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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski, right, talks with general manager Andrew Berry before a ... [+] game against the Cincinnati Bengals during in an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Cleveland Browns have some clear needs to address this offseason, most notably on defense. Some of the needs will ideally be filled internally via players like corner Greedy Williams and safety Grant Delpit — neither of whom played this year — back. The Browns also have their own draft picks, giving them a cost-effective way to Read More

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin CLEVELAND, OHIO - JANUARY 20: Kevin Durant #7 James Harden #13 and Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn ... [+] Nets celebrate during the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on January 20, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images Playing with both James Harden and Kyrie Irving for the first time, “felt perfect,” according to Kevin Durant. Brooklyn's Read More

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin After being heavily criticized for a dip in viewership last season, NBA national TV ratings on TNT, ... [+] ESPN and ABC are up 34% from last season, according to Nielsen Media data. Stephen Curry and the Warriors helped the league's MLK Day ratings this week. Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Getty Images After highly publicized and politicized television ratings struggles during the 2019-2020 season, the NBA seems to have bounced back to an extent as we approach the quarter-pole of the 2020-2021 regular season. NBA viewership for nationally televised broadcasts on Read More

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Kai Sotto Adam Zagoria Kai Sotto, the 7-foot-3, 18-year-old basketball phenom who is on a path to becoming the first native born son of the Philippines to play in the NBA, is opting out of the start of the NBA G League bubble in Orlando next month in order to meet contractual obligations with the Filipino National Team — the Gilas. Instead of entering the G League bubble on Jan. 26 with the G League Ignite team, Sotto will play with the Gilas when they host Korea (Feb. 18 and Feb. 22) and Indonesia (Feb.20) Read More

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Daniel Suarez will pilot the No. 99 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing in 2021. Trackhouse Racing Justin Marks wants to change the landscape of team ownership in Nascar. He wants people to rethink everything, whether it be location, the business model of the sport or even the look and feel of a team. “I believe these race shops shouldn’t be buried in the back of industrial parks in 100,000-square-foot concrete buildings,” Marks said. “You’re going to be able to race competitively with a much smaller footprint with this new car and a Read More

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 26: (L-R) Opponents Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor of Ireland face off ... [+] during the UFC 178 weigh-in at the MGM Grand Conference Center on September 26, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC is on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi this week for three events. The last of those fight cards is the UFC 257 pay-per-view, which takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The main event of that card is a rematch Read More

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Sarah Thomas will become the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl. Diamond Images/Getty Images Sarah Thomas received the call on April 2, 2015, at 10:47 a.m. The New York City area code 212 appeared on her screen and Thomas said that she prayed it was then NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino on the other end of the line. Her prayers were answered as Blandino informed Thomas that she was to become the first full-time female official in NFL history. Thomas, 47, has been considered a trailblazer since joining the NFL in 2015. Read More