LeBron James is going back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years. Stephen Curry is headed to the games for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eyes on history. And they’re just part of a star-studded roster the Americans have assembled for the Paris Games. USA Basketball announced its men’s Olympic team for …
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Coffee has apparently never been part of former NFL coach Bill Belichick’s daily routine. For the first time in a long time, Belichick is not spending the month of April preparing for the NFL Draft. Every NFL team with a job opening in the most recent hiring cycle passed on Belichick, leaving him without a head coaching gig for the …
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Simone Biles, among the most recognizable U.S. Olympic athletes, opened up in a recent interview about the pressure she faced going into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and how a bad bout of the “twisties” contributed to her eventually withdrawing from competition. Biles explained during Wednesday’s episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she was suffering from the “twisties,” a …
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A hockey fan’s quick reaction saved a young boy from a possible severe injury during a game in Ohio last week. Asia Davis and her 4-year-old son, Nasir, were enjoying a Cleveland Monsters American Hockey League game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 11 when a puck came flying off the ice and was heading right for the young boy. …
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The Los Angeles Lakers are heading to the first round of the NBA Playoffs as they defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 110-106, on Tuesday night. The Lakers are now the No. 7 seed in the West, and they will be pitted against the Denver Nuggets, the reigning NBA champions, in the first round. At one point, the Lakers had an …
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The WNBA Draft ignited a debate and put a brighter spotlight on the salaries players receive as it was learned that Caitlin Clark will earn around $337,000 over four years as she starts her rookie season with the Indiana Fever. Clark will earn $76,535 in her rookie season as a WNBA player and could earn $97,582 if the Fever picks …
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Caitlin Clark was thinking about how her Iowa Hawkeyes were going to beat their Big Ten Conference foe, the Wisconsin Badgers, on Dec. 10, 2023. But she admitted also having a keen eye on the WNBA Draft Lottery that would determine who owned the No. 1 pick in 2024. “When the draft lottery happened, I had a game on the …
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TOP PICK – Caitlin Clark, the all-time leading scorer in both men’s and women’s college basketball, was the first player to hear her name called during the 2024 WNBA Draft. Continue reading… FIT CHECK – Former Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark arrived at the WNBA Draft’s orange carpet in style with a snazzy outfit from high-end fashion house Prada. Continue …
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If William Byron and Ross Chastain were smart, they shouldn’t talk about their last-lap contact at Texas Motor Speedway in the next few days. That’s not to say they should let hard feelings linger for several weeks. They need to talk. Just not this week. They should agree to just bury it until after Talladega Superspeedway (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET …
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The theme of ex-Baltimore Ravens heading west to the Los Angeles Chargers continued on Wednesday as running back J.K. Dobbins is signing on to join Jim Harbaugh’s inaugural roster, his agency LAA Sports told ESPN. Dobbins is signing a one-year pact with the team, per multiple reports. Dobbins will reunite with his offensive coordinator from the Ravens, Greg Roman, who …
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