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Dorance Armstrong Jr. becomes KU's first Big 12 preseason Defensive Player of Year | KUsports.com
Despite the program’s long-standing struggles to escape the conference’s basement, the talent of junior defensive end Dorance Armstrong Jr. is so great that media voted Armstrong the preseason Defensive Player of the Year in the Big 12 — an unprecedented distinction for KU.

'Meat and potatoes' the focus for Kansas basketball during prep for Italy | KUsports.com
For starters, it’s only been a couple of practices. Beyond that, the 2017-18 version of the Kansas men’s basketball team is merely preparing for a few exhibition games in a foreign country, not a regular season game, the Big 12 tournament or the Big Dance.

University of Kansas Athletics - Dorance Armstrong Jr., voted Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
Dorance Armstrong Jr., is collecting awards with the same force that he attacks opposing quarterbacks as the junior defensive end was voted the Big 12 Conference's Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and was the lone unanimous selection on the defensive side of the ball for the All-Big 12 First Team the conference office announced Wednesday morning. The awards were voted on by a panel of media who covers the conference.

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MLB Power Rankings: The first half of 2017 belongs to the Astros and Dodgers - CBSSports.com
In reflecting back on the first half that was in the 2017 major-league season, it comes back all Astros and Dodgers.

Lonzo Ball proves he's not merely a passer in best NBA summer league game yet - CBSSports.com
Ball scored 28 of his 36 points in the second half, dished out 11 assists and collected eight rebounds to lead the Lakers to a 103-102 comeback victory against the 76ers in the Las Vegas Summer League playoffs. He went 12 of 22 from the field, including 3 of 10 from 3-point range, and made 9 of 12 free throws.

WATCH: Floyd Mayweather grabs Irish flag, Conor McGregor swipes his backpack - CBSSports.com
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor continued their four-day press tour Wednesday in Toronto and, as you might expect, things got out of control quickly. McGregor got the mic first and ripped Mayweather for having strippers on his payroll, not wearing a suit and not being able to read.

Report: Knicks, Rockets exploring four-team trade involving Carmelo Anthony - CBSSports.com
A source familiar with the trade negotiations reportedly told the New York Daily News that a trade that would send Carmelo Anthony to the Rockets "is at the 2-yard line." The Knicks and Rockets are reportedly trying to recruit a fourth team to help facilitate the trade, as the Knicks try to avoid adding veteran players with long-term contracts.

Peyton Manning: It would've been 'un-American' to decline Trump's golf invitation - CBSSports.com
Back in June, photos of Peyton Manning playing golf surfaced. Normally, photos of a retired football player golfing wouldn't have been the subject of any stories, but considering the person Manning was golfing with ... well, the photos understandably caused a ruckus.

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Twitter Guy Wants You To Think He Was This Close To Bringing Down The Trump Regime
The only problem is that this dude is full of shit! In an interview with the Columbia Journalism Review, he revealed that not only was he nowhere close to publishing a story about the Trump campaign’s connections to Russia, it was just a thing he was pursuing in his free time, as a kind of hobby:

Peyton Manning Mocks Kevin Durant And Russell Westbrook For Your Enjoyment
At tonight’s sports awards show, host Peyton Manning took a soft jab at Kevin Durant’s front-running, then followed up with an appeal to KD’s former teammate Russell Westbrook. Each NBA star sold the gag with some pretty solid deadpan glares.