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Trade value and upside: Breaking down David Peralta's 2018 power surge


P:60 Packers Podcast — Playoff hopes fading fast


Rangers offseason prospect rankings: 25-36


Andreas Athanasiou is back to full speed ahead


His Slice of Paradise: Exploring Maui's secret spots with Gonzaga coach Mark Few


The Athletic's NBA Power Rankings: Eastern Conference promises reign


As season winds down, Jets defense is more problem than solution


Then and now: How David Fizdale and Marc Gasol’s relationship evolved from toxic to peaceful


Hoop Thoughts: Does Calipari need to evolve? Villanova is maturing, an underrated Arizona State freshman and more


Inside the offseason training that helped Lamar Miller, whom the Texans need now more than ever


It's never easy on the road vs. Jets, but Patriots' win repoints them on playoff path


Submit a question for Scott Dochterman’s Iowa mailbag


LeBrun: William Nylander saga could be sign of more to come with future RFA contract talks


Florida State review: The good and the bad from the loss to (shudder) Florida


Eagles' D-line the difference in second half vs. Giants: With banged-up secondary, team will ride the front four


Bengals' problems come full swirl as Browns back up talk with beat down


Phoenix Suns checkpoint: New starting five a reason for optimism?


At 34 (next year 35), do the Wild extend Eric Staal? If so how long and what price?


Bagley's play is improving, but that doesn't mean he's about to be a starter


Kirk Cousins strikes back: An electric night in a game the Vikings had to have


What the Oilers want to see from top prospects Puljujarvi and Yamamoto


Blue Jackets brass hold Sunday meeting with Artemi Panarin's agent; the benefits and risks of not trading him now


Heisman Straw Poll: With one week left, Tua Tagovailoa still holding off Kyler Murray


Penton: Time to revisit start of CFL season after Stampeders slip, slide to Grey Cup victory


As Knicks give Fizdale a triumphant return to Memphis, consecutive wins against quality opponents prove more meaningful


All-22: What the fourth quarter in Detroit taught us about the Bears’ ability to finish games


With many playoff hopefuls now facing must-win games, who will 'run the table' in December this time around?


Recap of Bengals writer Jay Morrison live Q&A on Nov. 27


The trouble with projecting goaltenders and what it means for Thatcher Demko's Canucks timeline


Allen Iverson 'blown away' by Seahawks' step-over touchdown celebration


Down Goes Brown: A brief history of midseason GM changes and how they've worked out


Tyler Adams: 'At the end of the season, it will be the right time to go to Europe'


Is benched Ilya Kovalchuk becoming a costly blunder for the Kings?


Fuente takeaways: On Marshall, Bud Foster in the booth and future schedules


Sources: Zack Steffen heading to Manchester City in transfer worth up to $10 million


Schultz: Smart again tries to do what no former Saban assistant ever has — beat him


Ben Roethlisberger’s radio show has turned into a must-listen because he’s ‘not afraid to say things’


NWSL Confidential: The existential crisis known as the offseason


Five players who could help the Predators if they’re available on the trade market


Dellow: The league's best (and worst) penalty kills through the first quarter


Roster decisions: Making the cut with Minnesota United


Baker Mayfield stays clean, buries Bengals early


Matthew Tkachuk is the top of the class while Mike Smith earns a failing grade: The Flames quarter-season report cards


Fantasy basketball waiver wire: Patience has paid off for Jeremy Lin and his owners


The breakdown: End zone turnovers put an end to the Steelers' six-game winning streak


Five observations: 49ers insist they were unaffected during Sunday’s loss by the Foster dismissal, but it’s hard to see how


Five takeaways from Wisconsin's discouraging loss to Minnesota and why bowl season remains meaningful


Titans Mailbag: Insight for Monday’s critical AFC South clash in Houston


Jaguars-Bills brawl: An oral history of the wild melee that changed the game


Redskins Film Room: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix struggles against Cowboys


Have Cardinals players quit on Wilks? That and 4 other takeaways from an 'embarrassing' 45-10 loss


DGB weekend power rankings: Come for the Patrik Laine show, stay for the streaking Sabres


The morning after: Seahawks ‘found out how to finish’ vs. Panthers


Rosenthal: What a Canó trade might look like; D-Backs stars on the block together?; bullpen market intrigue


This is what Sheldon Richardson was hoping for when he joined the Vikings


'It's a family matter': Bill Bowlen offers first public comments since filing petition to remove trustees


Mandel’s Forward Pass: The cases for and against four Playoff contenders


Powers: Blackhawks trade Nick Schmaltz, add Dylan Strome in first post-Quenneville move


Q&A Recap: Beat writer Jabari Young answered your Spurs questions on Monday, Nov. 26


'That's what we've been missing': Josh Allen inspires extra fight as Bills 'shut up' Jaguars


Basu: Karl Alzner has contemplated a future in Laval, but refuses to accept he has lost his place in the NHL


Off Topic: Getting to know more about Becky Hammon’s passion for hip-hop and R&B


The Athletic 130: Where does LSU belong after its seven-OT loss?


