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Elias Lindholm nets two goals in Vancouver Canucks debut

RALEIGH, N.C. — Playing for a new team in a familiar building worked out just fine for Vancouver’s Elias Lindholm on Tuesday night. Lindholm scored two power-play goals in similar fashion in his debut with the Canucks and J.T. Miller provided the winning goal in a 3-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. “It’s crazy how it all …

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Art Rooney II doesn’t rule out trading for a quarterback

The Steelers “still feel good” about quarterback Kenny Pickett. They might eventually feel even better about someone else. Speaking to Bob Pompeani of KDKA-TV, Steelers president Art Rooney II did not rule out pursuing a veteran quarterback in trade. “Well, you know, as we sit here early February, we’re not closing the door on anything,” Rooney said. “We have a …

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Can 49ers QB Brock Purdy shed game-manager label with Super Bowl win?

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Brock Purdy, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback with the aw-shucks smile and boy next door looks, can’t shake the perception that he was born on third base. With elite weapons like Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, George Kittle and Brandon Aiyuk, along with one of the best playcallers in the game in San Francisco head coach …

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Purdy details priceless advice from 49ers greats Montana, Young

Purdy details priceless advice from 49ers greats Montana, Young originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With the 49ers set to face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, quarterback Brock Purdy has a chance to join San Francisco legends Joe Montana and Steve Young as the franchise’s only signal-callers to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Those …

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ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery forming joint venture to launch streaming sports service in U.S.

ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery have reached an understanding on principal terms to form a new joint venture to build an innovative new platform to house a compelling streaming sports service. The platform brings together the companies’ portfolios of sports networks, certain direct-to-consumer (DTC) sports services and sports rights — including content …

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Papa pinpoints key Super Bowl LVIII matchup that could determine MVP

Papa pinpoints key Super Bowl LVIII matchup that could determine MVP originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area One of the key storylines entering Super Bowl LVIII is the matchup between San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan’s offense and Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve “Spags” Spagnuolo. As 49ers broadcaster Greg Papa explained to Laura Britt at Radio Row on …

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Chargers hire Jesse Minter as DC, reportedly tab Greg Roman to run offense

Jim Harbaugh reportedly has his offensive and defensive coordinators for the Los Angeles Chargers lined up, and both are familiar faces. Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter has finalized a long-anticipated agreement to follow Harbaugh to the Chargers, the team announced Tuesday.  Additionally, NFL Media reported that Harbaugh has also finalized the addition of Greg Roman as offensive coordinator. Minter, whose …

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