The 2025 NBA Draft's second round continues Thursday, with 29 selections remaining. While the first round garners most attention, the second round often yields valuable players. Last year, Jaylen Wells and Kyle Filipowski, second-round picks, achieved significant success. This year, players like Rasheer Fleming and Ryan...
Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving anticipates star forward Mitch Marner will test free agency on July 1st, unless significant changes occur. Marner, a top player, is expected to command over $12 million annually. The Leafs could explore a sign-and-trade before free agency begins. Meanwhile, negotiations are...
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco received a suspended two-year prison sentence in the Dominican Republic for sexual abuse of a minor. He had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl when he was 21. His mother was also convicted of sex trafficking and received a 10-year sentence. ...
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon attempted to become the first woman to run a sub-four-minute mile in a Nike-sponsored exhibition in Paris. Despite a strong effort aided by 13 pacers and specialized equipment, she finished in 4:06.91, a personal best but short of the record. Though not officially record-eligible, Kipyegon...
UFC 317's co-main event features a rematch between flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Kara-France. Their previous encounter, on 'The Ultimate Fighter,' saw Pantoja win a strategic but underwhelming fight, criticized by Dana White for its lack of aggression. While the lightweight title fight gets most attention, this...
Lando Norris and McLaren had "not the most joyful" conversations following Norris's collision with teammate Oscar Piastri at the Canadian Grand Prix. Norris took full responsibility for the incident, apologizing to Piastri and the team. While acknowledging the seriousness of the crash and its impact on his championship bid,...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles received multi-year contract extensions. Owner Joel Glazer praised their leadership and contributions to the team's consistent success, including three consecutive division titles and five consecutive playoff appearances, a franchise first. Licht's talent evaluation and Bowles' defensive...
The Cleveland Browns released defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo and re-signed kicker Andre Szmyt. Okoronkwo, 30, had 7.5 sacks in two seasons with the Browns and played for three other teams, amassing 17 career sacks. Szmyt, 26, initially joined the Browns practice squad in December and signed a futures...
Several NBA teams made costly draft-night trades to move up a few spots, most notably New Orleans' trade of a 2026 unprotected first-round pick to acquire Derik Queen. Experts criticized the Pelicans' decision as an overpay, questioning the value of moving up from pick 23 to 13. Other...
NHL Draft Eve buzz centers around several prospects: Daniil Prokhorov, Alexander Zharovsky, Semyon Frolov, Will Reynolds, and Vaclav Nestrasil. Prokhorov is expected to go in the first round, while Zharovsky and Nestrasil could be late first-round or early second-round picks. Reynolds' late-season surge has boosted his draft stock....
