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'He was a basketball genius': How a 17-year-old Kobe wowed Jerry West and the Lakers
In 1996, Jerry West and the Lakers hosted a slapdash workout for a 17-year-old from Philly. Twenty-five years later, it's become one of the best decisions, and stories, in NBA history.
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Men's Bracketology: Illinois supplants Ohio State on No. 1 seed line
The Fighting Illini became the fifth Big Ten team this season to hold down a No. 1 seed.
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Free-agency game plans for all 32 NFL teams: Who's coming back, available and could be added
Who is under contract, who could hit the market and who might be a good free-agent fit for each team? ESPN's NFL reporters break it down.
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What's wrong with the Celtics?
Boston has two under-25 All-Stars. So why does the team seem so far away from hanging an 18th championship banner?
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State of the AL East: Yankees or Rays? How good are the Red Sox and Blue Jays?
After an eventful offseason changed the landscape of the division, we debate how the teams vying to take Tampa Bay's crown measure up.
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Boxing, MMA and her own PPV: Claressa Shields bets big on herself in 2021
Claressa Shields wasn't fighting, wasn't getting the exposure and wanted more for women's boxing. She took matters into her own hands.
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Real or not: Will this be Amanda Nunes' last featherweight title fight?
The fallout from UFC 259's three title fights will shape the course of four divisions.
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'We went into panic mode': What it was like trying to run a PGA Tour event in the year of the pandemic
No pro-ams. No tickets. No concessions. For the past year, tournaments on the PGA Tour asked the same question: How do we make this work?
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Trivia, internships and anime: What college basketball teams that aren't playing are doing
Harvard, Bethune-Cookman and Yale are among the teams that did not play this college basketball season. What have their years been like?
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Women's Bracketology: South Carolina clings to final No. 1 seed
Texas A&M beat South Carolina on Sunday to leapfrog the Gamecocks on the S-curve, but both remain on the top line with UConn and Stanford.
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Who is your club's top U19 prospect to break out in 2021?
With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting finances, Europe's top clubs are looking to youth rather than to transfers. Here's some hot prospects for 2021.
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Mercedes reveals first images of new W12 car
Mercedes has launched the car Lewis Hamilton will attempt to defend his Formula One world title with this year.
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Ibra on LeBron spat: Politics divide, sports unite
Ibra on LeBron spat: Politics divide, sports unite
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Ex-Barca prez provisionally free after night in jail
Ex-Barca prez provisionally free after night in jail
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Predictions for all 31 conference tournaments
ESPN.com's college basketball experts pick a winner for all 31 men's conference tournaments.
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Irving on latest Harden display: 'Get used to it'
James Harden's seventh triple-double since joining the Nets prompted a succinct reaction from teammate Kyrie Irving on Monday night: "We have to implement the phrase 'get used to it.'"
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Zion won't back down from anyone, including Rudy Gobert and the red-hot Jazz
Riding a huge third quarter by Zion Williamson, the Pelicans knocked off the NBA's top team.
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How Watt can get better by pairing with Chandler Jones
Watt was double-teamed 30% of the time last season, the highest rate in the NFL.
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Pearl, ex-ABC Sports/ESPN producer, dies at 77
Mike Pearl, a 17-time Sports Emmy Award winner who spent years at ABC Sports, ESPN and other networks producing high-profile events across multiple sports, has died. He was 77.
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How J.J. Watt can get better by pairing with Cardinals' Chandler Jones
Watt was double-teamed 30% of the time last season, the highest rate in the NFL.
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