D’Angelo Russell had a resurgent regular season, but his postseason has not been very good. The Los Angeles Lakers guard missed 13 of his final 16 shot attempts during a Game 1 defeat to the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets. The Lakers dropped Game 2 in Denver, before returning to Los Angeles for Game 3 of the first-round series, which …
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It had long been rumored Tiger Woods was unfaithful to ex-wife Elin Nordegren a couple of years before that fateful Thanksgiving weekend in 2009. The speculation was that photos of Woods and alleged mistress Mindy Lawton were never published after the National Enquirer and Woods negotiated a deal that would put him on the cover of Men’s Fitness. Turns out …
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Caitlin Clark recently was the first pick of the WNBA Draft after a record-setting college basketball career, but she isn’t the only Hawkeye to go pro this month. Cornerback Cooper DeJean will more than likely hear his name called Thursday night and find a home in the NFL. Despite going pro in football, DeJean made a bold prediction about his …
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The Atlanta Falcons shook things up. The Falcons, who signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal earlier this offseason, selected Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. in the draft’s first stunner Thursday night. Cousins is 35 years old and coming off an Achilles tear, so maybe this is a security blanket. But Cousins did sign for $180 million with $100 million …
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Former U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe and WNBA legend Sue Bird were among the current and former athletes who signed Athlete Ally’s letter to the NCAA urging the organization to forgo enacting a policy that would bar trans athletes from competing in women’s sports. The letter from the LGBTQ advocacy group came after more than a dozen House Republican …
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As a fellow USC Trojan, Detroit Lions star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown wants nothing but success for the NFL Draft’s expected first overall pick, Caleb Williams. Except for when St. Brown he plays against Williams. And the two may face each other twice a year in the NFC North if, as expected, the Chicago Bears make Williams the top …
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The Atlanta Falcons pulled off the biggest stunner of the first round of the NFL Draft by selecting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth pick. Last month, they signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal, leaving just about everyone to think that Penix wasn’t even an option there. But, the Falcons apparently like the 24-year-old southpaw, …
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Some NFL Draft history was made in Detroit Thursday night when the Denver Broncos took Oregon quarterback Bo Nix with the No. 12 overall pick. Nix was the sixth quarterback taken in the first round, making it the fewest number of picks by which that many signal-callers were selected in NFL Draft history. The stunner was Michael Penix Jr. being …
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Every NFL Draft, there is always a wild card. This year’s was J.J. McCarthy. The Michigan quarterback and reigning national champion shot up draft boards in recent weeks, months after not even being considered a first-rounder to begin the 2023 college season. Even Jim Harbaugh, his college head coach, made the bold prediction McCarthy would be the first quarterback taken …
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Two Ohio lawmakers are now in a legal fight to get Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame. MLB’s all-time hit king has been banned from the league for gambling on baseball during his playing and managerial days, a ban the Hall of Fame has honored. However, as he is now 83 years old, the popular belief is that the …
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