Kylian Mbappé made news in the soccer world on Monday, as Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal reportedly offered over $1 billion to Paris Saint-Germain to acquire the French star. As part of the offer, Al Hilal would send $322 million to PSG while paying Mbappé $776 million for just one year.
If Mbappé does end up playing on that deal, he would make more than LeBron James ever has in his entire career. As many fans have made their jokes over that amount of money, the latest person to chime in is Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who said he would gladly take Mbappé’s spot on the team.
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Shane Lowry and Justin Thomas walk to the 16th tee during the third round of The Players Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 11, 2023. | Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
With The Open now in the rearview mirror, some big names, like Shane Lowry and Justin Thomas, have plenty of work to do to crack the Top 70.
With all four majors now in the rearview mirror, the focus shifts to the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin Aug. 10 in Memphis at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Fresh off coming to terms on a three-year, $126 million deal with Kyrie Irving, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is making sure to put it all out on the table. While he’s raved about Irving numerous times over the past year and come to the 31-year-old guard’s defense, he’s also been candid about another topic: Luka Dončić.
When joining SiriusXM NBA Radio, Cuban discussed that both Dončić and Kyrie know Dallas is “Luka’s team.”
“I think Kyrie has matured to the point now where he knows it’s Luka’s team,” Cuban said.
HOYLAKE, England — Henrik Stenson on Day One of The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 20, 2023. | Photo by Stuart Franklin/R&A/R&A via Getty Images
Following his final round at The Open, Henrik Stenson, the 2016 Champion Golfer of the Year, spoke cryptically about the Ryder Cup.
Henrik Stenson has played in five Ryder Cups, earning 11 points total for Team Europe during the bi-annual competitions.
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PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan met with R&A’s CEO Martin Slumbers at Royal Liverpool Sunday at the Open Championship.
Saudi Arabia’s PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan was a guest of a major sponsor last week at the 151st Open Championship.
He met R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers on Sunday during the final round of play, per an article from The Telegraph.
This Open Championship marked the first time since the birth of LIV Golf that Al-Rumayyan was welcomed into the inner workings of a major.
NBC Sunday Night Football analyst Cris Collinsworth has a surprising preseason pick to win the Super Bowl.
Collinsworth, in an appearance Monday on Up & Adams with Kay Adams, said his early pick is the Cincinnati Bengals after the team came up just short in each of the past two seasons. The pick, which Collinsworth himself calls “stupid” because of how much more difficult the AFC is compared to the NFC, is sure to raise eyebrows, but makes sense given how good quarterback Joe Burrow has been in the postseason.
“Joe Burrow has a chance to do it all this year,” Collinsworth said.
With football season around the corner, we take a look at skill positions around the AFC and break out the report card. Spoiler: there weren’t many great grades.
HOYLAKE, England — Brian Harman hoists the Claret Jug whilst celebrating winning The Open on Day Four of The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 23, 2023. | Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Harman received some harsh words from some British fans, but he turned that into motivation en route to dominating at the Open Championship.
After making his second bogey of the day Saturday at Royal Liverpool’s 4th hole, Brian Harman headed to the par-5 5th with just a two-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood.
Late-season success doesn’t always carry over to the following year. Take Devin Singletary, the RB3 from Weeks 13-18 in 2021. He followed that up with an RB23 finish in 2022. But then consider Amon-Ra St. Brown, the WR2 during those same weeks in 2021. He delivered last season with a WR6 campaign.
I wrote about both Singletary and St. Brown around this time last year as players who had gained some momentum heading into the offseason. There’s a multitude of factors that can determine whether a player can build on that when the next season comes around.
Four-star linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa announced his commitment to Notre Dame on Sunday. However, the California-native may not have had the Irish atop his list of suitors. He pulled a Manti Te’o.
Viliamu-Asa, a Class of 2024 recruit, stands 6-foot-4, 235 pounds and plays for St. John Bosco. His presence on the second level played a huge role in the West Coast powerhouse program’s state championship last year and he is considered one of the top-15 players at his position.
Viliamu-Asa has 23 offers from many of the top college football programs in the country.