It has been a Miami Heat speciality for years, the development of contributing out-of-nowhere centers. Isaac Austin. Hassan Whiteside. A year ago, Omer Yurtseven. That is the lineage that has preceded Orlando Robinson. It also is among the reasons the undrafted big man out of Fresno State jumped at the opportunity to possibly be next.…
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Nate Pierre-Louis of the Los Angeles Lakers saves the ball from going out of bounds after making a steal against the Charlotte Hornets during the 2022 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) and Naismith…
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Veteran outside linebacker Justin Houston will return to the Ravens on a one-year deal, the team announced Thursday, filling out one of the thinnest position groups on the roster. Terms were not immediately available, but Houston, 33, made $2.075 million last year. The four-time Pro Bowl selection recorded 4 1/2 sacks and a team-high 17…
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Former NFL star Michael Vick, whose record took him from fame and fortune with the Atlanta Falcons to the inside of a prison cell for his role in a dogfighting ring, only to see him rebound in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, is being sued in Broward County by creditors who want him to…
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Jordan Stout knelt just beyond the 50-yard line with nothing in front of him but a long snapper, open grass and a set of uprights. No lineman twice his size bearing down on him, no wind, no fans watching. With his thumb and index finger nearly pinched together, Stout made a small indent in the…
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He traded in his helmet for a shield. Former NFL player Dominique Williams will soon suit up for the NYPD now that he has graduated from the police academy, officials said. Being part of the police department was always Williams’ goal. He just joined the roster a little sooner than he planned. “It’s a lot…
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As if the Dallas Cowboys didn’t have enough challenges. A day following the deadly mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill., the team is facing major blowback after its ill-time announcement of a partnership with the Black Rifle Coffee Company. “��#CowboysNation, please welcome America’s Coffee to America’s Team,” the NFL team shared on Twitter Tuesday with…
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The Miami Dolphins on Thursday released the team’s training camp schedule for the eight practices open to fans ahead of the 2022 season. The dates and starting times: July 30: Saturday, 10:25 a.m. Aug. 2: Tuesday, 10:25 a.m. Aug. 3: Wednesday, 10:25 a.m. Aug. 5: Friday, 10:25 a.m. Aug. 6: Saturday, 10:25 a.m. Aug. 7:…
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot should consider renaming Soldier Field to raise money and “explore the feasibility” of enclosing the stadium with a dome or roof, an advisory panel she appointed to study Chicago’s Museum Campus recommended. The panel’s work marks Lightfoot’s attempt to keep the Chicago Bears, who are exploring a possible move to Arlington Heights,…
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Mark Clayton, who has the second-most receiving yards in Dolphins history, and Bob Kuechenberg, a durable guard during Miami’s championship seasons, were among 54 seniors, coaches and contributors named as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023 on Thursday. Clayton, who was an eighth-round pick in the 1983 draft that brought…
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