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Before solidifying himself as a main event star, Booker T was a part of one of WCW’s most successful tag teams alongside his brother, Stevie Ray, as Harlem Heat. Despite their real-life bond as actual brothers and the time they spent together in the squared circle, Booker admits he isn’t as close to his brother as kayfabe brothers Bubba-Ray and D-Von Dudley are in real-life.

“Those guys did a lot together. They did a lot together, man!” he exclaimed during an episode of his “Hall of Fame” podcast. “All those miles and all those trips… For the regular person, you know, that’s just working 9 to 5, it’s just really hard to understand how close those guys had to be to pull something off like that.” Booker noted how the two ended up having to watch one another’s backs all over the world over the decades they spent together as a tag team.

“They spent more time together than they have with their spouses, you know? So, it’s really amazing what those guys did,” Booker said. “I wish… I envy those guys… I envy those guys. I wish I would-could have had that kind of relationship with my brother, you know. I really do.”Â

During an interview years ago, Stevie Ray looked back at his partnership with his brother, but shot down ever returning to the ring alongside Booker, noting that they accomplished everything they wanted and that, as far as he’s concerned, Harlem Heat is dead.

If you use any quotes from this article, please credit the “Hall of Fame” podcast, and provide a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

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Ricardo Rodríguezâ€s road to recovery hasnâ€t just been about leaving WWE behind—it was about surviving personal betrayal that nearly destroyed his life.

During an episode of TV Aztecaâ€s La Granja VIP, Alberto Del Río dropped the heartbreaking truth behind his longtime friendâ€s spiral into alcoholism, revealing that Rodríguezâ€s ex-wife cheated on him with his own brother.

“His wife cheated on him with his brother and they took everything from him. They literally cleaned him out and left him on the streets. That sent him into a depression that led to alcoholism.â€

The betrayal wasnâ€t just emotional—it left Rodríguez financially devastated and homeless. Del Río explained that the fallout pushed him into a deep depression that eventually led to alcohol dependency. Despite everything, Rodríguez fought his way out. Del Río proudly shared that his friend has now been sober for over two years.

“But he beat it. He overcame it two and a half years ago. Heâ€s been sober ever since.â€

Rodríguez had stepped away from the wrestling world entirely during his darkest period, but eventually returned—this time to run his own wrestling school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

“When he came back — after conquering his demons — he returned to the industry and started his own little wrestling school.â€

Del Río also emphasized that even though Rodríguez is best known as a ring announcer, heâ€s always been an excellent in-ring talent.

“Heâ€s an amazing wrestler. Technically, heâ€s great, but he doesnâ€t have the look, the aesthetic, or the physique to be marketable. Still, heâ€s an excellent wrestler.â€

Ricardo Rodríguez went through hell—stabbed in the back by the two people closest to him, left with nothing, and drowning in alcohol just to cope. But instead of letting it break him, he clawed his way out and rebuilt from the ground up. Now sober, running his own wrestling school, and back in the business he loves, Ricardo isnâ€t just surviving—heâ€s thriving. If thatâ€s not a redemption arc, what is?

What would you do if your partner cheated with your own sibling? Do you think Ricardo deserves another big moment in the ring? Sound off in the comments and share your take.

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One of Nikola Jokić’s brothers was sentenced to a year of probation in connection with a viral fight at a Denver Nuggets-Los Angeles Lakers game in April 2024, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office, The Denver Post reported Friday.

Strahinja Jokić, 43, pleaded guilty to trespassing and disorderly conduct after punching a Lakers fan in the face courtside at the Nuggets’ Ball Arena. The trespassing charge is a misdemeanor, whereas the disorderly conduct charge is a petty offense.

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Strahinja Jokić was initially charged with third-degree assault after video of the punch made the rounds on social media. The Lakers fan, identified as Nicholas Meyer, claimed in a lawsuit that he suffered a concussion as well as cuts and bruises on his face, plus a deviated septum, per The Denver Post.

“The assault shattered my sense of safety and control,” Meyer said in court Friday, via 9News.

