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Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein joins Ratiopharm Ulm ownership group
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Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein joins Ratiopharm Ulm ownership group

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein has joined the ownership group of German basketball club Ratiopharm Ulm. Hartenstein is the son of Florian Hartenstein, a German-American basketball coach who played professionally in Germany. Isaiah Hartenstein grew up in Germany and played for QTSV Quakenbrück. The 7-foot, 250-pounder purchased ownership months after signing his first major...

Colorado signee Kaidon Salter transfers from Liberty ready to compete
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Colorado signee Kaidon Salter transfers from Liberty ready to compete

LANCASTER, Texas — One by one, Mistee Salter slowly pulled the 16 x 24 framed photos partially hidden behind a chocolate-colored ottoman. In one photo, Liberty University quarterback Kaidon Salter poses with the Conference USA championship trophy. In another, he’s standing tall in the pocket, searching for a target. There’s Salter celebrating a touchdown in...

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards can’t wait to play on Christmas
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards can’t wait to play on Christmas

For Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, seeing an NBA game on television was a luxury for himself and his family when he was young. The two-time NBA All-Star said he grew up without cable television in his Atlanta-area home because his family couldn’t afford it. On Christmas Day, however, NBA games could be viewed locally...

At Norfolk State, will Michael Vick be the next Deion Sanders?
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At Norfolk State, will Michael Vick be the next Deion Sanders?

NORFOLK, Va. — In a hiring that can be fairly cast as an early Christmas present, Michael Vick was introduced as the 19th football coach at Norfolk State University on Monday. This high-profile hire was a gift for Vick, who has never coached before, and a gift for the institution’s beleaguered football program which has...

Beyoncé’s NFL Christmas performance could change how we watch sports
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Beyoncé’s NFL Christmas performance could change how we watch sports

With two major musical performances and the playoffs on horizon, leave it to the NFL to find itself dealing with a controversy in the midst of unbridled enthusiasm for the sport. Back in November, the league announced Beyoncé would be performing during its Christmas Day game between the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens. Then, her...

Rickey Henderson will always be a baseball, Oakland legend
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Rickey Henderson will always be a baseball, Oakland legend

Editor’s note: Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Rickey Henderson died at age 65, MLB announced Saturday. Henderson, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2009, is widely considered the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history. A 10-time MLB All-Star, two-time World Series champion and the 1990...