Maybe this is the season the NBA Cup really takes hold of the basketball audience. This year’s quarterfinals for the NBA’s in-season tournament have set up nicely, with a mix of expected title contenders and early-season surprises advancing past this year’s group stage. Eight teams ‒ four from the Western Conference and four from the Eastern Conference ‒ advanced from ...
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League held expansion and allocation drafts on Dec. 1 that saw Maya Brady, Tom Brady’s niece and former UCLA shortstop, selected by the Oklahoma City Spark with the top pick of the expansion draft. The expansion draft focused on players already in the AUSL. This draft aimed to help the two new teams, the Oklahoma City ...
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety is denying an allegation from former Mississippi football coach Lane Kiffin that he was being run ‘off the road’ by angry Ole Miss fans after he decided to leave for LSU. According to Mississippi Today, a spokesperson from the department said the office has no evidence or record of Kiffin’s claim — which he ...
The heavyweight division in pro boxing begins at 201 pounds. Adam Fantilli is 205 pounds. But make no mistake, the third overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft is no heavyweight. He’s not even a middleweight. Or a lightweight. After all, he doesn’t really fight. And yet, that didn’t stop Fantilli, who is tied for the lead among Columbus’ goal ...
Tyler Skaggs’ relapse into opioid addiction was not evident to many of his closest associates, including his agent, who testified Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the wrongful death lawsuit of the pitcher who died after ingesting a fentanyl-laced pill in 2019. ‘Before he died, I did not think he was using,’ Ryan Hamill, the pitcher’s longtime agent, said in court, according ...
Travis Kelce is again a nominee for one of the NFL’s most prestigious awards. The tight end on Thursday was named the Kansas City Chiefs’ club winner for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, making him one of 32 league-wide finalists for the honor. Kelce, 36, was also the team’s nominee for the 2024 season, when the ...
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo could be out until the calendar turns to 2026 after exiting Wednesday’s win over the Detroit Pistons early with a calf injury, according to a new update. Antetokounmpo is expected to miss 2-4 weeks with a right calf strain, ESPN reported on Thursday, Dec. 4, and the longer end of that timeline would put his ...
When Michelle Akers boarded a flight from New York to Italy for the USWNT’s first international match in 1985 at 19, she didn’t understand the gravity of the moment. ‘I literally was just there to play. No money, no fanfare, no audience, nothing. It was just because we loved it,’ Akers, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, ...
AI-assisted summary Ralph Lauren designed the opening and closing ceremony uniforms for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The opening ceremony uniform features a white wool coat, while the closing ceremony outfit includes a color-blocked puffer jacket. All items in the uniforms are manufactured in the United States. Team USA athletes praised the new designs for their style, warmth, ...
The National Women’s Soccer League wants to keep Washington Spirit star Trinity Rodman in the league for years to come. But Rodman’s services will come at a cost, and according to multiple media reports, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman vetoed a deal that would have kept Rodman in the league. According to The Athletic, the 23-year-old Rodman was ready to accept ...