“I became fearful of leaving my home, especially with my family. I worry constantly about retaliation, not just from the Jokić family, but from fans who might recognize me and act out violently.”

Strahinja Jokić was charged in July 2024. At the time, he told investigators that he felt he wasn’t in the wrong because he was defending an elderly man, whom Strahinja Jokić said he’s known for a long time, per CBS News.

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In 2019, Strahinja Jokić was charged with assault and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing phone service and a felony count of trespassing as part of a deferred sentence, per The Denver Post, which reported that he was accused of choking and pushing a woman and then precluding her from calling 911.

Strahinja Jokić’s trespassing charge was dismissed in 2022 after he successfully followed court rules for unsupervised probation and didn’t commit another crime during the two-year term, according to The Denver Post, which cited court records. The plea agreement in that 2019 case also dropped false imprisonment and assault against Strahinja Jokić, The Denver Post reported.

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OTTAWA — For a long time in the hockey universe, Brady Tkachuk, his Senators and the city of Ottawa were an afterthought.Â

That all changed last season. Tkachuk took part in one of the most memorable fights in hockey history at the 4 Nations Face-Off, scored in the final, dragged his Ottawa Senators to the playoffs for the first time in eight years while being mercilessly booed by Leafs fans. Now, heâ€s one of the stars of Amazonâ€s “Faceoff” documentary and shared the cover of NHL 26 deluxe edition with brother, Matthew, and father, Keith.Â

The goal posts in hockey are the same this season, but they have changed for Tkachuk.

“I think there’s just one goal in mind for everybody in this room, and that’s the Stanley Cup,†he said.

Tkachuk knows he needs to get better for that to happen, from improved conditioning, playing with a cooler head, fighting less and straight up producing more goals and points.

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In his first game of the 2025-26 season, Tkachuk embodied the drag-my-team-back-into-the-game style, producing three assists on the first three Senators goals — driving a comeback from down 3-1 to eventually winning 5-4 in Tampa. Also, no dumb fights for the captain.Â

“The maturity that we played with really showed. I think there’s times, probably in the past, where we tried to make a play at all costs,†said Tkachuk post-game.

If the captain doesnâ€t panic, the team wonâ€t either.

For the Senators to thrust themselves into the forefront of the NHL, theyâ€ll need to optimize Tkachuk.

His coach thinks he has the tools.

Heâ€s called hockeyâ€s unicorn.

“How many players are like that in the league?†asked Senators coach Travis Green, rhetorically. “If you have another one we can get, Iâ€d love to get him. I donâ€t think we have another 10 other Brady Tkachuks. I don’t think there are 10 others in the league.â€

Tkachuk is a blend of skill, power and fighting, with a vibrant personality. His ultimate attribute is his ability to beat you up in a fight and on the scoreboard. Early in his career, though, he let his emotions get the better of him.Â

To allow Tkachuk to focus on scoring, last week the Senators traded for heavyweight fighter Kurtis MacDermid. In the first game of the season, both MacDermid and Donovan Sebrango fought instead of Tkachuk.

“I feel like (Iâ€m) starting to realize the importance that I have of being out there,†Tkachuk on his evolution on fighting.

“There’s definitely been times in the past where (Iâ€d) lose control of the emotions and snap,†said Tkachuk. He added he’s done “a lot of work (on managing emotions) and trying to stay level-headed and even keel.â€

Tkachuk credited the two fights from his teammates for lifting the teamâ€s spirits against Tampa Bay. Itâ€s not his job anymore.

“I love what he is. I love who he is,†Green said. “Bradyâ€s done a good job at maturing as a player. Being in emotional control. Also, understanding that his play rubs off on other players as well. It’s hard to win in the NHL.â€

Since entering the league in 2018, Tkachuk leads the league in penalty minutes. But last season he fought only five times.Â

With a more grown-up Tkachuk, the Senators are primed to take a run at the Atlantic Division that some consider wide open, given a banged-up, brotherless-for-now Florida, Marner-less Leafs and aging Tampa Bay. Ottawa has every opportunity to seize the moment, and Tkachuk will be the biggest key in a Senators bid to rise up the standings.Â

But, of course, itâ€s not all on him. He has help.Â

“I donâ€t have to feel the need to have the weight on my shoulders,†Tkachuk said.

