Former Denver Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe recently snapped on paparazzi for recording him while he purchased a dog at the airport.

The 54-year-old Pro Football Hall of Famer was spotted at LAX receiving a puppy from a dog handler when he noticed he was being filmed.

Sharpe purchased the dog for $10,000, according to X17Online, whose cameraman watched the transaction unfold.

Shannon wasn’t happy with the outlet for filming the transaction. He looked at the camera and said, “Really? Why?” to which the paparazzi replied, “Why not?”

Sharpe then angrily stormed off with his pedigree dog.

Friday, Shannon quoted someone who tweeted the video of the transaction.

“F–k wrong wit dude just recording Unc Shannon sharpe like that?” the person tweeted, to which Sharpe replied: “SOME PPL have become really weird looking for paydays,” with a clown emoji.

Watch the video below.

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Undefeated lightweight boxing star-on-the-rise Frank “The Ghost” Martin (16-0-0) is one fight away from a title shot. But before the knockout artist can receive his first title shot, he must fight his toughest challenger yet in the popular and also undefeated Cuban boxing star Michel Rivera (24-0-0).

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The two next-up contenders are set to main event the WBA eliminator on Saturday evening in Las Vegas on Showtime Boxing. One must let go of the undefeated title and the opportunity to fight for a title in the 12-round lightweight bout. The fight is Martin’s most important night of his career yet.

Martin spoke with The Source’s Bryson “Boom” Paul last week via Zoom on the importance of this bout. Throughout the conversation, The Ghost shares Errol’s promise to him following his last victory, Rivera’s skill, being the most wanted fighter in the lightweight division, if he is the most dangerous man in the lightweight division, more

Read the full interview below.

[Bryson “Boom” Paul”]: This is a big deal, man. This is a WBA eliminator, man. So after this, it’s the title shot, man. How do you feel?

[Frank Martin]: I feel good. I’m working. I’m ready to go out there and do what I do.

Now, this is also a special moment for you, something that you probably haven’t even thought about. This is your third time fighting in Vegas, and this’ll be your third time fighting an undefeated fighter. So tell me about the experience that you’re going to take into this fight, being that one 0 must go.

Just my grind. My grind, with me having Derrick James behind me, that coaching, that’s definitely going to take me over the top. And then just my natural ability, just my skills. But like you say, somebody 0 got to go, and I feel like it’s one of them things, it’s going to be who want it. When we in there, it’s going to be like, which one of them going to bite down and go get it? I’m known for doing it, so it ain’t nothing. It ain’t going to change.

You are fighting Michel Rivera on December 17th at the Cosmo in Las Vegas. They have him ranked number two and got you ranked at number 10. How do you feel going into this being the favorite, though?

Man, I ain’t really looking at it like that. They can rank it how they want to rank it, but it all depends when we get in there in that ring. So I got to just go in there and just do what I do. I don’t let the rankings or none of that play with my head. I’m going for the number one spot. So I got to go ahead and handle my business.

Now, what a lot of people don’t know is this is a fight that was promised to you by Errol Spence Jr, who’s also helping you promote the fight. Can you add some clarity to that promise? Where does this promise come from? How did they make sure you got this fight that you wanted so bad?

From the jump, he told me he was going to give me big fights, “I’m going to get you the big fights you want,” and everything like that. So this one, it had got mentioned earlier in the year, but there was some stuff going on with me or whatever, so we wasn’t able to make it happen. But it came back around once Chris Colbert didn’t end up taking the fight or whatever, he said he wasn’t ready.

So this came back around. So I’m like, “I’m with it, but what this for? Is it something that we fighting for?” And it was, it’s the title eliminator to get me closer to the WBA belt. So with that, that’s all I needed to hear. I’m like, “Let’s get it.”

Because a lot of people ain’t going to fight me. None of the top guys going to just be like, “All right, yeah, we’re going to fight him.” I’m going to have to work. I got to earn it.

So this one of them things that I’m like, “Yeah, it’s the opportunity, I have to take this to get me in that door with them top dogs or whatever, and get me in that position.” So they can’t say, “What’s his ranking? Where he at?” I’m right there. I’m in the number one spot.

That’s why he was promising me that, basically, he was going to give me the big fights and give me a belt or whatever. So this is the perfect setup. This is the perfect opportunity for me.

Now, this is your third fight this year. How do you like this activity? Do you want to take this into next year, where you fight three times a year?

Right now, I’ll fight more. If I could fight four times, four, three. I would really like to fight four. Give me four quarters. Give me four quarters, and I’m going to rock with it. Three good, but four, if I can get four next year, or three, either/or, cool.

You got a lot of fighters in the lightweight division, a lot of them got their eyes on you, and a lot of them have big fights that also involve you in the future. But when other enthusiasts that do these interviews ask you about future fights, ask you about this person, that person, does it ever bother you that they don’t sit here and focus on the fight at hand? Obviously, you are not overlooking anybody. You sitting here like, “Rivera is the one in front of me right now, and then we’ll deal with the rest later.” But do you ever get annoyed or frustrated with people asking you questions as far as future fights or future fighters?

Sometimes. Sometimes, because a lot of times people jump ahead of what’s in front of them. I try to be in that moment. I try to focus on what’s right there right now. Because a lot of those fights they talking about might not even happen. Sometimes it’s a waste of energy to even talk about it. I feel like I’m going to respect my opponent that I got right now, and handle my business with him. And then I would prefer, I like to talk more about other fights when I don’t got no fight booked up, something like that. But talking about another fighter, I would prefer to just stick on my man.

Rivera, is he your biggest challenge so far?

Yeah. I would say fighting style, and record wise and all of that, yeah, I’d say that he’s the more skilled fighter. He is similar to the last dude I just fought, I feel like. Might be just a little slicker, but I feel like he similar to the last guy I fought.

Speaking on Jackson, and your last fight, you obviously won, TKO in the 10. But I want to ask you, looking back at the tape, what were some things that you noticed about yourself that you worked on this camp?

Man, there was a lot. I can’t tell you what I’m working on now, you’re going to have to see that. That fight, I didn’t really have a lot of time to prepare for. I probably found out 10 days before the fight. Energy low, so really the game plan, we worked certain things, but some of the stuff wasn’t sticking with me. Energy low, can’t really register everything.

So that fight, I feel like it was a lot of mistakes that I made in that fight. And also, I felt like it was an off night for me, just within. Just my body, there was some stuff that wasn’t working for me that night or whatever. My timing, I was just off a tad bit.

But I figured it out. Derrick gave me good instructions in the corner or whatever, to get me in that zone that I needed to get in. But I had to figure it out, and find it, that fight. But there was some things that I didn’t lock down on, some shots I got hit with that I wasn’t supposed to get hit with. I was real stationary that fight.

Just really trying to get what I got, get that knockout, but I wasn’t doing it. I wasn’t doing it the smooth way. I made it harder than what it had to be.

Obviously, this is a bigger fight, so everything is amped up, and everything’s a little bit different as far as training. Going into training camp now, how has training been for you this time around?

Yeah, it been good, man. My sparring partners, I got a lot of good sparring partners for this camp. Real good sparring partners. I’ve got a nutritionist. Added on extreme conditioning. EJ been real hands-on with me, just as far as we’ve been locked in together, running, working out, everything. We just been locked all the way in. I done added quite a few things different in this camp.

