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Micah Parsons will be first Packer to wear No. 1 since Curly Lambeau

Micah Parsons will be first Packer to wear No. 1 since Curly Lambeau

Micah Parsons wore No. 11 at Penn State, where he became a consensus All-American. He wore No. 11 with the Cowboys, where he made 52.5 sacks in four seasons. Wide receiver Jayden Reed already had No. 11 in Green Bay, so Parsons will wear No. 1 after the trade from Dallas. “I’m going with No. 1,” Parsons said Friday at …

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Remembering Ben Arnet: A Mizzou Storyteller Gone Too Soon

Remembering Ben Arnet: A Mizzou Storyteller Gone Too Soon

Story Links Ben Arnet was so excited for the Mizzou-Kansas football game. So excited.  Few people in this market care as much about the history, the traditions and the stories when it comes to our local teams, especially Mizzou. As the Sports Director at NBC affiliate KOMU, Ben had become one of our town’s chief storytellers — and …

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Boston Red Sox release Walker Buehler, make three other roster moves

Boston Red Sox release Walker Buehler, make three other roster moves

The Red Sox have released right-handed pitcher Walker Buehler, who had signed a one-year, $21.05 million contract with Boston last December. MassLive’s Chris Cotillo broke the news of Buehler’s release, then the Red Sox made it official. The move opens a spot on both the 40-man roster and active roster for rookie left-handed starter Payton Tolle who will make his …

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Lee Corso, College Football’s Soul, Signs Of

Lee Corso, College Football’s Soul, Signs Of

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just before noon Saturday during the first full weekend of college football, ESPN host Rece Davis will turn to the camera and introduce the most anticipated final segment ever on the network’s trademark pregame show, College GameDay.  While the moment has been anticipated for months, if not years, the finality of beloved nonagenarian Lee Corso’s last show …

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Mets pitcher Jonah Tong is the latest phenom to inspire real October hope

Mets pitcher Jonah Tong is the latest phenom to inspire real October hope

At age 14, Jonah Tong wanted to chase his baseball dreams as an outfielder. He told his coach with the Toronto Mets that he did not care to pitch because he was having so much fun hitting. “Yeah,” Rich Leitch told him, “but you’re not very good at it.” “But I’m still the best defensive outfielder that we’ve got,” Tong …

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NASCAR Friday schedule at Darlington Raceway

NASCAR Friday schedule at Darlington Raceway

The Craftsman Truck Series will be on track at Darlington Raceway for its first late summer race at the 1.366-mile oval in four years. Practice will begin at 3:05 p.m., followed by qualifying at 4:10 p.m. to set the starting lineup for the first race of the 2025 playoffs. Though Cup cars won’t be on track until Saturday, the Darlington …

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Prospect committed elsewhere expected at UNC for season-opener on Monday – 247Sports

Prospect committed elsewhere expected at UNC for season-opener on Monday  247Sports Belichick names transfer Lopez as UNC’s QB1  ESPN Football Opens 2025 Campaign Versus TCU Monday Night  University of North Carolina Athletics Chansky’s Notebook: ‘Bad Scheduling!’  Chapelboro.com With all eyes on Belichick, UNC football, new-look Tar Heels face big test in opener  WRAL.com Source link

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