Author: Mikesportz

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player who has made a significant impact in the tennis world. Here are some interesting facts about her: *Early Life and Career* – Born on October 16, 1997, in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan – Moved to the United States with her family at the age of 3 – Began playing tennis at the age of 5 – Turned pro in 2013 *Achievements* – *4-time Grand Slam champion*: Australian Open (2019, 2021) and US Open (2018, 2020) – *World No. 1*: Achieved the top ranking in the world in 2019, becoming the first Asian player…

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Oregon State mailbag: Dickert comments offensive, coaches over their heads, the Beavers’ NIL needs Washington State coach Jake Dickert caused a stir this week when he said “I’ve never gotten into, like, they’re our buddy. Oregon State’s not our buddy. They would have left us as fast as we would have left them. This is what it is. It’s one of our biggest rivals now. That’s the way I looked at it. That’s not bulletin board material. I hope they would say it the same way, let’s go compete.”AP Time for the weekly Oregon State mailbag, where readers comment and…

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INGLEWOOD, CA — James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers earned their second win of the season against Steph Curry and the Western Conference-leading Golden State Warriors, showing that they’re fully capable of competing with the best of the best. Monday’s game was extra special, however, because it was the first time that the first and second place players on the NBA’s all-time three-pointers made list faced off. Harden surpassed Ray Allen for second on the NBA’s all-time three-point field goals made list during Sunday night’s win over the Utah Jazz — just one night before taking on Curry and…

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Nick Saban Issues Warning to Texas A&M About Auburn’s ‘Haunted’ Jordan-Hare Stadium The former Alabama coach issued a warning to the visiting Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday. Nick Saban’s legendary coaching days at Alabama are behind him, but it appears he’s not quite over a few Iron Bowl results. While previewing the game between No. 15 Texas A&M and Auburn on ESPN’s College GameDay Saturday, Saban issued a warning to the Aggies to beware of the not-so-friendly confines of Jordan-Hare Stadium. Well, I would be alerting Texas A&M, because in my opinion, 17 years going to Auburn and playing at…

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The Pittsburgh Steelers debuted their Justin Fields package, helping author their biggest win of the season. By defeating the Baltimore Ravens, they put themselves in the driver’s seat for the AFC North. In fact, they have it within their control to claim the AFC’s top playoff seed. While that isn’t all thanks to Justin Fields, there is no doubt the Steelers trusted him with key snaps Sunday. He only played three snaps all game, but that included two pivotal “swing” downs on 2nd and long. They wanted Fields to get them back on the right side of the chains, and…

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At the end of the last basketball season, Kentucky experienced a massive exodus as head coach John Calipari left the program to become the new head coach at Arkansas. Every scholarship player either went to the NBA or left for another school. One of those players was a star freshman center for the Wildcats, Aaron Bradshaw. Bradshaw transferred to the Ohio State Buckeyes and has averaged almost 24 minutes a game in his sophomore campaign. He’s scored 31 points, 18 rebounds, and recorded six blocks so far this season. In the last Buckeyes game, he left with what appeared to…

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