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The Cavinder twins fired back at a writer for ‘sexist trope’ after they said they were deceived for an interview.
Haley and Hanna Cavinder were a major talking point when it came to the NCAA and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). They’re extremely popular on social media and also were a part of the Miami Hurricanes’ women’s basketball team that made the Elite Eight in the 2022 NCAA tournament.

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The merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) has only been announced. Nothing between the three parties has been made official, and some U.S. senators appear that they want to keep it that way.
Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren (Massachusettes) and Ron Wyden (Oregon) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter calling on the AG’s office to scrutinize the PGA Tour’s plans with Saudi Arabia and LIV Golf.

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Jay Monahan released a statement late Tuesday announcing of this medical situation and he is currently out of commission.
The news broke late Tuesday evening that PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has had a ‘medical situation’ and is recovering. No specific details were provided on Monahan’s status or what happened to him, but the PGA Tour Policy Board provided details in a statement on who will take over for Monahan while he cannot lead the Tour.

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Phil Kessel got the last laugh when he hoisted the Stanley Cup for the third time since leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Let’s see, that means 3 Cups for Phil The Thrill, and — *checks notes* — zero for the Leafs since 1967.

Phil Kessel is a three-time #StanleyCup champion. pic.twitter.com/UnQfjFdJrv
— NHL (@NHL) June 14, 2023

Kessel played in Toronto between 2009 and 2015. That’s the pre-Auston Matthews/Kyle Dubas/over-spending era, and he was often criticized by Toronto media.
Many said Kessel would never win a Stanley Cup and criticized his work ethic.

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The 123rd U.S. Open will be held at the Los Angeles Country Club as the city will host its first major in almost eight decades.
The 123rd U.S. Open is slated to tee off early Thursday morning from the Los Angeles Country Club in beautiful Beverly Hills, California. It should be a fantastic event behind hosted by Los Angeles for the first time in nearly eight decades.
The sport of golf is at the forefront of many conversations held at water coolers all around the country.

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Here’s a riddle: What do a 300-pound lineman and a 1,300-pound heifer have in common?
Well, they both grew up on a farm—and they both wear a GPS tracker.
The football player is Dalton Risner, a fifth-year offensive lineman who grew up on a small farm in Wiggins, Colo. The heifer is one of around 1,100 cows living on a pasture in Tripp Country, S. Dak., home of Jorgensen Land & Cattle. And if you think new technology has changed football, you won’t believe how some of those same cool gadgets are helping CEO Nick Jorgensen bring a 115-year-old ranch into the future.

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Editor’s Note: Welcome to the second annual installment of “The Replacements,” an SI Fantasy series focused on vacated volume that projects how teams will replace production year-to-year. This offseason, we’re analyzing the six teams with the highest percentage of available targets and the six teams with the highest percentage of available carries heading into 2023.
For the first time in years, there’s reason for optimism in Houston regarding the direction of the Texans. DeMeco Ryans was brought in to take over as head coach and quarterback C.J.

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Just two days after rocking the world of soccer, Kylian Mbappé is back in the headlines to defend Lionel Messi’s exit from PSG.
Mbappé, who will effectively either be sold or become a free agent next summer after saying he won’t activate a player option, expressed his disappointment about the manner of Messi’s departure. After PSG announced the Argentine superstar would leave the club this summer, Messi was booed by home supporters after he left the pitch in his final match with the French champions.

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