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Detroit’s stunning surge: Pistons enter post-All-Star play with the NBA’s best record

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The Detroit Pistons had the worst record in franchise history at the All-Star break four years ago. When the NBA starts post-All-Star play on Thursday, the Pistons — a franchise that last won a playoff series in 2008 — will start the night with the best record in the league, a smidge ahead of the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Detroit is 40-13, Oklahoma City 42-14.

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Jessica Pegula will lead the WTA Tour's efforts to improve the women's tennis calendar

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Jessica Pegula, the 2024 U.S. Open runner-up, will lead a new 13-person panel to suggest changes to the women's tennis calendar, rankings points rules and the requirements about competing in certain events, according to a letter sent Tuesday by WTA Tour chair Valerie Camillo to players and tournament officials. For years, tennis players — women and men — have complained that the sport's season is too long and the offseason is too short and lamented other factors that contribute to injuries an...

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Kyrie Irving given major role in return timeline - TalkBasket.net

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Updated Feb 17, 11:47 AM ET

The Kyrie Irving will play a significant role in determining when he returns to the court for the Dallas Mavericks, according to a new report. Writing in The Stein Line, veteran NBA insider Marc Stein reported: “Yet I’m told that the decision will be a collaborative one …with Irving given a strong say on his […] The post Kyrie Irving given major role in return timeline appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

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Italy's men and 2022 champion Canada's women win the Olympic team pursuit speedskating gold medals

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Italy’s Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini and Michele Malfatti beat U.S. world record-holders Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran by 4 1/2 seconds to win the men’s team pursuit gold medal in speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday. Canada collected its second consecutive Winter Games title in women's team pursuit when Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann — the same athletes who won gold four years ago in Beijing — finished in 2:55.81, nearly a full sec...

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