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Jim Otto, ‘Mr. Raider' and Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86
Jim Otto, the Hall of Fame center known as “Mr. Raider” for his durability through a litany of injuries, has died, the team confirmed Sunday night. He was 86. The cause of death was not imm...
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Ranking the four potential 2024 NBA Finals matchups
Four teams are four wins away from a chance at glory. The top-seeded Boston Celtics were the first team to reach the conference finals after eliminating the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers in five g...
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Scottie Scheffler caps ‘hectic' weekend with strong finish at PGA Championship
The sentence seemed unthinkable at the beginning of the PGA Championship . Or any other time for that matter. And yet there Scottie Scheffler was late Sunday afternoon, talking matter-of-factly...
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Simone Biles says husband Jonathan Owens' attendance at her 2024 season debut was ‘a huge thing for him'
Simone Biles came out on top at her first gymnastics meet of the season, and her husband was there to see it all. The Chicago Bears safety was seen proudly cheering on his Olympics gold me...
Former Celtic Paul Pierce stomps on Jalen Brunson's jersey after Knicks elimination
“The Truth” has spoken — he doesn’t like the Knicks . After New York fell to the Indiana Pacers 130-109 at home in Game 7 on Sunday, former Boston Celtic star Paul Pierce took to soci...
Xander Schauffele wins PGA Championship with record performance for his first major
Xander Schauffele cashed in at just the right time Sunday, swirling in a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the PGA Championship for his first major with the lowest score in major champ...
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Scott McLaughlin wins Indy 500 pole; Kyle Larson qualifies 5th
NASCAR star Kyle Larson looked like an Indianapolis 500 veteran Sunday, reaching the final round of pole qualifying and putting his No. 17 Arrow McLaren on the second row for his debut in “T...
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Soriano's career-long start and Pillar's pinch-hit get Angels series-clinching win at Texas
Angels right-hander José Soriano pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, pinch-hitter Kevin Pillar had a tiebreaking two-run single for his 1,000th career hit, and Los Angeles got a series-clinchin...
Pacers defeat Knicks in Game 7 to advance to Eastern Conference Finals
When the Indiana Pacers compiled one of the best offensive seasons in NBA history, they were just getting warmed up. For Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, they delivered something re...
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Man City wins record fourth-straight Premier League title after 3-1 win over West Ham
Manchester City won a record fourth-straight Premier League title on Sunday by beating West Ham 3-1 in the final game of the season. City is the first team to be crowned champion of English so...
Dallas Mavericks start the Western Conference Finals with away game
The Dallas Mavericks are moving on to the Western Conference Finals after beating the Oklahoma Thunder Saturday night. A Sunday night game between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves ...
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Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris in Imola to win Emilia Romagna GP
Max Verstappen held off a challenge from McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday and extend his Formula One championship lead. Verstappen started on pole positi...
Scottie Scheffler, from the course to jail and back: What to know about his PGA Championship arrest
Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday after Louisville police say he dragged an officer while trying to get around the scene of a fatal accident ahead of the second ro...
Musa scores a goal, Paes has 7 saves as Dallas and Dynamo tie
Petar Musa scored a goal, and Maarten Paes tied his career high with seven saves for FC Dallas in its 1-1 tie Saturday night with the Houston Dynamo. Musa tied the score at 1-1 in the 69th minu...
Rangers outlast Angels in 13 innings when Lowe gets hit by pitch
Nathaniel Lowe was hit by a pitch from Carson Fulmer with the bases loaded in the 13th inning, forcing home the winning run as the Texas Rangers outlasted the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Saturday n...
Sky use balanced attack, dominate fourth quarter to beat Wings for season-opening split
Diamond DeShields led a balanced attack with 16 points and the Chicago Sky dominated the fourth quarter to defeat the Dallas Wings 83-74 on Saturday night to split the season-opening series. Ch...
