Author: Michael

Anthony Davis had the best seat in the house when NBA history was made Tuesday night.
The entire basketball world was tuned into witness the Los Angeles Lakers host the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Everyone wanted to see history made, with LeBron James needing to score 36 points to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabaar as the NBA’s all-time scoring leader.
With all eyes fixated on James in the third quarter, he caught a pass, did a turnaround jumper and nailed the two-pointer to cement himself into basketball history.

Legendary moment. Congratulations brother! 38390 @KingJames pic.twitter.

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People are freaking out, as you’d expect.
Tuesday night was all about LeBron James breaking the NBA scoring record, but now it’s morphing into something a little bit different. LeBron said something very curious during a post-game interview with Shaq.

“It hasn’t quite sunk in just yet…I know I can play a couple more years.” pic.twitter.com/HJPoEtUVu8
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 8, 2023

“I know I can play a couple more years.

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Less than three months after winning a national title as a star player, Erin Matson made the short walk—and quantum leap—from the Tar Heels’ locker room to the coaches’ office.

Matson led the Tar Heels to an undefeated national title in November, graduated in December, and was announced as the head coach on Jan. 31.
Jeffrey A. Camarati/UNC Athletic Communications

Two days into the job, the new coach of North Carolina field hockey walks down the stairs at the team’s facility and greets a visitor with a firm handshake, an easy smile and an offer to tour the building.

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Cartier Woods, a senior at Northwestern High School in Michigan, collapsed during the middle of a basketball game on Jan. 31. The 18-year-old unfortunately passed away on Feb. 6 after being put on life support.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Woods collapsed only a few minutes into the game shortly after telling his coach, George Tyson, that he was “feeling dizzy.” Tyson didn’t even have enough time to react to Woods before he collapsed onto the hardwood.
Woods’ coach immediately began administering CPR before first responders arrived about 10 minutes later.

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For many years the Super Bowl had a reputation as a disappointment. Perhaps inevitably for one of the most hyped events in every sporting year, the tendency was for tight games or uncompetitive blowouts. That trend has been reversed delightfully in the past decade or so, explaining the apparent recency bias of this list.

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