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Women’s basketball teams honor cancer survivors

February 18, 2019 Associated Press

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NEW YORK (AP) — Women’s basketball teams across the country found many different ways to honor cancer survivors this week as part of the Play4Kay initiative. Texas A&M and Iowa had their players wear names on their jerseys of people who had touched their lives and battled cancer. Aggies coach Gary Blair had a jersey […]

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BREWERS

Yelich, Brewers focus on clean slate after near-miss in 2018

February 18, 2019 Associated Press

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PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Yelich has already had conversations with some of his Milwaukee Brewers teammates about their biggest message this spring after coming up one win short of the World Series. “What you did last year means nothing basically. Whether it was good or bad for you as an individual or as a team, […]

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BREWERS

Grandal gets proactive about learning staff with Brewers

February 18, 2019 Associated Press

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PHOENIX (AP) — The ink was hardly dry on his $18.25 million, one-year contract with Milwaukee when Yasmani Grandal started working the phone, reaching out to as many new teammates as possible from his offseason home in Peoria. The Brewers’ new backstop wanted to get a running start when pitchers and catchers reported to spring […]

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TWINS

‘The new Miguel Sano’ trimmed down as Twins camp opens

February 18, 2019 Associated Press

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Miguel Sano walked into the Minnesota Twins’ clubhouse just before 8 a.m., looking trimmed down in rainbow sneakers and a black sweat suit. “You look good,” said catcher Jason Castro, a sentiment echoed by teammates between hugs and handshakes with the 25-year-old slugger. A slimmer Sano is a promising sign […]

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MLB

Game changer: Tebow enters Mets camp ‘all in’ on baseball

February 18, 2019 Rick Solem

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — By now, Tim Tebow has shown he belongs in professional baseball. He’s fully committed to the game and much more comfortable on the field. Sometimes, though, he still sounds like a football player. On his first day at spring training with the New York Mets, the former NFL quarterback […]

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MLB

MLB to use 20-second pitch clock in spring training

February 17, 2019 Rick Solem

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A new experiment looking to speed up baseball will be utilized in spring training. Like a shot clock but for pitchers, the MLB commissioner announced the use of a 20-second pitch clock. “You will see pitch clocks in those (spring training) games,” Manfred said Sunday. “We will start getting ready for the possibility that we’re […]

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BUCKS

Giannis scores game-high 38, has play of all-star night with ridiculous alley-oop from Steph

February 17, 2019 Rick Solem

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Team LeBron versus Team Giannis went to the veteran in last night’s all-star game. LeBron James’ team won the game 178-164, but Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo led all scorers with 38 points. The highlight of the night may have been a bounce pass, alley-oop from Steph Curry to the Greek Freak, […]

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MLB

Moustakas coming back to Brewers

February 17, 2019 Rick Solem

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Free-agent third basemen Mike Moustakas and the Milwaukee Brewers have apparently agreed to a one-year contract, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Moustakas will make $10 million in 2019 with a mutual option for 2020, according to the MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. Moustakas declined a $15-million mutual option at the end of last season […]

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NBA

Adam Silver’s annual NBA address keys on competitive balance

February 17, 2019 Associated Press

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Milwaukee has the best record in the NBA, Denver has its coaching staff at the All-Star Game and Sacramento is in position to end the league’s longest current playoff drought. Overseeing a league that has wanted competitive balance, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver likes what he’s seeing on those fronts. But he […]

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MLB

Nats’ Zimmerman: Trying to win should be norm, not exception

February 17, 2019 Associated Press

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Zimmerman finds it odd that so many teams now feel the need to announce they are trying to win. “I try and win every day,” the veteran Washington Nationals first baseman said Sunday. “I think that’s kind of the point of sports. That’s kind of what the whole […]

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