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Marcus Smart Returns To Celtics To Defeat Knicks After Knee Injury

Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart returned to the basketball court last night against the New York Knicks in a bench role. Smart had been sidelined since November 20 with a knee injury that had…

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Shannon Szabados Becomes First Female Goalie To Record Shutout In Men’s Pro Hockey

Canadian goalie Shannon Szabados walked into the records books on Saturday night while guarding the net with the Columbus Cottonmouths in the Southern Professional Hockey League. In a game against the Huntsville Havoc where the…

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Legendary Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon Dies

Beloved legendary Harlem Globetrotters player Meadowlark Lemon died Sunday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., at the age of 83, his wife, Cynthia Lemon, reported. Originally from North Carolina, Lemon always had the dream of…

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Peyton Manning Accused Of Taking HGH; Accuser Recants The Charges

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has been accused of taking the banned substance human growth hormone (HGH) while he was out for the 2011 season with the Indianapolis Colts. According to a report first published…

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Jaromir Jagr Gets High Sticked In The Mouth, Asks Santa Claus For New Teeth

Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr has been around the NHL for a long time and suffered his share of bumps and bruises. But getting his front teeth knocked out on Tuesday night still had to…

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Stephen Curry, Chris Paul And Other NBA Stars To Appear In Anti-Gun Violence Ads

Every Christmas Day, the NBA takes over television. This year the games will be accompanied by anti-gun violence commercials staring some of the sport’s biggest names. Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Joakim Noah and Steph Curry will…

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DeMarcus Ware Pretends To Join High School Football Team In Christmas Surprise

Denver Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware visited Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver to give the football team a Christmas surprise. The only catch was that, at first, no one knew who he was. After going…

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Bryn Forbes Helps Michigan State Survive Scare Against Oakland

Hosting Oakland wasn’t even supposed to be a challenge for the top-ranked Michigan State Spartans, but they needed 32 points from Bryn Forbes to avoid an upset with a 99-93 overtime win. In his first…

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Drone Nearly Crashes Into Skier Marcel Hirscher During Slalom

An attempt to get the best possible camera angle almost ended in disaster as a drone nearly struck Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher during a slalom run in Italy. In response, the International Ski Federation is…

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Detroit Lions QB Joey Harrington Pens Essay For ‘Sports Illustrated’

Former Detroit Lions quarterback Joey Harrington wrote a first-person essay about his career for Sports Illustrated entitled “Despite what you may think, my NFL career was a success.” Harrington was the No. 3 overall pick in the…

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New Orleans Saints’ Brandon Browner Sets Record For Penalties

New Orleans Saints cornerback Brandon Browner set a new record on Monday night following his team’s 35-27 home loss against the Detroit Lions on Monday night. Browner received his 23rd flag this season (21 accepted), which surpasses…

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Red Sox To Retire Wade Boggs’ Number 26

Twenty-two years after leaving for the Yankees, Wade Boggs will finally have another day in the Fenway Park spotlight. The Red Sox will retire the third baseman’s number 26 in May. During the 1980s, Boggs was…

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Karl-Anthony Towns Has Monstrous Game; Helps Grandma Watch Him Play

Rookie Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has been showing the basketball world why he was the number one overall pick in the NBA Draft this past June. In the very building he was officially announced…

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Patriots Footballs Were Randomly Checked During Game

Ever since the New England Patriots were accused of deflating footballs during last year’s AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts, the NFL has stated that every team would be randomly checked each week to…

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Josh Norman Calls Out Odell Beckham Jr. For Helmet-To-Helmet Incident

During yesterday’s game at Metlife Stadium, it seemed as if the ongoing battle between Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman and New York Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was never going to end. Throughout…

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Brady Quinn Calls Out TMZ For Fake News Story

Former NFL quarterback Brady Quinn has called out celebrity gossip magnate TMZ over a story that was published stating that he would rather play baseball than football because of the money. Quinn turned to his…

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Jason Heyward Heightens Cubs-Cardinals Rivalry With “Aging Veterans” Comment

Star outfielder Jason Heyward recently left the St. Louis Cardinals to pursue his new team in the Chicago Cubs, signing a massive contract with the team worth eight years and $184 million last week. After doing…

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FIFA Bans Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini For Eight Years

The Ethics Committee, the world’s official governing body for football, officially announced the ban of FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini for eight years today. This is after the committee found the…

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Mix Diskerud Responds To Abby Wambach’s Comments On Foreign-Born Players

After her final game with the United States National Team, Abby Wambach was a guest on Bill Simmon‘s podcast, where she took aim at USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann and his inclusion of foreign-born players. “He…

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Nebraska Cornhuskers Advance To NCAA Final In Front Of Largest Crowd In Tournament History

The ability to handle pressure can make or break a team. Not only did the Nebraska Cornhuskers women’s volleyball team beat Kansas in four sets to advance to the NCAA Championship game, but they did…

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Chelsea Football Club Sacks Jose Mourinho

After a very un-special beginning to the season, Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Chelsea Football Club. After leading Chelsea to a league title last season, the Special One’s side has floundered this season. They…

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