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The Oklahoma City Thunder received their NBA championship rings before their season opener against the Houston Rockets. The rings, designed by Jostens, feature 14-karat gold and over 800 gemstones.Read More.
The Spanish soccer league said Tuesday that plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off, a decision that comes following increased opposition to the match domestically.Read More.
Blake Snell will start Game 1 of the World Series on Friday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will follow in Game 2 for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.Read More.
Count Deion Sanders as impressed with the spectacular show that Shohei Ohtani staged in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series. “Can they just hand him the MVP during the game?” the Colorado Buffaloes coach said Tuesday at his weekly news conference.Read More.
Russell Wilson fired back at Sean Payton on social media Tuesday, a little under 48 hours since the Denver Broncos’ coach took a swipe at the New York Giants’ backup quarterback who lost his starting job to rookie Jaxson Dart following an 0-3 start.Read More.
The Little Ball of Hate still feels a lot of love for Boston. Brad Marchand struggled to hold back tears on the ice when the TD Garden crowd gave him a standing ovation Tuesday night during his first game back as a Bruins opponent.Read More.
Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame, Lauren Betts of UCLA and Madison Booker of Texas headline The Associated Press All-America women’s college basketball team released Tuesday. The trio were first-team All-Americans last spring after having stellar seasons.Read More.
Victor Wembanyama — healthy again after deep vein thrombosis forced doctors to end his 2024-25 season two months early — starts Year 3 with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday when they visit the Dallas Mavericks.Read More.
