Author: Michael

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RIP Gene Hackman, 1930-2025
“I’m just another duck on a pond.”
We all have quotes that we rely upon as we work our way through this thing called life. Quotes from favorite movies, songs, television shows, and the like. From the moment I first heard this line from coach Jimmy McGinty in The Replacements, this quote has been one such crutch for me.
Gene Hackman, who played Jimmy McGinty in The Replacements, passed away Wednesday at the age of 95.

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Kentucky and Oklahoma squared off in what turned out to be a thriller in Norman on Wednesday night that ended with a one-point victory for the Wildcats and plenty of drama.
The Sooners entered the contest needing a win as they sit on the NCAA Tournament bubble with the calendar soon turning to March, and while they nearly picked up the W, Kentucky guard Otega Oweh spoiled the party.
Trailing 83-82 with six seconds left, Oweh threw up an awkward layup and somehow banked it home.

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Jade Hewitt
The Dallas Wings forward is poised to win AU MVP.
Athletes Unlimited, a professional women’s basketball league taking place in Nashville, Tennessee during the WNBA offseason, is set to conclude this weekend — with its championship game slated for Sunday.
The league, which includes 40 women’s basketball players who compete in 5-on-5 basketball three times a week, resembles traditional team basketball but also maintains a leaderboard that tallies players’ individual performances.

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