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Legendary NFL running back Jim Brown has died at the age of 87.
A spokesperson for the family revealed Brown passed away Thursday night at his Los Angeles home surrounded by his wife, according to The Associated Press.
Brown’s legendary NFL career with the Cleveland Browns spanned from 1957 through 1965, and he’s unanimously consider one of the greatest to ever put on pads. Brown won the championship in 1964, was a three-time MVP, an eight-time First-team All-Pro and finished his NFL career with 106 rushing touchdowns.
Jim Brown dies at the age of 87.

Brown, whose name is still synonymous with greatness more than 50 years after his final game, had a legacy that went well beyond football.

2023 Kentucky Derby Winner Mage received a major boost to his chances of winning the second leg of the Triple Crown on Friday when it was announced that First Mission was scratched from Saturday’s Preakness Stakes due to a left hind injury.
The removal of the Lexington Stakes winner, who oddsmakers considered the top threat to Mage in the Preakness, trims the field down to seven horses.

Here’s how to watch Mage, the 2023 Kentucky Derby winner, run for his shot at the Triple Crown in this year’s Preakness Stakes.

Can you trust Tsitsipas to get it done in Rome?

Now that we know where the crop of 2023 NFL rookies will be playing, it’s time to update the positional rankings heading into the 2023 season.

The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes opened the Eastern Conference Finals with a classic that went to quadruple overtime.
Panthers star and Hart Trophy-nominee Matthew Tkachuk scored with just seconds left in the 4th overtime to give the Cats a 3-2 win to open the series.

MATTHEW TKACHUK WINS IT! #StanleyCup
With time dwindling down in the fourth overtime, Matthew Tkachuk (@TKACHUKycheese_) rips home the winner to give the @FlaPanthers the Game 1 win! pic.twitter.

Brittney Griner will stand for the national anthem this season after spending nearly 10 months locked in a Russian cage.
Griner — an advocate of “speaking out, standing up, sitting in, taking a knee” — had a sudden change of heart, claims her agent in a TIMES op-ed.
The article says Griner views the anthem differently since Joe Biden exchanged a Russian arms dealer, named Viktor Bout, for her return to the United States.
“Hearing the national anthem, it definitely hit different [sic],” says Griner.

When the PGA Championship rolls around each year one PGA teaching professional in the field becomes a fan favorite. And this year, that man is Michael Block.
Block, the head professional at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in California, took part in a mid-round interview with ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt during Thursday’s round, and his calm and ‘I’m playing with house money’ attitude caught the golf world’s attention. So too did his even par 70 on Thursday.

San Diego State University concluded on Friday that there are no findings against former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza after conducting an investigation into allegations of rape and gang rape.