Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens keeps showing his brilliancy as the Celtics make a run for banner 18. Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) As of Wednesday afternoon, Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens added some insurance to the team’s...
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‘Family Business’ is the perfect song from an imperfect Kanye West
Five days before Christmas last year, my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The confirmation wasn’t shocking. That particular doctor’s appointment bookended nearly a two-year-long, emotionally draining process of never-ending tests, neurologist visits and waiting. So much waiting. What I couldn’t prepare myself for was the emotional weight of it all. Even when you know what’s...
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Twenty years after ‘The College Dropout,’ we miss the Old Kanye
The afternoon Kanye West walked across my boss’s desk was somewhere in the final months of 2003. At the time, his unreleased debut album was titled Drug Dealing. It would later be etched into history as The College Dropout, the inception of a spectacular and most maverick five-album run. Imagine hearing Kanye’s “Jesus Walks” live...
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10 of the most memorable moments in Super Bowl history
The Super Bowl is all about moments. Those single instances immortalize a team forever in the annals of history. Everything gets left on the table, and it shows come game time. Let’s take a look at the moments that will go down forever in Super Bowl history. Read more…
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Knicks conquer the trade deadline, acquire Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks
Knicks score big hours before the NBA trade deadline, acquiring NBA veterans Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons. Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) Thursday morning, the New York Knicks acquired Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons. In...
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Super Bowl LVIII: Forget the moneyline, make these prop bets instead
This is the Super Bowl made for gambling. The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans will wager a combined $23.1 billion on the Big Game this year, up from $16 billion year-over-year. Whether it’s your first time betting on the big game or you’re a seasoned vet, you don’t want to be placing bets blindly.…...
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Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown’s son is assisting the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl
Cameron Brown has ridden in several NBA championship parades thanks to his father, Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown. And if the San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl, the proud father hopes he is available to ride in a championship parade on his son’s coattails this time. “He can definitely be in the parade,” Cameron...
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Thunder up: OKC trades for veteran Gordon Hayward
On the morning of the NBA trade deadline, the Oklahoma City Thunder made a huge splash for veteran guard Gordon Hayward. In the deal, OKC retain core players. Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) The Oklahoma City Thunder are killing it this season, and they just made...
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The NBA trade deadline was a bit of a dud, but here’s a look at who won and who flopped horribly
After last year’s insane trade deadline, which featured Kevin Durant being dealt to the Phoenix Suns, this year brought a bunch of smaller, shrewd moves that moved teams into contention. We have tracked the trades and broken them down by time-tested winners and losers rubric to track how the day went on each side of…...
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NFL’s International Pathway Program shows how Africa is ‘home of the most incredible athletes in the world’
When Praise Olatoke was growing up in Scotland, he had aspirations of being a soccer player. The Nigeria native, like many boys growing up on the African continent, was an avid soccer fan. He rooted for Manchester United of the Premier League and played for his school and club teams, hoping to one day make...