The WNBA’s latest offer includes a max salary of $1 million. The average salary would be $500,000 with a minimum of $225,000. The league is reportedly offering a revenue sharing component which is not tied to the proposed $5 million salary cap. A combine for players entering the WNBA draft and shorter rookie deals are also reportedly on the table. ...
Darius Slay didn’t need to wait long to learn his landing spot. One day after the Pittsburgh Steelers placed the six-time Pro Bowl cornerback on waivers, Slay was claimed by the Buffalo Bills. Slay, 34, was a healthy scratch for the Steelers’ loss to the Bills on Sunday, with coach Mike Tomlin indicating the team had wanted to see what ...
The NBA season is well underway and the Milwaukee Bucks are limping into the middle of the season. Sure, star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been sidelined with a groin injury, but if the rumor mill is to be believed, the team could be without him again rather soon. Sitting at 9-13, Bucks could be forced to face an unfortunate reality ...
The Los Angeles Clippers continue to struggle after a 5-16 start that has been filled with off-court distractions. The latest situation involving the team happened early Wednesday morning while the team was in Atlanta and Chris Paul shared on Instagram that he’s been “sent home.” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue shared his thoughts on Paul’s departure ahead of Wednesday’s road game ...
AI-assisted summary Shilo Sanders’ attorney has asked a court to dismiss a complaint from his bankruptcy trustee. The trustee alleges Sanders made unauthorized transfers of about $250,000 from his NIL earnings. The bankruptcy case stems from an $11.89 million court judgment against Sanders from 2022. An attorney for Shilo Sanders has fired back at the trustee who is handling Sanders’ ...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament on Thursday, brought by mainly far-right lawmakers who alleged she and her team undermined trust in the EU through unlawful actions. As expected, the motion failed to get the two-thirds majority it needed to pass. Only 175 members of parliament backed the motion, while 360 ...
The remains of a famous sycamore tree, which stood on Britain’s Roman-built Hadrian’s Wall in northern England for more than 200 years, has found a new home nearly two years after it was illegally felled. The removal of the tree from its spot known as “Sycamore Gap,” a pronounced dip in Hadrian’s Wall, in September 2023 sparked global outrage. Sycamore ...
Australian universities may lose funding if they’re not judged to be doing enough to address anti-Jewish hate crimes, according to new measures proposed by the country’s first antisemitism envoy. Jillian Segal was appointed to the role a year ago in response to a surge in reports of attacks against Jewish sites and property in Australia, following Israel’s invasion of Gaza, ...
Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault that maritime officials say killed four of the 25 people aboard the Eternity ...
The words “Get out of Mexico” are still visible on one shop window as protestors violently kicked in the glass pane. In another clip, “Kill a gringo” is spray-painted on a wall in Mexico City as demonstrators carried placards demanding western foreigners “stop stealing our home.” These were some of the striking scenes at a mass protest last week against ...