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LiAngelo Ball Impresses In Summer League Debut

LiAngelo Ball, the middle brother of the Ball family, is trying to be the third brother to play in the NBA. Older brother, Lonzo Ball recently signed a four-year, $85 million deal with the Chicago Bulls. Meanwhile, younger…

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Luka Doncic Signs A Supermax Extension With Dallas Mavericks

Luka Doncic has signed a five-year supermax deal with the Dallas Mavericks worth $207 million. The news was initially broken by several news outlets before confirmation by Doncic’s agent, Bill Duffy. This deal is the…

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Peyton Manning Inducted Into The 2021 Hall of Fame, Teases Tom Brady

Peyton Manning, one of the most decorated football players of all time, was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame over the weekend. Manning was the headliner of the 2021 Hall of Fame Class and…

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Robert Griffin III To Join ESPN As Analyst On NFL and CFB

Robert Griffin III has stepped away from his playing days in football, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t sticking around the sport. He recently inked a deal with ESPN for an analyst position that will…

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Andre Iguodala Agrees To Return To The Warriors

Andre Iguodala will return to the Golden State Warriors after two seasons with the Miami Heat. Iguodala spent six seasons with the Warriors from 2013-2019 before being traded to the Heat. The forward was a…

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Australian Athletes Facing Discipline For Rude Behavior On Return Flight From Olympics

Multiple athletes from Australia’s Olympic team are facing discipline for their behavior on a return flight from the Tokyo Olympics. Members of Australia’s rugby and soccer teams behaved poorly on a 10-hour flight back home…

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German Cities Interested In Hosting Future NFL Games

The NFL is looking to extend the influence of its annual trips across the pond by possibly exploring other European cities to play in. London has been the mainstay for NFL Europe games, but that could soon…

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Kemba Walker To Sign With The Knicks After Buyout With OKC

Kemba Walker will be heading home to the New York Knicks following his contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder had acquired Walker in a deal with the Boston Celtics in June but…

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Otto Porter Jr. Reported to Sign with the Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are signing Otto Porter Jr. to a one-year minimum contract. With big money already in the pockets of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins, the Warriors are hoping…

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Minnesota Vikings Release CB Jeff Gladney Following Indictment By Federal Judge

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney was released by the team on August 3 following his indictment by a Texas federal judge for felony assault that occurred in April. The Vikings released a statement on Twitter:…

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Connor Fields Out From ICU After BMX Incident

Olympic BMX gold medalist Connor Fields is out from the intensive care unit but remains hospitalized following a scary crash at the Tokyo Olympics. Fields was the favorite for the BMX title at the Olympics,…

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Carmelo Anthony Signs A One-Year Deal To Join The Los Angeles Lakers

Carmelo Anthony is the latest to join the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason after agreeing to a one-year deal to join LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook in Los Angeles. Anthony announced the decision…

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Stephen Curry Signs Four-Year $215 Million Contract Extension With Warriors

Stephen Curry will remain with the Golden States Warriors for the next five years after agreeing to a four-year extension worth $215 million. At 33 years of age, Curry showed no signs of slowing down…

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John Collins Stays With Hawks On a Five-Year, $125 Million Deal

Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins has agreed to a five-year, $125 million deal to stay with the team. Collins is coming off a season where he averaged 17.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for…

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Kawhi Leonard is expected to re-sign with the Clippers

Kawhi Leonard declined his $36 million player option for the 2021-22 season. However, the two-time Finals MVP has reportedly decided to re-sign with the L.A. Clippers, with the terms of the deal being hashed out.…

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Carson Wentz To Undergo Foot Surgery, Sidelined For 5-12 Weeks

Indianapolis quarterback Carson Wentz underwent surgery last week on his injured left foot. He is to be sidelined for approximately five to 12 weeks, coach Frank Reich announced. Wentz had initially held hopes of only resting and rehabbing…

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Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya Auctions Off Medal To Support Belarusian Athletes

Last week, a Belarusian sprinter in the Tokyo Games, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, was granted a humanitarian visa by Poland after refusing to return to Belarus. Now, she says she will auction off her 2019 European Games…

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Raven Saunders’ ‘X’ Protest Gesture Did Not Violate Rules, Says USOPC

Team USA shot-putter Raven Saunders sparked controversy by highlighting “oppression” during her protest on the Olympic podium. Now, USOC has ruled that Saunders did not violate rules against making political statements and acted as a…

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Kyle Schwarber Suffers Rehab Setback After Being Acquired By Red Sox

The Red Sox are looking to take definitive control of the AL East after acquiring all-star outfielder Kyle Schwarber from the Nationals, but they may have to wait a little longer – Schwarber suffered a rehab…

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Carl Lewis Calls U.S. Men’s 4×100 Relay Team ‘A Total Embarrassment’

The U.S. women’s 4×100 team’s push for a third consecutive Olympic gold was denied by Jamaica. Jamaica won in a national record of 41.02 seconds, adding the relay title to its Tokyo Olympic collection after…

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Transgender Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard Makes Olympic History, Despite Loss

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made history in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the first transgender athlete to ever compete in a solo event, but she crashed out of the Olympics over in the second…

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