Recap: Bills Q&A with Matthew Fairburn on Nov. 26


Submit a question for Christian Caple’s Washington Mailbag


Joe Posnanski's Browns Diary: Browns future should be right now ... except for tripping over Hue Jackson


Sam Bennett appears to be forging an identity that’s equal parts Matthew Tkachuk and Gary Roberts


Ron Hextall’s downfall: Flyers GM’s unwillingness to react to rapidly worsening situation leads to his firing


Breaking: Niki Budalic fired as Orlando City general manager of soccer operations


Recap: Live Q&A with Aaron Reiss on the Texans


Sunday’s scoreless draw opens a viable path for Timbers to make the MLS Cup final


Twins hope to bolster offense after claiming C.J. Cron from Tampa Bay


MLS Cup Panic Rankings: Each team’s fear levels after the conference championships' first legs


The biggest plays from Seahawks' come-from-behind victory in Carolina


Tulane forward Kevin Zhang may be the face of college basketball's newest trend


Submit a question for Richard Deitsch’s Media Mailbag


Pistons Insider: Watching film with Bruce Brown after his James Harden matchup


As Michael Gallup dealt with tragedy of brother's death, the Cowboys rallied around him


Tuberville's Takeaways: Saturday's Iron Bowl was lost on the recruiting trail and Auburn must adjust if it hopes to keep up


Something needs to happen: With no-news Sunday, Flyers say that core essence of organization isn't so core anymore


Final Thoughts: The old Browns are dead. These Browns are finding their swagger ... and success


Feldman: Identifying candidates to be the next Texas Tech football coach


Why Illinois gave Lovie Smith a two-year contract extension


Connolly’s Tap Room: What on-field personnel move would you most like to see Mike Elias make this winter?


Media Circus: Experts on the NFL's rising viewership numbers, Fox's Urban Meyer 'redemption' nonsense, more notes


Inside Philip Rivers' record 25 straight completions and the fumble that saved the streak


Defying Corsi: How the Isles won the battle of extremes with shot quality over Carolina's quantity


After magical game, Dwyane Wade finally comfortable with 'vintage' label


Bubble Screen: Kirk Herbstreit and the intersection of college football intel and influence


Four takeaways, another big win and perhaps a saved job: How the Broncos did the improbable against the Steelers


Adam Gase's late play-calling in Dolphins' crushing loss shows he has lost confidence in his offense


Kirk Cousins leads Vikings past Packers for a critical win: Your thoughts?


Egger: The Bengals are something worse than bad right now, they're boring


Navarro: Homer, Dallas are the leaders Hurricanes' offense needs to get past Thomas fiasco


A unique aspect of this OU-Texas game in Dallas? ‘You’ll be sitting with the enemy’


Decoding Linehan, Week 12: When you fix third downs, you fix the entire offense


Recap: Jeff Zrebiec answers your Ravens questions


Submit questions for Sean Shapiro's Stars mailbag


Recap: Blue Jackets Q&A with Aaron Portzline


Stan Bowman takes a gamble that Nick Schmaltz won't be yet another 'one who got away'


Cyber Monday shopping: Where can the Red Sox find the best bargains?


Recap: Live Q&A with Orlando Magic reporter Josh Robbins, Nov. 28


What Would You Do With The Leafs Forward Lines When Matthews and Nylander Return This Week?


The implications of N’Golo Kanté becoming Chelsea’s biggest earner with Maurizio Sarri at the helm


Colts TE Jack Doyle suffers kidney injury and will miss rest of season


Unlike last season, the Devils aren't stealing points when they don't have their 'A' game — and it's killing them


Ask Russo: On Nylander, other Wild targets, Koivu, Coyle, D pairs and more


Despite strong start, Raptors should still be sweating the small stuff


Wade's throwback performance brings out ambivalence in Wright, Raptors


The day after: How the Eagles took a page from their Super Bowl playbook to bury the Giants


Time for shake-up? Slumping Coyotes need wake-up call before it’s too late


Tale of the Tape, Week 12: Xavier Woods and Noah Brown


Threatened by a deadly wildfire, Pepperdine players try to get back to business


'We’ll see what we’re made of the last five weeks': Packers are beaten up mentally and physically


Meet Cre'Von LeBlanc, the guy who made the play of the game for the Eagles' defense


View from the press box: Tom Brady, Sony Michel excel; Chris Herndon is QB-proof


'That's a question for Coach': Scrutiny shifts to Pat Shurmur after Giants' devastating loss to Eagles


Christian McCaffrey set records. So did Cam Newton. Still, the Panthers found another way to lose a tight one.


