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When the late Kobe Bryant won his first NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers, he decided to give his father, Joe Bryant, an NBA championship ring identical to his. Now, this ring has been sold for $927,000 at an auction organized by Goldin. According to Goldin, the sale included 43 bids and set the record for the most money...

The Sacramento Kings have been dealt a tough blow in their pursuit of a playoff spot. Their key bench player, Malik Monk, has suffered an MLC sprain and is expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks. Monk got injured in the first quarter of Friday night's 103-107 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. He went up to contest a...

After breaking the NCAA scoring record this season, Iowa star Caitlin Clark is expected to be taken first overall pick in the upcoming 2024 WNBA Draft. But there is another basketball league that would want to see Clark in its ranks. According to a recent report, Clark has been offered a $5 million contract to play in rapper Ice Cube’s...

The Tenessee Titans have inked their newly acquired corner, L’Jarius Sneed, to an extension. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Titans and Sneed agreed to a four-year, $76.4 million contract. Sneed was set to become a free agent this offseason before the Kansas City Chiefs placed a franchise tag on him. The Chiefs, already facing a challenging salary cap situation,...

The New York Yankees will be shorthanded when the 2024 MLB season starts. The team confirmed on Monday that their All-Star third baseman DJ LeMahieu will begin the campaign on the Injured List. LeMahieu is dealing with a bruised foot, an injury he picked up in a spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays on March 16. The veteran...

All-Star designated hitter J.D. Martinez has signed a one-year deal with the New York Mets. According to reports, Martinez will earn $12 million in base salary in 2024. The Mets confirmed the move on their social media but didn’t disclose the financial terms of the agreement. https://twitter.com/Mets/status/1771529964409512041 Martinez is coming off a strong campaign in 2023 in which he batted .271 with...

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ highly touted pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a rough outing in his MLB debut. Getting the start against the San Diego Padres on Thursday, Yamamoto allowed five runs and was pulled after the first inning. Yamamoto delivered 43 pitches, allowing four hits and one walk. He finished the frame with a 45.00 ERA and two strikeouts before...

Former Detroit Lions defensive end Romeo Okwara will take a break from football after playing eight years as a pro. Okwara, who turns 29 in June, announced on social media that he decided to “step away” from the NFL. Okwara played 16 games with the Lions in 2023, making nine tackles, 2.0 sacks, and five QB hits. He became a...

Forward Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday. Simmonds will sign a one-day contract with the Philadelphia Flyers so he can retire as a member of the franchise with which he played for eight seasons.  Simmonds hasn’t signed with the team in 2023-24 and said back in January that he won’t be playing professional hockey again. He...

The Chicago Bears have traded quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The move clears the way for the Bears to draft a new signal-caller in the 2024 NFL Draft, where they hold the first overall pick. In exchange for Fields, the Bears will get a conditional 2025 sixth-round pick, which will...