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Inside Coastal Carolina’s transition from CEO coach Joe Moglia to former rival Jamey Chadwell


The case for Matthew Baldwin: The most important player on Ohio State’s roster


Empowering Rob Pelinka is a wasted opportunity for Jeanie Buss


How Adam Thielen went from Vikings’ practice squad to their $64-million man


Cowboys Draft Digest, Volume 11: Evaluating the 2019 quarterback class


The WTW: During a bare-knuckle week, one Pirates old-timer keeps on slugging


Media Circus: Inside the CBS truck as Tiger Woods made his move; what the network got right; more notes


Trust the process: Matt Nagy has a plan for Mitch Trubisky and it starts now


Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco and the Indians’ potential nightmare scenario


Pronman: What Colorado and Vegas can expect from Cale Makar and Nikita Gusev


Bucks’ lopsided win in Game 1 against the Pistons doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement


‘Playoff Kyrie’ has arrived, but this Irving looks different than many Celtics fans expected


Upon further review: What we learned during Penn State’s 15 spring practices


A check-in with Triple-A Charlotte, where Dylan Cease is king


Rockets-Jazz Game 1 report card: Grading Eric Gordon’s impressive defense, Chris Paul’s wizardry and more


NHL playoffs probabilities – April 15


Sharks can’t fix their primary problem against Vegas, and now they’re in real trouble


Offseason to-do list: Grizzlies have decisions to make in what will be a pivotal summer


A long wait ends: Journeyman Adam Clendening realizes playoff dream


Upon further review: Where Nebraska must improve and everyone who impressed at the Red-White game


Discuss: Russell Wilson’s camp, Seahawks playing hardball in contract negotiations


Who stays and who goes? An early projection of which players will remain on the Oilers’ roster in 2019-20


Recap: Islanders Q&A with Arthur Staple on 04/16


Tampa Bay Rays Mailbag: Send in your questions for beat writer Josh Tolentino


Recap: Dane Brugler’s NFL Draft Q&A on April 15


Gammons: It’s been a tough start to the season for relievers, but bullpens can shift fast


Henri Jokiharju’s season is over in Rockford. Will he stick with the Blackhawks next season?


By the numbers: Can the Lightning and Penguins come back from an 0-3 hole?


Defending Cup champ Capitals fine with flying under radar during playoffs


Rangers agree to contracts with top prospects Igor Shesterkin and Vitali Kravtsov


Time for Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov to show up and help save Lightning season


Magic’s ‘welcome to the playoffs’ moment awaits vs. Raptors in Game 2


On Ozzie Albies’ adjustment, the closer situation and the Braves’ deep lineup


Redbird Reset: Behold the impact ‘The Shildt Effect’ is having on the Cardinals


What’s it like coaching in the NHL playoffs? The game’s best answer


NFL Draft Evaluation: Should the Redskins target D.K. Metcalf in the first round?


A best-case scenario mock draft for the Eagles


A conversation with Jen Cohen: Washington’s AD talks finances, Adidas, her contract (sort of) and beer and wine at Husky Stadium


Glanville: On Jackie Robinson Day, the work continues


The Penguins don’t appear to have the legs to avoid a sweep


Thoughts on Mike Trout, Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras and where the Cubs stand right now


Tennessee spring wrap: Takeaways, observations and lingering questions


What do Vladimir Guerrero Sr. and Jr. have in common? We asked Gio Gonzalez, who’s now faced them both.


Leroux 2019 Offseason Team Previews: Charlotte Hornets


Life after Deandre Baker: Georgia’s secondary has questions almost everywhere


NBA, movies and helicopters: How the Twins kept busy during those days off


How Florida is developing Kyle Pitts into a hybrid ‘mismatch nightmare’


Shift-by-shift with Ty Smith: How the Devils’ top prospect rates his own play during the WHL playoffs


The Lightning are on the verge of going from history to infamy


Holder: LSU reinstates Will Wade, so why suspend him in the first place?


