Separating truth from hubris in Boras World

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Oakland? Vegas? San Diego? Raiders seek ’19 homeLawsuit: College hoops player recorded sex videosMLB rumors: Yanks ‘a fully operational Death Star’Chief of Staff Canseco? Ex-MLB star volunteersSix teams that could fit Joe Flacco well in 2019Jon Gruden Rule? NFL tweaks diversity hiring orderPhoenix should call Suns owner’s bluff on movingCurry says moon comments a joke, will tour NASAUSA TODAY Sports’ Freshman All-America teamFever pitch: Harper sweepstakes talk of VegasNFL playoff scenarios: Six teams can lock in spotBoras: Murray has a choice, baseball or football

NFL

Eagles might not have QB Wentz against Rams (December 13, 2018, 2:56 AM ET)Raiders aim to tune out distractions in clash with Bengals (December 13, 2018, 1:06 AM ET)Titans try to stay in playoff hunt against Giants (December 13, 2018, 12:52 AM ET)Cardinals-Falcons Preview (December 13, 2018, 12:14 AM ET)Derek Carr: Uncertainty over Raiders’ stadium in 2019 ‘crazy’ (December 13, 2018, 12:05 AM ET)Ohio State DT Dre’Mont Jones entering NFL draft, but will play in Rose Bowl (December 12, 2018, 11:55 PM ET)Cowboys, Colts clash in critical confrontation (December 12, 2018, 11:20 PM ET)Steelers face must-win against hated Patriots (December 12, 2018, 11:06 PM ET)Ravens stick with Jackson over Flacco against Buccaneers (December 12, 2018, 10:46 PM ET)Redskins QB Johnson steps in against Jaguars (December 12, 2018, 10:34 PM ET)Browns look to end lengthy drought vs. Broncos (December 12, 2018, 10:32 PM ET)Seahawks, 49ers meet for the second time this month (December 12, 2018, 10:18 PM ET)

QB stars headline USA TODAY All-America teams

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Is it World Series or bust for Cubs manager?Defending champs suffer embarrassing upsetPressure continues to mount for Cousins, VikingsShaq: My Lakers would ‘easily beat’ WarriorsDo Packers have sights set on coach outside NFL?Raptors get win for coach day after mother’s deathReport: Ex-Ohio State coach’s wife feared for lifeMust-see moments: Best sports photos of 2018Temple interim HC pumped about C-list bowl gamePhils add star OF; Harper, Machado still optionsDitka reveals details of ‘massive’ heart attackBruins player returns after taking skate to face

How fired Pac-12 coach got richer from failure

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Fired GM could get last laugh on Gruden, RaidersSeahawks dump listless Vikes in ugly MNF displayLeBron, Wade have special final moment on courtNFL playoff picture: Seahawks get breathing roomRefs criticized for missing call on blocked FGPitcher: ‘I would strike Babe Ruth out every time’NFL draft: Which team would hold No. 1 pick?Kansas State names Bill Snyder’s replacementTaekwondo star’s ban overturned by arbitratorLouisville revokes football scholarship offersOne crucial question for every NFL division leaderShould LeBron, Lakers aim for title right now?

32 things we learned from NFL Week 14

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Steelers lose as kicker falls attempting tying FGEagles DB: Official should ‘stay off the bottle’Bears’ D leaves red-hot Rams out in the coldA star is reborn: How Cooper lifted Dak, CowboysJerry Jones shoots down report on Witten pursuitNFL playoff picture: Chaotic day benefits SaintsNFL play of the year? Dolphins stun Patriots on TDHall of Fame: Doors open for future DH’s, closersAFC squad could be team no one wants in playoffsPatriots show they haven’t found finishing touchChiefs, Mahomes close in on top seed in AFCDevils score 3 own goals en route to shootout los

