sports
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Another Day, Another NBA All-Star Game Without Devin Booker
Nobody likes to get snubbed. Whether it’s the Oscars, the Grammys, or that promotion we wholeheartedly believe we deserve, there’s nothing worse than busting your ass at work and getting zero recognition for it—especially when people who are far worse are showered with accolades. This is exactly why every time that NBA All-Star rosters are…
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Tiger Woods Suffers Serious Leg Injuries in Car Crash, Was Conscious at the Scene [Updated]
Golf legend Tiger Woods was rushed into emergency surgery after he was involved in a single-car accident on Tuesday that left him with multiple injuries, his agent reports. “On February 23, 2021, at approximately 7:12 AM, LASD responded to a single roll-over traffic collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes,”…
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28 Days of Album Cover Blackness With VSB, Day 23: Ohio Players' Honey (1975)
There is no discussion about Black album covers, iconic or otherwise, that doesn’t include the string of album covers the Ohio Players put together in the 1970s. I could have included any album cover from 1972’s Pain to 1981’s Everybody Up and it would be a worthy inclusion to the conversation. But 1975’s Honey is…
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Luka Doncic Starting Over Dame Lillard In 2021 NBA All-Star Game and Twitter Is Having None Of It: 'I'm Done'
Dame Lillard doesn’t care. For the past nine seasons, we’ve witnessed the Portland Trailblazer ascend into an all-time great who feeds on his complete disregard for his opponents’ dignity or critical opinions. Even his nickname, Logo Lillard, infers that he’ll destroy your soul from anywhere on the court—because proper decorum isn’t his ministry, nor is…
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Naomi Osaka Sweeps Serena Williams, Advances to Australian Open Final
Will Serena Williams ever lay claim to that ever-elusive 24th Grand Slam title? That remains to be seen. But on Thursday, the Compton, Calif., native fell short in her historic quest after losing 6-3, 6-4 to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semifinals. By doing so, Osaka extended her winning streak to 20 consecutive matches…
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Hip-Hop and Hoops Meet In Diddy's New Web Series The Crew League
Every basketball player wants to be a rapper, and every rapper aspires to be a professional basketball player. Don’t shoot the messenger; it’s in the bible somewhere. The lines have long been blurred when it comes to sports and entertainment, and now Diddy’s Revolt will be dropping an unscripted, first-of-its-kind basketball battle of hip-hop stars…
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Simone Biles Gives Us a Glimpse Into Her Journey to the Tokyo Olympics With Docuseries Simone vs. Herself
Much like yourself, I know absolutely nothing about the amount of discipline and sacrifice it takes to become a gold medal Olympian. But in the latest installment of Facebook Watch’s Emmy award-winning series Versus, we’ll get a sneak peek into the day-to-day life of superstar gymnast Simone Biles. As a four-time Olympic gold medalist and…
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Draymond Green Is Big Mad (Again) and He Might Have a Point
In basketball, there’s nothing more embarrassing than pulling out the box score and seeing “DNP”—an initialism for Did Not Play—next to your name. Especially when you’re not hindered by any specific injury and you’re statistically one of the best at your position in the entire league. But that’s exactly what happened to Andre Drummond of…
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Jacksonville Jaguars Hires Former College Football Coach Accused of Racism and Abuse Because…Why Not?
Over the past year, America has gone through a racial awakening of sorts, but that doesn’t mean things have changed all that much. For example, by and large, white people still don’t really believe Black people when we say something racist has happened to us. That’s why Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer has defended…