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The Phoenix Suns and Chris Paul have had great success in the last three years. When Paul was traded to the team before the 2020-21 season, he was expected to lead it to the playoffs. Instead, they got all the way to the NBA Finals. The Suns followed that up with a franchise-best 64 wins […]

Green Bay Packers linebacker Rashan Gary spoke to media for the first time since he suffered a torn ACL in the team’s Week 9 game against the Detroit Lions. Asked about his recovery, Gary said he is not sure when he will return. “I’ll be ready when I’ll be ready,” Gary said, via the Associated […]

Carmelo Anthony carved a successful career after prep stops at Maryland Towson Catholic and Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill. He won a national championship at Syracuse in 2003 and became one of the best NBA players this century, finishing his professional years as a 10-time All-Star and No. 9 in all-time points. Anthony’s son, […]

The Phoenix Mercury have not done well as a team this season, but their two top players have been recognized individually. Center Brittney Griner and guard Diana Taurasi are among the top-30 vote getters in the first return of fan votes for the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game. Griner is ranked No. 3 with 28,387 votes. […]

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones is seeking a contract extension. His desire led to his absence from the team’s mandatory three-day minicamp, which coach Andy Reid spoke about rather bluntly. Per Kansas City’s KSHB 41 News: “Make sure you’re in shape,” Reid said. According to the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, Chris Jones could […]

The Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors have explored trades for a top-3 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, according to The Ringer. The No. 2 and No. 3 picks, respectively, are owned by the Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported this week the New Orleans Pelicans are trying to trade […]

Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor and his fiancee, Dee Devlin, are expecting their fourth child together. McGregor shared the update on “LIVE With Kelly and Mark.” McGregor is a father to Conor Jr. (6 years old), Croia Mairead (4) and Rian (2). He told the show the family has a few more […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic cemented his claim as the best basketball player in the world. The Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals and finished with an impressive 16-3 playoff run. Jokic was named Finals MVP after he averaged 30.2 points on 58.3 percent shooting (42.1 percent from 3-point range), 14.0 rebounds […]

LIV Golf captain Dustin Johnson was told the league is working on a “full schedule” for 2024, according to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. This will include staging tournaments with 54 holes, shotgun starts and team competitions, the story said. The league has seven tournaments left on its schedule this season. It will have its team championship […]

Austin Reaves became an important player in the Los Angeles Lakers’ run to the Western Conference Finals. And he did it very quickly. Reaves, who went undrafted in 2021, averaged 16.4 points, 4.9 assists and 3.1 rebounds over the last 16 games of the season. He was an offensive weapon for the Lakers, who put […]

The Denver Nuggets capped off one of the most dominant playoff runs in recent NBA memory with their NBA Finals win over the Miami Heat. The Nuggets were the No. 1 seed in the West and finished with an impressive 16-3 record. The Nuggets were not picked to win the West. The Phoenix Suns had […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith thanked Skip Bayless for helping to create his successful career with the network. “Skip Bayless brought me to ‘First Take,’” Smith said on “The Stephen A. Show” on YouTube. “Skip and I have had our differences over the years. We looked each other in the face, we had a conversation […]

Phil Mickelson did not say much about the PGA Tour’s merger with LIV Golf at the U.S. Open Wednesday. “I just don’t want to waste any energy on it at the beginning of the week,” Mickelson said, via GOLF Magazine’s Sean Zak. Mickelson was a member of LIV Golf, which unified with the PGA Tour […]

Terence Crawford is regarded as a top pound-for-pound boxer by multiple websites. If he defeats Errol Spence Jr. in an undisputed welterweight championship fight July 29, he believes he should be regarded as one of the best of all time. Via Showtime Boxing: "Ya'll are going to mark me as one of the greatest of […]

Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford will face off in an epic welterweight showdown July 29. It is regarded as perhaps the most-anticipated boxing fight in the last few years. Crawford and Spence Jr. are ranked No. 1 and No. 4, respectively, in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings. They are also near or at their primes, which […]

Teofimo Lopez is leaving the sport of boxing on top. He defeated Josh Taylor by unanimous decision Saturday and announced his retirement days later. Lopez is the WBO and The Ring light welterweight champion and may come back if he is offered a nine-figure deal, according to Yahoo! Sports. Lopez was reportedly in contact with […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Michael Porter Jr. went back to work after the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat to win the 2023 NBA Finals. The two Nuggets starters picked up a shift at a Raising Cane’s restaurant in Denver Wednesday. Nuggets fans lined up to see the two players walk in to the restaurant, where […]

The Washington Commanders are in the middle of a quarterback battle between Sam Howell and Jacoby Brissett. But according to wide receiver Jahan Dotson, the team has settled on Howell as their guy. “I have complete faith in him,” Dotson said. Howell was selected with the No. 144 overall pick in the fifth round of […]

Alabama and Georgia are the two best programs in college football. They also play in the same conference. The Crimson Tide and Bulldogs are almost guaranteed to meet in the SEC Championship game every season. Georgia is in the SEC East and Alabama is in the SEC West, creating exciting showdowns that can determine a […]

Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams’ coaching staff will include former Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas and three assistants with the Suns, Brian Randle, Jarrett Jack and Steve Scalzi, according to the Detroit Free Press’ Omari Sankora II. Williams also reportedly has former NBA coach Nate McMillan’s son, Jamelle, and recent Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers’ […]

