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How two contenders shifted their series -- and how 2 hot teams got even hotter

After eight games of NBA briefing semifinals action, where is each series headed?

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LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR

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Todd McShay makes way-too-early predictions for next year's first round, including landing spots for a handful of QBs, talented receivers and potential star defenders.

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MAYFIELD'S MURKY FUTURE

Baker Mayfield yet in limbo with Browns: How did he become here, and what'southward next?

With no trade partners on the horizon and Cleveland and so far unwilling to negotiate a release, per sources, Mayfield continues to have a murky future. A futurity that, but a year agone, seemed destined to exist in Cleveland -- before rapidly falling apart.

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Why Bruschi wants Bakery to return to the Browns

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THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

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STANLEY Cup PLAYOFFS

How the Conn Smythe Bays will be won

The voting for Stanley Cup playoffs MVP always seems to follow these half-dozen rules. We offer some alternatives every bit the 2022 postseason gets underway.

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NHL rank: Top 50 players in the Stanley Cup playoffs

Where practice Matthews, Makar, Josi and Shesterkin rank? Hither are the results of our poll of ESPN's NHL analysts.

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MLB POWER RANKINGS

Has a new team surged to our No. one spot?

New York and Los Angeles are each home to a pair of division leaders -- merely only one of the four tin sit at No. ane in our rankings.

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Thursday'South GAMES

'Anybody tried to talk him out of it': Why Jose Ramirez left millions on the tabular array to stay in Cleveland

With superstar coin bachelor elsewhere, Apr's AL Player of the Month instead cull to aid the Guardians rebuild.

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    Evgeni Malkin deflects the puck in the third overtime to give the Penguins a 4-3 win over the Rangers in Game 1.

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