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New York Knicks guard Josh Hart had some extra motivation to beat the Orlando Magic last night, but it wasn’t because of bad blood between the teams.
Hart and his teammates traveled to Florida looking to gain ground on the teams above them in the Eastern Conference. One of those teams just happened to be the Magic, who had a half-game lead on them four fourth place in the East.
That’s a lot of solid reasons to want to beat an opponent, which the Knicks did. Thanks to some stifling defense, New York came out of the Sunshine State with a 98-74 victory.

Four years ago today, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was trying to downplay this thing called “the coronavirus,” AKA “Covid-19,” AKA “the novel virus” that was starting to freak people out across the country and globe.
Gobert would end his press conference that night by touching every single one of the basketball reporter’s microphones.

Rory McIlroy hits a tee shot during the third round of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational. | Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images
Rory McIlroy hit an unbelievable drive on the 10th hole at Bay Hill, which made him unstoppable on the back nine.
Rory McIlroy needed a spark.
He struggled on the front nine, making bogeys at the 7th and 8th holes, and suddenly, he sat at 1-over for the tournament. His putter was not cooperating either, as he did not make a single birdie over his first nine holes.
As such, McIlroy decided to be aggressive at the par-4 10th, which measures 401 yards.

The NTT IndyCar Series gets back underway on Sunday with the St. Petersburg Grand Prix. Reigning Indianapolis 500 champ Josef Newgarden will start on pole for a race that the series hopes will be every bit as exciting as Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
If you watched that race — another dominant Max Verstappen performance — then you’ll know that shouldn’t be too hard.
I don’t know that too many people look at Formula 1 and IndyCar as direct competitors. Not for attention, and not for talent.

The Los Angeles Chargers likely expect to compete in 2024, with one of the NFL’s top young quarterbacks in Justin Herbert and an accomplished new coach in Jim Harbaugh.
If they do, it may be with a very different-looking defense, based on a new report by Dianna Russini of The Athletic. The NFL insider says that the franchise is open to trading “many veteran players,” specifically pass rushers Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack. Per Russini, teams are interested, but may wait to see whether the Chargers opt to cut the two big-name players, making them available in free agency.

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert implied after fouling out Friday night that sports betting is influencing how games are officiated in the NBA.
Late in the fourth quarter, with Minnesota up 97–96 on the Cleveland Cavaliers, Gobert fouled out after committing an offensive foul with 27.8 seconds left. The center immediately made a money gesture at the referees, resulting in a one-shot technical foul for Cleveland.
Cavaliers guard Darius Garland went on to make the free throw to send the game to overtime. Cleveland would go on to win the game 113–104.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stole Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl 39 ring. The New England Patriots owner confirmed it himself on an episode of Apple TV+’s “The Dynasty.”
After his team defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in 2005, Kraft for some reason thought it would be a great idea to visit Russia as part of his celebration tour. Personally, I would have chosen a less hostile environment (the Bahamas, maybe?), but hey, to each his own.
When in Russia, he visited Putin in St. Petersburg along with former Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch.

Caitlin Clark is a worldwide phenomenon. 
If she didn’t know it before Friday, the Iowa Hawkeyes star learned just that during media availability at the Big Ten tournament.
A reporter from France made the trip to Minneapolis to cover Clark and the Hawkeyes, and asked her if she realized the impact she’s making while empowering young women across the globe.
Clark broke into a big smile.
“I’ve never been to France but I would love to go,” she said. “I think it’s really cool.

An Oregon high school basketball player had to be scratched from the lineup after he was kicked in the head by a cheerleader on Thursday.
Sam Barlow High School was set to take on Jesuit in the OSAA 6A Boys Basketball State Tournament when Barlow senior Sentori Martino was blindsided by a flipping cheerleader during pregame introductions. He immediately hit the floor and appeared to be in a lot of pain as his teammates rushed over to check on him. Martino was not able to play in the game.

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Max Verstappen makes more F1 history on a Saturday night in Saudi Arabia
Think back to what you were doing when you were just 18 years old.
It was probably a little different than what Ollie Bearman did on Saturday night in the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Just over 24 hours after learning he would be making his F1 debut due to the appendectomy that Carlos Sainz Jr.