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These players all had long, successful careers, but never made it to the big game.
This year’s Super Bowl matchup features a Chiefs teams that’s appeared in three of the last four big games, while the Eagles are back for the first time in five seasons. That means there will be no shortage of Super Bowl experience in Glendale on Feb. 12, even if it’s tilted more toward one sideline.
But while these players will get to enjoy the experience of playing on the game’s biggest stage, not everyone is so fortunate.

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Let’s rank the biggest snubs for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game.
There are more All-Star caliber players in the NBA than there are spots on the actual All-Star team. With only 24 available spots on the All-Star roster each year, there’s always bound to be some unhappy players and even more unhappy fanbases. That is again the case for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game held in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 19.
We detailed the full 2023 NBA All-Star rosters in this post.

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Sandhagen and Vera will meet after scoring impressive knockout wins in their previous bouts.

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Cory Sandhagen vs. Marlon “Chito” Vera will take place at UFC Fight Night on March 25, sources close to the situation have informed Sports Illustrated.
The bantamweight bout will headline the card at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Sandhagen is coming off a fourth-round knockout against Song Yadong in September, while Vera enters after scoring a vicious knockout against Dominick Cruz last August.

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Here’s a full breakdown of the 2023 NBA All-Star rosters.
The starters for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game didn’t feature many surprises. We always knew a superstar was going to have to come off the bench in the Eastern Conference because of the league’s weird positional mandates, and that ended up being Joel Embiid. While Zion Williamson’s nod as a starter was a bit surprising given his injury issues, the rest of the selections were full of deserving and familiar faces among the league’s best players.

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The running back allegedly pointed a gun at a woman, according to court documents.
An arrest warrant was issued on Thursday for Bengals running back Joe Mixon in regards to an aggravated menacing account that occurred on Jan. 21, according to court records in Hamilton County in Ohio. 
Mixon allegedly pointed a gun at a woman and said, “You should be popped in the face. I should shoot you now. The police can’t get me,” per Fox 19 Now in Cincinnati.
The Bengals released a statement on Thursday regarding the incident.

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An arrest warrant has been issued to Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon, 26, on account of Aggravated Menacing, according to Pro Football Focus’ Mike Renner.

Sources tell me a warrant has been issued in Cincinnati for RB Joe Mixon’s arrest on a count of Aggravated Menacing
— Mike Renner (@PFF_Mike) February 2, 2023

Star64 Cincinnati reporter Chris Renkel additionally reported that Mixon pointed a gun at a woman and threatened her in downtown Cincinnati.

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Jake DeBruks might be out with hand and lower body injuries that he sustained in the Winter Classic, but that won’t keep him from getting his boys fired up.
Last month, the Bruins hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. So, they needed to be fired up for what was a big game between the two best teams in the Atlantic Division.
They brought in someone to light that fire under their collective asses. That man was DeBrusk, who delivered a lineup read for the ages.

Last time against the Leafs…@JDebrusk was the ultimate hype man.
Watch an all-new #BehindTheB at 6 p.m. ET on @NESN! pic.twitter.

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The ACC coach is the only active coach in the College Football Hall of Fame.
North Carolina announced a one-year contract extension for football coach Mack Brown on Wednesday.
Brown’s contract now is in place for five more seasons, running through 2028. The legendary coach has been with the program since the start of the 2019 season. Before that, he coached UNC from 1988–97.
Before returning to UNC, Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018. He’s the only active coach in the country who is a member of the Hall of Fame.

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