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WWE superstar Alexa Bliss avoided a serious situation when she had a basal cell carcinoma — a type of skin cancer — removed from her face earlier this week. A fan screenshotted an Instagram story made by Bliss, whose real name is Alexis Cabrera, in which she posted a photo …

Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball coach John Calipari failed to make it past the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, losing to Kansas State on Sunday.  Kansas State point guard Markquis Nowell went for 27 points, as the senior masterfully orchestrated the Wildcats offense.  Kansas State …

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday about the gun drama that led to a suspension and time away from the team for counseling. Morant had been in counseling at a Florida facility before he returned to the bench for Monday night’s game against the …

Cam Newton sat out of the 2022 season, but he may be looking to make a return to the NFL. During his Auburn’s Pro Day on Tuesday, the 33-year-old decided to show scouts what he can still do on a football field. He was invited back to the school where …

Japan baseball rules the world once again. The Japanese won their third World Baseball Classic (out of five tournaments since the inaugural in 2006), taking down the United States, 3-2. The game was a classic all night, and it ended in such a storybook way. Everyone wondered if Shohei Ohtani …

Dillon Brooks will not play Wednesday night’s game between the Grizzlies and the Rockets. The NBA suspended the Grizzlies forward for one game after he picked up his league-leading 18th technical foul of the season. Referees called a technical on Brooks after he taunted the Dallas Mavericks’ bench during a …

Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said the expectation is for Ja Morant to play on Wednesday against the Houston Rockets. Morant was handed an eight-game suspension for “conduct detrimental to the league” following an investigation into the video of Morant appearing to display a gun at a nightclub in …

Ed Cooley is making a big move in his coaching career, but he will not be leaving the conference he has been coaching in for the past 12 seasons.  Cooley was announced as the next head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas on Monday, ending his time at Providence after leading …

Spring training has given players, coaches and fans a look at new rules that will be implemented in MLB for the 2023 season, and they’ve certainly been met with mixed reactions.  But The Athletic learned that MLB’s competition committee discussed Monday tweaks that could be made to them prior to …

Randy Arozarena continues to have a flare for the dramatic for Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, as he was at the center of a highlight-reel play in the semifinal game against Team Japan on Monday night.  His attention to fans at the fence behind him afterward was even …