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NBA

Heated Kerr avoids criticizing refereeing after shouting at referee

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Heated Kerr avoids criticizing refereeing after shouting at referee originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaSteve Kerr was upset for several reasons after the Warriors win 123-118 in NBA Cup against the Memphis Grizzlies Friday night at Chase Center.But the Warriors coach controlled his emotions enough to avoid criticizing the game officials after the victory.”I’m going to choose not to talk about the officiating,” Kerr told reporters.While the warriors coughed up a big lead in the fourth quarterKerr was furious with referees Brian Forte and Andy Nagy.With 1:47 left in regulation, Nagy assessed a technical foul on Warriors forward Draymond…

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Tennis

Boulter and Raducanu send Great Britain into BJK Cup quarter-finals

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Emma Raducanu made a winning return from injury before Katie Boulter followed with another victory to secure Great Britain’s place in the quarter-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup.In Great Britain’s opening match of the first round against Germany, Raducanu claimed a 6-4 6-4 victory – on his sixth match point after a nervy finish – against Jule Niemeier in Malaga.The 22-year-old was playing her first match in almost two months due to a foot injury, but produced an encouraging performance in the 12-nation women’s team event on her latest return.”I feel pretty good physically. Emotionally, I felt pretty calm.…

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MLB

Will he do it or not? The case for Juan Soto reaching Shohei Ohtani’s record $700 million contract

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In a month or two, Juan Soto is going to sign a piece of paper and become an incredibly rich man. However, we do not know if this new wealth will break records.Shohei Ohtani currently holds the largest contract in sports history with the 10-year, $700 million contract he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers a year ago. This deal not only broke Mike Trout’s record for baseball money, it surpassed it by nine figures. A full contract for Nolan Arenado could match the distance between Ohtani’s deal money and Trout’s $426 million.Soto was long destined to land the next…

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NFL

Shanahan praises rival stars Witherspoon and Walker ahead of 49ers-Seahawks

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Shanahan praises rival stars Witherspoon and Walker ahead of 49ers-Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaAhead of the impending match of week 11, coach Kyle Shanahan took the time in the latest episode “49ers Game Plan” to admire two stars of the Seattle Seahawks.The first was the Pro Bowl cornerback Devon Witherspoon.“He’s as good as advertised,” Shanahan told Greg Papa of NBC Sports Bay Area. “He’s a little different from the guys they’ve had in the past. For me, he’s a little smaller, more nervous, faster. (He) plays so well in the nickel at such a high level; they…

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NHL

The Penguins fall to the Blue Jackets, 6-2, for a third consecutive defeat

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For the second time in five daysThere wasn’t much to like about the Penguins’ game day performance.And this time, it was against a team that was chasing them from the basement of the Metropolitan Division.THE Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 6-2, to secure their third straight loss, and they are just one point ahead of Columbus for last place in the Metro. Anthony Beauvillier and Michael Bunting scored the Penguins’ only goals during a second-period comeback that saw them recover from a two-goal deficit for the second time in as many games.However, Columbus followed up with four…

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