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The end of an era? With Tom Brady gone, some Patriots fans want Belichick out too

5:23pm November 30, 2023

Belichick has led the Patriots to a record-breaking six Super Bowl titles, but since star quarterback Tom Brady left the team, their record has been mediocre at best. Some Patriots fans want a change.

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The Phillips family with their new favorite player, Jesse Luketa.

Fans gave NFL linebacker Jesse Luketa a lift to the game after he got a flat tire

4:46pm November 30, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Cardinals linebacker Jesse Luketa was stuck at a gas station with less than an hour before he needed to be at the stadium for Sunday's game. He decided to get resourceful.

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How one family gave a Cardinals linebacker a ride from the gas station to the stadium

5:57pm November 29, 2023

After Cardinals linebacker Jesse Luketa got stuck with a flat tire before a game on Sunday, an Arizona family helped him make it to the stadium.

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban applauds as Mavericks are introduced for an NBA against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Denver. Cuban is reportedly in talks to sell his stake in the team to the Miriam Adelson, widow of Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.

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Mark Cuban working on sale of NBA's Mavericks to Sands casino family, AP source says

9:11pm November 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

While Cuban would sell the team to Miriam Adelson, the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, he would retain control of basketball operations. The agreement would be in the range of $3.5 billion.

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Saturday Sports: NFL Thanksgiving; college football; Oscar Pistorius granted parole

8:08am November 25, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the NFL Thanksgiving games, rivalry week in college football, and a disgraced former Olympian receiving parole from prison.

Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, arriving at a court in Pretoria, South Africa, for a hearing in July 2016. The athlete will be released for parole in January.

Oscar Pistorius, Paralympian convicted of murder, to be released on parole

10:17am November 24, 2023

by Emily Olson

A South African corrections board found the athlete had meet the minimum parole requirements after serving half of his 13-year sentence for murder.

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver finds a way to trash talk without getting into trouble

7:19am November 23, 2023

After scoring a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday, Seattle's DJ Metcalf proceeded to use American Sign Language to troll Rams cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon.

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The Detroit Lions have struggled years. Fans now have something to be thankful for

6:56am November 23, 2023

by Quinn Klinefelter

The Detroit Lions have hosted a Thanksgiving game for more than 80 years — the only NFL team to do so. This year they have a chance to go to the Super Bowl. (Story aired on ATC on 11/22/23.)

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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich tells crowd not to boo Kawhi Leonard

6:13am November 23, 2023

At Wednesday's game between San Antonio's Spurs and LA's Clippers, Popovich explained you don't poke the bear. Leonard, an ex-Spurs player, scored 18 of his game high 26 points after the announcement.

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Detroit Lions fans are thankful — and hopeful — at this year's Thanksgiving game

6:41pm November 22, 2023

by Quinn Klinefelter

The Detroit Lions have hosted a Thanksgiving game for more than 80 years — the only NFL team to do so. For years, they've been one of the worst teams but now have a chance to go to the Super Bowl.