Now your promoter, how has your relationship with Errol Spence grown in and out of the ring?

Oh, it’s good. Me and EJ’s relationship always been good. With this camp, with this fight, he been making sure I’m good with everything. If it’s anything that I need, or anything that could help me, he asking me, like, “Tell me what you need, whatever.” He just making sure I’m all the way mentally where I need to be, physically. Whatever I need, he making sure I’m getting that, so I can be all the way prepared for the fight. He been tapped in with me.

You are going to be a top dog one day yourself. Like you said, EJ has taken care of you, made sure you got everything you need. In the future, when you on top, are you going to be also reaching back to a fighter like yourself? What is something that you’ve learned from EJ that you plan to take on into the future when you reach back for other fighters?

Man, a lot. It’s like little stuff. Some people take things differently though. Some people may be like, little things help him out the most, like if it is a conversation, if it’s showing somebody a move, if it’s whatever. Just how he is with, not even just me, it’s fighters who ask him stuff.

We just went to a fight over the weekend, and it’s a lot of fighters who admire him. So just how he cool, he real social with his fans, and then with other fighters. Not too many fighters, but if it’s a fighter he rock with, you know he going to support him. He going to support him.

So just that right there, just being real supportive of the up-and-coming fighters that I like, that I rock with. Just being supportive of them, and giving them the motivation, if it’s words … Just certain things go a long way.

You have all the abilities and attributes to become one of the greatest lightweights of all time. But I want to ask you, in your opinion, who are your top five lightweights of all time?

I switched it up a lot. I switch mines up a lot. I like Roberto Duran. I pick up a little bit from everybody though, so it’s something from everybody.

Roberto Duran. Pernell Whitaker. Meldrick Taylor. I like Meldrick Taylor. Floyd. Who else? Let me rock out with my four. Let me rock out with my four.

You said this time you got a nutritionist and whatnot. I want to ask you, what have you learned about your eating habit with this nutritionist?

For the most part, I be on point when it come to eating good and everything. Don’t get me wrong, I’m going to eat when … I like seafood a lot. But I don’t just be eating and get out of shape, and just be, “Oh, I got to …” I’m always in shape.

But, with this nutritionist, it’s just everything that I’m eating, I ain’t really gaining too much weight. I’m having energy, I’m eating all the right stuff that I’m supposed to eat, everything balanced. He know exactly like, “All right, I’m going to cut the carbs off this week, and I’m going to take up the protein.” He knowing what to do. I don’t know how to do that on my own.

I normally cook on my own, but he making it easy. Making sure, in the morning, breakfast made as soon as I get up. Lunch, when I get out the gym, done. Dinner, same thing, when I get back, everything done. So I’m eating, and I can do what I got to do.

In training camp right now, but you still have your downtime, so I want to know, what are you doing to stay relaxed in the downtime? Are you watching anything? Reading anything? Meditations? What are you doing in the downtime?

I was doing yoga. I’ve been doing hot yoga. I be doing that cryo. I be doing that cryotherapy, the compressions, and all of that stuff. I got this book I’ve been reading, it’s called … You going to know what it is. What’s the name of the book? The Way of the Superior Man. I’ve been tapped into that book or whatever. I got to tap back in, I ain’t read it in about two weeks though, so I’m going to get back into it. That keep me my mental on point.

This is The Source. Of course, we have to talk about the music. Who are you listening to in the gym, training?

I’ll be listening to that new Lil Baby. That new Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch. Got some NBA. I got some NBA in there, for sure. We be having a little bit of everything going in the gym.

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In the gym, it’s not always serious. Boxers often crack jokes on each other a lot in training. Now honestly, who brings the heat?

EJ got the heat. Errol got the heat. Errol got the heat. He got the heat, for sure. He don’t get on me. We be on Reece, we be on Maurice’s head.

Rivera is arguably the toughest you will face yet, but definitely not the toughest opponent that you will face in your career, I’m sure. One 0 must go. Are you worried at all about losing your 0, whether it’s now or in the future?

Nah. Nah, I’m not. I don’t want to lose it, so I’m working, I’m working, working, working. Doing everything I got to do so I can keep it. I’m into, whatever going to get me to where I got to get to. So I ain’t like, “Man, this is a tough fight. I don’t want to lose.” No. I’m fitting to challenge myself. I’m going to do everything I got to do to get this W, but for the most part I’m fitting to challenge myself and go get it. So winning is the only thing right now in my mind.

How does it feel with Showtime Boxing and Premier Boxing Champions getting behind you as a promising main event headliner?

Man, it’s dope. It’s dope. All the hard work is right here now. It’s up to me to go out here and do what I’m supposed to do to keep it going. All the hard days, all of that, is right here, so I just have to go out here and do what I do to keep this momentum going.

You have to set the record straight. Is Frank Martin, the ghost himself, the most dangerous man in the lightweight division?

Yeah.

Watch Martin vs. Rivera at 9PM ET/6PM PT on Saturday, December 17, on Showtime

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Steph Curry poured in 31 points and 11 assists as the Warriors beat the Mavericks 109-100 in Game Three in Dallas. Curry guided Golden State to a 3-0 lead in the series as the team now sits one win away from returning to the NBA Finals.

Andrew Wiggins also chipped in with 27 points and 11 rebounds in the victory. Curry and Wiggins are the second duo with 25-point double-doubles this postseason.

Luka Doncic was no slouch as he led Dallas with 40 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 26 points off the bench in the loss.

The Mavericks will look to avoid a sweep in Game Four on Tuesday night.

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Undefeated WBO junior lightweight titlist Shakur Stevenson (17-0), one of the best pound-4-pound boxers in the world and self-proclaimed “smartest boxer in the sport,” faces his biggest challenge yet this Saturday night (April 30) when he fights WBC champ Oscar Valdez (30-0) to unify the super featherweight titles in Las Vegas.

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After capturing the WBO title following a dominating TKO victory over former champ Jamel Herring last October. Stevenson, 24, not only puts his title on the line but also his undefeated streak against Valdez – who is also undefeated and eager to erase his past cheating allegations behind him. The unification bout is a career-defining fight for both fighters.

The Source’s Bryson “Boom” Paul spoke with the Newark, New Jersey native during fight week, discussing training for Oscar Valdez, who he’s listening to right now, being a new first-time father, the importance of trailblazing a path in boxing that the future will follow, women’s boxing, and so much more.

Watch the full interview above.

Stevenson, the two-weight world champion, welcomed a daughter last December with girlfriend Michelle Ragston, also known as recording artist Young Lyric. The Top Rank boxer has been identified as the future pound-4-pound by various co-signs, which includes Terrence “Bud” Crawford – who is currently ranked #4 overall in boxing. Shakur Stevenson is a Southpaw and heads into Saturday night a 5 to 1 favorite over Valdez.

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Stevenson-Valdez, plus a full supporting undercard, will be broadcast on ESPN, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m. PT. The show will also air on Sky Sports in the U.K.

Watch the full interview above and check out the Stevenson-Valdez preview “Blood, Sweat and Tears: Valdez vs. Stevenson” below.

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Last night NASCAR turned into WWF wrestling when Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer came to blows.
Gibbs lost the lead to Brandon Jones in the final corner and attempted a final drive off the corner when Sam Mayer ran into Gibbs from behind, moving him up the racetrack and creating a three-car jam for second place. Mayer then ended up driving Gibbs into the wall.

