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Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week "Don't believe the hype." - Russell Okung, Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle The National Football League's season of messiness and drama continues on for another week, and this time Jerry Jones is not involved.
Sports & Politics Intersect: Is Jerry out of his league?
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week "I'm gonna come after you with everything I have." - Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys owner In this week's episode of the ongoing soap opera that is the NFL, it's Jerry Jones versus the whole world.
Sports & Politics Intersect: Jerry putting Roger out of commission?
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week "I've been dealing with this commissioner for almost 28 years, as an employee of the NFL.
Sports & Politics Intersect: Papa John's blames sales meltdown on NFL
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week "NFL leadership has hurt Papa John's shareholders. This should have been nipped
Sports & Politics Intersect: Trump's NFL history gets spotlight as players, owners continue to spar
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week "We immediately made it far more aggressive and anti-Toronto than the president
Sports & Politics Intersect: Cubs owner up for Heritage Foundation post
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week "To be a part of a family that brings a World Series championship to these
Sports & Politics Intersect: White House looms large over sports world for another week
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week “Until he can prove that he’s been an avid Colts fan and comes to games on a regular basis – this is a PR play.” - Niners safety Eric Reid on Mike Pence leaving last Sunday’s Colts v.
Sports & Politics Intersect: Brazilian Olympic Committee sets gold standard for corruption
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week "The IOC reiterates its full commitment to the protection of the integrity
Sports & Politics Intersect: Trump finds fertile battleground in sports
"I don't think there's much to clarify, it's pretty black and white." - Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House press secretary defending Donald Trump's comments
Sports & Politics Intersect: Mayor Garcetti rolls back the NFL red carpet
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week “We embrace any team that comes, we’re certainly happy to have the Chargers
Sports & Politics Intersect: White House sticks it to sports
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week “As a woman, she has to shake off people who have convinced themselves they watch sports to escape their wives or girlfriends.
Sports & Politics Intersect: Michael Bennett faces what he protests against
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week “I didn’t ask for this moment. It just happened to be me.” – Michael Bennett
Sports & Politics Intersect: Dan Gilbert takes his ball and goes home
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week “The Cavaliers, Mayor Jackson and Cleveland City Council all know that the project would have been soundly defeated at the ballot box.
Sports & Politics Intersect: Attempt to avoid controversy has adverse effect for ESPN
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week "Is this even real life anymore?" - Clay Travis, conservative sports blogger who broke the Robert Lee/ESPN story.
Sports & Politics Intersect: Echoes of Charlottesville ripple across the sports world
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week "Hate has always existed in America. Yes we know that but Donald Trump just made it fashionable again!
Sports & Politics Intersect: The Dallas Stars take a stand
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week "Dallas welcomes all, and we welcome all." - Dallas Stars President Jim Lites
The unexpected rise of the Connecticut Sun
The WNBA announced its All-Star Game starters recently, with quite a few future Hall of Famers due to run the court in Seattle later this month. As in any other exhibition game for a league, there is usually a player or two who represent a team that has shocked the world a bit, and this year’s game is no exception thanks to the Connecticut Sun.
Big3 brings summer festival feel to basketball with barnstorming tour
The co-founder of the basketball league that’s the talk of the sports world knew that this venture would be different, and not just because his name is attached to it.
Diana Taurasi setting the WNBA all-time scoring record is another leap for the league
She scored her first points for the Phoenix Mercury on May 20, 2004, by cutting around defenders in the perimeter for an open three-pointer. Adrian Williams-Strong was sitting in the post against Sacramento Monarchs center Yolanda Griffith when she saw the dynamic rookie guard out of UConn in her purview.
Feeding your roundball addiction through the summer months
All the keys dates for WNBA, Big3, NBA Summer League and more to keep you cool this summer. So the NBA season is over and despite how some of you have felt about the quality of competition in the playoffs, you’re going to miss the league more than you care to admit.
Meet your NBA Eastern Conference Champions: Cleveland Cavaliers
In the rubber match of this NBA Finals trilogy, this team had several hiccups in its season-long championship defense, but a retooled bench, a electric Kyrie Irving and the brilliance of LeBron James have set up the long-expected rematch with Golden State.
Meet your NBA Western Conference Champions: Golden State Warriors
In NBA history, no team has won more games in a three-year span. Yet, in its third consecutive NBA Finals, it'll have to answer one question: will adding Kevin Durant be enough to defeat LeBron James again?
Meet your Stanley Cup finalists: Pittsburgh Penguins
Where Nashville Predators fans "want the Cup," fans of the defending champions would much prefer that Lord Stanley stays with Pittsburgh for another year.
Journey to the Stanley Cup Final: Pittsburgh Penguins
The defending Stanley Cup champions have made it back to the final, despite injuries to key players and numerous setbacks throughout the playoffs. Here's a look at how they made their way back to the final and what they'll need to do to win.
Preparing for the BIG3: Q&A with BIG3 co-founder Jeff Kwatinetz
Remember during the NBA player lockout in 2011 when Nike rolled out its "Basketball Never Stops" campaign? It may have been a way to soothe the angry masses who missed their pro hoops, but it was also a truism.
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