Author: Michael

Regardless of how much defense he puts up, John Haliburton will not be permitted to attend Pacers games (both home and away) because of his recent actions in Game 5 between Indy and the Milwaukee Bucks. 
According to Shams Charania, the Pacers’ front office made the decision, and John reportedly agreed to the punishment for his foolish moves.
Tyrese Haliburton’s dad recklessly confronted Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo after Hali and the Pacers eliminated them from the playoffs.

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AUSTIN — Valerie Hunt is headed to Lubbock with two more gold medals.
Hunt, a senior at Monahans, won both her events Thursday at the Class 4A UIL state track and field meet. It was the second year in a row the Texas Tech signee left Mike A. Myers Stadium with gold in the discus and shot put.
Hunt set a 4A girls state meet record with a 160-foot, 8-inch throw in the discus and reached 48-7¾ in shot put. Both were significant improvements over her winning tosses last year, 151-1 and 46-0¼, respectively.
“I definitely upped my stuff and my training,” Hunt said.

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Los Angeles Angels fans are once again holding their breath after their $436 million All-Star athlete Mike Trout left Wednesday night’s game with a potential injury.
For anyone that’s been paying attention, it seems like the baseball gods are having their way with Trout in sickening fashion. “Another year, another injury” has become synonymous with Trout, who at one point was recognized as the savior of the sport in the late 2010s and was one of MLB’s biggest stars before a cruel set of injuries severely limited his playing time in recent years.

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Cameron Champ didn’t find out he was in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson field until Wednesday afternoon.
A day later, the 29-year-old Champ finds himself in early contention after an opening, 7-under 64 at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.
“It’s definitely been an interesting two days, that’s for sure,” said Champ, a three-time PGA Tour winner, though not since 2021 and no longer with full status.

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It’s been nearly two weeks since the New York Rangers fired head coach Peter Laviolette.

In that time, the team has been linked to an impressive list of potential replacements including Joel Quenneville, Rich Tocchet, and John Tortorella, but there appears to be one name that is gaining recent momentum.

According to USA Today’s Vince Mercogliano, the Rangers are nearing a deal to replace Laviolette, who led the team to a 94-59-11 record and an Eastern Conference Final appearance in two seasons, with a prominent two-time Stanley Cup winner.

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No. 16 West Virginia will look to stay atop the Big 12 as they host Texas Tech for a three-game series this weekend.
WVSports.Com previews the series as well as what to expect from each team heading into the weekend.

Last Time Out

West Virginia fell to Marshall on the road 7-6 on Wednesday, while Texas Tech lost 7-4 to UTRGV on Wednesday and 13-4 on Tuesday.
Last weekend, WVU swept UCF on the road, while TTU took two of three games from Arizona at home.

First Pitch Times and Pitching Probables

Game One: Friday, 6:30 p.m. — Mac Heuer (TTU) vs.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes could tell during his pregame bullpen session on Thursday that he wasn’t quite right.
The Chicago Cubs then went out and offered tangible proof, taking the Pittsburgh ace deep three times in the fifth inning of what became an 8-3 Pirates loss on Thursday in a performance that was decidedly unSkenes-like, at least by the 22-year-old’s remarkably high standards.
It started during his intricate warm-up, when the impeccable command that’s defined so much of the reigning National League Rookie of the Year’s rise to stardom abandoned him.

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