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NHL

What we will and won’t miss with a decentralized NHL draft

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The 2024 NHL Draft took place at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Next year’s project is expected to have fewer on-site team personnel, with a decentralized format.Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsThe 2024 NHL Draft was a resounding success, in part because it took place in the cutting-edge technological marvel that is the Sphere in Las Vegas.However, the league decided decentralize the project therefore, NHL general managers and team executives remain in their city during the event. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman believes the league is doing the right thing with the draft process and is deferring to the teams who voted to…

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NBA

Bulls keep Zach LaVine (for now), he looks good with 28 in preseason

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The Chicago Bulls have been trying to trade Zach LaVine for over a year, without success. Other teams see him as an expensive rebounder, a player earning $138 million over the next three seasons, who can score points in isolation but is injury-prone (25 games last season) and doesn’t the little things that contribute to a high level. -team success at level (like defending).Chicago starts the season with LaVine and he looked sharp against Memphis on Saturday, scoring 28 and going 6 of 6 from beyond the arc.Here’s what Bulls coach Billy Donovan said after the game about LaVine, via…

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NFL

PFF grades show 49ers’ offensive power and defense’s mistakes against Seahawks

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PFF grades show 49ers’ offensive power and defense’s mistakes against Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaThere was some good, some impressive but still some ugly Thursday evening at 49ers win 36-24 against the Seattle Seahawks, according to their PFF grades.On offense, San Francisco’s star power shined, with dynamic-changing plays from George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Brock Purdy. Rookie running back Isaac Guerendo also contributed when starter Jordan Mason left the game with a shoulder injury, gaining 99 yards on 10 carries, including a 76-yard run that essentially sealed the Seahawks’ fate.The 49ers’ 2024 rookie class stepped up on…

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MLB

Phillies’ top pitcher makes long-awaited return to action

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Phillies’ top pitcher makes long-awaited return to action originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaPhillies top prospect Andrew Painter made his long-awaited return to action Saturday afternoon, throwing 29 pitches in two innings of Arizona Fall League play.The 21-year-old reached triple digits with his fastball, allowing two runs and striking out two.Painter’s first pitch was 98 mph and he struck out 100 times in the first, bringing up Mets veteran Jeff McNeil and knocking out Giants first-round pick Bryce Eldridge. McNeil is using the AFL, an offseason league owned by MLB and boasting many top prospects, to rehab a wrist injury…

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