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“Five-second rule!” Ah, yes. The famous edict that if you drops food on the ground, you have five seconds to eat it before it becomes “gross.” WNBA player Sami Whitcomb of the Seattle Storm takes this rule seriously.
After hitting a 3-point shot, Whitcomb yelled out in celebration. In doing so, the gum she was chewing flew out of her mouth and onto the court.
She quickly reached down, picked it up and popped it right back into her mouth. On the Storm’s next possession, Whitcomb hit another 3.

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Aaron Jones is one of the best running backs in the league, but his athletic attributes don’t stop on the football field. On Friday, the Packers star came in first place at the American Cornhole League preliminary tournament at Summerfest, meaning he earned a spot in the Superhole IV championship in South Carolina.
Jones and his partner, professional cornholer Yetty Irwan, won two matches Friday night, first defeating Spice Adams and pro David Morse and then taking down Nikki Garcia and pro Eric Zocklein.

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Rose Zhang sits 8 shots off the lead heading into Sunday of the U.S. Women’s Open. She explains how her flat stick let her down on moving day.
Rose Zhang struggled at times with her putter on Saturday. She sits eight off the leader at the U.S. Women’s Open heading into the final day of play.
Zhang came out hot, sinking a couple of birdies in her first six holes and had climbed within a few shots of the lead. Then, her putting became a problem.
She missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-3 7th after hitting a fantastic tee shot.

The last time Dillon Brooks played in a game for the Grizzlies was during a 40-point blowout loss in Game 6 of the first round of the playoffs against the Lakers. It was a game that capped a nightmarish series for the former second-round pick who blossomed into a key contributor for the Western Conference’s No. 2 seed.
Now, Brooks is headed to the Rockets in a sign-and-trade with Houston that netted Brooks a four-year, $86 million contract worth up to $90 million, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Matt Rhule did not have a successful NFL tenure. He signed a seven-year contract with the Carolina Panthers but didn’t survive four before the team fired him. Rhule won just 11 of the 38 games that he coached. Despite the poor record, Nebraska hired him to return to the college game.
Rhule had a lot more success in college prior to his NFL jump. He led Temple to back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2015 and 2016. Then, Baylor hired him to rebuild the program following the Art Briles scandal.

The Thunder continue to stockpile draft assets in an astonishing manner. In the team’s latest trade, Oklahoma City reportedly dealt Patty Mills to the Hawks in exchange for TyTy Washington Jr., Usman Garuba, Rudy Gay and a future-second round pick. 
The move raises the Thunder’s draft arsenal to a total of 35 picks over the next seven years—and 15 of them are first-rounders. Just last week, the Thunder acquired Mills from the Rockets.
Oklahoma City was able to accumulate many of those picks from the trades of Russell Westbrook and Paul George.

The ultimate athletic scenario for a university president is to have a successful coach who is an alum of the school and will stay there for the long haul, winning big while declining overtures elsewhere. That dream scenario takes a problematic twist when controversies arise and a power struggle ensues.
Presidents Gordon Gee of West Virginia and Michael Schill of Northwestern have been living through the problematic twist segment of the job.

Although Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama struggled offensively in his NBA Summer League debut, the hype surrounding the big man remains on a level of its own. Wembanyama’s upside and skill set have led to myriad player comparisons from analysts, players and former players alike, but one such correlation drawn by a Hall of Famer may take the cake.
During an interview with SiriusXM NBA Radio, Lakers legend and NBA executive board member Jerry West offered his own comp of Wembanyama.
“He reminds me of a bigger Bill Russell,” West stated.

Skip Bayless’s Undisputed sports debate show hasn’t aired a new episode since Shannon Sharpe left as co-host last month. Fox Sports says the show will return to its FS1 channel on Aug. 28, while Bayless says he is “in the lab this summer” just like LeBron James.
However, it doesn’t appear as if the hiatus was planned too far in advance. Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports reports Fox Sports is struggling to find a replacement for Sharpe, and the hiatus is merely to give the network more time to fill the role.

The New York Yankees play “God Bless America” during every home game throughout the season. Sometimes, they have a live singer. But mostly, they play Robert Merrill’s recorded version during the seventh-inning stretch. And, Aaron Judge lines up — with his hand over his heart — and sings every word. During every game.
According to NJ.com, the New York Yankees are the only MLB team to feature that song at all 81 games.
“The Yankees are the only team that still plays ‘God Bless America’ at every home game during the regular season and playoffs.