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Organizers of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Friday unveiled its first batch of updates to its venue plan for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. The biggest moves including earmarking SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to become the largest-ever Olympics venue for swimming; setting Crypto.com Arena to…

Laurence Fishburne is a talented actor who has played a range of characters from Morpheus to Mr. Clean. The new FX series Clipped offers him yet another unexpected role as an NBA coach who employs force and gravitas in guiding players in combat with the…

All 15 Major League Baseball games today will begin with a moment of silence to honor the late, iconic player Willie Mays, who died yesterday at the age of 93. “There will be a moment of silence in memory of the great Willie Mays before each game today,” the MLB said in a statement on social media…

Willie Mays, “The Say Hey Kid,” who was among the greatest baseball players of all time, won two MVPs, was a 24-time All-Star and made one of the greatest catches in the game’s history, died Tuesday afternoon at 93, the San Francisco Giants announced. The epitome of the five-tool player — hitting for…

England defeated Serbia in Sunday’s UEFA European Championship Group Stage match, which drew an audience of 1.8M on Fox. According to the network, that’s the most-watched UEFA Euro Group Stage telecast in the U.S. on English-language television since 2012, when about 2.1M tuned in for Spain vs…

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian and impressionist extraordinaire Matt Friend has been tapped to host the 2024 NHL Awards, the National Hockey League announced today. The celebration of the league’s best regular-season performances will be broadcast live from Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Thursday, June 27, on ESPN…

The Boston Celtics are the 2024 NBA Champions. The storied club stomped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 tonight, giving Boston a so-called “gentlemen’s sweep” of the series, 4 games to 1. Tonight’s victory means the Celtics are once again the winningest team in professional basketball, with 18…

The last time the Chicago Sky played the Indiana Fever, they knocked Caitlin Clark to the ground with a blindside hip check, resulting in a foul that was later upgraded to a flagrant foul. In today’s game, they moved slightly north on Clark’s body, as archrival Angel Reese was called for elbowing…

The Los Angeles Lakers are doing their pre-draft due diligence on one of the most intriguing prospects in college basketball. Bronny James, the son of you-know-who on the Lakers, had a workout with the team on Thursday. The NBA Draft is approaching on June 26, and the presence of LeBron on the team…

UPDATE: The Utah Hockey Club is the name selected for the team’s first season in Salt Lake City, the team announced Thursday.  "Today is a monumental day for the state of Utah as we officially close on the establishment of a new NHL franchise," Ryan Smith, governor of Utah Hockey Club and chairman of…

UFC President Dana White announced on Thursday night that Conor McGregor has been ruled out of UFC 303 on June 29 because of injury. McGregor hasn't fought in the UFC since July 2021, when he sustaind a leg injury that many viewed as career-threatening. Instead of McGregor, UFC will offer light…

Caitlin Clark has had it with being the poster girl for everyone’s agenda. Speaking before Thursday’s game, Clark was candid about some who have used perceived slights against the WNBA superstar to push racist and misogynistic tropes, "I think it's disappointing," Clark said. "Everybody in…