How the Jets exorcised two demons in Game 3 and examining Patrik Laine’s playoff prowess


Why Sean Monahan will likely play more in Game 3 and how the Flames intend to defend Nathan MacKinnon


Cub o’ coffee: Can the Cubs emulate the 2002 Angels? (Do they have a K-Rod stashed anywhere?)


Torey Krug is in for Bruins in Game 3, which keeps the defense close to optimal


Recap: Q&A with Miami Hurricanes reporter Manny Navarro, April 18


Lessons from Gregg Popovich’s college coach, memories of a young LeBron and how the Nuggets should approach Game 2


Submit your questions for Jay Glazer’s offseason NFL mailbag


Submit a question for Stewart Mandel’s College Football Mailbag


Guardiola’s micromanagement and Champions League tinkering might be down to Leo Messi and a can of Coke


John Brannen and his unique chance to be everything at once for the Bearcats


‘The Beast’ is here: Dane Brugler’s 2019 NFL Draft Guide


On Dirk Nowitzki, and why we will never see his like again


Sean Gentille: Anxiety, some beer, and an exciting new opportunity to tell Pittsburgh’s stories


‘Unbelievable potential and the talent’: Suns eager to move past a season of injuries, inexperience


Upon further review: How the Nets disrupted the Sixers’ offense to steal Game 1


Stephen J. Nesbitt: Chasing Pittsburgh’s stories with curiosity and imagination


State of the Program: Clemson has the talent for another title run, but it knows it takes more than that


The strength of the Rangers farm system is now on the mound — why is that?


Blue Jays hope a demotion will help Lourdes Gurriel Jr. relax, banish his demons and sharpen his throws


Down Goes Brown: Ranking the ‘Old Guys Without a Cup’ for the 2019 playoffs


Judah emerging: Jonathan Isaac draws inspiration from his middle name


2019 Browns NFL Draft primer: How early does the safety remake continue?


Her brother’s keeper: Owner Jody Allen, sister of Paul, sees her team snap its playoff skid


The 30: Coming off red-hot weeks, Rays and Astros rise to the top


Thwarted by a season-ending Achilles injury in 2018, Garrett Rand could give the Wisconsin D-line a major boost


Gentille: The smaller sequences that capture the Penguins’ bigger issues


Know your Chiefs draft crush: Examining safeties Nasir Adderley, Juan Thornhill and Darnell Savage


¿Hablas español? Language script flips for Reds players in Mexico


What to make of the Hawks’ 2018-19 season and why fans should feel encouraged


Buying low: Chris Sale and 10 more struggling starters to target


Kravitz: Pacers coach Nate McMillan searches in vain for ingredients to cook up an upset over the Celtics


Brock: The upshot of a lost weekend? The Mariners aren’t a fluke


Giants week in review: Seven games, 72 innings and four wins


Three up, three down: Pros and cons for the Yankees potentially signing Dallas Keuchel


The view from Belleville: Dismay as the playoffs slip from Senators’ grasp


Recap: Tuesday Q&A with Nebraska writer Mitch Sherman


Update: We are doubling the size of our full-time soccer staff


Assessing the fallout after the NHL suspends Nazem Kadri for the remainder of the first round


Koreen: Sense of self is the one clear advantage Magic have over Raptors


Recap: Q&A with Nick Kosmider on Tuesday, April 16


What’s wrong with the Red Sox? Well, how much time have you got?


Daniel Romanchuk, just 20, is keeping the promise to reclaim the Boston Marathon finish line


Here we go again: Maryland has to wait to see if top players will turn pro


Practice your humble: Now living the good life, Eduardo Escobar never forgets his hungry, painful past


Kiké Hernández started with a $327 check and a fretting mother, then joked and worked his way to an everyday job


Noh: What is the point of the Bulls extending Jim Boylen?


Daniel Wise has all sorts of Cowboys connections. What would the Kansas DT add to Dallas?


