Victor Wembanyama is receiving a warm welcome to the city of San Antonio. Just a couple of days after being drafted into the organization, some Spurs legends took the 19-year-old out for dinner.
Among those at the dinner included iconic franchise stars such as David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott, and Manu Ginobli. A photo of the group has since gone viral, as it depicts Wembanyama towering over his cohorts, including the 7’1″ Robinson.
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Brandon Miller is doing his best to put himself in the good graces of Charlotte Hornets fans who weren’t all so happy that the club selected the former Alabama standout over G-League Ignite star Scoot Henderson.
After being selected by the club, Miller offered a brash, and seemingly lofty goal for his rookie campaign.
“I can see the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA Finals next year,” Miller said in a now viral video with WCNC Charlotte. “Hopefully, we will get there and get the big trophy in the end.
The Cincinnati Reds’ longest winning streak in 66 years was stopped at 12 games when Raisel Iglesias struck out Jonathan India for the final out as the Atlanta Braves prevailed 7-6 Saturday in an eight-homer slugfest.
Colorado coach Deion Sanders had successful surgery on Friday to fix clots in both of his legs, according to an Instagram post from his fiancée, Tracey Edmonds.
West Virginia has elevated assistant men’s basketball coach Josh Eilert to head coach for the 2023-24 season, replacing the departed Bob Huggins.
The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals have been sent off to the United Kingdom to show our pals over there some good old-fashioned American baseball.
The NL Central rivals are in London playing a two-game series at London Stadium sight of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2012 London Summer Olympics and home to West Ham United of the Premier League,
It’s the first time MLB has been across the pond since 2019 and this year, they were opening the two-game series wouldn’t be the homer fest it was four years ago.
The 2023 European Championships made headlines after a Belgian shot putter bravely filled in for a teammate and took part in the 100M hurdles event on Saturday.
Jolien Maliga Boumkwo, a Belgian athlete who usually competes in shot put, stepped up for her country and participated in the event after two of her teammates were unable to run.
An injury to hurdles runners Anna Zagr and Hanne Claes left Belgium without an experienced option to run the hurdles, prompting Boumkwo, who had placed seventh in the shot put event on Friday, to fill their place.
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed that the league intends to play an upcoming series in Paris.
Manfred made the announcement on Friday as MLB’s 2023 London series kicked off.
The commissioner held a news conference, confirming previous rumors that the league would target Paris as a potential destination.
“We are in the process of working on Paris in 2025,” Manfred said at the news conference. “We’re not at the point where we’re going to make a commitment or a more formal announcement, but it is in the planning stages.
Derek Jeter’s birthday is coming up and while he was across the pond covering the Cubs and Cardinals series at London Stadium, the MLB on Fox crew took a moment to celebrate. However, he wasn’t particularly fond of the gift he received from one of his new colleagues and former adversary, David Ortiz.
Bif Papi reached under the broadcast desk and handed the former Yankees captain a box.
He cracked that puppy open and was the only one on set not amused by what was in it: a Boston Red Sox jersey with his name and number on the back.
Jordan Lyles can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
On Saturday, the Royals starting pitcher finally ended a historic losing streak involving games that he’s started this season.
The Royals, a +210 underdog at SI Sportsbook, came from behind to beat Tampa Bay by a score of 9–4. In the process, the club ended a string of 15 consecutive losses in games started by Lyles, the longest such streak in American League or National League history.
The Rays, the team with the best record in the majors (53–27), jumped out to a 4–0 lead after the second inning.