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2024 NBA playoff tiers: How do the eight remaining teams stack up?

ESPN NBA Insider Kevin Pelton puts the remaining eight playoff teams into five tiers. How many land in Tier 1?

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MIAMI GRAND PRIX

Norris beats Verstappen in Miami for first F1 win

At the 110th time of asking, Lando Norris can finally call himself a Formula One race winner.

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Relief as Norris finally exorcizes his 'Lando NoWins' nickname

Since 2021, Lando Norris has been plagued by his 'Lando NoWins' nickname. Sunday, however, halted his 109-race run of winless races.

Norris: F1 win was a matter of 'when' not 'if'

Lando Norris said he knew his first Formula One victory was a matter of when, not if, and that he never shared the doubts of his harshest critics.

LAKERS SEEKING A NEW COACH

Six coaches in 13 years: What's behind this constant churn for the Lakers

The Lakers will hire their seventh coach since 2011 as yet another summer of upheaval and searching begins. The question now is: Why does this keep happening?

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McAfee wonders if JJ Redick could be Lakers' next coach

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FORECASTING THE PLAYOFFS

Predicting Pacers-Knicks and Wolves-Nuggets conference semifinal matchups

Which teams will reach the conference finals? Our experts make their picks for each second-round matchup.

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ALVAREZ VS. MUNGUIA

Canelo: 'I can do whatever I want,' but Benavidez, Crawford should be next

Canelo Alvarez said he has earned the right to fight whomever he wants. Hopefully he picks fighters fans want.

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Canelo drops Munguia on the way to win in Las Vegas

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UFC 301 - Flyweight - Main Event - Title Fight

UFC 301 takeaways: Pantoja not setting himself apart, Aldo is still king

From a tightly contested title bout to the return of Brazil's hero, UFC 301 had big moments.

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Pantoja turns back spirited Erceg, defends title

Alexandre Pantoja turned back a formidable challenge from Steve Erceg to earn a unanimous decision and retain his UFC flyweight championship.

NFL NATION

How an email, Facebook and Fan Controlled Football landed Qwan'tez Stiggers on the Jets

New York crossed the Canadian border to find the 2024 fifth-round pick who never played football in college.

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THE FACE OF THE ORIOLES' RISE

'That's the kind of player to build a team around': How Gunnar Henderson became an early AL MVP candidate

The youngest player ever to hit 10 home runs before May is the face of an Orioles team whose time has come.

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