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Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft class, has signed a shoe endorsement deal with New Balance. Flagg, 17, joins a New Balance brand that is headquartered near his home state, including a Skowhegan, Maine, manufacturing factory that is 25 miles from his childhood home in Newport. […]
Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was running as an independent candidate for the We The People Party, after he suspended his campaign and announced his endorsement for Republican nominee Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. Kyle Kuzma listened to the perspective of […]
NBA fans are already posting their reactions to social media regarding San Antonio Spurs forward/center Victor Wembanyama’s NBA 2K25 rating. On Friday, NBA 2K revealed that Wembanyama will be rated as 91 overall in the new game. He is ranked as the 18th-best player overall. The NBA2K account on X has periodically announced the ratings […]
UCLA Health is bringing back its adorable tradition of honoring babies born on Kobe Bryant’s birthday. Since August 23 marks what would’ve been Kobe Bryant’s 46th birthday, babies born at UCLA Health this week were gifted Los Angeles Lakers gear to pay their respects to “Black Mamba.” UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, Ronald Reagan UCLA […]
UConn and the Big 12 were reportedly in talks early Friday morning about the Huskies potentially joining the conference in all sports, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. UConn athletic director David Benedict, board chair Daniel Toscano met with Big 12 athletic directors in person in Dallas No vote has occurred for a potential Huskies membership, […]
Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt operator of Bally Sports channels, has dropped the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans from its NBA teams broadcast list, but it has reached new deals with the NBA and the NHL to ensure that it will air games for teams at least through the upcoming 2024-25 seasons. Diamond Sports […]
Atlanta Dream center Tina Charles passed WNBA Hall of Famer Tina Thompson (7,488 points) for second on the league’s all-time scoring list and now has 7,491 points across her 13-year career. Charles, who turns 36 on Dec. 5, now only trails Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (10,500 points). Charles initially thought her WNBA career was […]
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry checked in with a video on the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Thursday night, expressing his support for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming 2024 U.S. Presidential Election against Republican candidate Donald Trump. Stephen Curry believes Vice President Kamala Harris can move […]
Police arrested a suspect Thursday in the theft of exclusive shoes from the home of University of Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway. Ronald James, 42, was charged with theft of property, Memphis police spokesman Officer Joseph Hibler told ESPN. Per a Memphis police report obtained by ESPN’s Myron Medcalf, a man was captured on […]
Nick Mileti, the former Cleveland Cavaliers owner and founder of the NBA franchise, died Wednesday at the age of 93, the team announced. In 1970, Mileti became the founder and owner of the Cavaliers, paying $3.7 million for the expansion team. The Cavaliers played their first season in the NBA during the 1970-71 season. Mileti remained […]