P.J. Washington's free throws finish rally as Mavs beat Thunder to reach West finals
P.J. Washington Jr. made two free throws before an intentional miss with 2.5 seconds left, lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a 117-116 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night and i...
Simone Biles shines in return while Gabby Douglas scratches after a shaky start at the U.S. Classic
Simone Biles certainly looks ready for Paris with more than two months to go before the Olympic games begin. The gymnastics superstar began her bid for a third Olympic team looking as dominan...
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F1 drivers pay homage to Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger ahead of Imola GP
F1 drivers and teams gathered ahead of the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix , also known as Imola’s GP to pay their respect to motorsport legends Ayrton Senna and fellow driver Roland Ratzenberg...
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Matthew Stafford's wife Kelly weighs in on Harrison Butker controversy
Originally appeared on E! Online Kelly Stafford, the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, has joined the chat about Harrison Butker ‘s controversial commencement speech. ...
Seize the Grey wins 149th Preakness Stakes in a muddy and thrilling race
Seize the Grey seized the day at the 149th Preakness Stakes. Before the race, all eyes were on Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and the race track itself, as some rain before the event forced...
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Dallas Stars into their 2nd West final in a row after knocking out last two Cup champions
The Dallas Stars finally get a little bit of a breather after avoiding another Game 7 on the way to their second Western Conference Final in a row. They knocked out the last two Stanley Cup cha...
Mike Sullivan named U.S. men's hockey coach for 2026 Milan Olympics
Mike Sullivan was selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics on Saturday, an expected move that puts the two-time Stanley Cup champion in charge of the country’s bid for its first gold...
MLB hired Nelson Cruz to be special adviser for baseball operations
Former outfielder Nelson Cruz was hired by Major League Baseball on Friday as a special adviser for baseball operations. The seven-time All-Star, who turns 44 on July 1, will focus mainly on La...
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Media giants lean on sports as Hollywood strikes still loom over content slates
Media giants wooed advertisers with star-studded Upfront presentations this year after the end of the Hollywood strikes — but the hangover from the work pause last year showed in content slate...
Stars knock out Avs in double OT, headed to Western Conference Finals
Matt Duchene took off down the ice, slid on his knees and pumped his right glove. That’s what the video will show anyway. Because his big moment was pretty much a big blur. He just knows what...
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/stars-central/dallas-stars-game-6-avs-recap/3544624/
How to watch Pacers-Knicks and Wolves-Nuggets Game 7 showdowns
Who’s ready for a double dose of the two greatest words in sports ? That’s right, two Game 7s in the second round of the 2024 NBA playoffs are scheduled for Sunday. The win-or-go-home sho...
Nuns at Benedictine College respond to Harrison Butker's controversial speech
A group of nuns associated with Benedictine College is weighing in on Harrison Butker’s controversial graduation speech . The sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, who describe their group as a ...
Angels beat Rangers to give Ron Washington win in his 1st game as visiting manager in Texas
Zach Neto and Taylor Ward homered, Tyler Anderson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Rangers 9-3 on Friday night to give Ron Washington a victory in his f...
The golfers who made — and missed — the PGA Championship cut
The 2024 PGA Championship began with 156 golfe r s in contention for the Wanamaker Trophy. But the field will be much smaller than that for the final two rounds at Valhalla Golf Club . More t...
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Brazil picked by FIFA to get soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup, a first for South America
Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. The FIFA Congre...
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Messi napkin that sealed Barcelona move sells for $965,000 at auction
The famous napkin that linked a young Lionel Messi to Barcelona sold for 762,400 pounds ($965,000) on Friday, British auction house Bonhams said. An agreement in principle to sign the-then 13-y...
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Olympic champion Gabby Douglas' takes another important step in her comeback bid
Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas’ comeback following an eight-year layoff will take another important step on Saturday at the U.S. Classic. Douglas, who became the first Black woman ...
https://www.nbcdfw.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/gabby-douglas-return-u-s-classic/3544259/
Shohei Ohtani Day to be annual event in Los Angeles for duration of his Dodgers career
It’s Shohei Ohtani Day in Los Angeles. The Japanese two-way superstar was honored at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday and presented with a city council resolution that declared May 17 as Shohe...
