The 61-year-old is on a mission to become the oldest person ever to play in the NBA after failing to make the team when he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1980 NBA Draft. He officially retired in 1999 after a career spent playing overseas, but Roberts …
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He was the women’s tennis coach at the University of Illinois Springfield from 1991 to 2007. He says the academy will continue and Rochester High School Sonthana Thongsithavong and UIS tennis coach Samantha Schall will oversee it. Brenna Whalen, who will be at senior in the fall at Sacred Heart-Griffin …
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Jordan Spieth has made quite the impression on golf’s greatest champion, Jack Nicklaus. Jordan Spieth joined Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three legs of the career grand slam by the age of 24.Much like Sergio Garcia’s par save at the 13th hole at Augusta National in the …
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That diversity was on display Saturday at the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex where a dozen teams representing 14 nationalities and four states all of them Tyson Foods employees came together for the fourth annual Tyson Pork Cup. In a tournament where the ball serves as the common translator, there was …
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Brian Cashman’s done some impressive work in shepherding the Yankees through a rebuild without the mountains of losing that come with a scorched-earth approach, with the Yankees’ best moments likely still to come, once Gleyber Torres and other promising prospects crack the majors, and the Yankees make a run at …
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Pittsburgh Steelers (10.1): They continue to feature the best offensive triple threat (QB Ben Roethlisberger, RB Le’Veon Bell, WR Antonio Brown) in the business, augmented by a nice line and WR Martavis Bryant, back from suspension. It boasts perhaps the game’s best group of blockers, ascendant QB Marcus Mariota, a …
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Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo says he wants to get into NBA ownership and is looking for partners to join a bid for the Houston Rockets. “I’m trying to convince some people about trying to buy this team,” Mutombo told Houston’s Fox 26 Sports. Dikembe Mutombo wants to find …
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Playing for the second time in two nights, the New York Empire managed to edge out a win against the Philadelphia Freedoms despite losing more sets than they won on Monday evening. After clinching Sunday’s season-opener in men’s singles thanks to John Isner, Mardy Fish delivered for the visiting team …
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For the past year, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the United States Golf Association (USGA) faced pressure to move the tournament after Trump’s infamous “Access Hollywood” tapes surfaced. Some golf lovers saw it as an opportunity for women’s golf to receive more exposure. Women’s golf did not receive …
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s former teammate Michel Salgado believes the star striker will not leave Real Madrid for a fellow European heavyweight. Ronaldo has been linked with moves to former club Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain this summer after reports he would consider walking out on Real due to scrutiny over his …
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