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NFL Week 14 takeaways: Danger zone for Redskins and Panthers? (December 10, 2018, 1:48 AM ET)Goldman, dominant defense leads Bears over Rams 15-6 (December 10, 2018, 1:26 AM ET)Eagles’ Malcolm Jenkins: Replay officials should ‘stay off the bottle’ (December 10, 2018, 12:54 AM ET)NFL playoff picture: AFC, NFC seeds through Week 14 (December 10, 2018, 12:39 AM ET)Week 14 recap: Amari Cooper returns to WR1 status in grand fashion (December 10, 2018, 12:03 AM ET)Dolphins shock Patriots thanks to miracle last-second lateral play (December 9, 2018, 11:40 PM ET)Butker’s OT field goal lifts Chiefs past Ravens, 27-24 (December 9, 2018, 10:43 PM ET)Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald eclipses Jerry Rice’s single-team mark (December 9, 2018, 10:40 PM ET)‘Talk is cheap’: Cowboys laugh off ‘choke’ trash talk from Eagles (December 9, 2018, 10:39 PM ET)Drake scores on wild final play as Miami beats Pats 34-33 (December 9, 2018, 10:33 PM ET)Chargers RB Austin Ekeler aggravates neck injury, set for more tests (December 9, 2018, 10:29 PM ET)Week 14 overreactions: Has Tom Brady won his last Super Bowl? (December 9, 2018, 10:20 PM ET)Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott first offensive player penalized for lowering head (December 9, 2018, 10:15 PM ET)The biggest injuries of NFL Week 14 (December 9, 2018, 9:55 PM ET)Rivers, Badgley lead Chargers to 26-21 win over Bengals (December 9, 2018, 9:43 PM ET)Prescott’s 3rd TD to Cooper lifts Cowboys over Eagles in OT (December 9, 2018, 9:41 PM ET)Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger sidelined by rib injury but returns late (December 9, 2018, 9:37 PM ET)Amari Cooper and Derrick Henry post season-best point totals (December 9, 2018, 9:23 PM ET)Shay returns interception for TD, Lions beat Arizona 17-3 (December 9, 2018, 9:15 PM ET)George Kittle’s 85-yard touchdown reception helps lift 49ers (December 9, 2018, 8:47 PM ET)Fantasy football RB depth chart (December 9, 2018, 8:21 PM ET)Brees leads 2nd-half comeback, Saints beat Buccaneers 28-14 (December 9, 2018, 8:11 PM ET)Carr’s late TD pass leads Raiders past Steelers 24-21 (December 9, 2018, 7:57 PM ET)Full list of Week 15 NFL lines (December 9, 2018, 7:24 PM ET)Betting guide for Vikings-Seahawks (December 9, 2018, 7:11 PM ET)Ravens call Patrick Ricard’s racist tweets ‘unacceptable’ (December 9, 2018, 7:11 PM ET)Inside the Kenyan Drake touchdown that lifted the Dolphins past the Patriots (December 9, 2018, 7:10 PM ET)Packers beat sliding Falcons 34-20, 1st win under Philbin (December 9, 2018, 7:08 PM ET)Aaron Rodgers passes Tom Brady for most throws without an INT (December 9, 2018, 6:54 PM ET)Kareem Hunt to start treatment, counseling program as NFL continues investigation(December 9, 2018, 6:54 PM ET)Chiefs’ Chris Jones sets record with sack in 9th straight game (December 9, 2018, 6:41 PM ET)Redskins going with Josh Johnson over Mark Sanchez (December 9, 2018, 6:36 PM ET)Colts snap Texans’ 9-game winning streak with 24-21 win (December 9, 2018, 6:32 PM ET)Darnold leads Jets to 27-23 win over Allen, Bills (December 9,

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Titans’ Derrick Henry equals Tony Dorsett for NFL’s longest TD run (December 7, 2018, 2:56 AM ET)Kelvin Benjamin, cut by Bills on Tuesday, signing with Chiefs (December 7, 2018, 1:27 AM ET)Josh Gordon credits Tom Brady with aiding success: ‘I look up to the guy’ (December 7, 2018, 1:26 AM ET)Henry runs into NFL record book as Titans rout Jaguars 30-9 (December 7, 2018, 1:01 AM ET)Quiet all season to date, Derrick Henry has the game of the year on Thursday (December 7, 2018, 12:44 AM ET)Best, worst wide receiver matchups for fantasy football in Week 14 (December 7, 2018, 12:35 AM ET)Love, Hate and an interview with a Vampire (December 7, 2018, 12:31 AM ET)Antonio Gates confirms home burglarized while wife, kids were inside (December 6, 2018, 11:26 PM ET)NFL playoff picture: AFC, NFC seeds through Week 13 (December 6, 2018, 11:21 PM ET)Playoff implications galore as Seahawks host Vikings on MNF (December 6, 2018, 11:15 PM ET)Woman allegedly slapped by Reuben Foster questions role 49ers had in police investigation(December 6, 2018, 8:03 PM ET)Richard Sherman open to moving to safety before end of his career (December 6, 2018, 7:54 PM ET)Redskins QB Alex Smith dealing with infection after complications from multiple surgeries(December 6, 2018, 7:07 PM ET)Adrian Peterson on equaling Jim Brown’s 106 touchdowns: ‘Wow, that was big’ (December 6, 2018, 6:47 PM ET)Giants’ Beckham: If no playoffs, ‘somebody else is coming home with us’ (December 6, 2018, 5:06 PM ET)

