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Phoenix Suns offer Jeff Hornacek head coaching job

Former NBA guard and current Utah Jazz assistant coach Jeff Hornacek has been offered the Phoenix Suns’ head coaching job. Hornacek spent the first six seasons of his 14-year NBA career with the Suns and remains extremely popular in Phoenix, so the hire will likely sit well with locals. The Suns and Hornacek are reportedly working this weekend to finalize a contract and all signs...
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Titus Young ignores judge in court, family wants him locked up

As we all know, former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young has been going through a bad stretch lately and things only got worse on Friday. The troubled NFL dropout is currently in jail awaiting trial on 11 separate charges including four felony counts of attempted burglary. During a hearing on Friday, Young ignored the presiding judge and refused to answer any questions directed...
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ACTING A FOOL

Tony Allen fined for ridiculous flop

Tony Allen was fined $5,000 by the NBA for his flop in Game 2 against the San Antonio Spurs. Take a look at the play that cost him.

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Video: Jonathan Quick’s sick saves lead Kings to shutout win

On Thursday night the Los Angeles Kings and goalie Jonathan Quick shutout the San Jose Sharks 3-0 to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinals series. Anything can happen during the NHL playoffs, but any team with a hot goaltender can win the whole thing. The Kings looked like that team Thursday night. Quick made several phenomenal saves to earn his league-leading third...
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Tim Tebow: Ron Jaworski thinks Arena League is path back to NFL for QB

Former NFL starting quarterback and ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski believes that Tim Tebow’s path back to the NFL could go through the Arena Football League. The former Philadelphia Eagles signal-caller has offered Tebow a chance to join the Philadelphia Soul, an AFL team that he is part owner of. When asked about the offer, Jaworski claimed he was serious and that he loved Tebow...
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SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS

Man now oldest to climb Mt. Everest

On Thursday, 80-year-old Yuichiro Miura became the oldest man to scale Mt. Everest, which was also the third time the Japanese mountaineer made it to the top.

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SHOULDERING THE LOAD

Melo has tear in left shoulder

Carmelo Anthony reportedly has a tear in his shoulder and played in the playoffs with the injury. There is no word if he'll have surgery for it.

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Levi’s Stadium to host 50th Super Bowl in 2016

The NFL’s owners voted on Tuesday to award the 2016 Super Bowl to the Bay Area (Santa Clarita to be exact), where the San Francisco 49ers will have a new home starting next season. When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the 2016 decision, the San Francisco bid committee erupted in an outburst of approval. They then followed that with a champagne toast. The Santa Clarita...
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DERP

Mattheus punches locker, breaks hand

Washington Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus reportedly broke his pitching hand while punching a locker after a rough outing on Sunday afternoon. 

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Will the NBA expand to include Seattle (and-one)?

Seattle thought it was getting its Sonics back — for a moment, anyway — until a group led by rich Seattlites Chris Hansen (not the pedophile catcher) and Microsoft bigwig Steve Ballmer was totally c-blocked by a vote of the NBA’s ownership. The decision was not a vote against Seattle, per se, but a vote for small-market Sacramento and a way to stick it to the douchebag Maloof...
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PREPARING WALKING PAPERS

Is Don Mattingly on his way out?

With the Dodgers struggling, Don Mattingly reportedly has a tenuous hold on his job at best and some speculate that it would be a surprise if he lasts the week.

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Matt Moore becomes youngest lefty to start 8-0 since 1917

Matt Moore is making quite a name for himself early in the 2013 season. The 23-year-old lefty improved to 8-0 on Sunday as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1. In doing so, Moore became the youngest left-handed pitcher to start a season 8-0 since Babe Ruth did it as a 22-year-old in 1917. Fun fact: Ruth made just $3,500 that year, and went 24-13 with a 2.01 ERA. Moore...
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OUCH

Anze Kopitar takes puck to the face

The Los Angeles Kings pulled off a playoff miracle on Thursday night, grabbing a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks from the jaws of defeat with two late goals. But the Kings almost didn’t have their best player on the ice for the big finish, as center Anze Kopitar took a puck to the face early in the third period, opening up a serious cut that needed to be closed. After a trip...
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NOT NEEDED?

Donovan left off U.S. national team

American soccer star Landon Donovan has been left off the United States men’s national soccer team roster for its next five games of qualifiers. 

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SONIC BOOM

Owners reject Kings move to Seattle

The Kings are officially not headed to Seattle, the league's owners rejected the idea with a vote of 22 to 8. 

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Father: Titus Young has brain disorder, needs help

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young is in the middle of a Charlie Sheen-level meltdown and it doesn’t seem likely to stop any time soon. On Tuesday Young’s father Richard claimed his son suffers from a mental health disorder and needs help. Titus Young was arrested on Friday in California for the third time in a week for allegedly breaking into a home. He has been...
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Mario Williams sues ex for $785,000 engagement ring

Since it’s impossible to earn a ring on the field as a Buffalo Bill, Mario Williams is going to court. The highest-priced free agent defensive end in NFL history will go to a hearing Friday in Houston after suing his ex-fiancee for the $785,000 engagement ring he proposed to her with. The ex in question, Erin Marzouki, countered Williams’ claim with a suit of her own on Monday...
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Maple Leafs gag up Game 7 to Bruins

Maybe it was karmic retribution for allowing the team to be the focal point of “The Love Guru.” The Toronto Maple Leafs became the first team in NHL history to squander a three-goal lead in the third period of a Game 7 on Monday night, getting eliminated by the Boston Bruins by an improbable 5-4 score in overtime. Toronto was up 4-1 with 10 minutes left, and 4-2 with two minutes...
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NBA owners hold firm, won’t let Sacramento Kings move to Seattle

A committee of NBA owners re-examined the potential relocation of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle on Monday, and reports say they came to the same conclusion as before: the franchise isn’t moving. The relocation committee will recommend to the league’s owners that the Kings not be allowed to be sold to a Seattle-based group led by investor Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve...
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TIRED OF IT

Report: Rooney wants transfer

Wayne Rooney has been with Manchester United since he was a teenager, but according to Sir Alex Ferguson, Rooney is ready to move on to another team. 

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THE PLOT THICKENS

Report: Maloofs will only sell Kings to Seattle group

Sacramento appeared to score a victory recently when it looked like they would keep the Kings, but that may no longer be the case.

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Dennis Rodman rips President Obama over North Korea

In one of the most bizarre sports stories in decades, eccentric NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman has become close friends with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un over the past few months. Now Rodman has reportedly lashed out at American President Barack Obama for not engaging North Korea diplomatically. Rodman has been trying to reach out to Kim Jong Un to release Kenneth Bae, a Korean...
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GET WELL SOON

Luol Deng 'really scared' by illness

Luol Deng has been suffering through a bad bout with the flu that's caused him to lose 15 pounds, and he says that he's a bit on edge about his current condition. 

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Video: Slava Voynov scores OT goal to give Los Angeles Kings win

On Wednesday night the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues had another epic slugfest of a game in their incredible first-round playoff series. In Game 5 Wednesday night the Blues scored to tie the game 2-2 with 44 seconds to go in regulation. The Kings then bounced back with a gorgeous goal from second-year defenseman Slava Voynov in overtime to win the game 3-2. Dustin Brown...
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Philadelphia Phillies: Roy Halladay to have shoulder surgery

Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a bone spur in his right shoulder. Halladay was put on the disabled list this week with inflammation in his shoulder, but met with specialist Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles on Tuesday. After that meeting, Halladay decided to undergo surgery immediately, to give him a chance to return this year. So far...
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