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Winter Paralympics Reverses Course Expelling Russian & Belarusian Athletes
On the heels of severe backlash within the Athletes Village, organizers of the Winter Paralympics Thursday about-faced and expelled Russian and Belarusian athletes from the games, which kick off on Friday. The move will jettison…
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Serena Williams Blasts ‘New York Times’ For Mistaking Her For Sister Venus Williams
Serena Williams is understandably furious and has said that The New York Times “can do better” after the paper published an article about her accompanied by an image of her sister, Venus Williams. She added that “[no]…
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John Ross Breaks NFL Combine’s 40-Yard Dash Record
Out of the myriad drills at the NFL Combine, the 40-yard dash is always the most notable. It makes perfect sense: Football is a game of speed, and what better way to gauge a player’s…
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James Harden Shines In Third Straight 76ers Game, First At Home
After three straight stellar performances in a 76ers uniform—including one Wednesday finally, in the City of Brotherly Love—James Harden has declared Philadelphia home. “Just exciting,” Harden—who finished with 26 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists…
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Chelsea FC Owner Roman Abramovich Called On To Help Mediate Russia-Ukraine War
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who owns the Premier League football club Chelsea, has accepted a Ukrainian request to help negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. “I can confirm Roman Abramovich was contacted by the Ukrainian…
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HS Senior Adonis Lattimore, Born With Half A Leg, Wins State Wrestling Title
Adonis Lattimore, a Virginia high schooler born with no right leg and a left leg that ends at his thigh, took home a state wrestling championship—a shock to everyone except him. “Really if you work…
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Knicks’ C Mitchell Robinson’s Dad Found After Going Missing For 2 Weeks
New York Knicks’ center Mitchell Robinson’s dad has been found after going missing over two weeks ago. A 2018 second-round pick by the team, Robinson said on social media that his father has been MIA…
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NBA Contemplating In-Season Tournament, Adam Silver Says
There’s already one in the postseason, why not make it a regular-season thing, too? The NBA is tinkering with the idea of adding an in-season tournament, according to commissioner Adam Silver. Silver recently said that…
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Michigan Coach Juwan Howard Suspended For Rest Of Regular Season After Fight
The fallout from Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard’s handshake-line shenanigans with the Wisconsin Badgers has arrived. The former Fab 5 star won’t be on the sidelines for the remainder of the Wolverines’ regular-season games. In…
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Olympic Coach Peter Foley & Snowboarder Hagen Kearney Under Investigation
U.S. Ski & Snowboard is investigating longtime Olympic coach Peter Foley as well as Olympic snowboard racer Hagen Kearney after allegations surfaced that the former took pictures of naked female athletes and the latter used racist language…
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Lakers Waive DeAndre Jordan, Sign DJ Augustin & Wenyen Gabriel
As things have started to go haywire, the Los Angeles Lakers plan to make some tweaks to their roster. The team plans to waive backup big man DeAndre Jordan and sign free agent guard DJ Augustin. The move shows the…
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FIFA & UEFA Suspend Russian Teams
FIFA and UEFA have suspended all Russian international and club teams from competitions “until further notice,” the pair announced in a joint statement Monday. The world’s governing soccer body, FIFA, and European’s, UEFA, said that each’s presidents—Gianni…
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Derek Jeter Resigns As Marlins CEO
The Miami Marlins and CEO Derek Jeter have mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately, the Hall of Famer announced Monday. The former Yankee legend was baseball’s first—and remains its only—black CEO. He had one year remaining…
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International Olympic Committee Urges Sports Bodies To Ban Russian Athletes
On the heels of the Ukrainian invasion, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged “with a heavy heart” sports bodies Monday to exclude the country’s athletes and officials from international events. The IOC said the move…
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New Video Show NSFW Fight Between Juwan Howard & Greg Gard
A new video has come to light showing the moments leading up to the donnybrook between Michigan head coach Juwan Howard and Wisconsin’s Greg Gard. The video can be seen below, but be warned: It’s…
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Kings & Nuggets Show Support For Ukraine Crisis Before Game
The Kings and Nuggets held a moment of silence before their game Thursday in Sacramento and linked arms with Sacramento center Alex Len to show support for what’s happening in his native country. Len, 28, and Raptors wing Svi Mykhailiuk—the…
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Lakers Booed, Lose By 28 To Zion-Less Pelicans
If the on-the-court results weren’t apparent enough, the fans’ reactions made it clear: the Lakers are in serious trouble. The team Sunday night suffered its worst loss of the season—123-95 against the Zion Williamson-less Pelicans,…
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Rams’ Coach Sean McVay Urges Aaron Donald To ‘Run It Back’
“Run it back!” That’s the phrase that was jokingly used by Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay at the team’s Super Bowl victory parade to stave one of the greatest defensive players off from potential retirement.…
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Falcon’s Matt Ryan Sets Record With $48.6 Million Cap Hit
Set to enter his 15th NFL season, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is about to set a record. Sure, he’s moving up the all-time passing yardage ranks—he’s on the verge of entering the top five…
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Jaxson Hayes Pleads No Contest To Two Charges For Resisting Arrest
Facing an L.A. judge Thursday stemming from his July arrest, Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes pleaded no contest for resisting arrest and false imprisonment charges. He was facing 10 other charges, but the judge dismissed those. The…
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Aaron Rodgers To Inform Packers Of His 2022 Fate By March 8
Green Bay Packers quarterback (for now) Aaron Rodgers says that he plans to soon inform the team of his intentions for the 2022 NFL season. He said he’d share his 2022 plans by March 8, the…
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