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MORE: Images from the Cubs’ wild and raucous victory parade While fans heap praise and share thoughts on how he’s celebrating the victory, Bryant is shown training, presumably getting ready for a chance at repeat in 2017. The third baseman won MVP in a landslide, taking 29 of 30 first-place votes. The 24-year-old is known for his work ethic and passion for the game, according to his teammates. Bringing a championship to the North Side of Chicago for the first time in over a century likely required more work than usual....

When he dashed from the foul line toward the baseline, desperate to offer some defensive assistance against Butler forward Kelan Martin, Dunn as usual was acting in service of his team. But Providence needs Dunn more than it needs to prevent any particular basket, and he already had three personal fouls in the book. MORE: Breaking down the Big East’s second-half storylines He was late on the scene, fouled Martin, gifted Butler with a couple of free throws and was forced to play the remainder of the game with the prospect of disqualification looming over every action....

During Thursday’s Season 2 premiere of Hulu’s The Kardashians, the momager, 66, gave viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the property while chatting with daughter Khloé Kardashian. “This is a cute little place, I must say so myself,” Jenner told the new mom of two. “I forgot you even had this place,” Kardashian, 38, responded, before asking, “When was the last time you’ve been here?” “Christmas,” Jenner said, noting the pad is her “gift wrapping station....

Porzingis was originally listed as questionable to return, but the Mavericks later ruled him out. Porzingis has appeared in 14 games so far this season. He’s found his groove following a slow start, averaging 22.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks on .497/.347/.907 shooting splits over his last nine games. Porzingis left Monday’s game with nine points (4-12 FG), five rebounds and four blocks in 26 minutes of action....

Bush, AKA the Kroger shooter, pleaded guilty but mentally ill last year to state charges for murder, attempted murder, and wanton endangerment, and received a life sentence for state charges last year. Today, he received a second life sentence for federal charges. The two sentences will be served concurrently. “The defendant is being held accountable for his vicious, racially motivated attack on three Black individuals who were targeted because of the color of their skin, resulting in the untimely death of two of his victims and irreparable harm to the third,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division....

A Clasico clash with Barcelona looms in less than a week, and Los Blancos can’t afford a loss to their bitter rivals, who have already opened up an eight-point gap on Madrid in the league table. While the German midfielder was pleased to have another title on his resume, he claimed the win over the South American champions would add little for his side ahead of their crucial La Liga clash....

MORE: NCAA to investigate SMU hoops | SMU’s Frazier ruled academically ineligible Iverson’s knucklehead moves include him retweeting a tweet that called Memphis coach Josh Pastner a fraud. This came after he was suspended two games for an undisclosed violation of team rules. Iverson, the cousin of former NBA star Allen Iverson, was a top recruit coming out of high school. He was averaging 4.6 points and 1.9 rebounds a game for Memphis this season....

“We met and the first thing he did was embrace me,” said Angle, who will headline the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame . “He hugged me like I was his son. It got really emotional. We didn’t leave on the best terms. It wasn’t bad terms, but there were some angry remarks, especially from my side and Vince was frustrated with me, with everything going on at that point in time....

Kurt Busch, whose car also took heavy damage during the crash on a late-race restart, believes that Keselowski intentionally hit Kenseth. MORE: Who will stop Joey Logano? | His hefty enemies list | Kez fastest qualiier at Texas “Whether Brad’s tie rod broke before or after he deliberately spun (Kenseth), it’s hard to understand that,” Busch said Saturday on NBC Sports. “That’s for Brad to know.” In case you’ve forgotten, here is the incident in question:...

The modest one-and-a-half-story house, in Aberdeen, was recently added to the Heritage Register of culturally significant buildings, Washington state’s Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation confirmed. The Nirvana frontman, who took his own life in 1994 aged 27, was born in the town and attended school there. The new co-owner, Lee Bacon, is planning on returning the home to how it looked during Cobain’s residency. Bacon, who bought the home with wife Danielle from the Cobain family in 2018 for $225,000, told Rolling Stone magazine renovations were “90 to 95 percent” complete....

