WBZ News Update For February 7, 2021
WBZ-TV's Nick Giovanni and Jacob Wycoff have your latest news and weather.
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Yahoo SportsSheriff: Tiger Woods crash 'purely an accident,' no criminal charges will be filed
L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva confirmed that Woods was not suspected of being impaired and would not face reckless driving charges.
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Bruce Arians: Tom Brady expected to be sidelined until June after knee surgery
Will Brady's knee impact his preparation for next season?
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UCLA gymnast Margzetta Frazier brought to tears after Janet Jackson reaches out to praise her routine
"You inspire me," Jackson told Frazier of her floor routine set to Jackson's music.
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Buccaneers GM considering Tom Brady extension: 'We'd like to keep this going'
Bucs GM Jason Licht said on Tuesday that a Brady extension is "a possibility."
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Ben Roethlisberger's agent 'happy' to adjust contract, Steelers 'would like to have him back'
Roethlisberger and his agent "are happy to creatively adjust his contract" according to a report.
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Naomi Osaka's 'odd' dream for biggest achievement showcased vs. Serena Williams
Is it all that odd, Naomi?
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Cowboys can't avoid heavy bill due after fumbling Dak Prescott's extension
The Cowboys don’t have much of a choice and it’s their own stubbornness that got them to this point.
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NBA rookie power rankings: Tyrese Haliburton excelling from deep
Sacramento Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 44% from 3-point range to lead all rookies.
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Reports: Rockets to waive DeMarcus Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins is soon to be a free agent as the Houston Rockets prepare to waive the center as early as Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Cousins is Houston's leading rebounder (7.6 per game) and is averaging a career-low 9.6 points. The Rockets intend to return to a "small ball" lineup with Christian Wood coming back from an ankle injury.
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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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Unsettling future for golf after Tiger Woods crash
Already in the final chapter of one of golf's greatest careers, Tiger Woods may have penned a shocking end to that story on Tuesday when the winner of 15 majors was involved in a single-car crash and taken to the hospital with multiple injuries. Battered by years of back and knee surgeries, Woods has recently spent as much time away from the PGA Tour recovering from injury as he has on the course, providing the golf world an unsettling glimpse of what the future might look like without its biggest drawing card. "I think golf has accommodated the fact that Tiger is no longer going to be active in attending events on a regular basis," Neal Pilson, the head of Pilson Communications and former president of CBS Sports, told Reuters.
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Devin Booker, Khris Middleton and the 10 biggest 2021 NBA All-Star snubs
The NBA announced its list of 14 All-Star reserves for this year's game in Atlanta on March 7. There were perhaps more deserving candidates this year than ever before, which means there were plenty of worthy candidates left out.
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T-Wolves hire a new coach, Dame vs. Luka and can Giannis be fixed?
Yahoo's Vincent Goodwill and Seerat Sohi join the show to discuss the T-Wolves new coach, why Dame isn't starting in the All-Star Game and if Giannis needs to give up on the 3-point shot.
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Derrick Lewis pulls out wild KO to beat Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 19
"The Black Beast" now has 12 career KOs, tied for the most in UFC history.
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JJ Redick whistled for bizarre ejection during Pelicans' record comeback win over Celtics
Official Josh Tiven didn't like how Redick passed him the ball after a whistle.
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UFC Vegas 20 betting preview: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane
Gane is a solid -275 favorite at BetMGM, while Rozenstruik is at a more favorable +230.
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Barack Obama, sports world wish Tiger Woods well after car crash: 'Never count Tiger out'
Athletes from across sports wished Woods well after he was injured in a car crash Tuesday morning.
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Big-money fights lie ahead for Oscar Valdez, thanks to Eddy Reynoso's masterful guidance
Valdez poured his heart into making himself a better, more complete fighter with Reynoso and it showed.
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Timberwolves fire head coach Ryan Saunders, hire Raptors assistant Chris Finch
The Timberwolves have replaced Ryan Saunders after a league-worst 7-24 start.
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Cam Newton shuns retirement talk, wants to return to Patriots: 'There aren't 32 guys better than me'
"Hell yes," Newton said about a potential return to New England.