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Jerry West Furious At His Portrayal On HBO’s ‘Winning Time’

There’s at least one person who is not a fan of HBO’s Winning Time docuseries chronicling the Lakers teams of the Magic Johnson era: the team’s former executive Jerry West, who serves as one of the…

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Novak Djokovic Calls Wimbledon’s Russian Ban ‘Crazy’

Novak Djokovic, who has recently made headlines for his off-the-court antics has now made more off-court noise: he’s called Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players “crazy” and added that he does not support…

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Capitol Evacuated For Plane Carrying Skydivers For Nationals Pregame Festivities

Give it up for our National Defense! The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday night after police said an aircraft in the area posed “a probable threat.” The problem: The plane was carrying U.S. Army…

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Ben Simmons On Cusp Of Playing For Brooklyn Nets

Relatively new Brooklyn Nets acquisition Ben Simmons is close to making his season debut, as he was recently cleared for contact in practice and even participated in four-on-four drills Monday. The guard was ruled out for…

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Khris Middleton Hurts Knee, To Miss At Least Two Weeks

The Bucks will have to rely heavily on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the rest of the team, as Khris Middleton will miss the next two weeks—at least—with an MCL sprain in his right knee. He’ll be…

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Wimbledon Bans Russian Athletes From Competing

Wimbledon this year will ban Russian athletes due to the Ukraine invasion. Such a ban would see world Nos. 2 Daniil Medvedev and 8 Andrey Rublev, and women’s 15 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, unable to compete. There are conflicting reports as…

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Shohei Ohtani Pitches Perfect Into Sixth Inning

It seems as if each time he steps on the mound there’s some new accomplishment that Shohei Ohtani achieves. Wednesday evening it was a perfect game against the Astros, which he took into the sixth…

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Giannis Antetokounmpo Passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar For Bucks’ Playoff Scoring Record

There must have been something in the air Wednesday night. After Shohei Ohtani flirted with history via a perfect game, Giannis Antetokounmpo made history on the basketball court: He passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most…

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2022 Season Preview: Chicago Cubs – Schedule, Tickets, Roster, Odds

With only a projected 9.2% chance to make the playoffs, things aren’t looking great for the Chicago Cubs headed into the 2022 season. > GET DEALS ON CHICAGO CUBS TICKETS HERE! The club finished last…

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San Diego Padres To Wear Jersey Patches In 2023

We all knew this day was coming, but that doesn’t make it any easier. The San Diego Padres Monday announced that in 2023 they’ll become the first MLB team to don ads on their uniforms—with…

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Inaki Williams Sets Consecutive LaLiga Games-Played Record

Since joining Athletic Bilbao in 2014, Inaki Williams hasn’t missed a single LaLiga game. The 27-year-old has played in 333 games—including a record 224 in a row—and scored 74 goals with 44 assists. He breaks…

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USC Commit Aaliyah Gayles Shot Four Times At House Party

Aaliyah Gayles, who has committed to play basketball at USC, was reportedly shot multiple times over the weekend at a house party in Las Vegas. The 18-year-old Gayles, who was one of four people shot…

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After Butt Slap, Nikola Jokic Ejected in Nuggets’ Game 2 Loss To Warriors

Nikola Jokic’s tensions clearly boiled over during Monday’s Nuggets/Warriors playoff game, which saw Golden State prevail 126-106. It began early in the first quarter when Gary Payton II blocked a shot from Jokic, which led…

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Alabama’s JD Davison ‘Done With College,’ Enters NBA Draft

After one season, Alabama guard JD Davison says he is “done with college” and is entering the 2022 NBA Draft. “To [Alabama] Coach [Nate] Oats, the entire staff, and the Crimson Tide fan base—thank you…

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NHL’s Seattle Kraken Bring In Marshawn Lynch & Macklemore As Minority Investors

It wouldn’t make much sense for an NHL team to add a Grammy-winner and a former NFL running back, would it? Well, the Seattle Kraken did just that; not to its lineup, though—to its ownership…

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