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Karl-Anthony Towns made a wonderful gesture to a young fan on his way out of Minnesota.
Karl-Anthony Towns practically lived his entire adult life in Minnesota. Since being selected by the Timberwolves with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Towns was a franchise pillar with the Wolves through thick and thin. Towns entered the organization during an unthinkable 13-year playoff drought, and starred alongside Jimmy Butler on the team that finally had its postseason breakthrough.

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There is a new coach, almost totally new roster and many changes for the Iowa women’s basketball program.
Jan Jensen is as Iowa as it gets.
She’s from Kimballton, Iowa, where members of her family run Lugger’s Tavern, a local bar with memorabilia from Jensen’s career including her retired No. 13 jersey from her playing days at Drake in Des Moines.
It was at Drake that Jensen was coached by Lisa Bluder, who was hired before the Jensen’s senior season.

Nearly 500 days have passed since the PGA Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) made the shocking announcement about a framework agreement that would bring the two sides together. We still don’t know what exactly that framework agreement entails other than it involving a for-profit entity, but maybe, just maybe, we’re inching closer to a deal coming to fruition.

Thursday Night Football continues tonight with the Buccaneers vs. Falcons. Here’s how to watch all the action on the field.

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We make picks for all 14 NFL games with levels of confidence ahead of Week 5.
The bye weeks are upon us! Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season has arrived and with it, the Lions, Titans, Eagles, and Chargers all get the weekend off. We also get Jets-Vikings in London at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday morning. That means Sunday football gets going bright and early at 9:30 a.m. ET. Good luck to those of you enjoying west coast college football the night before.

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It’s time to figure out your Survivor picks for the 2024 season. We’ll break down safe, value, and trap picks heading into Week 5.
We’ve reached a big moment in the 2024 NFL season. Week 5 is upon us and that brings with it the first byes of the season. The Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tennessee Titans are all sitting out this weekend’s slate.

NFL players have an overwhelmingly positive view of Taylor Swift.
The most famous singer on the planet has become a fixture in the NFL after she started dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce last season.
Swift jumping headfirst into the NFL world brought in a lot of new fans and the league has been leaning into it. Whether fans like it or not, it’s smart business.
The “Cruel Summer” singer is a massive star. It’d be foolish for the NFL to ignore her.

The current perception is that asking certain questions of black athletes is considered racist. 
Former United States Women’s National Soccer captain Megan Rapinoe criticized USA Today columnist Christine Brennan for asking what seemed like an innocent question to a Connecticut Sun player.
Brennan — who’s by no means part of the right-wing contingent that Rapinoe demonizes — was labeled a “racist” by the ex-soccer player over a question she asked WNBA player DiJonai Carrington.

Here’s how it all went down on a day that saw three teams exit and one matchup move on to a third game.

An MLS game got ugly at one point on Wednesday.