Monday’s news that Textons was firing head coach / general manager Bill O’Brien after a 0-5 start was a spectacular one and that’s not surprising. I doubt O’Brien’s decision-making, as he took over staff power in 2019, is either a lack of long-term vision or a failure to understand how …
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Like the Miami Heat insisting they would come into Game 3 of the NBA Finals on a square basis in the series, a moment landed on the team as they were 2-0 behind in impressive form. They lost two key starts in Game 1 – defensive ace and offensive facilitator …
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They played three wild-card games against the San Luis Cardinals and their starting pitcher threw a combined six innings. They used eight pitchers in the loss of Game 1, used nine pitches in the jungle, won 11-9 in Game 2, then used nine pitchers in the series for a 4-0 …
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1:55 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Electronic music. 16-bit hockey action. It’s all “back in the NHL ’94 rewind.” The original “NHL ’94” was released for Sega Genesis and since then it has become a cult classic with the fairly dominant Chicago Blackhawks and featured in the movie “Swingers”. “I would …
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2:49 AM and Jeff PassonESPN Off ESPN MLB built-inAuthor of “The Arm: Billion Dollar Mystery Inside Game’s Most Valuable Commodity” You are looking at the wrong thing. That is understandable. A bat flies in the air, from end to end, enters the night in a fit of passion, and it …
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