Hailey Van Lith has officially arrived in Baton Rouge. The newest member of the reigning national champion LSU women’s basketball team was on campus Monday after an eventful summer.
HVL has arrived pic.twitter.com/saAoiZ4hFB
— LSU Women’s Basketball (@LSUwbkb) August 21, 2023
Van Lith, a fourth-year player with two years of eligibility remaining, spent her first three seasons at Louisville and averaged 15.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while in Kentucky.
The New York Knicks are taking their rivalry with the Toronto Raptors off the basketball court and into a court of law by suing the team and a former Knicks employee for allegedly stealing “thousands of proprietary files with him to his new position” in Toronto.
Not only is former Knicks employee Ikechukwu Azotam named in the lawsuit, but Raptors’ new head coach Darko Rojakovic is listed as well. Rojakovic was an assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies from 2020-23.
The New York Knicks are suing the Toronto Raptors and one of their former employee over serious allegations.
The Commanders ended the Ravens’ historic preseason winning streak, and celebrated it like a championship.
Something incredible happened on Monday night, and unless you’re a die-hard NFL sicko, you likely missed it. On paper nothing about a Commanders vs. Ravens preseason game on Monday Night Football made it compelling enough to become must-watch football, but for Washington they turned a glorified practice into their own personal Super Bowl.
The Commanders haven’t had many chances to make or break history in recent years.
Amid an eight-game losing streak, the Yankees are calling up two of their top prospects to try and add a spark. Jack Curry of Yes Network first reported that New York will recall outfielder Everson Pereira and infielder Oswald Peraza ahead of the team’s Tuesday game vs. the Nationals.
The Yankees currently sit at 60–64, their worst record this late into a season in almost three decades. They are in last place in the AL East and are 9.5 games back of a playoff spot with 38 games remaining.
During Spain’s celebration after winning its first Women’s World Cup championship Sunday, Royal Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales kissed forward Jennifer Hermoso on the lips as the team was awarded its gold medals.
The awkward moment overshadowed what should have been a celebratory moment for the entire country, and on Monday, Rubiales issued an apology, both for the kiss and his initial defiance after the fact.
“I made a mistake, for sure,” Rubiales said in a video about the incident, per ESPN. “I have to accept it.
Conor McGregor wants you all to know that he really means it this time.
In a tweet (X?) last night, McGregor announced that a December fight “is back on the table!”
The announcement comes just a day after Conor sent a voice message over X to fans saying that despite trying to make it work, the powers-that-be aren’t making strides towards a December McGregor return fight.
December is back on the table!
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 22, 2023
Ready in both stances.
Lamar Odom got roasted on the internet for his, um, minimalist living room.
You need to be really sure everything is on point when you decide to post a photo of your living room setup on Twitter. Decor is the No. 1 thing after food that the internet is waiting to roast you on, so it was very bold of Lamar Odom to share this.
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Former Houston and Arkansas basketball player Reggie Chaney died Monday at the age of 23, according to multiple reports.
Chaney played five seasons of college basketball, including two for Arkansas from 2018-20 and three for Houston from ’20-23. Chaney was named the American Athletic Conference Sixth Man of the Year last season for the Cougars, averaging 3.0 points and 2.7 rebounds on 66.2% shooting. Chaney was known for his defensive prowess on a Houston team that went 33-4 last season.
Chaney was expected to play professionally in Greece for Psychiko B.C.
Everything about ChiefsAholic’s lawyer is perfect.
Those following the journey of Chiefs superfan ‘ChiefsAholic’ has been in for one hell of a ride over the last eight months. Back in December we learned that he allegedly robbed a bank on the way to Kansas City’s game against the Texans, then he was arrested in July after spending much of 2023 on the lam, landing on the FBI’s most wanted list before being arrested in California.
Now it’s time for his day in court, and you truly aren’t ready for the lawyer he lined up.
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The Mercedes Team Principal outlined the team’s goals as F1 comes back with the Dutch Grand Prix
Following the multi-week summer shutdown, Formula 1 roars back to life this week as the grid returns to action at the Dutch Grand Prix.
For Mercedes and Team Principal Toto Wolff, the team is “recharged” and ready to take on the second half of the season.
The Silver Arrows find themselves chasing Red Bull at the top of the Constructors’ Championship, with the Bulls a stunning 256 points ahead of Mercedes, 503-247.
