22+ hour, 16+ min ago   (335+ words) The NBA continues to be the best reality show on television, as the new Philadelphia Sixers star, Jaylen Brown, made his boxing debut this week in Nigeria. Yes, you read that right: 29-year-old Jaylen Brown, who will be making $57.7 million…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (581+ words) Here’s the thing about destination franchises in professional sports … They don’t raise white flags; they raise banners. Such is the current state of the Golden State Warriors. No team has been more successful in the last dozen seasons: Four championships…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (392+ words) The United States gets some well-earned rest the next two days after serving up three straight victories in the FIBA women’s World Cup in Germany. Team USA next plays in Thursday’s quarterfinals when it will face either Hungary or Japan....

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (288+ words) JC French IV ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in his Cincinnati debut as quarterback to lead the Cincinnati Bearcats past the Boston College Eagles 34-15 Saturday in Cincinnati. French completed 10 of 14 passes for 77 yards for the Bearcats (1-0), who…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (196+ words) Alabama hired the new wife of head basketball coach Nate Oats to a prominent role in the program, the school announced. Alex Accetta, who married Oats in July, will serve as the director of program relations. She will report to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (293+ words) Cathy Engelbert will retire at the end of this year, ending her seven-year tenure as the WNBA's first commissioner. Engelbert, 61, has brokered two collective bargaining agreements and overseen increases in viewership and game attendance in the WNBA as well as…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (202+ words) Former No. 1 overall draft pick Ben Simmons agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agents confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The three-time All-Star point guard returns after sitting out the 2025-26 campaign while recuperating from chronic back…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (400+ words) Alonza Barnett III threw for 158 yards and a touchdown and added another on the ground, Duke Watson rushed for 110 yards and a score, and UCF flew past visiting Bethune-Cookman for a record-setting 73-6 victory on Thursday in Orlando, Fla. UCF (1-0) tied…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (202+ words) The Houston Rockets announced a contract extension with guard Amen Thompson on Thursday. The five-year, rookie-scale extension is worth $208 million and includes a 10% trade kicker, according to ESPN. "Amen represents everything we want our organization to be about," general manager…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (248+ words) New York Liberty forward Satou Sabally will miss the remainder of the regular season and the postseason, taking the time off to recover from a head injury suffered on June 23 in a game against the Las Vegas Aces, the team…...