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Why intra-MLS trade prices have gotten so high; FC Cincy interest in Gruezo; Cowell contract details: Notebook

The decline of TAM and influx of GAM has had a material impact on the price tag of recent transactions between MLS clubs

NBA title contenders update: How much did Nets and Sixers improve at trade deadline? Which teams should have done more?

How big a talent upgrade did Philadelphia get? How scary is the Celtics' defense? What should we expect from the defending champ Bucks?

Collin Gillespie from 3. Collin Gillespie in the post. Collin Gillespie from everywhere, to beat Providence

Gillespie scored a career-high 33 points, including a back-breaking 3 in the final seconds, to lead Villanova to the road win.

NFL Power Rankings: Rams end season as unanimous No. 1. Other teams weren’t so easy to slot

Our voters had to consider unexpected playoff results and Tom Brady's retirement for the final rankings of the 2021 NFL season.

Kirk Cousins in Denver? Matt Ryan in Cleveland? What about Rodgers and Russ? 10 (mostly) bold NFL offseason predictions

Penn State recruiting Class of 2018, revisited: Led by Micah Parsons, how did a highly ranked group pan out?

James Harden is in Philadelphia, but for Doc Rivers there is still much to do: ‘All the hard work happens from here’

Flyers’ theme last week was “doing stuff” but tangible results still lacking: O’Connor’s Observations

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Ben Simmons breaks silence on end with Sixers, beginning in Brooklyn and his mental health struggles

2022 NFL Super Bowl era franchise rankings: Rams shoot up another tier with title

Cole Huff’s NBA Notebook: Trade deadline reunions, how futures odds have shifted and predicting the buyout market

How many of college football’s top 100 recruits pan out four years later? Assessing the Class of 2018

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Everything that didn’t happen at the NBA trade deadline, featuring the Lakers and Thunder: Hollinger’s Week That Was

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NBA Power Rankings: After the NBA trade deadline, who got better and who got worse?

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Men’s college basketball rankings: Should Providence be in the top 10? Should Memphis be ranked?

Seth Davis ranks the top 25 teams in the country, with Gonzaga confirming its spot on top of the rankings.

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Three hitting trends the Phillies must reverse in 2022

The 2021 Phillies were built to outhit their other weaknesses, but they did not score enough. Here are key areas where they must improve.

Phillies’ top 20 prospects for 2022: Keith Law ranks Philadelphia’s farm system

Keith Law ranks the Phillies top 20 prospects, projecting who will have the biggest impact in 2022, who is on the rise and who is falling.

Fresh starts in Montreal and Edmonton, a bad week for the Bruins, and the Ducks face some tough decisions

Sometimes midseason coaching changes work out, sometimes they don’t. We saw two this week, and both had been feeling inevitable for weeks.

Recruiting revisited: Ranking college football’s Class of 2018, four years later

Georgia delivers, Cincinnati lays its foundation, and Buffalo rises more than 100 spots in Year 5 of our annual evaluations.

Joel Embiid’s triple-double masterpiece leads Sixers over Cavs

Embiid was dominant with 40 points, 14 boards and 10 assists. Tobias Harris played a big role on defense and James Harden has arrived.

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Sixers pull out ugly win over Thunder, but now the real work begins

Newly acquired Sixers player James Harden was not in attendance nor will he play Saturday against Cleveland.

College basketball picks: Seton Hall-Villanova, Ohio State-Michigan, USC-UCLA and other top games ATS

Seth Davis makes his picks against the spread for Saturday's top games, including Saint Mary's-Gonzaga and Texas-Baylor.

Vecenie: Can Ben Simmons unlock his inner Draymond Green? How will James Harden fit next to Joel Embiid?

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