38th overall NBA draft selection Kam Jones was
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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was sentenced to two years in prison on charges stemming from the Dominican Republic. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Franco received a two-year suspended sentence for sexual abuse and money laundering related to a relationship with a 14-year-old girl when he was 21, while prosecutors had sought a five-year term.
Franco was convicted of fostering a relationship with the underage girl, a situation orchestrated by the girl’s mother, who falsely claimed she received no compensation from Franco to facilitate the relationship.
On Thursday, the Rocket Classic commenced for it seventh edition at the Detroit Golf Club, bringing the PGA Tour back to Detroit. A late addition to the field, former Spartan and United States Amateur champion James Piot was added thanks to a sponsors exemption.
The former Spartan and Canton (MI) native, who started his professional career with the LIV Golf Tour, returned to the PGA Tour. On Thursday, Piot had a late afternoon tee time at the Detroit Golf Club, getting his tournament underway.
Despite a slow, and ultimately boring start, Piot broke through with a very exciting back nine.
The second and final round of the 2025 NBA draft is taking place Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, home of the Nets.
Former Tennessee guard Chaz Lanier was selected in the second round by Detroit with the No. 37 overall pick.
He played one season at Tennessee after transferring from North Florida.
During the 2024-25 basketball season, the 6-foot-5, 207-pound guard appeared in 38 games, including 38 starts, for the Vols. Lanier averaged 18.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
Even after the Pittsburgh Steelerstraded him to the Dallas Cowboys, wide receiver George Pickens was all set to host the George Pickens Youth Football Camp, which was scheduled for Saturday, June 28 in Pittsburgh. Then he pulled out.
In a Tuesday email to families that had registered for the camp, TruEdge Sports — the company that coordinates youth camps for several NFL and college athletes — notified families that Pickens had “walked back on his word.
Adam Finkelstein and Gary Parrish join CBS Spor
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The Sacramento Kings have many decisions to make this offseason. They’re coming off a season in which they finished as the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference, but fell to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA Play-In Tournament.
Many were shocked when the Kings traded their face of the franchise, De’Aaron Fox, to the San Antonio Spurs as part of a three-team deal that landed them Zach LaVine in return from the Chicago Bulls.
Hornets center Ryan Kalkbrenner had to wait an
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Cities across the country are lining up in an attempt to woo an existing or expansion Major League Baseball franchise.
There have already been several strong candidates to emerge in the early going. A group in Salt Lake City announced way back in 2023 that it was intent on bringing a team to Utah, even releasing renderings of what a new stadium could look like.
Then there’s Austin, which offers high incomes, a young, desirable demographic, corporate base, and a rapidly growing metro area. The Austin region has gone from just under 1.7 million people in 2015 to nearly 2.