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Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Kobe Bryant waves goodbye to the Portland crowd. The Portland Trailblazers play the Los Angeles Lakers at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, January 23, 2016. Thomas Boyd/Staff LC- StaffLC- Staff
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It is an emotional day across the NBA, as players and coaches join basketball fans around the world in remembering the legacy and career of Kobe Bryant on the one-year anniversary of his stunning and sad death.
The Portland Trail Blazers were forced to cope with the tragedy on the court one year ago today, when they hosted the Indiana Pacers at the Moda Center. The Blazers beat the Pacers 139-129, and while I don’t remember one detail about the game that night, I vividly recall the postgame locker room, where you could feel the pain and sadness as Carmelo Anthony fought back tears, Trevor Ariza
The NFL regular season comes to an end Sunday with 16 matchups. However, there's still plenty more football to come. In fact, there will be even more than in previous years.
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If you click on John Wolford s stats page, it reads NO RESULTS AVAILABLE in big, bold letters. It s not a filter problem or a loading issue. The 25-year-old quarterback has taken zero NFL regular-season snaps in his career.
Until Sunday.
Wolford doesn t have time to crawl or use a walking assist. No, the Los Angeles Rams quarterback must run from his first snap, as he makes his NFL debut in a win-and-in Week 17 bout against the Arizona Cardinals.
After planning a finance career, the Wake Forest product put aside a banking gig to take a shot as an NFL QB. Undrafted in 2018, Wolford got a call from the New York Jets, where he spent the preseason. Then he made a mark in the AAF with the Arizona Hotshots, completing 63.1 percent of his passes for 1,617 yards (second-most in the league), 7.8 yards per attempt with an AAF-high 14 touchdowns with seven interceptions and a 95.9 QB rating.
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After months of watching the Philadelphia Eagles struggle under Carson Wentz, head coach Doug Pederson finally made a change by starting Jalen Hurts. With things going so well thanks to the rookie quarterback’s success, Wentz could be on his way out of Philadelphia.
It’s been a turbulent season in Philadelphia, with the team experiencing a myriad of injuries and team-wide struggles. Feeling the pressure of the NFL’s coaching hot seat, Pederson made Hurts his starting quarterback, and the decision could have lasting implications.
Wentz came into the 2020 NFL season as the Eagles’ unquestioned franchise quarterback. While the front office spent a second-round pick on Hurts, many believed he was a developmental piece who would be traded later on.
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Rex Ryan is disappointed by the Jets first win because they might have blown their chance at drafting Trevor Lawrence. (1:07)
Three weeks into the NFL season, Brian Wood had seen enough. The 34-year-old entrepreneur from New Jersey knew what he wanted to do. He just needed to figure out how. I thought about the best way to bet on the Jets being bad, Wood said, with a chuckle.
He considered betting on the Jets to go 0-16, a popular prop bet at sportsbooks, but instead found what he believed was a better option. FanDuel was offering odds on which week the Jets would win their first game, something Wood didn t expect to happen until late in the season, if at all.