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Interview with Prodigious Playmaker and First Round Talent -- Stefon Diggs

Interview with Prodigious Playmaker and First Round Talent — Stefon Diggs

What makes a playmaker? One only needs to watch Stefon Diggs in action to uncover the answer to the aforementioned question. While there is a profusion of talented wide receivers in the 2015 NFL Draft, Diggs is every bit as gifted as the receivers widely regarded as first-round picks but this isn’t uncharted territory for Diggs. Diggs has been an exceptional athlete since his father introduced…

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Rays Minor League Recap: Jake Bauers Extends On-Base Streak

#Rays Minor League Recap: Jake Bauers Extends On-Base Streak Tp 16 Straight Games

Jake Bauers Off To Tremendous Start In Charlotte

Jake Bauers was acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays along with Rene Rivera, Burch Smith, Travis Ott, and Steven Souza Jr. in the three team trade between the Rays, San Diego Padres, and Washington Nationals over the winter.

Bauers was drafted by the Padres in the 7th round of the 2013 draft out of Marina High School in Huntington California. After being…

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Lightning Beat Red Wings, Bring It Home For Game Seven

#tblightning bring the series back home via @trfernandezNHL

This was it.

One game to keep the series going and bring it back to Tampa for a possible Game Seven or end up going home.

The Lightning needed this just as badly as they needed Game Four.

They got it as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 thanks to some timely goals from Tyler Johnson and a strong performance by goalie Ben Bishop.

“Johnny is a special player,” Cooper said after the game. “And…

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Rays Win Streak Ends At Five, Fall To Yankees

#Rays Win Streak Ends At Five, Fall To Yankees

Rays Road Trip Begins With 4-1 Loss To Yankees

The Tampa Bay Rays (11-9) were defeated by the New York Yankees (12-8) by a final score of 3-1 ending their modest win streak at five games in a row and extending their losing streak against the New York Yankees to six in a row dating back to last season.

Nate Karns  was sailing along with two out in the fifth inning when he issued a walk to Stephen…

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Red Wings: "A Formula That's Neutralized The Highest Scoring Team In The NHL"

Red Wings: “A Formula That’s Neutralized The Highest Scoring Team In The NHL”

Erik Erlendsson Talks The Red Wings Strategy And What The Officiating Is Doing To The NHL Playoffs

Erik Erlendsson of TBO was with Tom Veit to talk the Detroit Red Wings and their interference strategy. Is it effecting the playoffs in a bad way?

Your story today talked about the interference and how that’s infecting the Lightning. Can you elaborate on that a little bit?

“There’s no doubt that…

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Love Being Out Can't Lull Chicago To False Sense Of Security

Love Being Out Can’t Lull Chicago To False Sense Of Security

Steve Aschburner On Kevin Love’s Shoulder And The Bulls And Cavs Adjustments To Be Made

Steve Aschburner of NBA.com was with Tom Veit today to talk about the perils of the Cavs losing Kevin Love and what it means for the Chicago Bulls.

All of a sudden, how does the world change for the Cavs?

“Why can’t they get along? It’s called the playoffs! Obviously if Kevin Love is not able to play pretty…

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Rays Offense: Hitting Is Contagious Both Ways

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Roger Mooney Talks The Rays Offense & Chris Archer’s Consistency

Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune was with Tom Veit today talking the Rays offense as it heats up and their pitching staff’s consistency.

The bats on the Rays have been doing so well. Over the Toronto series, 21 runs to 6 in 3 games. Pretty impressive by the Rays offense:

“It’s gonna be like that this season. They’re gonna be…

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"UCF Draftees Are Outpacing Performance Expectations More Than Any Other University"

#UCF draft picks are outperforming their peers at a huge level. Hear @eric_adelson go in depth: #TuckAndONeill:

Eric Adelson On UCF Draftees And Their Unexpected Performance Boom

Eric Adelson of Yahoo Sports was with Mike and Jerry today to talk about UCF draftees and their ranks in the NFL, along with his piece profiling Breshad Perriman.

