Days after signing a lucrative new contract to remain with the Mavericks, Kyrie Irving has also landed a sneaker deal. After being dropped by Nike in 2022, the point guard has signed with Chinese sneaker company ANTA.
Irving’s signature shoe with the company is set for an early 2024 release, and he will serve as the company’s chief creative officer as part of the deal.
“I’m incredibly excited about this collaboration,” Irving said, per Boardroom. “The first step in becoming partners is to share the same dreams, goals, and missions.
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Darvin Ham received high praise for his playoff adjustments during the Lakers’ run to the Western Conference finals. He also deserves plenty of praise for being as blunt and candid as any coach in the NBA while addressing hot-button topics that people badly want to hear more about.
The proof of that comes from his interview with Marc Stein and Chris Haynes on the #thisleague UNCUT podcast, where the Los Angeles coach addressed a broad range of topics.
The WNBA has a five-game schedule before it’s all-star break.
Whether it was a botched draft pick, a regrettable trade or a bad hiring decision, some of these errors in judgment turned National Football League history in fun, wild ways.
When the Lakers drafted Max Christie out of Michigan State with the No. 35 pick in the 2022 NBA draft, there was plenty of intrigue around the selection. While Christie played just one season for the Spartans, he didn’t have stats that jump off the page (9.3 points, 3.5 rebounds) in college, but he showcased some of that upside in limited minutes as a rookie.
Christie, who saw action in 41 games for the Lakers last season, averaged 12.5 minutes per game with marks of 3.1 points and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 41.9% from three-point range and 41.5% from the field.
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Djokovic is through to the semis, and seems up for the challenge
With his win in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Novak Djokovic is through to the semifinals at Wimbledon.
The defending champion advanced to the semis with a win over seventh-seeded Andrey Rublev. While Rublev gave Djokovic a bit of a scare at the start, taking the first set, Djokovic took the next three en route to a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 victory.
Following his victory, Djokovic was interviewed on Centre Court, and he issued a stern warning to the rest of the field.
The October 2021 leaks of Jon Gruden’s toxic emails triggered a series of events that forced Dan Snyder to sell the Commanders. Sources interviewed by ESPN connect the leaks to Snyder, but they also say a larger cast of people might have been involved.
Larry Nassar, the convicted sexual abuser, was stabbed multiple times in prison over the weekend, and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has absolutely zero sympathy for the former sports doctor.
Nassar was repeatedly stabbed in the Florida federal prison he’s currently serving up to a 175-year sentence. According to a current and longtime employee of the prison that spoke with Fox News, Nassar was stabbed twice in the neck, twice in the neck, and six times in the chest.
Northwestern fired coach Pat Fitzgerald for cause, his attorney told ESPN. The attorney is researching legal strategies, citing “two different major breach of contract claims” with Northwestern as well as significant reputational damage.
With at least 11 traffic-related moving violations involving Georgia players since Jan. 15, Kirby Smart said he’d “be the first to admit we haven’t solved that issue.