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Bruno Fernando struggles to find peace as he battles the worst pain of his life


Keith Law’s prospect rankings: Texas Rangers


Who might Washington be eyeing at cornerback? Here are some options


Stuart Armstrong: the part-time lawyer who is quietly vital to Southampton


Why Bournemouth banned heading


Dodgers roster projection 3.0: Team’s depth creates a high-class problem


Five spring storylines as Utah prepares to open spring practice


White Sox prospect letters from camp: Can Nick Madrigal find some pop?


Projecting the Red Wings’ lineup evolution through 2023


RJ Barrett hopes to be Harden-like, Allonzo Trier’s shot, and more Knicks things


DGB Grab Bag: EBUG rules, Islanders talent and what should the Zamboni goalie do next?


How ‘finished product’ Luka Doncic has improved more than any 2018 draftee


Where’s Bouy, the ‘biggest Euro talent born in ‘93’, who’s still on Leeds wages?


What has happened to Fikayo Tomori?


Scouting report: Void of elite prospects, JGR’s Xfinity program faces challenge


Fantasy Premier League: Nine players who could score big over the next month


After weeks of struggling, has Gary Harris started to find his groove?


Bubble Watch: Can Georgetown pull one last rabbit out of its hat?


Bracket Watch: The fourth 1-seed, the fourth 2-seed and what to do about UK


The Armies: Bad bounces, confusing defence, but J.T. Miller is pretty good


Bag of Jerks: The dreaded Metro, the new guys and Carolina’s plan in net


Leafs Report Cards: After roller-coaster week, Toronto on rise again with wins


‘Just set it hard every time’: Moe Wagner on art of the screen (and fewer fouls)


Timberwolves learn the hard way about NBA’s new crusade to slow the DNP-rest


How Jason Heyward’s unique experience can help him lead the Cubs by example


Rosenthal: Luis Rojas could be a great Mets manager — if he gets a fair chance


Quack, quack: Together again, ex-Ducks Nick Ritchie, Ondrej Kase find success


Road Warriors: Rangers increase franchise record for consecutive road wins


Playing loose and a little desperate, Pacers post feel-good win over the Blazers


The Optimist vs. The Pessimist: On the rookie of the year race, cracking 40 wins


Thunder finding small-ball spark in Hamidou Diallo, Abdel Nader


After Blazers lose again, Jusuf Nurkic is reluctant to offer hope on his return


Live Q&A: Who should be the back-up for Samba Sow? | Fri 28 Feb, 5pm GMT


Liverpool fans: discuss the Watford game with James Pearce at full time


Rangers fans: discuss the Hearts game with Jordan Campbell at full time


Wednesday fans: discuss the Derby game with Nancy Frostick at full time


State of Atlanta United: Navigating their first transitional season


Weekend Cowboys Riffing: How valuable is the combine? Plus, a tweetbag!


Could the Bears draft a potential replacement for OLB Leonard Floyd?


State of the Sounders: CCL heartbreak and a big gap to close, even as champs


Ten moments that torpedoed the Bulls this season


Speed or size? Physicality or versatility? Ravens will have decisions to make at WR


Red Sox mailbag: Why does a January flu keep you from Opening Day in late March?


MLS updates roster rules to deliver more incoming transfer money to clubs


Keith Law’s prospect rankings: Houston Astros


Keith Law’s prospect rankings: Oakland A’s


The Baseball 100: No. 28, Randy Johnson


Panthers’ top line disappears in a most disappointing loss to the Maple Leafs


The power-starved Giants altered their outfield dimensions: Will it work?


The Longstaffs’ contracts: Inter and Marseille eye Matty, Sean talks are on ice


Murphy Mailbag: Raptors playoff lineups, Anunoby’s future, collaborative coaching and more


The state of the Indians’ pen, sans Emmanuel Clase (plus other spring insights)


How the Tigers arrived at the frontier of modern hitting development


In pursuit of ‘whippyness’: How J.A. Happ reworked his mechanics this offseason


Do the 2020 Predators have some 2017 magic in them?


Instant impact: 10 Missouri newcomers who could quickly earn playing time


There’s no such thing as a grappling star, but can Chael Sonnen change that?


