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How a blockbuster trade and two coaching changes delivered another first-round exit in Milwaukee

Despite two coaching swaps and the addition of Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the postseason without a healthy Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Youth in revolt? Why the young Oklahoma City core could buck history's trend

With a young roster, draft flexibility and cap space, the Thunder's championship window might be wide open for the foreseeable future.

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We face the end of rugby league as we know it

Today we take a look at the efforts to make rugby league a safe sport and the potential flood of litigation against anyone damaging the health of players, as well as ponder why a new coach bounce back didn't quite work for the Bunnies.

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Mariners and Phoenix are A-League blueprints, but it's easier said than done

The future of the A-League Men centres on its ability to find and develop young talent. Implementing such a philosophy, however, is harder than it seems.

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