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What happened in football today: February 1 2021


Red Sox infielder Dustin Pedroia, 2008 AL MVP, announces retirement


Liverpool near deal for Ozan Kabak with Schalke defender to join on loan


Nelson Cruz, Twins agree to 1-year, $13 million contract: Sources


Inside Wild first-rounder Marco Rossi’s battle with post-COVID-19 complications


Chiefs place 2 on reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Super Bowl LV


Chelsea owner Abramovich writes to players after Reece James racist abuse


Jesus Ferreira leads USMNT’s rout of Trinidad and Tobago


MLB, MLBPA at odds over season start, compensation, expanded playoffs: Sources


Buckley: Dustin Pedroia’s Red Sox legacy about more than just his numbers


The LeBron crater: Inside Cleveland’s devastating season after ‘The Decision’


Patriots’ NFL Draft problem: Sure-thing QBs usually go in top 12 picks


Introducing… The Making of Big Sam


Sheffield United’s quiet January: sensible saving or a missed opportunity?


Watford fans: Discuss the QPR game with our reporter Adam Leventhal


Would Martinez have saved it? Leno showing it’s time to stop asking that question


Creativity is crucial, not squad size, in pivotal few days for Forest and Hughton


It’s Jokic’s and Embiid’s MVP race, a Knicks rookie is blowing up and Franz(!)


Drew Brees’ plans, Michael Thomas’ status: Answering 21 key Saints questions


Notre Dame depth chart projection: First look at a defense in transition


Golden Knights defensive prospect Lukas Cormier proving to be a draft steal


Belmont’s Casey Alexander leads group of emerging mid-major coaches


No Beanpot this year. So what will players and coaches do on tournament night?


Nebraska’s 2017 recruiting class re-ranked: Early exits took a toll


Who’s the best player on the NBA’s best team?


Bultman: 10 Red Wings observations as Detroit hits the 10-game mark


Arik Gilbert a massive addition provided Gators complete the catch


Staples: Welcome to the ACC, Jim Phillips. Now, go get Notre Dame …


USC’s signing day cheat sheet: Guide to the 2021 recruiting cycle’s finish line


The Rockets at the quarter mark: ‘We’re moving in the right direction’


Dave DuFour talks about the NBA


Rarely used zone defense propels Sixers to monster fourth-quarter comeback win


Let’s ponder the positives from a rare win in a miserable Wolves season


Thompson: Oh Lawd, LeBron James has become a 3-point sniper


Six points in 11 games. Wolves have lost their belief for first time under Nuno


How sports and GameStop intersected in a wild week


‘He’s our quarterback’: Packers commit to Aaron Rodgers, but for how long?


Maitland-Niles wants to play midfield for West Brom – and make it to the Euros


Shaq Barrett was all for signing with the Bengals — here’s why he didn’t


Conor McGregor is now 3-3 in his last six bouts. Is the mystique over?


Golden Knights preparing to return to game action this week


Tony Romo on legacy Super Bowl for Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes: Media Circus


Michael McLeod breaks out as Devils rebound with impressive performance


Dustin Pedroia retires from Red Sox. These are the moments that built his legend


NBA Power Rankings: Quarter-season grades and a new No. 1


Penn State 2021 defensive depth chart: Nittany Lions look to transfers for boost


Carlo Ancelotti needs new solutions to Everton’s familiar problems


Pronman: Delay the NHL Draft? Teams propose changes but waiting has a cost


LeBron’s MVP case, Alex Caruso’s minutes, the centers and more Lakers questions


Civian: After a weekend sweep of the Stars, I think the Canes are actually good


How do all-conquering Chelsea compare to Arsenal’s Invincibles?


‘There’s a lot to work on’: Bucks’ rough road trip finishes with a thud


9 of last 10 Super Bowl teams have soccer interests. More than a coincidence?


Lions’ Dan Campbell preaches patience with fans: ‘Just hang in with us’


Which Bruins are making cases to be protected from the Seattle expansion draft?


The Orlando Brown situation, departing coaches, plus more Ravens news and notes


State of Brewers’ farm system: Ranking top position player prospects in tiers


Have the White Sox done enough to be AL Central favorites?


UConn gets back to its detailed ways in victory over DePaul


Vibrant front three help turn Brighton’s impressive performances into points


Ohio State is surging in the Big Ten behind the lost art of the midrange jumper


USMNT routs Trinidad and Tobago: What we learned from this game and January camp


Nathan MacKinnon leaves overtime loss as injuries mount for Avalanche


Fantasy hockey waiver wire: Jordan Kyrou, Martin Necas and more emerging second-year wingers


After sitting out for 16 days, Wizards’ Russell Westbrook plays like old self


Canucks trade targets: Would Vince Dunn, Victor Mete or Sam Bennett make sense?


