Author: Michael

Last year, a Philadelphia Phillies fan attempted to bring an “emotional support alligator” named Wally into Citizens Bank Park. Just over six months later, that same alligator is now missing.
Wally’s owner, Joie Henney, reported that he lost his beloved animal in late April on a vacation in Brunswick, GA. Apparently, NBC reported that Wally was stolen from his outdoor enclosure.
Afterward, the alleged thieves brought the 5’ 6″ alligator to their house, and called the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to have Wally released into the wild.

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The two-time World Series champion was a dangerous hitter last year, but he is still unemployed over a month into the 2024 campaign.
During the 2023 MLB season, 212 different position players came to the plate at least 400 times. From that group, 35 players became free agents at some point during the offseason.

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The Los Angeles Lakers officially will begin their search for a new head coach after parting ways with Darvin Ham on Friday after two seasons.
Ham, who reportedly had two years remaining on his contract, led the Lakers to a 90–74 record over two seasons and guided the team to the Western Conference finals last year.
However, Ham was often criticized by Lakers fans throughout his tenure for constantly tinkering with starting lineups and rotations amid the team’s shortcomings.

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The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday. The decision comes three days after the franchise was eliminated in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs by the defending champion Denver Nuggets.
While it is no great shame to lose to Nikola Jokić and a very good Nuggets team, Ham was on the hot seat all season long due to some questionable coaching decisions, especially in regards to the starting lineup. Paired with the sky-high expectations that come with coaching a LeBron James-led outfit, the change is not entirely shocking.

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Are you looking to land a job as an NBA head coach? You can now send your application to the Los Angeles Lakers.
On Friday, the recently-eliminated franchise announced that they had fired head coach Darvin Ham after just two years at the helm. Despite leading the Lakers to playoff appearances in back-to-back seasons, general manager Rob Pelinka said it would be best for the team to move on without him.

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The Los Angeles Lakers officially parted ways with head coach Darvin Ham on Friday, and an “extensive” coaching search is set to begin. While Ty Lue and JJ Redick were known as potential targets before Ham was even got the axe, we now know of two more names added to the list.
A report from Jovan Buha and Shams Charania at The Athletic names former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer and former Brooklyn Nets head man Kenny Atkinson on the shortlist.

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