Who has impressed Chris Woodward so far this spring? These four Rangers


First and 10: On tackles, tight ends and Browns’ latest approach to free agency


The read on Jim Boeheim: He’s a bookworm


Sickels: 10 unheralded dynasty hitting targets to add to draft lists


Meet the Torontonian TFC is trusting its midfield with in Michael Bradley’s absence


Hyun-Jin Ryu’s spring debut gives documentary crew first taste of the ‘Korean Monster’


Video Review: Alex Georgiev outduels Carey Price; Canadiens blow another lead


Stars 20/20: Stars lose to Bruins, but feel they aren’t ‘far at all’


Lazerus: For Tampa Bay, the Blackhawks are the model and the cautionary tale


Q&A: Kings scout Blake Bolden on her new job and the inspiration of Willie O’Ree


Fantasy mailbag: Looking ahead to next season, the ‘EY Technique’ for goalies and more


High emotions as Bishop brothers share a baseball field for the first time


Connor Hellebuyck’s desperation may have rekindled Winnipeg’s playoff hopes


Sixers-Knicks: Grading Tobias Harris’ 34-point night, Shake Milton’s scoring


Its season on life support, Purdue suffocates Indiana


How Ketel Marte became comfortable with stardom, leadership and speaking English


Recap of Reds Q&A with C. Trent Rosecrans on 2/28


Four takeaways from the Flames’ nutty night in Nashville


NFL Combine Thursday Recap: Justin Jefferson, Denzel Mims win the night


Pierre-Edouard Bellemare’s birthdate says one thing while his play says another


Padres mailbag, part 2: Do Josh Naylor and Francisco Mejía have futures in SD?


Discuss the Europa League Round of 16 draw with our reporters


Live Q&A: Who should Spurs play up front against Wolves? | Fri 28 Feb, 2pm GMT


Live Q&A: Chelsea or Arsenal – who will win the Conti Cup? | Fri 28 Feb, 3pm GMT


Live Q&A: What would be your League Cup final starting XI? | Fri 28 Feb, 3pm GMT


Chelsea fans: discuss the Bournemouth game with Liam Twomey at full time


Southampton fans: discuss the West Ham game with Carl Anka at full time


Watford fans: discuss the Liverpool game with Adam Leventhal at full time


Why the 2020 Vikings defense might be Mike Zimmer’s biggest challenge yet


NFL combine testing and tidbits on 9 top wide receiver targets for the Eagles


Independent Supporters Council, MLS form meaningful partnership to clarify fan code of conduct


Everything you need to know for Mikey Garcia vs. Jessie Vargas


What Melnick thinks: The agony has arrived, and it’s not even March


Is JJ Redick being squeezed out of the Pelicans rotation?


‘The fire is burning inside’: Chris Ilitch faces a complicated perception


Rays wanted Martin Perez too. But Perez’s ‘dream’ was to join Red Sox


Penny wants to keep Kennedy Chandler in Memphis, but it won’t be easy


Which offensive speedsters should the Chargers target in the NFL Draft?


‘Derby destruction’ but Norwich City Women have a new home and are fighting back


Three generations of Gophers: The Nanne family’s bond with Minnesota


Ezri Konsa: ‘You heard a lot about kids being stabbed… so football helped me’


Ranking Oklahoma’s top-10 remaining 2021 recruiting targets


Flyers mailbag: Potential playoff opponents, lineup depth and 2019-20 success


What Rangers can expect from Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League last 16


