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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2024, 11:54 AM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.LOS ANGELES -- Bronny James agreed to a four-year, $7.9 million contract with the Lakers on Wednesday, a…

Refresh 2024-07-02T16:26:38.031Z Joao Almeida and Juan Ayuso were both key players in UAE Team Emirates dominating performance on the Galibier, setting things up perfectly for Pogačar to attack and shredding the field. James Moultrie has more on how they were instrumental in reducing the lead peloton to less than ten riders here.'The best…

The 2024 NHL offseason is off to a wild start. Just four days after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup, an epic 2024 NHL draft took place at Sphere in Las Vegas, including several big trades along with 225 prospects finding new homes.Now it's time for the league's 32 front offices to add to their rosters via free agency.Here is our…

India won the men’s Cricket World Cup on Saturday, defeating South Africa to end a dry spell in tournament victories that had lasted over a decade, even as the nation was dominating the sport globally in other measures like talent, cash and influence.The tournament was played across several Caribbean islands, with a few of the matches hosted in…

Refresh 2024-06-29T16:22:55.720Z By finishing fifth on the stage, Van Gils will wear white, keeping the jersey warm for Van den Broeck, who leads that classification as well as the points classification. 2024-06-29T16:22:08.991Z Bardet will wear yellow tomorrow, of course, for the first time in his career at the Tour de France. For his…

When swimmers touch the wall at the Olympic trials, they can look to their side, then verify with the arena’s scoreboard and know they have achieved their dream. The race ends, and there is certainty. It’s dramatic, emotional and straightforward. The process repeats itself night after night in swimming and again during the trials for track and…

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — On June 23, 1950, a 19-year-old Negro Leagues standout named Willie Mays skipped his high school prom and boarded a train for Maryland. The next day, in the former slave-trading stronghold of Hagerstown, Mays would make his debut in affiliated professional baseball. He batted sixth and played center field for the visiting…

Former Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, who won a record 23 gold medals in his career, warned a House subcommittee Tuesday night that he worries the Games might die unless doping issues are addressed with more urgency.“If we let this slip any farther, the Olympic Games might not even be there,” Phelps told members of the House Committee on Energy…

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed forward Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract through the 2026-27 season. Mittelstadt, 25, was acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on March 6, 2024 and suited up in 18 regular-season games for the Avalanche, posting 10 points (4g/6a) with the club.…

As part of a wide-ranging effort to make the Olympic Games more eco-friendly, Paris 2024 organizers said the Olympic village that houses athletes would be constructed without any air conditioning.But as the Paris Games near, and fears of a summer heat wave linger, some visiting countries have decided to bring their own air-conditioning units…