Author: Michael

The outfielder spent nine years on Pittsburgh to begin his career.
Andrew McCutchen is headed back to where it all started. The veteran outfielder is signing a deal with the Pirates, the same team with which he broke out as an MLB star, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Pittsburgh is reportedly signing McCutchen to a one year deal, pending a physical.
The Pirates drafted McCutchen in the first round of the 2005 MLB draft, and the outfielder would become a franchise cornerstone.

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From the Jaguars’ complete turnaround to Mr. Irrelevant leading the Niners into the postseason, here are the five most improbable teams of Wild Card weekend
One of the great things about sports is that while everyone has their opinions and predictions and proclamations, you never truly know what will happen over the course of a season. We needn’t look further for examples than the 2023 NFL Playoffs.

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Only three referees in NBA history used to play in the league.
Smush Parker had a solid NBA career in the 2000s, and, like most former players, he wants to get back into the game. However, he is trying to return to the NBA in a very unorthodox away.
On Instagram, Parker announced that he is trying to learn to become a referee. In the post, Parker acknowledged only three former players successfully worked to become NBA referees, but he wants to be the fourth.

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Kyle Kuzma’s big pink sweater is immortalized forever with a bobblehead.
This just might be the year of Kyle Kuzma. The 27-year-old forward is having the best season of his NBA career for the Washington Wizards, and he’s set to cash in with a huge pay day this summer when he hits free agency. It feels like almost every team needs a big forward who can shoot, defend, and create his own shot a bit off the dribble, and Kuzma checks all of those boxes.

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The Lakers-Mavs double-overtime thriller featured admiration between two of the game’s greats.
Moments after the final buzzer sounded on Thursday, with teammates still doubled over in fatigue and a sold-out Crypto.com Arena wondering what happened, LeBron James and Luka Dončić met at center court and embraced. A 58-minute, double-overtime thriller was over, but before the two stars retreated to opposite ends of a back hallway, respect needed to be paid.
The King.
And his heir.
Dallas beat the Lakers, and this one had a little of everything.

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