LAS VEGAS – After just one well-chronicled, yet struggle of a game into the NBA summer league, Victor Wembanyama was fatigued by demands on and off the court. And while it likely cost the heralded San Antonio Spurs rookie money and added notoriety, he asked his agent Bouna Ndiaye on Saturday to refocus on basketball....
The Philadelphia 76ers retained restricted free agent forward/center Paul Reed on Sunday night by matching a three-year, $23 million offer sheet he signed with the Utah Jazz a day earlier Read more…
Twitter: @GGirlSports Tonight, was supposed to be the anticipated matchup between Scoot Henderson from Portland and Victor Wembanyama from San Antonio. Henderson, the third overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, left last game due to a shoulder injury. It was announced by Portland’s PR team that Scoot will miss tonight’s game and will be...
To say that New York Mets right-hander Max Scherzer has dominated the San Diego Padres throughout his 16 seasons in the majors would be an understatement Read more…
Twitter: @GGirlSports The 2K24 Summer League is officially underway in Las Vegas, and it was an exciting first night. 30 NBA teams will compete against each other, and one team will be crowned champion in mid-July. In case you missed the last article, we broke down the betting odds which team will win the Summer...
Clinging to their American League Central lead by just a half-game after dropping Friday night's series opener to the Baltimore Orioles in 10 innings, the Minnesota Twins will turn to All-Star right-hander Sonny Gray to try to even the series on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis Read more…
Twitter: @GGirlSports. Both the California Classic and Salt Lake City Summer leagues have ended, and the 2K24 Summer League starts tonight with all 30 teams. In addition, summer league will be held in Las Vegas, and will run from July 7th to July 17th. It gives rookies, undrafted, second year, G-League, and international players a chance...
SEATTLE – On a warm, humid evening, 50 college players gathered at Husky Ballpark at the University of Washington for a warmup session, They were preparing for Friday’s inaugural Swingman Classic, an all-star game featuring handpicked players from 28 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The event is the ambitious brainchild of former baseball superstar Ken...
LAS VEGAS – At 46 years old and nearly 20 years removed from winning an NBA championship, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups believes most young players have very little knowledge of his respected playing career. Occasionally, however, there are exceptions like heralded Blazers draft pick Scoot Henderson, as “Mr. Big Shot” learned during a...
“Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.” — Satchel Paige The editor of the Sporting News, “the Bible of Baseball,” labeled the signing of the 42-year-old Satchel Paige a publicity stunt. Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck wasn’t averse to a gimmick to put butts in his ballpark. But...