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Retired forward Anthony Mason passed away Saturday at the age of 48. reported the news: Anthony Mason, a longtime NBA player who helped the New York Knicks reach the 1994 NBA Finals, has died at the age of 48. A Knicks spokesperson confirmed Mason's death to ESPN. The 13-year NBA veteran had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure earlier this month. Mason's son, Anthony Jr., released a...

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Miami Heat forward , who was receiving treatment for a blood clot in his lung, has been released from the hospital. Head coach Erik Spoelstra confirmed the news, via the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Ira Winderman: Bosh checked into the hospital over a week ago. While he remains out for the rest of the season, it's good to see the Heat star return to his home and resume his non-basketball life....

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Ivan Rakitic is not quite up their with the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar in the popularity stakes, but it appears he is getting there. The Croatian midfielder scored in Barcelona's 3-1 win over Granada on Saturday, and one fan was clearly ecstatic to hug the summer signing from following the match. The young fan hugged with all his might before finally being wrestled free, but the way he...

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The Oklahoma City Thunder's bad luck with injuries just won't stop. All-Star point guard , who missed 14 games at the beginning of the year with a broken hand, is once again dealing with an injury. In the Thunder's 115-112 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, Westbrook took a knee to the face from Andre Roberson as he was getting up off the ground. The Cauldron provided a photo of...

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Bruce Jenner isn't helping his cause any ... as authorities mull over whether to prosecute him for vehicular manslaughter, he was tooling around L.A. Friday driving around and talking on his phone.  Bruce finished a round of golf, jumped in his…

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Neymar has become one of the planet's finest footballers, and his transition from talented teenager to superstar has been chronicled through his appearances in the FIFA video game.From his first appearance in the game in 2010 until the latest version, FIFA 15, there are two transitions at work—first the upping of his attributes, and secondly the detail in recreating him.Graphics of course...

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The Oklahoma City Thunder can't catch a break. Star point guard , who took a knee to the head late in OKC's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, will miss at least one game after undergoing a procedure Saturday to address a fracture to the zygomatic arch of his right cheek. The Thunder announced Westbrook will miss the team's Sunday tilt against the Los Angeles Lakers: With just 2.5...

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In some places in the Northeast, it has never been colder in any month.

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It's turning into the greatest Oscar story in years. Lupita Nyong'o's stolen Oscar dress -- which was reportedly worth between $150,000 and $10 MILLION -- appears to be all smoke and mirrors.

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