Week of February 27, 2017 Archives
RealClearSports
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Edition
Monday, February 27
NFL Combine: Pro Football's Intrusive Job Interview
Rick Maese
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Washington Post
Top 10 NFL Combine Performers
RCS Staff
,
RealClearSports
How Shanahan and Lynch Have Taken Over the 49ers
Tim Kawakami
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Mercury News
Shaq Drops Feud With McGee on Orders From...Mom
Mike Wise
,
The Undefeated
New Cavs Guard Williams Can Be Playmaker LeBron Wanted
Jeff Zillgitt
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USA Today
Every NBA Team's Worst-Case Scenario
Andrew Lynch
,
Fox Sports
BYU Spoils Gonzaga's Perfect Season, But Zags Are for Real
Lindsay Schnell
,
S.I.
Fowler Beats Weather, Demons, Everyone in Breakthrough
Mark Cannizzaro
,
N.Y. Post
Kurt Busch Wins Wreck Filled Daytona on Last Lap Pass
George Diaz
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Orlando Sentinel
All Eyes Glued to Earnhardt Jr. After Daytona Crash
Brant James
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USA Today
Lots of Questions for Nats, But They Can Win It All
Thomas Boswell
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Washington Post
DeRozan Digs Deep After Tragedy Hits Close to Home
Doug Smith
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Toronto Star
Spurs Rodeo Road Trip Provides Adversity to Build on
Michael C. Wright
,
ESPN
For Navajo Team, a Season of Change and Challenge
Michael Powell
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New York Times
Plan for MLB:
Embrace Fun, Embrace Personalty, Embrace Bat Flips
Tuesday, February 28
Durant: I Just Didn't Want to Play at Home
T. Bontemps & A. Kilgore
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Washington Post
NFL Could Get Serious on Arrests, But it's Easier to Pretend
Greg Cote
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Miami Herald
Redskins Have Financially Botched Cousins Contract
Charles Robinson
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Yahoo Sports
Steelers Shelled Out to Lock Up NFL's Best WR and RB
Zach Kram
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The Ringer
Tebow the Met Is a Sham — So We Can Enjoy Him Now
Ken Davidoff
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New York Post
In 19th Year, Showalter Still Searching for a Championship
Bob Klapisch
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USA Today
Nats' Baker Has Come a Long Way to Return to Baseball Roots
Jon Heyman
,
FanRag
He Works Harder Than You: The Life of an NBA News Ace
Robert Silverman
,
Vocativ
Could Browns Find Savior in Cleveland Native Trubisky?
Joon Lee
,
Bleacher Report
Past Combine Participants Recount Crazy Interviews
Alex Marvez
,
Sporting News
NCAA Needs to Give Mid-Majors More Respect
Pete Thamel
,
Sports Illustrated
No, Paying NCAA Athletes Won't Cost Them Money
Andy Schwarz
,
Deadspin
Despite Winning, McElwain Faces Make or Break 2017 at Florida
Andy Staples
,
S.I.
With Success, Ibrahimovic Strikes Blow Against Snobbery
Rory Smith
,
N.Y. Times
NBA Power Rankings:
Warriors Still No. 1, Spurs Step Over Cavs to No. 2
Wednesday, March 1
They Like That Now: Redskins Smart to Tag Cousins Again?
Kevin Clark
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The Ringer
NFL's Ban of Bad Guys From Combine Smacks of Hypocrisy
Ben Volin
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Boston Globe
Revis the Disloyal Jet Made Release a No-Brainer
Manish Mehta
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New York Daily News
Mark Cuban Is a Bully Just Like His Nemesis
Tim Cowlishaw
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SportsDay
In Politically Charged Nation, MLB's Silence Speaks Volumes
Jayson Stark
,
ESPN
Who Is That? Why MLB's Stars Are Dimmer Than NBA's, NFL's
Ted Berg
,
For the Win
Why Parents Shouldn't Clear Kids From Concussions
Nancy Armour
,
USA Today
NFL Combine: Tedious, Expensive, and Overrated
Jeff Diamond
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Sporting News
Charles, Peterson Are Shaking up RB Market
Jonathan Jones
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Sports Illustrated
Wizards Win Proof 'KD-to-DC' Dream Wasn't Only Hope
Jerry Brewer
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Washington Post
Process Interrupted, But Trust Embiid's Future Is Becoming Clear
Ryan Jones
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B/R
Magic's Lakers Plan: Ignore What Isiah Thomas Did
Mitch Lawrence
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Sporting News
Georgetown Should Fire John Thompson III, But Won't
Laura Wagner
,
Deadspin
Gonzaga Undeserving of a No. 1 Seed, Poised to Falter
Ryan Phillips
,
The Big Lead
Thursday, March 2
Should We Really Believe That Garoppolo Is Untouchable?
Ben Volin
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Boston Globe
First QB Domino Doesn't Fall, But Garoppolo Starts It Off
Jenny Vrentas
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MMQB
Can Rules Changes Save Golf From Decline?
