Author: Michael

Jrue Holiday spoke to reporters Wednesday following the series of trades that resulted in him going from the Bucks to the Blazers before ultimately landing with the Celtics. 
Ahead of his first season in Boston, Holiday addressed his whirlwind of an offseason. The 33-year-old said that while it was difficult to leave Milwaukee, where he spent the past three seasons, he was excited to land with NBA Finals contenders such as the Celtics.

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ESPN play-by-play man Sean McDonough may be one of the most versatile announcers of all time, having been behind the mic at points for each of the Big Four leagues, college football and basketball, tennis, golf and the Olympics.
Despite his reputation as a pro’s pro, McDonough has long maintained a playful-to-provocative streak—put on full display during Game 2 of the American League Wild Card series between the Rangers and Rays.
With Texas jumping out to a 4–0 lead on Tampa Bay a day after winning Game 1, McDonough commented on a smattering of boos from the audience.

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The Bucks started training camp on Tuesday, allowing the group to get a first glimpse of two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee’s newest star Damian Lillard in practice.
However, while much of the attention has been on the Bucks’ new duo, Milwaukee’s third star Khris Middleton has yet to fully participate in camp. Middleton, who was limited to 33 games in the 2022–23 season due to injuries, underwent a surgical procedure on his right knee in June to remove the pain he experienced last season.

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On Wednesday afternoon, approximately two minutes before everyone was told it was going to happen, the National Emergency Alert System performed a test.
You probably heard it—it was when your phone screamed at you in the middle of the workday unprovoked.
It was loud! It was annoying! It was somewhat scary depending on your personal degree of preparedness!
But while it was annoying, it was an annoyance that was experienced universally, and not even the world of sports could escape its wrath.
Texans coach DeMeco Ryans was in the middle of a press conference when the buzzers went off.

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For the seventh world championship in a row, the women’s gymnastics team title belongs to the United States.
The Americans bested Brazil, France and five other nations to take the crown with a score of 167.729 at the FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Wednesday afternoon in Antwerp, Belgium.
The U.S. team included the legendary Simone Biles, Skye Blakely, Shilese Jones, Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong, with Kayla DiCello as an alternate. Brazil and France captured silver and bronze medals with scores of 165.530 and 164.064, respectively.

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The breakup between Russell Wilson and the Seahawks was not a clean one. 
Despite bringing Seattle its first, and to-date only, Super Bowl win, Wilson was booed by fans at his homecoming game to open the 2022 season.
But it wasn’t just the fans that were frustrated with Wilson.
As former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, who was an important part of the Seahawks offense during their run in the mid-aughts, explained to Shannon Sharpe on his podcast Club Shay Shay, tensions were mounting between Wilson and the rest of the locker room even when the team was still riding high.

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