Link: Josh Thomson's Section 1 tournament predictions - USA TODAY High School Sports For more than a decade, we’ve published our primers on the Section 1 boys and girls basketball tournaments. They give your our outlook and offer our insights into what you can expect over the best two weeks on the local high school sports calendar. The boys primer ran in Monday’s Journal News and was … [Read more...]
Marshall gets custom championship belts as performance incentives
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Manchester United leading race to sign Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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Let Teddy Talk: A Presidents’ Day Q&A with a Nats Racing President
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What We Learned: Drew Doughty vs. Erik Karlsson debate
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DeAndre Hopkins wants to be a Texan for life, despite no QB yet
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Infographic: Picks pay off more than players at NBA trade deadline – ESPN
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Shiffrin wins WC slalom in first race after 2 months out (The Associated Press)
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Alpine Skiing-World Cup Crans-Montana women’s slalom results (Reuters)
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Shiffrin leads women’s slalom after 1st run of comeback race (The Associated Press)
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