The stars were out for the Independence Day party hosted by Michael Rubin—CEO of Fanatics and former minority owner of the 76ers and Devils—on Monday. Also, Celtics forward Grant Williams was there.
That was the first observation many made online when the Boston role player was photographed partying alongside the likes of Tom Brady, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kevin Durant, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Joel Embiid and so many other A-Listers.
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Making the right choice can be the difference between winning and losing, both in the National Football League and in the world of fantasy football. Case in point. In the 1999 NFL Draft, Edgerrin James and Ricky Williams were the two unquestioned top running backs in the class. The Colts had a tough decision to make with the fourth overall pick, and they chose James. He went on to win Rookie of the Year, became a four-time Pro Bowler and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.
The Colts chose wisely.
Good morning, I’m Kevin Sweeney. We’re back from the holiday weekend with big news in Major League Baseball.
In today’s SI:AM:
⚾ Trout’s Injury Shakes Up Angels
🌭 Joey Chestnut Owns July 4
🏀 Chet’s Return to the NBA
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Trout’s injury crushes Angels’ hopes
The Angels’ playoff hopes were dealt a massive blow Tuesday when it was announced that star outfielder Mike Trout was headed to the injured list with a left hamate bone fracture. The injury is expected to keep Trout sidelined until September.
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The 2024 F1 season will see a record 24 races, with 3 Saturday grands prix
Formula 1 announced on Wednesday their schedule for the 2024 season, and it is their most ambitious yet.
24 grands prix will take place, starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 2, 2024 and culminating in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 8, 2024. Some alterations have been made to the schedule, as F1 looks to “move towards greater calendar regionalisation, reducing logistical burdens and making the season more sustainable,” according to the press release.
Alexander Volkanovski will defend the featherweight championship Saturday in the main event of UFC 290.
He will compete in a title unification bout against interim champ Yair Rodríguez, who seeks to prove he is a genuine threat to Volkanovski’s reign atop the division. Yet there is a pivotal piece of the script that is missing. Volkanovski intended to arrive in Vegas as the champ-champ, ruling over the featherweight and lightweight divisions—and standing tall as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
That will not be the case at 290.
A reporter at Wimbledon was exposed to not knowing their geography and guilty of trying to bait Victoria Azarenka into talking about Russia on day one of the tournament thanks to an incredibly awkward exchange with the two-time Grand Slam winner.
Azarenka is from Belarus, and while her home country may border Russia and serve as an ally to its neighboring country, that doesn’t make it Russia. With the Belarusian government’s pro-Russian stance during the invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian players were banned from competing in last year’s tournament just as Russian players were as well.
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Formula 1 is back and headed to Silverstone
There is no rest for the weary for the ten Formula 1 teams this July. With four races in five weeks, the teams have to turn the page quickly due to a pair of double-headers.
That first double-header concludes this weekend. Fresh off the Austrian Grand Prix, the teams head to Silverstone for this year’s British Grand Prix, the home race for a number of teams.
Here’s how to watch, and what to watch for, this weekend.
It’s been a while since we targeted an over play in a game featuring Jose Berrios, but Wednesday night feels like the right time to go back to it.
The Blue Jays are 2.5 games out of the Wild Card and 10.5 games out of first place in the tough AL East, but a matchup vs. Lance Lynn could be just what the doctor ordered.
The White Sox host this one behind veteran Lynn, who has been less than spectacular this season, to say the least. Lynn owns a 6.47 ERA this year, and he hasn’t allowed fewer than three earned runs in a start since May 26.
The Cubs had themselves a wild Fourth of July, which ended with their manager David Ross absolutely crushing the umpires in a brutally honest, and profane, postgame interview.
The Cubs blew a four-run lead to the Brewers but were able to shake that off and get a 7–6 win in 11 innings in Milwaukee.
Still, Ross was not pleased with the umpires, who made a number of bad calls (for both teams) and for some reason allowed the stadium to close the roof late in the game even though it was a mostly sunny day in Milwaukee.
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At Silverstone this week, Pirelli will unveil a new construction to their tyre compounds
Pirelli, the exclusive tyre supplier to Formula 1, announced on Tuesday that they will debut a new construction to their tyres beginning with the British Grand Prix.
The chance comes ahead of one of the toughest tracks on tyres, and the F1 drivers themselves.