Part of the success of the Senators last season was that it was the best collection of talent Tkachuk has ever played with in Ottawa, with Jake Sanderson, Tim Stutzle and Shane Pinto taking a leap alongside veteran impact players Linus Ullmark, David Perron and Nick Jensen solidifying the teamâ€s play. The time is now for Tkachuk to win in Ottawa.Â

Despite all the winning in 2024-25, there wasnâ€t a gold medal or Lord Stanley’s cup for Tkachuk. Injuries hampered Tkachuk throughout the season and he finished with only 55 points, his lowest output since 2020-21.Â

To his credit, last season he improved immensely defensively. Tkachuk went from 695th in expected goals allowed at five-on-five in 2023-24 to 128th last season, according to Evolving Hockey. And, donâ€t forget, Tkachuk was clutch, scoring five game-winning goals, including a few down the stretch, notably the overtime winner against the New York Rangers that propelled his team into the playoffs.Â

However, Tkachuk admitted he wore down as the season progressed last year. In the off-season, Tkachuk worked on his conditioning. He now thinks heâ€s in the best shape of his life. Via the eye test, Tkachuk is leaner than last season. Stutzle, the teamâ€s star centre and one of Tkachukâ€s best friends, has noticed a change in Tkachukâ€s accountability, recently.Â

“He’s really taken it to heart that sometimes he’s got to be better,” Stutzle said. “He really did.â€

To win Cups, you canâ€t be 95 per cent in shape.

“I think all you guys know how I play,†Tkachuk said. “Itâ€s pretty demanding, just having the endurance to do it day in, day out, shift in, shift out. Playing with physicality, it takes a lot out of you.â€

Produce, stay conditioned, defend well and donâ€t fight. If Tkachuk does all of that, Ottawa will vault up the standings and deeper in the playoffs.

“Just got addicted to that feeling,†said Tkachuk, about finally playing in consequential games.Â

Meanwhile, off-ice Tkachukâ€s stature is growing, highlighted by the Amazon documentary.

“I’m an open book to begin with,” said Tkachuk about his first episode with brother Matthew.

Many Senators fans enjoyed that Ottawa became front and centre of Episode 1 of “Faceoff” but many were also miffed that the episode wasnâ€t squarely on Brady. Brother Matthew had almost as much airtime as Brady. Matthew is still the big brother on the ice, and off-ice in terms of fan appeal. Nevertheless, Brady got the spotlight, too.

But in Ottawa, Tkachukâ€s charm and warmth has been noticed for a while. Tkachuk signs every autograph he can and has opened philanthropic organizations in the city. In the midst of the tragedy of a diehard Sens fan losing their young child, Tkachuk privately wanted to help. When Tkachuk found out, without any publicity, he contacted the fan to relay his condolences. The stories go on and on.

Ask any Senators fan and Tkachukâ€s approval rating seems close to 100 per cent. He may be the second most-beloved Senator of all time, behind only Daniel Alfredsson.

When Tkachuk returns to Florida to play the Panthers on Saturday, he will have dinner with his brother Matthew to share stories and reconnect. For the first time Brady wonâ€t just be the little brother, heâ€ll be the other Tkachuk superstar.

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New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs says he wasn’t really side-eyeing Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen in the photo that went viral.

“That’s my dawg. Obviously, things happened, and business happened, but spent a lot of time here. I got a lot of love and respect for that young man. Tremendous player. He’s one of the boys,” Diggs said Sunday night after the Patriots’ Week 5 upset of the Bills. (h/t WROC-TV’s Thad Brown).

Diggs continued, “They had that picture, right, of me side-eying him, but they just kind of caught it at the wrong time. I just wanted to speak on that photo because I was staring at him in the moment because it was like, ‘Damn, that was my brother.'”

The Patriots shared an edited version of the photo, in which Diggs was initially wearing a Houston Texans uniform, after Sunday night’s 23-20 win.

