Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: February 5, 2021 (Pt. 2)
KDKA's Rich Walsh and 93.7 The Fan's Paul Zeise discuss the sports topics of the day.
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The IOC awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics to Beijing. Now, activists and politicians alike are devising plans to protest arguably the most controversial host city since Berlin in 1936.
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Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy thinking of Tiger Woods' kids, not his return to golf, after car crash
"He's not Superman. He's a human being at the end of the day."
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Michigan St beats No. 4 Ohio St 71-67, improves NCAA resume
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Tom Izzo walked into the locker room with fists in the air and an ear-to-ear grin on his face, welcoming water getting doused on him by Michigan State's players celebrating what clearly was not just another win. Aaron Henry had 18 points to help the Spartans improve their chances of making the NCAA Tournament with a 71-67 win over No. 4 Ohio State on Thursday night, two days after Izzo's team beat No. 5 Illinois by nine points. The Hall of Fame coach led Michigan State to the national championship in 2000, early in a string of 22 straight NCAA Tournaments that includes eight trips to the Final Four.
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NBA betting: Brooklyn Nets rewarding bettors during 7-game winning streak
The Nets were 4-9 against the spread in their first 13 games with James Harden. Since then, though, they haven't lost.
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LeBron James and listless Lakers are going through a rough spell
Maybe the climb will take them all the way to a championship. If it does, they will also one day know the malaise that has befallen these Los Angeles Lakers, for whom sweat feels more like a symbol of exhaustion. The Jazz dropped the listless Lakers on Wednesday night, who have now lost four straight.
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Golf without Woods? Battered leg brings it closer to reality
The PGA Tour without Tiger Woods was always inevitable purely because of age. Golf wasn't ready Wednesday to contemplate the future of its biggest star after the 10th and most complicated surgery on the 45-year-old Woods. “Listen, when Tiger wants to talk about golf, we'll talk about golf,” Commissioner Jay Monahan said at the World Golf Championship in Florida.
- Reuters
Woods moved to new hospital to continue recovery
The 15-time major winner underwent surgery to stabilize compound fractures of his tibia and fibula, after the grisly accident on Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff said Woods, 45, would not face criminal charges in the crash. "Woods was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for continuing orthopaedic care and recovery," Harbor-UCLA Medical Center interim CEO Anish Mahajan said on the hospital's Twitter account.
- Yahoo Sports
It's time to stop underrating the Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz are the real deal. The ball movement on offense is seamless, and the way the Jazz rotate on defense, it makes it difficult for teams to get the shots they want.
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Jamal Murray admits he blew 4-on-1 in final seconds of Nuggets' wild loss
The Nuggets are probably going to want this one back.
- NBA.com
Kawhi Leonard with a dunk vs the Memphis Grizzlies
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- MMA Weekly
UFC Vegas 20 face-offs: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane
Watch as Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Ciryl Gane, and the other fighters on the card stare each other down at the UFC Vegas 20 face-offs. Rozenstruik and Gane will battle it out in the heavyweight main event, looking to keep their names etched at the top of the list when it comes to the UFC heavyweight title picture. The UFC Vegas 20 co-main event features a light heavyweight showdown between Nikita Krylov and Magomed Ankalaev. (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) TRENDING > UFC Vegas 20 weigh-in results: Rozenstruik vs. Gane set; one fighter blows weight, one bout canceled
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NBA All-Star 2021 players: Who deserves the nod in fantasy?
With the 2021 NBA All-Star game on the horizon, we look at fantasy basketball's All-Star squads.
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NBA releases second-half schedule for 2020-21 regular season
The NBA announced the second half of its 2020-21 regular-season schedule on Wednesday, and as expected, it will be a grind for players and teams who will play as many as 40 games in the 68-day stretch from March 10 to May 16.
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Zion Williamson breaks down on-court relationship with Lonzo Ball: ‘Our games complement each other’s’
As the pair build off big months for the Pelicans, Zion Williamson recently broke down his on-court relationship with Lonzo Ball.
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Vanessa Bryant claims Evan Rachel Wood's year-old tweet is 'slanderous' for calling Kobe a rapist
Vanessa Bryant took more than a year to respond to tweets posted right after the fatal crash.
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Louis Nix III, 29, found dead after being reported missing
Former NFL defensive tackle Louis Nix III was found dead in Florida on Saturday, three days after being reported missing by his mother. Nix was 29. NBC Sports reports the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office pulled a car from a pond near Nix’s apartment that matched his vehicle’s description. Nix was last seen alive Tuesday. Nix, a [more]
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Game Recap: Warriors 111, Pacers 107
The Warriors defeated the Pacers, 111-107. Stephen Curry recorded 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors, while Draymond Green added 12 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists in the victory. Domantas Sabonis tallied 22 points, 16 rebounds and four assists for the Pacers in the losing effort. The Warriors improve to 18-15 on the season, while the Pacers fall to 15-15.
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Deshaun Watson reportedly still wants trade after meeting with Texans coach David Culley
Deshaun Watson has no desire to play for the Texans again.
- Golf Channel
How some players plan to show support for Tiger Woods on Sunday
At least a few players will show support for Tiger Woods by wearing red Sunday at the WGC-Workday.