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Doug.Farrar

NFL free agency 2025: The best deals on defensive players (so far)

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Breaking down the savviest moves in NFL free agency.

Super Bowl winners aren’t based entirely on superstars; they’re created by filling all the holes on their rosters intelligently and with the right money allotted to the right talent.

As much as the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles had it going on with Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, the best offensive line in football, and a host of first-line defensive talent, there were as many guys like...

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Joseph Acosta

The Bengals have themselves to blame for Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins’ huge extensions

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The Bengals had no choice but to pay Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, but the way it was handled with their own fault.

It took almost two years and moments of public frustration from almost everyone involved, the Bengals finally got WRs Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins paid. Chase at $40.25 million is the highest paid non-QB in NFL history, while Higgins at $28.75 million makes him the highest paid WR2 in the NFL.

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James Dator

MLB The Show 25 review: The best it’s ever been

Baseball’s video game is back and better than ever.

When it comes to sports video games MLB The Show has become the gold-standard. Feature-rich, compelling gameplay, and year-over-year improvements make the title stand out every year, proving that the staff working on it truly cares about making the experience better.

MLB The Show 25 marks the 20th anniversary since the series first launched in 2005, and this year’s game serves as the love letter to baseball it’s always been,...

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Betts (illness) out for Tokyo Series; lost 15 pounds

Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will not play in the two-game Tokyo Series against the Cubs because of an illness that's lingered for the past week.

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UCLA, S. Carolina top AP Top 25 women's poll

UCLA remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday one day after the Bruins earned the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.

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Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello

Iona fires coach Anderson after just two seasons

Iona has fired coach Tobin Anderson after just two seasons.

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Lizzy Becherano

Messi out of Argentina squad for WC qualifiers

Lionel Messi will not be joining Argentina for their World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Uruguay this month, failing to make the final roster after being included in the pre-list.

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Tim MacMahon

Mavs send Davis to G League to prep for return

Anthony Davis, who hasn't played for the Mavericks since suffering a strained left adductor on Feb. 8, will practice and scrimmage with the G League's Texas Legends.

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Rory cruises past Spaun in playoff to win Players

Rory McIlroy won the Players Championship in a Monday finish over J.J. Spaun that featured three dynamic playoff holes at the TPC Sawgrass, a harsh wind and very little drama.

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Joe Lunardi

Lunardi: The one big thing the selection committee got wrong

The decision to include both Texas and North Carolina has stumped our resident Bracketologist.

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Shawn McCreesh

Trump Says Biden’s Pardons are ‘Void’ and ‘Vacant’ Because of Autopen

The use of the autopen, a device that reproduces signatures and is ubiquitous in government and business, is ordinarily uncontroversial. There is no power to undo a pardon in the Constitution or case law.

Fast Company

Associated Press

Relying on AI chatbots for hospital care is ‘reckless and dangerous’ say human nurses

Many nurses say AI chatbots used for patient care often generate a barrage of false alarms.

The next time you’re due for a medical exam you may get a call from someone like Ana: a friendly voice that can help you prepare for your appointment and answer any pressing questions you might have.

With her calm, warm demeanor, Ana has been trained to put patients at ease—like many nurses across the U.S. But unlike them, she is also available to chat 24-7, in multiple languages, from Hindi to...

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Grace Snelling

Pepsi acquires Poppi prebiotic soda for $1.65 billion in a play to attract Gen Z

The acquisition comes as young consumers are increasingly ditching traditional soda in favor of healthier, more “functional” options.

PepsiCo is sick of being left out of the prebiotic soda craze—and to catch up with competitors, the multinational food and beverage corporation just dropped $1.65 billion to acquire the functional soda startup Poppi.

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David Gelles

The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits

Despite President Trump’s rollback of climate policy, some Republicans and business leaders say clean energy can help his “energy dominance” agenda.

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People Are Seriously Impressed By The “Classy” Way Cameron Diaz Handled Being Asked “Distasteful” Questions About Working With Nicki Minaj In A Resurfaced Video

“Cameron Diaz answering toxic questions with kindness and politeness while still setting boundaries. Amazing. ????????”

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Mashable

Bumble adds host of new safety and compatibility features

Bumble has announced a host of new safety and compatibility features, including the ability to share your date details with friends.

Bumble users can now share the identity, location, date, and time of a date with a trusted contact using the Share Date feature. Seventy-six percent of women always inform friends or family of their date details ahead of time, according to a survey of 2,500 UK dating app users aged 18 to 35, the results of which were emailed to Mashable.

The dating app is also...

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September Says review: An exploration of the suffocation of sisterhood

"If I lost a leg, would you get yours amputated too?"

"If I was kidnapped, would you offer to take my place?"

"If I die, will you die too?"

These are the interrogations September (Pascale Kann) poses to her younger sister July (Mia Tharia) in September Says, Ariane Labed's eerie directorial debut that asks the question, how close is too close when it comes to siblings?

Adapted from Daisy Johnson's 2020 novel Sisters, the horror-tinged drama starts as the not-quite-twins navigate teenage girlhood...

Mashable

Get the latest Hunger Games novel for 30% off just in time for its March 18 release

SAVE 30%: Suzanne Collins' latest in the Hunger Games series publishes March 18, and ahead of its release find it for 30% off at Amazon. As of March 17, order Sunrise on the Reaping for just $19.59, saving $8.40.

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