The league itself had long been on board with players competing in the Games, while multiple athletes – including two-time MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes – said they wanted to play.
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Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder opened the Western Conference finals with a 114-88 home win Tuesday night.
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The Philadelphia Eagles are not sitting back quietly as a vote among NFL owners looms to potentially ban the “tush push” play.
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Scottie Scheffler was put to the test at the PGA Championship on Sunday and held off a spirited effort by Spaniard Jon Rahm for a runaway victory and third career major title.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-93 home win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their Western Conference second-round series Sunday.
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The WNBA is investigating allegations of hateful, racial comments made by a fan at the combative season opener between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever on Saturday in Indianapolis.
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