The article obviously also discusses some other former UCF athletes and their athleticism… The caliber of athlete that they’ve been able to go out and recruit, and…

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Major League Baseball Boorish Behavior and ARod

Major League Baseball Boorish Behavior and ARod

Major League Baseball has an Alex Rodriguez problem. Alex Rodriguez is having a fairly productive start to the 2015 season and is one home run behind Willie Mays’ 660 home runs and when he hits that round tripper, Alex Rodriguez is entitled to a bonus from the New York Yankees. The Yankees franchise ownership doesn’t particularly…

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Where Each Miami Hurricanes Prospect Could Be Selected in the NFL Draft

Where Each Miami Hurricanes Prospect Could Be Selected in the NFL Draft

After months of mock drafts and speculation, we are just three days away from the 2015 NFL Draft. The first round of the draft will be held on Thursday, April 30 in the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago. Rounds two and three will be held on Friday, May 1, followed by rounds four through seven on Saturday, May 2.

The Miami Hurricanes were a mediocre 6-7 in 2014, but will be…

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NFL Draft: Clemson DE/OLB Vic Beasley Embracing 'Tweener' Label

Clemson DE/OLB Vic Beasley is embracing the 'tweener' label. Might he end up with the #Jaguars at 3? #NFLDraft

Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley has been considered by many to be one of the best pass rushers in the draft. But at 6ft 3, 246, he’s considered too small to put his hand in the dirt at the next level, meaning he’ll have to adjust to playing outside linebacker and dip into coverage.

Is that something he can do? In a 3-4 scheme, certainly, and plenty of teams have wanted to find out. Beasley…

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After Injury, Nationals Max Scherzer Wants DH in Both Leagues

Nationals Max Scherzer Wants DH in Both Leagues after suffering thumb injury.

MLB: MAX SCHERZER WANTS A D.H. IN THE N.L.

After jamming his right thumb during an at-bat Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals starting pitcher wants a designated hitter in both leagues.

Scherzer, who signed a 7-year, $210 million contract during the off-season, is doubtful for his next scheduled start because of the thumb injury.

The debate of having a designated hitter…

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Rays Excited To Play First Game Outdoors

The #Rays have had a lot of firsts this season, but they haven't done this yet:

Yet Another First For The Rays Tonight

The Tampa Bay Rays are on a five game win streak as they enter a nine-game road trip, and Kevin Cash is excited for more reasons than one.

While there’s been a lot of firsts for the team in the 19 games – including first home runs (Tim Beckham, Mikie Mahtook, Allan Dykstra), first hits (Mahtook, Dykstra), first wins (Steve Geltz, Jose Dominguez), first…

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Top 5 Enforcers of the NBA Playoffs

Top 5 Enforcers of the #NBAPlayoffs

Best Enforcers of the NBA Playoffs

The NBA has changed dramatically since the days of former basketball tough guys like Charles Oakley and Horace Grant. Now a days, guard play dominates the game, big men can knock down three pointers with ease, and the flopping is completely out of control.

Despite all these changes to the NBA style of play over the past 25 years, the role of enforcer remains…

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Rays Aquire Xavier Cedeno, Injury Updates

Rays Aquire Xavier Cedeno, Injury Updates

After losing Jeff Beliveau for the year with a torn labrum and then C.J. Riefenhauser landed on the disabled list with a stiff shoulder the Tampa Bay Rays were in need of a left-handed reliever and to fill that need they acquired Xavier Cedeno from the Los Angeles Dodgers (Twitter) in exchange for cash considerations .

In order to make room on the 40-man roster John Jasowas transferred from the…

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2015 NFL Draft QB Rankings

Mike Tuck's 2015 #NFLDraft QB Rankings.

2015 NFL Quarterback Draft Class Lacks Depth, But Not Star-Power

The Tampa Bay Bucs are on the clock. They need a quarterback and are in luck to have a couple of decent choices in 2015. Neither option is Andrew Luck, but one will have to suffice. These are my 2015 NFL Draft QB rankings.

This isn’t a particularly strong or deep class of passers. The importance of the quarterback position however…

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Soccer Making A Comeback In The U.S

Why is #soccer becoming more popular in the #u.s.a?

Will Soccer Become America’s Sport?

With more and more European soccer players leaving their home city and coming to play on the U.S mainland, the MLS may become more popular than Spain’s La Liga or England’s Barclay’s Premier League. The increase in popularity in Major League Soccer is primarily due to the World’s most talented players playing for one of the twenty teams the league has. Recent…

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