Gibbs expressed his displeasure by running into Mayer after the checkered flag, and things escalated once the two stopped on pit road. Gibbs quickly confronted Mayer, and the two exchanged words and shoves before Gibbs began punching and grabbing Mayer by the head. The two went down in a pile before being separated.

“I tried to talk to him, and he got all in my face. At that point, we’ve got to start fighting,” Gibbs told Fox Sports. “We got put in a bad position there. The only thing I’m mad about … He wasn’t going to get past the No. 16 there and I just got hit in the left rear. It’s just frustrating. I just got drove in the fence at the end.”

Mayer, who was left with a black eye and some bruising to his face, said his racing Gibbs hard on the final lap would have awarded $100,000 to Mayer had he passed Gibbs to be the highest-finishing Dash 4 Cash-qualified driver.
Mayer criticized Gibbs for getting upset for being on the receiving end of getting moved out of the way despite his willingness to do the same to other drivers Gibbs previously moved John Hunter Nemechek for the win at Richmond, a point which Gibbs agreed.

During the melee an official was also placed on a stretcher and taken to an ambulance with unspecified injuries.
Watch the video below

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It was the shot heard around the world- or at least throughout the midwest. With a tied score of 77, the Big 10 semifinal game between Indiana and Iowa appeared to be heading into overtime. However, with just 1.1 on the clock, sixth-year senior guard Jordan Bohannon tossed the ball from well past the three point line in what appeared to be a wild desperation shot. To the amazement of fans, he sunk the shot, sealing the win for Iowa 80-77.

The winning shot came in the face of a strong Indiana defense that appeared to be relentlessly pressing Bohannan, who happens to be Iowa’s all-time leader in assists, games played and 3-pointers. The Hoosiers had appeared to dominate the game throughout the second half until Iowa made a late fourth quarter rally.fourth-quarter.

Following the game, Bohannon attempted to articulate his feelings about the game-winning shot to the Des Moines Register as “something that can’t even be put into words,” saying, “you dream about it as a little kid, throwing up shots in the backyard, throwing up shots at the local YMCA when you’re a kid and hoping one day you get to this stage. And I was running in circles, I didn’t know where to go because I was so excited. To be in that moment, it’s been so much fun.” 

The win will send Iowa (25-9) to its first Big Ten Tournament final since 2006. They will face No. 3 seed Purdue in the Big Ten title bout on Sunday.

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For the first time in 50 years, the Bucks took the championship trophy back to Milwaukee after defeating the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

It was a close game, with the Bucks taking the Suns 105 to 98, but with the “Greek Freak” landing 50 points, 13 rebounds, and 17 of 19 from the free throw line, the Bucks would end up taking home the chip while Giannis Antetokounmpo walked away with the Bill Russell MVP trophy for the series.

The fans outside of the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee were going bananas following the win over the Suns as their city hasn’t brought home an NBA championship since Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the Bucks to the NBA Finals win back in 1971.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the star of the six-game finale, scoring over 40 points in 3 of the 6 games in the series, with an average of 35.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5 assists and shot 62% inside the three-point line. With the first MVP trophy of his career, Antetokounmpo has already put himself in the running for Hall of Fame status.

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The Phoneix Suns went on a third-quarter eruption on their way to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-105 Tuesday night in game 1 of the 2021 NBA Finals played in Phoenix Suns Arena. 

By the end of the third period, the Suns’ trio of Chris Paul, Devin Booker, and Deandre Ayton had already combined for 67 points, 27, 22, and 18 respectively. 

“I saw the shots they were giving me, and I just started making them,” said the 17-year vet in a post-game interview.” It’s just one game, we got to stay locked in. We got one, we got to get another one.”

The lead extended to as many 20 points 88-66, and Suns point guard Chris Paul, who finished the game with 32 points and nine assists, anchored the third-quarter avalanche by scoring 16 points. 

The Bucks began to show life in the fourth quarter to cut the lead down to 7 points after a 7-foot jumper by Jrue Holiday, a layup by Kris Middleton, Byran Forbes three-pointer, and a second chance layup by Giannis Antetokounmpo. That brought the score to 101-94 with 7:16 left to go. 

Pheonix quieted the storm with a Booker three off, and the Suns took control of the rest of the game. Booker finished with 27 points six assists, and Ayton had 22 points and 19 rebounds.

Middleton led the Bucks with 29 points and seven rebounds, and Antetokounmpo added 20 points and 17 rebounds.

The two teams exchanged buckets for the most part in the first quarter, but the Suns did enough to hold a 4-point 30-26 advantage.

The Suns doubled their lead in the second quarter as they went into the half with an 8-point 57-49 lead, but the Bucks had no answer for the Suns in the third. 

Midway through the quarter, the Suns took off and doubled their point total. They led by 16 with 4:41 to go in the third quarter and closed with the quarter leading by 17.

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Phoenix Suns fans are feeling themselves these days. A video went viral on Sunday that shows a pair of Los Angeles Clippers fans getting into it with some Suns fans at Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. A fan in a Kawhi Leonard jersey was talking trash with a Suns fan wearing an orange jersey. The Clippers fan took a shot at the Suns fan, and then other people just got involved.

Fans in the video were screaming “Suns in 4” referencing the Suns fan that went viral during the last playoff series with the Denver Nuggets. Trying to deescalate the situation and prevent more fighting, the Suns sent out a statement

“The Phoenix Suns are enjoying a deep run in the NBA postseason, and while the intensity on the court continues to heat up, we still expect Suns fans to keep their cool off the court,” the statement read. “We will not tolerate the violence that erupted following Sunday’s game at Phoenix Suns arena. We consider Suns fans to be the best in the world. Fighting or taunting to incite violence is not reflective of our organization or how fans from across the Valley should be represented. We’re better than that. Let’s work together to provide a model fan experience that is fun, enthusiastic, and respectful.”

Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals is on Tuesday night. Hopefully, there will not be any more fans fighting for clout.

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Charles Barkley believes LeBron James violated an NBA policy but nothing will happen to him because of his name.

James violated the NBA’s health and safety protocols last week when he attended a promotional event for a tequila brand in which he has invested. The incident initially called into question his availability for Game 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns.

Barkley was asked during an interview with LaJethro Jenkins last week if he believed there was a chance James would be forced to sit out Sunday’s game. Barkley laughed and said there is no way that would happen.

“The NBA ain’t got the f—ing balls to suspend LeBron James. Zero (chance),” Barkley said. “Sometimes you read stuff and you just start laughing … if it was a nobody, they would put him in health and safety protocol. Ain’t no f—ing way LeBron James is gonna be sitting out because of health and safety protocols. LeBron James is playing Sunday, guaranteed.”

Barkley, of course, was right. LeBron played and scored 18 points in his team’s 99-90 loss to the Suns.

Attendees of the tequila event were supposed to either produce proof that they have received the COVID-19 vaccine or had a recent negative COVID-19 test. James has declined to say whether he has gotten the vaccine or intends to get it.

James. was able to get out of any trouble off the court, but after losing game 1 to the Suns, he and the Lakers could be in for a long series on the court.

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Rapper J. Cole made his debut with the Patriots Basketball Club on Sunday and held his own on the court in the Basketball Africa League.