Titans’ Henry ties record for longest TD run ever

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Cheating wasn’t worst of Lance Armstrong’s sinsBrowns, not Packers, might be more attractive jobTebow ‘one step away’ from major leaguesTwo ex-MLB players die in car crash in VenezuelaJazz’s Gobert ejected three minutes in for tiradeMcCarthy spoke with Packers team days after firingCowboys QB on Eagles: ‘Losers worry about winners’Week 14 picks: Will Bears rebound vs. Rams?NFL playoff picture: Titans ruin clinch hopesOf NFL’s 6 .500 teams, who has best playoff shot?NHL player signed photo of opponent he injuredArmy-Navy game in 1963 initiated instant replay

Toxic? LeBron has no comment, but is Durant wrong?

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Is Goldschmidt the next Pujols for Cardinals?

Cleveland police under scrutiny for Hunt incident

Packers coach: Assistant fired for more than tweet

Dear Bruce Arians, please consider Packers job

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PG’s huge 4th leads OKC to team’s biggest comeback

One dead after HS hoops team bus-semi collision

How bankruptcy offers USA Gymnastics protection

4 NFL teams poised to spoil others’ seasons

Fantasy studs, duds, sleepers: Rodgers rebound?

For The Win founding member Chris Chase dies

NFL

A.J. Green carted off with foot injury in game that marked his return (December 6, 2018, 2:14 AM ET)

Steelers hope to stop skid vs. rival Raiders (December 6, 2018, 1:53 AM ET)

Colts look to end Texans’ nine-game win streak (December 6, 2018, 1:37 AM ET)

Buccaneers vie for season sweep of Saints (December 6, 2018, 1:29 AM ET)

Patriots go for AFC East clincher vs. Dolphins (December 6, 2018, 1:21 AM ET)

Broncos continue playoff push against 49ers (December 6, 2018, 1:06 AM ET)

Cleveland police investigating response to February incident involving Kareem Hunt(December 6, 2018, 12:52 AM ET)

Down two quarterbacks, Redskins press on against Giants (December 5, 2018, 11:44 PM ET)

Bears QB Trubisky expects to play against Rams (December 5, 2018, 11:09 PM ET)

Eagles aim to show Cowboys how far they have come (December 5, 2018, 10:41 PM ET)

Chargers want no slip-ups against Bengals (December 5, 2018, 10:27 PM ET)

Allen, Darnold could square off when Bills host Jets (December 5, 2018, 10:23 PM ET)

Packers meet Falcons in first game since McCarthy firing (December 5, 2018, 10:07 PM ET)

NHL

Ducks extend win streak to 5 with 4-2 win over Blackhawks (December 6, 2018, 2:25 AM ET)

Meier gives Sharks needed boost in 5-1 win over Hurricanes (December 6, 2018, 2:05 AM ET)

Wild attempt to contain sizzling Flames (December 6, 2018, 1:53 AM ET)

Blackhawks try to halt slide at Vegas (December 6, 2018, 1:37 AM ET)

Devils visit Kings in matchup of last-place teams (December 6, 2018, 1:19 AM ET)

Upstart Coyotes brace for Capitals (December 6, 2018, 1:05 AM ET)

Surging Lightning await struggling Bruins (December 6, 2018, 12:47 AM ET)

Predators aim to halt road skid at Canucks (December 6, 2018, 12:27 AM ET)

Surging Senators hope to keep up pressure vs. Habs (December 6, 2018, 12:13 AM ET)

Penguins hope to ride momentum against Islanders (December 6, 2018, 12:07 AM ET)

