Week of June 26, 2017 Archives
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Monday, June 26
Will California Ban Its Teams From CFP, Final Four?
Samuel Chi
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Breitbart Sports
Big Ten Failed Friday Night Lights Test
Wendell Barnhouse
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FanRag Sports Network
Ranking Best Coaches in the NFL. Yes, Belichick Is No. 1
Elliott Harrison
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NFL.com
Spieth's Playoff-Hole Chip in Equals Tiger's Mark
Matthew Conyers
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Hartford Courant
We May Never Know Why Lefty, Bones Broke Up
Guy Yocom
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Golf World
Tiger Has Real Chance to Make a Difference
Thom Loverro
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Washington Times
Small Balls Making Baseball Unrecognizable
Gil LeBreton
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
6 You've Never Heard of, But Could Be All-Stars
Ryan Divish
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Seattle Times
Can Magic Really Work His Magic on Lakers?
Bill Plaschke
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Los Angeles Times
Sixers, Celtics Shared Goal, Not Vision. Who Was Right?
Paul Flannery
,
SB Nation
What's the Point of a White-House Visit, Anyway?
Mark Purdy
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San Jose Mercury News
Vegas Got What It Wanted, But Needs Patience, Too
Nicholas J. Cotsonika
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NHL.com
Is Peyton's Next Place an NFL Exec Suite?
Jeff Duncan
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
McEnroe: Serena Would Be 'No. 700' on Men's Circuit
Luke Kerr-Dineen
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For the Win
Tuesday, June 27
Baseball's Everyday Players Are a Dwindling Breed
Paul Sullivan
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Chicago Tribune
The Derailing of the Kyle Schwarber Hype Train
Michael Baumann
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The Ringer
ESPN Exec Fires Back at Fox Sports Over Liberal Bias Barb
John Ourand
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SBJ
Colts' Luck at Crossroads Must Work to Save Career
Doug Farrar
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Bleacher Report
Panthers Still Failing to Protect Cam From Himself
David Steele
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Sporting News
Phil May Want Him Gone, But Ball Is in Melo's Court
Frank Isola
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New York Daily News
Terrible Giants Need to Rebuild and Have Trade Chips
Matt Snyder
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CBS Sports
Leadership, Straight Talk From Cubs' Manager Maddon
Travis Sawchik
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FanGraphs
Time for Baseball to Allow the Use of PEDs
Mac Engel
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Scholarship Offers to 9-Year-Olds, Really?
Scott Fowler
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Charlotte Observer
The NFL's Season of Optimism
Greg Bishop
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MMQB
At Pride Parade, NBA Embraces Hard-Won Victories
Scott Cacciola
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New York Times
McEnroe vs. Serena: The Same Dumb Debate
Sally Jenkins
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Washington Post
Katie Ledecky Is Better Than Anyone in Any Sport
David Woods
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Indianapolis Star
Wednesday, June 28
Inside the Frustration, Dread, and Layoffs at Fox Sports
Ben Koo
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Awful Announcing
Greenberg Says 'Mike & Mike' Breakup Friendly
Teddy Greenstein
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Chicago Tribune
USGA Still Has Much to Learn
Doug Ferguson
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Associated Press
Top 10 Summer Sporting Events
Cory Gunkel
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RealClearSports
Carr's Contract Claims Simply Don't Add Up
Ross Tucker
,
Sports on Earth
Football's Next Frontier: Battle Over Big Data
Tom Taylor
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MMQB
Cubs Pay Heavy Price for World Series Title
Dave Sheinin
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Washington Post
Yanks' Judge Rules in Favor of Changing Baseball
Andy Frye,
Rolling Stone
Serena's Ace Bests McEnroe's Double Fault
Amy Bass
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CNN
Legalized Sports Gambling One Step Closer
Dan Wetzel
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Yahoo Sports
No Righting Ship That Sailed For Vince Young
Jordy McElroy
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FanRag Sports Network
NFL Vets Find New Life in League With Vick, T.O.
Cody Benjamin
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CBS Sports
McGregor's Incredibly Long Odds Against Mayweather
Bill Barnwell
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ESPN
Undefeated Women's Football Team Wants Respect
Natalie Weiner
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Bleacher Report
Thursday, June 29
Phil Jackson Doesn't Deserve Universal Condemnation
Charley Rosen
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FanRag Sports
Zen Phil Is Gone, But All Not Lost for Knicks
Michael Powell
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New York Times
A Melo and LeBron Reunion Could Thrive in Cleveland
Scott Rafferty
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Sporting News
CP3's Exit Leaves Hole in Heart of Clipper Nation
Bill Plaschke
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Los Angeles Times
Deposed GM Makes Chiefs Great Again
Jason La Canfora
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CBS Sports
Cam Newton as Inaccurate as Steph Curry
Cian Fahey
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Pre-Snap Reads
NFL's Biggest Lingering Injury Questions
Andrea Hangst
,
Sports on Earth
MLB's Most Ignored Superstar
Zachary D. Rymer
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Bleacher Report
Cubs Strike Right Tone in Muting Montero Permanently
David Haugh
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Chicago Tribune
Meet Lonzo Ball's Agent (It's Not His Father)
Jake Fischer
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Sports Illustrated
Is Lob City Getting Restructured or Demolished?
