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George Karl in 2016.Photo: APGeorge Karl picked the wrong day to go after Kendrick Perkins. On the Tuesday episode of First Take, JJ Redick and Perkins had a discussion about the NBA MVP that was loud, animated, and eventually went viral on…

Image: Getty ImagesAs 2023 approaches, it gives media outlets opportunities to do wrap-ups, year-end lists, and rank anything else in the timeframe of the past 12 months. It’s really the only upside of time being arbitrary and a construct…

Boo these men!Photo: Getty ImagesYou always have to hope that the Sunday night game, or really any primetime NFL game, is a good one. Because when it’s bad, there’s just far too much dead time for Cris Collinsworth’s brain to drip out of…

Brittney GrinerPhoto: APAfter more than six months of incarceration since her February arrest for having less than one gram of cannabis oil in her luggage at a Russian airport, eight-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine…

Brittney Griner should have been home long ago.Image: Getty ImagesI’m not a legal expert, or a hostage negotiator. I’ve seen The Negotiator, but it’s been a while, so these are just the thoughts of a casual observer. The advice being given…

The USMNT and Costa Rican U-20 mens teams brawl after the final whistle on Tuesday.Screenshot: FS2The United States men’s national under-20 soccer team’s initial celebration for qualifying to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup lasted all of five…

Abby Wambach (l.) and Megan RapinoePhoto: Getty ImagesSo much inclusion in sports can be attributed to Title IX. The passing of that law gave women inroads into sports, and they have used those routes to bring added representation of not…

Jordan AddisonPhoto: Getty ImagesThere’s a misconception that USC has spent the first few months of the Lincoln Riley era dragging a golden bus across the country and purchasing college football stars at every stop. As of May 2, the Trojans…

Dabo Swinney’s reaction to the proliferation of the use of the transfer portal doesn’t seem optimal.Image: Getty ImagesSpring game season is upon us, and the college football programs that didn’t hold their annual glorified practices last…

Klopp is kinda right.Image: Getty ImagesWith seemingly every major sports league in “This is fine” mode, the prevailing logic on how to calm the spread of the virus is to take a break to allow the latest variant-induced wave to pass so…