Flyers start new era vs. Blue Jackets (December 5, 2018, 11:59 PM ET)

McDavid’s shootout goal lifts Oilers past Blues 3-2 (December 5, 2018, 11:49 PM ET)

Avs aim to start new streak vs. Panthers (December 5, 2018, 11:44 PM ET)

Nylander set to make season debut for Leafs vs. Wings (December 5, 2018, 11:17 PM ET)

With team secured, Seattle begins work on arena (December 5, 2018, 9:59 PM ET)

Senators acquire defenseman Stefan Elliott in trade with Penguins (December 5, 2018, 6:58 PM ET)

College Football

Former Michigan State DE Auston Robertson sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault (December 5, 2018, 10:33 PM ET)

Spartans RB LJ Scott says he’ll enter NFL draft instead of redshirting (December 5, 2018, 10:31 PM ET)

Devin White becomes first LSU linebacker to win Butkus Award (December 5, 2018, 10:24 PM ET)

Mackey Award goes to Iowa sophomore T.J. Hockenson (December 5, 2018, 10:01 PM ET)

Barry Odom gets extension, raise from Missouri (December 5, 2018, 6:25 PM ET)

Inside Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s whirlwind beginning (December 5, 2018, 6:24 PM ET)

Colorado hires Georgia defensive coordinator Mel Tucker (December 5, 2018, 6:05 PM ET)

Jim Delany says College Football Playoff doesn

NL East is suddenly MLB’s most compelling division

Read Story MLB’s biggest offseason trades

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Bills release disappointing former first-round WR

Packers’ soft rebuild could target 2020 to contend

Controversial Capitals player injured on late hit

Beckham asks Neymar to sign with Inter … Miami

Alabama OC Locksley hired as Maryland head coach

Meyer believes he will not coach after Ohio State

With Urban gone, pressure’s on Harbaugh

No. 5 Michigan gets big scare from Northwestern

Redskins: Kaepernick discussed but not right fit

Nationals agree to deal with top free agent

NFL power ranks: Saints’ loss means new No. 1

Kobe: L.A. will soon be laughing at Warriors fans

Eagles get make-or-break win over Redskins

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Hope fading fast for Redskins after painful defeat

Witten criticizes Redskins’ claiming of Foster

Redskins turn to Sanchez after McCoy hurt on MNF

Mark Sanchez gets butt fumble recovery on MNF

NFL playoff picture: Eagles cause wild-card flux

Packers should start coach search with two names

Ex-coach’s wife: High school player agreed to sex

Murray, Tagovailoa lead Heisman Trophy finalists

Hunt not claimed by NFL team after attack video

Ex-teammate hopes Hunt gets second chance in NFL

French D.J. insults top women’s soccer player

NFL draft: Which team would hold No. 1 pick?

32 things we learned from NFL Week 13

Read Story Photos: Best of NFL Week 13

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Chargers storm back, make Steelers pay for errors

Packers fire longtime coach McCarthy after loss

Possible head coaching candidates for Packers

New coach won’t guarantee success for Packers

Mahomes, Chiefs move on after Hunt’s release

Phillies to get All-Star shortstop from Mariners

Patriots thriving with pick-your-poison attack

Mavericks guard plays hero after losing tooth

NFL playoff picture: Seahawks replace Vikings

What the playoff committee got right and wrong

‘He called me a b——’: NFL player confronts ref

12 crazy stats about Tom Brady’s new milestone

NFL teams shocked, dismayed that the Redskins claimed Reuben Foster: ‘It makes all of us look bad’

Execs are baffled by the move, which is being viewed as the work of Bruce Allen and Dan Snyder

High school cancels class due to threat over Brohm

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Foster’s accuser ‘will participate in the process’

Big Ten broadcaster suspended for trashing team

Bucs offering free tickets after sparse crowds

Rodgers ignoring open WRs in pursuit of big play

Pac-12 team irked by playoff ranking after 10 wins

Jeff Brohm turns down alma mater to stay at Purdue

LeBron hints he wants son to play for Coach K

NHL bench deserves an assist on impressive goal

What’s wrong with the Celtics? | Power rankings

Big Ben: I’ve earned right to criticize Steelers

Popular ESPN reporter leaving for gambling startup

Team fakes death of player to try to avoid game