Author: Michael

The elite levels prepared to go off the chart
When the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots met in the 2011 AFC Championship, each team had a narrative it wanted to shed. The Ravens – and Joe Flacco in particular – wanted to prove they didn’t just need to win with strong defense and a dominant ground game. The Pats, after a stretch of postseason struggles, needed to demonstrate they weren’t just dominant in the regular season.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas punched his ticket to the semifinals of the Australian Open and wasted no time in inviting Margot Robbie to attend his match against Karen Khachanov.
Tsitsipas, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, defeated America Sebastian Korda in straight sets in the Round of 16. During Tsitsipas’ on-court interview following the win, the Greek superstar gave a quick shout-out to Robbie.

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Some people never learn …
Everyone has someone in their life like Eli Apple, the dude who flexes after winning something by default, or at best having a very minor role in a success.
Let’s be real for a sec: The only apple that gets cooked more often than Eli is a pie before the Fourth of July, and yet he loves talking trash after being carried to the AFC Championship by the team around him.

Someone get them in couples therapy @JoshAllenQB and @stefondiggs I’ll pay on God https://t.

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Conor McGregor is reportedly under investigation for allegedly harming a woman in Spain.
The UFC legend is being investigated by authorities in Ibiza, Spain after he allegedly attacked a woman on a yacht last July, according to Majorica Daily Bulletin (via Daily Beast).
The alleged attack took place during a birthday party for the MMA sensation, and the unnamed woman claims she was in such fear that she thought McGregor was going to kill her as he allegedly punched her face and kicked her belly, according to the same report.

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After completing the fifth year of his rookie deal, Saquon Barkley will hit free agency. The Giants have to re-sign, right?
The running back position doesn’t have a ton of superstars available on the free agent market, but there are a few names of interest … none more than Saquon Barkley. After two injury-plagued seasons, the superstar back remained healthy in 2022 and finished fifth in fantasy points at the position with 284 (17.6 PPG).

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Spread, over/under and prop bets for Tuesday’s Celtics-Heat game in Miami. The Heat are small home favorites.
The fourth and final regular-season meeting between the Celtics and Heat tips off Tuesday in South Florida.
Boston beat Miami in seven games in the Eastern Conference finals last May and leads the regular-season series, 2–1. The last time these teams played it was a two-game set at the TD Garden on Nov. 30 and Dec. 2—the Celtics won the first game, 134-121, and the Heat won the second in overtime, 120-116.

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