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Dana White Among 34 Penning Letters Of Support For Cain Velasquez In Attempted Murder Case

UFC higher-ups—including President Dana White, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and retired former lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov—last week penned letters to the Santa Clara County, Calif., Superior Court in support of Cain Velasquez. Velasquez—charged with attempted murder and…

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Second Grand Jury Declines To Indict Browns’ New QB Deshaun Watson

A second Texas grand jury Thursday declined to indict new Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson on sexual misconduct allegations. “After a careful and thorough review of the facts and evidence documented in the reports prepared by…

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Jorge Masvidal Out On Bail After Arrest For Sucker Punching Colby Covington

On the heels of his confrontation with Colby Covington, Jorge Masvidal has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of aggravated battery with a mask and another felony count of criminal mischief. He’s due back…

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Heat’s Jimmy Butler & Udonis Haslem Get Into Shout Match & Need To Be Separated In Warriors Loss

The Heat lost 118-104 to the Warriors Wednesday night, but that wasn’t the team’s low point of the evening: Miami teammates Jimmy Butler and Udonis Haslem got into a shouting match and had to be separated in…

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Kyrie Irving Can Play In New York Again As City Eases Vaccination Laws

Kyrie Irving is going to get one helluva birthday present: Returning as a full-time player for the Brooklyn Nets, as Mayor Eric Adams (D) is expected to announce that unvaccinated athletes—such as Irving—will be allowed…

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Colts Acquire QB Matt Ryan, Falcons Sign Marcus Mariota

In an offseason that has already seen numerous quarterback changes, the Indianapolis Colts are now in on the carousel: They’ve traded a third-round pick for Matt Ryan after they sent Carson Wentz packing a few…

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Auburn’s Jabari Smith Undecided On Entering NBA Draft

Following one of the worst showings of his career Sunday, Auburn freshman Jabari Smith says he hasn’t made up his mind about entering the 2022 NBA Draft. The potential first pick of the draft was…

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No Set Timetable For Ben Simmons’ Return To Court

There’s still no set timetable when it comes to Ben Simmons’ return to action for the Brooklyn Nets. Simmons, who recently had his request for a trade from the 76ers fulfilled, has yet to play a game…

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WNBA Star Brittney Griner Doing ‘Ok’ In Extended Detention In Russia

As U.S. officials say they’ve not spoken to Brittney Griner since her arrest in Moscow on February 17 on drug charges, a State Department official said in a statement Thursday, “We insist the Russian government…

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Matt Olson Signs $168 Million Deal With Braves

On the heels of a trade that sent him from the Oakland A’s to his hometown Atlanta Braves, Matt Olson has signed an eight-year, $168 million contract with his new club. Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos phoned his…

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DeMarcus Lawrence Agrees To New Deal To Stay In Dallas

Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence has agreed to a new three-year deal worth $40 million ($30 million guaranteed) to stay in Dallas. With the deal, Lawrence becomes the first DE to have seven straight seasons…

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Russell Westbrook & Wife Nina Reveal They Receive Death Threats From Lakers Fans

Criticism against a 14-year veteran, nine-time All-Star, and former league MVP is sometimes valid, but death threats—regardless of the player’s stature—are never ok. Russell Westbrook and his wife, Nina, have shared that that’s exactly what…

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Seahawks Trade Russell Wilson To Broncos, Release Bobby Wagner

The Seattle Seahawks will have a completely new look next season, as the team Tuesday parted ways with two franchise icons on both sides of the ball: Hours after agreeing to trade quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver…

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Falcons WR Calvin Ridley Suspended For Gambling, Tweets Through It

As one normally does after getting suspended for a year from their job with their career in jeopardy, Calvin Ridley took to the bird app to plead his case. Word came down Monday afternoon that…

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Eddie Kingston Beats Chris Jericho At AEW Revolution, Jericho Refuses To Shake Hands

The Revolution is here! Or at least AEW Revolution 2022 is, as it kicked off with a bang Sunday evening as Eddie Kingston finally on “the big one.” In arguably the most important match of…

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Packers & Aaron Rodgers Working On Short-Term, High-Value Deal

In an attempt (perhaps futile) to keep quarterback Aaron Rodgers in town, the Green Bay Packers are working on a short-term deal to make him the highest-paid player in 2022. The contract talks, of course, hinge…

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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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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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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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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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