The Sacramento Kings have made the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2006.
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The Sacramento Kings have made the NBA postseason for the first time since 2006. What’s changed?
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gestures during an IOC executive board meeting where the issue of Russian athletes will be discussed, in Lausanne, on March 28, 2023. - Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic states reiterated on March 27, 2023 their call to maintain the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Olympics, saying "not a single reason" existed to lift the restrictions.
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IOC president calls governments ‘deplorable’ for negative reactions to Russia stance
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - APRIL 05: Adam Peaty of Team Loughborough NC competes in the Men's Open 100m Breaststroke heats during day one of the British Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge on April 05, 2022 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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Olympic champion Adam Peaty to miss swimming competition, citing mental health reasons
GOODYEAR, AZ - FEBRUARY 25: Jose Trevino #71 of the Texas Rangers catches a warm up pitch as the pitch clock ticks down during the third inning of a spring training game against the Cleveland Indians at Goodyear Ballpark on February 25, 2019 in Goodyear, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
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MLB’s new rules: Fans wanting a faster pace game are going to get it, says three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander
Former tennis player Boris Becker arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London on April 29, 2022. - Former tennis star Boris Becker will learn on Friday whether he faces a lengthy jail term after he was found guilty by a British court of charges relating to his 2017 bankruptcy. The six-time Grand Slam champion, 54, was convicted over his transfer of huge amounts of money from his business account, failing to declare a property in Germany and concealing 825,000 euros ($866,500) of debt and shares in a tech firm. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Boris Becker says best to ‘make friends with the strong boys’ as he recalls ‘very scary’ life in prison
Dublin , Ireland - 27 March 2023; James McClean of Republic of Ireland after the UEFA EURO 2024 Championship Qualifier match between Republic of Ireland and France at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
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Inspired by his daughter after her autism diagnosis, soccer star James McClean reveals he too is autistic
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Arsenal and Manchester City teams huddle before the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on February 15, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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Wayne Rooney has doubts Arsenal can handle ‘pressure’ as he tips Manchester City to win Premier League title race
Two fishermen involved in cheating scandal at Ohio tournament plead guilty
FIFA strips Indonesia of U-20 World Cup after calls for Israel ban
Lionel Messi passes 100 international goals with hat-trick against Curaçao
Spain shocked by Scotland in Euro 2024 qualifying
IOC allowing Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete is a ‘slap in the face,’ says Ukrainian skeleton star
Canadian teenager smashes 400m freestyle swimming world record
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani to earn MLB-record $65 million in 2023 – Forbes
Formula Equal: Inside the plans to launch a ‘50% male, 50% female’ F1 team
Peru national team captain Pedro Gallese detained by Spanish police in Madrid ahead of international friendly
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 04: Ashlyn Harris attends the Human Rights Campaign's 2023 Greater New York Dinner at The New York Marriott Marquis on February 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
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‘Your actions speak louder than your words’: Former USWNT star hopes FIFA allows ‘OneLove’ armbands at Women’s World Cup
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This baseball team chose an exploding whale as its new identity
SAPPORO, JAPAN - AUGUST 08: Zane Robertson of Team New Zealand competes in the Men's Marathon Final on day sixteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sapporo Odori Park on August 08, 2021 in Sapporo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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Runner Zane Robertson explains reasons for doping violations, discloses feeling suicidal thoughts after scandal

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Being a woman in chess can feel ‘lonely’ says streamer Anna Cramling, as the game grapples with harsh truths
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Sands United: The soccer club that’s tackling grief
Manchester United fans display banners protesting about the owners of the club during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Southampton FC at Old Trafford on March 12, 2023 in Manchester, England.
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Manchester United is for sale, who could buy the world-famous club?
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Vinícius Jr. is being racially abused during La Liga matches. Why is nobody being punished?

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 20: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 and Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 lead the field into turn one at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on November 20, 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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CNN Sport speaks with head of Formula Equal, as it plans to become sport’s first 50/50 gender ratio team
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CNN anchor asks Djokovic if he regrets not getting vaccinated. Hear his response
Ducati Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia celebrates as he won the World Championship's title after the Valencia MotoGP Grand Prix race at the Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste, near Valencia, on November 6, 2022. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)
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2022 MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia previews the new season with CNN
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Tom Brady becomes part owner of the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces
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School banned from sports after boycotting trans athlete
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World Athletics bans some transgender women from events
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Pushing the bounds of wakeboarding above – and below – the ice
BRENTFORD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Ben Mee of Brentford celebrates after scoring their sides third goal during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Manchester United at Brentford Community Stadium on August 13, 2022 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
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Brentford’s ‘moneyball’ philosophy bests teams with bigger budgets
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Women’s soccer: Where it’s at, where it’s been and where will it go from here?
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: Yoane Wissa of Brentford applauds the fans after the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Brentford FC at Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium on March 15, 2023 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Premier Leaue star Yoane Wissa on dealing with social media abuse
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Emiliano Martínez: The art of winning a penalty shootout

