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Amir Abdur-Rahim death, explained: What to know about sudden 2024 passing of former USF basketball coach originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Amir Abdur-Rahim’s legacy swirls in basketball gyms across the country more than a year after his death.
The former Kennesaw State and USF head coach was a college basketball lifer, spending nearly 20 years drawing up plays.

Arne Slot praises his Liverpool squad for ‘perfect’ Galatasaray win
Slot Praises Complete Liverpool Performance

Arne Slot described Liverpool’s emphatic 4-0 victory over Galatasaray as the “perfect game”, a night where execution, energy and emotion aligned seamlessly under the lights of Anfield. Speaking after the match, as reported by Liverpool FC, Slot was unequivocal in his assessment: “From start to finish, I think we played the game I was hoping for.

Europa League: Roma vs. Bologna – probable line-ups, where to watch on TV
Donyell Malen’s Roma and Santiago Castro’s Bologna meet at the Stadio Olimpico tonight in the second leg of the Europa League Round of 16.
It kicks off at 21:00 CET (20:00 GMT). The first leg in Bologna last week ended in a 1-1 draw.
Roma are still short of options in attack with Artem Dovbyk, Evan Ferguson, Paulo Dybala and Matias Soulé injured and Lorenzo Venturino out of the UEFA list.

Oct 4, 2025; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman adjusts his radio against the Boise State Broncos at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Caterina-Imagn Images | Michael Caterina-Imagn Images
Notre Dame officially started the spring football season on Wednesday with a combination press conference, which of course, had Marcus Freeman front and center taking questions from the media. Either sometime durong or shortly after, I received a DM from a colleague simply saying this… “Marcus is so good man.”
Obviously, he’s right.

Rishabh Pant is in the 10th year of his international cricket career. He has consistently inspired raging debates over these nine years. Eyeballs yearn for him even when he is not part of the Indian team. Last week, when videos of Pant practising in Mumbai and Chennai surfaced, he hogged the feed on social media, barely days after India became the first team to defend the T20 World Cup title.
This could be a defining year for Pant, starting with the IPL. He hasn’t been a definite part of India’s white-ball team since winning the T20 World Cup in June 2024.

Sam Allardyce names player he believes “might be” at Chelsea next season
Former Premier League manager Sam Allardyce believes Elliot Anderson would be a great signing for Chelsea this summer.
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The Blues had a quiet January, but are expected to be busy this summer, with a number of positions in the squad needing to be filled.
Chelsea are believed to still be in the market for a centre back, whilst they are reportedly keen to add another midfielder and attacker.

Michael Conlan will fight Kevin Walsh in Belfast on Friday as he plots a route back to a world title [Getty Images]
At the age of 34, Michael Conlan knows it is win or bust if he is to achieve his dream of becoming a world champion.
He had a decorated amateur career and had been tipped to reach the top of the professional ranks when he made the switch after the 2016 Olympics.
The Belfast boxer has had shots at his dream, against Leigh Wood in 2022 and Luis Alberto Lopez the following year, but fell short on both occasions.

It is a huge weekend for Donegal and Armagh at either end of the Division One table.
Jim McGuinness’ side are one of four teams vying to get into the final alongside Kerry, Mayo and Roscommon.
Donegal are coming off a 2-20 to 0-20 defeat by the Rossies despite producing an excellent second-half comeback at Dr Hyde Park.
They are level on nine points with the Kingdom but top the table thanks to their head-to-head record.

IT’S THE MOOOOOOOOOOOST WONDERFUL TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME OF THE YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR
Hell yeah, we made it back to the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament! Only the men’s basketball tournament is in full swing today with 16 games, the women’s tournament doesn’t hit their first round full stride until tomorrow. That still gives us the 16 men’s games from 11:15am Central time to sometime after 11pm Central time with two women’s First Four games mixed into the evening hours to give us a little extra spice on the day.

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Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours
Dwight McNeil details the complex difficulties he’s overcome following a failed move in the January transfer window, explaining why that sliding-doors moment has inspired him to rediscover his fine form to earn an Everton starting place. [Everton FC]
An interesting perspective on the Premier League’s recent Chelsea fines as we welcome the Londoners to our home.