After releasing another arguably classic album, The Off Season the acclaimed rapper followed another one of his dreams, Playing Basketball. Cole’s new album speaks on chasin what you want and never giving up and he did just that,
Cole finished with three points, three rebounds and two assists in just under 18 minutes of action as the Patriots, who are based in Kigali, Rwanda, took on the Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club.  Cole was a standout basketball player in high school and played briefly for St. John’s as a walk-on. The game was the first game in the BAL, which is a joint effort between the NBA and FIBA.

Congrats to him and may we all never give up on our dreams.

Watch highlights from Cole’s Africa debut below.

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In a social media post from @NFLOfficiating, the NFL announced their objective in breaking down walls of diversity and hired its first Black woman to officiate professional football games.

Maia Chaka is the first Black woman to be hired as an NFL official, however, it isn’t her first major role as a referee in high-profile sports. Chaka has worked in the past with the AAF(Alliance Of American Football) as well as the NCAA.

Chaka issued a statement about the historic hiring, saying, “I am honored to be selected as an NFL official. But this moment is bigger than a personal accomplishment. It is an accomplishment for all women, my community, and my culture.”

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When two boxers are on Mike Tyson’s Hotboxin’ podcast, someone is bound to get into it.

Thats what happened when Tyson’s guest Ryan Garcia was expounding on his most recent victory in the ring when Gervonta Davis chimed in via FaceTime. He egged on Garcia and even stated that he would’ve killed him with one of his punches. The back and forth became so intense, it could only be settled in the ring.

Davis immediately shared a poster promoting the fight on Instagram.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo has eased the fears of Milwaukee Bucks fans for years to come. The two-time league MVP has signed the supermax extension with the Bucks.

Antentokounmpo’s agent Alex Saratsis confirmed the deal with Adrian Wojnarowksi of ESPN, confirming the deal is for the full five-years and $228 million that was open to Giannis. He can opt out after the fourth season.

After the announcement Giannis hit social media with a message for the Milwaukee fans.

“This is my home, this is my city,” The Great Free wrote. “I’m blessed to be able to be a part of the Milwaukee Bucks for the next 5 years. Let’s make these years count. The show goes on, let’s get it.”

Antetokounmpo is the third player in NBA history to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year at the same time, following Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon. Unfortunately his playoff run was cut short in the bubble after the took a loss to Jimmy Butler and the Miami HEAT.

You can see his announcement below.

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The Golden State Warriors are looking to pay homage to their roots on the latest installment of NBA’s city uniforms addition.

On Monday, the team unveiled its City Edition jerseys for the 2020-21 season, which have “Oakland” emblazoned on the chest and are based on the jerseys from the 1997-2010 seasons. The team played in Oakland from 1972-96 and again from 1997-2010. 

“Oakland is and forever will be part of this franchise’s identity,” Rick Welts, Warriors President and Chief Operating Officer, said in a statement. “The Oakland Forever campaign, in partnership with Rakuten, will deepen our ties and impact in Oakland through a dedicated focus on community efforts, advancing educational equity, and providing safe access to health and wellness resources.”

The jersey design is a throwback to the 2006-07 season, dubbed the “We Believe” era, the team wrote in an announcement. That year, the Warriors became the first No. 8 seed to upset a No. 1 seed in a best-of-seven series when they upended the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. 

This is one of the few City Edition jerseys that have received widespread praise. Paying homage to Oakland and its long rich history for the organization that recently moved to San Franciso is a smart move.

Golden State will also honor its connection to Oakland by building a new outdoor basketball court in the city with an “Oakland Forever” theme.

Of all the City Edition uniforms, this one seems the most warranted one.

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This year’s basketball season in the bubble was definitely one we will remember.

Top chef Alexia Grant was one of the 10 chefs invited to cook for the players inside the infamous NBA bubble. From her kitchen at Disney World, she launched the pop-up restaurant Comfort Kitchen, specializing in Caribbean and Southern comfort food. Her food has been in demand from the players who miss the taste of home-cooked food. 

Since being limited to the bubble and a certain perimeter, she’s cooked for players from every team in the bubble. The Miami Heat, the LA Lakers, and the Denver Nuggets have all ranted about her tasty cuisine. But cooking under strict quarantine hasn’t been an easy feat. She can’t leave the bubble to do her own shopping and has to rely on runners to deliver her food to the players in the inner bubble.

Watch this video to see how the players were fed during the 2020 pandemic.

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Jalen Rose isn’t one to hold his tongue for anything. When the news broke about the grand jury’s decision not to indict any of the officers involved in the Breonna Taylor killing, that instantly put everyone in a sour mood. Rose didn’t let the opportunity to use his platform go unnoticed.

Right before a commercial break during halftime of Game 4, Rose mentioned how well Heat rookie Tyler Herro was playing. He then raised his voice and screamed that it would be a “great day to arrest the cops that murdered Breonna Taylor!”

One of the officers, Brett Hankison, was arrested Wednesday and charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment for his alleged indiscriminate fire, but the other two cops did not receive any charges from the grand jury announcement. Hankison was released from jail after paying off his $15,000 bail.

Rose and many others around the nation, were upset, and Rose said before the Celtics-Heat game that he wanted to dress nicely in case he said something that got him fired.

NBA athletes have been particularly outspoken about social justice issues this summer, reflecting on their own experiences with law enforcement and empathizing with the stories of others. 

Rose was just saying what we all are thinking. The best way to change these results is to always remember to vote.

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Anthony Davis’ shot at the buzzer in Game 2 of the NBA’s Western Conference Finals last night gave the Los Angeles Lakers a 2-0 series lead over the Denver Nuggets.

Lakers point guard, Rajon Rondo had the assist on the game-winner and Rondo gave “The Brow” a huge compliment.

“He’s arguably the best scorer in our game,” he said.

Davis hit the shot over Nuggets big man, Nikola Jokic and during his post-game interview, Jokic stated: “They have AD who is probably the best scorer in the league.”

A seven-time NBA All-Star, Davis finished the game with 31 points and shot 11-of-23 from the field, 2-of-4 from beyond the arc and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line.

Davis was traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Lakers in a blockbuster trade last summer.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Davis, 27, was the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft out of Kentucky. While at Kentucky, he won a National Championship under head coach John Calipari. He also won an Olympic gold medal with Team U.S.A. Basketball under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The next natural progression is for Davis’ to win an NBA Championship with Lakers teammates LeBron James, Dwight Howard, and Kyle Kuzma. “This is the year,” Anthony Davis told NBA Insider, Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson.

“That’s the main goal. That’s our goal and we are going to come in with the mindset that we’re all thinking.”

Davis and the Lakers resume play on Tuesday in Game 3 against the Nuggets.

On the NBA’s Eastern Conference side of things, the Miami Heat who are led by their stars Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, hold a 2-1 lead over the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. Guided by stars, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Kemba Walker, the Celtics won Game 3 in a convincing fashion with a 117-106 victory. Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Tatum had a 25 point, 14 rebounds, and eight assist outing. Walker had 21 points and six assists and Marcus Smart chipped in with 20 points, four rebounds, and six assists. The Heat and Celtics resume play in Game 4 action on Wednesday.

The predicted score by the pros at Sports Betting Dime, gives the edge to the Celtics by about 3 points.

