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There is nothing quite like the noise of a goal being scored elsewhere: the isolated explosion from whoever saw it flash up on their phones or heard it on their radios, first rippling out, the doubts almost audible as the wave spreads.

It’s the first Friday in February and the search is in high gear. The mission: to replace the coach who sparked the most improved unit in major college football in 2021.

Golden State steamrolled Luka Doncic and Dallas in Game 1, harkening back to memories of the vintage Dubs dominating everybody. If the Warriors continue to click on both ends, we could be in for a familiar result this postseason.

It should go without saying that the evaluation of NBA prospects is something less than an exact science.

Fox Sports’ deal to make Tom Brady its lead NFL game analyst after he retires is for 10 years and $375 million, The Post has learned.

Now that the 2022 NFL Draft is history and teams have had time to process the major moves, we tap into conversations around the league in my 32-team review featuring insights from team executives on the most interesting developments.

The Giants and Jets may have done something right, there’s never been a better time to be a wide receiver, and quarterbacks were not the story on Day 1 The first round of the NFL draft is in the books! There was plenty of wheeling and dealing and a lot of wide receivers selected.

The meeting that took place in Branch Rickey's office on Montague Street in Brooklyn in late August of 1945 has obtained an almost apocryphal status.

Tom Brady coming out of retirement and the Russell Wilson trade and the explosion of wide receiver salaries and Kansas City trading Tyreek Hill and one quarterback picked in the top 70 draft picks and the insane coverage of the release of the schedule.

It often felt to some observers that there were two groups at SEC coaches meetings — the Nick Saban guys and the others.

The quarterbacks fell … and fell, and fell, and fell. But a few teams managed to have great draft classes while others left us scratching our heads. The 2022 NFL draft cycle finally has a bow on it.

In the end, just like a title race or World Cup final, it was a saga that ran right to the end.

SAN FRANCISCO – On the night their dynasty came crashing down – toppled by torn ligaments, physical exhaustion and the raw power of Kawhi Leonard—the Golden State Warriors struggled to process their emotions, and their future.

It took three decades for Joseph Solano—a thirty-six-year-old single father from the Bronx who is known by the nom de tweet JoezMcFly—to discover his most marketable talent. “I get hype about things,” he explained the other day.

With the draft, most of free agency, and much trade activity in the books, it’s time to look at which teams are locked in with their QBs for the long haul, and which are looking to have a hot girl season Pursuing quarterbacks is a lot like pursuing love.