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NBA scoring wiped record books this season -- will defense get revenge in the playoffs?
Defense has been hard to find in 2020-21. But will these high-powered NBA offenses hit roadblocks in the postseason?
Matchups, intel and predictions for 2021 postseason
The NBA playoffs are here! But first, let's figure out which teams will make it out of the play-in tournament.
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NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus which players benefited most from the draft
Kirk Cousins and Patrick Mahomes both received offensive line help, while Myles Garrett will get some more support from the rest of the Browns' defense.
Barnwell: Predicting when each rookie first-round QB will start
Will any of the five first-rounders use 2021 as a redshirt year?
'QBS ARE THE MOST SELFISH DUDES'
Keyshawn: There is nothing new about quarterbacks being divas
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
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This guy you've probably never heard of might be why Rory McIlroy wins the PGA Championship
McIlroy was struggling. Enter Pete Cowen, whose guidance helped McIlroy get a win two weeks ago. But can he help him end his 7-year majors drought?
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NHL Playoffs Daily: The Battle of Florida resumes
Tuesday brings the sequel to perhaps the best game of the playoffs so far, between the Panthers and Lightning. Get caught up on everything here.
Anthony Mantha wants to be a 'difference-maker' for the Capitals
In his first taste of NHL playoff action, the former Red Wing hopes to make his mark.
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MLB's new dead ball era: How much is changing the baseball actually changing baseball?
We crunch the numbers to find out if the new ball is helping or hurting -- or even changing anything at all.
MLB Awards Watch: Baseball's early MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year favorites
Believe it or not, we're already a quarter of the way through the 2021 season.
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- Doctor: Burrow 'on track for full go' for Week 1
- Suns' Williams voted top coach by NBA peers
- Mets' Pillar has multiple nasal fractures after HBP
- Pacers' LeVert enters protocol, will miss play-in
- QB Matt Ryan has 'a lot of good football' left
- Hearn: Joshua may face Usyk if Fury unavailable
- Title trio: Last 3 major champs grouped for PGA
- Tottenham coach unaware of Kane exit request
- Zach Lowe's 2021 NBA award winners
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Nets end the half with one of the highlights of the year
The Nets put in their bid for highlight of the year with a seamless sequence of events that leads to a Kevin Durant slam.
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LeBron, Pierce battle in Game 7 for the ages
On May 18, 2008, LeBron James and Paul Pierce put on a show in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, which the Celtics won behind Pierce's 41 points.
Joel Embiid means business
Does Joel Embiid still have something to prove?
ESPN's Ramona Shelburne takes a look at the development of Joel Embiid over his career and explores what the near future could hold for the 76ers' center.
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The ESPN Daily podcast: How to listen, episode guide and more
Monday through Friday, host Pablo Torre brings you an inside look at the most interesting stories at ESPN, as told by the top reporters and insiders on the planet.
ESPN+: Early predictions
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NFL mock draft 2022: Todd McShay's early predictions for all 32 first-round picks next year, including five QBs
Who could go in Round 1 next April? Which quarterbacks are preliminary first-round candidates? Todd McShay offers his way-too-early 2022 NFL mock draft.
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