Author: Michael

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Djokovic is through to the semis, and seems up for the challenge
With his win in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Novak Djokovic is through to the semifinals at Wimbledon.
The defending champion advanced to the semis with a win over seventh-seeded Andrey Rublev. While Rublev gave Djokovic a bit of a scare at the start, taking the first set, Djokovic took the next three en route to a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 victory.
Following his victory, Djokovic was interviewed on Centre Court, and he issued a stern warning to the rest of the field.

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Larry Nassar, the convicted sexual abuser, was stabbed multiple times in prison over the weekend, and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has absolutely zero sympathy for the former sports doctor.
Nassar was repeatedly stabbed in the Florida federal prison he’s currently serving up to a 175-year sentence. According to a current and longtime employee of the prison that spoke with Fox News, Nassar was stabbed twice in the neck, twice in the neck, and six times in the chest.

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Earlier this week, we released our list of three teams that would likely outperform “expectations.” As we mentioned, it’s valuable to have a professional, neutral organization such as sportsbooks defining expectations. Before gambling, fans, media and the whims of ownership set the bar, which led us to the kind of place we are now: a perpetual cycle of hiring, firing and making the same mistakes.

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These seven players were way too good for Summer League.
Be careful not to overreact too much to what you see at NBA Summer League. The performances at the NBA’s annual introduction to rookies and large-scale audition for young players trying to break into the league doesn’t exactly translate cleanly to the games that count, but history has taught us a few things about former first round picks entering their sophomore seasons.

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Cole Beasley’s plan right now is to not retire.
That’s the first thing you should know despite the fact he sort of retired after a couple of games with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season and didn’t produce as hoped with the Buffalo Bills when he returned later in the season.
“I have a workout on the 21st [of July],” Beasley said Tuesday in an exclusive interview with OutKick. “I’m not going to say who because I don’t know if they want me to mention that right now. That’s why I’m here. Been preparing for that. And trying to stay ready.

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