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Timberwolves’ Edwards fined $35,000 for tossing ball after ejection

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for failing to leave the court and tossing a ball into the stands when he was ejected from a game on Thursday.Edwards’ sixth fine of the season brings the total of penalties levied against him to $320,000.He’s been punished for various offenses, …

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Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky faces backlash in Canada over Trump support

Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is facing backlash at home over his support for US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to use economic force to make Canada the 51st state.In recent days, the 64-year-old retired NHL player has faced criticism on social media, boos in Canadian pubs when he appeared at a televised Canada-US …

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Cavs rally to top Celtics in battle of NBA Eastern heavyweights

Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points to fuel the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers in a 123-116 come-from-behind statement win over the reigning NBA champion Celtics in Boston on Friday.The Cavs posted their ninth straight victory, withstanding Boston star Jayson Tatum’s near triple-double of 46 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists.Darius Garland scored 20 points and Evan Mobley …

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FIFA president Infantino defends Saudi World Cup, Trump relationship

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday stood by his governing body’s decision to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, while also defending his relationship with Donald Trump.The Gulf kingdom was controversially handed the right to host the World Cup at a FIFA Congress in December despite concerns about its human rights record, the …

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