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Let's just say the Gonzaga-UCLA rematch didn't live up to the hype. Seven months after the Zags needed an all-timer of a buzzer-beater to escape the Bruins' bid to end their undefeated season, the No. 1-ranked Bulldogs smeared the No. 2 team in the country into a fine paste at the Good Sam Empire Classic in Las Vegas, winning 83-63. Never mind that UCLA returned nearly the entire corps of its unlikely  Nike Air Force 1 Shadow Final Four team while Gonzaga lost two All-Americans to the NBA draft. The Zags simply reloaded with the biggest bullet in the country, a seven-foot 19-year-old who combines guard-like skill with some of the best shot-blocking college basketball has ever seen. Rivals No. 1 overall recruit Chet Holmgren finished with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting, six...

One of the all-time great "what ifs" in NFL draft lore has to be the missed opportunity of pairing Peyton Manning and Bill Parcells. When Manning was a junior at Tennessee, he faced a tough call: stay in school or declare for the 1997 draft. That sounds odd in the era of underclassmen quarterbacks,Dr Martens Boots  but it wasn't an absurd debate at the time. Still, many thought Manning would declare. Instead, he stayed. Volunteer Nation rejoiced. The New York Jets and Parcells, one would assume, were nonplussed. The Jets were coming off a 1-15 season, led by Rich Kotite. He was fired, and Parcells was brought in as the head coach and general manager. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (R) shakes hands with Dallas Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells (L) ...

Ohio State and Cincinnati each moved up a spot in the College Football Playoff rankings. The Buckeyes pushed ahead of Alabama to No. 2 after beating Michigan State on Saturday while Cincinnati went up a spot to No. 4 after a big win over SMU. Hey Dude Shoes Georgia is still No. 1 and Michigan is at No. 5 ahead of its game against Ohio State to close out the regular season. The winner of Michigan and Ohio State will go to the Big Ten title game and be in position to make the College Football Playoff. Cincy's ranking is the highest a non-Power Five team has ever achieved. Cincinnati plays East Carolina on Friday and then has Houston in the AAC title game. If the Bearcats win both of those games they should be one of the four playoff teams. It wasn't a surprise that both Ohio State a...

Mets infielder Robinson Cano, who had been playing with the Estrellas Orientales in the Dominican Winter League, was removed from their team’s roster on Wednesday with lower back discomfort. Cano has been prescribed physical therapy and is Hey Dudes  considered week-to-week, the team said. The 39-year-old second baseman had made his winter ball debut two weeks ago after missing the entire 2021 season due to a PED-related suspension — the second of his career. With his age and health already a concern, this latest setback doesn’t bode well for the Mets who will be paying Cano $20 million for the next two seasons, after acquiring him from the Seattle Mariners in 2019 along with relief pitcher Edwin Diaz for prospects Jarred Kelenic and Justin Dunn. It is still unclear how Can...

The Denver Nuggets lost yet another player to injury, and this one might be season-ending. Guard P.J. Dozier injured his left knee in Tuesday night's 119-100 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Nuggets confirmed Dozier tore his ACL and will be out indefinitely. Skechers Womens Outlet That leaves the Nuggets in desperate need of healthy players. Dozier injured his knee while attempting a layup with under a minute left in the first quarter. He tried to reach up over Cody Zeller to sink the basket, but was denied and landed awkwardly while coming down. The video shows that Dozier's legs got a little mixed up with one of Zeller's legs on his way back down to the floor. Dozier crumpled to the ground immediately, holding his left knee and appearing to be in a lot of pain. Nugge...

It technically doesn’t count, but Anthony Edwards threw down what will be the dunk of the season on Wednesday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves forward threw down a ridiculous, epic dunk over Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent in their 113-101 win at the Target Center. Hey Dude Women's Shoes The dunk was incredible, and sent Vincent to the floor in what would’ve been a wild poster. The feat, however, was called off. Vincent drew a charge. Now, to be fair, it was a charge. Vincent got in front of Edwards and was outside the restricted zone in time, making the play a pretty clear charge. While it can be debated whether he was completely set or not, the official stuck with his call. But still, many — including Edwards — didn’t think it made sense to call a charge in that situation....