Devin Haney hits the road for the biggest fight of his young career without his primary team in tow. Travel plans for the WBC lightweight titlist will not include the company of his father and head trainer, Bill Haney, who did not go to customs for his trip to Australia. The elder Haney was denied … Read more
CHICAGO – Joel Glass had the keepsakes in his backpack. One clear smoothie to-go cup filled with three ping-pong balls, one from each of the three previous times the Orlando Magic won the NBA Draft Lottery. The Shaquille O’Neal Draft. The Penny Hardaway Draft (thanks to draft-and-trade including Chris Webber). The Dwight Howard draft. He … Read more
The Eagles fortified their secondary Wednesday morning with the addition of cornerback James Bradberry. The Eagles signed the soon-to-be 29-year-old to a one-year, $ 10 million deal with the NFL Network. Bradberry was released by the New York Giants earlier this month. Our Eagles writers grade the move below. Bo Wulf: This move seemed so … Read more
The unions for the United States men’s and women’s national soccer teams have ratified new collective bargaining agreements with US soccer that includes an equal split of the World Cup bonuses, the federation and the two unions announced on Wednesday. The two CBAs will go into effect on June 1 and last until the end … Read more
The Pittsburgh Penguins core didn’t strike an optimistic tone. Nay, it wasn’t just the opposite of optimism, it sounded like a regretful concession to a coming reality. Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Bryan Rust spoke to the Pittsburgh media and fielded clear questions about their contract status, their hopes, and what comes next. Evgeni Malkin … Read more
As the women’s soccer stars stared at their laptop screens Monday night and the new labor deal was explained to them, the numbers just kept climbing. A few thousand dollars here. Tens of thousands of dollars there. Pretty soon, the figures have crossed into the millions. What they added up to, the players all knew, … Read more
The Detroit Pistons may not have much luck in the draft lottery on Tuesday night but it has no cause for alarm. Pistons general manager Troy Weaver has vowed to find the right fit for the team and expressed confidence that he would be able to do so even with the fifth overall pick. While … Read more
Placeholder while article loads actions Money is respect. For too long, a US women’s soccer player opened a paycheck stating that she had a cut-rate merchandise and that her gold medals were cheap. Finally, the members of the US women’s national team will be properly valued as the national treasures they are. The new “uniform … Read more
It’s been an interesting, often messy, occasionally affirming season of basketball in the Bay Area. And now, after all the sideways lurches and missteps and injuries and late course corrections, I got four wins separately from the Golden State Warriors returning to the NBA Finals. How did they get here? First, they made relatively short … Read more
When F1 arrives in Barcelona this weekend, expect to see a raft of upgrades on the cars across the field, which could just tinker with 2022’s pecking order. The Spanish Grand Prix has long been a race that has been earmarked for major upgrades, and there are plenty of reasons why that is the case … Read more
