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Hall of Fame college basketball coach Bob Knight dies at 83

Steve Almasy, CNN — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:29:58 +0000

(CNN) — Bob Knight, one of college basketball’s winningest coaches but also one of the sport’s most polarizing figures, has died at the age of 83, his family announced on Wednesday. The family did not immediately release the cause of death for the man who most famously coached Indiana University from 1971 to 2000 and

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Denver Nuggets wrap up first NBA title with win over Miami Heat

Steve Almasy, CNN — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:11:55 +0000

(CNN) — The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA championship Monday night, downing the Miami Heat 94-89 at Ball Arena in Denver to take Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokić led the way for the Nuggets with a game-high 28 points and 16 rebounds. “It was an amazing effort by the team,”

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World Baseball Classic final: Japan wins third title with 3-2 victory over Team USA

Steve Almasy, CNN — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:17:32 +0000

(CNN) — Japan won the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night, downing Team USA 3-2 in the championship game at loanDepot Park in Miami. The game ended in dramatic fashion with Japan’s Shohei Ohtani striking out his MLB teammate Mike Trout with a full-count slider to seal Japan’s third title. Japan won in 2006 by defeating

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NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes leads Kansas City Chiefs to 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in classic Super Bowl

Steve Almasy, CNN — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 11:41:51 +0000

(CNN) —The Kansas City Chiefs have won their second Super Bowl in the past four seasons, downing the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes appeared to overcome re-aggravating his ankle injury in the first half, rallying the Chiefs in the second to a victory that puts

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Colorado police solve four decades-old homicide cold cases with DNA from exhumed killer

Steve Almasy, CNN — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:19:12 +0000

(CNN) — Using genetic genealogy and familial DNA, police in Colorado have solved the decades-old cases of the deaths of four females, saying the killer was a man who died by suicide in jail in 1981. The three women and a teenage girl were stabbed to death between 1978 and 1981 in the Denver area.

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Olympic athletes, baseball players, soccer stars: Why we’re still seeing Covid-19 cases among top athletes

Steve Almasy, CNN — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:15:53 +0000

(CNN) — The sports world, just days ahead of one of its premier global events, has been dealing with a significant and concerning number of Covid-19 cases. There have been calls by some Japanese residents to cancel the Olympics, which are starting this week a year late due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sports teams and

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Pink is donating $1 million to fight pandemic after weeks with coronavirus

Steve Almasy, CNN — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 12:21:41 +0000

(1 of 2) ❤️ pic.twitter.com/giodqm0PWf — P!nk (@Pink) April 4, 2020 (CNN) — Pink said on social media Friday that she and her son spent weeks in isolation after positive tests for Covid-19 but a few days ago they both tested negative for the deadly infection. She said when she and 3-year-old Jameson started showing

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An American woman in Italy has advice for life under countrywide quarantine: Follow the rules

Steve Almasy, CNN — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:05:53 +0000

Cristina Higgins says only one person can leave a household at a time.

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Coronavirus casts a shadow over the upcoming Summer Olympics

Steve Almasy, CNN — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 06:43:40 +0000

(CNN) — With less than four months until the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, fears over coronavirus are casting doubts about the biggest sporting event on the planet. The 2020 Games are in Tokyo and Olympics officials are saying not to worry about novel coronavirus — there will be a complete Games with tens of

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This is what Kobe Bryant said about basketball, his wife and his daughters

Steve Almasy, CNN — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 15:38:21 +0000

The Los Angeles Lakers paid tribute to Kobe Bryant during the team’s first game since the NBA legend died in a helicopter crash. (FILE PHOTO)

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