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Suns Offer Bledsoe for Love in Last Minute Pitch - The moving vans have been parked outside of Minnesota’s Target Arena for weeks just waiting for the green light to ship Kevin Love’s belongings to Cleveland. Still, that hasn’t stopped the Phoenix Suns from trying to change the final destination of Love’s exodus from the Twin Cities. Just hours before the reported blockbuster trade that will send Love to Cleveland for 2014 No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins and a future No. 1 pick, the Suns offered Eric Bledsoe to the Timberwolves for Love in a sign-and-trade megadeal. Minnesota is expected to refuse the officer and complete the Cleveland deal as early as midnight.(Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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Mo'ne Davis, Philly's Run Ends in Little League World Series - Mo’ne Davis had her magical run in the Little League World Series come to an end Thursday night, when Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West scored a 6-5 win over Davis’s Taney team from Philadelphia. Davis, who pitched the first two innings of Thursday night’s game, was just the 18th girl to play in the Little League World Series and the only female to ever pitch a shutout in the tournament. “The world's her oyster, right?” Taney coach Alex Rice told ESPN after the loss. “Mo'ne will figure out her future, and it's going to be terrific. She's going to dictate what it is. Good for her.”(Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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Thaddeus Young Likely to Minnesota as Part of Kevin Love Deal - According to multiple reports, the Minnesota Timberwolves are expected to land Thaddeus Young and Anthony Bennett in addition to the No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins as part of the three-team trade involving All-Star power forward Kevin Love. The Philadelphia 76ers were reportedly trying to get Bennett as part of the Young transaction, but now it appears that both frontcourt players will be sent to Minnesota.(Photos from left: Al Bello/Getty Images, Jason Miller/Getty Images)

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Steelers' Bell, Blount Play After Marijuana Charges - Pittsburgh Steelers running backs Le’Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount apologized Thursday night for being charged with marijuana possession and played in a 31-21 preseason loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. "I'm sorry for the distraction that I caused my team," Blount told reporters, including ESPN. "I just want to apologize to my team and my coach and my organization for causing that distraction." Blount, Bell and an unnamed female passenger were pulled over Wednesday after a police officer smelled a strong stench of marijuana. All three people in the car were arrested and are expected to receive citations for marijuana possessions. The Steelers haven’t announced a possible punishment for Bell or Blount just yet.(Photos: Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Bills Coach Stops Practice Due to Fights - After several fights have occurred in training camp, fed-up Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone brought practice to a screeching halt Thursday, warning his players to handle their business without scrapping. According to ESPN, Marrone singled out Jerry Hughes at one moment, after the Bills defensive end talked back to the head coach. Wednesday’s fight between center Eric Wood and rookie defensive end Bryan Johnson led to a carryover of post-whistle shoving and scrapping on Thursday, before Marrone put an end to it. (Photo: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

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Tim Howard to Take One-Year Break From U.S. Soccer Team - After a stellar showing at the net for the U.S. soccer team during the World Cup, American goalkeeper Tim Howard announced that he will be taking a one-year break from the national team to spend more time with his family. According to ESPN, Howard, 35, will continue playing for Everton in the English Premier League. Howard’s withdrawal from the U.S. national team means he will miss next summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup. (Photo: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

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Study: Packers Have Best Fans in NFL - The results are in and the cheeseheads are the best NFL fans. A Forbes study, ranking NFL fan bases on hometown pull, television audience rank, stadium attendance, social media volume and merchandise rank, named Green Bay Packers fans as the league’s best followed by the Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens rounding out the top five squads.(Photo: Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

