Week of June 14th, 2021
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Nikola Jokic won NBA MVP.
Barbora Krejcikova won the French Open women’s singles title.
Novak Djokovic won the French Open men’s singles title, his 19th Slam singles win.
Alabama gave Nick Saban an extension through 2028.
Oklahoma won the softball championship.
Aaron Civale of the Indians went to 9-2.
Columbus hired Brad Larson as coach.
Stanford, Tennessee and Vanderbilt were among the teams headed to the College World Series in Omaha.
The Niners signed safety Tony Jefferson.
The Dolphins gave LB Jerome Baker a three-year extension.
The Angels have won six in a row.
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The Pacers fired coach Nate Bjorkgren.
The Colorado Avalanche lost its playoff series in six games.
The San Francisco Giants placed OF Alex Dickerson on the IL (back).
Toronto’s Pascal Siakam out five months (surgery on torn labrum).
Dodgers’ Max Muncy went on IL (oblique strain).
The Orioles have lost 15 straight road games.
#1 Arkansas was upset by NC State in the college baseball tourney.
The Diamondbacks lost 10 in a row.
Colorado has dropped four straight.