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Search results for "Cooper Flagg becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score 50 points in a game"

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Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Kobe Bryant’s "untimely death has been planned for a while."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2020
Peter Feigin stated on January 06, 2015 in a speech:
The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team."
By James B. Nelson• January 9, 2015
Bloggers stated on April 05, 2020 in a fake news article:
Says the NBA is asking Donald Trump to “resign or we’ll never play again.”
By Daniel Funke• April 6, 2020
Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem.
By Andy Nguyen• May 3, 2021
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend.
By Tom Kertscher• March 1, 2021
Alan Grayson stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate:
Says LeBron James "stops paying his Social Security taxes at the beginning of the second quarter of the first game of the season."
By Joshua Gillin• April 28, 2016
A.J. Jacobs stated on February 06, 2016 in an interview:
Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game.  
By Tom Kertscher• February 9, 2016
X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet:
Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”
By Samantha Putterman• January 20, 2022
X posts stated on January 28, 2014 in comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter:
Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games.
By Steve Contorno• January 31, 2014
Threads posts stated on June 23, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Brittney Griner asked Angel Reese instead of Caitlin Clark to compete in the 3x3 Olympics.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 25, 2024
Robin Vos stated on March 09, 2023 in Podcast:
“When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away."
By D.L. Davis• May 12, 2023
Kiki Curls stated on January 22, 2019 in a hearing:
Says Arrowhead Stadium "is considered the loudest stadium in the world."
By Adam Reckamp• March 11, 2019
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2016 in a Facebook post:
Says Steph Curry decided to split with Nike because the company wouldn’t allow him to write Bible scriptures in his shoes.  
By Samantha Putterman• November 18, 2019
Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says former NBA player Rick Fox was also on board with Kobe Bryant
By Samantha Putterman• January 27, 2020
John Stockton stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview:
“There’s 150 I believe now – it’s over 100 professional athletes dead, professional athletes, the prime of their life, dropping dead that are vaccinated, right on the pitch, right on the field, right on the court."
By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2022
Threads posts stated on June 19, 2024 in a post:
“Caitlin Clark has officially joined the Canadian women's Olympic team.”
By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024
Threads posts stated on February 09, 2025 in Feb. 9, 2025, in a Threads post:
President Donald Trump posted that “the Chiefs’ Super Bowl performance was a disaster” and “too focused on DEI nonsense.”
By Claire Cranford• February 11, 2025
Dave Grohl stated on February 12, 2023 in a Super Bowl ad:
Canada is to thank for American football.
By Samantha Putterman• February 13, 2023
Scott Neitzel stated on May 12, 2019 in a TV interview:
The state contributed $80 million for the new Bucks arena, but new income tax revenue from basketball events alone "is estimated to be probably over $600 million over the life of the lease."
By D.L. Davis• May 22, 2019
John Calipari stated on January 20, 2018 in an interview:
"We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball."
By John Kruzel• February 1, 2018

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By Bill McCarthy• August 5, 2020

Examining Scott Walker's 'cheaper to keep them' slogan

By Tom Kertscher• June 18, 2015

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By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2021

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By Bill Adair• April 24, 2012

PolitiFact and MTV team up for fantasy politics game

By Bill Adair• April 24, 2012

A short history of the national anthem, protests and the NFL

By Louis Jacobson• September 25, 2017

Does Obama practice what he preaches?

By David Baumann• September 9, 2007

In Context: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comparing national anthem to songs of slavery

By Tom Kertscher• August 15, 2018

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By Amy Sherman• February 23, 2026

Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare

By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2021

Who the sports pundits picked to win the Super Bowl

By Aaron Sharockman• February 2, 2014

How misinformation about Kobe Bryant’s death spread online

By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• January 28, 2020

PunditFact's fact or fiction guide to the Super Bowl

By Aaron Sharockman• February 2, 2014

Fact-checking Roy Cooper’s State of the State speech

By Will Doran, Paul Specht• February 26, 2019

Photo of Covington students in black paint at a basketball game goes viral. Here's what we know

By Samantha Putterman• January 25, 2019

Super Bowl facts, falsehoods

By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 1, 2014

Amid anthem protests, checking if 'NFL family' is diverse

By Tom Kertscher• September 28, 2017

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By Bill Adair• September 17, 2012