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Despite a gruesome injury that required wheelchair assistance this week, Duke men’s basketball star Cooper Flagg will play in the NCAA Tournament, according to his team. Duke and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) informed the NCAA Tournament selection committee that Flagg will be available for the tournament, Dan Gavitt, NCAA …

Myles Herro, the younger brother of Miami Heat star Tyler Herro, was involved in a melee after his Whitnall basketball team lost 56-49 in a sectional semifinal game in the Wisconsin state playoffs.  In the postgame handshake line, the younger Herro had a heated exchange with an opponent. Videos circulated …

Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns could be headed towards a breakup this offseason.  The team was in pursuit of Jimmy Bulter leading up to last month’s NBA trade deadline, ESPN reported. Nothing ever materialized. Butler grew unhappy in Miami and the Heat ultimately included him in a blockbuster trade …

Former NBA player Donald “Slick” Watts has died at the age of 73.  Watts became one of the NBA’s self-made men and a fan favorite of the Seattle SuperSonics after going from an undrafted rookie in 1973 to the All-Defensive first team and becoming an assists and steals leader in …

Times have changed a lot since Drew Pearson played football. During Pearson’s Hall of Fame career, a situation like what occurred between Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence on social media was, quite literally, impossible. The two now-former Cowboys teammates had a spat on X late Thursday stemming from Lawrence’s apparent …

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the reigning World Series champions, meaning they have an opportunity to visit President Donald Trump in the White House. However, a recent story in the Los Angeles Times told their readers, “Don’t bet on it.’ The Times mentioned how Mookie Betts skipped out on a …

The Dallas Cowboys said goodbye to some familiar faces in free agency this week.  DeMarcus Lawrence’s tenure with Dallas ended when he agreed to a three-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, much to the ire of his former teammate, Micah Parsons.  Jourdan Lewis also left Dallas after agreeing to a …

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Boston-based expansion team announced Friday that it will be changing its name. The change comes after a wave of transgender backlash to a marketing campaign it abandoned back in October.  The team was set to be named BOS Nation FC, which it announced in …

Before she won a couple of WNBA MVP trophies, Candace Parker rose to national basketball prominence at the University of Tennessee. Parker was a member of two national championship-winning teams, earning NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors along the way.  Parker was guided by coach Pat Summitt during her standout …

Cooper Kupp, MVP of the 2022 Super Bowl, has reportedly agreed to sign with the Seattle Seahawks after being released by the division rival Los Angeles Rams earlier this week. Kupp’s deal is reportedly for three years and $45 million.  Kupp is headed to his home state of Washington to …