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KU football's Steven Sims sets goals to help productivity, NFL chances
Sims, who has dealt with injuries that have hindered his snap-count and left him short of various goals — for example, becoming a 1,000-yard receiver in a single season — has a plan to increase his production in college, and subsequently improve his stock in making it to the NFL.

KU basketball recruiting: Chandler Lawson, brother of K.J. and Dedric, transferring to Oak Hill
"I will like to Announce that I will be finishing my last year of high school at Oak Hill Academy," Lawson tweeted Saturday afternoon.

Wichita native Perry Ellis still pursuing dream of professional basketball
If Ellis doesn’t hear back from an NBA team following Summer League, he said he’s just as comfortable returning overseas to play professionally. In the 2017-18 season, Ellis excelled for the Sydney Kings in Australia (14.8 points, 4.7 rebounds) and then finished the year with Red October Cantu in Italy (7.1 points, 4.9 rebounds).

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Thai boys rescued from cave to watch recorded World Cup final live broadcast too late
The 12 boys and their football coach rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand will watch a recording of Sunday's World Cup final, not the live broadcast, an official at the hospital they are staying in said.

Michael Irvin agrees with Pro Football Hall of Fame not acknowledging Terrell Owens during enshrinement weekend
Michael Irvin agrees with the Pro Football Hall of Fame's decision not to acknowledge Terrell Owens individually during enshrinement weekend in Canton, Ohio, next month.

Manny Pacquiao KO's Lucas Matthysse in 7th round to claim WBA welterweight title
After all, the Filipino legend, winner of world titles in a boxing-record eight weight divisions and one of the greatest fighters in history, is 39 now and has been a professional fighter for 23 years. He was also coming off a one-year layoff, a controversial loss and a change of trainers when he returned to the ring on Sunday to challenge Lucas Matthysse for his secondary welterweight title.

Mike Matheny fired as St. Louis Cardinals manager
The St. Louis Cardinals fired seventh-year manager Mike Matheny on Saturday night, a move that came shortly after an 8-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds dropped them to 47-46 on the season.

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Vick's mom approves of decision to leave KU: 'We don’t bust a move without consulting God'
“The plan is to go to the (NBA) Combine, work his (behind) off, get there, show people you are deserving,” Vick’s mom, Lauressa “LaLa” Vick, said Friday in a phone conversation.

British PM Theresa May says Trump advised her to sue the EU - CNNPolitics
"He told me to sue the EU," May told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday. "Not go into negotiations, sue them."

Who Is America? review: Sacha Baron Cohen’s show is grim, nihilistic, empty - Vox
Who Is America?, the latest TV series in which comedian and provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen interviews people while in disguise and tries to get them to do or say outrageous things, arrived under a veil of secrecy. Showtime, the network airing it, announced the show a little over a week before it was scheduled to debut, and conducted exactly one screening for critics. Before seeing it, we were required to sign nondisclosure agreements saying we would not say anything about the contents of the episodes until a very specific time: less than 24 hours before the show aired.

Fans are donating their own money to Kylie Jenner so she can become a billionaire | KOMO
But that's not enough for some of Jenner's fans. A GoFundMe page has been created by Josh Ostrovsky, known as the "FatJew" on Instagram to help Jenner reach billionaire status.