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Jaylen Brown knows he will be turned into a villain, so he is ready to embrace it originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Now that Jaylen Brown is playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, he knows there will be an adjustment period for both him and the fans. Unfortunately, he has also faced plenty of criticisms and malicious stories around him over the past few days.
Some media reports have deemed him a toxic player, even though he knows he was a good teammate and player for the Boston Celtics.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ offseason will be remembered as the summer in which LeBron James left town and Luka Dončić became the team’s clear-cut superstar. So far, Dončić seems to be getting the player-GM treatment as well.
Dončić is “excited” about the Lakers’ recent deals with returning guard Austin Reaves (four years, $185 million) and former Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler (four years, $130 million), who joined this team via trade earlier this week, according to The Athletic’s Dan Woike.

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Portugal and Croatia engaged in an entertaining Round of 32 matchup at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The two European countries were inseparable in the first half, but a thrilling second half was waiting for soccer fans.
After Ivan Perisic opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, Cristiano Ronaldo quickly equalized with a penalty and scored his first career World Cup knockout goal.
Ultimately, it was Goncalo Ramos’ stoppage-time header that sent Portugal to the Round of 16, where Spain is waiting for them.

How should we react to the Boston Celtics trading Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, a pair of first round draft picks, and a pair of second round draft picks? Many fans of the team crashed out in a major way while a small contingent welcomed the move for a variety of motives.

Nate Bargatze meme tries to explain soccer’s offside rule to U.S. audience during World Cup originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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There have been a bunch of goals already taken back at the 2026 FIFA World Cup due to offside rules.
And for those who don’t watch soccer a lot, it can be a tricky rule to understand.
It depends on when the ball is played, so if a player is beyond the last defender when the pass is contacted, there’s offside.

France forward Michael Olise (11) reacts to a call during a 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32 match between France and Sweden at New York New Jersey Stadium on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in East Rutherford, NJ. | Yannick Peterhans/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Round of 32 is underway at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
And the Round of 16 is starting to take shape.
Several teams have already clinched spots in the next stage of the knockout round, and those teams — and their supporters — can start dreaming of a run to the Quarterfinals.

Algeria and Switzerland will meet for the first time in 40 years as the World Cup 2026 knockout stages continue on Thursday.
MORE: 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 TV schedule, full list of games
June 27, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.; Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez celebrates scoring their third goal.

DENVER, COLORADO – JUNE 30: The umpiring crew of umpire Quinn Wolcott #81, Dexter Kelley #56, Ramon de Jesus #18, and Paul Clemons #57 meet at home plate before a game between the Colorado Rockies and the Miami Marlins at Coors Field on June 30, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Despite it feeling as though May just ended, the calendar has already flipped to July. The Rockies were able to rebound from an all around poor 8-20 May with an 11-15 record in June.

Belatedly, Roberto Martinez was stirred out of his slumber. A manager who can look smilingly passive was facing the end: of Portugal’s World Cup, perhaps of his reign, too. Portugal’s perplexing first half had brought 69 per cent of possession and a lone shot on target.
Then they trailed and Martinez showed a decisiveness he is often accused of lacking. A quadruple change altered the momentum, the World Cup. One of the arrivals, Goncalo Ramos, was to prove the man who did something many an opponent has failed to accomplish in the last two World Cups and finish off Croatia.

The Rockets agreed to a five-year, $81.5-million contract with restricted free agent (RFA) Tari Eason, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday.
Drafted by Houston in the 2022 first round, Eason remains one of the most valuable and versatile defensive players for head coach Ime Udoka.
Regarding the deal, Charania writes:

The deal is fully guaranteed. The Rockets and Eason came close on an extension before last season, but the versatile forward chose to play the year out and enter RFA, where he received more guaranteed money than the October talks and stays in Houston.