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Updates on Jaguars-Raiders preseason opener

Updates on Jaguars-Raiders preseason opener

The NFL returned on Thursday with its annual Hall of Fame Game to open the league’s 2022 preseason, with the rising Las Vegas Raiders and rebuilding Jacksonville Jaguars meeting in Canton, Ohio. Here’s everything you need to know about the closest thing resembling an NFL game we’ve seen since Super Bowl LVI. Jaguars rule out nearly every starter vs. Raiders Let’s just say the Jaguars team suiting up on Thursday is a little different than the one that will be suiting up for Week 1. The Jaguars… Source link

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Marcus Smart on missing ‘devastating’ East finals opener

Marcus Smart on missing ‘devastating’ East finals opener

MIAMI — The 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year has been fuming since Tuesday. Sidelined with a right foot sprain in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, Marcus Smart was going to force his way into the lineup for Game 2 whether he was ready or not. “I couldn’t miss tonight,” Smart told Yahoo Sports after Game 2. “Couldn’t do it. I know Game 1 wasn’t us. I had to get out there.” Celtics players privately described Game 1 as being “punked out of a win,” sources said,… Source link

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James Harden posts 44 points in Rockets’ opener vs. Blazers

James Harden posts 44 points in Rockets’ opener vs. Blazers

Even when pushing for a trade, James Harden can drop numbers like no one else. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) It’s hard to say what the on-court expectations are for a player making his debut after several weeks of trying to force his way out of an organization while openly partying at clubs during a pandemic, but it seems safe to declare that James Harden exceeded them in the Houston Rockets’ season opener. The Rockets star dropped 44 points and 17 assists in his first game with… Source link

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