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How golf’s ‘Quadzilla’ Kurt Kitayama went from NBA hopeful to a PGA Tour champion
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‘Thank you Jordan for hitting me’: Jordan Spieth’s ball hits two fans and breaks a phone at Dell Match Play
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Quadzilla, Shrek, Pink Panther: Golf’s strangest nicknames
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The incredible true story of the time an astronaut played golf on the moon

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Rangers coach Craig McPherson had to be pulled away from Celtic's Fran Alonso on Monday night.
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Police investigating after Rangers coach appears to headbutt Celtic Women’s head coach
Julian Nagelsmann at the UEFA Champions League on February 14, 2023 in Paris, France.
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Bayern Munich sacks manager Julian Nagelsmann, appoints Thomas Tuchel
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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo score to reach historic landmarks
This photograph taken on August 5, 2021 shows the logo of FC Barcelona on the facade of the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. - Lionel Messi will end his 20-year career with Barcelona after the Argentine superstar failed to reach agreement on a new deal with the club, the Spanish giants announced on August 5, 2021. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)
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FC Barcelona and former club presidents charged with ‘continued corruption’ relating to alleged improper payments

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Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka found it tough to face ‘hate’ in locker room
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‘At times I was really pissed off to be part of that era’: Novak Djokovic speaks to CNN about competing with Nadal and Federer
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Martina Navratilova says her prognosis is ‘excellent’ after double cancer diagnosis – TalkTV interview
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With 25 million players worldwide, padel is only tipped to get ‘bigger and bigger’ by tennis star Andy Murray

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PASADENA, CA - OCTOBER 2: Arizona State Sun Devils defensive back Jack Jones (0) during a college football game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and the UCLA Bruins on October 2, 2021, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Enter player zero: NFL stars excited by jersey number rule change
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was not happy with the officials during his team's game against the Golden State Warriors.
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Mark Cuban left bemused as the Golden State Warriors score bizarre basket in 127-125 road win over the Dallas Mavericks
BOWLING GREEN, OH - MARCH 23: Bowling Green Falcons guard Elissa Brett (5), left, is assisted off of the court after an altercation with Memphis Tigers guard Jamirah Shutes (not pictured) during the postgame handshake following a third round college womens basketball game of the Womens National Invitational Tournament between the Memphis Tigers and the Bowling Green Flacons on March 23, 2023 at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Bowling Green college basketball player struck in handshake line following win; Memphis player charged by campus police, school says
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 31: Tom Brady attends Los Angeles Premiere Screening Of Paramount Pictures' "80 For Brady" at Regency Village Theatre on January 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
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Tom Brady buys partial stake in WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces

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LUSAIL, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: Argentina forward Lionel Messi (10) holds aloft the World Cup trophy after defeating France to win the final match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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The best photos of the 2022 World Cup
Buffalo Bills running back Nyheim Hines (20) scores a touchdown on a kickoff return during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
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The best photos from the 2022 NFL season

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‘Our dreams never came true.’ These men helped build Qatar’s World Cup, now they are struggling to survive
Zhou Jihong, manager of Chinese diving team, attends a press conference ahead of the FINA/CNSG Diving World Series 2019 in Beijing, China, 6 March 2019. After seven consecutive gold medals on the previous two days, China kept its winning streak on Sunday at the first leg of the FINA/CNSG Diving World Series in Japan's Sagamihara, claiming the last three golds, according to world swimming governing body FINA. In the women's 3m springboard, Shi Tingmao, winner in this event at all legs of the 2018 edition, snatched the gold in 382.05 points. Despite some mistakes, Wang Han of China also did solid dives to rank second with 378.90, while Canada's Jennifer Abel was third in 353.40. After finishing the first leg on a golden note, Shi spoke about her ambitions for the second meet of the Series. "In the next leg in Beijing I would like to have the same result as in Sagamihara", she said. The men's 10m platform final was quite fierce as many divers got high scores.
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She apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge, but questions over the conduct of China’s ‘Iron Lady’ of diving remain
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Meet the Black women pushing for equality in swimming
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‘I had PTSD’: Culture of abuse in British gymnastics leaves lasting legacy on its victims