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NFL

NFL Power Rankings after Week 9: At midseason, the Lions look like the best team in the league

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On December 29, 1957, the Detroit Lions were arguably the best team in the NFL. They won their last championship that day. It was also the end of Jim Brown’s rookie season, nine years before the first Super Bowl and just under 12 years before the man first walked on the moon.Since that day, arguably the Lions have not spent a single week as the best team in the NFL. This is changing. Picking another team as the best in football roughly halfway through the season, when the Kansas City Chiefs haven’t lost yet, is a good way to feel…

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NHL

Why Sharks rookie Celebrini thinks sitting out was the right decision

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Why Sharks rookie Celebrini thinks sitting out was the right decision originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaEditor’s Note: Sheng Peng is a regular contributor to NBC Sports California’s Sharks coverage. You can learn more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now podcast and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.Sharks Rookie Center Macklin Celebrini is back and I feel good.“It sucked to play a game and then have to sit out for a little bit,” Celebrini said during his first press briefing since opening night. “But it was the right…

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Tennis

Neves wins national tennis title

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Bishop McGuinness freshman Lucia Neves recently won the individual state title in girls’ tennis, and the Lady Villains team avenged its only loss of the season with a 5-3 win over East Wilkes on Wednesday.Neves became the first Bishop McGuinness girls’ tennis player to win a singles title since Morgan Auger in 2014. The individual championship matches took place in Cary, where Neves defeated Triangle Math & Science’s Sasha Korjova 6-4, 6-4 in the championship match. .Lady Villains head coach Larry Ingram said it was quite an accomplishment for a freshman.“The girl she beat in the championship match was a…

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MLB

Phillies make series of roster moves as MLB free agency begins

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Phillies make series of roster moves as MLB free agency begins originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaMonday was an important day on the MLB calendar.Free agency open at 6 p.m.It was the last day for teams and players to decide whether or not to exercise their contract options.And it was the deadline for teams to submit one-year qualifying offers to their eligible players.The Phillies cleared five spots on their 40-man roster by cutting right-handers Yunior Marte, Luis Ortiz and Freddy Tarnok, left-hander Kolby Allard and infielder Rodolfo Castro.All five players were granted waivers and became free agents. Allard would have…

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NBA

Bulls are showing positive signs, but what exactly is their plan?

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Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine has played some good ball this season. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)After years of dejected sighs and inaudible pleas from a fan base hungry for ingenuity, the Chicago Bulls have – surprisingly – answered the call to enter the 21st century and embraced the 3-point shooting points.The organization, led by head coach Billy Donovan in his fifth season with the franchise, has long been conservative in its approach to how basketball should be played, just as it has historically remained behind in matters workforce building.For now, the Bulls have seemingly solved every other problem, and for the…

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