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Welcome back Sports Enthusiasts to another edition from the US OF SPORT DESK:
🍿 Sport in Pop Culture
- Netflix’s commitment to live sports spells doom for ESPN
- How SAP, Intel and Cisco are helping the NFL’s 49ers improve the fan experience
- So, you want to buy a Pro Sports Team like Ryan Reynolds and David Beckham? Here’s how
- We don’t know if Taylor Swift will appear in Super Bowl ads, but here are 13 of her best
🏀 NBA
- NBA midseason report grades from The Athletic – ESPN – CBS Sports
- Warriors’ Stephen Curry to face WNBA’s Sabrina Ionescu in 3-point shootout at All-Star Weekend
- NBA player Tristan Thompson slapped with monster 25-game suspension
- How long is Trae Young out? Concussion protocol timeline, return date, latest updates on Hawks star
- How long is Kristaps Porzingis out? Ankle timeline, return date, latest updates on Celtics forward
- NBA All-Star reserves 2024: Predicting Eastern and Western Conference rosters after starters announcement
- Best NBA player prop picks for Friday: Should you fade Doncic point total vs. Hawks?
- NBA Stats 2024
🏆 NCAA
- Tara VanDerveer reflects on becoming college basketball’s winningest coach ever: ‘Surreal’
- The 3-point shot has added volatility, variety at the top of the AP Top 25 college basketball poll
- 16 rare March Madness men’s bid possibilities that we may actually see
- Michigan coach: Sherrone Moore replaces Jim Harbaugh leaving for NFL
- NCAA Mens Basketball rankings
- NCAA Womens Basketball rankings
🏈 NFL
- Early look at the top 20 NFL draft-eligible college football players taking the field in 2024 season
- Deebo Samuel cleared to play for 49ers in the NFC title game vs. Lions
- NFL playoffs: Four things to watch for in Lions-49ers in NFC Championship Game
- NFL playoffs: Four things to watch for in Chiefs-Ravens in AFC Championship Game
- Five NFL rookies who exceeded expectations during 2023 season:
- Bills kicker who missed tying field goal deactivates socials after bullying — so fans donate in support
- 30 years of Robert Kraft owning the Patriots
- Power Rankings
🏒 NHL
- Salt Lake City group formally requests NHL to initiate expansion process
- Tippett signs 8-year, $49.6 million contract with Flyers
- Perry expected to make debut when Oilers go for 16th straight win
- Gallagher suspended 5 games for actions in Canadiens game
- Hockey Canada scandal, explained: Five members of 2018 World Juniors team facing charges of sexual assault
- NHL Standings
⚾ MLB
- Top 100 prospects revealed on MLB Network
- What does future hold for starting pitchers and the HOF?
- Latest MLB trade rumours
⚽ MLS
- MLS clubs keen on signing struggling Celtic player
- Divock Origi has only been back in the Premier League for a few months but AC Milan are in talks over a move that would see him head to America
- MLS may need replacement officials after referees vote to strike
- MLS Conference and Standings
🎾 Tennis
- Australian Open boss Craig Tiley calls for major changes to tennis
- Aryna Sabalenka wins second Australian Open title, defeats Zheng Qinwen in hard-hitting final
- Novak Djokovic gives scathing assessment of Australian Open loss to Jannik Sinner
- Universal Tennis and Pickleball rankings
- ATP and WTA Rankings
⛳ PGA
- Judy Rankin named recipient of 2024 PGA of America Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism
- Official World Golf Rankings and Earnings
- PGA Tour Leaderboard
- LIV Golf Leaderboard
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