“Because Russia is losing on the battlefield, any hypothetical ceasefire is objectively a gift to Putin,” John Herbst, a former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and the current senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, told Newsweek. “There’s no doubt that one of the main reasons why Ukraine is opposed to any ceasefire is that it would give Russia an opportunity to regroup before resuming military operations at a time of its choosing,” he added....

“It’s entertaining,” Busch told USA Today . “It doesn’t matter whether it’s fair.” MORE: Drivers to watch at Kansas | Jimmie Johnson, spoiler | Lineup Busch, of course, missed the season’s first 11 races with injuries from a crash at Daytona’s Xfinity Series race, but he fought his way into the Chase by winning four races. Entering Sunday’s event at Kansas Speedway, however, he sits 10th in points, with two races remaining in the Chase’s second round....

But Busch was not buying it, saying Wednesday he didn’t recall one of the incidents Keselowski described and chalked the others up to Keselowski “making an ass of himself.” MORE: Busch relives Daytona crash | How injury has humbled Busch | Power Rankings Busch crashed during the Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 21, breaking his right leg and left foot when his car slammed hard into the inside wall....

Ahead of Game 2 between the Heat and Raptors on Thursday night, Lowry passed right by a Toronto security guard who put his hand out expecting the traditional fist bump in return. MORE: Ranking the worst NBA playoff chokes of all time MORE: Lowry went right back onto court after Game 1 loss OK, this probably wasn’t intentional, but Lowry still owes that man a fist bump or secret handshake....

Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, who was shot in the arm by Rittenhouse amid the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is said to be giving evidence during the trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse as prosecutors are set to wind up their case in the highly publicized trial this week, reported The Associated Press. Grosskreutz was shot on August 25, 2020, along with Anthony Huber, as a group of protesters chased the then 17-year-old Rittenhouse down the street after he shot and killed his first victim, Joseph Rosenbaum....

Kingsbury, who also is in his first season as an NFL coach, said it’s hard to read what’s going through Murray’s mind since he’s naturally a more reserved person. “That’s what he is and who he is. I guess he thought he was going to be here his entire life, so it’s just the next step for him,” Kingsbury said, via ESPN. “I’ve said it all along: He’s a rookie quarterback in the NFL starting Week 1....

The crowd’s silence said everything. Security guards rushed to surround Hayward, who suffered a fractured ankle that’s on the short list of most gruesome basketball injuries of all time. The images won’t be easy to shake for those closest to it. “I have never seen anything like that happen to anybody,” Boston rookie Jayson Tatum said. MORE: Three takeaways from Cavs’ opening night win Cleveland’s Jae Crowder hung his head....

The Cavaliers dealt the Kings a 120-100 loss, snapping a two-game losing skid for the defending Eastern Conference champs. Irving continued his solid stretch, scoring 32 points and dishing out 12 assists for the Cavs. The fifth-year NBA vet has steadily been regaining the All-Star form he developed before fracturing his kneecap in last season’s NBA Finals. MORE: NBA League Pass alert: This week’s best games The former Duke star has had a strong five-game stretch, averaging better than 25 points while shooting 50 percent or better four times....

Has Kyrie Irving as well? While Irving picked up his $36.5 million player option for the 2022-23 season to return to the Nets, Durant sent the NBA into a tailspin ahead of free agency with news breaking that he has requested a trade. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Irving and Durant had no contact with the franchise after Irving picked up his player option earlier in the week. While teams line up to make their best offer for Durant, what does his trade request mean for Irving?...

Madrid need a draw at Malaga on Sunday to win La Liga for the 33rd time, and only the second in the Cristiano Ronaldo era. They are three points ahead of Barca, who play Eibar and have the head-to-head edge, meaning a win and Madrid defeat will make them champions. Messi v Kane v CR7 - 2017’s top scorers Real have led the standings most of the way this year - or at least had games in hand with which to overtake Barca - and have lost just three league games all season, with only one - at Valencia - coming against a team in the bottom half of the table like Malaga....