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Why Doesn’t NBA Emphasize Division Rivalries?

Sports PhotoThe NFL takes full advantage of the interest and emotion that division rivalries bring. Baseball does a pretty good job, too. But the NBA seems to be adamant in its refusal do so. It’s now time for a change. Complete Story

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World Series Game 2: The Nuts Hunt the Squirrels

Sports PhotoWhat started with Marwin Gonzalez hitting Kenley Jansen’s mistake out in the ninth inning ended in maybe the single most insane (and homer-happy) extra-inning World Series game ever played. Complete Story

NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 8

Sports PhotoThe Patriots host the Chargers, while Marvin Lewis gets an MRI in Cincy. Hue Jackson is a “game changer,” and the Redskins look to file an injunction on the Dallas rushing attack. Check out the predictions by SC’s Jeffrey Boswell! Complete Story

World Series Game 1: Sorry, Wrong Number

Sports PhotoWith a little help from his friends Chris Taylor and Justin Turner, Clayton Kershaw beat the Astros — and his own seventh-inning horror stories — to open the 2017 World Series, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 32

Sports PhotoMartin Truex, Jr. won at Kansas as the Chase For the Cup field was whittled to eight. Up next is the shot track at Martinsville, where Brad Keselowski won in April. Check out SC’s power rankings! Complete Story

2017 NFL Week 7 Power Rankings

Sports PhotoSC’s grumpy Brad Oremland rants about Brett Hundley, T.J. Ward, FOX headlines, Mitchell Trubisky, short-yardage backs, and Mike Florio’s self-importance, plus: Sacksonville, the Vikings’ pass defense, and the Rams/Cardinals role reversal. Complete Story

ALCS Game 7: The Houston Astros, World Series Bound

Sports PhotoThe Houston Astros prevailed over the inexperienced and finally spent New York Yankees’ “Baby Bombers,” sending the Astros to a World Series showdown with the L.A. Dodgers, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story

College Football’s Surprise Storm

Sports PhotoAmidst the College Football Playoff race, one of the best stories of the year comes from a Power Five school in an unexpected place. SC’s Jean Neuberger takes a look at the surprising success of Iowa State. Complete Story

NLCS Game 5: Dodgers Insist, “No, Cubs, No!”

Sports PhotoPatience at the plate, pitching superiority, and sub Kike Hernandez’s three Game 5 home runs put the Dodgers over the Cubs and en route the World Series at last. Complete Story

Hayward Breaks a Bone, Sports World Gets Weird

Sports PhotoAs SC’s Kevin Beane watches Gordon Hayward break his ankle — thought at first to be his leg — live, he ponders injuries in the sports world, our fans reactions to it, and whether the reactions are misguided. Complete Story

NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 7

Sports PhotoThe Packers say “Hail Mary” as the Saints come to Lambeau Field, while the Jets visit Rick James Stadium in Miami. Denver’s “No Fly Zone” heads to San Diego’s “No Fan Zone,” and the Eagles host the ‘Skins. Complete Story

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 31

Sports PhotoBrad Keselowski survived a crash-filled day at Talladega to win the Alabama 500. Keselowski is through to the next round as the series heads to Kansas for an elimination race, says SC’s Jeffrey Boswell. Complete Story

ALCS Game 3: Unorthodox Smash Hit

Sports PhotoTodd Frazier’s awkward 3-run homer and Aaron Judge’s subsequent 3-run bomb en route a Yankee rout of the Astros smashed the ALCS pattern of good pitching beating good hitting, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story

2017 NFL Week 6 Power Rankings

Sports PhotoWeek 6 was a mess of upsets, comebacks, and whatever that was in New Orleans. SC’s Brad Oremland checks the Deshaun Watson hype train, the Carolina ground game, and the state of the 49ers franchise — and that TD reversal from Jets/Pats. Complete Story

NLCS Game 2: Turner’s Gibson Not Music to Cubs

Sports PhotoJustin Turner’s walk-off 3-run homer to win Game 2 of the NLCS brought heroism to the postseason at last and exposed Cubs manager Joe Maddon as having an inner Buck Showalter, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story

Enough Beef For All

Sports PhotoYes. All of the new team compositions will make for an interesting watch during the NBA season. But SC’s Jonathan Lowe is looking forward to some hoops for reasons that go beyond the court, and the physical. Complete Story

NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 6

Sports PhotoJoe Flacco schools Mitch Trubisky, while the Dolphins look to rehab their image against the Falcons. The Jets host the pats in a key AFC East battle, and Tom Price introduces Denver’s “No Fly Zone” on Monday night. Complete Story

NLDS: Strasburg Breaks Mold, Saves Nats

Sports PhotoPumped full of medication after changing-weather mold gave him flu-like symptoms, Stephen Strasburg stepped up as a big-game pitcher in NLDS Game 4. Complete Story

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