Jan 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) dribbles before their game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports Victor Wembanyama gave the United States all they could handle in the Summer Olympics men’s basketball final on Saturday, and the San Antonio Spurs star issued a warning for the NBA after the game. Wembanyama scored a team-high 26 points to go along with 7 rebounds for France in the host nation’s 98-87 loss to Team USA. After he and his teammates were presented with their silver medals in Paris,…
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Nov 12, 2018; Santa Clara, CA, USA; A general overall view of the San Francisco 49ers logo at midfield at Levi’s Stadium prior to the game against the New York Giants. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The San Francisco 49ers may be without a key member of their secondary for a significant amount of time. On Saturday, cornerback Ambry Thomas had to be carted off the field during the Niners’ preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Thomas reportedly suffered a broken forearm during San Francisco’s 17-13 loss. 49ers CB Ambry Thomas broke his…
Aug 4, 2024; Paris Saint-Denis, France; Noah Lyles (USA) reacts after competing in a men’s 100m semifinal during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. Mandatory Credit: Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports Team USA Basketball had perhaps the most predictable post of the year after their gold medal victory. The United States earned Olympic gold in men’s basketball with a 98-87 win over host nation France on Saturday. It marked the fifth consecutive gold in the competition for the U.S. as well as their 17th Olympic gold overall in men’s basketball. After the final buzzer sounded, USA Basketball’s…
Jul 28, 2024; Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France; United States guard Kevin Durant (7) after a game against Serbia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Kevin Durant didn’t let a certain fan off the hook on Saturday after Team USA won its fifth straight Olympic gold. The US men’s basketball team toppled France 98-87 in the gold medal game at Bercy Arena in Paris, France. In his first start of the tournament, Durant tallied 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists across 31 minutes. But just hours after winning his fourth Olympic…
It didn’t take long for the injury bug to bite the Kansas City Chiefs. On Saturday, wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown got hurt on the very first play of the Chiefs’ preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw to Brown as the latter was cutting across the middle of the field. The Hollywood, Fla. native was immediately taken down by Jaguars cornerback Montaric Brown. The Chiefs wideout managed to keep possession for an 11-yard gain. However, Brown landed awkwardly on his shoulder and was immediately taken out of the contest. If…
Tyrese Haliburton was one of the odd men out of Team USA’s regular rotation en route to a gold medal at the Olympics, but he certainly is not feeling guilty about it. The Indiana Pacers guard shared a hilarious social… The more relaxed atmosphere of NFL preseason and the local nature of the television broadcasts means teams and players are willing to do some things they would not do during the regular season. The Minnesota Vikings, for instance, allowed star… With the 2028 Summer Olympics set to be in Los Angeles, is there any chance LeBron James could hang around…
The more relaxed atmosphere of NFL preseason and the local nature of the television broadcasts means teams and players are willing to do some things they would not do during the regular season. The Minnesota Vikings, for instance, allowed star wide receiver Justin Jefferson to wear a microphone on the sideline and join the broadcast live for the entire third quarter. The gimmick made for some fun moments, but perhaps the funniest was one Jefferson shared with Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell. Jefferson went up to O’Connell and asked his coach to deliver a brief message during the broadcast. That…
Dec 9, 2021; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) warms-up prior to the game against the Memphis Grizzles at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY SportsWith the 2028 Summer Olympics set to be in Los Angeles, is there any chance LeBron James could hang around for one more run?James suggested Saturday that another Olympics is highly unlikely for him. He made the comments after he won his third career gold medal and first since 2012 with the win over France.“I can’t see myself playing in LA,” James admitted.James will be 43 when the next Olympics come…
Steph Curry staged another signature moment on Saturday, this time in what will almost certainly be both his first and last Olympics. Curry went nuts down the stretch against France, hitting four threes in the final three minutes to seal… Team USA absolutely smoked the competition in the women’s 4×400 relay race on Saturday. The United States won the gold medal with a stunning time of 3:15.27 in the 4×400 final. Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, and Alexis Holmes… USA gymnast Jordan Chiles could be stripped of her bronze medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Saturday…
LeBron James was in his bag from the very first quarter of the gold medal game against France. The Los Angeles Lakers star James went viral on Saturday for the unbelievable pass that he threw to USA teammate Devin Booker midway through the first quarter. James dribbled past France’s Isaïa Cordinier and was quickly met by Victor Wembanyama in the paint. Somehow, James had the audacity to throw a behind-the-back pass to a cutting Booker, who scored the easy layup. Here is the video of James’ wild pass. This pass from LeBron is just insane pic.twitter.com/B4vpnyJT9X — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia)…