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Kinder, gentler Luka has Mavs on verge of series win over top-seeded Thunder
A kinder, gentler Luka Doncic has the Dallas Mavericks in the same place they were in the first round, headed home with a chance to clinch a playoff series in Game 6. The difference is the smil...
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Stars center Roope Hintz is out for Game 6 with an upper-body injury; Avs without center Yakov Trenin
The Dallas Stars will be without center Roope Hintz for a second straight game because of an upper-body injury. Hintz will miss Game 6 of their second-round series with the Colorado Avalanche o...
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/dallas-stars-roope-hintz-out-game-6/3544320/
How Scottie Scheffler fared during second round of PGA Championship following arrest
Masters champion and world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler scored a 5-under 66 at the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday after being arrested on his way to the tournament earlier in t...
Who is Harrison Butker and why is he at the center of controversy? An explanation
In a single 20-minute speech , Harrison Butker went from being known largely as the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, to the man behind a controversial graduation address that has drawn both cr...
Wings' forward Natasha Howard out six weeks after breaking foot in opener
Dallas Wings forward Natasha Howard is expected to miss up to six weeks after breaking her foot in a season-opening victory on Wednesday. Howard’s injury left the Wings with only eight health...
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/dallas-wings-forward-broken-foot/3544194/
Texas Rangers offer $7K trip to see Beltré inducted into Hall of Fame. Here's what you get
Want to be at the 2024 National Baseball Hall of Fame when Texas Rangers great Adrian Beltré is inducted? The Texas Rangers are offering well-heeled fans an opportunity to take part in the festi...
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Ronaldo, Rahm and Messi top Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes for 2024
The world’s biggest athletes are earning more than ever before. Forbes released its annual ranking of the highest-paid athletes in the world on Thursday. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo led th...
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EA Sports reveals thrilling trailer for new ‘College Football 25' video game
Welcome to the jungle, college football fans . EA Sports released its official reveal trailer for “College Football 25,” the company’s first NCAA football video game in more than a decade...
Preakness up next for jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. after winning Kentucky Derby with Mystik Dan
Brian Hernandez Jr. spent the leadup to the Kentucky Derby watching replays of winning rides by fellow jockeys to see what it would take to get the job done with Mystik Dan, particularly those o...
Scottie Scheffler arrested outside PGA Championship and charged with assaulting police officer before making tee time
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested by Louisville, Kentucky, police Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship , with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to...
Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for not following orders after traffic fatality
Masters champion and Dallas native Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was led to a police car. E...
Dodgers' first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway creates ‘a stir' and snarls stadium traffic
The first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway of the season snarled traffic outside Dodger Stadium on Thursday and created long lines of eager fans. Cars snaked the roadways around Chavez Ravi...
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FIFA to seek legal advice on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer
Facing a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas, FIFA bought time Friday by agreeing to seek legal advice before holding an extraordi...
Xander Schauffele gets another major scoring record, sets pace at PGA Championship
Xander Schauffele is playing some of his best golf without a trophy to show for it. He at least put his name in the PGA Championship record book Thursday with a 9-under 62, and gave himself anot...
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/golf/xander-schauffele-pga-championship-first-round-2024/3543620/
Every WNBA team to begin using charter flights by May 21
Every WNBA team will start using charter flights to travel to games by May 21. The league made the announcement Thursday, following through on plans to commit $50 million over the next two ye...
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/wnba-team-charter-flights-may-21/3543612/
Former TMS president Eddie Gossage dies at the age of 65
Former Texas Motor Speedway president and legendary motorsports promoter Eddie Gossage has died at the age of 65. Speedway Motorsports shared the news on behalf of the family Thursday evening s...
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