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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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Former Boxing Champion Klitschko Brothers To Fight For Ukraine

Former boxing champions Wladimir Klitschko and Vitali Klitschko are preparing for the fight of their lives, as the former enlisted in the Ukrainian reserve army three weeks prior to Thursday’s Russian invasion and the other…

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MLB & MLBPA Meet For Five Hours; No New CBA In Sight

Monday’s five-hour boardroom session between MLB and the MLB Players Association—at times in the same room, other times in separate quarters—seemed to be all for naught, as the two parties remain far apart on a…

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Luka Doncic ‘Unstoppable’ After Weight Criticism, Mark Cuban Says

The criticism of Luka Doncic’s weight at the start of the NBA season was duly noted, and the preseason MVP favorite has been “unstoppable” since hearing the noise, according to Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.…

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Antonio Brown Slams Bucs & Tom Brady In Expletive-Filled Post

It’s been nearly two months since Antonio Brown’s shirtless tirade and subsequent release from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and, clearly, time does not heal all wounds. The mercurial wide receiver is still seething, as he took to social…

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Michael Jordan & LeBron James Hug At NBA All-Star Game

The 2022 NBA-Star Game was more special than most: The league celebrated its 75th anniversary as well as the 75 best players to ever lace up the high tops. One moment stood out from all…

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Bulls Waive Alfonzo McKinnie, Sign Tristan Thompson

The Chicago Bulls have released forward Alfonzo McKinnie and signed veteran big man Tristan Thompson. Terms of Thompson’s deal were not disclosed. In this, his eleventh, NBA season, the six-foot-nine, 254-pound Thompson owns career averages…

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Lakers’ Anthony Davis Out At Least Four Weeks With Foot Sprain

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will be out at least four weeks after an MRI revealed a mid-foot sprain. Davis sustained the injury in L.A.’s 106-101 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. He was…

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Kamila Valieva Suffers Worst Performance Beijing Games

In the middle of heavy banned-substance hubbub, Russia’s Kamila Valieva Thursday turned in her worst performance of the games. Valieva fell several times and finished fourth in the women’s free skate competition. The 15-year-old fell…

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