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Kyrie Irving traded to Dallas Mavericks
The Nets-Mavericks made a blockbuster trade involving Kyrie Irving. The trade was reported on Sunday but did not become official until early on Monday evening. The Brooklyn Nets agreed to trade Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks. The Nets reportedly will receive Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and future Draft picks in the deal.
Read MoreTwo Black quarterbacks will lead their teams to the Super Bowl
Two Black quarterbacks will lead their teams to the Super Bowl in a dramatic changing of the guard, a far cry from an unbroken history of White guys only leading teams to the biggest game in football. Quarterback Jalen Hurts will lead the Philadelphia Eagles against Patrick Mahomes, III, quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs,…
Read MoreMany firsts for Kevin Warren as he reaches the top of the Bears
Kevin Warren has been named president and CEO of the Chicago Bears. Warren, 59, is the Bears’ fifth president in the team’s 103-year history, following George S. Halas, George “Mugs†Halas Jr., Michael McCaskey, and Ted Phillips. He is the first Black president of the Bears and the first president and CEO hired from an…
Read MoreTennis star Naomi Osaka said she is pregnant with her first child.
Shortly after withdrawing from the 2023 Australian Open, the Grand Slam champion announced that she was pregnant. “The past few years have been interesting to say the least, but I find that its the most challenging times in life that may be the most fun,” she tweeted on Jan. 11 alongside a sonogram photo. ”These few months away from…
Read MoreLovie Smith is fired only a year after becoming head coach of the Houston Texans
The Houston Texas football club fired Lovie Smith as head coach only a year after taking over the team. Nick Caserio spoke to Smith and explained that the team was moving in a new direction, said CEO Cal McNair in a statement. Smith spent 2021 as the associate head coach before taking over as head…
Read MoreDamar Hamlin, a linebacker, suffers a heart attack on the field during a game
Damar Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field Monday night during the Buffalos Bills’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals, is feeling better and even asked who won the game. Hamlin’s knees buckled before he collapsed on the field of Paycor Stadium as a result of a collision…
Read MorePele,’ the legend, is dead
Pele’ the world’s greatest footballer of all time died on December 29 due to many health problems. He was 82. Pele’ was admitted to the hospital recently to re-evaluate his cancer treatment and was later diagnosed with a respiratory infection, according to medical reports. Relatives and friends said prayers at his bedside because they knew…
Read MoreMen sentenced for shooting baseball player David Ortiz
Ten men were convicted Tuesday of the attempted murder of Hall of Famer David Ortiz when the gunman confused Ortiz with someone who was seated next to him. The hitman mistook Ortiz for his cousin Sixto David Fernandez. After he was shot, Ortiz underwent two surgeries in the U.S. and another in the Dominican Republic.…
Read MoreFranco Harris is dead, but the “Immaculate Reception” lives in the minds of football fans forever
Franco Harris, who made the “Immaculate Reception†part of the football lexicon as the most exciting play in football, has died. He was 72 and he died in his sleep, his son Dok said. Harris became a hero after he made the catch on December 23, 1972, at Three Rivers Stadium which helped the Steelers win…
Read MorePele’ is very ill
Pele’, considered the world’s greatest football player of all time, said watching Brazil in the World Cup in Qatar on Saturday gave him energy despite the seriousness of his medical condition. Pele’ may be entering the final stop of his storied career where presidents and other world leaders begged him for his autograph, said he…
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