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Jazz owners prepared to bring NHL team to Utah

Jan 24, 2024, 12:40 PM ET The owners of the Utah Jazz said Wednesday that they have the immediate ability to bring an NHL team to Utah and requested the initiation of an expansion process. The Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) said in a news release that it would use the Jazz’s arena as an interim home for an NHL franchise. …

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Deebo Samuel will not practice Wednesday

Wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s availability for the 49ers is a major storyline heading into their NFC Championship Game matchup with the Lions and head coach Kyle Shanahan gave an update on Samuel’s condition early in his Wednesday press conference. Shanahan said that Samuel feels better than he did after suffering the injury, but that he will not practice on Wednesday …

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Five NHL players on leave amid sexual assault inquiry

Jan 24, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their current clubs in recent days amid a report that five members of that team have been asked to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges. Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Carter Hart …

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Perfect Jets 2024 NFL Draft plan: Bolster struggling O-line for Aaron Rodgers, add juice to pass-catching unit

The 2023 NFL season became the New York Jets’ nightmare scenario just four offensive snaps into Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills. That’s when Gang Green’s anointed savior, Aaron Rodgers, tore his Achilles tendon, sending the Jets’ plans to end the longest postseason drought in professional North American sports (MLB, NBA,NHL, NFL) into a tailspin. That streak was extended to …

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Lamar Jackson on facing Patrick Mahomes in AFC championship game: ‘I don’t like competing against him at all’

Getty Images Lamar Jackson has no ill will toward Patrick Mahomes, the opposing quarterback in Sunday’s AFC championship game. Jackson does not, however, enjoying sharing a field with Mahomes, who is one win away from making his fourth start on pro football’s biggest stage as his third-seeded Kansas City Chiefs visit the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens.  “I don’t like competing against him …

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Steelers DC Teryl Austin is expected to return

The Steelers are looking for an offensive coordinator, but they aren’t expected to do a search for a new defensive coordinator this offseason. Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Austin is expected to return to the team for the 2024 season. Austin’s two-year contract with the Steelers expired at the end of their season, so a new deal …

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Fantasy hockey stock watch – Brock Faber, Cam Atkinson maintain strong run

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJan 24, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Ready to nail the last full fantasy week before the All-Star break on a high note? With seven games scheduled Wednesday, another nine Thursday, and four Friday, there’s ample chance to get a leg up before nearly everyone plays Saturday and very few …

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Ranking 20 greatest AFC, NFC championship games: Patrick Mahomes already part of two all-time classics

Given what we witnessed during the divisional round of the 2024 NFL playoffs, fans could be in for an extremely memorable championship weekend.  The four survivors from last weekend’s divisional round — the 49ers, Lions, Ravens and Chiefs — will play this weekend for the right to represent their respective conferences in Super Bowl LVIII. Among the big storylines entering championship …

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Joe Barry fired as Packers defensive coordinator after three seasons

Joe Barry is out as the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator after a turbulent third season on the job that ended with a loss in the NFC divisional round of the playoffs. “We want to thank Joe for his commitment and contributions to our success the past three seasons,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday in a statement announcing the …

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Joe Thuney unlikely to play Sunday

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters on Wednesday that left guard Joe Thuney will be out of practice on Wednesday due to the pectoral injury he suffered last Sunday and his prognosis for the AFC Championship Game is reportedly a negative one. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Thuney is unlikely to play against the Ravens in Baltimore. The …

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