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Tennis

How Wooster Tennis’ Ava Mather Went From Admiring Others to Admiring Others

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WOOSTER ― Wooster High School girls tennis star Ava Mathur had no shortage of role models growing up.The first was in his own house.Older sister Sophia was the Generals’ No. 1 singles player during her first three years of high school. But Ava took over that roster spot as a freshman, and Sophia became the mentor and helped guide Ava through that first year of college play.“I always looked up to my sister,” Mathur said. “She was always someone I looked up to academically and athletically. I wanted to be a leader on the team, just like her.”In one of…

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MLB

By pushing $300 million, the Phillies may already be done spending this offseason

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By pushing $300 million, the Phillies may already be done spending this offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaThe Phillies’ offseason appears incomplete, but their two biggest moves may have already happened with the one-year signings of outfielder Max Kepler and reliever Jordan Romano.Speaking to reporters Friday night after Kepler’s contract became official, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski pretty much said that’s it in terms of big free agent deals.“I would be surprised if we went for some impactful free agent-type signings from an offensive standpoint,” he said.The Phillies have spent freely in recent offseasons, signing Bryce Harper and…

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NFL

Lynch Reveals Players, Coaches Pleading for Campbell to Play in 49ers-Rams

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Lynch Reveals Players, Coaches Pleading for Campbell to Play in 49ers-Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaWe do a lot of things on the clash reported between John Lynch and Suspended 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell During last Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, the general manager clarified what happened during the interaction.Lynch downplayed the encounter, but he did reveal what led him to leave his suite midgame to handle the situation on the 49ers sideline.”I think it was talked about a lot in terms of confrontation. I’m not sure it was confrontational. It was a quick conversation,” Lynch…

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NHL

The takeaway from the Bruins road trip: Swayman’s performance just isn’t good enough

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The takeaway from the Bruins road trip: Swayman’s performance just isn’t good enough originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonThe Boston Bruins just finished a tough five-game road trip. This was probably their toughest road trip of the season considering its length and the quality of the opponents they faced.The trip couldn’t have started worse for the Bruins as they lost 8-1 to the Winnipeg Jets and 5-1 against the Seattle Kraken. The B’s rebounded with a 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks and a 4-3 overtime victory against the Calgary Flames.The trip ended Thursday night in Edmonton, where the Bruins…

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NBA

Fact or fiction: something is seriously wrong with the NBA

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Should the league be concerned about declining TV ratings? (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we’ll dig deeper into some of the league’s biggest storylines to try to determine whether the trends are based more on fact or fiction.Fact or fiction: something is seriously wrong with the NBAI thought the discussion about “what’s wrong with the NBA” was primarily driven by social media, where people who supposedly love basketball spent the start of this season looking for answers to declining viewership televised, but the conversation has reached the general public. this week. Commissioner Adam Silver…

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