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1 week ago | 
usatoday.com | Jordan Mendoza |James Williams |Richard Morin
After so many title changes and stunning victories at WrestleMania 41, could more shocking moments be in store at Backlash? It's tough to envision titles changing hands at the first premium live event following WrestleMania − especially for championships that were just contested at WWE's grand spectacle three weeks ago − but it has happened before, meaning the window is open in St. Louis.
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1 week ago | 
usatoday.com | Steve Gardner |James Williams
The highly anticipated Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks just became even more interesting after another astonishing finish. Boston started fast in Game 2 and built up a lead as large as 16 in the first half against the Knicks. New York managed to hang around throughout the game with a late scoring run in the second and third quarters, respectively.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | James Williams |Heather Tucker |Jeff Zillgitt
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard has a torn left Achilles tendon and will miss the rest of the postseason, a person with direct knowledge of the injury told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly until the Bucks made an announcement. An MRI on Monday confirmed the injury that was sustained Sunday in Game 4 against Indiana. Lillard just returned to the lineup after missing more than a month with deep vein thrombosis.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Jeff Zillgitt |Lorenzo Reyes |James Williams
The NCAA men’s basketball season is over. The European pro basketball season is winding down. And focus is switching to the NBA draft. Players considering the 2025 NBA draft are reviewing their options ahead of the draft combine set for May 11-18 in Chicago. The draft lottery, which determines the order of the first 14 picks in the draft, is May 12 in Chicago.
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2 months ago | 
usatoday.com | Jeff Zillgitt |Lorenzo Reyes |James Williams
Duke menās basketball has had multiple lottery picks in the NBA draft in the past four decades. The Blue Devils have had multiple lottery picks in the same draft, including the Nos. 1, 3 and 10 selections (Zion Williamson, R.J. Barrett, Cam Reddish) in the 2019 draft and the Nos. 1, 11 and 13 picks (Elton Brand, Trajan Landgon, Corey Maggette) in the 1999 draft.
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2 months ago | 
pal-item.com | Cydney Henderson |Jeff Zillgitt |James Williams |Heather Tucker
Cydney Henderson Jeff Zillgitt James H. Williams Heather TuckerUSA TODAYLuka Doncic got his revenge. At least for now. The five-time All-NBA selection posted a 19-point, 15-rebound, 12-assist triple-double, and LeBron James scored 16 of his team-high 27 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 107-99 Tuesday. It was Doncic’s first game against his former team since the blockbuster trade that shook the NBA. "I don’t know how to explain it.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
usatoday.com | Jon Hoefling |James Williams
The 2024 NFL season was filled with hotly contested debates such as:Does Patrick Mahomes belong in the same conversations as Tom Brady already? Is Sam Darnold good, or just in the perfect situation? Is Jayden Daniels already a top-5 quarterback in the league? Should the Cleveland Browns give up Deshaun Watson and multiple first-round picks just to get him off their payroll?
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
usatoday.com | James Williams
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James remains productive in the 21st year of his NBA career. James turned 40 before the start of the new year and has shown no real signs of wanting to walk away from the game any time soon.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Jeff Zillgitt |Lorenzo Reyes |James Williams
Duke Blue Devils freshman Cooper Flagg had a game for the ages, scoring an ACC freshmen-record 42 points against Notre Dame on 11-for-14 shooting from the field and 16-for-17 from the free throw line. He also had seven assists and six rebounds. Rutgers Scarlet Knights freshman guard Dylan Harper had at least 20 points in 10 of his first 12 college games, including back-to-back games with 36 points against Notre Dame and 37 points against Alabama before the flu slowed him.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
usatoday.com | James Williams
The UCLA and USC womenâs basketball teams will not host Northwestern this upcoming week as a result of the multiple wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area. There have been at least 11 reported deaths and 10,000 structures destroyed by the fires. While there has been no immediate threat to the campus by the fires, the Wildcats decided not to travel west for the two-game road trip. The Wildcats were scheduled to play against the Bruins on Sunday, Jan. 12 and the Trojans on Wednesday, Jan.
