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Former Texas A&M, Tennessee hoopsters stuck in the Middle East thanks to Trump

In response to Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, Iran is now barring American citizens

Markelle Fultz, Derek Carr continue to prove how much athletes love Chick-fil-A June 25, 2017
It’s been an eventful week or so for Chick-fil-A. The chicken sandwich titan scored an impressive 87 percent approval rating in a recently released customer satisfaction survey, it unveiled a new gluten-free bun (which undoubtedly will have a lower approval rating), and it received a pair of big endorsements from high-profile athletes. After signing a […]
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Warriors star Kevin Durant embraces cupcake taunt now that he has a ring on it June 24, 2017
Because NBA players’ passive-aggressive behaviors are the best type of passive-aggressive behaviors, Kevin Durant now owns a hat with an illustration of a cupcake topped by a ring. Kevin really put a ring instead of a cherry on top of the cupcake pic.twitter.com/1GVaFNbQet — Julie Phayer (@juliephayer) June 24, 2017 Rewind to last July 4, […]
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Mavericks owner Mark Cuban threatened staff’s job security if draft pick leaked June 24, 2017
For those following the NBA draft on both Twitter and television, ESPN’s telecast seemed tape delayed. As has happened in the past few years, well-connected reporters — with Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski, or “Woj,” the king among them — identified which player each team would pick several minutes before Commissioner Adam Silver announced the selections to fans […]
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