Diggs spent four seasons with Allen and the Bills from 2020 to 2023 before he was traded to the Texans ahead of the 2024 campaign.

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Seth Curry signed a one-year, $3.6 million contract with the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, joining his older brother Stephen Curry.

At his introductory press conference on Thursday, Curry joked that he tried to buy his brother’s iconic No. 30 off him to no avail.

The younger Curry began his career with the Warriors in 2013, signing a non-guaranteed contract with the team after a successful collegiate career with Liberty and Duke.

He played the 2013 preseason with Golden State but didn’t make the team, instead linking up with the Warriors’ G League (then D League) affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors.

The 35-year-old Curry has since carved out a nice NBA career, making appearances for the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks (three stints), Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets. He’s averaged 10.0 points on 47.1 percent shooting (43.3 percent from three) in the NBA.

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The Curry brothers are back together again.

Seth Curry reached a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Seth will join his brother, Stephen Curry, and the Warriors at the start of training camp this week. Specifics of his deal are not yet known.

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Seth spent last season with the Charlotte Hornets, where he averaged 6.5 points and 1.7 rebounds largely off the bench. He became a free agent at the end of the season. The Warriors will mark the fifth team that Seth has played for in the past five seasons.

Seth went undrafted in the 2013 NBA Draft out of Duke, but he signed a deal and got his start with both the Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers during his rookie season. He’s bounced around for much of his career, and also spent time with the Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets before landing with Charlotte during the 2023-24 campaign. In total, he’s averaged 10 points, two rebounds and 1.9 assists while shooting better than 43% from behind the arc in his career.

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This will mark the first time that the Curry brothers have been on the same team in the NBA. Stephen has been with the Warriors for his entire career after they took him with the No. 7 overall pick in 2009. The two-time MVP and two-time scoring champ been a centerpiece in their dynasty run that won four NBA championships. He averaged 24.5 points and six assists last season with the Warriors while averaging a league-high 4.4 made 3-pointers per game.

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The Warriors went 48-34 last season and fell in the Western Conference semifinals for the second time in the past three seasons. The move to add Seth was the second that the Warriors made on Tuesday. They reached a two-year, $48.5 million deal with Jonathan Kuminga earlier on Tuesday afternoon after months of a contract dispute.

The Warriors will open the regular season on Oct. 21 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Mike Gundy is out at Oklahoma State, but he doesn’t plan to retire from coaching.

Gundy’s brother, Cale, said the longtime Cowboys head coach plans to continue coaching, and Cale is planning to join him.

“Hell yes and I’m going with him,” Cale told On3’s Brett McMurphy.

Oklahoma State fired Gundy on Tuesday after a 1-2 start to the season. He was in his 21st season with the Cowboys.

“Cowboy Football reached an unprecedented level of success and national prominence under Coach Gundy’s leadership,” OSU Athletic Director Chad Weiberg said in a statement. “I believe I speak for OSU fans everywhere when I say that we are grateful for all he did to raise the standard and show us all what is possible for Oklahoma State football.”

Oklahoma State had its worst season in more than 20 years last season, finishing 3-9 and 0-9 in conference play. The Cowboys won their 2025 season opener against UT Martin before being walloped by Oregon and upset by Tulsa last week.

While Gundy’s final season and change won’t be remembered as a good time for Oklahoma State, his tenure with the Cowboys was mostly a success. He led Oklahoma State to a bowl game in all but two seasons and won a Big 12 championship in 2011. Under Gundy, the Cowboys won 10 or more games eight times, most recently in 2023.

It’s hard to explain exactly what has gone wrong for Oklahoma State over the past year or so, but it’s clear the Cowboys needed a change in leadership—and perhaps Gundy needs a change of scenery as well.

Gundy, who played quarterback at Oklahoma State form 1986 to 1989, has been with the Cowboys in some capacity for all but five years since entering the coaching world in 1990.

He’ll now leave Stillwater and look for a new opportunity elsewhere. With his experience and past success, it shouldn’t be too long before he’s back on the sidelines.

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