In the offseason, the Lakers are once again banking on mobility and functional power from their bigs. Against that backdrop, Rui Hachimura chose an unconventional path: training with sumo wrestlers. For a forward who is regularly trusted with the five spot in small-ball lineups, this upgrade isn’t e...
Shakhtar’s new head coach Arda Turan quickly realized that it’s hot in Donetsk not only on the pitch. His brief post-match chat with club journalist Daria Savina (now — Daria Bondar) instantly spread across social media and became the subject of endless jokes. The reason was that the coach seemingly...
There’s noise around Anthony Edwards again: ex-girlfriend Ayesha Howard is demanding $500,000 from the Minnesota Timberwolves guard for reputational harm, along with public apologies across all of his official platforms. Against a backdrop of swirling rumors and old screenshots, the player increasin...
That very photo appeared in Georgina Rodriguez’s social feed — a close-up of a ring on the ring finger of her left hand and a laconic caption: “Yes… in this and in all my lives.” She tagged Cristiano Ronaldo, and the sports world drew a unanimous conclusion: a wait that’s lasted nearly a decade is a...
Thousands of fans turned an ordinary shopping mall in Shenzhen into an improvised arena—for the chance at a few seconds of seeing James Harden in person. Video from the mall spread across social media: every level of the galleries is packed with people, and a thunderous “MVP! MVP!” chant rolls over...
A social media snapshot has once again ignited transfer chatter around Jamie Vardy, but this time it led nowhere. After the 38-year-old striker’s wife posted a photo of their children in an Inter Miami kit, the media instantly speculated about a potential move to MLS. However, the Florida club quick...
The Argentine singer Nicki Nicole found herself at the center of the football news cycle by showing up at Barcelona’s game against Como for the Joan Gamper Trophy at Estadi Johan Cruyff. She wore a Blaugrana jersey with Lamine Yamal’s name and number — the 18-year-old winger whose possible relations...
Forward for the Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum reappeared in public — and he did it in a way that invited everyone to read between the lines. On Thursday morning in Providence, Rhode Island, he joined head coach Joe Mazzulla at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new early childhood education center. His...
The summer for Barcelona fans was hot not only because of transfer rumors. A new storyline flared up in the news cycle: a possible relationship between the Blaugrana’s 18-year-old wunderkind Lamine Yamal and Argentine singer Nicki Nicole. The spark came from episodes around the forward’s 18th-birthd...
In Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s hometown of Hamilton, a warm reception was held: the reigning NBA MVP was presented with the city’s symbolic key on Thursday, and one of the local streets will soon bear his name. For the star of “Oklahoma,” this is more than a ceremony — it’s how his hometown celebrated...
