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Briefing: Hawks fans rep Magic City despite nixed promo

Strategic angle: Hawks fans showed up in Magic City gear Monday night even though the NBA shut down the team's short-lived promotion with the well-known strip club.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: 2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: 20 of the most underrated and overrated by ADP

Strategic angle: Whether it's too high or too low, these players aren't being valued like they should be

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Kiper's new NFL mock draft: How free agency shook up first-round landing spots for top prospects

Strategic angle: Team needs have shifted in free agency, so how will top prospects come off the board in Round 1? Mel Kiper Jr. projects the NFL draft's first 32 picks.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Reid's updated NFL draft QB Hot Board: Strengths and weaknesses for the top passers

Strategic angle: Who are the best quarterbacks in the 2026 class? We sized up the top 12, starting with Fernando Mendoza.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Green galore: Revisiting NBA St. Patrick's Day uniforms of the past

Strategic angle: Taking a look back at notable St. Patrick's Day specific jerseys for NBA teams through the years.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Iran wants WC games moved from U.S. to Mexico

Strategic angle: Iran is pressing FIFA to relocate its World Cup matches amid political tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Following Pimblett's footsteps - but Riley is 'different animal'

Strategic angle: In only his second UFC fight, undefeated Briton Luke Riley will take on Michael Aswell Jr in the co-headline bout at O2 Arena on Saturday.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Hope for Man City, Chelsea & Spurs - great Champions League comebacks

Strategic angle: Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City all need something special to stay in the Champions League, but sides have recovered from three-goal deficits before.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: KD says loss to Lakers on him: 'I'm the offense'

Strategic angle: Kevin Durant takes responsibility for the loss against the Lakers, citing his role in the offense.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Venezuela rallies past Italy to make first WBC final

Strategic angle: Venezuela rallied from an early deficit to knock off Italy and set up a date with the U.S. in the country's first World Baseball Classic.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Kerr wins 600th, fourth fastest among coaches

Strategic angle: Steve Kerr reached 600 wins in his 943rd regular-season game Monday night in Washington.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Kerr part of Oscar win for documentary short

Strategic angle: Golden State coach Steve Kerr was an executive producer on "All the Empty Rooms," a documentary short about the families of children killed in mass shootings that won the Oscar on Sunday night.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Sources: NBA eyes key 1st vote for expansion

Strategic angle: The NBA will hold a vote at the board of governors meetings next week to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Suns' Ishbia could bump ownership stake to 96%

Strategic angle: Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is in mediation to potentially buy out minority owners' 13% stake.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Arsenal trial and self-doubt: Valverde's journey to Real legend

Strategic angle: Rejected by Arsenal as a teenager, Federico Valverde has transformed himself into a Real Madrid legend - and was the main man in their Champions League win over Manchester City last week.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Everything we know about NBA expansion: Why add two teams now? Why Seattle and Las Vegas?

Strategic angle: The NBA seems closer than ever to adding two franchises. Here's what we know, including how an expansion draft could work.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Clippers star Leonard (ankle) ruled out vs. Spurs

Strategic angle: LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of Monday night's game against the Spurs due to a left ankle sprain.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Late flurry allows SGA to maintain 20-point run

Strategic angle: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander barely extended his record streak of games with at least 20 points to 128 during Sunday's win over the Timberwolves.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: NBA: Missed call late in Lakers-Nuggets thriller

Strategic angle: The NBA ruled that Spencer Jones had a clean strip of Austin Reaves with 9.2 seconds remaining in regulation of Saturday's Nuggets-Lakers game.

Editorial Staff Mar 17

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Briefing: Venezuela storms back to beat Italy, sets up electric World Baseball Classic finale vs. Team USA

Strategic angle: For the first time in the history of the WBC, Venezuela has made the finals

Editorial Staff Mar 17