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Animal rights group urges Crystal Palace to retire bald eagle mascot
Peta has urged Crystal Palace to retire their eagle mascot because, it says, the matchday experience can leave the bird ‘frightened, disoriented and panicked’
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Rays reach World Series with trade-built roster and one of MLB’s lowest payrolls
Tampa Bay’s third American League pennant puts its roster strategy in focus: 16 players arrived through trades, according to the Associated Press.
Adam Silver says LeBron James’s Fanatics helicopter deal is permissible if no team is involved
The NBA commissioner said players may make their own sponsor deals, while teams cannot help arrange them. Questions about the 76ers’ role remain unresolved.
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