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Bagnaia: Ducati did "everything perfect" to defend MotoGP title

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Bagnaia and Pramac title rival Jorge Martin came into the championship decider in Valencia split by 14 points after the latter won the sprint on Saturday. But the championship battle came to a halt on lap six of the grand prix when Martin collided with Honda's Marc Marquez on the eight-time world champion's final appearance for the team while battling for fifth. Bagnaia went on to win the race for his second title in a row, becoming the first rider since Marquez to win consecutive titles. Asked how he felt about that fact, Bagnaia said: "I feel well, it's fantastic. And even more with the number one, finishing second in the championship could be a very bad result. "I couldn't be happy with a second position in the championship because a number one plate means that you need to demonstrate that you are the number one and I think we did everything perfect to be considered the number ones. "Even more in the second part of ...

Ranking Mac McClung's near-perfect NBA Dunk Contest, from tap-and-go slam to 540 walk-off

Mac McClung, the only G League player in History to even enter the NBA Dunk Contest, let alone win it, put on a show for the ages on Saturday night in Salt Lake City, nailing all four of his attempts on the first try. That's one of the things that has killed this contest: Guys bricking a bunch of attempts before finally putting one down. McClung was perfect , joining Spud Webb as the only players in History 6-foot-2 or shorter to card three 50s in a single contest.  Below, I'm going to rank McClung's four dunks, beginning at the end.  1. The walk-off McClung saved his best for last. Trey Murphy III was hanging around with some pretty impressive stuff of his own, but when McClung threw down this 540, as Draymond Green could be heard saying on the TNT broadcast, it was a wrap.  MCCLUNG SAID "IT'S OVER" 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/2J6DUeDXQY — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) Feb...