The NFL and Netflix are partnering for a nine-episode series called “Quarterback,” which follows quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota throughout the 2022 season. The documentary, which will release July 12, will show quarterbacks mic’d up in games from the beginning of the season to the end. It will also show their personal […]

The Portland Trail Blazers would “be pleased” to select either Scoot Henderson or Brandon Miller with the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo. The Blazers have to decide if they will keep the No. 3 pick and rebuild or trade it for contending purposes. Givony […]

The Phoenix Suns might move on from Chris Paul this offseason. If they do, they have a few options to replace him. BetOnline released its odds for free agents assuming they do not re-sign with their current team. Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell and Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet’s next favored team is the […]

PHOENIX — The Mercury lost their third game in four contests Tuesday against the Seattle Storm. It is not how the team expected to open its season. Phoenix has legendary guard Diana Taurasi,  much-improved guard Sophie Cunningham and Brittney Griner, who returned from Russian imprisonment to play in the WNBA this season. Not only did […]

PHOENIX — Mercury center Brittney Griner suffered a hip injury and did not return in the second half of the team’s 83-69 loss to the Seattle Storm. Griner appeared to suffer the injury in the first quarter. She did not check in for the final six minutes of the second quarter and did not start […]

The Phoenix Suns are “closing in” on hiring Dallas Mavericks assistant Quinton Crawford to join Frank Vogel’s staff, longtime NBA reporter Marc Stein reported. Crawford was previously an assistant with Vogel and the Lakers from 2019 to 2022. He won a championship with the team in 2020. He served as assistant for Dallas this past […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers upset the Golden State Warriors in the historic 2016 NBA Finals. The Cavaliers, who trailed three games to one, won three straight games to dethrone the Warriors, who won the 2015 title. They had an NBA record 73 wins during the regular season in 2015-16. NBA commentator Doris Burke said on JJ […]

The Cleveland Browns’ logo reveal saw mixed reactions from fans on Twitter. Here is a general scope of responses: I will not be buying any of this apparel https://t.co/T5k346gnqg — Browns are Normal And Good (@ericj_d) June 12, 2023 Ew. Definitely won’t be buying anything with that garbage on it. What an absolute Whiff here. […]

An unnamed general manager suggested that Mark Jackson “needs to be open” to being an associate head coach, according to a story from Casino.org. “If he was on the bench in Memphis or New Orleans, he’d be perfect for (Grizzlies guard) Ja Morant or (Pelicans forward) Zion Williamson,” the general manager reportedly said. Mark Jackson […]

The Portland Trail Blazers do not have interest in acquiring Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton, Arizona Sports 98.7 FM’s John Gambadoro reported Monday. Ayton is considered a piece the Suns could move before the 2023-24 season. He signed a four-year, $132,929,128 contract last offseason and is not well-liked by Suns fans for his performance this […]

New England Patriots tackle Trent Brown missed the first day of minicamp. But he is not holding out from the team. MassLive.com said Brown’s flight was canceled due to a hail storm, preventing his appearance. He is currently in his second season of his two-year, $13 million contract. He should be back for the team […]

NBA legend Jerry West called Scottie Pippen’s recent take on Michael Jordan “disappointing” and urged the seven-time All-Star to call Jordan and resolve things. “I think that’s the most disappointing part about it is, is that team and how special and the bonds,” West said on the “Podcast P” show with Paul George Presented by […]

Brittney Griner’s Phoenix Mercury teammate, Brianna Turner, said the team’s incident with a YouTube personality at a Dallas airport this past week was a “huge disappointment.” “It was startling to show up to the airport to have people waiting at your gate to just totally [disrupt] your day and follow you around the airport, shouting […]

Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi told Brittney Griner to “just breathe” after she was heckled by a YouTube personality at a Dallas airport. “The safety of everyone comes first,” Taurasi said, per ESPN’s M.A. Voepel. Griner was confronted by Alex Stein, who hosts the right-wing show “Prime Time With Alex Stein.” He has confronted politicians […]

Mike Breen is one of the greatest NBA broadcasters in history. It’s only fitting he shared a nickname with all-time great Kobe Bryant. In 2014, the NBA had players wear nicknames on their jerseys. Kobe Bryant was known as “The Black Mamba,” while Green received a jersey from ESPN written “The Gray Mamba” for his […]

No. 1 women’s tennis player Iga Swiatek made history Saturday when she became the youngest player since Serena Williams to have four Grand Slam wins. She defeated Karolina Muchova in the French Open final. After her victory, Swiatek shook the Roland Garros trophy and accidentally flung the top of it off. Via the Women’s Tennis Association: […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders paid Prairie View A&M a visit for a football mega camp. He praised the school’s facilities in a conversation with president Dr. Tomikia LeGrande, who was on her first day of the job. “We’ve been everywhere,” Sanders said, as seen on Thee Pregame Show. “I’ve been to the pros. Power […]

Iga Swiatek, who is ranked the No. 1 singles player in the world by the Women’s Tennis Association, improved to 4-0 in major finals with her three-set victory (6-2, 5-7, 6-4) over Karolina Mucova in the French Open Final Saturday. ESPN Stats & Info reported only three other players have won each of their first […]

The San Francisco 49ers ownership group, along with NBA players Larry Nance Jr. and T.J. McConnell, has reached an agreement to take control of English soccer club Leeds, according to The Associated Press. The 49ers purchased a 15 percent stake from Leeds chairman Andrea Radrizzani in 2018 and increased it to 44 percent in late […]