The basketball world lost one of its most vibrant personalities Monday, as Bill Walton died at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Walton was a standout player for three years at UCLA and played under the legendary coach John Wooden. During his NBA career, he played for three franchises – the Boston Celtics, Clippers, and Portland Trail Blazers – winning two NBA titles.
Additionally, Walton’s alma mater posted a message in memoriam of one of the best players in program history.
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Two NCAA championships at UCLA, two NBA titles nine years apart. Yet Walton’s legacy touches all corners of the human experience, on and off the court.
Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus is facing a civil lawsuit from two women who say the placekicker assaulted them during the team’s flight to London last season.
The Jaguars played two games in London last season, flying in prior to their Week 4 win over the Atlanta Falcons and then remaining in Europe for the Week 5 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
ESPN acquired the court documents and reported that “two women … accuse McManus of rubbing himself against them and grinding against them.
Bill Walton, who won two NCAA titles with UCLA and two NBA championships during a Hall of Fame career, died Monday at age 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
It’s another glimmering, championship-laced, 50-win season for the Tennessee Volunteers, who received their second No. 1 overall seed in three years on Monday for the NCAA Baseball Tournament.
But can the Vols finally advance deep into the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which starts June 14 and will run until June 23 or 24? Tennessee has made the finals once, losing to Oklahoma, 3-2, in 1951, through six trips to the CWS in all (1951, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2021, 2023).
Everyone seemed to have a favorite Bill Walton moment.
TNT analyst and former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy doubled down on his praise of Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Rafael Nadal, the 14-time French Open champ, was eliminated in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career, losing to Alexander Zverev.
Karl-Anthony Towns is having a historically difficult start to the Western Conference finals. After another rough night in a Game 3 loss that put Minnesota on the brink of playoff elimination, there was no sugarcoating it from his coach, Chris Finch.
Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic came up big in crunch time again as the Mavericks took a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Timberwolves on Sunday.