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The U.S. Open kicked off last week, Venus and Serena Williams both competing and making a bid for her 24th Grand Slam singles title. This weekend, Nike released an inspiring heart-tugging spot featuring the two legendary sisters.

The ad, “You Can’t Stop Sisters,” appeared on the stars’ Instagram pages. It chronicles how the media has always played up the competition between the two siblings but suggests an alternative narrative– both were furthering the causes of women’s sport and racial equality. Narrated by Venus Williams, who says: “Ever since we were little girls, you’ve compared us to each other,” and ends by pointing out “It’s funny. You saw two tennis players trying to win a game. We saw two sisters changing it.”

The Williams’ sisters continue to break records and arguably the greatest athletes in the world.Watch the commercial below!

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Two legendary houses “Squad Up” to show the world what “New York Tough” looks like in 2020.  The Yankees Organization reached out to Street Life and Meth to make their smash hit single. 

“Squad Up” is the Yanks team song for 2020. Reaching over 2 million views on Youtube and 2 million streams on Spotify, it’s become an instant Wu Tang classic from their upcoming album dropping this Fall.

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In an unprecedented move in professional sports, Kyrie Irving and Lakers guard Avery Bradley are leading a coalition of players against the restarting the 2019-20 NBA season.

Besides the coronavirus pandemic, the players are concerned that resuming basketball season, the attention will be taken away from the issues of social injustice that have plagued the country for centuries, but have recently been at the forefront of the American citizens’ priorities.

The purpose of the coalition is to provide a voice for the professional basketball players who’ve had a hard time readjusting amidst the current racial and social climate in the U.S.

The coalition issued the following statement to ESPN: 

“We are a group of men and women from different teams and industries that are normally painted as opponents, but have put our egos and differences aside to make sure we stand united and demand honesty during this uncertain time.

Native indigenous African Caribbean men and women entertaining the world, we will continue to use our voices and platforms for positive change and truth.

We are truly at an inflection point in history where as a collective community, we can band together—UNIFY—and move as one. We need all our people with us and we will stand together in solidarity.

As an oppressed community we are going on 500-plus years of being systemically targeted, used for our IP/Talent, and also still being killed by the very people that are supposed to ‘protect and serve’ us.

WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH!

We are combating the issues that matter most: We will not accept the racial injustices that continue to be ignored in our communities. We will not be kept in the dark when it comes to our health and well-being. And we will not ignore the financial motivations/expectations that have prevented us historically from making sound decisions.

This is not about individual players, athletes or entertainers. This is about our group of strong men and women uniting for change. We have our respective fields, however, we will not just shut up and play to distract us from what this whole system has been about: Use and Abuse.

We are all fathers, daughters leaders and so much more. So what is our BIG picture? We are in this for UNITY and CHANGE!”

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Just two days after Bubba Wallace made a statement saying he felt NASCAR should ban fans from flying the Confederate flag at tracks, a ban has been permanently put into effect at all events and properties of the auto-racing giant.

On Sunday, Bubba Wallace, the only African American driver racing full-time in any of NASCAR’s top three series wore a shirt that said “I can’t breathe” in honor of George Floyd’s last words as he was killed on May 25th in Minneapolis.  After Wallace wore the shirt for pre-race ceremonies and the national anthem, NASCAR held a moment of silence before the green flag as president Steve Phelps spoke to drivers and teams over the radio about racial injustice and the move for social change.

Wallace then appeared on CNN Monday night and said that he felt NASCAR should ban fans from flying the Confederate flag at tracks. In a statement about the call to action to ban the Confederate flag, Bubba stated, “The presence of the Confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry. Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special. The display of the Confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties.”

Tonight, Bubba Wallace will drive a car at Martinsville supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Wallace’s Richard Petty Motorsports car will be all African American and feature a handshake on the hood and the words “Black Lives Matter” on the sides and “compassion, love, understanding” on both the front and back of the car. 

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Following the recent protests, riots and uproar against police brutality, professional boxer Deontay Wilder‘s meme-worthy comment ‘To This Day’ resonates now more than ever. The Bronze Bomber released an epic gut-wrenching spoken word on his Instagram page that definitely hits home. Instead of saying ‘I told you so!” The young king took the time to spread a much needed message.
“It isn’t about Blacks Vs Whites…It’s about Blacks Vs Racism” he posted to his Instagram page to almost 3 million followers.

Two years ago when reporter Radio Rahim asked Wilder about his statement and questioned what he meant when he said that ‘black people in American had been fighting for 400 years, it took Wilder over the edge and he took the time to school Rahim.

“They’re your people too! You know what I’m talking about, you all know what I’m talking about!” Wilder screamed.

“Don’t sit up here and try to bait. Y’all know what the f*** I talk about when I say these things. Your people too.”

“How dare you, man?” Wilder fired back. “You know what I’m talking about. You know we’ve been fighting and we’re still fighting ’til this day. ‘Til this day! ‘Til this day! ‘Til this day!”

“I ain’t gotta explain what’s understood, Radio Rahim…If ain’t nobody understand that, then God be with them, go look up the history.

“S***, don’t everybody believe in Google? Go Google that s***, see what I’m talking about.”
“I dare you to sit up there and (ask me to) explain, you know what I’m talking about. His fighting people, you know what we’ve been fighting for and still fighting for to this day. To this day, to this day!”

Classic.
Watch his new jewel dropper below!

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Today marks what would have been Gianna Bryant’s 14th birthday after passing away with her dad Kobe Bryant earlier this year. In a tribute dedicated to her daughter on Instagram, she shared her love for her daughter and asked fans to “caption an act of kindness.”

Vanessa wrote: Happy 14th Birthday to my sweet baby girl, Gianna. Mommy loves you more than I can ever show you. You are part of MY SOUL forever. I miss you so much everyday. I wish I could wake up and have you here with me. I miss your smile, your hugs and your giggles. I miss EVERYTHING about YOU, Gigi. I LOVE YOU so much!!!!!!!

Gianna loved to wear a red bow in all of her school pictures. Red means love and life. To commemorate Gigi’s birthday today, please consider wearing red, caption an act of kindness or show how you will play Gigi’s way since she always gave everything she did her all and led with kindness. Please use the hashtag #PlayGigisWay Thank you. 5-1-06 Mambacita

Happy Birthday Gigi, your smile and talent still shines.

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According to a recent radio interview on NBC Sports Washington, Michael Jordan’s former agent says that Air Jordan’s former teammate Scottie Pippen has always harbored a bit of jealousy towards number 23.

Speaking to 106.7 FM’s The Junkies in the wake of the recently released Jordan documentary The Last Dance, David Falk, says that the doc provides undeniable proof that Michael Jordan was and is indeed the greatest basketball player of all time.

“With virtually zero defense, no hand-checking, I think if Jordan played today; if he was in his prime in today’s rules, I think he’d average between 50 and 60 a game. I think he’d shoot 75% from the floor. If you couldn’t hand-check him, he would be completely unstoppable,” adding, “Now that I watch [the documentary], I realize that, unless you’re legally blind, you can’t possibly think that there’s another player who ever played the game that’s remotely in the league that he’s in. Nobody.”

Falk then expounded on his theory that Scottie Pippen, who played alongside Jordan for six consecutive seasons, was jealous of his own teammate who together, captured three NBA Championships.

