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Deshaun Watson To Face Sexual Assault Questions Under Oath

A Houston judge has ruled that Deshaun Watson can face questions under oath in at least some of the 22 civil cases filed against him by women who have accused the (perhaps soon-to-be-former) Houston Texans quarterback of everything from…

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Obi Toppin Wins In Poorly Received Slam Dunk Contest

Obi Toppin just keeps improving. Last season as a rookie, the Knicks forward finished second in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest; this year, he defeated Golden State Warriors guard Juan Toscano-Anderson in the finals to…

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US Olympic Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Falls Again: ‘I Just Feel Like A Joke!’

Mikaela Shiffrin’s awful Beijing Olympics continued Thursday, as the U.S. skier suffered a third did-not-finish (DNF). Shiffrin arrived at the Winter Olympics looking to win a third consecutive gold, but, after prior course mishaps, the 26-year-old…

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Bruins Winger Brad Marchand Suspended (Again)

For the eighth time in his career, and second this season, Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand has been suspended. This time it’s for six games, for roughing and high sticking against Pittsburgh goalie Tristan Jarry. The ban was announced following…

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Odell Beckham Jr. Injures Knee, Leaves Super Bowl Early After Scoring TD

Odell Beckham Jr. emerged as an MVP candidate in the early parts of Super Bowl LVI—grabbing an imperative first-down pass as well as the game’s first touchdown. However, a devastating knee injury thwarted any such…

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Rams Hold Off Bengals To Win Super Bowl LVI, 23-20

Down late in Super Bowl LVI, the Los Angeles Rams went to a familiar offensive well to etch their names in sports history. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford targeted Cooper Kupp six times on the go-ahead…

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Jamaican Bobsled Team Hopes To Medal At Beijing Winter Olympics

A member of the Jamaican bobsled team has high hopes for the Olympics—so high, in fact, that they have never been matched. Indeed, Sheffield Hallam University student Ashley Watson is part of the four-man bobsled…

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Nathan Chen Wins First Olympic Gold Medal With Near-Perfect Performance

Target acquired! A near-perfect performance head and shoulders above the competition earned American Nathan Chen his first Olympic Gold medal in the men’s single skating competition. The favorite headed into Thursday’s event in Beijing, the 22-year-old Chen…

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Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis Wins First U.S. Gold Medal At Beijing Olympics

U.S. snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis set a lot of firsts on her fifth try. The 36-year-old won her first gold medal on Wednesday (women’s snowboard cross) to give her country its first such hardware of the…

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Olympic Skiier Mikaela Shiffrin Crashes Out For Second Time In Three Days

Just two days after crashing out of her first run in Monday’s giant slalom, American Mikaela Shiffrin failed to make it past five gates in Wednesday’s slalom after, skiing off-line just seconds into her run. “It…

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Where Will 49er’s QB Jimmy Garoppolo Land?

Following a nearly 18-minute Zoom media session Tuesday, San Francisco 49ers (as of now) quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo looked into the camera and delivered what could only be construed as a farewell: “It’s been a hell of a ride. I…

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U.S. Figure Skating Take Silver Medal In Team Competition

Chock up another medal for the U.S. “Yes!” Madison Chock said as Karen Chen landed a jump. Chock and Evan Bates were in the mixed zone after a media session Monday, watching as Chen took…

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Raiders Hired Josh McDaniels As Coach & Dave Ziegler As GM – Were These Good Bets For Vegas?

The Las Vegas Raiders have hired Patriots director of player personnel Dave Ziegler as their general manager and New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as head coach. McDaniels is no stranger to the division, as he coached the Denver…

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Andy Reid, Too, Thinks NFL OT Rules Need A Tweaking

We know their quarterback doesn’t like it. Now we know the Kansas City Chiefs head coach also thinks changes to the NFL’s overtime rules should be instituted. Andy Reid knows exactly what the Buffalo Bills went through…

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USMNT Makes Short Work Of Honduras, 3-0, In World Cup Qualifier

Bracing the bitter-cold Minnesota weather, the United States Men’s National Team won a crucial World Cup qualifier on Wednesday against Honduras, 3-0. Weston McKennie opened the scoring on a header in the eighth minute and…

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MLB & MLBPA To Meet Again

Major League Baseball and its Players Association plan to meet again last week after a bargaining session led to tiny progress between the sides. It was the first action since the league locked the players…

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Bengals Headed To Super Bowl For First Time Since 1989

For the first time since 1989 and only the third time in franchise history, the Cincinnati Bengals are going to the Super Bowl! On the heels of a thrilling 27-24 overtime win against the Kansas City…

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Led By QB Matthew Stafford, Rams Beat 49ers, Advance To Super Bowl

You can’t lose ‘em all—or even seven in a row. The Rams proved that Sunday as they snapped their six-game losing against divisional-foe San Francisco in the NFC Championship game to advance to the Super…

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Sixers’ Fans Who Called Carmelo Anthony ‘Boy’ Are Ejected From Game

The intensity of Thursday’s Lakers-76ers game wasn’t confined strictly to the players on the court—though some were involved in the extra-curricular activity. With about seven minutes left to play, Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony walked directly toward…

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David Ortiz Elected To MLB Hall Of Fame – Bonds & Clemens Fall Short

Major League Baseball announced Tuesday evening that, among the many deserving candidates on the ballot, the only player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022 will be former Red Sox slugger David…

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Kevin Durant To Miss All-Star Game To Continue Rehab

It was most likely a pipe dream, anyway. But now it’s official: Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, the conference’s leading vote-getter, will not play in the NBA All-Star game on February 20 as he continues…

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