Live Q&A: Chantel Jennings answers your WNBA, women’s college hoops questions


Which offensive free agents will the Cowboys keep in 2021, and who will move on?


What Jonjoe Kenny will bring to Celtic


Recap: Jason Lloyd talks the Cavs, Browns offseason & Indians spring training


Giants fans should miss Nolan Arenado, even if he made their lives miserable


What options do the Rangers have now that Tony DeAngelo has cleared waivers?


At 82, 41 years after first Super Bowl win, Tom Moore seeks another with Bucs


Exclusive: Agent details Wild draft pick Marco Rossi’s COVID-19 situation


Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo pinpoints unit’s priority in 2021


Submit questions for C.J. Holmes’ Philly college basketball mailbag


NHL shuts Sabres down through Saturday; team ‘furious’ with league: Source


Could Tom Brady play past 45? Bucs QB would ‘definitely’ consider it


Manchester United told crucial decisions in Sheffield United loss were “wrong”


Gedson Fernandes signs for Galatasaray despite positive COVID-19 test


Fulham sign Josh Maja on loan from Bordeaux for rest of the season


Arsenal loan Ainsley Maitland-Niles to West Brom for rest of season


‘He’s the real deal’: The little details in Jordan Kyrou’s game are adding up


Q&A: Kraken exec Tod Leiweke on Sonics return, TV deal, Alaska rights and more


Mourinho has to stop the rot – but do the fans want him to?


‘The words break-even are not in the vocabulary’ — The business of fans at NHL games


Dodgers roster projection 2.0: Justin Turner returns, and more of the same


Wolves, the team that lost their identity


Big chances aside, United still trying to find right blend of defence and attack


Size, strength, speed: What Michigan is getting in Donovan Edwards


How Tuchel is channelling Chelsea’s attack through Hudson-Odoi


DGB weekend power rankings: What’s up with the Rangers and Flyers?


After spending big in free agency, Hawks are being carried by young stars


Offense falls flat again for Michigan State in familiar loss at Ohio State


Rexrode: Titans had a pretty good week, no thanks to their own doing or hiring


‘Who else feels like us?’ Andrea Hurley starting ‘Ball is Wife’ podcast


Penguins GM search: A new No. 1 appears as interviews set to start


Role call: What the Clippers are saying about each other on the road trip so far


In MLB’s latest proposal for 2021 season, players want more economic guarantees


What Jim Boeheim and Syracuse are like in an empty gym: Watching and listening


Jamie Benn’s return to lineup shows once again how much he brings to the Stars


How the Stafford-Goff trade impacts the Giants, OL coach update and more notes


Depleted by injuries and a player lost to protocol, Wild grind out tough OT win


George Godsey or Eric Studesville? Assessing Dolphins’ offensive coordinator job


January 2021: The transfer window when the spending stopped


The Broncos didn’t land Matthew Stafford, so where do they turn now at QB?


Pirates will allow fans at LECOM Park for spring training games


When did Dean Pees have to be the most flexible? When he won a Super Bowl


Submit your questions for Allan Taylor’s Florida Gators mailbag


Dustin Pedroia’s retirement from Red Sox comes after years of pain


Packers HC, GM committed to Aaron Rodgers: ‘He’s our quarterback and our leader’


Liverpool’s Takumi Minamino joins Southampton on loan for rest of season


Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid combine for 11 points in Oilers win


Arsenal midfielder Joe Willock joins Newcastle on loan for rest of season


Diana Taurasi, 9-time All-Star, to re-sign with Phoenix Mercury: Sources


NCAA case on athlete compensation set for Supreme Court on March 31


Everton pip Fulham to signing of Josh King from Bournemouth


Peyton Manning stories you haven’t heard: From pranks to perfection


Monday Morning Leafs Report: The early season MVP and Rasmus Sandin conundrum


NWHL commissioner Tyler Tumminia relishing the challenge of a bubble season


Freshman of the Year: Making the cases for the women’s college basketball award


How Leeds turned the tables on Leicester


Taysom Hill or Jameis Winston? When does the QB controversy end? Saints mailbag


Recruiting Revisited: Shi Smith a bright spot in underperforming 2017 class


Direct Rooney impressive in fielding wages, takeover and transfers questions


Can Josh Heupel fix Tennessee? Former AD Doug Dickey assesses state of the Vols


‘Brave, calm on the ball, humble’: What Liverpool can expect from Ben Davies


Matt Targett, from Villa fans’ punching bag to ‘f***ing brilliant’


