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▶ VideoBasketballCooper Flagg Hurts His Shoulder on a Flagrant Foul as the Mavericks Rout the PacersFlagg was headed for an open dunk when Aaron Nesmith hit him from behind. He made his free throws, then walked to the locker room holding his left shoulder.Oct 24, 2026▶ VideoBasketballA Timeout Wiped Out Victor Wembanyama's Long 3. Then Amen Thompson Blocked His Last Shot.Wembanyama banked in a long 3. It didn't count. On the next try, Amen Thompson met him at the rim, and the Rockets beat the Spurs 114-110.Oct 24, 2026▶ VideoBaseballBrewers Take World Series Game 1 After Replay Wipes Out Their CelebrationThe Brewers thought they'd won. Replay said not yet. Trevor Megill got one more out, and Milwaukee took Game 1 of the World Series 3-2.Oct 23, 2026FootballThe Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Have Unionized, and the Team Agreed to Recognize ItAfter years of public fights over pay, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders now have a union, and the team recognized it voluntarily. Contract talks are next.Oct 23, 2026▶ VideoBasketballCharles Barkley Went 0-for-5 on "Who He Play For?" Then They Gave Him the Same Quiz AgainFive players, five misses. So they gave him the answers and asked again. That's when it really fell apart.Oct 23, 2026BaseballThe World Series Hadn't Started Yet. A Rays Slugger Had Already Broken the Scoreboard.The Brewers waited 44 years to host another World Series. A Rays hitter found the weak spot in their ballpark a day early, and it wasn't the pitching.Oct 23, 2026▶ VideoHockeyThe Jets Traded Connor Hellebuyck to the Devils on the Day His Suspension Was Set to EndHe asked out over the summer and never reported to camp. On the day his suspension was due to end, Winnipeg sent its all-time wins leader to New Jersey.Oct 23, 2026▶ VideoBasketballBooed at Halftime, the 76ers Erased a 29-Point Hole and Beat the Cavaliers in LeBron James' Philly DebutDown 29 and booed off the floor at halftime, the Sixers came back to win 114-106. It's the biggest comeback win of LeBron James' 24-season career.Oct 23, 2026FootballCairo Santos Hit the Upright, Then Drilled a Career-Long 58-Yarder as the Bears Held Off the Patriots 30-24A sack knocked the Bears back to a 58-yard try. Their kicker asked for it anyway, and it went right down the middle.Oct 23, 2026RacingAn 86-Year-Old Drove a 1966 Barracuda Past 300 MPH and Set Two Bonneville RecordsTwo records, about 310 mph and a 60-year-old Barracuda. His next goal is 400 mph, and he turns 87 soon.Oct 23, 2026Other sportsTwo knights. Two rental e-bikes. One lance. Lime had to release a statement.Armor. Lances. Bright green rental bikes. The bike company's response is the best part.Oct 22, 2026Other sportsFinland has zero olive trees. Finland is the world olive-picking champion.Finland has no olive trees. Finland is now the world champion of olive picking.Oct 22, 2026BaseballMilwaukee's Famous Racing Sausages Set for First World Series AppearanceThey've raced at Brewers home games since 1993 without ever getting a World Series. On Friday, that changes.Oct 22, 2026BasketballThe Internet Counted LaMelo Ball's Steps. Then NBA Referees Confirmed It Was a Travel.The internet counted the steps. Then the referees counted them too, in public.Oct 22, 2026Other sportsTwo Belgian Runners Set Backyard Ultra World Record With 124 LapsAfter more than five days of running a lap every single hour, the last two runners standing made a very unusual choice about the finish.Oct 22, 2026

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