NFL Week 14 takeaways: Lessons, big questions for every game

Welcome to Week 14 of the 2022 NFL season, which is filled with divisional matchups that could have playoff implications.

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Brittney Griner does light basketball workout; first move is a dunk

Brittney Griner pulled on a pair of black Chuck Taylor sneakers, Phoenix Suns shorts and a T-shirt touting Title IX, and picked up a basketball Sunday for the first time in almost 10 months, her agent told ESPN.

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Grading the Sean Murphy trade — how did the Braves, Athletics and Brewers do?

The trade: A three-team deal that lands C Sean Murphy with the Braves

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Texas suspends coach Chris Beard after arrest on assault charge

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas coach Chris Beard, who led Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA championship game and was hired away by the Longhorns with expectations he’d elevate his alma mater to the same elite level, was arrested early Monday on a felony family violence charge after a woman told police he strangled and bit her.

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College basketball rankings: Purdue jumps to No. 1 in Top 25 And 1 after Alabama beats top-ranked Houston

Nate Oats has in short order turned Alabama into a consistent winner that’s committed to a style that makes the Crimson Tide a dangerous matchup for anybody.

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Report: Tom Brady considering ‘all options’ for 2023

“All options are on the table” for Tom Brady in 2023, NFL Network reported Sunday.

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Paul Silas, three-time NBA champion and longtime coach, dies at 79

Legendary NBA player and former coach Paul Silas has died at the age of 79, the Houston Rockets confirmed. Silas spent 16 years as an NBA player, winning three championships, two with the Boston Celtics and one with the Seattle SuperSonics. He was a two-time All-Star and a five-time All-Defensive player during his playing career which spanned five teams over nearly two decades.

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As costs soar, Cardinals must enter race for arms to fill wide-open 2024 rotation

With a major free agent signing that answers a few of the Cardinals’ looming questions this winter, the biggest of which was who their everyday catcher would be in 2023, the club must turn a prudent eye to the horizon and the rising unknown that’s about to be glaring.

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Jason Heyward signs a minor-league deal with the LA Dodgers with an invitation to spring training

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday signed outfielder Jason Heyward to a minor-league deal and invited him to spring training.

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2022 Heisman Trophy winner: USC QB Caleb Williams claims award giving Trojans most Heismans in history

USC quarterback Caleb Williams has won the 2022 Heisman Trophy after a standout sophomore season under first-year coach Lincoln Riley, who has now coached three Heisman winners over his six seasons as a head coach, all of whom were transfers.

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