Author: Michael

Wearing an American flag on a swim cap was apparently enough to get a swimmer disqualified from a recent competition.
That’s according to the father of the swimmer, who posted a Twitter thread explaining what happened.
After a 200 Free Relay swim meet, the opposing coach asked to measure the size of the flag on the cap, which turned out to be in violation of competition rules.

Blood is boiling. My son was part of a 200 Free Relay to win a swim meet on Senior Night. After the final event, the opposing coach asked to measure the size of the American Flag on his @SpeedoUSA swim cap.

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The Nets point guard requested a trade on Friday.

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After Kyrie Irving reportedly requested a trade from the Nets on Friday after the two sides couldn’t agree on terms of a contract extension, ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins took the All-NBA guard to task on NBA Today.
“What reaction?” Perkins asked ESPN’s Malika Andrews when she asked for Perkins’s thoughts on his trade request.
“This is Kyrie Irving. A guy that you cannot trust.

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News of the Nets star’s request broke less than a week before the Feb. 9 trade deadline.
Report: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Brooklyn Nets (; 0:27)
In the wake of Kyrie Irving’s stunning trade request from the Nets, a cryptic tweet sent by the star guard Friday shortly before the news broke may have provided some insight into his growing rift with team management.   
Irving, 30, shared a message on Twitter encouraging people to surround themselves with those who “celebrate you unconditionally” and steer clear of individuals who “manipulate, hate, and hurt.

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