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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant handles the ball during the first half of Game 5 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, April 26, in Memphis, Tenn.

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Memphis Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant after a video in which he appears to flash a gun

The NBA previously suspended Morant in March for a separate incident in which he appeared on a video holding a gun at a club near Denver.

May 14, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts looks on after the team defeated the Dallas Cowboys on October 16, 2022, in Philadelphia.

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Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl veteran Jalen Hurts just earned a master's degree

The 24-year-old pro footballer earned a master's degree in human relations from Oklahoma, where he transferred as a graduate student in 2019.

May 14, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Fans watch as the Washington Commanders face the Jacksonville Jaguars in an NFL football game on Sept. 11, 2022, in Landover, Md.

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Group agrees to buy Washington Commanders from Snyder family for record $6 billion

The deal for $6.05 billion is the largest for a North American professional sports franchise. The deal is still pending approval of three-quarters of NFL owners and other customary closing conditions.

May 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Georgia football players acknowledge the crowd during a parade celebrating the Bulldog's second consecutive NCAA college football national championship, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Athens, Ga.

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Political Rewind: Trump found liable in assault, libel civil case; UGA declines White House invite

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A jury finds former President Trump liable of sexual abuse and libel in a civil case. The pandemic-era rule Title 42 will expire tomorrow, affecting immigration. And the Georgia Bulldogs punt their chance to go to the White House, declining an invite from President Biden.

May 10, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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The Hardwood Classics perform at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif.

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Meet the NBA dancers strutting into their Golden years

At halftime for the Golden State Warriors, a dance crew for performers age 55 and older hits the hardwood and steals the show.

May 10, 2023
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  • Taylor Haney
Nikola Jokic during the altercation with Mat Ishbia on Sunday night.

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  • Sports

A ball went out of bounds. The shove that followed has divided NBA fans

The NBA has long grappled with how to manage player interactions with fans. But what happens when the fan owns one of the teams? After Sunday night, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic wants to know.

May 09, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin speaks in front of University of Cincinnati Medical Center staff during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 57 football game, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Phoenix.

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Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin says he will put the millions raised into his charity

The decision begins the 25-year-old's plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a "Monday Night Football" game in January.

May 09, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
This 1976 file photo shows Oakland A's Vida Blue, the hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball's biggest draws in the early 1970's and helped lead brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles. Blue has died. He was 73. The A's said Blue died Saturday, May 6, 2023 but did not give a cause of death.

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Vida Blue, who won 3 World Series in a row with the Oakland Athletics, dies at 73

Blue was drafted in the second round of the 1967 MLB Draft to the Athletics. He spent nine seasons with the team, and was ultimately selected to six All-Star teams throughout his 17-year career.

May 08, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie

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  • Sports

Golf allows me to pursue perfection, all while building a community

The sense of community I've regained with the game of golf during the pandemic is more than I could've ever imagined.

May 08, 2023
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  • Gus Contreras
Philadelphia 76ers' James Harden gives his sneakers to John Hao after Game 4 in an NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Philadelphia. Harden invited Hao, a student severely wounded in a Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University, to view the game.

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  • Sports

76ers player James Harden invited a Michigan State shooting victim to a playoff game

Harden contacted John Hao after learning he was a Philadelphia 76ers fan. Hao was paralyzed in a February shooting at Michigan State University that left three people dead and five injured.

May 08, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
An equine ambulance arrives at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

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  • Animals

String of horse deaths before the Kentucky Derby reignites scrutiny about the sport

Seven horses died in the lead-up to the final race of the Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs, home to the Derby, is launching an investigation into the fatalities.

May 07, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Javier Castellano celebrates after riding Mage to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky.

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Mage has won the Kentucky Derby, at a race meeting marred by 7 horse deaths

Mage earned a surprising Kentucky Derby victory on Saturday, capping a nerve-rattling day that included two more fatalities ahead of the 149th edition of the world's most famous race.

May 07, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Lord Miles was scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby after two other horses trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr. The trainer was hit with an indefinite suspension. The race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., has a post time just before 7 p.m. ET.

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  • Sports

A trainer is suspended from the Kentucky Derby after 2 of his horses died

The horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. died within three days of each other from unknown causes. Another of Joseph's horses, Lord Miles, has been withdrawn from Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

May 05, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade at the Met Gala on Monday.

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  • Arts & Life

Amid anti-trans bills targeting youth, Dwyane Wade takes a stand for his daughter

The father and sports legend has been outwardly supportive of his daughter Zaya as culture wars surrounding trans rights have continued to swell.

May 04, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to the media on March 28 in Phoenix. The attorneys general of New York and California announced Thursday that they are investigating allegations of workplace discrimination by the pro football league.

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  • National

2 states launch an investigation of the NFL over gender discrimination and harassment

The California and New York attorneys general say they are seeking information from the NFL on allegations of gender pay disparities, harassment and gender and race discrimination.

May 04, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
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