In a landmark decision, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its five power conferences voted to approve a $2.77 billion settlement in the House v. NCAA class-action lawsuit on Thursday, The Athletic reported. The move will phase out the amateurism model of the NCAA and allow schools to directly pay …
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The NBA has suspended Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green indefinitely after he struck Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić in the head during Tuesday’s game. Green was ejected from the game, marking his third ejection of the season. Joe Dumars, NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations, announced …
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Kyrie Irving — the singular basketball talent and moth-to-the-flame of NBA controversy — has embarked on a rebranding campaign with his new corporate benefactor, Chinese apparel giant ANTA. Irving is now the superstar face of ANTA Basketball — in a deal that also makes him the brand’s chief creative officer. …
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Perhaps it was inevitable that Miss Americana herself would end up in an almost-confirmed relationship with a star of that most American sport — and a reigning champion, no less. The appearance of Taylor Swift in the box suite of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on Sunday, wearing …
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Colin Kaepernick has formally requested that he join the New York Jets practice squad after their loss of quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a torn Achilles in the 2023 season. The veteran player has not been on an NFL roster since 2017 following his protest of protest police brutality and racism …
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LeBron James‘ son Bronny is expected to return to the court “in the very near future” aftersuffering cardiac arrestduring a basketball workout, a James family spokesperson said in a statement Friday. The likely cause of Bronny’s sudden cardiac arrest was a congenital heart defect, which was identified after an initial …
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LeBron James‘ son Bronny is on the mend. After suffering cardiac arrest during a basketball workout on Monday, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — where Bronny was being treated — shared that the USC Trojan is now home. “Thanks to the swift and effective response by the USC athletics’ medical staff, Bronny …
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One of the best soccer players in history now plays in the United States. World Cup champion Lionel Messi scored the game-winning goal for Inter Miami CF during the 94th minute of the team’s Leagues Cup opening match against Liga MX’s Cruz Azul. Inter Miami won 2-1. Messi scored the …
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Northwestern fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday following a hazing scandal, according to ESPN. Fitzgerald previously received a two-week, unpaid suspension on Friday, after the university-led investigation into allegations made by an anonymous whistleblower. The Daily Northwestern, the student paper,published a former player’s accountof sexualized hazing activities, on Saturday. …
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Four years ago, 15-year-old Victor Wembanyama celebrated his appearance in the FIBA Europe U16 European Championship tournament by opening an official Instagram account, one that he or his people (or both) maintain to this day. The first post was a small collage of him and his teammates playing for Team …
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