Leicester fans: discuss the Norwich game with our Rob Tanner at full time


What stats say about Luka Doncic’s MVP candidacy, budding Porzingis partnership


Lennon got his tactics all wrong in Europe again – and Celtic paid the price


Sidney Crosby opens up about the Golden Goal, 10 years later


Texas Mailbag: On scheduling, tempo and Sam Ehlinger’s heir apparent


Five takeaways from South Carolina’s first spring practice


Travis Dermott may be the most important man on the Leafs defence right now


Zhaire Smith progress report: Breaking down his improvement in the G League


Bench rules: The Capitals’ secret to the stick exchange


49ers’ offense caught the attention of speedy — and pugnacious — receiver class


What the Blue Jays should copy from the Padres when it comes to Nate Pearson


New places and fresh faces: Fantasy value adds in post-deadline moves


Exploring the good and bad of a very curious Michigan lineup


Meet Romaro Gill, the Seton Hall gentle giant with the intimidating presence


Steaming toward NBA’s worst record, the Warriors protect their first-round pick


Why DeAndre Jordan has gotten more minutes than Jarrett Allen recently


Les Rangers veulent bien tenir le miroir, mais le CH doit y voir quelque chose


Small-ball and sacrifice: Why the Rockets’ P.J. Tucker deserves your respect


The historic firsts of Boise State baseball’s return from 40 years in the desert


The night hope died, and the Canadiens’ core sent their coach over the edge


How the Lakers could make Kyle Kuzma a hit in games LeBron James doesn’t sit


‘An incredible evening’: Inside Bobby Ryan’s emotional return to Ottawa


Live Q&A: Is Mo Salah really under-appreciated by LFC fans? | Fri 28 Feb, 1pm GMT


Live Q&A: Will you take part in Saturday’s protests? | Fri 28 Feb, 5:30pm GMT


Newcastle fans: discuss the Burnley game with Chris Waugh at full time


Burnley fans: discuss the Newcastle game with Andy Jones at full time


Derby fans: discuss the Sheffield Wednesday game with Ryan Conway at full time


Honoring Rod Thorn: West Virginia pays tribute to an ambassador of the game


West Brom fans: discuss the Wigan game with Steve Madeley at full time


Why there should be some concern over Steven Stamkos’ injury


Everton fans: discuss the Man United game with Greg O’Keeffe at full time


Man United fans: discuss the Everton game with Laurie Whitwell at full time


Cardinals mailbag: Four lefties on the staff? Can Cards lock up Jack Flaherty? When is Dylan Carlson’s time?


LIVE Q&A: Get tips from FPL General and Ben Dinnery | Fri 28 Feb – 5.30pm GMT


Count the Raiders among the teams impressed by versatile LB Isaiah Simmons


Tafur: The Raiders aren’t shopping Derek Carr, but there’s interest in Tom Brady


Dominik Kubalik’s next contract likely getting more expensive for Blackhawks


Keith Law’s prospect rankings: Los Angeles Angels


Keith Law’s prospect rankings: Seattle Mariners


‘Spurs changed full-back three times’ – Ngakia: from wing to right-back to star?


Vecenie’s 2020 NBA Draft Big Board, 3.0: The internationals make their move


Royals spring training observations: Prospects excelling early, competitions have begun …


Burnley’s attack keeps evolving, a return to Europe is not out of the equation


Bronze injury gives patient Daly chance to nail down place in Neville’s team


A trip down Marquette memory lane with Markus Howard


Recap: Cavaliers Q&A with Kelsey Russo from Friday, Feb. 28


How the Jets arrived at the stretch drive and the questions answered along the way


Q&A: Kenny Bell and Jeremiah Sirles weigh in on Nebraska and the issues it faces


The night Gonzaga and Adam Morrison thanked each other


Seattle’s newest Junior: Shed Long’s resemblance to Dad goes beyond a name


Hornets Insider: How Devonte’ Graham aims to finish strong and block the noise


‘Either make my pitches or go home’: On Jeff Hoffman’s last chance with Colorado


The Fernanda Prates Guide to UFC Norfolk: Is it finally Joseph Benavidez’s time?


Another ‘tough break for us’: Kelly Oubre Jr.’s knee the latest big problem


Motorsports Mailbag, Part 1: Kevin Harvick’s bounty, Chevy and silly season


Short-handed Wildcats may have lost their chance at Pac-12 title


State of the Crew: After years in limbo, 2020 could be the year of the rebound


Ashton Hagans is key to Kentucky’s success. Now can he turn his game around?


