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After years sputtering at rock bottom, the resurgent Detroit Pistons have motored back to the top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference.

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WNBA players have given their backing to calling a strike “when necessary” as negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement continue, union chiefs said Thursday.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped a three-game losing streak against the San Antonio Spurs with a 119-98 victory over their Western Conference rivals on Tuesday.

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The Los Angeles Lakers built a 20-point fourth-quarter lead then weathered a furious Phoenix fightback to beat the Suns 116-114 in a bruising NBA clash on Sunday.

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Julian Champagnie rattled in 11 three-pointers and Victor Wembanyama scored 31 points as the San Antonio Spurs came from behind to defeat the New York Knicks 134-132 in a New Year’s Eve thriller on Wednesday.

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The landscape of professional wrestling shifted forever on Saturday as John Cena officially retired from in-ring competition. The 17-time World Champion concluded his legendary 24-year career at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Washington, D.C., closing the book on a “farewell tour” that has spanned the entire year.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder bagged a 16 th consecutive victory to romp into the NBA Cup semi-finals with a 138-89 rout of the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. They’ll next face San Antonio, who stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 132- 119.