This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at988 or 1-800-273-TALK(8255). Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka received words of support from her colleagues on Tuesday after police said her former hockey player boyfriend died by “apparent suicide” in Florida earlier in the week. Sabalenka, the No. …
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Attorneys for Shohei Ohtani accused his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, of stealing “millions of dollars” from the MLB superstar to gamble. Mizuhara, Ohtani’s personal interpreter throughout his MLB career, is accused of making wagers with an illegal bookie. Mizuhara had been employed by the Los Angeles Dodgers after Ohtani signed with them, but the organization has fired him, the Los …
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Bobby Plump’s last shot for tiny Milan High School was a 17-foot jumper that captured the 1954 Indiana state basketball championship. The victory by the Milan Indians, 70 years ago today, inspired the David-beats-Goliath 1986 Hollywood sports flick “Hoosiers.” Plump’s Last Shot is the family’s slam-dunk sports bar in Indianapolis that today serves giant breaded fried pork tenderloin sandwiches, an …
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Don Smerek, a former Dallas Cowboys defensive star, died last week after a fight with cancer. He was 66. Smerek played college football at Nevada. After going undrafted, Smerek eventually signed with the Cowboys in 1981. The defensive lineman went on to spend seven seasons with the franchise, playing in 69 games. He finished his career in Dallas with 14.5 …
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MLB All-Star Jazz Chisholm Jr. didn’t hold back about how he felt his Miami Marlins were during his first three seasons, which he called “the worst.” Chisholm made an appearance on The Pivot podcast with ex-NFL players Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder, where he unloaded on how poor the Marlins were when it came to the team’s clubhouse …
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Golf influencer Paige Spiranac has built up one of the most successful and largest followings on social media, even as she is not playing on a professional tour. However, with the amount of success she has had comes a ton of online scrutiny. Specifically, she has been scrutinized for how she presents herself on social media as she promotes the …
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Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams explained why he retired, while still in his prime, after 10 years in the NFL. In a short video on social media captioned “coming soon,” Donald gave a brief explanation why he decided it was time. “I think the passion to play the game is no longer there for me,” he admitted. “I …
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Paris Olympians will officially be without air conditioning at the Olympic Village this summer. Yann Krysinski, who is in charge of the delivery of venues and infrastructure at this summer’s games, said that AC units are not necessary due to the layout of the buildings. “We designed these buildings so that they would be comfortable places to live in in …
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Johnny Manziel has added a surprising name to the GOAT conversation. The list of candidates among many NFL fans isn’t very long, and it’s a good assumption that most would give that nod to Tom Brady, given his seven Super Bowls and numerous records. Patrick Mahomes‘ three titles at the age of 28 combined with his raw talent puts him …
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The NFL Draft is just over one month away. Several standout college football quarterbacks headline this year’s draft as multiple teams holding early selections try to find their next franchise player. Sheduer Sanders followed his Pro Football Hall of Fame father Deion Sanders to Colorado. The Buffaloes quarterback helped lift Colorado to an impressive 3-0 start. The losses then began …
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