Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is still about a week away from his first match with the MLS’ Inter Miami CF, however, his transformation into a bonafide Florida man is well underway.
The highly-prized footballer (“footballer” in the non-American sense), was spotted doing one of the most Floridian things you can do: perusing the wide, clean aisles of his local Publix.
For those of you who have not had the pleasure of shopping at a Publix — which as they will be quick to tell you is “where shopping is a pleasure” — think of your local grocery store chain.
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Will unexpected contenders rule the homestretch? Here is everything you need to know coming out of the All-Star break.
Leading MLB in wins, OPS and ERA, the Braves have a shot at entering historic territory if they keep it up.
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world governing body for cycling, has officially banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s events. Not only that, but the UCI also admitted that biology and science exist.
The UCI made the official announcement that it has updated its policy to ban any trans cyclists from competing in all international women’s events if they “transitioned after (male) puberty.
Dwyane Wade is expected to join the Sky’s ownership group, ESPN’s Alexa Philippou reports. The transaction still needs to be approved by the WNBA board of governors.
In June, the Chicago franchise sold 10% of the team to a group of eight investors, including Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts, for $85 million. Wade’s percentage stake in the team is not yet known.
“We all talk about support, and support looks different for everyone,” Wade told Philippou.
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Novak Djokovic is through to the Wimbledon Final, making history in the process
On Friday at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic made tennis history.
And seemed to have some fun along the way.
The second-seeded Djokovic held off eighth-seeded Jannik Sinner in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(4) to advance to his fifth-straight Final at Wimbledon. The victory over Sinner kept Djokovic’s chances of a 2023 Grand Slam alive, along with his hopes of a fifth-straight title at Wimbledon.
On April 8 of next year, a total solar eclipse will occur over parts of the United States. Sports Illustrated isn’t usually in the business of covering astronomical phenomena, but there’s a sports connection here!
MLB released its 2024 regular season schedule on Thursday and there will be two games played on the day of the eclipse within the path of totality—the area where the eclipse will be the most spectacular.
While most of North America will be able to see at least a partial eclipse of the sun, only a relatively narrow band of the continent will experience a total eclipse.
For a moment in the offseason, Chargers running back Austin Ekeler requested a trade from the team as he negotiated a new contract. Eventually, he and the team agreed to a restructured deal that added incentives to the final year of his four-year, $24.5 million deal this season.
However, Ekeler doesn’t seem thrilled with his deal, or the state of running back contracts as a whole. On The Rich Eisen Show, Ekeler explained his perspective of the running back market.
“It comes down to comparing, let’s see what the real value added to a team is,” Ekeler said.
It happens every year. You can bank on one or two teams turning around from a losing record one season to the playoffs the next. Since the wild-card era began, the playoffs have included 64 such turnaround teams in 28 years, or an average of 2.3 surprise teams per year. That includes at least one turnaround team in 27 of the 28 years, including 17 in a row.
This year we have four surprise teams holding a playoff spot as the second half begins: the Rangers, Marlins, Diamondbacks and Reds. A fifth surprise team, the Twins, are only a half game out of another spot.
Running backs are in a precarious position right now, as the league values them a lot less than the players believe they are worth. Still, the league appreciates the best of the best at the position, even if there are fewer than there used to be.
As is the case every year, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler is releasing the top players at each position, as voted on by NFL executives, coaches and scouts. While fans might think 49ers back Christian McCaffrey is the best, the league has a different name at the top.