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3 weeks ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Tom Verducci |Stephanie Apstein |Nick Selbe |Ryan Phillips
Fan voting for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game-the 95th in history!-opened Wednesday. This date on the calendar can sneak up on you. Wait, wasn't Opening Day yesterday? Now we're voting for All-Stars? Well, if you have some research to do for your ballot, we're here to help. Our five-member staff roundtable covers some of the more difficult decisions on the ballot as well as an early look at the favorites to start on the mound.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
msn.com | Ryan Phillips
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
sacbee.com | Ryan Phillips
Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman gave a big endorsement of recently-hired New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel on Thursday. They also agreed on what he needs to do first with the franchise. During an episode of their podcast Dudes on Dudes, Edelman and Gronkowski strongly endorsed the Vrabel hire and then discussed what the team needs. They agreed the team needs linemen.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
ledger-enquirer.com | Ryan Phillips
Caitlin Clark and Peyton Manning have combined their star power for a new ad. On Wednesday, a new commercial featuring Clark and Manning attempting surgery began circulating on social media. It's a funny ad where Clark questions Manning's attempt to perform heart surgery while they discuss how good the surgeons at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis are. In the end, the reveal is that Manning is actually working on a teddy bear.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
msn.com | Ryan Phillips
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
miamiherald.com | Ryan Phillips
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is weighing in on the phenomenon of men dying their beards, and took a shot at friend and fellow Amazon panelist Andrew Whitworth in the process. On Wednesday, radio host Clay Travis claimed Ohio State coach Ryan Day would be far more popular if he stopped dying his beard; he claimed someone couldn't be trusted if they used beard dye. Fitzpatrick, who long owned the NFL's most famous beard, jumped in to agree.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Ryan Phillips |Ryan Phillips
The Cincinnati Bengals appear to have the man they'll entrust with fixing their broken defense. The Bengals have hired Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden to take the same position with the franchise. It's a homecoming of sorts, as Golden was Cincinnati's linebackers coach from 2020 through '21, when he was hired to take the defensive coordinator job with the Fighting Irish. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor knows Golden well as this is the second time he's hired the 55-year-old. Our guy.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
fresnobee.com | Ryan Phillips
The Dallas Cowboys are on the verge of hiring Mike McCarthy's replacement, and they didn't have to go far to find him. Reports on Thursday claim Dallas is close to a deal with Brian Schottenheimer to become the team's next head coach. This will be an internal hire as Schottenheimer has been with the Cowboys for several years. In 2022 he joined the organization as an analyst and has spent the last two seasons as the team's offensive coordinator.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
sacbee.com | Ryan Phillips
Ben Johnson is making his mark on the Chicago Bears. The franchise's new head coach was introduced to the media on Wednesday and he's throwing his weight around. He already took a shot at the rival Green Bay Packers, and now he's reshaping the team's coaching staff. On Thursday, ESPN Bears insider Courtney Cronin reported several coaches on staff had already been let go.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
kxan.com | Stephanie Apstein |Will Laws |Ryan Phillips
The Braves' former ace is reportedly signing with the Yankees for eight years and $218 million, a record for a lefthanded pitcher. Stephanie Apstein: This is a good move for the Yankees. With Juan Soto gone, they need to shore up the lineup, but Fried takes the rotation from a question mark to a strength, and he profiles as the kind of pitcher who will age well.