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Mo'ne Davis's Philadelphia Team Takes 8-1 Defeat - A little of Mo’ne Davis’s magic was halted Wednesday night as Mountain Ridge (Las Vegas) roughed the 13-year-old pitcher up for three runs on six hits over 2 1/3 innings en route to an 8-1 victory over her Taney little league team representing Philadelpia. Over one million viewers reportedly tuned in to ESPN to watch the nationally-televised Little League World Series matchup. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, also recorded an attendance of 34,128 fans. Taney will now face Jackie Robinson West, out of Chicago, on Thursday night with the winner moving on to meet Mountain Ridge in the U.S. championship game of the Little League World Series on Saturday. (Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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Derrick Rose Sits Out of Team USA Game - Derrick Rose was a late scratch Wednesday night, sitting out Team USA’s exhibition game against the Dominican Republic at Madison Square Garden. The Chicago Bulls point guard sat out due to soreness in his knees. Rose only played 10 games the past two NBA seasons due to surgeries on both knees. Despite Rose not playing, Team USA ran away with a 105-62 win over DR. Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan scored 13 points apiece for Team USA. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Steelers Running Backs to Be Charged With Marijuana Possession - Pittsburgh Steelers running backs Le’Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount will be charged with marijuana possession following a traffic stop Wednesday, the same day the team flew to Philadelphia for their third preseason game. When police pulled Bell over, they noticed the strong smell of marijuana, to which Bell, Blount and a female passenger all reportedly claimed ownership of. All three were arrested and released, according to ESPN. Bell was taken to a hospital to have blood drawn and is expected to be charged with a DUI of marijuana. Both may be held out of the Steelers-Eagles game Thursday night.(Photos from left: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images, Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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Doctors Say Jim Kelly Has No Evidence of Cancer - Great news for Jim Kelly. Doctors treating the Hall of Fame quarterback and former Buffalo Bills great for sinus cancer told ESPN that they found “no evidence” of remaining cancer in Kelly’s body during a follow-up screening Tuesday. Kelly will be evaluated in the coming weeks to determine if further treatment is necessary. Kelly was diagnosed with oral cancer last year before he had surgery to remove tumors. Doctors then found that cancer had returned in March before giving Kelly more treatment.(Photo: Jason Miller/Getty Images)

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No. 1 Pick Clowney Leaves Practice After Collision - The No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, Jadeveon Clowney, had to leave Houston Texans’ practice early Wednesday after suffering a scary collision with tight end Jacob Tamme during a standard drill. Clowney reportedly sat in a team tent afterwards and the team wanted to test him further, but the rookie outside linebacker said he felt okay. (Photo: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Manziel Accepts Backup Role - After learning the news that Brian Hoyer will be the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback when the team kicks off their season against the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 7, Johnny Manziel says he will fully accept the backup role. "I need to earn everything for me to get in," the rookie first-round quarterback told ESPN on Wednesday. "Nothing should be given to me, I completely understand that.” (Photo: Leon Halip/Getty Images)

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Tony Stewart to Skip Another Race - Tony Stewart will not race Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, marking the third Sprint Cup race that he has skipped since his car hit and killed driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a race in upstate New York on August 9. (Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

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Carmelo Anthony Predicts Knicks Will Make Postseason - The New York Knicks finished a dismal 37-45 last season. But fresh off of signing a five-year, $124 million extension last month, Carmelo Anthony says the Knicks will "absolutely" make the playoffs in 2014-15. Looking visibly skinnier, the Knicks superstar told the New York Post that he "can't wait to get started" on the new season. Melo's bold prediction comes at the same time that his college coach at Syracuse, Jim Boeheim, said that he thinks Anthony would have been better off joining the Chicago Bulls because they have better players than the Knicks.(Photo: Bill Kostroun/AP Photo)

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Schilling Reveals He Has Mouth Cancer, Believes Chewing Tobacco Caused It - Former MLB pitcher Curt Schilling revealed Wednesday that he was diagnosed with mouth cancer in February and that doctors agree that he got it from using chewing tobacco. Schilling said that he's in remission, but has sustained plenty of damage including the loss of his taste buds due to the removal of his salivary glands and the loss of smell. The news comes just two months after MLB great Tony Gwynn lost his bout with salivary gland cancer, which was triggered by years of chewing tobacco use. (Photo: Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

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Rose Expected to Play Wednesday, Cousins 50-50 - After sitting out of practice both Monday and Tuesday, Derrick Rose is scheduled to return to action and play for Team USA when it takes on the Dominican Republic in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. The Chicago Bulls point guard decided to rest the past two days after experiencing a bit of pain, but says he feels great. DeMarcus Cousins, who is coming off a sprained knee, says he is 50-50 on playing Wednesday.(Photos: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) 

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James Harden Says He's The Best Basketball Player Alive - In an interview with ESPN, James Harden jokingly said he's the best basketball player alive, before saying that he is "nowhere near close" and has a "long way to go." Harden, easily one of the NBA's most prolific scorers with an average of 25.4 points per game last season, has been criticized for his lack of buckling down on the defensive end.(Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

