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The Golden State Warriors visited President Barack Obama, a famed basketball enthusiast, at the White House on Thursday, producing inspired social media commentary.

Former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice has been tapped to help coach and advise players of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl as a co-running back coach, ESPN reports.

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Griffey was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He hit another milestone by having the highest voting percentage ever.

Meadowlark Lemon, the humorous Harlem Globetrotter who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003, died at his home Sunday in Scottsdale, Ariz., reports the New York Daily News. He was 83.

The deal surpasses previous partnerships between Nike and other players like Michael Jordan and Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant. And it's a first for Nike, who's never completed a lifetime deal with an athlete. Both parties released statements.

The 2015-2016 NBA season will be Kobe Bryant's last.

In July of 2014, Greg was found guilty of threatening and assaulting former girlfriend Nicole Holder stemming from a event that occurred in May of 2014.

Looking for a person to root for during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics? Certified star-gymnast Simone Biles should be your top pick.

Odom, along with several nurses and estranged wife Khloe Kardashian, traveled from Nevada's Sunrise Hospital to the ICU at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. Odom is not able to walk on his own, but was able to give hand signals and say a few greetings to Kardashian over the weekend.