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Texans bolster O-line, reach deal with OT Smith

Free agent offensive tackle Braden Smith reached agreement with the Houston Texans on a two-year, $25 million contract that includes $13.5 million fully guaranteed.

editorial-staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Heat troll Bucks after post of Bam's 83 points

Strategic angle: Miami responded online after Milwaukee brought up the Heat star's historic scoring performance.

editorial-staff Mar 13

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Briefing: K-State Set to Hire Belmont's Casey Alexander as New Coach

Strategic angle: Casey Alexander, known for his success at Belmont, is expected to take the helm at Kansas State.

editorial-staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Wemby (ankle) sits out loss to Jokic, Nuggets

Strategic angle: The Spurs were without star center Victor Wembanyama for Thursday night's 136-131 loss to the Nuggets due to right ankle soreness.

editorial-staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Pearl after SEC exit: Auburn 'deserves' NCAA bid

Strategic angle: Auburn coach Steven Pearl lobbied for his team's NCAA tournament chances after blowing a double-digit second-half lead to Tennessee in the SEC tournament quarterfinals Thursday.

editorial-staff Mar 13

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Briefing: 'Rusty' Rory struggles at Sawgrass, but back OK

Strategic angle: Rory McIlroy attributes his performance to rustiness rather than back issues during the Players Championship.

editorial-staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Follow live: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on pace to pass Wilt Chamberlain for longest streak of at least 20-points per game in NBA history

Strategic angle: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on track to break a historic NBA record.

editorial-staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Bracketology winners and losers: Duke pops Florida State's bubble, UConn stays in No. 1 seed debate

Strategic angle: Another chaotic day of conference tournament action impacted the NCAA Tournament bubble picture.

editorial-staff Mar 13

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Briefing: No Canada: Hughes hypes up Team USA for WBC

Strategic angle: Jack Hughes sends a motivational message to Team USA ahead of their quarterfinal match against Canada.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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Sources: Falcons eye Tua after Dolphins cut QB

The Falcons are expected to pursue Tua Tagovailoa in free agency, sources told ESPN, after the QB was informed that he will be released by the Dolphins.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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Our mid-free agency NFL mini-mock draft

How has NFL free agency affected 2026 draft plans? Here are Field Yates' updated predictions for picks Nos. 1-10 after the first wave of deals.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Evans: Niners were one piece away; I'm that guy

Strategic angle: Veteran receiver Mike Evans believes he is the missing piece for the 49ers after signing with the team in free agency.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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Briefing: McDuffie, Watson ready to reunite as Rams CBs

Strategic angle: Former Chiefs teammates Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson hope to bring their strong cornerback tandem play to the Rams.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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DT Hargrave stays in NFC North, joins Packers

Defensive tackle Javon Hargrave reached agreement on a two-year, $23 million contract with the Packers.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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Briefing: 76ers' Maxey (finger tendon) out at least 3 weeks

Strategic angle: 76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey has been diagnosed with a tendon injury to his right pinkie and will be reevaluated in approximately three weeks.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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Adebayo scores 83, second-most in NBA history

Bam Adebayo scored the most points since Wilt Chamberlain's iconic 100-point game in 1962.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Miami (OH) stunned by UMass, suffers 1st loss

Strategic angle: No. 20 Miami (Ohio) suffered its first defeat with a shocking 87-83 loss to UMass in its first game of the Mid-American Conference tournament Thursday.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Trump: Iran should skip WC 'for their safety'

Strategic angle: U.S. President Donald Trump advises the Iran national team to reconsider participating in the FIFA World Cup.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Boeheim: Cuse's star players cost Autry his job

Strategic angle: Jim Boeheim defends Adrian Autry, attributing his dismissal to the performance of star players and insufficient NIL funding.

editorial-staff Mar 12

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Briefing: NHL: Senators will not forfeit '26 1st-round pick

Strategic angle: The NHL has decided against penalizing the Ottawa Senators for a past trade issue.

editorial-staff Mar 12