Sixers-Knicks observations: After rough outing, Tobias Harris bounces back


Five takeaways from Arizona State’s nail-biting loss at UCLA


Live Q&A: Is Lerma Bournemouth’s most important player? | Fri 28 Feb, 5pm GMT


Where DeAndre Pierce’s transfer portal trip leaves Boise State’s secondary


Bournemouth fans: discuss the Chelsea game with Peter Rutzler at full time


West Ham fans: discuss the Southampton game with Roshane Thomas at full time


A possible Dez reunion, free-agency scenarios and more Cowboys nuggets from Indy


Celtic fans: discuss the St Johnstone game with Kieran Devlin at full time


The Steph Curry learning curve: How will the new Warriors react to his return?


State of D.C. United: The post-Rooney era begins in earnest


What Scooby Carter’s return to the transfer portal means for Alabama


State of the Earthquakes: Building, without adding, on 2019


Picks, trades and concerns of Bengals QB room come into focus


Chauncey Rivers overcame mistakes at UGA to put himself in position for NFL


Inside the Bills’ interview room at the NFL combine


Traore’s rapid rise: the shy full-back who was ‘afraid of the cold’ has grown up


Honigstein: ‘Crosshair’ banner was in bad taste but Ultras have right to protest


Can the Redskins land free agent Amari Cooper and form a dynamic wideout duo?


How good is the Twins’ pitching? What the projections say to expect in 2020


Irish Jack: How Gaelic football primed Grealish’s brain (and legs) for England


Twenty years later, Rick Pitino’s ‘not walking through that door’ rant lives on


The Krovinovic story


Norwich fans: discuss the Leicester game with our Michael Bailey at full time


‘The players don’t always want to hear it’ but Pearson’s standards will not slip


Steelers 20 for 20: Kevin Colbert’s worst draft picks


Michigan mailbag: Offensive line turnover, recruiting strategy and more


‘I hated it’: Fighting for a roster spot, Trevor Megill learns to love the curve


Lowetide: The Oilers’ 2017 draft and the value of waiting five years


Ken Korach on the move to streaming, attendance and what makes the A’s unique


Recap: Pelicans writer Will Guillory answered your questions on Feb. 28


Rafael Marchan catches a spring break and is learning, loving every minute of it


A match report for Richard Arnold: How Odion Ighalo performed against Bruges


Dollars and sense: Marquee has launched, but the Comcast problem is leading off


Kings mailbag: The offseason picture for Buddy Hield, Vlade Divac and the draft


Radim Simek aims to finish a frustrating Sharks season on a good note


Louisville has its first outright ACC title, but the Cardinals aren’t finished


What we know about the Colts and Tom Brady, Philip Rivers


Neutral zone: Has the code for coming to teammates’ defense changed?


Wild don’t mess around, beat up on the historically bad Red Wings to keep pace


Recap: Live Q&A with Chiefs analyst Seth Keysor on Feb. 28


Recap: Live Q&A with Royals reporter Alec Lewis on Feb. 28


Oilers’ AHL factory has produced three NHL defencemen, with more on the way


Which trade scenarios, free-agent targets make the most sense for the Broncos?


Arsenal must confront their new, very painful, reality


Giants combine chatter: The latest on Leonard Williams, Markus Golden and more


Live Q&A: What changes should Ancelotti make for the weekend? | Fri 28 Feb, 3pm GMT


Brighton fans: discuss the Crystal Palace game with Andy Naylor at full time


Palace fans: discuss the Brighton game with Dominic Fifield at full time


Leeds fans: discuss the Hull game with Phil Hay at full time


Amid depth issues, can the Isles afford to keep leaning hard on their regulars?


Tottenham fans: discuss the Wolves game with Charlie Eccleshare at full time


Wolves fans: discuss the Spurs game with Tim Spiers at full time


Man City fans: discuss the Carabao Cup final with Adam Crafton at full time


Q&A: Saints GM Mickey Loomis on Drew Brees’ return, CBA talks and free agency


Kravitz: Purdue knows exactly what it needs to do to make NCAA Tournament


Evaluating the tight ends at the combine and who could fit the Bears


Duhatschek Notebook: Making sense of the deadline, 5 low-cost adds worth watching


How the A’s might replace Stephen Piscotty if he has to miss Opening Day


Colts chatter at the combine: On Jordan Love, Philip Rivers and Jacoby Brissett


Senior Day at Louisville will be sentimental, but Cardinals have work to do


In need of cornerback help, the Chiefs have prioritized the position at the combine