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Sometimes, life has different plans for you, which is undoubtedly the case for Baylor head coach Scott Drew, who recently turned down the Kentucky job. The opening was initiated by John Calipari, who left for Arkansas, but for Scott Drew, this wasn’t the right time to leave Baylor in hopes of recreating magic in Lexington.…

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According to his family, O.J. Simpson, the former football great who was accused of and ultimately acquitted of the horrific 1994 slayings of his ex-wife and her friend, has died at 76. A statement from his family said, “On April 10th, our father, Orenthan James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded…

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Jake Bates played college football for three seasons as a kicker but was used only on kickoffs. That meant, even as a kicker, he never attempted an extra point or field goal in college. So, naturally, he drilled a 64-yard field goal with only two seconds left to give the UFL’s Michigan Panthers an 18-16…

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Dan Hurley said on the championship podium at State Farm Stadium, “I’m kind of getting used to this up here.” After back-to-back national championships, Hurley and the UConn Huskies have no choice but to get familiar with the view from the top. UConn executed their gameplan to perfection in a 75-60 win over Purdue to…

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