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A Yahoo Sports analysis argues that the NBA’s stricter salary restrictions are forcing teams to make hard choices, with Denver’s long-term plans for Nikola Jokić now a looming off-season issue.
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In a Tuesday minor league slate, Hickory starter Seong-Jun Kim made his full-season debut with two shutout innings and four strikeouts, while Jormy Nivar and Michael Trausch combined for additional scoreless relief work in separate outings.
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With the season opener coming August 29 and a key late-September test at Rutgers on September 19, USC’s coaching staff is looking at September reps as more important than week-one optics.
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A look ahead to 2027 to 2029 places San Francisco in the middle of ESPN’s projected power tier, while also raising the question of whether the team’s personnel picture is aging out at the wrong time.
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The wing will join UNLV following an extra year of eligibility, continuing a rare multi-stop path that included Kansas and a scoring resurgence at Ole Miss.
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In its preseason ranking, Yahoo Sports’ outlook for Notre Dame leans on College Football Playoff access that could lock the Irish into the playoff field if they finish within the top 12 of the final rankings.
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In a new Packers training-camp diary-style update, Brenton Cox Jr. is framed as a player trying to seize his moment by staying consistent through the hardest part of the routine.
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As Tennessee moves through fall camp, a standout from the 2026 recruiting class is separating himself at the position. Faizon Brandon, a 5-star true freshman from North Carolina, has reportedly carried the momentum he showed in spring, and the race for the starting quarterback role appears headed toward a late decision.
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The Syracuse product who helped push the alumni squad toward the semifinals in this year’s The Basketball Tournament is now turning that momentum into the next step of his pro career.
