Author: Michael

This year’s women’s NCAA tournament provided some of the most widely discussed sports moments of 2023, as Iowa guard Caitlin Clark alternated between throttling opponents on the court and taunting them off of it.
However, current LSU and former Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith suggested Monday that there was more to Clark’s gestures than met the eye—especially her use of WWE legend John Cena’s famous “You can’t see me gesture” in the Elite Eight against the Cardinals.
“Right after the game I texted her and I was like, ‘The media is dumb.’ I’m sorry.

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Second-year Cleveland Browns DT Perrion Winfrey dodged legal trouble from his April arrest.
A misdemeanor assault charge against Winfrey was dismissed last week, according to Harris County court filings. Winfrey completed a pretrial diversion program, dismissing the charge, per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com.

#Browns DT Perrion Winfrey’s case for misdemeanor assault against a woman he was dating has been dismissed upon completion of a pretrial diversion program https://t.co/fw5xcedmSc
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) June 12, 2023

Houston P.D.

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The Top Gear host paid a visit to Alpine’s factory Monday and did not come empty-handed
A Top Gear host always pays his Formula 1 debts.
We should explain.
One of the biggest storylines from the Monaco Grand Prix this season — beyond Max Verstappen winning and more heartbreak for hometown hero Charles Leclerc — was the stunning third-place finish from Alpine driver Esteban Ocon. It was the first podium of the season for both Ocon and Alpine, and it was Ocon’s first podium since his surprise win in the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.

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If Penn State is to continue its success from last season with a run at the national championship in 2023, quarterback Drew Allar is going to have to play up to his billing. As a five-star recruit in the Class of 2022, the 19-year-old rising sophomore is rated as the program’s third-best quarterback recruit in the modern era.
Allar was named Mr. Football in Ohio as a senior in high school after throwing for 4,444 yards and 48 touchdowns with just seven interceptions that year. His highlight tape speaks for itself.

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Lesson learned: Don’t go to China with the wrong passport.
Chinese border control detained soccer superstar Lionel Messi over the weekend after a mix-up with his documentation.
Messi flew to Beijing with his “bodyguard” and a number of friends ahead of Argentina’s friendly Thursday with Australia.
But Messi packed his Spanish passport instead of his Argentinian one. And the Spanish passport lacked a valid Chinese visa.
It reportedly took two hours for the 35-year-old footballer to be granted a visa so that he could leave the airport.

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Hall of Fame centers Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 70 and 56 career Finals games, respectively. Legendary Lakers forward LeBron James has played 55.
ESPN/ABC broadcasting icon Mike Breen, however, has surpassed them all.
Breen will call his landmark 100th Finals game Monday evening when the Nuggets and Heat battle in Game 5 in Colorado. The veteran announcer’s first Finals game came on June 8, 2006, a 90–80 Mavericks win over Miami in Dallas.

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Stephen A. Smith has a high-profile target for the Heat should they get sent home in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
On ESPN’s First Take Monday, Smith said the Miami’s top potential acquisition this summer should be Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard, who has been the subject of trade rumors in recent weeks.
“If the Miami Heat got their hands on Damian Lillard and managed to keep Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler along the way, we might be having a different conversation during these NBA Finals,” Smith said.

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