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NBA

Upon returning from MSG, Donte DiVincenzo exchanges words with Knicks bench assistant Rick Brunson

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Like the Knicks and the Timberwolves gathered for handshakes and hugs after Sunday’s preseason game, New York assistant coach Rick Brunson and Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo had to be separated following a verbal exchange.“A few words. I’m not sure what was said,” DiVincenzo, the former Knicks guard, said after the game. “Lots of people there. But I really have no comment on the situation. I think we will both be men and talk about it in private.DiVincenzo was back at Madison Square Garden for the first time since THE Cities of Karl-Anthony tradewho sent him from New York to Minnesota.He…

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NFL

Inside Drake Maye’s Patriots’ first start, a meeting that won confidence on his enticing — if rollercoaster — day

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the New England Patriots moved into the two-minute drill, their rookie quarterback settled in.Drake Maye knew it call collection. He knew the Houston Texans were playing man coverage and were moving toward him. And the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft knew that the receiver he warmed up with until the final substitution on his first series had called for a shot.So Maye exploited the Texans’ belief that his first-quarter interception had calmed the passing game downfield. He exploited the separation he trusted Kayshon Boutte to find against another third overall pick, cornerback Derek…

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Tennis

Winning a women’s singles tennis title is difficult; win 2 games in a row, that’s what Alexa Clark did

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PAWTUCKET — A man leaving the back courts at Slater Park stopped to watch some points from the first set of the RIIL girls’ singles state championships on Sunday. He gestured to the girls who were with him to come watch some of the game.His eyes widened as South Kingstown’s Alexa Clark ripped her servescrushed forehands and soft volleys. After his backhand winner closed out the fourth game, he said something in Spanish to the girls accompanying him before the three walked away.South Kingstown’s Alexa Clark prepares to make a comeback to win the RI High School singles championship Sunday…

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MLB

Mets’ Jeff McNeil explains Carlos Mendoza’s pre-NLCS message: ‘Be ready’

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Jeff McNeil was placed on injured reserve with a broken right wrist on September 8, two days after knocking a fastball out of that wrist in a moment that seemed to end what had been a tumultuous season for the team. Dishes’infielder/flyer.But when McNeil spoke to reporters after the injury, he believed there was a chance he could rejoin the team if they made a strong run in the playoffs. And of course, when the Mets released their 26-man roster for their NLCS game with the Los Angeles Dodgers, there was the name McNeil.“A little over a month ago (I…

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