July 2, 2024 6:12 PM
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Brendan Malone, former NBA coach and father of current NBA Champion, dies at 81

Brendan Malone, a former NBA head coach and longtime assistant coach, died Tuesday at 81, per NBA.com. Malone coached in the NBA over nearly 30 years, most recently as an assistant with the Detroit Pistons in 2016. The former Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers head coach is also the father of current Denver Nuggets head

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Charlotte Hornets’ Miles Bridges turns himself in over protection order violation

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges turned himself in to police on Friday, authorities said. An arrest warrant had been issued in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, for the NBA player following a protection order violation stemming from a domestic violence case last year. The 25-year-old Bridges, accompanied by his attorney, turned himself into the Lincoln County

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Billie Jean King Cup: Leylah Fernandez guides Canada to first ever title

Leylah Fernandez led Canada to a first ever Billie Jean King Cup triumph on Sunday, securing the title with a 6-2 6-3 win over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. Fernandez, the world No. 20, was undefeated in her five matches over the week as Canada beat Poland and host nation Spain to top Group C, before overcoming

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Inflatable dome collapse delays Tiger Woods’ indoor golf venture by a year

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s high-tech indoor golf venture, the TGL, has been delayed by a year after the inflatable dome of its custom-built Florida venue deflated, organizers announced Monday. The televised league featuring many of the PGA Tour’s top players had been set to tee off on January 9, but will now be postponed

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After her three children died, 85-year-old Mavis Paterson cycled 1,000 miles around Scotland After her three children died, 85-year-old Mavis Paterson cycled 1,000 miles around Scotland

Cycling has become more than a habit for “Granny Mave,” as Mavis Paterson is known. It has become essential for her very being, her very reason for living after all three of her adult children passed away within four years of each other – Sandy in 2012, Katie in 2013 and Bob in 2016. It

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‘Super-shoes’, tumbling world records and the race for a sub two-hour official marathon

Marathon world records have tumbled over the past two weeks in the men’s and women’s races, though the main topic of conversation is not the athletes, but the role played by ‘super-shoes’. Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa smashed the women’s marathon world record in Berlin on 24 September, crossing the line in two hours 11 minutes 53

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Rod Ellingworth: Ineos Grenadiers’ deputy team principal quits

Ineos Grenadiers’ deputy team principal Rod Ellingworth will step down from his role at the end of the year. Ellingworth has been effectively running the British team, previously known as Team Sky. Team principal Sir Dave Brailsford had taken on a wider role across Ineos’ sporting operations. Brailsford is set to take on a key

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Olympics 2024: Dame Laura Kenny targeting Paris next summer

Great Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete Dame Laura Kenny is targeting a fourth Games in Paris next year. Kenny wants to prove that motherhood is no reason to end her career after the birth of her second child in July. She has won five gold medals and a silver across three Olympic Games at

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Premiership Women’s Rugby: Saracens, Gloucester-Hartpury, Sale, Exeter win

Zoe Harrison inspired Saracens to a 52-18 win against Trailfinders Women to make it two wins from two in Premiership Women’s Rugby. Harrison converted five of Saracens’ eight tries and scored one herself after Ella Wywras and May Campbell crossed early for the visitors at Trailfinders Sports Club. England skipper Marlie Packer went over to

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Courtney Lawes: Northampton lock may be open to one last Lions tour

Northampton Saints lock Courtney Lawes would consider making a final British and Irish Lions tour in 2025 – if he is still playing rugby union by then. Lawes retired from England duty following the World Cup in France, having won 105 caps. The 34-year-old, who has been with Saints throughout his career, has not yet

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