Author: Michael

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The Haas team boss got himself in some hot water recently, but was his underlying premise regarding race stewards correct?
Anyone who has watched the slightest bit of Formula 1 over the past few years, or even the Netflix docuseries Drive to Survive, knows that Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner is not shy about speaking his mind.
The team themselves have even leaned into that trait from their boss. With just a few clicks on the Haas team store you can find the “[H]e does not foksmash my door!” t-shirt.

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Following the Nuggets’ first-ever NBA championship, Denver star Nikola Jokić’s gave his perspective on the team’s title, and the adversity it took to reach the mountain top.
The Nuggets had been contending in the West for a number of years now, but injuries and disappointing playoff losses set them back from reaching their end goal of an NBA championship. 
In 2022–23, Denver was the best team in basketball all season, and backed it up with a dominant postseason en route to a championship. 
Jokić reflected on the journey and what it took to finally reach the end goal.

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Don’t call it a comeback, but you can certainly classify Tennessee’s run to the College World Series as redemption. Tony Vitello again has his team in Omaha, after falling short in 2022.
If you’re a fan of college baseball, then you certainly remember what the Vols program put on display last season. A team full of piss and vinegar, not afraid to show some character, even if it agitated the masses. But that was last year, and this 2023 team is nothing like the previous squads.

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Jaire Alexander might be $700,000 lighter in the wallet, but he doesn’t seem to care one bit.
The talented defensive back was due a $700,000 workout bonus this offseason as part of his four year, $84 million contract, but he forfeited when he didn’t show up for the voluntary workouts in April.
While the average American might panic over losing $700,000, Alexander isn’t sweating it at all.
Jaire Alexander lost his $700,000 workout bonus. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Jaire Alexander lost a $700,000 workout bonus.

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Just six years into the franchise’s existence, the Golden Knights routed the Panthers 9–3 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals to capture the organization’s first-ever championship.
After grabbing an early 2–0 advantage in Game 5, Vegas never looked back. Even after Florida cut the lead to 2–1, the Golden Knights scored four straight goals to take a 6–1 lead into the 3rd period to cruise to a title. 
The Golden Knights fans were partying all night, including collectively singing a beautiful rendition of “My Own Worst Enemy” a 1999 hit by the band Lit.

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LOS ANGELES — Brooks Koepka of the United States looks on during a practice round prior to the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club. | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images
The drivable par-4 6th hole at the Los Angeles Country Club is unlike any other hole in professional golf.
It measures just 330 yards on the scorecard, but the par-4 6th at the Los Angeles Country Club may prove as the trickiest hole during the 2023 U.S. Open.
From the tee, players have no visual of the green but are immediately given a choice: to go for the green or to lay up.

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Of the many trends generated by the 2023 season, from the inane to the goofy, this one might be the most puzzling: Mike Trout sees more fastballs than any hitter in baseball. And he’s doing little with them.
Trout’s Angels reached a season-high six games over .500 with a stirring comeback win against the first-place Rangers on Monday. Shohei Ohtani gained the AL home run lead with numbers 19 and 20. The bullpen has been superb. And yet Trout is mired in one of the longest and strangest slumps of his great career. Pitchers are getting him out the same way over and over.

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DUBLIN, Ohio — Patrick Cantlay walks off the fifth tee during the third round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 03, 2023. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images
Cantlay felt blindsided by the news and understands why Rahm and other players feel frustrated and betrayed.
Many high-profile golfers, including Jon Rahm, have expressed frustration and feel betrayed following the PGA Tour’s bombshell announcement that it had partnered with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).

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