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Newcomer Dedric Lawson right at home with Jayhawks | KUsports.com
That was the vibe the newcomer from Memphis carried into his first meeting with the media on Tuesday, an hour or so before the Jayhawks’ third of 10 practices ahead of next month’s exhibition trip to Italy.

Bill Self on Border War: 'Nothing's changed in my regard' | KUsports.com
Although he showed up to discuss his team’s upcoming summer trip to Italy, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self couldn’t get through a media session Tuesday afternoon without the subject of the currently dead Border War coming up.

Summer standouts poised for bigger roles for 2017-18 Jayhawks | KUsports.com
Although he said he was pleased with the work put in by his entire roster so far this summer, three names came rolling off of Bill Self’s tongue first when the KU coach was asked, before practices for Italy began, which Jayhawks had stood out during summer workouts.

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McGregor: 'He will be unconscious inside four rounds' - CBSSports.com
Conor McGregor gives Floyd Mayweather a guarantee for their superfight.

Joe Montana explains why teams might be shying away from Colin Kaepernick - CBSSports.com
"That style of quarterback, everybody thought was going to take over the NFL," Montana told For The Win on Tuesday. "The league has figured out how to defend it. If I'm playing defense, I want the quarterback to run so I can hit him. In the pocket, you can't really hit him."

The MLB All-Star Game was mostly boring, but no, that doesn't vindicate Bud Selig - CBSSports.com
Let's try to count all the genuinely exciting moments of the 2017 MLB All-Star Game in Marlins Park on Tuesday night, a game which the American League won 2-1 in extra innings.

Summer League Intel Report: Notes, buzz from NBA execs on stars in the making - CBSSports.com
The big conversation coming into the games in Vegas was obviously about the top picks, as it is every year. But the players who went No. 1 and No. 2, the Philadelphia 76ers' Markelle Fultz and the Los Angeles Lakers' Lonzo Ball, were wrapped up in a new story by the time Summer League began to close.

Robinson Cano home run wins MLB All-Star Game, earns him MVP and a Corvette - CBSSports.com
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball played its annual All-Star Game. The 88th edition was hosted at Marlins Park, located in Miami, Florida, and ended with the American League winning over the National League by a 2-1 score in 10 innings.

Utah's Rudy Gobert not surprised Gordon Hayward signed with Boston - CBSSports.com
All-Star forward Gordon Hayward kept the NBA world in suspense on the Fourth of July, as reports flew about his potential free agent destination. Eventually he elected to leave Utah, where he spent the first seven years of his NBA career, to join the Boston Celtics.

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