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PHOENIX – The guy screamed into the microphone before the start of the Arizona Diamondbacks-Los Angeles Dodgers game last week, trying to get the subdued crowd riled up. Finally, he stood in front of the crowd, and dramatically tore off his D-backs jersey, revealing the slogan on his chest.

PHILADELPHIA – Joel Embiid’s final line in the box score looked a bit pedestrian compared to his usual MVP numbers. But the Philadelphia 76ers center played Game 3 anyway. With a thumb that needs a surgery. With a broken face. And just days after suffering a concussion.

DALLAS — The Cowboys make a distinction: Productivity, they know, does not equate to efficiency. Winning records in the regular season do not presuppose postseason success.

PHOENIX — There were 54 fouls called. Eleven were offensive, with Phoenix picking up the first seven of them.

LSU has added 15 transfers since hiring coach Brian Kelly. Southern California and Ole Miss have added 14 newcomers.

BROOKESMITH -- On March 25, more than 150 family and friends gathered together for the 2021-22 Sports and FFA Awards Banquet in the Brookesmith ISD gymnasium. The event was to celebrate students who participated and excelled in sports and academics.

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against her plays out, two U.S. officials said Tuesday.

MIAMI – There’s nobody on the Miami Heat roster that knows Philadelphia guard James Harden better than P.J. Tucker.

Every Power Five conference will have its championship race impacted by at least one high-profile quarterback transfer. What was once unique has become the norm, as more and more programs become comfortable with handing the starting job to a transfer.

DOVER, Del. – Sure, it was bright on Monday for the Hendrick Motorsports team photo filled with virtually every employee, drivers and the four cars that swept the top four spots last year at Dover. Sun or not, bleary-eyed race winner Alex Bowman needed his shades.