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    The NHL is on track to award its 33rd franchise to Texas as soon as the end of the year, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Athletic. Friedkin’s Pursuit Sports has already agreed to pay a $2 billion expansion fee to bring a team to either Houston or Austin, pending the
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    Deshaun Watson on being booed by Cleveland Browns fans during Saturday's preseason matchup: “It has nothing to do with performance. It’s a little more personal than that. It’s a disrespectful thing.” nyti.ms/45MIPcC?utm_me…
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    Shaquille O’Neal has a message for NBA stars who skip the dunk contest: “What’s the word … soft?” “You can tell them I said it. They’re soft, and they’re scared.” He's decided to do something about it: nyti.ms/4ioF6JJ?utm_me…
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    Preseason football has developed into a class system. Established stars increasingly receive their most valuable work in private, controlled environments. Secure starters play sparingly, if at all. Players with the smallest contracts and the least job security supply most of the
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