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These WNBA Stars Are Back On The Court At Just The Right Time

The Connecticut Sun lost Game 3 of the WNBA semifinal series against the Chicago Sky, but Alyssa Thomas dominated despite it being just her fifth game back from an Achilles injury. I asked head coach Curt Miller this question: Where would your team be in this series without Thomas? Miller took a long pause and […]

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Chaos Could Still Be In Store For The MLB Playoffs

First, we talk about the wild finish to baseball’s regular season — even though it ended up going pretty much as had been predicted a few months earlier. In place of chaos, we have a wild-card matchup between the Yankees and Red Sox in the American League. The Yankees are the favorites and have more […]

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What Are The Odds Of Each World Series Matchup?

The 2021 MLB regular season came down to its final day with a lot of potential for chaos — including a possible four-way tie for the American League’s two wild-card slots and contingency plans for multiple extra games just to get the playoff field set. But while Sunday provided some momentary intrigue, the most dramatic […]

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Tom Brady’s Return Gave Us Everything (Except A Well-Played Game)

sara.ziegler (Sara Ziegler, sports editor): Hello from the other side … of the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick reunion. Week 4 of the NFL season brought us the long-awaited and much-hyped return of Brady to New England — and it gave us a very loud doink that allowed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to leave Foxborough with a […]

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