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The Miami Heat’s Eastern Conference impending semifinal playoff series took a dramatic and unexpected turn Friday when the Philadelphia 76ers confirmed that All-Star center Joel Embiid is out indefinitely due to a right orbital fracture and concussion. In a statement, the 76ers said, “Joel Embiid suffered a right orbital fracture and mild concussion in last…
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Kerby Joseph was elated when his phone finally rang Friday night and it was Detroit Lions general manager Brad Homes. “The conversation was amazing. I always wished for this moment … so for me to fulfill this milestone in my life …,” Joseph said. “I’m just so filled with joy and I’m just so happy.…
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Volunteer divers spent time this week near a sunken pre-World War II destroyer, retrieving commercial fishing nets 150 feet under the sea off the coast of San Pedro as part of an international effort to clean the world’s oceans and protect marine life. The team retrieved two lost nets that were stuck on the destroyer…
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When Ukrainian priest Rev. Benjamin Voloshchuk received a call in the city of Chernivtsi with an offer to serve at a Russian Orthodox Church in Hollywood, he thought it was a joke. As a leader at the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God Monastery in Chernivtsi, he saw the U.S. as a distant,…
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You start from the perspective that it’s hard to have perspective when it comes to NBA salaries. It all seems a bit obscene. But then you cycle back to what was termed particularly outrageous last August, with the Miami Heat attracting particular inspection. A four-year, $184 million extension for Jimmy Butler that carries him through…
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In a new era of name, image and likeness opportunities for college athletes, Julian Calvez is using his stature to benefit causes close to his heart. Calvez, a Grambling State signee, is hosting a free star-studded “neighborhood hero” football camp May 14 at Jones High School. The event, which benefits the Brain Cancer Foundation, runs…
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The Ravens have no shortage of picks on the final day of the 2022 NFL draft on Saturday. Baltimore has seven selections overall, including six in the fourth round and one in the sixth. General manager Eric DeCosta sees those mid-round picks as a great opportunity to improve the team. “We know we’re going to…
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It took 14 pitches. The fastballs, curveballs and changeups whistled by bats. One, two, three the batters came to the plate and left again, with nothing to show for their first opportunity against left-hander DL Hall. That’s how Hall envisioned his first inning unfolding Friday, when he took the mound for High-A Aberdeen — his…
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Q: Ira, why do you say “non-COVID” each time you list a Heat player as being ill? We get it, there is still COVID. But you’ve said the Heat players are vaccinated and boosted. You’re bringing something up that doesn’t matter. – Edward. A: Actually, this is something the Heat and most, if not all,…
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“Continuity” was the buzzword this week as Chicago Bulls players and management met with reporters one last time following their first-round playoff loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Keeping the core together was the stated goal of executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas, though it will be greatly weakened unless Zach LaVine returns. And…
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