Twenty years old, 11 days into his rookie season, up by one, 6.4 on the clock, Scottie Barnes walked to the free-throw line in Indianapolis. He heard boos and thundersticks. It was Barnes' second road game as a member of the Toronto Raptors. He'd missed three of his four free-throw attempts. If he was feeling any nerves whatsoever, he had a strange way of showing it. We're down to the final two matches of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, with England and South Africa in Saturday's final match.

Kevin Love did a hell of a job recovering his reputation as a winning player this NBA season. After toiling away for three seasons in the early years of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ rebuild following LeBron James’s departure, he became the sage veteran that the young Cavs needed. The 2022 National Finals Rodeo Live Match will be an incredible experience for rodeo fans all over the United States.

Woj is reporting that the Cavs have traded Rubio, a lottery protected 22 1st, Houston's 22 2nd, Utah's 27 2nd, for Caris and Miami's 22 2nd

Six times a Kobe vs LeBron Finals almost happened.

This is a link to a tutorial article about socially significant athletes;Lebron James, Jesse Owens and Muhammad Ali are featured.

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A contrast of approaches this past offseason.

I didn't immediately want to vomit while reading this OKC/Cavs trade idea.

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We look at how Derrick Rose's career has gone from the youngest MVP ever with the Bulls to signing a veteran minimum deal with the Cavs, and what can Rose bring to the Cavs in 2017/18.