Danny Chau
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The Ringer
Tebow Terrible at Baseball, But Promotion Makes Sense
Ted Berg,
For the Win
Military Now Hotbed for Recruiting Refs
Tod Leonard
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San Diego Union-Tribune
When Stars Want Cars, They Call Miami's Finest
Alden Gonzalez
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ESPN
Friday, June 30
NBA Offseason Off to Insane Start
John Smallwood
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Philadelphia Daily News
Kaepernick Has Players Searching for Louder Voice
Mike Tanier
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Bleacher Report
Don't Bet Against Favre's Successful NFL Return
Bill Williamson
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FanRag Sports
Challenges of Being an Old Quarterback
Cian Fahey
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Pre-Snap Reads
NCAA May Loosen Transfer Rules That Shouldn't Exist
Patrick Hruby
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Vice Sports
Everything You Need to Know About NBA Free Agency
Brandon Anderson
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Arc Digital
All Eyes Focused Squarely on Blake Griffin
Rob Mahoney
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Sports Illustrated
Texans Have Everything But Most Important Piece
Frank Schwab
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Yahoo Sports
MLB's Juicing Problem Is With Balls
Bob Nightengale
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USA Today
Stakes Extremely High in Wild, Wild NL West
Jeff Sanders
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San Diego Union-Tribune
Overlooked MLB All-Star Game Candidates
Anthony Castrovince
,
Sports on Earth
'Tebow Effect' Paying Off in Massive Numbers
J.J. Cooper
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Baseball America
Kidnapping, Torture, and Football
T. Thompson and A. Lockett
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ESPN The Magazine
Poker on Wheels: Secret World of Climbing at Tour de France
Tom Fordyce,
BBC
Saturday, July 1
Pacers' Paul George Trade Just Sad
Tim Cato
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SB Nation
Timberwolves Bidding to Join NBA's Elite
Nate Silver
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FiveThirtyEight
The Silver Lining for Tiger Woods
Tim Rosaforte
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Golf Digest
Vince Young Serves as Cautionary Tale for Young QBs
David Steele
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Sporting News
Von Miller Can't Help But Get Better
John McMullen
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FanRag Sports Network
Cubs' Maddon Has Past Collide With Present
Marc Topkin
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Tampa Bay Times
From Packaging Cheese to Throwing It: MLBer's Rise
Dan Steinberg
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Washington Post
Last Days of a High School Basketball Powerhouse
Sam Fortier
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The Ringer
Can Anyone Cut Federer Down on Wimbledon Grass?
Peter Bodo
,
ESPN
Cutthroat World of Player-Caddie Relationships
Teddy Greenstein
,
Chicago Tribune
Why NHL's 'Communism' Works
Brett Cyrgalis
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New York Post
Scars Tell Story of Late Tour de France Debut
Juliet Macur
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New York Times
NCAA Needs Plan for Potential Legal Sports Betting
Andy Staples
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Sports Illustrated
MLB Failing in Front Office Diversity Push
Bill Shaikin
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Los Angeles Times
Sunday, July 2
Did Pacers Have to Lose the George Trade This Badly?
Gregg Doyel
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Indianapolis Star
Getting George Is Only the 1st Step for Thunder
Jonathan Tjarks
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The Ringer
Thunder Strike Gold With Big Gamble
Zach Lowe
,
ESPN
Riley Must Top Ainge, if Heat Want to Beat LeBron
Greg Cote
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Miami Herald
David Price's War With Media Doesn't Make Sense
Chad Jennings
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Boston Herald
Doubters Dog Maddon, But Real Challenge to Cubs
David Haugh
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Chicago Tribune
Suddenly, the Mets Aren't Dead
Larry Brooks
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New York Post
McEnroe Has 'A Knack for Creating Controversy'
Bryan Armen Graham
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The Guardian
The Inspiring Play of Venus Williams
Gerald Marzorati
,
The New Yorker
Is Curry Really Worth $201 Million? Is Anybody?
Scott Fowler
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Charlotte Observer
The NBA Offseason Is Better Than the Season
Jeff Miller
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Orange County Register
In Gutted East, Who's Left After LeBron?
Adi Joseph
,
For the Win
The Phil Jackson Era Wasn't a Total Dumpster Fire
Howard Beck
,
Bleacher Report
For USMNT, Summer Sets Stage for Something Bigger
Andrew Das
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New York Times