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Kobe, Rose, Rondo: Oh, what could have been...

Are injuries to All-Stars ruining the NBA playoffs?

The Heat appear to be on a glide path to another championship

 
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For the past two years, Kyle Love has played in every game for the Patriots.

Were the New England Patriots wrong to cut a player with diabetes?

The team released Kyle Love weeks after his diagnosis, a move some say is callous

 
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There's no denying David Beckham's star power on and off the field.

David Beckham retires: 4 ways of looking at his legacy

The international soccer icon bows out after a long career, but his legacy — and underwear ads — will live on

 
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Brad Marchand (left), Patrice Bergeron (center), and Tyler Seguin celebrate following Bergeron's game-winning goal.

WATCH: The Bruins' incredible, last-minute comeback to win Game 7

Boston Strong.

 
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Derek Boogaard, left, died in 2011 from a drug overdose after years of brutal head injuries.

Why a former NHL player's family is suing the league for his death

Enforcer Derek Boogaard, who killed himself two years ago this month, was prescribed 1,201 pills in one season alone

 
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The Artemis Racing AC72 catamaran lies capsized after flipping over in the San Francisco Bay, May 9.

Death at the America's Cup: When did sailing get so dangerous?

A deadly accident renews the debate over whether the yachts in this summer's races are too fast

 
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University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari reportedly received $5.4 million this year.

How college coaches dominate state budgets: By the numbers

The odds are pretty good that the highest-paid employee in your state is a football coach — or some kind of sports coach

 
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The Los Angeles Dodgers spent $147 million on Zack Greinke. Now he's out with a fractured collarbone.

The lessons of the Dodgers' and Blue Jays' massively expensive failures

A winning team simply requires too many above-average parts to staff them all via trade or free agency

 
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Oakland A's manager Bob Melvin yells at umpire Angel Hernandez after a game-tying home run was wrongly called a double.

Major League Baseball's vexing instant replay problem

A blown call on a game-tying home run has renewed calls for the league to update its policy on instant replay

 
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J.A. Happ

Should pitchers be required to wear helmets?

A line drive to J.A. Happ's head has revived an old debate about player safety

 
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The Chicago Bulls' Marco Belinelli indulges in a rather profane physical gesture after nailing a three-pointer to help win Game 7 over the Brooklyn Nets.

NBA playoffs: The 8 best feuds, taunts, and trolls so far

Forget the sweeping narrative of the battle for the championship. The real drama is in these personal spats.

 
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The WNBA's number one draft pick, Brittney Griner, had a jump on the whole pro-athlete-coming-out thing.

Why is Jason Collins coming out a bigger deal than Brittney Griner?

Some critics blame sexism

 
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My hat? It features a horse, of course.

13 delightfully crazy Kentucky Derby hats

A look back at some of the most endearingly over-the-top headgear of recent years

 
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Former ballplayers are accusing Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz of wiping a banned substance on the ball before pitching.

Spitballs, nail files, and other ways pitchers cheat

Steroids aren't the only banned substance in baseball

 
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Glenn Burke, pictured in 1977, made no secret of his sexual orientation.

Meet Glenn Burke, the first openly gay pro athlete

Sit down, Jason Collins, says Allen Barra at The Atlantic. Pro baseball's Burke beat you by 30 years

 
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Home sweet home.

Could the Chicago Cubs really leave Wrigley Field?

Cubs owner Tom Ricketts threatens to abandon the iconic stadium if his demands aren't met

 
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A major win for American sports.

The evolution of pro sports' acceptance of gays: A timeline

Six years ago, pro athletes were saying things like this: "I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic."

 
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Time out for Tebow.

What's next for Tim Tebow?

Tebow didn't make it in New York. Can he make it anywhere?

 
 
 

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