Each week during the 2023-2024 NBA season, we’ll dive deeper into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an effort to determine whether trends are based more on fact or fiction. [Last week: Does Nikola Jokić have any challengers in the MVP race?] This week’s topic: The Boston Celtics are worth rooting for This campaign… Read More »
Laker forward Michael Cooper raises his hand to indicate the Lakers are No. 1 after Game 2 of the 1987 NBA Finals, when he made six three-point shots in the victory. (Bettmann archive) Magic Johnson answered his cell on the first ring and within a nanosecond his excitement was at a fever pitch. “My boy… Read More »
JJ Watt is interviewed ahead of the Premier League match between Burnley and Manchester City on August 11, 2023. (Michael Regan/Getty Images) Professional athletes retire at relatively young ages, so even the wealthiest and most successful athletes need a “second career” once their playing days are over. There are some common paths for retired stars,… Read More »
Spencer Dinwiddie of the Brooklyn Nets isn’t afraid to be different. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Spencer Dinwiddie isn’t the first professional athlete to have a strange clause in his contract. Dinwiddie’s contract with the Los Angeles Lakers includes a $1 bonus if the Lakers win the NBA Finals. That’s not much of a bonus, although Dinwiddie… Read More »
Super Bowl LVIII is getting closer. Yahoo Sports has spent the past week both on the ground in Las Vegas and from afar covering every corner of the big game across multiple platforms. You can find all our work here, and check back regularly until kick-off on Sunday. Super Bowl game Let’s get this out… Read More »
Ken Weyand is dead last after two rounds at the Dubai Invitational – Getty Images/Alex Burstow The unknown invitee walked off the final green having just made his first birdie of the tournament – and then refused to talk. At 27 over – thanks to an 87 and 82 – Ken Weyand is 37 shots… Read More »
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