‘Anything you need’: Players are making most of Geoff Collins’ flexible mindset


The story behind the rare ‘Boston’ jerseys the Red Sox wear on Patriots Day


‘I’m in a lot better place than I was a year ago’: New season, fresh mindset for Padres top prospect MacKenzie Gore


For Penguins, getting away from hockey could get things right on the ice


‘We over me’: How the Islanders’ Day 1 mantra has them on the doorstep of a first-round sweep


‘When he gets on his horse and (starts) running their D’: Josh Anderson’s hard, heavy play powers Blue Jackets surge


German Márquez finally stops a Rockies free-fall with one of the best-pitched games in club history


How The D.J. Augustin Game unfolded, and halftime changes the Raptors made that could influence Game 2


Leroux: When the time comes, Steve Kerr needs to start the Warriors’ Death Lineup


If Thunder hope to rally from 1-0 hole, Paul George’s shot (and his shoulder) are key


Extra Baggs: The Giants offense is not robust, but can it be functional?


Grading the Rangers: End of the season report cards for the 2018-19 roster


Final Thoughts: Without Blake Griffin, the Pistons should abandon the norm vs. Bucks


Jazz need to rethink their game plan against James Harden after disastrous Game 1 loss


Traded at the deadline, Mark Stone is euphoric to be playing, and dominating, the playoffs in Vegas


‘We’re not about to lay down or give them nothing’: Ed Davis, Nets plan to do more than show up against Sixers


After a down year, what comes next for Jason Zucker is anyone’s guess


Recap: Lindsey Adler answered your Yankees questions on 04/16


‘I try to give it to him real’: How D’Angelo Russell became an All-Star thanks to advice from Nets’ veteran trio


Eagles Q&A: Bo Wulf on draft approach, Sidney Jones’ future, Duke Johnson and more


GK gaffes that make you question it all are this week’s one weird thing in MLS


LeBrun: Will Nazem Kadri be back in Toronto next season? The question was being asked even before latest incident


Noah Juulsen looks towards the future as he closes a frustrating chapter of his career


Day 8 of Washington’s spring: Lively team periods, a few touchdowns and some thoughts on the offensive line


The Next Ones: Cale Fleury is on his way to becoming an important player for the Canadiens


Weaver Wire chapter 3: Baseball lessons from BoJack Horseman


Ed Bouchette: Still following my dream and thankful for the chance to do it


P:60 Packers Podcast — Special guest Billy Turner


The playoff adjustment DeMarcus Cousins and the Warriors must make


One for the record books: Eight-point third quarter dooms Pacers in Game 1 loss to Celtics


Person: Seven-round mock draft points to Panthers taking QB in Round 2


All wins are not created equal: Rangers’ 8-7 Sunday triumph was more fun than most


Shap Shots: The aura of playoff hockey, Tyler Pitlick’s recovery and reunion, and what’s next for Riley Tufte?


The A’s late-inning loss in Texas shouldn’t erase bigger picture: Taking care of business during brutal stretch


With No. 1 pick looming, here’s the best and worst Arizona Cardinals draft picks


The making of Mitch Keller


What we learned about each position during spring practice at Auburn


Mirtle: The Nazem Kadri suspension watch, Jake DeBrusk’s legal knee and the Bruins-Leafs officiating controversy


Blue Jackets Report Cards — Game 3 vs. Tampa Bay


Lloyd: Cavs are resetting expectations to match the reality of their situation


How much longer can the Mets try to rely on Jason Vargas?


What should we make of Red Sox ‘chaos’ lineup with Christian Vazquez at second base?


Submit a question for Chantel Jennings’ West Coast College Football Mailbag


Pitchers gotta pitch: Observations from the Brewers’ tricky L.A. road trip


Defensive improvement and other takeaways from Virginia Tech’s spring game


Recap: NFL draft Q&A with Jaguars reporter Daniel Popper, Apr. 17


How the Clippers can adjust to slow down Steph Curry and the Warriors


How Alan Gordon learned to stop worrying and love the role of ‘supersub’


Five thoughts on Seattle vs. Toronto, one of the best games so far this MLS season


What’s your reaction to the Flyers hiring Alain Vigneault as head coach?


In a quiet offseason, have the Chargers kept pace with their AFC rivals?