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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Patrick Redford

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: The NCAA logo on the basketball court during the third round of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament between the Butler Bulldogs and the Pittsburgh Panthers at the Verizon Center on March 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Bulldogs won 71-70. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Butler v Pittsburgh

Death To The NCAA

DOJ Joins Antitrust Lawsuit Against The NCAA

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Barry Petchesky

Harvey Weinstein and James Dolan at House of Elyx on December 13, 2015 in New York City. Dolan has a drink in his hand.

James Dolan and Harvey Weinstein

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Lawsuit Accuses James Dolan And Harvey Weinstein Of Sexual Assault

NEW YORK, USA - JUNE 15: FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for a court appearance in New York, United States on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

FTX’s former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, appears in court on federal fraud charges

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Oh, So It’s Illegal To Email Your Son About How To Do Financial Crimes Now?

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Chris Thompson

Lane Kiffin wears a visor and holds a football.

College Football

Lawsuit: Lane Kiffin Berated And Abused Ole Miss Player For Taking Mental Health Break Amid Crisis

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Jim Trotter’s Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Makes Working For NFL Network Sound Like A Nightmare

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Ray Ratto

Knicks owner James Dolan, seen here leering weirdly at a Knicks/Lakers game in 2019. He has a goatee.

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Who Would Steal The Business Secrets Of The New York Knicks?

Greg Norman stands with Yasir Al-Rumayyan at a LIV Golf event.

Golf

The PGA Tour Couldn’t Beat ‘Em, But LIV Golf Won’t Join ‘Em

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Life's Rich Pageant

Mission Re-Accomplished: Shaq Served At Former FTX Arena

Oh No, Shaquille O’Neal Is Still Evading The FTX Lawsuit!

A Surreal, Chum-Choked Plunge Through Ja Morant’s Countersuit Against A Teen Boy

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Florida Court Rules That Shaquille O’Neal May Continue To Juke Process Servers In The Physical World

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Laura Wagner

Protesters face off with a line of police officers during a rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols outside the LAPD headquarters, in Los Angeles, California, on January 27, 2023. - The US city of Memphis released January 27, 2023 graphic video footage depicting the fatal police assault of a 29-year-old Black man, as cities nationwide braced for a night of protests against police brutality. Five Memphis officers, also all Black, were charged with second-degree murder in the beating of Tyre Nichols, who died in hospital on January 10 three days after being stopped on suspicion of reckless driving. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

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Journalist Ben Camacho On Facing Petty LAPD-Driven Lawsuit: “It’s The Biggest Gaslight Of My Life”

LIV Golf And Its Representatives Are Having An Extremely Normal Masters Week

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The NFL Has Yet Another Scandal To Eat

Norways Magnus Carlsen (R) gestures during his round 9 game against the Indonesias team at the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, in Mahabalipuram on August 7, 2022. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

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Magnus Carlsen’s Lawyers Call Hans Niemann’s Lawsuit A Big Dumb Publicity Stunt

PGA Tour Files New Lawsuit Against Saudi Public Investment Fund In Latest Escalation Of Golf’s Turf War

US international grandmaster Hans Niemann waits his turn to move during a second-round chess game against Jeffery Xiong on the second day of the Saint Louis Chess Club Fall Chess Classic in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 6, 2022. - Niemann said on October 5 that he "won't back down," after the chess platform chess.com reported he has "probably cheated more than 100 times" in online games. (Photo by Tim Vizer / AFP) (Photo by TIM VIZER/AFP via Getty Images)

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Hans Niemann Hits Back At Magnus Carlsen And Other Foes With A Big Civil Lawsuit

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Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns warms up prior to a preseason game against the Chicago Bears at FirstEnergy Stadium on August 27, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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New Lawsuit Filed Against Deshaun Watson

Rory McIlroy shakes hands with Cameron Smith.

The PGA Tour Tells On Itself With LIV Golf Countersuit

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Media Meltdowns

Doug Gottlieb Eats Shit, Issues Apology For “Misinformation” About Freddie Freeman’s Ex-Agent

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