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The Warriors forward has spent part of his time in Rio off the court supporting swimmers and fellow Maryland natives Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky. MORE: Durant watches Phelps beat Le Clos | Breaking down Ledecky’s records “You’re from Maryland, a small state, and we’ve got to stick together, man," Durant told USA Today. “Seeing Katie and just knowing that she comes from the same area I come from. I can drive to where she’s from in 30 minutes (from his hometown) — just to see that (is unreal)....

The Big Ticket has been blown away by the reception, and he’s going to show his appreciation with, well, tickets. MORE: Westbrook out Sunday | Remembering Anthony Mason | Fisher wants Knicks to learn from Mason According to a release from the Timberwolves, Garnett is buying 1,000 tickets for Minnesota’s home game on Monday. “The response and support I’ve received from Wolves fans since my return to Minnesota has been nothing short of amazing....

It not only is a family moment to have his son with him. It’s a reason he says he won the Sprint Cup championship and will be honored Friday night at the awards banquet at the Wynn Las Vegas. MORE: Drivers take shots at Keselowski | Kyle Busch and wife’s infertility | How popular is Dale Jr.? | Stewart on leg surgery Harvick, who earned his first Cup championship in 14 years as a full-time driver, credits his son “100 percent” for his title....

A published report ignited a potential blaze Monday night with more rumors that championship favorite Kevin Harvick might leave Stewart-Haas Racing for Hendrick Motorsports after this year. MORE: Teresa Earnhardt among NASCAR’s worst family feuds | Kenseth wins When Stewart-Haas announced in March that it was switching from Chevrolet to Ford following this season, severing its ties with Hendrick Motorsports, there was immediate speculation and rumors that Harvick would leave SHR....

With these transitions comes a phrase many coaches, players, pundits and analysts love to use: culture change. Sometimes, that change takes time. Other times, that change is immediate and palpable. The change that has taken place at N.C. State under second-year coach Kevin Keatts falls under the latter category. MORE: Jay Bilas: Duke’s Zion Williamson will shake up college hoops The Wolfpack were in need of a change when Keatts took the program over in March 2017....

The move doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Even Cavs general manager David Griffin expected Love to opt out. MORE: Here’s what Kevin Love SHOULD do in free agency | Greatest draft ever? You decide The question now becomes whether Love will return to Cleveland. Griffin expects him back, but that may not happen. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports discussed Love’s future in early May and had some doubts about the All-Star forward....

Kevin Love will play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals after all. The Cavaliers announced their star forward has been cleared to play in Friday night’s game against the Warriors. MORE: Top Finals photos | Cavs better without Love? Love suffered a concussion in Game 2 when Warriors forward Harrison Barnes hit him in the back of the head with an inadvertent elbow while the two were going for a rebound....

Later on during the ceremony, Biden was seen clapping the athletes representing the United States as they came on. “I want to thank each person who helped you be here today. Now those years of work, the drive and faith that have kept you going, have led you here. Congratulations,” Biden said on the call, wearing a red, blue and white jacket. “Becoming an Olympian is a rare accomplishment in a normal time....

Caviezel, 53, made reference to the 1995 film during a speech at the For God & Country: Patriot Double Down convention, which was laden with QAnon talking points. The actor repeated word-for-word the famous battle cry William Wallace gave to Scottish soldiers ahead of their do-or-die battle against the English. Caviezel then added: “We must fight for that authentic freedom and live my friends. By God, we must live and with the Holy Spirit as your shield and Christ as your sword may you join Saint Michael and all the other angels in defending God and sending Lucifer and his henchmen straight back to hell where they belong....

The NCAA voted to prohibit off-campus practices during institutional vacation periods such as spring break Friday; a direct response to Michigan’s trip to the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., last spring. It’s been dubbed the “Michigan Rule” and the “Harbaugh Rule,” but it it’s eventually going to lead to another interesting reaction from the third-year Michigan coach. We’re not talking about his next tweet. We’re talking about the next recruiting technique....

Previous reports said Irsay assured Chuck Pagano that he’d be back as coach of the team next season, and general manager Ryan Grigson’s job was also safe. But Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported Saturday Irsay “is trying to lure Peyton Manning back to Indianapolis, has had talks with him about becoming their head of football operations, like a John Elway role (with the Broncos. Irsay) tried to put Peyton Manning together with Jon Gruden, (but) it doesn’t look like Jon Gruden is going to take that job....

Jordan, a staunchly pro-Trump lawmaker, has said publicly that he spoke with Trump on the day of the 2021 attack targeting the U.S. Capitol. However, he previously said that he believed those conversations occurred after the attack was in progress, and also said he couldn’t remember exactly when he spoke with the then president. CNN first reported on Friday that phone records show the Ohio Republican actually spoke with Trump for approximately 10 minutes on the morning of January 6, 2021—before the pro-Trump riot took place at the federal legislative building....

The news, interestingly enough, broke as former Washington coach Steve Sarkisian was being introduced as the new coach at Southern Cal. More details to come as this story develops.

Ross’ iconic call of The Undertaker tossing Mick Foley off the top of the “Hell in a Cell” has been dubbed over nearly every viral dunk and tackle video since 2012. MORE: Bowl matchups we want to see | SEC superlatives But one moment that Ross’ call never got dubbed over was the “Kick Six,” Auburn’s iconic last-second touchdown to defeat Alabama in the 2014 Iron Bowl. But on Thursday, Ross joined the Paul Finebaum Show to provide the real thing....

He is on the longest winless streak of his seven-time NASCAR Cup championship career – 30 races – and yet simultaneously remains a race trophy away from tying NASCAR Hall of Famers Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip with 84 career victories. “It’s definitely the story,” the always affable Johnson said. “We have high expectations for ourselves, first and foremost, and we think that we should be in the position to win races every year and compete for race wins each weekend, so I think within that there’s a lot of fair questions being asked....

Driving a blue and yellow No. 48 on Sunday to pay tribute to Hall of Famers Earnhardt and David Pearson, Johnson asked Dale Earnhardt Jr. to borrow one of his father’s firesuits to complete his retro look. “He’s texting me, he’s like, ‘You got one of your dad’s old uniforms and all that stuff?’” Junior said on his podcast, via NASCAR.com. “He wanted to actually wear it to intros, and it would fit probably....

Veteran guard Goran Dragic sustained a reported plantar tear in his left foot and is a doubt for the remainder of the series, while Bam Adebayo left the game with just over six minutes remaining in the third quarter clutching his shoulder. All-Star Butler also turned his left ankle towards the end of the first half of the humbling 116-98 loss in Orlando but insisted he will be good to go for Game 2 on Friday....

The haul for the Wolves is a good one. They get Dario Saric, a versatile big man whose value was obscured by budding stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid in Philly, as well as wing Robert Covington, who had enough 3-and-D skill to warrant a starting spot on last year’s conference semifinalists. TRADE GRADES: 76ers take calculated risk with Butler deal But the Butler rift has left in its wake an exposed chasm at the top of the franchise, with head coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau (flanked by general manager Scott Layden) on one side and owner Glen Taylor on the other....