NBA draft prospect Victor Wembanyama is widely expected to hear his name called as the first pick on Thursday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y..
During an interview ahead of the draft, Wembanyama was asked about some of the concerns casted over his ability to endure a full 82-game NBA season at his current size.
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The Los Angeles Angels have the best player in baseball on their roster. And, you might find some who would argue whether Mike Trout or Shohei Ohtani is that player. Either way, the Angels have two generational prospects on the Major League team. And on their Triple-A affiliate, the Salt Lake Bees, they have Jo Adell who has the longest recorded home run in baseball this season.
Adell actually now holds the record of longest home run ever recorded by Statcast (since 2015), across all of both Minor and Major League Baseball. At least in stadiums equipped with the technology.
Championships are forever … so are tattoos.
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone is commemorating the franchise’s historic first NBA Finals win with a cool new piece of ink.
Etched on Malone’s left shoulder is the classic Nuggets mascot, Maxie the Miner.
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So Michael Malone continues to add to his legend as head coach of the @nuggets. He got a tattoo of Maxie the Miner holding the Larry O’Brien trophy. Shoutout to Mike Diaz from Triple W Tattoo who gave Malone his new ink. @DNVR_Nuggets @AltitudeSR #MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.
Even before he’s officially chosen No. 1, Victor Wembanyama is carrying himself like the kind of charismatic superstar the NBA craves.
Joey Votto just recently returned to the Cincinnati Reds active roster.
And boy is he up to his old tricks already.
Votto has a reputation as one of Major League Baseball’s most colorful players. A reputation he does his best to live up to.
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During Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies, he took his usual antics to another level, appearing to purposefully get by a pitch. That’s not entirely surprising, considering Chase Utley perfected the same strategy years ago.
Bill Romanowski, a former NFL linebacker who won four Super Bowls as a member of the 49ers and Broncos, is reportedly being sued by the United States for tax evasion.
According to The Athletic, Romanowski and his wife Julie owe in excess of $15 million in unpaid taxes, dating all the way back to 1998.
The lawsuit alleges that the Romanowskis were ordered by two tax courts to pay an unspecified sum back in 2013, but have allegedly failed to make those payments. Due to interest and statutory penalties, the pair now owe a reported $15.33 million, according to the Department of Justice.
The acquisition of veteran quarterback Derek Carr has plenty of Saints fans hopeful that the missing piece for a Super Bowl run is now in place. It turns out, they’re not alone, as the team’s longest-tenured player is all on board the hype train.
Defensive end Cameron Jordan told SiriusXM NFL Radio on Wednesday that the expectation for the 2023 season is clear: Super Bowl or bust.
“I expect the Super Bowl,” Jordan said. “I expect to take Derek Carr, DC4, back to Vegas where he just left and have a return run at the Super Bowl.
Jackson State made headlines in recent months by losing football coach Deion Sanders to Colorado. However, the Tigers have made up in part for that loss—with the help of a music icon.
Hip-hop great and entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is giving $1 million to Jackson State’s athletic department, university president Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony announced at a monthly meeting of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning board of trustees on June 15.
Three-time Super Bowl champion Willie McGinest is being sued for the second time in a span of three months, according to a TMZ report.
The suit filed by Andrew Cortez alleges the former Patriots linebacker punched him in the face at a gym in Long Beach, Calif., in June 2021 following a dispute over the use of weights.
According to TMZ, “three other men then jumped in, along with McGinest, and proceeded to strike [Cortez] in the head and back 30 to 40 times.
An MLS player’s wife has revealed that he suffered a nasty spider bite on a recent trip to the zoo.
The scary situation happened to Inter Miami CF goalkeeper Nick Marsman. According to TMZ Sports, the 32-year-old’s wife, Nathalie Den Dekker explained that had to be kept in a medical facility for several days and that a spider bite was to blame.
She also shared some photos that showed the goalkeeper laying in a hospital bed.
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