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  • Managing Editor and Co-Founder, Defector
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Celtics Jettison Beloved Finals MVP For Lapsed Podcaster And Some Picks

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By Samer Kalaf Verified
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The Boston Celtics finally found another team serious about trading for Jaylen Brown. Following a couple of weeks where everyone offered their own opinion about the star's true value, the Philadelphia 76ers came in with a real offer—"real" in that it existed and was accepted, not that it was good for the Celtics. Those dreams of acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo or even Jamal Murray in exchange for Brown did not come to pass.
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ESPN Retracts Article About NFL Player And Dead Woman In Dominican Republic

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By Samer Kalaf Verified
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1:11 1 hour ago Venezuela: Venezuela grapples with humanitarian crisis as U.S. sanctions block access to quake aid. StringersHub • 1h Shotlist Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of rescuers, excavators clearing debris, looking for survivors 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alberto Perez, affected resident: "More help is needed here, more help, even though Venezuelan people are contributing everyday." 3. Various of rescuers looking for survivors, debris, excavator 4.
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ESPN Retracts Article About NFL Player And Dead Woman In Dominican Republic

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By Samer Kalaf Verified
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On June 18, ESPN published a report that connected NFL free agent Mike Pennel Jr. to the death of a woman in the Dominican Republic. This week, the network retracted the article and issued a brief statement. The article, bylined by T.J. Quinn and Juan Recio, claimed that Pennel had "an ongoing relationship" with Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche, who disappeared in 2021 and whose body was discovered in January 2026 on Pennel's property in Puerto Plata.
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