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A few weeks ago, LeBron James left social media. Now, he’s leaving the Lakers, at least temporarily. Speculation ran rampant Wednesday night after James’s absence during the Lakers 107-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. After the game, Lakers coach JJ Redick acknowledged his missing superstar but did not specify why he was absent. “LeBron…

Rapper-actor 50 Cent is suggesting the National Football League could part ways with Jay-Z and find another partner to produce its Super Bowl halftime shows amid allegations that Jay-Z raped a minor in connection with the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex-trafficking investigation. Jay-Z has been a partner with the NFL for its Super Bowl halftime show since 2019,…

Former NCAA swimming champion and women’s sports activist Riley Gaines held a rally for the Stone Ridge Christian High School girls’ volleyball team in California after the school forfeited a playoff game rather than play against a transgender opponent. Stone Ridge Christian High School, from Merced, California, forfeited a Northern California Division 6 tournament against San Francisco…

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has issued an apology after his late hit on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Sunday. “I’ve always played the game as hard as I could,” Al-Shaair said in a statement. “Never with the intent to harm anyone and anybody that knows me knows that. My goal is to hit you…

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield is suing his father, the elder Mayfield, accusing him of stealing $12 million from him. The Bucs QB alleges that James Mayfield’s company, Canwood Capital, transferred the sum out of Mayfield and his wife’s accounts “without authorization” from 2018 to 2021, Fox News reported. Baker and his wife also claim that…

Notre Dame’s “Fighting Irish” hockey team is headed to Belfast, Ireland, to participate in the annual Friendship Four hockey event. Still, the school felt the need to warn students what not to wear when visiting the Emerald Isles. Essentially telling students and hockey fans not to be too obviously “Irish,” the school put out a…

Cleveland Browns left tackle Jedrick Willis did not endear himself to Browns fans when he claimed he made a “business decision” not to play in the team’s Week 7 divisional matchup against the Bengals before being benched. Now, his head coach is coming to his defense. In an interview with Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan in…

The Ole Miss Rebels shocked the college football-watching world with their upset win over then-third-ranked Georgia on Saturday, and the fans rushed the field to celebrate. However, one of those fans got too close to Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin, and he ate a punch from a state trooper for his trouble. As thousands of…

49ers star receiver Deebo Samuel took a swipe at a pair of his own teammates on Sunday as frustrations boiled over following another missed field goal. After his third missed field goal of the day, Samuel decided it was time to confront his teammate, Jake Moody, about his struggles in the kicking game. Long snapper…