Author: Michael

Toronto Raptors two-time All-NBA forward Pascal Siakam continues to be the hottest name on the trade block as the Feb. 8 deadline inches closer.
TNT’s Chris Haynes reported Friday, citing sources, that the Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings are all tied to trade talks with the Raptors to acquire Siakam. But a new contender has recently entered the mix.
“There’s a [dark] horse team out there that I’ve been told to look out for by rival executives,” Haynes said Friday. “The Golden State Warriors.

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A Dominican Judge granted the conditional release of Wander Franco while he is investigated for allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old girl and bribed her mother in exchange for her consent.
The Tampa Bay Rays shortstop was ordered to pay 2 million Dominican pesos (around $35,000) as a deposit. He may now leave the Dominican but must return once a month to present himself in court.
Franco is accused of sexual exploitation and money laundering.

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For the first two decades of its existence, Charlotte’s bowl game was just another bowl game. Sure, a Nick Chubb or a Dak Prescott would come along once in a blue moon, but there was little to distinguish the contest from college football’s postseason tapestry.
Enter Duke’s Mayo. Now, even the most casual college football fans know the Duke’s Mayo Bowl’s winning coach gets doused with a bath of watered-down mayonnaise.
Or so we think, according to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

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The Detroit Lions won the NFC North this year, their first division title since winning the former NFC Central Division way back in 1993. It was a monumental moment for the franchise, as they hadn’t won the NFC North since its inception before the 2002 season, one of two teams to not win a division title in that span.
Naturally, the Lions opted to celebrate their division title with a banner at Ford Field commemorating the season, which sits next to a banner that honors each of their three division titles while competing in the now-defunct NFC Central.

Spruced the place up a bit pic.

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The Atlantic journalist Jemele Hill, formerly of ESPN, weighed in Friday shortly after Pat McAfee named an executive who he believes is trying to sabotage his eponymous show on the network.
“There are folks actively trying to sabotage us from within ESPN,” McAfee said on Friday afternoon’s episode of The Pat McAfee Show. “More specifically I believe Norby Williamson is the guy attempting to sabotage our program.”
Hill, who worked at ESPN from 2006 to ’18, empathized with McAfee’s statement.

I can relate. https://t.

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If you’re going to represent the United States, take a lesson from the fellas on Team USA who represented our nation at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The Americans came into the tournament as the favorites to take the gold medal, and despite a tough game against bronze medalists in Czechia, they played like the prohibitive favorites.
After a semi-final win over Finland, the Americans faced Sweden for the gold medal.
Team USA had a 3-1 lead with seconds to go in the second period.

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