“Pippen has a certain level of jealousy towards Michael. He has said recently many times he thinks LeBron’s a better player. Now, if you’re Scottie Pippen, and Michael Jordan made your career, completely made your career; even if you think that, keep it to yourself.”

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As a direct result of the Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance releasing, sales for the 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card has reached its peak at $51,000, according to several sports memorabilia reports.

While not rare, the Michael Jordan rookie card is considered the most popular basketball card. Reports compared the card to Babe Ruth-signed baseballs – though plenty is available, there aren’t enough to satisfy demands. The Michael Jordan documentary, which premiered on April 19, brought in an average of 6.1 million viewers on an average. 

In the past few days, sales for every level card authenticated by the Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) have reportedly gone up. PSA takes a card, authenticates it, and grades it from level one to ten. While the 1986-87 Fleer rookies Michael Jordan No. 57 card wasn’t a hit at the time, it gained value as Jordan’s popularity rose. The price of the card, which can range from $2,000 to even $50,000, depending on the condition of the card.

PSA stated that they have graded 18,859 pieces of the Michael Jordan rookie card, out of which 312 are graded at 10 and are selling between $40,000 to $50,000. On Sunday (Monday IST), Robert Edward Auctions broke the record by selling a mint card for $51,600. Cards that sold at $5,000 in 2005 are reportedly returning ten times their investment.

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In an unprecedented move by any professional sports organization, the WNBA has chosen to honor Kobe Bryant’s daughter and her teammates that were killed in the helicopter crash earlier this year by selecting them as honorary draftees in the 2020 Women’s basketball draft.

Gianna and her two team members from Mamba Academy will be memorialized tonight(April 17) during the WNBA’s 2020 Draft by being honorary selectees. GiGi, Alyssa Altobelli, and Peyton Chester were killed in the helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA January 26 that killed five others including GiGi’s father, NBA star Kobe Bryant.

The entire virtual draft is slated to kick off tonight at 7 PM EST on ESPN.

Meanwhile, Gianna’s dream school, University Of Connecticut, also paid tribute to Kobe’s daughter by laying out a No. 2 jersey before its game in late January.

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The follow-up volume to fallen NBA star Kobe Bryant’s literary series is finally available and Bryant’s widow is celebrating the book series’ staying power despite the untimely tragedy.

Season One, the second edition to the New York Times bestseller The Wizenard Series: Training Camp, follows an aspiring basketball superstar named Reggie, whose only desire when he grows up is to play for the big leagues.

Mrs. Bryant made the announcement via Instagram today(March 31), happily saying, “Welcome back to Dren! We hope you are all ready to catch up with the West Bottom Badgers for another magical basketball season.”

Following the book’s title page, there’s a quote from the late Number 24, stating, “To young athletes who commit to doing the hard work. The process always pays off.”

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A 22-year-old college football player had died in Washington state and police are investigating his sudden death.

Bryce Beekman, a football player from Washington State University, was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday after police in Pullman, Washington received a 911 call from Beekman’s apartment for a person with breathing problems. When paramedics arrived, the former star safety for WSU was pronounced dead on the scene.

No cause of death has been determined, however, Pullman Police are conducting an ongoing investigation into the Baton Rouge, Louisiana native’s death.

Beekman was an exceptional player, starting all 13 games in 2019 and was fifth on the team in tackles that season.

Two years ago, the Washington State U. football program took a hit when they lost quarterback Tyler Hilinski after he committed suicide in his apartment near campus.

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Whenever you do the Globetrotter whistle, you think of him.

According to a statement released by Globetrotters general manager Jeff Munn, Globetrotter legend Fred “Curly” Neal has died. He was 77 years old.

As one of the most memorable of the Harlem squad, Neal appeared on over 6,000 games over the span of his 22-year career. Number 22 appeared on several of the Globetrotter television specials including Gilligan’s Island and a voice over on Scooby-Doo in the mid-80s.

Another Globetrotter legend, Curley “Boo” Johnson, showed love to hid fallen friend on Twitter, calling Neal “one of the most recognizable faces on the planet.”

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With the virus corrupting every facet of society, NFL received a blow after it was confirmed that New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has now tested positive for Coronavirus, according to ESPN.

Payton cam forward to the sports channel today (March 19), admitting that he hasn’t felt well since Sunday and got tested on Monday, revealing he had the virus.

He has no fever and no cough and is expected to make a full recovery.

Last weekend, Payton attended a horse racing event in Arkansas and he was not into the social distancing thing.

The NFL is taking precautions since the advent of the virus, amending the 2020 draft which was slated for next month in Las Vegas. The 2020 season has not yet been postponed at the time of this writing.

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Due to the recent Coronavirus pandemic that has swept across the globe, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have come to the agreement that players are allowed to leave their training sites in Arizona and Florida and return to their club’s home city or return to their offseason homes. Opening day, which was originally scheduled for March 26, has been postponed for at least two weeks.

“This step is in the best interests of players, employees and the communities who host Spring Training,“ Major League Baseball announced via a statement Friday evening. “MLB will continue to monitor ongoing events and undertake the precautions and best practices recommended by public health experts. We send our best wishes to all the individuals and communities who have been impacted by coronavirus.”

Some players have opted to stay near their spring training sites, including the entire New York Yankees squad, according to player representative Zack Britton.

A week ago, teams were advising players to limit contact with fans. Then media access was restricted on Tuesday. Then games were halted on Thursday. Now, players are departing camps completely, making the opening date all the more uncertain.

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On Wednesday (Mar. 10^th), the NCAA announced that March Madness would be played without fans. On Thursday, every college basketball conference canceled its league tournament. Now, the NCAA Tournament as a whole looks to be in jeopardy.

Selection Sunday is supposed to be in two days’ time (March. 15^th). Whether the Selection Committee goes through the process of putting together a 68-team field remains to be seen. If they do, then odds will be set, pundits will weigh-in, and March Madness bracket contests will go on as planned.

If they don’t, we will be in a brave new world and no one really knows what will transpire.

Assuming the Selection Committee does gather to put together a bracket, here’s what we know about how the field will look.

Who Gets into the March Madness Field with Conference Tournaments Cancelled?

The following teams already qualified for the tournament before the shutdown:

Belmont Bruins: Ohio Valley Conference tournament champions

Bradley Braves: Missouri Valley Conference tournament champions

Boston Terriers: Patriot League tournament champions

East Tennessee State Buccaneers: Southern Conference tournament champions

Gonzaga Bulldogs: West Coast Conference tournament champions

Hofstra Pride: Colonial Conference tournament champions

Liberty Flames: Atlantic Sun tournament champions

North Dakota State Bison : Summit League tournament champions

Northern Kentucky Norse: Horizon League tournament champions

Robert Morris Colonials: Northeast Conference tournament champions

Utah State Aggies: Mountain West tournament champions

Winthrop Eagles: Big South tournament champions

Yale Bulldogs: Ivy League regular-season champions

With the remainder of the conference tournaments canceled, it is likely that the following regular-season champions will receive the remaining automatic bids into the tournament.

ACC: Florida State Seminoles

America East: Vermont Catamounts

Atlantic 10: Dayton Flyers

Big 12: Kansas Jayhawks

Big Sky: Eastern Washington Eagles

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The seriousness and continual spread of the coronavirus have even earful, even the press.

After Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus yesterday and the NBA canceled the rest of its season due to the fear of its spread among the players and coaches, a video of Gobert mocking the spread of the deadly coronavirus on Monday has resurfaced.

Making light of the virus and its possible spread, Gobert made fun of the press rule of having to stand six feet from the podium, Gobert, no knowing he was infected, playfully touched all the mics at the press conference. Now, these same members of the press are fearful that they were exposed.

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Floyd Mayweather’s mother of his three children was found dead. 40-year-old Josie Harris was pronounced dead after being discovered in a car outside her home in Valencia, CA. Sheriff’s deputies had been called to the home just after 9:30 PM and pronounced Harris dead at the scene according to TMZ Sports.

Harris has three children with Floyd Mayweather and was known for being very vocal about her relationship with the boxer. Harris claimed to have been physically abused by Mayweather at least six times before the last brutal beating she received by him in September of 2010. It was documented that the abuse was witnessed by their then-15-year-old son, Koraun. Mayweather was sentenced and spent 60 days in prison for that offense.

Prior to her rise to fame, she was an actress who had brief appearances in a couple of films including Exit 38. She also appeared on ‘Starter Wives‘ opening up about the former couple’s relationship and the incident. The show featured women in a relationship with their boyfriends or spouses before they became famous. It starred Josie Harris, Cheryl Caruso, Joseph Taylor Monica, Zakia Baum, Lisa Morales, and Tashera Simmons. She was very vocal about her relationship with Floyd often doing interviews and opening up about their relationship. She was a business entrepreneur, author and mother to three beautiful children.

She will be missed.

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According to TMZ, Floyd Mayweather spoke at an event when an audience member asked him if Deontay Wilder could win in a rematch with Tyson Fury.  Mayweather then responded, “If I train him! If I train him, I can teach him how to win!” Floyd expressed his support via social media after Wilder lost to Fury during a heavyweight match on Feb.22.  Despite the shocking lost, fans still back Wilder who became a popular meme last year.

Mayweather also added, “Win, Lose or Draw … Deontay is our brother that has accomplished many triumphs and as a community, we should all uplift and support him throughout it all. No matter what, you’re still a winner in my eyes, King!”

Wilder and Fury are expected to get back in the ring for a 3rd fight on July 18 in Las Vegas. Do you think Mayweather can help Wilder defeat Fury?

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The Los Angeles Dodgers just pulled off a move that all but assures them as a World Series contender.

The Dodgers on Tuesday acquired Mookie Betts and David Price from the Boston Red Sox. Boston reportedly is agreeing to pay cash to facilitate the trade. A third team, the Minnesota Twins, are also involved in the deal.

The Red Sox are getting Alex Verdugo back from the Dodgers, and Brusdar Graterol, a young relief pitcher, from the Twins.

The former MLB MVP will be taking his talents to Hollywood which could eventually lead him to the big money payday he is looking for. Betts is known to be seeking top dollar, and the Dodgers are one of the few teams that may be willing to pay him.

Oddly enough, just one year removed from beating the Dodgers in the World Series, the Red Sox seem like their heading into a rebuild. Bettis was beloved by the Red Sox fans.  Betts wasn’t likely to re-sign, considering the massive payday that awaits him in free agency. Time will tell if this trade helps both teams, but for now, the Dodgers are the new frontrunners to win the 2020 fall classic.

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In the famous words of Roy Jones, Jr. “Y’all must have forgot!”

That was the energy New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick delivered during the weekend’s festivities in Miami.

Although Super Bowl LIV will be remembered by the comeback of the Kansas City Chiefs and its star QB Patrick Mahomes, Belichick took a second to floss his Super Bowl rings.

Belichick drew a conclave of boos from fans in attendance during a pregame ceremony that the honored NFL 100 team. On the field with Belichick were Patriots QB Tom Brady and former New England players Randy Moss and Rob Gronkowski.

As one of the only people to receive a solo introduction, Belichick took the time to shake off the haters. With a smile and a champions pose reminiscent of a fighter, Belichick displayed his rings to remind fans he’s climbed that mountain many times.

Go ahead and dab on ’em Bill.

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The Los Angeles Lakers organization and LeBron James put on a fitting tribute for their fallen icon Kobe Bryant.

Friday was the Lakers’ first game since the Sunday helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, that killed nine people, including Bryant and his daughter Gianna.

James addressed the crowd, telling them he was looking “at this as a celebration tonight” before they eventually “have a memorial for Kobe.”

“This is a celebration of the 20 years of the blood, the sweat, the tears, the broken-down body, the getting up, the sitting down, the everything,” he said. “The countless hours, the determination to be as great as he could be. Tonight, we celebrate the kid that came here at 18 years of age, retired at 38 and became probably the best dad we’ve seen over the past three years, man.”

The best part of James’ speech was that it came from the heart. James had cue cards in his hands, but thankfully, he decided against reading from them. As usual, James showed why he is not only the best on the court, as well as off the court. James always finds the best things to say as well as lead by example with his actions.

On the court, the Lakers came up short losing to the Trailblazers 127-119, but compared to everything that happened this week, the outcome of the game was the last thing to dwell on.

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In what might be the best on-court tribute to date, the Brooklyn Nets paid homage to Kobe and Gianna Bryant before their first home game since the horrific accident on Sunday.

The Nets posted the names of all nine victims on their Jumbotron in the arena. They also left open the courtside seats in which Kobe and Gianna sat for a December game they attended at Barclays Center between the Nets and Hawks and added flowers to them.

Kyrie Irving who didn’t play on Sunday night’s game versus the New York Knicks was bought to tears following the Nets’ tribute.

When asked before, who Kobe connected with the most from this current young generation of players, Irving’s name was the first out of Bryant’s mouth.

Bryant sat alongside his daughter in those very seats while watching a Dec. 21 game against the Atlanta Hawks. Hawks guard Trae Young was Gianna Bryant’s favorite NBA player.  During the game, cameras caught the Mamba putting Mambacita onto some game.

The Nets showed why their a respectable organization and keep those seats empty was a touching gesture to the Bryant family, as well as all the families affected in the awful tragedy.

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TNT Sports held what might have been the best group therapy session in television history last night. While everyone is still processing the tragedy of Sunday night, Shaquille O’Neal’s raw emotion on-air over the loss of Kobe Bryant definitely made for must-see tv.

O’Neal, who was teammates with Kobe on the Lakers and won three championships with him, talked about how he learned of the news and said he hadn’t “felt pain that sharp in a while.”

Shaq talking about not being able to joke at Kobe’s Hall of Fame ceremony and more is what really broke everything down.

O’Neal said in his emotional speech that he plans to change the way he looks at life after losing Bryant too soon.

It’s been a rough few months for O’Neal. Back in October, he lost his sister  Ayesha Harrison-Jex to cancer. While Shaq and Kobe didn’t have the best relationship after basketball, they did find the time to mend the fence and rekindle a friendship towards the end.

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A retrospective segment on Los Angeles Laker legend Kobe Bryant aired tonight on HBO’s Real Sports. Combining elements from two distinct long-form profiles of Kobe Bryant: Feb. 2000 with James Brown reporting and Feb. 2016 with correspondent Andrea Kremer.

