Andy Backstrom
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Who is Ray Kerr? Get to know the lefty starting for Braves in winner-take-all wild-card game vs. Phillies - AOL (opens the original)
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On Thursday night, in a winner-take-all National League wild-card series Game 3 against the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly is handing the ball to his club's longest-tenured player, seasoned right-handed starter Aaron Nola. At this point, Nola has been a household name in the majors for years. A one-time All-Star, the 33-year-old former LSU star has been through it all with the Phillies. The Braves' Game 3 opener isn't nearly as well known. Actually, he's rela
NIT, WBIT will pare down to 24 teams when NCAA tournament increases field to 76 in 2027 - AOL (opens the original)
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The NCAA took a more-the-merrier approach this spring when it expanded its men's and women's basketball tournaments to 76 teams. As a result, though, college basketball's secondary postseason tourneys are shrinking. Both the men's National Invitation Tournament and Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament announced Thursday that they're dropping from 32 to 24 teams and adopting new selection processes in 2027. In recent years, as the NIL and transfer portal era has unfolded, these secondary post
Andy Reid reveals Chiefs LT Josh Simmons dealing with bulging disc in back but is progressing, shouldn't need surgery - AOL (opens the original)
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Three games into the season, Andy Reid divulged the nature of the lower-back injury that's been sidelining left tackle Josh Simmons. The longtime Kansas City Chiefs head coach told reporters Wednesday ahead of a Week 4 showdown versus another undefeated AFC West team, the Las Vegas Raiders, that Simmons has been dealing with a bulging disc in his lower back that's "kind of hindered the strength of his leg." But Simmons, who played only eight games during the 2025 campaign after the Chiefs select
Mavs' Cooper Flagg says he's grown an inch, is now 6-foot-10 without shoes - AOL (opens the original)
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Last year, Cooper Flagg became the NBA's youngest No. 1 overall pick since LeBron James in 2003. This year, while starring for the Dallas Mavericks, the do-it-all forward established himself as the youngest player in league history to post a 50-point game. Two days later, he put up 45 against James. Flagg, the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year, is still only 19 years old. He's going to grow with the Mavericks. It turns out that maturation isn't limited to his play on the court or even his developme
Former Titans QB Will Levis reportedly taking place of Bailey Zappe on Jets' practice squad - AOL (opens the original)
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Will Levis is joining the New York Jets as a member of their practice squad, NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday for The Ringer and Netflix. The Tennessee Titans waived Levis before the start of the season. He will now take the place of quarterback Bailey Zappe, whom the Jets are releasing, per Pelissero. At the moment, New York has only two QBs on its 53-man roster: starter Geno Smith and backup Cade Klubnik, the latter of whom is a fourth-round pick the Jets selected this year out of Cl
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