Winning masked some issues for the Lakers that get exposed with an ugly loss


Nikola Vucevic makes his All-Star case as Magic beat LeBron's Lakers


Schultz: Atlanta United win easily again and have championship look to them


Goalie Louis Domingue proving he's capable of handling Lightning's No. 1 load


NHL Trade Grades: Blackhawks gamble in dealing for Dylan Strome


Jazz make tough decision to change starting lineup, and for one game at least it works


Stumbling down the stretch: Packers can't overcome miscues in another road loss


Submit a question for Stephen Holder's Colts Mailbag


Was trading Nick Schmaltz a good move for the Blackhawks?


As Stars defensemen continue seize opportunity, Julius Honka is getting left behind


Right man, right spot: How Eric Berry's potential return would directly address the Chiefs' flaws on D


Recap: Tuesday's Q&A with Lions writer Chris Burke


Colts Film Room: Throwing to Andrew Luck wasn't the first option on that fourth-down pass


While it is likely just offseason chatter, what do you think about the Ellsbury for Cano hypothetical?


What We Learned: Notre Dame still has room to grow


Sources: Diamondbacks' Van Scoyoc to replace Turner Ward as new Dodgers hitting coach


Upon further review: Broncos get creative on offense to upend Steelers but lose another starter to injury


The NHL game is coming back around to shorter goalies like Jaroslav Halak


Rookie Thomas Welsh has brought joy to the Nuggets, even as he continues to wade through his own grief


How Andy Haines became the Brewers' new hitting coach


Dale Murphy: In a pivotal offseason for free agency, Marvin Miller's legacy endures


Former NBA referee Joey Crawford discusses officiating before a recent Pacers game


Kawakami: The Reuben Foster debacle brings the 49ers' Shanahan/Lynch regime to its lowest ebb


Lynn Swann surprised some by retaining USC head coach Clay Helton, but the move pleased some important voices


King: Thanksgiving weekend showed fan angst at all-time high for Brad Stevens era


Exit Survey: What we learned from Florida’s win at Florida State


Five Raiders observations: Carr gets beat up again, Crabtree gets the best of his old team and the rookies struggle


'Single'd out': Buckeyes women implementing analytics to advance their game


Orlando, Tampa or San Diego? A closer look at where Iowa could be headed this bowl season


Is it Jackson or Flacco moving forward? Harbaugh not ready to make call on QB


Sixers-Nets report card: Grading Butler's big night, Embiid's defense, Shamet's spark and more


Upon further review: Takeaways from Penn State’s win against Maryland


Submit a question for Justin Ferguson's Auburn mailbag


Bazemore's selfless act helps Hawks end 10-game losing streak: 'The basketball gods rewarded sacrifice'


Koreen: Kawhi Leonard leads in his own minimalistic fashion, and that is just fine with the Raptors


Q&A: What does Joakim Noah have left in the tank if he signs with the Grizzlies?


These young Colts are growing up right before your eyes


Week 12 Scouting Notebook: Josh Adams is a thing, Christian McCaffrey is unreal


Cub o' coffee: Hey Ricketts, give Theo more money because we have a solid free agent plan for him


Q&A Recap: Zach Harper answered your NBA questions on Monday, Nov. 26


Unraveling the AFC playoff race after big Week 12 wins from Broncos, Colts


Leroux: Can the Warriors re-sign DeMarcus Cousins? It's highly unlikely, but here are the possible paths


Goldman: How Fredrik Claesson's numbers with Ottawa give the Rangers more context to his early tenure in New York


Submit questions for Levi Weaver's Rangers mailbag!


Systems Analyst: The calamitous effort that led to the Coyotes embarrassing shorthanded goal against


Recap: Live Q&A with Florida Panthers reporter George Richards, Nov. 28


Submit your questions for Jay Glazer's Week 12 mailbag


Seven excellent route runners to trust in the fantasy playoffs


Meet Charlie Townsend, the Sharks' 'filter' for advanced stats and analytics


NHL rest-of-season fantasy projections: Brayden Point trending up, Cam Talbot sinking


Bodner: In win-now mode, Sixers' next moves become even more crucial


As Michigan turns introspective, here are five questions for the weeks ahead


Urban Meyer takeaways: On Tate Martell, Dwayne Haskins, his future and style points


Minutia Minute: 49ers go with youthful lineup vs. Bucs; Solomon Thomas out-snaps DeForest Buckner


The math is simple for the Panthers: Creating takeaways leads to wins. Not creating them equals this 3-game skid.


Go Braves Go


Film review: Looks like Patriots' old reliables got back to their reliable ways


Recipe for success for Sabres defensemen? Mixing familiarity with their new phenom


How history might have changed if Jake Fromm went to Alabama, and other thoughts and observations from Georgia