By Nadia Kounang, Ben Morse and John Sinnott, CNN Just over a month after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Buffalo Bills safety has received an optimistic prognosis on his playing future from the NFL players union doctor. “I guarantee
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The news made the Washington Post’s front page, but there was no glitzy ceremony or red carpet rolled out for this NFL great when he surprisingly won the league’s most prestigious individual prize. Mark Moseley of the then-Washington Redskins (now, the Commanders) was voted the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1982,
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Some NBA trades are simple transactions. One team gets this player or draft picks and in return, the other franchise gets a player, or players, or draft capital. But other NBA trades have a ripple effect across the league, impacting a multitude of teams in perhaps unusual ways. This looks to
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Hello, darkness, my old friend…. It’s Aaron Rodgers. As speculation swirls as to what the future holds for the Green Bay Packers quarterback, Rodgers is taking a unique route to figuring out his path, by entering a four-day “darkness retreat” not long after the Super Bowl. “I’ve got a pretty cool
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The CIF-SS playoffs are underway for our local winter sports teams. Tuesday featured boys soccer and girls water polo, specifically Palm Desert boys soccer and Xavier Prep girls water polo who both had home games. And both won. The Aztecs rolled 8-0 over Yucaipa, led by senior star Kyle Alas who scored four goals. PD
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN The debate surrounding who the greatest basketball player of all time is will undoubtedly rumble on indefinitely, but LeBron James has provided yet more ammunition for those fans who fight his corner. Even for a man with four NBA titles and four MVP crowns to his name, James’ latest accomplishment will
Continue Reading CNN By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Los Angeles Lakers honored superstar LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in a pregame ceremony on Thursday. With his family and Abdul-Jabbar in attendance, a tribute video was shown on the video board, before former Lakers star James Worthy spoke briefly
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna and David Close, CNN King James is now the king of NBA scoring. LeBron James became the association’s all-time leading scorer in the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, surpassing the record that six-time NBA MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had held for 39 years. With 10.9 seconds
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Los Angeles Lakers star Lebron James is now the NBA’s all-time scoring king! After 39 years, the NBA has a new #ScoringKingSalute, @kingjames. pic.twitter.com/NSJqD1kobN— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 8, 2023 James broke the record with a mid-range fadeaway with just a few moments to spare in the third quarter. HISTORY.With this bucket, LeBron James
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN When plans for the South African government’s tourism board to sponsor English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur were leaked and then confirmed last week, they caused widespread public anger. The controversial sponsorship deal, which has been conditionally approved but not yet finalized, is reported to be around $58 million (R1 billion).
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN US tennis star Jessica Pegula says her sister, Kelly, saved their mom’s life after she went into cardiac arrest at her home last year. In an article published in The Players’ Tribune on Tuesday, Pegula opened up about her family’s “tough” year which culminated in “some bizarre, messed-up, full circle moment”
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Surfer Bethany Hamilton says she won’t compete at future World Surf League (WSL) events if it upholds its new policy on transgender athletes, saying she wants to see a different division created for transgender people to compete in. The WSL recently announced it would be adopting the International Surfing Association (ISA)
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN LeBron James admits he is “definitely disappointed” that the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to acquire Kyrie Irving in a trade, with the former Brooklyn Nets guard instead being dealt to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. James and Irving previously enjoyed great success playing together at the Cleveland Cavaliers between 2014
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The Nobu restaurant on-site at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden will permanently open on a year-round basis beginning on Feb. 13. The world-famous Japanese restaurant located in Stadium 2 will open its doors to diners and remain open year-round, serving up its world-famous dishes outside the annual tournament dates for the first time. The Nobu
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN In any other season, tickets to watch a team languishing in 13th place in the Western Conference of the NBA would not be too difficult to come by. However, even as the Los Angeles Lakers’ on-court failures continued on Saturday with defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans, LeBron James‘ quest to
Continue Reading By David Close, CNN Tom Brady says he will start his broadcasting career in the “fall of 2024” as he reiterated Monday his NFL playing career is over. Colin Cowherd, host of FS1’s “The Herd,” asked Brady if there was a “1% chance” he would be talked back into returning to the NFL. The seven-time
Continue Reading By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The English Premier League has accused Manchester City of more than 100 breaches of the league’s finance rules and referred the club to an independent commission, according to a statement released on Monday. City is accused of failing to provide accurate financial information in accordance with Premier League rules from the
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN Any chance of the Green Bay Packers lifting the Super Bowl this Sunday were dashed long ago, but Aaron Rodgers is still ending the season as a champion. Playing alongside Canadian pro golf partner Ben Silverman, the quarterback won the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday, the duo carding
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry could be facing significant time away from the court following an injury suffered in the team’s 119-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. The 34-year-old left the game in the third quarter with an apparent knee injury after colliding with a Mavs player. On
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN The National Basketball Association (NBA) conducted an investigation into a postgame incident involving the Indiana Pacers traveling party following a game between the team and the Memphis Grizzlies on January 29. The NBA said the investigation “could not corroborate that any individual threatened others with a weapon.” “NBA Security and league
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