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1 week ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Zach Powell |Matt Baker
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Florida and men’s basketball coach Todd Golden have agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract extension to keep him in Gainesville long term, just one month after the Gators cut down the nets for the program’s third national title.The deal runs through March 2031.Golden, 39, helped Florida last month to its first national title since 2007 and became the youngest coach in more than four decades to lead his team to a national championship.
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1 week ago | 
nytimes.com | Zach Powell |Vik Chokshi
A little more than 24 hours before the 151st Kentucky Derby, Grande has joined the list of scratched horses. Grande, owned by Mike Repole and trained by Todd Pletcher, will not race due to a bruised foot, the Derby announced, bringing the field for Saturday's race down to 19. The move came a day after Rodriguez, the Bob Baffert-trained horse, was scratched from the race because of a bruised foot.
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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Eric Nehm |Zach Powell
MILWAUKEE - In his first media availability since being diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) blood clot in his right calf, Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard admitted the diagnosis was frightening. Lillard, who was diagnosed with a blood clot on March 25, missed the final 14 games of the regular season after being put on a blood-thinner medication and testing regularly. "It was a little bit scary," Lillard said on Friday. "I think I've had a couple of surgeries in my career.
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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Zach Powell |Sam Amick
Less than 24 hours after a disappointing NBA Play-In loss, the Sacramento Kings moved on from their general manager and hired a new one. The Kings will name longtime executive Scott Perry as the team's next GM, league sources confirmed to The Athletic on Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
All of the assistant coaches on the Denver Nuggets staff are on expiring contracts, sources told The Athletic. Michael Malone, who was fired on Tuesday, was the only coach on the staff who had a contract that ran past this season. David Adelman was named the interim coach of the team following Malone's dismissal. General manager Calvin Booth, who was also on an expiring contract, was fired on Tuesday.
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1 month ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
The tension between Michael Malone and Calvin Booth arose from Booth wanting Malone to play younger players he drafted instead of the veterans on the roster. Booth was reportedly "dismayed" that Malone played Russell Westbrook over Jalen Pickett down the stretch of recent games. Malone and Booth were both fired by the Nuggets on Tuesday. It was reported that the growing tension between the coach and general manager had turned into a "cold war."
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1 month ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
The tension between Michael Malone and Calvin Booth arose from Booth wanting Malone to play younger players he drafted instead of the veterans on the roster. Booth was reportedly "dismayed" that Malone played Russell Westbrook over Jalen Pickett down the stretch of recent games. Malone and Booth were both fired by the Nuggets on Tuesday. It was reported that the growing tension between the coach and general manager had turned into a "cold war."
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1 month ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
There was frustration within the Denver Nuggets' locker room over the team's commitment to the defensive end of the court, sources told The Athletic. In particular, Nikola Jokic had been frustrated over the team's approach to defense. The Nuggets are ranked 20th in defensive rating on the season. The Nuggets fired Michael Malone on Tuesday, elevating David Adelman to interim head coach. General manager Calvin Booth was also let go.
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1 month ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
All of the assistant coaches on the Denver Nuggets staff are on expiring contracts, sources told The Athletic. Michael Malone, who was fired on Tuesday, was the only coach on the staff who had a contract that ran past this season. David Adelman was named the interim coach of the team following Malone's dismissal. General manager Calvin Booth, who was also on an expiring contract, was fired on Tuesday.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
The Denver Nuggets fired coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth on Tuesday, league sources confirmed, in a surprise move with three games left in the regular season. Malone, 53, had coached the Nuggets since the 2015 season and brought Denver a championship in 2023. The Nuggets are fourth in the Western Conference standings but have dropped four consecutive games. Booth, 48, had been with the organization since 2017 and had been GM since 2020. This story will be updated.
