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Star-studded crowd watches Victor Wembanyama turn it on late, hours before NBA draft lottery

Hours before finding out his likely destination in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama drew a star-studded crowd in his last regular-season game in France and delivered another game-winning performance in the fourth quarter.

Soccer star Kylian Mbappé and popular French actor Omar Sy were both on hand to watch Wembanyama put up 22 points as his Boulogne-Levallois side won 93-85 in a local derby against Paris Basketball. The 19-year-old French phenom — and much of the basketball world — then turned their attention to the NBA draft lottery in Chicago later Tuesday.

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Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets past Lakers 132-126 in West opener

Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was playing for the Los Angeles Lakers the last time these teams met in the Western Conference finals in the 2020 NBA bubble.

So, what similarities does he see between LeBron James and Nikola Jokic?

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Alcaraz stunned by Hungarian qualifier in early loss at Italian Open

Carlos Alcaraz didn't see this one coming. How could he have?

About to reclaim the No. 1 ranking, Alcaraz was pretty much pushed off the court at the Italian Open by 135th-ranked Hungarian qualifier Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the third round on Monday.

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Novak Djokovic reaches Italian Open quarterfinals for 17th straight year

Novak Djokovic was in command from the start and never really let up in a 6-3, 6-4 win over 13th-seeded Cameron Norrie on Tuesday to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals for the 17th straight year.

Aiming for his seventh title on the red clay of the Foro Italico, Djokovic had his entire game clicking after struggling at times in the previous rounds.

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Nearly 80,000 celebrate Barcelona in victory parade for men's and women's teams

Nearly 80,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona on Monday to celebrate the club's Spanish league titles for the men's and women's squads.

Barcelona's men clinched their first league title since 2019 on Sunday. The women had already secured their title a couple of weeks ago.

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Pelé's mausoleum in Brazil opens to public

The mausoleum built for the golden casket of Pelé was opened for visitors on Monday.

On the second floor of a vertical cemetery in Santos, outside Sao Paulo, the mausoleum welcomes fans with two golden statues of Pelé; the floor is artificial grass; the walls are images of fans in a stadium; and there's an endless soundtrack of cheers, as if Pelé was still playing. The ceiling above the casket of the three-time World Cup champion is blue.

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Djokovic overcomes mid-match lapse to beat Dimitrov at Italian Open; Swiatek wins

Novak Djokovic's clay-court game is still a work in progress.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion had to overcome a mid-match lapse before beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 on Sunday to reach the fourth round of the Italian Open.

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How Barcelona won its 1st Spanish league title since Messi's traumatic exit

Barcelona's risky bet to mortgage the club's future paid off Sunday — in the short term at least — when a team led by newcomer Robert Lewandowski clinched its first Spanish league title in four years.

Barcelona won its 27th league title, second to Real Madrid's 35, with four rounds remaining after a 4-2 win at Espanyol with a pair of goals by Lewandowski.

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Early end to Barcelona's title celebrations after Espanyol fans invade pitch

Barcelona players celebrating the team's Spanish league title success on Sunday had to leave in a hurry after Espanyol fans invaded the pitch and started running toward them.

A large group of Espanyol supporters from the ultra section behind one of the goals jumped onto the field and headed for the players who were singing and celebrating in the center.

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Gundogan and Haaland score as Man City beats Everton 3-0 in Premier League

Manchester City's seemingly relentless march toward the Premier League title continued with a 3-0 win against Everton on Sunday.

And Arsenal's loss to Brighton by the same score later in the day means Pep Guardiola's team needs just one more victory to be crowned champions for the third season in a row.

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