The NBA free-agency period has officially started with several notable names available. All teams were able to begin negotiations with free agents who had finished out the season on their respective rosters since June 23. Now, teams will have the opportunity to reach out to all other free agent players as early as Monday afternoon. Several players have already avoided ...
An unelected Senate parliamentarian should not be deciding what stays and what doesn’t in the so-called ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., told Fox News Channel in an interview that earned President Trump’s approval. Conservatives were furious on Thursday morning after learning Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled several key reforms and tweaks to Medicaid in the Senate GOP’s version ...
There are lots of eyes that gravitate toward the starting quarterback at a blue-blood college football program, let alone at a program such as Texas. Arch Manning, speaking to The Athletic in an interview at the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, Louisiana, mentioned receiving advice from one of the most famous Longhorns about his newfound position with the program. ‘A ...
Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley is the subject of a gambling investigation by the United States District Attorney’s office, ESPN reported Sunday, June 29. ESPN reported that the allegations involve gambling related to NBA games and prop bets. That could complicate the Pistons’ efforts to re-sign Beasley. ESPN reported that talks regarding a new three-year, $42 million contract for Beasley ...
Not long after the sweat had dried following Jake Paul’s victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., he disclosed he’s in talks to fight another former champion: Anthony Joshua, who held the unified heavyweight belts in 2016 and 2021. ‘Anthony Joshua is an insane fight, but I want that challenge,’ Paul said at a post-fight news conference Saturday, June 28. ‘We’ve ...
All-Star forward Julius Randle plans to sign a new contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, ESPN reported Sunday, June 29. The deal is expected to be for three years and $100 million, according to the ESPN report. Randle originally signed a four-year, $117 million contract extension in 2021 when he was with the New York Knicks. His player option for the ...
The biggest question as the NHL heads to free agency on July 1 is who will be left. Sam Bennett, the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP, was re-signed by the Florida Panthers before the NHL draft on an eight-year, $64 million deal. Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares also left money on the table with a four-year deal ...
George Pickens might not have bailed on his youth football camp at the last minute after all. On Friday, TruEdge Sports released a statement via NFL insider Jordan Schultz, walking back their accusation that the Cowboys’ wide receiver had pulled out of hosting his youth camp with the company at the last minute. TruEdge said their email to families ‘mischaracterized ...
Former Senator Jeff Flake, one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics during his first administration, reacted to Sen. Thom Tillis’ retirement plans on Sunday. Tillis, who was one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the 2026 cycle, had faced threats from Trump to endorse a challenger after Tillis voted against the president’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ on Saturday night. In ...
They never spend much money, and don’t play in the deep end of the free-agent pool. They trade All-Stars in their prime. They dump players before hitting free agency. They can’t afford to even keep their talent in the front office and manager’s chairs. All they do, year after year, in the most unconventional way, is win. We count them ...