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The attorney for Conor McGregor’s rape accuser says her client was offered $100,000 to stay silent.
McGregor is accused of forcing an unnamed woman to perform oral sex and attempted to sodomize her during an NBA Finals game between the Heat and Nuggets earlier in June. The woman claimed to have made a successful escape after throwing elbow strikes and overwhelming one of the most talented fighters in human history.
The UFC star has denied the claims. The unnamed victim originally claimed security led her into a bathroom where McGregor was waiting.

CROMWELL, Conn. — Xander Schauffele reacts during the trophy presentation after winning the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 26, 2022. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images
The PGA Tour shifts back to the east coast as the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands marks the season’s next elevated event.
TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut hosts the Travelers Championship this week, the next elevated event for the PGA Tour in 2023.

Scoot Henderson is poised to lead the next generation of NBA stars, not just on the court but with his charisma and vision for his off-court career. Henderson has big plans: redefine his position and redefine the path to the NBA.

Bust. It’s the dirtiest four-letter word in fantasy football.
Fantasy managers who drafted players such as Russell Wilson, Jonathan Taylor and Deebo Samuel last season know the term (and its consequences) all too well. Selecting a bust, especially in the earlier rounds of your draft, can be detrimental to your chances of fielding a true fantasy league postseason contender.
To me, the term “bust” includes players who either don’t live up to their draft position or were selected to play prominent roles who fail in the stat sheets.

I feel for NFL running backs.
All NFL positions are not created equal. And running back, aside from obvious outliers at the position, does not appear to be created equally to others from a value proposition. There has even been talk about a labor union specifically devoted to running backs, something I raised years ago, but with the NFLPA now representing all players and a collective bargaining agreement tied up through the decade, that seems more fantasy than reality.

It’s no secret that shooting is at a premium in the modern NBA, with nearly every team in the hunt for more players who can help space the floor and consistently knock down shots. That said, the 2023 draft class is somewhat unique in that several projected high picks (Scoot Henderson, and Amen and Ausar Thompson chief among them) have real questions about their long-term shooting projection. Still, there are plenty of sharpshooters on the board who should add value from beyond the arc from Day 1 in the league. Here’s a look at the five best in this year’s draft class.
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Broncos fans are hoping that Russell Wilson can shake off his horrible first year with the team and lead the franchise to a winning season in 2023.
While that is far from a guarantee of happening, the veteran quarterback is putting in some work this offseason to be ready once training camp gets underway later this summer. And by work, we mean he’s posting weird workout videos to social media that have been mocked by lots and lots of fans. 
In case you missed it, Wilson shared one of his workouts that show him using a slideboard and a football. Check this out: 

All my life.

In June 2009, two days before the NBA draft, Warriors general manager Larry Riley received a tip from what he calls “a pretty reliable source” that, if true, would be huge for his team.
At the time, the Warriors were mired in a dark era. Other than a blip in 2007, Golden State had missed the postseason every year for the better part of two decades. “I felt like we had to hit on that draft pick,” says Riley.

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In preparation, they’d ranked the players. At No. 1: consensus top pick Blake Griffin of Oklahoma.

While the 2023 U.S. Open lacked actual fans on the property at Los Angeles Country Club, that isn’t to say golf fans at home didn’t tune into the third major championship of the year. According to a report, this year’s U.S. Open drew the highest TV ratings since 2019.
Sports Business Journal’s Josh Carpenter shared that NBC/Peacock drew 6.2 million viewers during Sunday’s final round. That’s an 80,000 uptick in viewership compared to last year’s tournament, which was won by Matt Fitzpatrick.

The Reds won their 10th in a row last night while also covering the run line and hitting the over for us. When I was choosing my bet for Wednesday, I wanted to try to use another team, but after looking at the matchup for Cincinnati, I decided: Why not roll it one more time! Reds for 11 in a row — who’s with me?
Not only did the Reds score eight runs last night at home, raising their per-game average to 5.32 per game (fifth in MLB), they also improved to a 62.2% rate covering the run line (46-28-0) — third-best in MLB.