Basketball fans annually look forward to the Drew League after the conclusion of the NBA Summer League. In its 50th season of action from Los Angeles, the event draws top NBA talent to the hardwood to display their talents in a world-class showcase.
On Saturday, Mavericks star Kyrie Irving enjoyed an impressive Drew League debut, posting a triple-double. The flashy point guard, aptly nicknamed “Uncle Drew,” scored 20 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out 11 assists while helping lead Nationwide Souljas’s to an 84–73 victory over Cal Supreme.
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USC coach Lincoln Riley voiced his support for Colorado’s Deion Sanders on Friday amid an offseason where the first-year Buffaloes coach faced backlash over his extensive roster overhaul in Boulder.
Speaking to reporters during Pac-12 Media Day, Riley addressed Sanders’s ability to rebuild and fortify his roster within the guidelines of the NCAA’s rules. Over the last eight months, CU has retained just 10 scholarship holdovers while adding 75 new players, including 50-plus transfers, and losing over 40 players to the transfer portal since Sanders was hired on Dec. 3.
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Hamilton was one of the big winners from qualifying on Saturday at the Hungaroring
In recent weeks, qualifying sessions have provided some thrills for Formula 1 fans.
Saturday in Budapest was no different.
Qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix is in the books, and for just the second time this year a non-Red Bull car will be at the front of the grid. Lewis Hamilton secured his first pole position of the season with a massive lap at the end of Q3, putting himself to the front and just ahead of Max Verstappen.
Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff praised Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders during a phone interview with USA Today, comparing the stardom of “Coach Prime” to that of pop icons Taylor Swift and Beyonce.
Kliavkoff indicated that thanks to the allure that Sanders has brought to the Buffaloes’ football program, he anticipates the entire conference’s ratings will be up from last season.
“Our ratings are going to be up this year because of Coach Prime,” said Kliavkoff. “He’s great for the league. He’s great for Colorado.
New York Jets second-year superstar cornerback Sauce Gardner had a unique gift for the team’s new quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and it was definitely a gift befitting of the giver.
Jets training camp is underway — parts of which we’ll see soon enough on Hard Knocks — and to get things rolling Gardner teased that he had a gift for Rodgers
Me & AL got something for ARod
— SAUCE GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) April 27, 2023
First of all, it’s going to take me a while to get used to there being two ARods in the New York sports landscape.
Brian Harman leads the Open Championship by five over Cameron Young and six over Jon Rahm after he recovered from early mistakes to shoot 2-under 69.
Jaime Ffrench Jr., No. 15 overall in the 2025 ESPN 300, is the second highly touted wide receiver to commit to the Crimson Tide in the 2025 class, following five-star wideout Ryan Williams (No. 3 overall).
The Milwaukee Brewers designated veteran outfielder Raimel Tapia, 29, for assignment on Saturday, clearing the way for 2021 first-round draft pick Sal Frelick, 23, who had been with Triple-A Nashville, to make his major league debut.
Cardinals manager Oli Marmol was ejected from St. Louis’s game on Saturday, but he didn’t leave the field without giving the umpire an earful.
After a questionable called strike on star third baseman Nolan Arenado from Cubs relief pitcher Daniel Palencia, Marmol voiced his displeasure with the call from home plate umpire Cory Blaser.
The incident occurred in the top of the sixth inning on the first pitch of Arenado’s at-bat.
The reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs will reportedly commence the start of training camp without a key member of their defense due to an ongoing contract dispute with team brass.
All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones did not report to training camp on Saturday as the two-time Super Bowl champion remains in search of a new contract, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.
Per Schefter, Jones, who finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting in 2022, and Kansas City are still currently “far apart” on an extension.