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Which NFL draft prospect will run fastest 40-yard dash time at 2020 combine?

MICHAEL MIDDLEHURST-SCHWARTZ, USA TODAY

The hype surrounding the 40-yard dash has often outpaced the drill's utility, but there are still several NFL draft prospects poised to create a stir.

Bradley Beal becomes first NBA player to score 50 points on back-to-back nights since Kobe Bryant

CHRIS BUMBACA, USA TODAY

On the day Kobe Bryant was publicly memorialized, the Washington Wizards' Bradley Beal did something no NBA player has done since the "Black Mamba."

Fits for MLB free agents still available after spring training games have started

We look at which unsigned players are ready to help ballclubs in need -- and their best potential landing spots.

Joe Burrow is here to remind us: Hand size is a meaningless NFL obsession

Every spring, the cycle of the QB Hand-Size Myth begins anew, with scouts dutifully reaching for their tape measures. But there's no evidence that bigger hands are better for NFL quarterbacks. What's the deal?

What's real, what's fake, and what to make of Creighton

Believe in Creighton and San Diego State, and know that Kentucky's late-season surge is for real.

There's no crisis at Barcelona: Messi & Co. are doing better than you think

Barcelona's season has been widely painted as a disappointment, and yet they're top of La Liga and set up nicely in Europe. How is that possible?

Why Vlad Jr., Bichette and Biggio are ready for the next step

The Blue Jays' trio of famous baseball sons has the talent and poise to succeed in its first full year together in Toronto.

Michigan nixes spring trip over coronavirus fears

After trips to Italy, France and South Africa over the previous three springs, the Michigan football program will not be traveling overseas due to coronavirus concerns, the school said.

Pascal Siakam loves the work as much as the game

How has the Raptors forward improved on being the NBA's Most Improved Player? By embracing the work most people never see.

Opinion: Change in transfer rule to alter landscape of college basketball

KEVIN MCNAMARA, PROVIDENCE (R.I.) JOURNAL

The coming move to allow college basketball players to transfer immediately will cause unintended consequences and a landscape change to the sport.

After years of spiraling, new regime has Pirates finally ready to catch up with the rest of baseball

GABE LACQUES, USA TODAY

The Pirates enacted a full regime change following an ugly 2019 and a string of seasons where things got stagnant in Pittsburgh.

Life as an NFL scout: 3,000 nights in hotels, chain restaurants and lots of video

Scouts life: Attending lots of college games and accruing a whole lot of Marriott points.

Get to know the nation's best college basketball player, Sabrina Ionescu

CHRIS BUMBACA, USA TODAY

Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon Ducks guard and prohibitive future WNBA top pick, had a close relationship with Kobe and Gianna Bryant.

Six NCAA tournament bubble teams with momentum for March Madness runs

SCOTT GLEESON, USA TODAY

A strong finish can boost teams into the NCAA tournament. Here are six teams on the bubble that need wins as the college basketball season winds down.

Joe Burrow shoots down notion he wouldn't play for Bengals: 'I'm not going to not play'

MICHAEL MIDDLEHURST-SCHWARTZ, USA TODAY

Joe Burrow says any speculation that he wouldn't play for the Bengals is overblown, as the LSU quarterback said he wants to be the No. 1 pick.