Hauge: ‘Mum was thinking it was a big step to Milan… now Zlatan helps translate’


Fulham’s lack of ruthlessness giving them an allergy to winning


West Ham have got to believe – they are in the mix for Europe on merit


Two Elvis Merzlikins gaffes are too much for the Blue Jackets to overcome


Iheanacho, Perez and the trouble trying to replace Vardy as Leicester’s No 9


‘The 5’: The most intriguing storylines heading into national signing day


Wayne Taylor’s offseason of change adds extra meaning to Rolex 24 win


What is Nick Nurse looking for in a Raptors role player? It depends on the game


Cox: This was classic Bielsa – and versatility of Dallas was key to Leeds’ win


Joe Willock is raw but he can offer something unique to Newcastle


Where the Jets roster stands going into the offseason and what changes could come


Barrows: Should 49ers have pushed for Matthew Stafford? We’re going to find out


Aaron Long loan move unlikely; Earthquakes miss on El Tri signing: MLS Notebook


Caple: His coordinator hire makes it clear — UW will run Jimmy Lake’s defense


Chipper Jones in No. 10 again, hired as part-time hitting coach by Braves


Angels suspend Mickey Callaway as MLB investigates allegations of lewd behavior


Braves hire Chipper Jones as hitting consultant


Exclusive: Alan Pardew interested in vacant AFC Wimbledon managerial post


NHL arena rankings: The best and worst places to see a game, as rated by fans


Formation change paid off for Palace making Roy Hodgson’s side more stable


AAU anonymity, then ‘complete domination’: Saddiq Bey’s basketball rise


Red Sox top prospects watch list: Who can help in Boston this season?


Mendes: Weekly Senators thoughts — Tim Stützle’s future, Brady Tkachuk’s fights


Recruiting Revisited: Evaluating Ohio State’s star-studded 2017 class


Just-missed list: The MLB prospects right behind Keith Law’s 2021 Top 100


Wheeler’s 2021 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. 10 Philadelphia Flyers


David Curry on his Georgia Tech career and his shot at the NFL: Exit interview


Mbaye Diagne – West Brom new-boy has baggage but has rebuilt schools in Senegal


Virginia Tech recruiting Class of 2016: 5 years later, how did signees pan out?


Keeping Lowton & co shows lessons have been learnt – but Burnley need new blood


Deadline day transfers that could happen (and some for the summer)


The Jon Daniels All-Stars: Who are Rangers’ top homegrown players since 2006?


SEC buy or sell: Can anyone catch Alabama? Is Tennessee back? Whither Kentucky?


For Flyers, revenge sweep of Islanders a distant second to signs of progress


‘They’re gonna get up in your ass’: Anonymous coaches on AAC, ACC, Big East and Big 12


McCullough: The squeeze continues for baseball’s free-agent middle class


Blackhawks rookie Philipp Kurashev seizing opportunity


‘We couldn’t resist’: Andrelton Simmons has the Twins thinking big defensively


Sabres at the 10-game mark: A top-notch power play but an average team, so far


‘Excited’ about emails? Tigers’ pitchers are already learning from new coach


The Patrick Reed (and Rory) controversy: Did the PGA Tour get it right?


The Dallas Mavericks are a dismal 8-12: What’s wrong and what will get better


Nine takeaways through nine Islanders games: Barry Trotz searching for answers


What to make of the Nets’ problems after a stunning loss to the Wizards


What are the best and worst deadline day signings your club made?


‘He lives within us’: The seeds that John Chaney planted


Knicks Mock Draft: How New York would use its first-round picks right now


Mailbag: Submit a college basketball question for Eamonn Brennan


Fortnite to football: An inside look at Aristotle Taylor’s unlikely rise


Dubois’ departure didn’t hinge on Jones, Werenski wanting out as free agents


Jordan Juron ‘digs down deep’ and finds fulfillment with NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts


Caleb Plant dominated Caleb Truax on Saturday. Who should he fight next?


Breaking down the Orioles’ decision to deal away Alex Cobb for Jahmai Jones


A Madden game changer: How Gordon Bellamy pushed the popular video game to evolve


Liverpool confirm signing of Preston defender Ben Davies


Liverpool confirm signing of Schalke defender Ozan Kabak


Premier League positive COVID-19 tests drop to seven in third fall in a row


Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon ‘week to week’ with lower-body injury