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Social media posts are claiming to show various professional basketball players advocating for guard Jaden Ivey, who was waived by the NBA’s Chicago Bulls after making anti-LGBTQ remarks. But the statement attributed to Victor Wembanyama, Tyrese Maxey and other NBA stars appears to be fabricated; AFP found no evidence of the athletes saying the words ascribed to them, and the videos included in the posts only offer snippets from unrelated interviews.

😢 That looked nasty! Will this Kiel star miss his home World Cup?
The second half of the match between Holstein Kiel and Fortuna Düsseldorf is currently underway. One Kiel player, however, is no longer involved, as John Tolkin had to come off injured after just seven minutes. 
He injured his knee, needed treatment, and then limped dejectedly toward the tunnel. 
What makes it especially bitter: the 23-year-old is part of the extended squad of the U.S. national team and has every reason to hope for a spot in the squad for the World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

Jordan Spieth banks tee shot off patron’s hand and onto fairway at 2026 Masters originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Exactly a decade after his infamous final round collapse at the Masters, Jordan Spieth is still trying to earn another green jacket. He received some help from an unlikely source on Friday.
Spieth banked a tee shot right off of a fan’s hand and back onto the fairway, making for a lighthearted moment.

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association have resumed their efforts to get a deal done. And the NFL, as expected, showed up with the big guns.
Via Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the attendees at Thursday’s bargaining session included Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
Kevin Seifert of ESPN reports that Thursday’s “meeting was productive and there is an expectation for continued discussions.

Spirits are high in Buffalo this day, which is not a sentence you hear very often, unfortunately.
That’s because, for the first time since 2011, the Sabres are headed back to the playoffs, and the team is making sure everyone is ready for their big return to the postseason.
Especially if there’s a typo on their sweatshirt.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – APRIL 04: Aday Mara #15 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on against the Arizona Wildcats in the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Yaxel Lendeborg set a personal goal when Michigan started practice at the very beginning of what would become its 2026 national championship season. He wanted to dunk on new teammate Aday Mara.

Jaylen Brown has enjoyed a career year. In the absence of Jayson Tatum, who missed 62 games with a torn Achilles, the explosive forward led the Boston Celtics to the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Impressively, he did this while leading a team that wasn’t expected to be competitive this year, due to the offseason moves Brad Stevens made to begin a retooling phase.
As the season wore on, and Brown’s performances stayed steady, talk of a potential MVP case began to gather speed.

The new season is underway for the C.M. Russell High softball team.
The Rustlers have come out swinging to start the new campaign, taking three out of four contests in Eastern AA play.
CMR has also racked up 40 runs in that span as Alex Hurley returns for her seventh season as head coach. The schedule was shifted this year as teams went straight into conference play rather than the traditional route of starting with two non-league games.

Kevin Young huddles with his team during BYU’s game against Arizona on Feb. 18, 2026, at McKale Center in Tucson.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was reportedly among the NFL owners to join the league’s labor negotiations with the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) on Thursday, according to NFL Network.
With the NFL and the referee’s union engaged in a contentious labor battle, a handful of NFL owners reportedly joined those negotiations Thursday, per ESPN. Talks were “productive,” and the expectation is that both sides will continue talking ahead of the collective-bargaining agreement (CBA) expiring May 31.