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#NBA #Expansion #LasVegasSeattle
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Sources: NBA eyes key 1st vote for expansion
The NBA will hold a vote at the Board of Governors meetings next week to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, sources told ESPN, with the two new franchises being targeted to start play in the 2028-29 season.
#RealMadrid #YouthDevelopment #ChampionsLeague
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Arbeloa's youth revolution at Real Madrid is straight from Pep's playbook
They do say that no house is a happy home until it hears the pitter-patter of tiny feet. In which case, casa Real Madrid will be in a state of pure bliss ahead of their UEFA Champions League second-leg visit to Manchester City on Tuesday.
#NWSL #WomensSoccer #WomenInSports
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NWSL needs its stars to shine, as Rodman and Wilson return to action
It had been 488 days since Wilson last played for the Portland Thorns, and a mere 50 days since Rodman and the Washington Spirit announced the signing of her new, world-record contract to keep the USWNT star in the league after almost losing her.
#NBA #Draft2023 #CollegeBasketball
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Why all 30 NBA teams are watching the Big 12 tourney: 'Like a preview of lottery night'
ESPN. com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books
NBA executives are out in force at conference tournaments across the country as they gather intel on the next class of professional stars.
#GamblingIntegrity #CollegeBasketball #SportsBetting
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NCAA: Suspicious wagers on college hoops down
Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008
The suspicious wagering activity that plagued college basketball over the past two seasons -- and ultimately led to a federal point-shaving indictment -- largely subsided this year, the NCAA and betting integrity sources told ESPN ahead of next week's tournaments.
#WorldBaseballClassic #Baseball #Upset
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U.S. in jeopardy at WBC after upset loss to Italy
HOUSTON -- Italy stunned Team USA with an 8-6 victory in World Baseball Classic pool play Tuesday night, one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's 20-year history that puts the Americans in jeopardy of not advancing to the knockout round.
#WorldBaseballClassic #Baseball #SportsNews
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Judge, Anthony power Team USA over Mexico
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Roman Anthony added a three-run blast in a big third inning to lead the United States to a 5-3 win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic at Houston's Daikin Park on Monday night.
#HumanRights #FIFPRO #IranWomenFootball
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FIFPRO calls on FIFA to ensure Iran WNT's safety
SYDNEY -- Global players' union FIFPRO says it expects FIFA, the AFC, and the Australian government to exert the leverage it has to ensure the safety of Iran's women's national team players, whose future has been cast into uncertainty amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the conclusion of their Women's Asian Cup campaign.
#InterMiami #LionelMessi #SportsBusiness
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Messi paid $70M-$80M per year, Miami owner says
Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas revealed that captain Lionel Messi is paid between $70 million and $80 million a year, including the player's ownership shares, explaining the team's need to maximize sponsorship deals and additional forms of revenue.
#Paralympics #Inspiration #Resilience
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Steve Emt's incredible story: From UConn basketball to three-time Paralympian
STEVE EMT HAD BEEN been conscious for only a few moments when he heard the words that would change his life forever.
He had been in a serious car accident days before and had awoken in an unfamiliar hospital room from a coma.
#CollegeSports #NIL #ExecutiveOrder
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Trump plans 'all-encompassing' college sports EO
WASHINGTON -- Following a plea for help from the highest levels of college athletics, President Donald Trump on Friday said he would write an executive order within a week that would "solve all of the problems" brought forth in an unprecedented meeting at the White House to address the future of college sports.
#CalStateBakersfield #AthleticsScandal #HumanTrafficking
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School of scandal: Coach allegedly moonlighted as a pimp
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The men's basketball program at California State University, Bakersfield won't turn many heads with its last-place ranking in the Big West Conference.
#Tennis #PlayerSafety #MatchFixing
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Stefanini gets social media threat before match
ROME -- Italian tennis player Lucrezia Stefanini says she and her family were threatened as she received a text message featuring a photo of a gun before a qualifying match for the Indian Wells tournament in California -- an apparent attempt to affect the result for betting purposes.
Czechia hráčská unie požádala o doživotní zákaz fotbalu pro sexuální delikventy po tom, co trenér, který tajně natáčel hráčky, dostal pouze roční podmíněný trest. Ženy se necítily chráněny a nyní volají po důraznějších opatřeních. #sport #justičníreforma #očesku
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Lifetime ban sought for coach secretly filming team
PRAGUE -- The Czechia players union has called for a lifetime soccer ban on sexual offenders after a coach who secretly filmed female players avoided jail time with a one-year suspended sentence.
#ChaunceyBillups #NBA #SportsScandal
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What's next in the gambling scandal that has ensnared Chauncey Billups and the NBA
Senior writer for ESPN. comSpent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News
CHAUNCEY BILLUPS WAS seated at the center table of the ceremonial courtroom inside the United States Courthouse in Brooklyn.
#WorldCup2026 #IranFootball #SportsConflict
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Iran's situation at the 2026 World Cup: Will they play? What happens if they don't?
Iran are scheduled to play at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico in just over 100 days' time, with all three of their group games to be held in the U.
#LionelMessi #MLS #FIFAWorldCup
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Messi tracker: All goals, assists, key moments for Miami, Argentina in 2026
Lionel Messi will aim for more success in 2026. His Inter Miami side captured its first-ever MLS Cup title last season and will look to defend it -- and add further silverware too -- in its first season at Miami Freedom Park, the club's new stadium.
#MiddleEastConflict #SportsSafety #F1
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Sports 'closely monitoring' Middle East conflict
Formula One chiefs are among sports leaders "closely monitoring" the conflict in the Middle East ahead of the season's opening grand prix in Australia next week and upcoming races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
#CrimeNews #Violence #MurderTrial
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Ex-pitcher Serafini gets life in prison for murder
AUBURN, Calif. -- Former MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 2021 shooting of his wife's parents during a burglary at their home by Lake Tahoe, authorities said.
#NFL #Investigation #JeffreyEpstein
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Wetzel: In search of NFL's fact-finding mission on Giants owner Tisch
Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling.
It has been four weeks since the release of emails between sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch.
#Mexico #WorldCup2026 #CartelViolence
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Mexico violence: What happened, FIFA's response and what it means for the World Cup
On Feb. 22, violence related to the killing of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación leader Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes broke out across Mexico, leading to retaliation in the country that included torched vehicles, blockaded roads and vandalism.
#Shooting #GunViolence #Tragedy
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Third victim dies week after shooting at R.I. rink
PROVIDENCE, R. I. -- A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, authorities said Wednesday.
#Running #Inspiration #Athletics
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Galloway, '72 Olympian and walk-run pioneer, dies
Jeff Galloway, a member of the 1972 U. S. Olympic team who for decades inspired elite athletes and countless everyday runners by promoting a run-walk-run strategy, whether in a marathon or just a neighborhood jog, died Wednesday at age 80.
