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Thunder’s Josh Giddey Sets Triple Double Record

Oklahoma City’s two first-round picks in the 2021 NBA draft, Josh Giddey (sixth overall) and Tre Mann (18th overall), were excited to play at Madison Square Garden heading into Monday’s tilt against the Knicks. Their…

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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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Kamila Valieva Says ‘Contamination; By Her Grandfather’s Medication Led To Positive Drug Test

The latest in the ongoing saga of Kamila Valieva and her pre-Olympics failed doping test includes her lawyers saying that the 15-year-old skater failed because of contamination from her grandfather’s medication. Indeed, part of the…

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Novak Djokovic Says He’ll Skip French Open & Wimbledon If They Require Vaccination

Some people never learn. Novak Djokovic is clearly one of them. The top-ranked men’s tennis player said that he would skip the French Open and Wimbledon this year if they require a COVID-19 vaccination—this comes after…

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Want Tickets For NBA All-Star Weekend? Here’s How To Get Yours!

You can see the NBA’s current stars, tomorrow’s stars, celebrity ballers, and everyone in between at the league’s 71st All-Star Weekend live, this weekend, at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. GET DEALS ON ALL-STARS TICKETS HERE!…

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Van Jefferson Wins Super Bowl, Sprints To Hospital To See Newborn Son

Van Jefferson had an even greater home-field advantage at Super Bowl LVI than did his team, which was playing in its home stadium. That’s because Jefferson’s wife, Samaria, was pregnant with the couple’s second child,…

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VIDEO: US Olympic Bobsledder Aja Evans On Coming Out Of Retirement To Compete In Beijing

Team USA bobsledder Aja Evans came out of retirement to compete in the Bejing Olympic Games.

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Dodgers’ Trevor Bauer Will Not Face Criminal Charges After Sexual Assault Allegations

Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will not face criminal charges by Los Angeles prosecutors. The ruling concludes a five-month review of the case, which stems from sexual assault allegations made by a San Diego woman who sought an eventually-dismissed…

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Kamila Valieva Cleared To Compete After Failed Drug Test

The IOC has said that “in the interest of fairness to all athletes” there will be no medal ceremony if Russian teenager Kamila Valieva places in the top three in the women’s individual figure skating…

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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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Cooper Kupp Named MVP Of Super Bowl LVI

After missing the previous biggest game of his career, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp made sure to make this one—Super Bowl LVI—count. And he did. To the tune of eight catches, two touchdowns, 92 yards and…

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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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Texans Hire Lovie Smith As Head Coach

The Houston Texans have hired Lovie Smith as their new head coach. Smith, who is African American, is the second minority candidate to be hired this offseason after the Miami Dolphins brought on San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator…

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US Olympic Bobsledder Chris Mazdzer On Risk On Injury In Sport

Team USA bobsledder Chris Mazdzer and three-time Olympic competitor will be returning for his fourth Olympic Games in Bejing.

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VIDEO: US Olympic Biathlon Star Jake Brown On Being A Multi-Sport Olympian

Jake Brown is ready to compete for Team USA’s biathlon team at the Beijing Olympic Games.

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UCLA’s Mac Etienne Arrested After Allegedly Spitting On Fans

UCLA redshirt freshman forward Mac Etienne was arrested and cited for assault after appearing to spit at Arizona fans following the Bruins’ 76-66 loss to the Wildcats Thursday evening. A video appears to show the…

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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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U.S. Snowboarder Chloe Kim Notches Second Straight Gold Medal

Twenty-one-year-old American snowboarder Chloe Kim notched her second straight Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe at the 2022 Beijing Games on Thursday. Kim scored 94 points to take the lead in the field of 12…

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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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VIDEO: US Olympic Bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman On Qualifying For Olympics

Team USA bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman is ready to compete at the Beijing Olympic Games. She believes that persistence is the main reason that she has made it this far.

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Russian Biathlete Valeria Vasnetsova In Pain Over Inedible Quarantine Food At Beijing Olympics

It’s not uncommon for an Olympic athlete to be in pain during the games. It is uncommon, though, for the provided food to be the root cause of that pain. Well, that’s exactly the situation…

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