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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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FIFA & UEFA Suspend Russian Teams

FIFA and UEFA have suspended all Russian international and club teams from competitions “until further notice,” the pair announced in a joint statement Monday. The world’s governing soccer body, FIFA, and European’s, UEFA, said that each’s presidents—Gianni…

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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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Eli Apple Not Fazed By Poor Super Bowl Performance Or Haters

Despite a lengthy trash-talking rap sheet throughout the season, Bengals cornerback Eli Apple is fed up and coming back at his haters. Following his brutal Super Bowl LVI performance, he vowed to “unleash that demon” and…

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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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New Video Show NSFW Fight Between Juwan Howard & Greg Gard

A new video has come to light showing the moments leading up to the donnybrook between Michigan head coach Juwan Howard and Wisconsin’s Greg Gard. The video can be seen below, but be warned: It’s…

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Kings & Nuggets Show Support For Ukraine Crisis Before Game

The Kings and Nuggets held a moment of silence before their game Thursday in Sacramento and linked arms with Sacramento center Alex Len to show support for what’s happening in his native country. Len, 28, and Raptors wing Svi Mykhailiuk—the…

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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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Rams’ Coach Sean McVay Urges Aaron Donald To ‘Run It Back’

“Run it back!” That’s the phrase that was jokingly used by Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay at the team’s Super Bowl victory parade to stave one of the greatest defensive players off from potential retirement.…

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Dustin Johnson & Bryson DeChambeau Stick With PGA Tour Over Saudis

The PGA Tour got a bit stronger over the weekend, as both Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau released statements saying they’re both sticking with the tour and eschewing the much-ballyhooed rival Saudi Arabia-backed Super Golf…

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Falcon’s Matt Ryan Sets Record With $48.6 Million Cap Hit

Set to enter his 15th NFL season, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is about to set a record. Sure, he’s moving up the all-time passing yardage ranks—he’s on the verge of entering the top five…

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