked in the eye and didn’t play in the team’s exhibition finale at Walt Disney World, didn’t …