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‘Fight, fight’ gesture was not Trump endorsement

Rays infielder Taylor Walls spoke about his victory celebration over the weekend, in which he imitated former President Donald Trump. Walls, who hit a double in Sunday’s game against the Yankees in the Bronx, said pumping his fist and yelling “Fight, fight!” as the 45th president did after the assassination attempt at a July 13 […]

Turkey’s Merih Demiral gets two-game ban for nationalist gesture

BERLIN — UEFA suspended Turkish player Merih Demiral for two matches on Friday for making a controversial gesture at the European Championships, an incident that has sparked a diplomatic dispute between Turkey and hosts Germany. The suspension means Demiral will miss Saturday’s quarter-final against the Netherlands and the semi-final if Turkey progresses. The Turkish Football […]

Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert makes money gesture towards Scott Foster

Rudy Gobert may have been sending a not-so-subtle message during the Timberwolves’ Game 4 loss to the Nuggets. Late in the fourth quarter, with the T-Wolves trailing 109-97, the Minnesota big man appeared to sign gold after the officials called him his fifth foul. Officials called Gobert out for shoving Jamal Murray from behind as […]

Rudy Gobert fined $100K over money gesture at ref, betting comments

Rudy Gobert gambled and lost. The front-runner for Defensive Player of the Year lashed out at the referees during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 113-104 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, arguing that sports betting is the most important factor in calling games in the modern NBA. demonstrated what they believed to be the motivation […]