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Everyone can only imagine what Shaq Diesel could be experiencing right now after the death of Kobe Bryant, which he himself can only describe as being ill.

Former Laker teammate Shaquille O’Neal broke his silence yesterday on the sudden death of his friend on his The Big Podcast with Shaq podcast, adding that Kobe’s untimely passing just deepened his sadness, with his sister Ayesha just recently passing away. The Big Man says he hasn’t eaten or slept since hearing the news about his 41-year-old “brother”.

“I’m just getting over the death of my sister. You guys told me the other day when I came in, I looked like I needed some rest. And I haven’t been sleeping after Ayesha’s death.”

Shaq also opened up about what appeared to be a love/hate relationship between the two Lakers, but Shaq insists that behind the scenes it was all love.

“I love Kobe Bryant. I’m the first to say … I’ve got 4 rings … I couldn’t have gotten 3 without him.” He added, “We still are the best duo ever created, that’s never gonna change, but I wish we were 60 or 70 in the old folks home talking about it.”

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The world not only lost a sports legend in Kobe Bryant, but we all also lost a great humanitarian.

Bryant created a wealth of memories, overcome a host of setbacks and reached a multitude of milestones during his 20-year NBA career. Here are key moments in the career of the five-time champion and 18-time All-Star.

June 19, 2000: Kobe’s First NBA Championship

Bryant scored 26 points and 10 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, to help lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their first championship since the 80s. It would be the first of a threepeat with Shaquille O’Neal.

February 1, 2010: Bryant Passes Jerry West For Lakers All-Time Leading Scorer

Bryant scores 44 points against the Memphis Grizzlies and passes West to become the leading scorer in Lakers history. West was one of the major players on getting Bryant to LA. Deep down, West knew Bryant would surpass him as one of the Lakers great.

Kobe Scores a Career-High 81 Points

It was a regular-season matchup between the Lakers and Raptors. While most expected a “Mamba” like performance, nobody in attendance was expecting the second greatest single-player performance ever. Kobe mostly did it on jumpers in a close game, hitting seven 3-pointers while going 28 for 46 from the field and 18 for 20 from the line.

Grand Finale: Kobe Drops 60 In His Final NBA Game

In his final NBA game, Kobe wasn’t going to go out without giving the world one more Mamba performance. Kobe helped wiped out a 10-point deficit with 2:16 left in the game, had the energy to hit the game-deciding jumper with 31 seconds left and iced the game from the free-throw line.

April 23, 2017: Dear Basketball Releases

Many wondered how Bryant would transition into retired life. Turns out, he stays winning. Mamba focused on his production company, swung big on his first project, “Dear Basketball,” and he came away with one of the most coveted awards a filmmaker can win. Dear Basketball earned him his first Oscar award for the best short film “Animated.”

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Maya Moore is willing to put her WNBA career on hold again to fight injustice going on around her.

Moore, who is under contract with the Minnesota Lynx, is opting out of her second straight season to bring awareness to and fight for the release of Jonathan Irons.

The New York Times reports that Irons, now 39, was only 16 years old when he was accused of breaking into a home in St. Louis and allegedly shooting the homeowner during a burglary. The victim testified in court that Irons was the person responsible, but there were no witnesses, fingerprints, footprints, DNA, or blood evidence to connect Irons to the crime. Along with there being no tangible evidence, the officer who interrogated Irons did so alone and did not record the conversation.

Moore’s decision to sit out a second season while still being under contract with the Lynx comes at a time when the WNBA announced that they are increasing the average salary of their players to nearly $130,000 and a maximum salary above $500,000. Despite walking away from a six-figure salary, Moore has no regrets.

“Basketball has not been foremost in my mind. I’ve been able to rest, and connect with people around me, actually be in their presence after all of these years on the road,” she said. “And I’ve been able to be there for Jonathan.”

Moore is clearly standing behind her convictions and wants to see the entire process play out. If it means putting a hold on her basketball career to see Iron’s name be cleared, so be it. In today’s climate, a lot of people talk the talk, but Moore is on the front line standing firm, waiting for justice to rewrite a wrong she truly believes in.

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Correspondent Soledad O’Brien goes one-on-one with FOX reporter Erin Andrews, who details some of the many challenges she’s faced throughout her career.

As she navigated those hurdles, Andrews says she found escape and solace in her job on the sidelines, which helped her get to where she is today: happily married and professionally driven as she gears up to help cover Super Bowl LIV in Miami.

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The Boston Red Sox only needed a day to make a decision on the fate of Alex Cora.

The Red Sox announced Tuesday that they were parting ways with Cora.

Though the statement makes the decision sound mutual, there is little doubt the Red Sox decided they needed to get rid of Cora. They probably gave him the option of being fired or announcing a mutual parting of the ways.

The Red Sox are making the correct call.

Cora was named by MLB as the mastermind behind the Astros’ cheating in 2017, which was when Cora was the team’s bench coach. He is said to have brought a similar cheating system to the Red Sox, who won the World Series in 2018 during his first season as their manager.

MLB on Monday announced its discipline for the Astros for cheating. No discipline was announced for Cora because the league is investigating alleged cheating by the Red Sox in 2018. There is a good reason to believe the penalty for Cora will be much harsher than what former Astros manager A.J. Hinch received, and he was suspended for a season.

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Tyson Fury is going to great lengths to capture the WBC heavyweight title from Deontay Wilder when the pair meet in their rematch – even claiming he’s “keeping the testosterone flowing” by masturbating seven times a day.

Fury, who is firm of the view he won the first fight, is in the middle of his intense training schedule ahead of the rematch.

And he told reporters that he has been masturbating SEVEN times a day in preparation – no doubt in a bid to get the ‘upper hand’ over the American.

Speaking after the first press conference concluded ahead of the big fight, the 31-year-old said: “I’m doing a lot of things I didn’t before.

“I’m eating five/six meals a day, drinking eight liters of water. If it’s gonna give me an edge, I’m willing to try it.

“I’m masturbating seven times a day to keep my testosterone pumping.”

Fury then quoted lines from the 2004 hit song by Danzel, titled Pump It Up.

He added: “Pump it, pump it, pump it, pump it up! Dontcha know!

“I gotta keep active and the testosterone flowing for the fight. Don’t want the levels to go down.”

Neither Fury nor Wilder has ever lost in their professional careers and the Brit has promised to knock Wilder out in the second round of their upcoming bout.

Lineal world heavyweight champion Fury faces undefeated WBC king Wilder at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on February 22.

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Award-winning inspirational Hip Hop artist Lecrae visited Entercom’s V103-FM “Big Tigger” show where he announced his upcoming appearance at The Atlanta Hawks annual MLK Day Game. 

“I’m excited to take the court with Atlanta’s finest. I want the city to come celebrate MLK Day with me and the Hawks,” said Lecrae. “I’m honored to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on a historic day.”

The Grammy® Award recipient will be performing at both halftime and postgame when The Hawks take on the Toronto Raptors on Monday, Jan. 20. The game at State Farm Arena has an early 2:30 pm tip-off and the Hawks have a special ticket offer for groups of 10 or more to celebrate the MLK Holiday at State Farm Arena. Each ticket as part of the ‘Faith and Family’ offer includes $10 worth of food and beverage credit that can be used at restaurants inside the arena. Fans can go to Hawks.com/Lecrae to learn more.

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