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Browns Choose Hoyer to Start Over Manziel - The Cleveland Browns have decided to start Brian Hoyer at quarterback over rookie Johnny Manziel to begin the 2014 NFL season. "He was the clear leader from the beginning," Browns coach Mike Pettine said to ESPN. "We've maintained all along that if it was close, I would prefer to go with the more experienced player." Manziel's giving the middle finger to the Washington Redskins during preseason action on Monday night definitely didn't help the rookie's chances.(Photos from left: Rob Carr/Getty Images, Leon Halip/Getty Images)

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Veteran NBA Referee Dick Bavetta Retires - Call it the end of an era—veteran league referee Dick Bavetta announced his retirement Tuesday after 39 years in the NBA. According to the Associated Press, Bavetta, 74, has officiated a record 2,635 consecutive regular-season games after starting his NBA career in December 1975. He also served as ref during 270 playoff games, including 27 in the NBA Finals.(Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Former Titans Linebacker Tim Shaw Has ALS - In the midst of athletes taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, former Tennessee Titans linebacker Tim Shaw has revealed that he is suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease. Shaw, 30, told ESPN that he was recently diagnosed with the disease.(Photo: Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

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Mo'ne Davis Covers Sports Illustrated - Thirteen-year-old Mo'ne Davis, who plays for Philadelphia's Taney Dragons, has made history, becoming the first Little Leaguer to grace the national cover of Sports Illustrated. In the magazine, it was highlighted that the teen used her 70 mph fastball to throw a shutout in the Mid-Atlantic Final, which sent her team to compete in the Little League World Series.(Photo: Sports Illustrated Magazine, August 25 2014)

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Johnny Manziel Gives Middle Finger to Redskins - Struggling against the Washington Redskins in his second preseason game, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel extended the middle finger to the Redskins sideline following an incomplete pass in the third quarter. Afterward, he called the gesture a "lapse of judgment," according to the Associated Press. In total, Manziel completed seven of 16 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown.(Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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St. Louis Rams Gives Free Tickets to Ferguson Football Players - In wake of the Michael Brown tragedy, the St. Louis Rams did their part by offering free tickets to Ferguson-area high school football players for their preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. "Football is a great way to unite people," said Kyle Eversgerd, the Rams' manager of fan development and alumni relations, to ESPN. "We are a football team. As I told every one of those coaches, this is from a football team to a football team. No more, no less. There's no way that they can have a regular practice right now just a week out from the season. Why not give them the opportunity to break away from their every day and what they're dealing with to come watch us play?"(Photo: Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

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Team USA Scores Win, Cousins Expected to Return - No Kevin Durant...no problem. Derrick Rose and Team USA scored a 95-78 win over Brazil in their exhibition game Saturday night. Rose scored just seven points but looked every bit of the explosive Chicago Bulls point guard we saw before his knee injuries. Anthony Davis led the team with 20 points. What's even better is the national team expects the return of its other big man, DeMarcus Cousins, who said he will play Wednesday in an exhbition game against the Dominican Republic.(Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo)

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Shawn Marion Joining Cleveland Cavaliers - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers just got stronger. ESPN reports that veteran forward Shawn Marion will be joining the Cavs as expected on a minimum deal. Marion, 36, averaged 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for the Dallas Mavericks last season.(Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Manning Shines in Preseason Win Over 49ers - It's only preseason, but Peyton Manning looked every bit of the dominant quarterback in the Denver Broncos' 34-0 drubbing of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Manning made 12 of 14 attempts for 102 yards and a touchdown in only two series on the field. The TD strike came on a 17-yard pass to tight end Julius Thomas.(Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)

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Serena Williams Takes Western & Southern Open Title - It took Serena Williams only 62 minutes to dispose of Ana Ivanovic, 6-4, 6-1, to capture the Western & Southern Open championship title in Cincinnati on Sunday. "Definitely my best performance of the summer," Williams told the Associated Press afterward. "Hopefully not the last."(Photo: Jonathan Moore/Getty Images)

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Florida State No. 1 in Preseason Poll - The preseason poll has spoken and the defending champion is No. 1. The Associated Press preseason college football poll ranks Jameis Winston and Florida State Seminoles as No. 1, after receiving 57 of 60 first-place votes from the media Sunday.(Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Stephen Jackson Says Ferguson Cop Wanted to Kill a Black Man - Former NBA forward Stephen Jackson believes that Ferguson cop Darren Wilson, who killed Michael Brown, must have had it in his heart to kill an African-American. "It had to be a dream of his to kill a Black man," Jackson told TMZ. "Especially considering the head shots they say he fired."(Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)