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The LAFC's forward Carlos Vela is the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer, according to a recent salary report published by the MLS Players Association. Vela, who held the top position in 2020 as well, has a $4.5 million base salary but total guaranteed compensation of $6.3 million. Vela is followed by Mexico teammate Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, who earns $6...

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets didn't start their 2021-22 NBA season the way they probably would've liked. Despite being considered NBA championship contenders this season and favored to meet in the finals, both the Lakers and the Nets suffered defeats in their season openers. The Lakers faced the Golden State Warriors, and it seemed at one point...

Deandre Ayton, the first overall pick in 2018, is set for restricted free agency next year after failing to agree to a rookie contract extension with the Phoenix Suns before Monday's deadline. The negotiations between the two sides fell through after Ayton reportedly asked for a max deal, and the Suns refused to make that offer. The type of deal...

Winning football games is a lot easier when you have a player like Derrick Henry on your side. Henry once again made a case for being the best running back in the league on Monday night, scoring three touchdowns and carrying the Tennessee Titans to a 34-31 upset win over the Buffalo Bills. The Titans trailed the game multiple times,...

LSU and head coach Ed Orgeron will go their separate ways after the 2021 NCAA season wraps up. The school confirmed the news via an official press release made by athletic director Scott Woodward. In the statement, Woodward said that LSU is "forever grateful to Coach O" for the contributions he made during his six seasons as the coach of...

Ben Simmons missed the Philadelphia 76ers final preseason game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night due to what the team referred to as "reconditioning". The player did not travel with his teammates to Detroit for the game. While Simmons has missed training camp as well as the preseason games due to his offseason trade demands and subsequent holdout, he...

Several familiar names will find themselves on the voting ballot for the induction in the International Tennis Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2022. The list of nominees includes the pair of French Open winners Ana Ivanovic and Carlos Moya, US Open Champion Flavia Pennetta, and former number one in doubles, Cara Black. Ivanovic, Moya, Pennetta, and...

The undefeated Arizona Cardinals will have to continue their season without veteran tight end Maxx Williams. The team's head coach Kliff Kingsbury told reporters on Wednesday that Williams was placed on the injured reserve list and won't play in 2021 anymore. Williams hurt his knee in the first half of the Week 5 win over the San Francisco 49ers and...

Manchester United attacking midfielder Jesse Lingard has attracted the interest of a range of European clubs who are looking to lure him away from Old Trafford at the end of the season. With Lingard currently on the final season of his contract with the club, he will become eligible to negotiate with clubs outside England starting from January 1st,...

The Seattle Seahawks decided to roll with quarterback Geno Smith after their starter Russell Wilson went down with a finger injury. But the team is still looking to give themselves more options on the positions, and reportedly, one of them could be veteran Blake Bortles. According to ESPN's Field Yates, Bortles visited the Seahawks on Tuesday and worked out for...