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The performance warranted some king-like praise.
The Lakers picked up a crucial win over the Magic on Sunday night, with Austin Reaves surprisingly leading the charge for Los Angeles. With LeBron James still on the mend, the 38-year-old expressed his excitement for his teammate on Twitter after his huge night.
James, who missed his 11th consecutive game with a foot injury, called Reaves a “BAD MUTHA” and tweeted a slew of emojis at the Lakers’ 24-year-old after his career night. 
Reaves, who came off the bench, led all scorers with a career-high 35 points.

Team USA’s last hitter in the lineup finished his phenomenal weekend with two more home runs against Cuba to help the Americans advance.
MIAMI — Sipping a Presidente and sporting Team USA shower slides, the best No. 9 hitter in baseball history wound through the bowels of loanDepot Park and considered his past 24 hours: eight runs batted in; three dingers; two wins.

The Bulldogs star let one slip during the postgame interview.
Gonzaga reached the Sweet 16 for the eighth consecutive time after triumphing over TCU in the round of 32 on Sunday. Following the Bulldogs’ NCAA tournament win, star center Drew Timme was a little too fired up for his postgame interview.
The senior accidentally let loose an in-the-moment expletive on national television after Gonzaga’s win over the Horned Frogs, hilariously letting an F-bomb slip without hesitation.

The Bulldogs star joined elite company in college hoops history.
Gonzaga extended its stay in the NCAA tournament after fending off TCU in the round of 32. Drew Timme was his usual dominant self in the win over the Horned Frogs, leading the charge for the Bulldogs with 28 points. 
In doing so, Timme joined a select group of college basketball standouts in NCAA tournament history, becoming just the seventh player to record nine 20-plus point games in the Big Dance.

If you’re used to seeing Kentucky, Duke and Kansas in the Sweet 16, then get ready for some new faces. Meanwhile, a women’s powerhouse also fell Sunday.

The United States will turn to a pitcher who’s never played in the MLB postseason with the WBC championship on the line.
The United States punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic title game on Sunday night, cruising to victory against Cuba in the semifinals via a score of 14–2. While the Americans await the result of the Mexico vs. Japan semifinal on the opposite side of the bracket, manager Mark DeRosa hinted at the team’s pitching plans for the title game.

Cuba’s one-party socialist regime took center stage Sunday at the World Baseball Classic when the United States played the Cuban national team at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
Given Miami’s high population of Cuban Americans, the game presented an opportunity for proud citizens of Cuban heritage to protest the oppressive socialist government that has ruined life for people on the island for over 50 years.
Cuba’s Appearance Controversial At WBC
There was tension following the Cuban national team as Cuban-born MLB players highlighted a problem with representing the communist country.

The North Carolina product recorded 690 receiving yards in 2022.
Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder has a new target for 2023.
Atlanta is signing former Raiders wide receiver Mack Hollins to a one-year contract, according to a Sunday night report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
In his one and only season in Las Vegas, Hollins proved a serviceable contributor, catching 57 passes for 690 yards and four touchdowns—all career highs.

Almost a year to the day that second-seeded Iowa was upset at home by a 10-seed in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Caitlin Clark wasn’t about to allow history to repeat itself on Sunday against Georgia.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside Team Cuba and Team USA’s World Baseball Classic semifinal, which marked the first time Cuba’s national baseball team visited Miami in more than 60 years.