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A professional wrestler who was on the receiving end of a headlock from “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak thinks fans of the long-running game show should cut the 76-year-old host some slack after he received backlash from viewers over the bizarre TV moment.  Fred Fletcher-Jackson’s win on Tuesday sparked …

The first half looked like UCLA was going to coast to a trip to the Elite 8. But they don’t call it March Madness for nothing. The three-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs overcame the tremendous deficit, and not without stress at the end, to win an instant classic over No. 2 UCLA, …

Last week, the No. 9 Florida Atlantic Owls punched their ticket to their first Sweet 16 appearance in school history.  On Thursday night, they reached their first Elite Eight after upsetting the No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers, 62-55, as their Cinderella story continues.  The Owls used a 20-4 run over six …

WWE star Alexa Bliss surprised the audience Wednesday night when she was revealed to be one of the contestants on “The Masked Singer.” Bliss struggled a bit to take off the large Axolotl costume head as the judges and the audience were yelling “Take it off!” but once she did, …

Michael Schumacher’s wife, Corinna, has led the effort to ensure that the Formula One driver’s wish for privacy is honored as he continues to recover from his ski crash that happened a decade ago. According to a friend of the family, Eddie Jordan, Corinna’s fight for privacy has left her …

Eric Nadel, the longtime radio voice of the Texas Rangers, will miss the start of the 2023 Major League Baseball season in order to treat anxiety, insomnia and depression.  Nadel, who was inducted into the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012, made the announcement on Wednesday.  A view …

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant returned to the court Wednesday night and scored 17 points off the bench as the team defeated the Houston Rockets 130-125 and clinched a Southwest Division title. Morant was greeted with cheers from the Memphis crowd when he checked into the game. He also stunned …

Free agent tight end Foster Moreau announced he has Hodgkin lymphoma and will be stepping away from the NFL. The 25-year-old, who spent the past four seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders, took to Twitter to reveal he received his cancer diagnosis following a physical. “Through somewhat of a miraculous …

The Dallas Mavericks are filing an official protest to the NBA saying referees made a mistake that resulted in essentially a free basket for the Golden State Warriors – the Mavs lost, 127-125. After a timeout in the third quarter, the Mavericks thought that they had possession of the ball, …

The Chicago Blackhawks were slated to wear rainbow-colored warm-up jerseys on Sunday for the team’s Pride Night, but that will no longer be the case. The Blackhawks will not wear the LGBTQ-themed jerseys, attire they have worn previously, citing safety concerns of their Russian players for the decision, according to …