Jaylen Brown approves of 'disrespectful' Warriors strategy to not ...
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Agbaji helps hurting Raptors get past Hornets 111-106; Poeltl hurt in gameTORONTO — If the Toronto Raptors are going to make the NBA's play-in tournament without all-star Scottie Barnes, they're going to have to trust themselves and each other. Ochai Agbaji started in Barnes's place and scored 13 points with a career-high nine rebounds as Toronto held off the Charlotte Hornets 111-106 on Sunday. The victory comes two days after Barnes broke his hand in a 120-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors. "I think the best thing to do is not put pressure on yourself," said Agb
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Chris Mortensen, an award-winning ESPN reporter who covered the NFL, dies at 72Chris Mortensen, the award-winning journalist who covered the NFL for close to four decades, including 32 as a senior analyst at ESPN, died Sunday morning. He was 72. ESPN confirmed Mortensen’s death on Sunday. There was no immediate word on the cause or place of death. “Mort was widely respected as an industry pioneer and universally beloved as a supportive, hardworking teammate,” ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. “He covered the NFL with extraordinary skill and passion, and was
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Saskatchewan's McEwen, Alberta's Bottcher, Manitoba's Carruthers out front at BrierREGINA — Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen, Alberta's Brendan Bottcher and Manitoba's Reid Carruthers emerged from the Canadian men's curling championship's opening weekend as front-runners. Those three are 3-0 heading into Monday's action at the Montana's Brier in Regina. Carruthers, whose team is skipped by Brad Jacobs, curled a marathon Sunday with a pair of wins that both went to an extra end. After a stones' measurement was required to declare them a morning winner over Ontario's Scott Howard, Car
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‘SNL’: Sydney Sweeney Flirts With Golden Retriever In ‘Air Bud’-Inspired SketchSydney Sweeney paid homage to her birth year with a Saturday Night Live sketch inspired by an iconic Disney movie. In the sketch, Sweeney plays a high school cheerleader who has just returned from vacation to the news that there’s a new star basketball player. Little does she know (or care), the latest addition to …
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Domi scores shootout winner, Leafs top Rangers after Reaves and Rempe drop glovesTORONTO — Max Domi knows better than most what it takes to be an enforcer in the NHL. After watching two heavyweights go toe-to-toe at centre ice Saturday, he used his hands in a different manner to secure the extra point. The Maple Leafs centre scored the shootout winner on a night that saw teammate Ryan Reaves drop the gloves with hulking Rangers rookie Matt Rempe in a much-anticipated fight as Toronto downed New York 4-3. Domi snapped a shot past Igor Shesterkin in the fourth round after Rang
