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Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95Jan 30, 2025 7:36 pm - Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at age 95. Button's son, Edward, says he died Thursday and did not provide a cause.
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NFL says it will look into allegations by massage therapists about Justin Tucker’s behaviorJan 30, 2025 5:46 pm - An NFL spokesman says the league will look into allegations that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately toward massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers in the Baltimore area.
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Nashville bids for WNBA franchise with Candace Parker and Peyton Manning among investorsJan 30, 2025 5:42 pm - The chairman of the NHL's Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Naperville native Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
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14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston clubJan 30, 2025 5:42 pm - Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River included teen figure skaters, their mothers and Russian coaches.
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Unusual betting patterns surrounding play of Terry Rozier in 2023 game with Charlotte investigatedJan 30, 2025 5:33 pm - Unusual betting patterns surrounding the play of then-Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier in a game nearly two years ago are now under investigation by federal prosecutors, part of the same probe that led to the lifetime ban of Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter, the NBA confirmed Thursday.
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Bears’ new coordinators share their plans for successfully developing the teamJan 30, 2025 5:23 pm - Ben Johnson and his new coordinators will get to work as the off-season progresses. They’ll need to hire the rest of the team’s coaching staff and also prepare for free agency and the draft in the coming months.
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Silvy: It won’t matter how good Johnson is as coach if he doesn’t have strong offensive, defensive linesJan 30, 2025 6:00 am - It’s still shocking to me that Ryan Poles and Ian Cunningham, who learned from Andy Reid, Brett Veach, Scott Pioli, Roseman and Ozzie Newsome, thought they could cut corners and build a successful, sustainable program without putting big-time assets into their lines — especially on offense.
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Rutgers’ Bailey makes play for top of NBA Draft in win at NorthwesternJan 29, 2025 10:27 pm - One of Rutgers’ touted freshman stars, guard Dylan Harper, didn’t play due to an ankle injury. The other, 6-10 Ace Bailey, exploded for 37 points as the Scarlet Knights beat Northwestern.
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Chicago Wolves keep rolling with home victory against ManitobaJan 29, 2025 9:56 pm - The Chicago Wolves defeated the Manitoba Moose 3-1 on Wednesday night at Allstate Arena. Nick Swaney, Ryan Suzuki and Justin Robidas scored as the Wolves skated to their ...
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Haynes, Johnson lead George Mason to 58-53 OT win over LoyolaJan 29, 2025 9:41 pm - Jalen Haynes scored 14 points and K.D. Johnson added seven points in the overtime as the George Mason Patriots beat the Loyola Chicago Ramblers 58-53 on Wednesday night. The Patriots improved to 16-5 with the win and the Ramblers fell to 12-8.