Lakers Ukrainian rookie drills 20 straight 3s in practice, instantly becomes LeBron’s secret weapon

Despite him hitting a billion clutch shots in his career, a few of which came during last year's NBA Playoffs, the knock on LeBron James is that he's always been too passive with the ball. The point this argument misses is that that it's often a good thing, because James' passing usually sets up his teammates with a wide open shot due to the attention he draws.
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What was particularly frustrating to watch about this so called “passiveness” earlier this summer was that the guys James was passing to could not hit a shot to save their life. Kyle Korver, Kevin Love, J.R. Smith, you can go down the whole list, they all came up small.
Well, LeBron, have no fear, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk is here. Who is Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, you ask? He's the Lakers Ukrainian rookie they drafted in the second round out of Kansas, and he made it rain in practice on Wednesday, hitting 20 consecutive threes. Sure, t..

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Walmart is selling $299 arcade games because we have a weird fetish for crappy graphics

This holiday season, Walmart is selling $299 versions of stand-up Showbiz Pizza-style cabinet video games like Galaga, Asteroids, Centipede, Street Fighter II and Rampage. We would now like to pause and relate your thought process upon reading that news:
Holy s–t! Galaga! I loved Galaga!
AND Asteroids?
AND RAMPAGE?
Wait, never mind, I’ve never heard of Rampage. But I know all the other ones.
Wow, $299 sounds SURPRISINGLY AFFORDABLE for putting an arcade in my house!
In fact, I have the perfect spot for my new home arcade, if we take out all the kids’ bookshelves.
And the desk they use for homework.
Whatever, we have other tables, I’m doing this.
Of course you want to do this! Old-school video games are the best video games, no matter what your Doritos dust-fingered Clash Royale-obsessed 12-year-old nephew tells you while he’s listening to “Post Malone” on his AirBudPods and putting dog-face filters on his Snaps.
Modern video game technology can essentially let you stand in against Cla..

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Base running gaffe could cause Cardinals to miss postseason in excruciating fashion

For the St. Louis Cardinals to even be in the playoff hunt is a minor miracle. After starting the season 47-46, they fired manager Mike Matheny, who had been at the helm since 2012. Third-base coach Mike Shildt took over a team that looked like it was going nowhere fast, but has led them to a 40-24 record since Matheny was ousted, earning a three-year contract extension along the way. Unfortunately, the turnaround could be all for naught after Wednesday night's excruciating loss to the Milwuakee Brewers.
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Down 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth at Busch Stadium, Cardinals right fielder Jose Martinez stepped to the plate with two outs and a runner on first and came out swinging at the first pitch, chopping it down the third base line. Brewers third baseman Mike Moustakas charged the ball, but with Martinez hustling, he rushed the throw and missed his first baseman badly. Adolis Garcia, who entered..

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