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Bucs’ OL Ali Marpet Retires At 28

After seven seasons and a Super Bowl victory, Ali Marpet has decided to hang up his spikes. The 28-year-old (now former) Buccaneers’ offensive lineman made the announcement on Sunday, reportedly due to health concerns. Come next season,…

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Novak Djokovic To Compete In French Open After Easing Of Vaccine Rules

On the heels of relaxed vaccine rules in the country, Novak Djokovic may be able to compete in the French Open after his ordeal with the Australian Open. The Serbian was famously prevented from playing…

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John Elway Wants Role With Team Under New Ownership; Team: We’ll See

Broncos’ franchise legend John Elway wants a role with the team’s new ownership, but it remains to be seen if there will be one for him once the team is sold. The former signal-caller will…

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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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Maple Leafs’ Rodion Amirov Has Brain Tumor

The 15th pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, Rodion Amirov, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, his team, the Toronto Maple Leafs said. The 20-year-old Russian forward signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the team…

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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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