Week of June 19, 2017 Archives
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Monday, June 19
Brooks in the Books With Historic U.S. Open Win
Steve DiMeglio
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USA Today
Awesome Erin Hills Deserves Another Major
Teddy Greenstein
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Chicago Tribune
Celtics Take Huge Risk Dishing No. 1 Pick
Gary Washburn
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Boston Globe
Pacers Finally Get George's Goodbye Message
Gregg Doyel
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Indianapolis Star
Tin-Eared Goodell Finally Listens for a Change
Vahe Gregorian
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Kansas City Star
Seahawks Teeter Between Triumph and Turmoil
Larry Stone
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Seattle Times
Broncos QB Confidence Steadily Rising
Roy Cummings
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FanRag Sports Network
No Team Is Having More Fun Than Streaking Astros
Scott Lauber
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ESPN
Oregon State Tries to Move Forward From Scandal
Pat Borzi
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New York Times
Riding Jeanie's Buss: Sports' Most Powerful Woman
Tania Ganguli
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Los Angeles Times
Paul George's Free Agency Leak Ripple Effect
Paolo Uggetti
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The Ringer
Make Fun of Mayweather-McGregor, But You'll Watch
Greg Cote
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Miami Herald
U.S. Has Eyes on Gold (Cup) After Stabilizing
Steven Goff
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Washington Post
Is LaVar Ball Father of the Year?
Alex Wong
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Sports on Earth
Tuesday, June 20
Internet Mystery Man: The Legend of PFT Commenter
Jim Weber
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Awful Announcing
If LeBron Leaves, What Happens to Cleveland?
David Cassilo
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Bleacher Report
Can Celtics Fans Trust the Progress?
Kevin O'Connor
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The Ringer
Cavaliers in a State of Chaos
Jeff Zillgitt
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USA Today
The Blueprint for Baseball 20 Years in the Future
Tim Kurkjian
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ESPN
Are the Cubs Going to Be OK?
Joel Sherman
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New York Post
Will U.S. Open Return to Erin Hills? You Bet
Gary D'Amato
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
How to Make Soccer Fun Again
Daniel Harris
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The Guardian
If Pacers Lose George, They Must Lose the Right Way
Gregg Doyel
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Indianapolis Star
Don't Forget Hinkie as the 76ers' Process Finally Pays Off
Reid Forgrave
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CBS Sports
No, the Sixers' Process Hasn't Yet Produced Results
Albert Burneko
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Deadspin
Dak, Zeke Could Make Cowboys America's Team Again
Jeanna Thomas
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SB Nation
The Running Back Who Can No Longer Run
Alex Marvez
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Sporting News
After a Player's Death, a Football Coach Walks Away
Malika Andrews
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New York Times
Wednesday, June 21
Phil's Refusal to Change Is Killing the Knicks
Frank Isola
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New York Daily News
Top 10 NBA Mock Draft
Jack Beaman
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RealClearSports
Former GM: I'd Sign Kaep ... Under a Few Conditions
Jeff Diamond
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Sporting News
What Happened to Baseball?
Tom Verducci
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Sports Illustrated
Dodgers' Bellinger Is Modern Baseball and That's OK
Grant Bisbee
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SB Nation
Bulls Should Trade Butler, But Do They Have the Guts?
David Haugh
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Chicago Tribune
Could Trade Mean Lakers Are Looking to LeBron?
Tania Ganguli
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Los Angeles Times
Far From Over, Sixers' Process Is Just Beginning
David Murphy
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Philadelphia Daily News
What Makes Markelle Fultz an NBA Draft Favorite
Kyle Wagner
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FiveThirtyEight
To Beat the Warriors, LeBron Needs a Unicorn
Neil Greenberg
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Washington Post
Mystic Mac Has a Shot: The Case for McGregor
Chuck Mindenhall
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The Ringer
What a Run It Was for Lefty and Caddie 'Bones'
Jason Sobel
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ESPN
Winning at Life More Important Than Golf for Tiger Woods
Nancy Armour
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USA Today
Judge, Jury, Executioner: The Ballad of 'Cowboy' Joe West
Jeff Passan
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Yahoo Sports
Thursday, June 22
Chris Berman Finding His Way After His Wife's Death
Jeff Jacobs
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Hartford Courant
Another Signing Shows Patriots Are the Real Superteam
David Steele
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Sporting News
The NFL Has a Floyd Mayweather Problem
Mike Freeman
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Bleacher Report
Coach K Is Right: Time to End 1-and-Done Era
Peter Botte
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New York Daily News
Lakers Now Dreaming of a LeBron-Led Superteam
Bill Plaschke
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Los Angeles Times
The Perils of Being a Knicks Fan
Will Leitch
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Sports on Earth
Cubs' Maddon Is Wrong About Home-Plate Collisions
Grant Brisbee
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SB Nation
Does Home-Plate Collision Rule Need Fixing?
