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A mural showing Los Angeles Dodgers Japanese player Shohei Ohtani is seen on the side of the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles, California, on March 28, 2024. The mural, by artist Robert Vargas, is 150 feet (46 meters) tall and is titled "LA Rising." (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST ROBERT VARGAS UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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FILE - Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter (34) looks to pass in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 11, 2024, in Denver. Court papers indicate that former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) dunks in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Friday, April 12, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 02: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a solo home run against the Cincinnati Reds in the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium on July 02, 2024 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)
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New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hits 32nd home run of the season in loss to Cincinnati Reds
Bronny James shoots the ball during the 2024 NBA Combine on May 13, 2024, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
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Los Angeles Lakers select Bronny James, son of LeBron James, with No. 55 pick in the NBA Draft
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A detail view of the NFL shield logo painted on the field before the Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024 in Las Vegas.
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Randall Cobb #18 of the New York Jets looks on on from the sideline prior to an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Zaccharie Risacher reacts during an interview, after being selected by the Atlanta Hawks as the first pick during the first round in the NBA basketball draft on June 26, 2024, in New York.
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Zaccharie Risacher was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA Draft.
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Shohei Ohtani looks on during the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Chicago White Sox.
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Shohei Ohtani becomes first LA Dodgers player since 1955 with nine straight games with an RBI
JJ Redick tells NBA reporters he has experience of other kinds that will make him a good head coach.
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Orelvis Martinez looks on before the Toronto Blue Jays' game against the Boston Red Sox on June 18, 2024.
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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan (67) pitches in the ninth inning during a game between the Washington Nationals and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on June 22, 2024 in Denver, Colorado.
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St. Louis Cardinals' Brendan Donovan is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during a game against the San Francisco Giants at Rickwood Field, in Birmingham, Alabama on June 20, 2024.
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Chants of ‘Willie! Willie!’ stretched to the heavens at MLB game honoring Negro Leagues and Willie Mays
Jun 14, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; JJ Redick looks on before game four of the 2024 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
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Mar 18, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Detroit Pistons head coach Monty Williams watches from the sideline as they take on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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(Original Caption) Willie Mays, San Francisco outfielder is shown at Spring Training in Phoenix.
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President Joe Biden pays tribute to ‘original’ Willie Mays after MLB great’s death
Justin Timberlake performs during the iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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New York Giants' Willie Mays, takes a batting practice swing on June 24, 1954, in New York. Major League Baseball said Tuesday, May 28, 2024, that it has incorporated records for more than 2,300 Negro Leagues players following a three-year research project. Mays was credited with 10 hits for the 1948 Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League, raising his total to 3,293. (AP Photo/John Lent)
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Willie Mays was supposed to be honored at a Negro League tribute game. The event takes on new meaning after his death
Willie Mays, seen here as a member of the New York Giants in 1954, had 660 career home runs in 23 major league seasons -- then the second most behind Babe Ruth.
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Baseball icon Willie Mays, one of the game’s most electrifying and complete players, has died at 93
The Celtics' Jayson Tatum lifts the the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy after Boston's 106-88 win against the Dallas Mavericks in Boston on Monday night.
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3/1955- Willie Mays of the New York Giants. Waist-up photograph with hands on his hips.
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Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Braves' outfielder, is shown in a posed batting portrait at the Polo Grounds, Brooklyn, during the exhibition season, 1954. (AP Photo)
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Jackie Robinson portrait as a Brooklyn Dodger.
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O.J. Simpson looks at a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves which the prosecutors had him put on for the jury 21 June 1995 during his double murder trial in Los Angeles. The gloves were the same type found at the Bundy murder scene and the O.J. Simpson estate.
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 24: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers apllies chalk to his hands prior to playing against the Washington Wizards in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quaterfinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Model on the runway at Area RTW Fall 2024 as part of New York Ready to Wear Fashion Week held at the Starrett-Lehigh Building on February 11, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by Nina Westervelt/WWD via Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 11: Mecole Hardman Jr. #12 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with Patrick Mahomes #15 and tafter scoring the game-winning touchdown in overtime to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Winners Patrick Bertoletti and Miki Sudo pose for a photograph after Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 in New York City.
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A general view of the main pool is seen during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, on July 29, 2021.
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HAMBURG, GERMANY - JULY 04: Kylian Mbappe of France walks out of the tunnel during a France training session at Volksparkstadion on July 04, 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Alex Pantling - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
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San Diego Wave players and coaches pose for a team photo after winning the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup.
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