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Gary Horowitz / Daily News:
Amari Bailey helps UCLA pull away from Oregon State — The freshman guard scores 18 of his career-high 24 points after halftime and Jaylen Clark adds 16 points to lead the seventh-ranked Bruins to a 62-47 victory in Corvallis — CORVALLIS, Ore. — Amari Bailey scored a career-high 24 points …
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Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register and FanSided
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Associated Press:
USC's win streak ends with lopsided loss to Oregon — Boogie Ellis scores 19 points but the Trojans (17-7 overall, 9-4 Pac-12) see their four-game win streak snuffed out as the Ducks lead wire-to-wire and hand them a 78-60 defeat — EUGENE, Ore. — USC dug itself a big hole early and never recovered.
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Los Angeles Times, Daily News, SGV Tribune and FanSided
Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
NO GOOD: Nets lose your Sixers, 101-98, after Spencer Dinwiddie's buzzer-beater waved off — With 0.9 seconds left on the clock, and his team down three, Spencer Dinwiddie knew all he could do was catch and shoot.A pump fake would have taken too long. — Same for an escape dribble or a double-clutch.
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Liberty Ballers
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
NBA trading deadline was money for nothing for Heat — It could be argued that on the quietest of NBA trade deadlines for the Miami Heat that they actually pushed all of their chips to the middle of the table. — It also came to be realized that those chips, at least at the moment, have no value.
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Boston Herald and Mercury News
Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bulls stand pat at the NBA trade deadline: ‘We tried to improve, but at what cost?’ — NEW YORK — The NBA trade deadline came and went Thursday and the Chicago Bulls stood still — at least for now. — The Bulls were one of only two teams not to make a move ahead of the deadline.
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Blog a Bull, Hoops Rumors, The Athletic, Mercury News and Boston Herald
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David Brandt / Associated Press:
Super Bowl QBs: Both the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs have good backup plans — PHOENIX — If all goes according to plan Sunday, the only time football fans will see the Kansas City Chiefs' Chad Henne or the Philadelphia Eagles' Gardner Minshew during the Super Bowl will be on the sideline …
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New York Post, Denver Post and Morning Call
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Hall of Fame voters get it right — Zach Thomas is going to Canton — One final misdirection play was run at Zach Thomas in his career. His mom, Bobby, took him to lunch. That allowed family and friends to sneak into his Hillsboro Beach home and for his old Miami Dolphins coach …
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Boston Herald
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins great Zach Thomas finally gets in Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Boston Herald, New Jersey Online and Daily News
The Athletic:
Gary Payton II's failed physical puts Warriors' 4-team deal in jeopardy: Sources — Gary Payton II — the Warriors high-profile trade deadline acquisition — could miss two-to-three months after a core muscle issue showed up in his physical on Friday morning, league sources confirmed to The Athletic …
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Mercury News, Hoops Rumors, Blazer's Edge, Golden State Of Mind, Bleacher Nation and New York Post
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Remember former Chicago Cubs prospect Eric Patterson? He's returning to the Iowa Cubs, as a coach — The last time Eric Patterson suited up for the Iowa Cubs was July 8, 2008. — Patterson, who was once considered an important part of the organization's future, went …
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Bleacher Nation and North Side Bound
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
MLB prepared to take over local TV broadcasts from Sinclair — 1 of 10 — About $1 billion of Major League Baseball's revenue is at risk if a cable television company fails to make payments for local broadcasting rights to 14 teams, and the sport is preparing to take over telecasts.
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Bleacher Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Sportico
Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Sean Marks: Nets still expected to make playoffs after trade — Nets general manager Sean Marks still expects his team to make the playoffs. — Speaking to reporters in the immediate aftermath of two seismic trades that shipped both superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving out of Brooklyn …
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Hoops Rumors, NetsDaily, The Athletic, New York Post, Associated Press and Boston Herald
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Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Inside the downfall of the Nets' Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era
Khobi Price / Orlando Sentinel:
Why did Magic deal Mo Bamba to Lakers ahead of trade deadline? — Orlando Magic Mailbag: Fans react to Mo Bamba trade to Lakers and Patrick Beverley release. (Orlando Sentinel) — The Orlando Magic played a part in the NBA's record-setting Thursday trade deadline, making a deal an hour before the buzzer.
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Boston Herald, Silver Screen and Roll, Hoops Rumors, Mercury News, The Athletic, Los Angeles Times, Denver Post and Bleacher Nation
ESPN:
Sources: Padres' Yu Darvish gets 6-year, $108M extension — Right-hander Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres are in agreement on a six-year, $108 million contract extension, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Thursday. — The deal, which contains a full no-trade provision …
Brian Costello / New York Post:
Woody Johnson ‘optimistic’ Jets can land difference-making QB — PHOENIX - Jets owner Woody Johnson is optimistic that the team will be able to land an impact quarterback this offseason. — “That's an issue,” Johnson said Thursday night of the quarterback position. “That's the issue right now.
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New Jersey Online and ProFootballTalk
