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LAS VEGAS — Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are divorced after a 13-year relationship, the Los Angeles Clippers lost out to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, and Jalen Brunson took a big bargain on a contract extension while the New York Knicks made an extraordinary sacrifice to significantly upgrade their franchise guard.Those decisions were shaped by a new collective bargaining agreement that imposes stiff financial penalties on the league's highest-spending teams for adding talented players since the NBA free agency period began June 30. Across the league, big-market teams such as the Warriors, Clippers, Knicks…
Problems arise. Perhaps that's what 21-year-old U.S. boxer Jennifer Lozano will think when she steps into the ring at the 2024 Paris Olympics. After all, her nickname is “Traviesa,” which means “troublemaker.” The title was bestowed upon Razzano when he was still a spirited child by his late grandmother, who would later play a key role as Razzano's biggest supporter and inspiration in his boxing career. “Growing up, my mom used to call me 'La Traviesa,' because I was everywhere,” Lozano said on NBC's “My New Favorite Olympian” podcast. “I was causing mayhem and mayhem.” But even when Lozano wasn't…
In a landmark move for women's sports, Angel City FC has signed a groundbreaking new ownership agreement that makes the Los Angeles-based NWSL club the most valuable women's professional sports team in the world, the club announced Wednesday.Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger and his wife, Willow Bay, dean of the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, will take over control of Angel City from Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. A landmark sale for women's sports, the sale values the club for a record-breaking $250 million, shattering the NWSL's previous record of $120 million when the San Diego…
While the Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal boxing match was surprisingly entertaining, the event appears to have been a financial failure: Diaz is currently suing promoter Juan Mio for $9 million in unpaid bills, and his lawsuit claims that Juan Mio owner Solomon Engel “may have to declare bankruptcy to avoid paying the debt to Diaz.” Well, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported on the pay-per-view sales for this event, and they were bad. TNA Wrestling was bad. “It went horribly on pay-per-view, but it did in TNA,” Meltzer said. “I'm not exaggerating. I knew it wasn't going to…
So when is the EA Sports College Football 25 release date, will there be early access, and what consoles will it be available on?The answers to all these questions and more can be found below.Let's take a closer look at the first college football game since NCAA Football 14.SimilarEnter your details and we terms of service and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at any time.Without sneaky early access, when will we be able to jump into the field?The official release date for EA Sports College Football 25 is Friday, July 19th.To get early access to EA Sports College Football 25,…
The Oregon Ducks are on the shortlist for the nation's No. 1 tight end for the 2026 freshman recruiting class, and landing five-star Kendre Harrison would be a big addition to coach Dan Lanning's football team and coach Dana Altman's basketball team. The five-star recruit, listed at 6-foot-6 and weighing in at 250 pounds, is a native of Reidsville, North Carolina, and is the top player in the state according to On3. Harrison is also ranked as the No. 6 player overall in the country and No. 1 at the tight end position. Harrison narrowed his field down to six…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Cytoryain, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to develop disease models, said on Wednesday it had raised $80 million in a private funding round.CytoReason said participation in the investment round included Nvidia, Pfizer, Thermo Fisher and venture capital investor OurCrowd.The company said it aims to expand the model's scope to additional indications and to gather more proprietary molecular and clinical data.The company plans to open an office in Cambridge, Massachusetts later this year.In 2022, Pfizer expanded its collaboration with CytoReason, investing $20 million that could reach $110 million by 2027.”The rapid expansion of new technologies such as…
The Michigan Wolverines will look very different this fall than they did last season, not only with a first-year full-time head coach but also new starting quarterback, running back, wide receiver and other key positions. But the coaching staff has been working hard this offseason to acquire star players through the transfer portal and the high school rankings to ensure success following the 2023 national championship. Today we will be discussing Michigan’s five most important recruits for the 2024 season. 5. Jordan Marshall – RB If there's a true freshman who can make an impact in 2024, it could be…
Justin Gaethje has too many highlights to count. UFC 300 didn't go as planned for the former BMF champion. The 35-year-old Gaethje entered the historic event as the first belt holder to successfully defend his title. Unfortunately for him, Max Holloway had other plans, providing the world with one of the greatest MMA moments they've ever seen. Former featherweight champion Holloway started this bout as a pretty big underdog at +225 but finished at +125 to Gaethje's -185 according to Best Fight Odds. Once the bout began, it quickly became clear that the oddsmakers had the numbers wrong, as Holloway…
For the better part of its first 19 years, Poly Pavilion was best known as the place where history was made on the hardwood, but for one week in the summer of 1984, the floor of UCLA's famed sports arena was transformed into a glorious cacophony of mats, bars and beams.Like John Wooden, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton before them, the 12 gymnasts who represented the United States at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics left their indelible mark on gymnastics here.For six nights, the U.S. men's and women's Olympic gymnastics teams flipped, tumbled and vaulted to Olympic glory. They wowed…