Chris Cwik
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Yahoo Sports
Golden Knights May Not Be Typical Expansion Team
Kevin Allen
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USA Today
Mayweather-McGregor? Arum Has Seen Worse
Mark Whicker
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Orange County Register
The Reality Missing in Mayweather-McGregor Hype
Sarah Spain
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ESPNW
Why So Much Chaos Ahead of NBA Draft?
Brad Botkin
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CBS Sports
LaVar-ology: Truth About America's Most Infamous Sports Dad
Zach Baron
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GQ
Congressional Softball Shows Best Side of Sports
Cory Gunkel
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RealClearSports
Friday, June 23
At No. 1, Fultz Is Just What the 76ers Needed
Mike Sielski
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Philadelphia Inquirer
At NBA Draft, Real Excitement Is Outside the Arena
Cory Gunkel
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RealClearSports
Trade for Butler Shows Wolves Want to Win Now
Sid Hartman,
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Knicks' Draft Puts Porzingis on a New Kind of Hot Seat
Mike Vaccaro
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New York Post
The Extinction of the Left-Handed Quarterback?
Brad Gagnon
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Bleacher Report
Carr Was Already Overrated, Now He's Wildly Overpaid
Steven Ruiz
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For the Win
Raiders Were Smart to Pay Carr Now Rather Than Later
Adam Stites
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SB Nation
Ballplayers' Efforts to Slow Down Is Hurting Baseball
Barry Svrluga
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Washington Post
Boston's Bogaerts Is Having a Throwback Season
Matthew Kory
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Sporting News
Soccer's Big Calculation: What's a Player Worth?
Rory Smith
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New York Times
Preparing for a World Without Lionel Messi
Chris Jones
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ESPN FC
Lakers-Celtics Rivalry Does Not Age Well in Documentary
Nancy Armour
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USA Today
After Olympics, Lilly King Struggles With Life at Home
David Woods
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Indianapolis Star
Just 5-Foot-3, But He Skates Above His Level
Jeff Arnold
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New York Times
Saturday, June 24
Carmelo and D-Wade to the Cavs? It Isn't Impossible
Joe Vardon
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Cleveland.com
Phil Went From Zen Master to Knicks' Captain Chaos
Mike Wise
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The Undefeated
Nobody Knows How Much Quarterbacks Are Worth
Kevin Clark
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The Ringer
Yankees' Judge Never Forgot His Roots
Bob Klapisch
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Bergen Record
Mets Are Open for a Selloff: Here's How It Can Work
Joel Sherman
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New York Post
Can Fultz Silence Philly's Inner Pessimist?
Ed Rendell
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Philadelphia Daily News
With Butler, Bulls Made Right Decision But Wrong Trade
Chris Herring
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FiveThirtyEight
Bulls Got Robbed and Their Fans Should Be Furious
Stephen Douglas
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The Big Lead
Why Is Paul George Still on the Pacers?
Gregg Doyel
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Indianapolis Star
LaVar Ball a Jerk After Stealing Son's Moment
Evan Grossman
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New York Daily News
Will Enough Viable Bids Emerge for MLS Expansion?
Brian Straus
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Sports Illustrated
In College Baseball, Let the Waiting for a Pitch Begin
Pat Borzi
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New York Times
8 Interesting NFL Stats or Numbers Telling Lies?
Jason La Canfora
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CBS Sports
10 Years After NFL Europe's Demise, Alumni Remember It Fondly
Jon Gold
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ESPN
Sunday, June 25
Stop Worrying: Strikeouts Won't Kill Baseball
Ben Lindbergh
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The Ringer
Home Run-Happy Hitters Are Hurting Baseball
Joel Sherman
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New York Post
A Little Dose of Reality on the NFL's Top QB Deals
Bill Barnwell
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ESPN
Lonzo Addition Leaves Lakers High on Hyperbole
Jeff Miller
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Orange County Register
Cubs' Schwarber Hits Major Career Road Block
Paul Sullivan
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Chicago Tribune
After Slow Start, Indians Get Back in the Hunt
Mike Lupica
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Sports on Earth
Astros Are Winning With New and Old Numbers Games
Tom Gatto
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Sporting News
Current Red Sox Would Do Well to Match Big Papi's Fun
Steve Buckley
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Boston Herald
Draft Shows the Nuggets Are in No Hurry to Win
Mark Kiszla
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Denver Post
As Phil Takes Heat From Fans, Dolan Fills Wallet
Bob Raissman
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New York Daily News
The Cavs Are Turning Into a Complete Mess
Bruce Jenkins
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San Francisco Chronicle
Meet the Next U.S. Soccer Phenom to Follow Pulisic
Martin Rogers
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USA Today
For WNBA's Oldest Rookie, Grit Goes a Long Way
Josh Planos
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New York Times
Women Athletes Don't Need a Coddling Parent
Sally Jenkins
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Washington Post