The U.S. Senate Subcommittee held a hearing about the proposed merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Tuesday. As expected, the hearing was mostly filled with political fluff and members of both parties drawing contradicting lines in the sand on the topic at hand. Sen. Rand Paul took time to go completely off-topic and bring NIL and college athletics into the conversation.
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Gen Z may have its share of stereotypes, but the kids are gonna be all right: A fresh-faced group of ultratalented, social-savvy and downright impressive athletes are already making their mark as they get ready to dominate the sports world (and future versions of the Power List) for decades to come.
Bryce and Bronny James
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LeBron James has made his intentions clear: He wants to play with his sons, Bronny, 18 (right), and Bryce, 16 (left). “The Chosen Sons” are well on their way to fulfilling their dad’s dream.
The big man from Spain is an emerging prospect in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Global basketball prospects recently competed in the FIBA U19 World Cup, having an incredible opportunity to showcase their talent and gain exposure. Spain center Izan Almansa took home the tournament MVP award after recording an average of 16.9 points and 7.1 rebounds, shooting 61 percent from the field and 89.5 percent from the charity stripe. Almansa isn’t a stranger to shining against high level talent, adding this trophy to a case with the U17 World Cup MVP and U18 European Championship MVP in 2022.
No. 4 overall NFL draft selection and new Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is already getting comfortable in the city of Indianapolis.
The athletically gifted quarterback, who starred at the University of Florida, showed up to a local pickup basketball game Monday. Also lacing up that day was James Boyd, a Colts beat writer for The Athletic, who documented Richardson’s dominance on Twitter.
“No stopping him in transition!” Boyd wrote. “I matched up with him a couple times, once on a fast break.
A re-arrest has been ordered for Aaron Hernandez’s brother after he failed to appear in court for a hearing.
That hearing that DJ Hernandez skipped out on had to do with when he allegedly threw a brick at ESPN’s headquarters earlier this year.
According to TMZ, Hernandez — who like his late convicted killer/NFLer brother — played Division 1 football in college.
Aaron Hernandez’s Brother Arrested After Throwing Brick At ESPN Building: Report
DJ Hernandez played quarterback and wide receiver at Uconn, but it doesn’t sound like he hit the books a whole hell of a lot.
The Watts are among the most popular combinations of brothers in the NFL, but the three of them were never able to play together on the same team. However, when J.J. Watt was a free agent in 2021, it almost happened.
While appearing on the Green Light with Chris Long podcast in June, J.J. explained that he considered signing with the Steelers to join T.J. and Derek while they were both in Pittsburgh, but T.J.’s contact negotiations complicated things.
“Certainly, it would have been awesome to play with my brothers, but T.J.
I’ve been obsessed lately with a game called Immaculate Grid—and I’m not the only one. Sports Illustrated’s Stephanie Apstein spoke to several MLB players who are equally wrapped up in the increasingly popular baseball guessing game. (In just the two hours since the most recent iteration of the game was posted, more than 60,000 people have played it.)
The game is pretty simple. It features a three-by-three grid of baseball teams and statistical accomplishments. The challenge is to name a player who matches the criteria of each square on the grid.
Major League Baseball’s most exciting player not named Shohei Ohtani has officially been welcomed to the sports memorabilia world.
Just two days after the unbelievable performance by Cincinnati Reds third baseman Elly De La Cruz that included him stealing second… third… and HOME all in ONE inning, those same bases went up for sale in the form of baseball card relics.
BREAKING NEWS
Topps just released an Elly De La Cruz game-used base & home plate relic card celebrating his 3 stolen bases.
There are 7 different color variations of this card, for a total of 388 copies.
It’s’ no secret that Kadarius Toney does not look fondly upon his time with the New York Giants. The team traded him to the Kansas City Chiefs and he won a Super Bowl. And, he’s more than happy to remind Giants fans about that, especially in their Twitter DMs.
But how far is too far? Toney has posted a lot of messages on Twitter regarding the situation. Most of them are funny. Just an NFL player trash-talking fans of his old team. No harm, no foul.
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There was certainly no shortage of critics pointing at the Mavericks for their decision to re-sign Kyrie Irving this offseason. Even going back further, the criticism of the team’s decision to trade for him in the first place brought plenty of hot takes from analysts and fans.
But after Dallas made the decision to sign Irving to a three-year deal worth $126 million, team owner Mark Cuban was an open book when talking about the star guard during an interview at the 2023 NBA Summer League.