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Brooklyn has traded forward Mikal Bridges to the rival New York Knicks for four unprotected first-round picks, and other assets. Brooklyn also traded with Houston to get more draft picks, while the Knicks look to challenge for the NBA title with Bridges. The “Villanova Knicks” are now in full effect, with Bridges joining former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Donte DiVinc...

Lewis Hamilton, the F1 legend who has won seven championships with Mercedes, is leaving the team for Ferrari after the 2024 season. Following the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this month, an email was sent to Mercedes and F1 execs claiming that Hamilton’s car was being sabotaged because he was leaving the team. Police have said that there were no crimes committed in sending the email, while ...

Ryan Garcia is a well-known boxer and a former WBC interim lightweight champion, with a 24-1 (1) record. Garcia was suspended for a year and received a fine after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, following his match over Devin Haney on April 20. Odds have been released for what Garcia will do next, and fashion designer is the favored option from BetOnline. Ryan Garcia ...

The Los Angeles Lakers fired Darvin Ham on May 3, 2024, after two seasons in charge of the team, having lost in the first round of the playoffs. The Lakers then made an offer to Dan Hurley, who decided to stay with the NCAA’s Connecticut Huskies, where he has won back-to-back national championships. The Lakers have decided to hire former NBA player and current ESPN analyst JJ Redick, who a...

The Pro League Network runs CarJitsu, a sport where Brazilian jiu-jitsu artists fight each other inside a car. CarJitsu has been approved for sports betting by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The Pro League Network is also in charge of the World Putting League (mini putting) and SlapFIGHT Championship, which has already been approved for sports betting. There is no short...

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has become one of the most beloved television analysts of all time in any sport, due to his work on TNT’s “Inside the NBA”. Barkley revealed that he is going to retire next season after 25 years, as TNT is left out of the NBA’s media coverage going forward. Online sportsbooks are favoring Barkley to go into golf next year, with sportswear, politics,...

French star Kylian Mbappe broke his nose in his country's opening game at EURO 2024. France beat Austria by 1-0 despite Mbappe's injury, despite missing multiple good chances. Mbappe was expected to undergo surgery and miss a large portion of the competition, but the latest reports suggest he will be back for the next game with a custom protective mask on his face. Kylian Mbappe entere...

Pat Hoberg is a well-respected Major League Baseball umpire, who received a perfect score in a 2022 World Series game. Hoberg was investigated and disciplined by MLB for violating the league’s gambling rules, although it wasn’t revealed what the umpire had done wrong. Hoberg is preparing an appeal for his case, while MLB is holding him out of games until that. While many major sports l...

Cody Simpson is mostly known as an actor and musician from Australia, who has dated a string of high-profile celebrities, including Miley Cyrus and Kylie Jenner. Simpson is also an excellent swimmer, attempting to make the Australian swim team for the Paris Olympics. His bid will come down to his favorite event, the 100m butterfly, after Simpson failed to make it through the 100m freestyle...

UFC star Conor McGregor is slated to make his return to the octagon at UFC 303 on June 29 to face Michael Chandler at welterweight. This fight has been in the works for over two years, and the two were coaches in the 31st season of The Ultimate Fighter. However, a press conference for UFC 303 was canceled on June 3, and Ariel Helwani believes the fight is “very much in limbo”. Conor Mc...

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) in Saudi Arabia was established to invest the country’s funds into various industries. Sports has become a major target for the PIF, as they have taken over Newcastle United in the English Premier League, lured many big names to their soccer league, and established LIV Golf. This potential boxing venture would amalgamate the biggest boxing companies in the ...

Competitive-eating king Joey Chestnut has dominated the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, winning the last eight in a row and 16 overall. He would have been an overwhelming favorite to win his 17th title, but Chestnut is banned from the 2024 edition. He has a deal with Impossible Foods, which is a rival of Nathan’s Hot Dog. Chestnut wanted to promote the new vegan hot dog from Impossible Fo...

The USA women’s national basketball team heads to Paris this summer for the Olympics, having won seven straight gold medals. Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark, who has bee a massive marketing boost for the WNBA this season, was left off the team. In an ESPN report, Clark said she’s “not disappointed” with being left off the team, and she’ll have a three-week rest after a grueling period o...

The NFL started offering their “Sunday Ticket” package back in 1994 as a way for out-of-market fans to watch their team every week. A class-action suit that has been in the works since 2015 will finally go to court as the NFL is accused of working with its network partners to inflate prices. The plaintiffs in the suit are looking for $7.1 billion, but the number could go up to $21.3 billio...

The NBA has almost finalized an 11-year medial deal with NBC, Amazon, and Disney worth close to $76 billion. Disney is going to pay about $2.6 billion a year to keep the NBA Finals, up from their previous price of $1.5 billion. This leaves Turner Sports out in the cold after airing NBA games since 1989, leaving “Inside the NBA” without a home. The NBA has done an impressive job at gene...

The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on May 3, 2024, after coaching the team for two seasons, amassing a 90-74 record. Ham took the team to the conference finals in his first year, but was let go after a first-round exit this season. ESPN analyst JJ Redick was thought to be the front-runner. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Lakers are targeting Connecticut head coac...