Author: Michael

Just when you think Antonio Brown can’t out-Antonio Brown himself, the arena football team he owns gets kicked out of the league.
On Thursday, the National Arena League announced that it was giving Brown’s Albany Empire the ol’ heave-ho.
After exhausting all avenues, the NAL board of owners have decided unanimously to terminate the membership agreement of the Albany Empire,” the NAL said in a statement. “The decision was reached after an emergency conference call of the members in good standing to discuss the Empire’s failure to pay their league mandated and overdue assessments.

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Chicago is reportedly gauging trade offers for star guard Zach LaVine.
In what has been a jam-packed week of star trade rumors, it looks like we can now add Zach LaVine to the list of high-profile guys who could be on the move for the right offer. On Thursday, Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports reported this:

“Wishful executives will keep their eyes peeled on Portland and Damian Lillard, but it’s the Chicago Bulls who have started contacting teams, quietly gauging the trade interest in Zach LaVine, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

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In the fall of 2017, the then still relatively obscure Nuggets graciously opened their doors to Sports Illustrated for a magazine feature based around a simple premise: How does a team go from fun story to title contender?
Over the course of a few days, SI asked as many people within the organization as possible—from then president Tim Connelly to then newly signed All-Star Paul Millsap—to answer that question.

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Fresh off a campaign that featured a third-place finish in the Premier League and an appearance in the FA Cup final, Manchester United is reportedly considering a monumental offer for the sale of the club.
Manchester United is weighing granting negotiation exclusivity to a consortium led by Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani for a sale that could eclipse $6 billion, according to Reuters.
Manchester United is one of the world’s most valuable sports franchises. Forbes estimated the club was worth $4.

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Denver Nuggets shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is a man of the people.
And he likes himself a cold one as much as the rest of us.
The NBA champion Nuggets paraded through the streets of Denver on Thursday as thousands lined the course to celebrate.
One lucky fan got to take part in a cool moment when KCP called for a brewski and the two held an impromptu chugging contest.

KCP vs. Nuggets fan chugging contest… you decide who won #Denver7 pic.twitter.com/hQjLaW6CRe
— Nick Rothschild (@nick_rothschild) June 15, 2023

What a chug from the former Georgia Bulldog.

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Scott Van Pelt has been hosting the midnight edition of SportsCenter since 2015. While his sights are set on reaching the decade mark manning the midnight desk, he’s also looking into the future, and one that doesn’t include hosting SportsCenter.
SVP joined Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina and the topic of ‘what’s next’ came about.
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While Van Pelt understands how great his gig is, eight years of hosting a show at 12:00 AM ET can take its toll.

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Lionel Messi has no shortage of stunning achievements in his award-winning career.
The 35-year-old eclipsed another individual milestone on Thursday when he notched the fastest goal of his professional career in Argentina’s clash against Australia, according to South America football’s governing body, CONMEBOL. Only 79 seconds into the match, Messi was near the edge of the box when he wrapped a beautiful strike off his left foot, putting the La Albiceleste on the scoreboard first.

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