Author: Michael

USC football had one of the best athletes in the country join its roster this summer. Duce Robinson is on-campus in Los Angeles and he’s already doing impressive things.
Robinson, the No. 1-ranked tight end in the Class of 2023, committed to play for the Trojans back at the end of March over Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and literally every other program in the country. He could have gone anywhere.
His commitment video was ice cold.

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The Cincinnati Reds recently called up one of baseball’s top prospects, Elly De La Cruz.
De La Cruz was expected to deliver power, speed and defense to a surprisingly competitive team in a weak NL Central.
So far, the call up has been an extraordinary success for both the Reds and De La Cruz himself.
Through an admittedly small sample, he’s been a well-above average hitter, with a 129 wRC+.
He unleashed one of the fastest tracked throws by an infielder in MLB, got from first to third in record time, and launched a massive shot for his first big-league homer.

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Venus Williams made her return to the tennis court on Tuesday in the Netherlands at the Libéma Open after not playing since January, and it sounds as if she isn’t going anywhere for the foreseeable future.
Even though Williams lost in three sets Tuesday in the first round at Amsterdam, the 42-year-old wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday that she is ready to continue improving her health and performances in her “next events.

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Nuggets center Nikola Jokić may have gotten the biggest Q Score boost from the 2023 NBA Finals after a dominant, MVP-caliber performance.
However, Burnie—the Heat‘s martyred mascot, who was sent to the emergency room during Game 4 after taking a ferocious punch from ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor—was presumably not far behind.
After five days of speculation as to what precisely happened between McGregor and the basketball-nosed anthropomorphic fireball, the fighter addressed the incident Tuesday afternoon in New York.
“The mascot is good.

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Is it possible to cheat and stink at your sport? Apparently, the Mets are (allegedly) guilty of both.
Game officials ejected Mets pitcher Drew Smith from Tuesday’s Game 1 of their Subway Series against the New York Yankees because of suspicion of using a foreign sticky substance.

Mets relief pitcher Drew Smith has been ejected upon entering the game tonight after a substance check pic.twitter.com/cuHow7idea
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 14, 2023

Umpire Bill Miller throws out New York Mets pitcher Drew Smith #40 for a suspicious substance on his hands.

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The Stefon Diggs drama is over if you believe the unequivocal words from Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott.
“I feel like it’s resolved,” McDermott said Wednesday afternoon after the Bills completed the second of three minicamp practices.
Diggs was present for the practice after missing Tuesday’s session. McDermott originally described Diggs as being “not in attendance” for that Tuesday session and said he was “very concerned” about it.

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Hall of Fame center Henri Richard, an 11-time Stanley Cup champion during his 20-year career with the Canadiens, tested positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a posthumous test, his family announced Wednesday morning.
“I hope my father’s brain donation and diagnosis will lead to more prevention efforts, research, and eventually a CTE treatment,” Denis, Henri’s son, said in a statement.
Citing the Concussion Legacy Foundation, Rick Westhead of TSN in Canada reported that Henri, who died in March 2020, is the 16th NHL player known to have suffered from the disease.

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