Sam Cooper

Sam Cooper
Sam Cooper has written about college football and other sports for Yahoo Sports since 2013. He is a Penn State graduate and lives in Philadelphia.
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NBA betting: Nets and Lakers, not the Bucks, are betting favorites for 2021-22 championship
The Bucks are fresh off an NBA title but aren't the betting favorites to win it all again next year.
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Nick Saban says nearly 90% of Alabama football team is vaccinated
Saban explained how getting the vaccine can serve as a competitive advantage: "How does the personal choice and decision you make affect the team?"
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Olympics betting: Team USA basketball odds plummet after shaky showing in exhibition play
Team USA is still the betting favorite, but has seen its odds take a significant tumble.
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The Daily Sweat: 5 college football win total bets we like
Believe it or not, football season is right around the corner.
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Deion Sanders walks out of SWAC media day after reporter addresses him as 'Deion'
Apparently Deion Sanders isn’t a fan of being addressed by his own first name.
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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is opposed to a 12-team College Football Playoff
Dabo Swinney was against the four-team playoff, so it's not a surprise that he's opposed to an expansion to 12 teams.
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Tennis betting: Bettor wins $173K via 7-leg parlay
One BetMGM customer had an extremely lucrative weekend thanks to a 7-leg tennis parlay.
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The Daily Sweat: Facing elimination, how will the Suns respond?
For just the second time all postseason, the Suns are trailing in a series. And this time they are facing elimination.
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NCAA paid $68 million in legal fees as its revenue decreased by more than 50 percent
The NCAA paid $34.8 million in accrued legal fees alone on the Alston v. NCAA case — a case it lost 9-0.

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