sports
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Watch the Most Amazing 2-Hand Overhead Buzzer-Beater Ever
I don’t know if University of Maryland women’s basketball star Destiny Slocum could hit this shot again if she wanted to, but during the Terps’ rout of West Virginia to advance to the Sweet 16, Slocum chucked a 70-foot two-hand overhead shot right before halftime. It wasn’t just the shot that was amazing; it was…
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I’m a Duke Fan. Fight Me. Here’s How It Happened.
It’s March Madness time again, America. Office’s across America are bracing for Thursday and Friday’s lack of productivity as we all spend the vast majority of our work days refreshing whatever sports apps or sites we use to keep up with scores if we’re not altogether saying “fuck work” and watching the tourney on our…
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UCLA Guard Lonzo Ball’s Childhood Home Burglarized During Brothers’ Game
While Lonzo Ball is getting geared up to lead the UCLA Bruins into March, and his brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, were busy starring for Chino Hills High School, burglars were busy breaking into the family’s Chino Hills, Calif., home. LaVar Ball, the boys’ outspoken father, told ESPN that the burglars threw a rock through…
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The Golden State Warriors’ Andre Iguodala Fined $10,000 for Making Remark About Working for ‘Master’
The National Basketball Association has fined the Golden State Warriors’ sixth man, Andre Iguodala, $10,000 for a racial remark he made after Friday night’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. ESPN reports that Iguodala was asked Friday night if he knew whether or not he would be sitting out Saturday’s game along with Steph Curry, Klay…
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Gotta Be the Shoes: NFL Combine Star John Ross Misses Out on an Island Because of Wrong Kicks
College wide receiver John Moss must be kicking himself for not wearing Adidas on Saturday after breaking Chris Johnson’s record at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine. The German sneaker giant made a thrilling offer before the weeklong event, which pairs the top college football players performing physical and mental tests in front of NFL coaches,…
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Shaquille O’Neal’s Mom Has Called for Her Son to Stop Cyberbullying JaVale McGee
Thank God for mamas. It all started as a joke, but Golden State Warriors reserve center JaVale McGee’s mom thinks Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal crossed the line into cyberbullying. “He cyberbullied my son,” Pamela McGee told The Undefeated. “Totally inappropriate. Shaquille needs to lose his job or be suspended. The NBA needs…
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ESPN vs. ESPN: Hosts Get Racial Over Magic Johnson’s Promotion
It’s ESPN-on-ESPN violence after two sports broadcasters for the network started a war of words over the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent announcement that Magic Johnson would become its new president of basketball operations. It started when radio host Dan Le Batard took to his ESPN morning-radio show to blast Johnson’s promotion. “What you’ve got here,…
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Nice Job, Jameis: Tampa Bay QB Delivers Sexist Speech to Elementary School Kids
It was supposed to be an inspiring speech by an NFL quarterback. Instead, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis “Crab Legs” Winston decided to tell children—that’s right, little boys and girls—that men are strong and women should be silent. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Winston stood before third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at Melrose Elementary in…