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Treveon Graham will make his return Saturday night to Charlotte, N.C., where he played the first two years of his NBA career and shot 43.8 percent from 3-point range. Perhaps being back in his old home will reignite the Nets forward’s production from beyond the arc. After missing two and a half months with a …
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Richard E. Grant, Bo Burnham and “Roma” were among the early winners at the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards, held Saturday on the beach in Santa Monica, Ca. Grant took the best supporting male prize for his role in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, about celebrity forger Lee Israel, edging out stiff competition in Adam …
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Life moves fast in the NBA. Sharpshooting guard Wayne Ellington, 31, already knew that after playing for seven different teams during the first nine seasons of his NBA career. But Ellington was reminded things can change quickly after the Heat traded him and Tyler Johnson to the Suns on Feb. 6. Once the Suns waived …
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JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Feb. 23, 2019) – Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announce that releases at Wolf Creek Dam are increasing to 45,000 cubic feet per second this afternoon, and releases are expected to increase to 60,000 cfs by noon Sunday, Feb. 24. Inflows into Lake Cumberland overnight were larger …
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6:30 PM ET MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant says he’s motivated heading into the new season and to bring on the naysayers. Bryant, who went 2-for-2 with a home run in the Cubs’ Cactus League opener Saturday, said he felt slighted last year, when the former MVP missed a large portion …
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GOLF Johnson out front Dustin Johnson putted for birdie on every hole Friday and shot a 4-under 67, leaving him bogey-free for 36 holes and two shots ahead of Rory McIlroy and Matt Kuchar going into the weekend at the Mexico Championship. Tiger Woods got back in the game with a 65, and one shot …
TCU is a much different team with Kouat Noi on the floor. Noi was back Saturday after missing two games with a left ankle injury, scoring 20 points with four 3-pointers and grabbing 13 rebounds as TCU ended a three-game losing streak with a 75-72 win over No. 19 Iowa State on Saturday. “We’re certainly …
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Stephen Edelson Asbury Park Press Published 6:24 PM EST Feb 23, 2019 WEST LONG BRANCH – It was a fitting end to their careers in local competition, before an overflow crowd in an event that dates back to 1937, faced with an incredibly committed opponent. Because with second-seeded Manasquan giving the Ranney School, ranked 11th …
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BUFFALO — Sam Reinhart scored a hat trick, and the Buffalo Sabres ended their four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win against the Washington Capitals at KeyBank Center on Saturday. “You don’t want to have to rally around a loss, but the position we were in and still are in, it took that effort against …
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By Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle Published 12:57 pm CST, Saturday, February 23, 2019 PHOTOS: Houston’s top high school basketball recruits South Florida forward Antun Maricevic (34) defends against Houston forward Breaon Brady (24) during the first half of a NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) >>>See photos of …
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