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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard has the Los Angeles Clippers a win away from the franchise's first-ever trip to the Western Conference finals. They're not celebrating anything just yet. 'We've got a lot of work to do still,' Leonard said. 'We're still fighting.' Leonard finished an
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Aaron, Hank
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Drew Carey Reveals The ‘Price Is Right’ Cheating Scare You Didn’t See On TV
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To steal one of Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams’ astute sayings: “Everything you want is on the other side of hard.” Well, the Clippers have been blasting through hard for weeks. They’re as battle-tested a bunch as any team left standing this postseason, having rebounded twice already from
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Livingstone and Biddle College (now Johnson C. Smith) play the first African American intercollegiate football game
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James, Davis power Lakers to 2-0 lead over Heat - Stabroek News
Even though the Lakers took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Friday, Los Angeles stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis believe their team can perform at a higher
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MLS and players association ratify new collective bargaining agreement | L.A. Focus News
The Major League Soccer Players Association announced Monday that it had ratified the new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the league. The deal has also been approved by the MLS Board of Governors. The sides had reached a tentative agreement on the new CBA, Friday evening after extending
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With Lou Williams and Patrick Beverley out, Reggie Jackson gets a start for Clippers | L.A. Focus News
The Clippers took the court on Friday in Sacramento without two of their veteran guards: Starring Sixth Man Lou Williams was sidelined with a sore hip, Coach Tyronn Lue said, and starting point guard Patrick Beverley was away for personal reasons, per the team. Reggie Jackson – going from zero
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NBA roundup: Warriors end skid with victory over Jazz - Stabroek News
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1969
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1961
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1966
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Kawhi Leonard Reveals Why Allen Iverson Was His Favorite Player Growing Up
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Patrick Ewing says everybody at MSG 'should know who the hell I am' after security stop - TheGrio
New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing said he was treated disrespectfully at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Ewing, the ex-NBA... View Article The post Patrick Ewing says everybody at MSG 'should know who the hell I am' after security stop appeared first on TheGrio.
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The game Warri is a board game belonging to an ancient family of pit and pebble games which originated in Africa.The game originated in the Sudan and spread to western Africa from which it travelled to the Caribbean in the 17th century. It is one of the most interesting examples of African heritage
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