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HALL OF FAME

Barry Bonds is about to be shut out of Cooperstown -- and that's a Hall of Fame failure

The Hall has one job: to tell the story of the sport. And nobody is a bigger part of that story than Barry Lamar Bonds.

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Stephen A.: Bonds and Clemens should be in the Hall of Fame

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NFL FREE AGENCY

Ranking the top 50 NFL free agents: Who could be headed toward a big payday?

Who are the names to watch for in this offseason's free agency? Which wide receivers, edge rushers and offensive tackles are set to make big money? And who is the top free-agent QB?

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32 teams, 32 big free-agent decisions: Which players will return to their 2021 team?

NFL free agency kicks off March 16. Who is on the market and what will each team do?

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STILL HOPE FOR EWING AT GEORGETOWN?

The Patrick Ewing coaching era at Georgetown is cold

Five years in, the school's greatest player has yet to produce an NCAA tournament win as head coach. What has gone wrong, and can he still fix it?

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THE STATE OF THE LAKERS

'There is no Plan B': Westbrook and the Lakers are stuck inside their own grand experiment

Teaming Russell Westbrook with LeBron James and Anthony Davis has been a flop. Breaking them apart isn't an option. The Lakers' only path is to forge ahead, for better or for worse.

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Stephen A. to Vogel: Fix the defense, or you're done with the Lakers

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THE HALFWAY POINT

Bold predictions for the second half of the NHL season: Trades, playoff races, awards, more

Where will the big names land at the trade deadline? Which teams will make a big run? Who will win the goal-scoring race? We predict all the big topics here.

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Midseason report: Grades and MVPs for all 32 teams

With around 41 games in the books for each club, who has stood out (in good or bad ways)?

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THOUGHTS ON AARON RODGERS

Keyshawn nearly walks off set after Max says he'd take Justin Herbert over Rodgers right now

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Spears and Saturday get heated discussing Rodgers' playoff failures

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NFL PLAYOFFS

Resetting the NFL playoff bracket: Early preview for conference title games

Here's everything you need to know, with X factors, what to watch for and more for both games.

2dKevin Seifert and Dan Graziano
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Barnwell: 10 takeaways and lessons from one of the best weekends of football ... ever

The Bills and Chiefs played an instant classic, but all four games were wild -- and amazing -- in their own right.

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BRACKETOLOGY

Men's hoops: Projecting the 2022 March Madness field

UCLA, which hosts Arizona Tuesday night, has won three straight to see their bracket stock rise.

11hJoe Lunardi
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Women's hoops: Metrics say UConn is a No. 4 seed, but will NCAA selection committee agree?

The NCAA selection committee will reveal its top 16 teams Thursday. Is UConn one of them? ESPN's projection has four SEC teams among early round hosts.

11hCharlie Creme
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