Christine Brennan
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USA Today
Durant's Injury Can Cost the Warriors the No. 1 Seed
Kristian Winfield
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SB Nation
Nobody Can Stop Westbrook As He Keeps Going Left
Chris Herring
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FiveThirtyEight
How it Would Look Drafting Joe Mixon: Disgusting
Greg Doyel
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Indianapolis Star
Romo or Lynch? Broncos Could Face Dilemma
Woody Paige
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Kaepernick Is Average—and That's Why He Is Valuable
Roger Sherman
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The Ringer
Browns Remain Silent About QB and the No. 1 Pick
Chris Burke
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Sports Illustrated
NCAA Fails to Recognize the Dominant Mid-Majors
Mike DeCourcy
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Sporting News
Is Young Kentucky Team Ready to Win it All?
Chip Patterson
,
CBS Sports
Good Idea, But World Baseball Classic Needs Work
Travis Sawchik
,
FanGraphs
Tough AL East Should Be the Boston's to Lose
Will Leitch
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Sports on Earth
Story Behind the Masked Horror of Terrorism at Munich
David Davis
,
Deadspin
RCS Top 10
:
Best NFL Combine Performers
Friday, March 3
The NCAA Champ Will Be One of These Eight Teams
Seth Davis
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Sports Illustrated
Kirk Cousins Should Take Redskins to the Cleaners
Ryan Phillips
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The Big Lead
Browns May Take Hometown Trubisky at No. 1
Mary Kay Cabot
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Cleveland.com
Could Kaep Wind Up in Seattle?
Vinnie Iyer
,
Sporting News
ESPN Lining Up Trio to Take Berman's Roles
Ken Fang
,
Awful Announcing
LaVar Ball is Not the Dad-From-Hell
John Wilmes
,
Vice Sports
NBA May Not Have a Rookie of the Year
Rodger Sherman
,
The Ringer
Jimmy Butler Is the Last Bull Standing in Chicago
Dave Schilling
,
Bleacher Report
MLB Tells Capps to Lose the Funky Delivery
Lindsey Adler
,
Deadspin
QB Mahomes is the Draft's Great Unknown
Emily Kaplan
,
MMQB
Christian McCaffrey Can't Get Any Respect
Lindsay H. Jones
,
USA Today
Pats Have Lots of Pieces to Their Garoppolo Puzzle
Karen Guregian
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Boston Herald
Ivy League Finally Joining Conference Tourney Party
Seth Berkman
,
New York Times
Can Simone Biles Outdance a Pro Dancer?
Matt Ufford
,
SB Nation
Saturday, March 4
Lakers Family Feud: Buss Siblings Fighting Over Team
Brett Pollakoff
,
Fox Sports
The Petulant Slacker-Genius Who Could Dominate Tennis
Giri Nathan
,
Deadspin
NFL Vet Doesn't Think Miles Garrett Is Worth No. 1 Pick
Stephen White
,
SB Nation
Fournette Will Be Big and Fast in the NFL
Frank Schwab
,
Shutdown Corner
It Will Eventually Be Time for Pats to Trade Garoppolo
Jason La Canfora
,
CBS Sports
Deshaun Watson to Browns: I Was Just Kidding
Ron Clements
,
Omnisport
The Only NAIA Draft Prospect at the Combine
Greg Bishop
,
Sports Illustrated
The Next 'Greek Freak' Growing in Wisconsin
Seth Gruen
,
Bleacher Report
Can Johnson Work His Magic on Lakers?
Sam Amick
,
USA Today
Warriors Sink When Splash Brothers Are All Wet
Monte Poole
,
CSN Bay Area
Bob Huggins, Walking Contradiction
Dana O'Neil
,
ESPN
Bob Miller Retires, Ends Golden Broadcast Era in L.A.
Helene Elliott
,
Los Angeles Times
February a Great Month for Dumb Sports Stories
Will Leitch
,
Sports on Earth
He Can't Throw, But David Wright Won't Quit
David Roth
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Vice Sports
Sunday, March 5
McCaffrey Dominates Combine at Two Positions
Adam Stites
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SB Nation
Blockbuster NFL Idea: Move Cousins, Romo in Same Deal
Chris Wesseling
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NFL.com
Why Wasn't Predator Gymnastics Doctor Stopped?
Lauren Green
,
Sports Illustrated
Tar Heels Make Strong Case for No. 1 Seed
Jeff Eisenberg
,
The Dagger
Ross Now Boss of the 40-Yard Dash
Bob Condotta
,
Seattle Times
At Least for Now, Jeanie Buss is Still the Top Laker
Bill Plaschke
,
Los Angeles Times
How Will Lonzo Ball's Funky Jumper Do in the NBA?
Sam Vecenie
,
Vice Sports
Pearl Harbor Survivor Inspires Arizona Wildcats
Adi Joseph
,
For the Win
Getting Smaller Made Him a Big NBA Prospect
Sam Vecenie
,
Sporting News
Your'e Never Too Old to Pitch in the WBC
Jerry Crasnick
,
ESPN
49ers Should Follow Rams in Going Back to the Future
Ray Ratto
,
CSN Bay Area
Wondering About Wonderlic, Other Psych Tests
Domonique Foxworth
,
The Undefeated
Her Marathon of Marathons and Travel
Vicki L. Friedman
,
ESPNW
Tim Tebow Wants to Be an Intercontinental Parent
People Magazine