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Larry Sanders had a $44m contract – and he walked away from the NBA
The center was a dominant defensive force at his peak but mental and physical problems took their toll while he was still in his prime playing years
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French MPs say ‘non’ to English at the Paris Olympics
Having long battled the creeping use of English in advertising, music and film, French MPs have declared a new struggle: keeping their home Olympics this year free from anglicisms.
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The LeBron Generation in the NBA Is Finally Over The LeBron Generation in the NBA Is Finally Over
LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant spent a decade battling for championships. Now all of them are out of the playoffs early.
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Taylor Swift’s boyfriend’s historic mega-deal
Power couple Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift cannot stop breaking records as the NFL superstar followed in his girlfriend’s footsteps.
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Paris suburbs get spanking new Olympic venues while teachers and pupils seethe in decrepit schools
Teachers and parents in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris have staged several weeks of strikes and protests in the run-up to the Paris Olympics, leveraging the Games as they call for urgent measures to help struggling state schools in mainland France’s poorest region, home to many of the Olympics’ signature venues.
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Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games organisers
The Paris Oympics flame was formally handed to French organizers on Friday in the all-marble stadium where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896.
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Can Paris still deliver on its Olympic promises with only three months to go?
The Eiffel Tower was supposed to greet the world’s athletes in a fresh coat of golden shimmer, the River Seine would be swimmable for the first time in 100 years and Paris was going to host the first-ever off-stadium opening ceremony in Olympic history. The hopes and expectations for the 2024 Games were grand and spectacular but with just three months to go will Paris be able to deliver on its promises?a
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‘Sad’ Mike Tyson footage goes viral
Boxing fans have voiced their concern over footage from within Mike Tyson’s training camp ahead of his fight against Jake Paul.
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Splashy River Seine opening ceremony for Paris Olympics faces security, transport challenges
The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds.
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Ageing Paris metro system to face Olympic challenge of 7 million visitors
Long the envy of other cities, Paris' creaking underground metro system has become a subject of daily frustration for users just as the French capital gears up to host this year's Olympics.
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Football: Cameroon appoint Marc Brys as new head coach
Belgian Marc Brys has been appointed Rigobert Song's replacement as Cameroon's national team coach, the country's sports ministry announced on Tuesday.
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Kobe Bryant's 2000 NBA Finals Ring Sold for Record $927,000 at Auction
The sale broke the record set by Bill Russell's 1957 championship ring, which sold for $705,000 in 2021.
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Migrant transfers from Paris ahead of Olympics anger local mayors
Mayors in rural and small-town France are increasingly angry over the transfer of migrants from the capital to their communities, which they believe is linked to clean-up efforts ahead of the Paris Olympics.
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Will the 2024 Olympics change image of Paris region’s troubled Seine-Saint-Denis?
Less than 500 metres separate the Stade de France -- the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris Olympics -- and the crumbling Francs-Moisins estate plagued by poverty and crime.
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Russian, Belarusian athletes will not take part in Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday.
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LeBron James Has Done Everything in the NBA. Except This.
James’s average of points, rebounds and assists are extraordinary. But they also hide a remarkable quirk of his career.
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NBA world reacts to LeBron James’ viral courtside moment
Lip-readers have revealed what LeBron James said to rave reviews from two women sitting courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game.
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Robinhood makes expansion move
Robinhood is looking to expand its reach beyond the tech and finance space and into sports and entertainment.
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