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MLB

Rangers’ defensive struggles continue with loss to Jets

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The New York Rangers have both positives and negatives to take away from their 6-3 record against the league-leading Winnipeg Jets.Over the past few games, the Rangers have had some defensive issues, and those struggles continued Tuesday night.Mark Scheifele scored less than a minute into the game to give the Jets an early 1-0 lead. Rapid opposition starts have been a common theme recently for Rangers, costing them dearly.However, the Rangers didn’t let that derail them and throughout the night New York faced the red-hot Jets.Will Cuylle, Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko found the back of the net, as the…

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NBA

Steph the winner of the battle of the separated “Splash Brothers”

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Steph the winner of the battle of the separated “Splash Brothers” originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaSAN FRANCISCO – No figurative fratricide can be sweeter than that of Tuesday night at the Chase Center, where in the end the two brothers stand, hug.Stephen Curry had saved the Warriors, surviving the revenge attempt by his longtime partner, Klay Thompson.THE The Warriors win 120-117 against the Dallas Mavericks, with “Splash Brother” Steph getting the W and “Splash Brother” Klay taking the L. Literally.”We did our pregame scouting,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said, “and we went through the matchups and it’s almost…

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Tennis

New balls please plead for top male tennis players

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Alexander Zverev aims one of the modern balls en route to victory against Andrey Rublev in Turin (Marco BERTORELLO)The little furry objects that focus every tennis player’s energy are taking ATP Finals stars by storm and leaving them deflated.“Balls are a big problem,” said world number 2 Alexander Zverev.Many top players say that all brands have deteriorated and most don’t like playing with different ball brands from tournament to tournament.During the ATP Finals in Turin, there was not a press conference where the subject was not raised.The ATP, which manages the men’s circuit, has entered into a partnership agreement with…

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NFL

Micah Parsons insists he wasn’t throwing ‘Mike McCarthy under the bus’ with his post-match comments

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Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons pushed back on the perception that he was taking shots at coach Mike McCarthy in his postgame comments Sunday.“I never threw, or even intended to throw, Mike McCarthy under the bus,” Parsons said on his podcast The Edge with Micah Parsons. “The question that was asked about here and the Dallas Cowboys. Did I see Mike McCarthy in our future? I said, ‘That’s above my pay grade.’Parsons wasn’t happy that critics were turning his comments into something he didn’t mean.He was asked about McCarthy’s future after a fourth straight loss and said the coaching future…

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