Bryant, a five-time NBA champion with the LA Lakers, has a lot of free time on his hands after retiring from basketball following a legendary 20-year career. On Thursday, Bryant visited PSG to take in a practice at the the Ooredoo training center, where he spoke to the players and even kicked the ball around with 18-year-old star Kylian Mbappe. “It’s not my first time in Paris, I’ve been in the city many times....
The Lakers joined the Timberwolves on Wednesday in wearing T-shirts with the word “Flip” as a tribute to Flip Saunders, the Wolves’ late coach and team president. PHOTOS: NBA season openers | MORE: Jahlil Okafor shines in opening minutes A photo posted by Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) on Oct 28, 2015 at 7:23pm PDT Saunders died Sunday of Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 60. Wednesday’s game was Bryant’s first since January when he suffered a season-ending torn rotator cuff....
So Porzingis, like many budding stars in Europe, had to pack up and leave home in order to sign a deal in Seville, Spain. His brother, Martins, went with him for the first two weeks of his time in Spain, but after that, Porzingis was on his own. “It was tough for me, it was tough for my mother, I was very young,” Porzingis recalled back before he was drafted by the Knicks last June....
Koeman can’t promise Lukaku will stay Much has been made of the future of star striker Romelu Lukaku, who reportedly turned down a lucrative offer to extend his contract beyond 2019 and scored twice in Sunday’s 4-2 home Premier League win over Leicester City. But Barkley’s deal expires one year sooner in 2018 and Koeman concedes there will be little Everton can do but cash in on the 23-year-old if he does not commit his future to the club soon....
While appearing on CNN’s Outfront with Erin Burnett on Friday, O’Mara was asked what he thought of Kohberger, a graduate student studying criminology at Washington State University, cleaning his car after his cross-country drive with his father back to Pennsylvania. O’Mara answered, “you know you’ve done something wrong, get rid of the evidence. And that type of tampering with evidence is going to come into an eventual trial against him....
In an unfortunate headline that confused Chicago’s NHL team for its NFL franchise, the Korea Times declared the Bears Stanley Cup Champions, via Yahoo! Sports. MORE: “Amphibious” pitcher headline error | Championship parade schedule Sure, it may not be the Super Bowl that Chicago fans crave, but at least it’s something, right?
About three-quarters of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly voted for a resolution calling on countries and international organizations to not recognize Russia’s claim over four regions in southern and eastern Ukraine. Only Belarus, North Korea, Nicaragua and Syria joined Russia in voting against the resolution, against 143 supporting it. Thirty-five countries formally abstained from the vote, including India and Russian ally China. The remaining members of the assembly did not vote....
On August 27, KSI will be competing in a boxing match against rapper Swarmz. The fight is part of the new MF & DAZN: X Series, which will showcase the biggest global names in entertainment, sports, and lifestyle competing against one another on DAZN. Inside London’s O2 Arena, KSI will continue the trend he helped create of YouTubers fighting on boxing cards. KSI will be representing YouTubers, the U.K., and his family....
Busch was over the 45 mph limit, resulting in the No. 41 car being sent to the back of the back as well as some harsh words from the driver. MORE: Danica, Chase among drivers already in trouble | 12 upsets we want to see “Whenever f— NASCAR grows up and goes to a pit-road speed limiter button, we’ll all have a safer pit road,” Busch told his team on the radio as his crew chief tried to reassure him he could make up lost ground — like the eventual race winner achieved....
The Black Stars, without several key players, are set to face the Samurai Blue at Kanagawa’s Nissan Stadium as part of preparations for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in September. The hosts, on the other hand, are stepping up preparations for the summer World Cup in Russia. “We are very glad to be given such wonderful opportunity,” Appiah said, as reported by JFA. “This will be our first national team match since our match against Egypt last November....
But who knew that his sponsor would have him talking about the care of his own, well, seat? MORE: Larson, Dillon ready for another Eldora showdown | Eldora tickets sales | 2015 Cup schedue | France vs. RTA Target toilet-paper vendor Cottonelle recently posted on YouTube a commercial starring the Chip Ganassi Racing rookie. It focuses on how Larson takes care of his “bum.” “I’m hearing from you that you kind of neglect your bum,” a woman asks Larson in the commercial....
But the “Tricky Triangle” had another wild finish in store during Saturday’s Pocono Organics CBD 325. With the win in sight, the left front tire on Larson’s No. 5 car went flat and took him out. Bowman, his teammate at Hendrick Motorsports, cruised back in front and won the race. Larson finished ninth. Larson will race in a backup car and drop to the rear of the field for the second race at Pocono this weekend, the Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 on Sunday....
Kyle Shanahan was hired as offensive coordinator Monday after spending the previous four years in the same role with the Washington Redskins. Pettine, hired Jan. 23 to replace Rob Chudzinski, is in his first job as an NFL head coach. His experience is as a defensive assistant, so he will rely heavily on Shanahan, who's been a coordinator for the last six seasons and has 10 years as an NFL assistant....
Niners general manager John Lynch confirmed a report Reed had agreed terms on a one-year, incentive-laden deal with the Niners following his release by Washington. MORE: Ranking the top 10 tight ends in the NFL The move reunites the 30-year-old with Shanahan, his former offensive coordinator in Washington, where Reed spent the first seven years of his career, amassing 3,371 yards and 24 touchdowns. Reed’s time in the NFL so far has largely been one of unfulfilled potential owing to a spate of injuries and concussions, with his seventh known concussion keeping him out of the entire 2019 season....
After offseason contract drama, the 2019 No. 1 overall pick has agreed to a massive extension that will keep the passer in Arizona though the 2028 season, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report. The team made the deal official on Thursday: In three seasons at the helm in Arizona, Murray has started 46 games and thrown 11,480 yards and 70 touchdowns to 34 interceptions in a loaded NFC West....
According to Sports Illustrated, a source close with the family said the A’s visited Murray in January to sway him from entering the NFL Draft and to stick with baseball. The team added $14 million in guaranteed money on top of his signing bonus. However, the move wasn’t enough, and Murray is predicted by some to go No. 1 overall in the draft next week. The report added that for the A’s to be able to give him that guaranteed money, they would have to add him to the 40-man roster, but it would have paid out similarly to a top-10 NFL draft pick....
The transfer market doesn’t stop for one man, but it certainly felt like it revolved around one in the case of Mbappe. His contract at PSG was set to run out this summer, making him a free agent. But for the past six months he has firmly maintained that no deal had been agreed with any club. Still, rumors persisted that the 23-year-old would depart the French capital and head to another giant club in Spain....
The game reached the extra period only through Irving’s individual brilliance. Matched up against ace Sixers defender Jimmy Butler, Irving took the ball on the high left wing, gave Butler two quick between-the-legs dribbles, zipped to the paint, failed to shake Butler with a full-body jab step, went into a fake post-up, picked his spot near the right elbow and floated a jumper that hung on the rim before slipping in for a 108-108 tie....
Irving is already dealing with a right foot strain, and now he has pain on the other side. Dealing with injuries in both legs is certainly not good news for the Cavs. Especially after LeBron James rolled his ankle in Sunday night’s victory in Game 4 against the Bulls. MORE: LeBron hits breathtaking game-winner | Skip Bayless isn’t impressed Northeast Ohio Media Group’s Chris Haynes asked Irving about his left leg after the game, but the Cavs guard downplayed the injury....
