Author: Michael

Former NBA center Joakim Noah is as tired of kids being glued to their phones as the rest of us.
(Yeah, you guess it, I’m an irritated dad).
Noah, 37, can’t stand that kids are head down in their devices instead of present and in the moment. Even moreso, he’s irked when athletes are too busy Snapchatting and TikToking to lock in and be a good teammate.
He said as much over the NBA’s All-Star weekend when speaking with a group of youth basketball players. His message was about being a good teammate.

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The former MVP was traded by the Lakers earlier this month, and then had his contract bought out by the Jazz.

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Weeks after his tumultuous stint with the Lakers came to an end, Russell Westbrook has found himself a new team.
The 34-year-old plans to sign with the Clippers, his agent tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Westbrook became a free agent after the Lakers traded him to the Jazz, and Utah subsequently bought out the rest of his contract. He will become a free agent at the end of this season.

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The former USSF executive addresses the 2022 World Cup, the USMNT’s coaching search and more, before joining PSV Eindhoven as director of football.
The destination was pretty much expected, perhaps even predictable, despite the plot twists, close calls and a high-profile pelvic contusion suffered along the way. The 16th-ranked U.S. men’s national team was eliminated in the Qatar World Cup’s round of 16. 
The precocious Americans had the talent to finish above Wales and Iran in a tight group topped by England, and they did. But the U.S.

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Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll will miss pre-season testing after suffering a training injury
Formula 1 returns to the track this week, with pre-season testing slated to kick off on Thursday at Bahrain International Circuit. All ten teams will put their new cars through the paces over three days, in a final attempt to get everything right before the season kicks off the following week with the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Aston Martin, however, will enter pre-season testing without one of their two top drivers.

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