Cam Whitmore NBA Draft stock rising, in play at No. 4?
The NBA Finals have come to an end and we can now turn our attention to the NBA Draft, which is next Thursday on June 22.While the top three of the NBA Draft appears set with Victor Wembanyama set to go No. 1 and either Brandon Miller or Scoot Henderson going No. 2 and No. 3 in some order. So th...
2023-06-13 23:52
Guardians vs. Padres prediction and odds for Tuesday, June 13
I don’t suspect that either the Cleveland Guardians or San Diego Padres expected to be under .500 at 31-34 midway through June. Both were postseason teams a year ago and didn’t plan on taking a step back this season. The Padres are fourth in the NL West and Guardians, second in the AL Ce...
2023-06-13 23:49
Monahan tells US lawmakers that PGA Tour was left on its own to fend off Saudis
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is telling U.S. lawmakers the tour was left on its own to fend off a Saudi invasion into golf
2023-06-13 23:48
Chris Eubank opens up on split from son’s team: ‘He has never listened’
Chris Eubank has opened up on his split from his son’s team, claiming that Chris Eubank Jr ‘has never listened’. A rift emerged between Eubank and his son in October, ahead of a planned fight between Eubank Jr and Conor Benn – a bout that collapsed after the revelation that Benn had failed two drug tests. Eubank Jr went on to lose to Liam Smith via fourth-round TKO in January, with the pair’s scheduled rematch then falling through due to an injury sustained by Smith. As such, Eubank Jr, 33, is currently without a fight. Addressing the current state of Eubank Jr’s career, his father – a British boxing icon – told Talksport on Tuesday (13 June): “David Haye called me the other day and said [Eubank Jr] doesn’t spar, he does everything that he wants to do, he’s got ‘yes men’ around him. “And so it seems to me, by what David Haye tells me, that he’s still not listening. If you won’t listen, then life will teach you what it taught many of the other fighters. It is arrogance when you shut your ears, and what arrogance gets you is what it got him in his last fight. “The calibre of Liam Smith does not beat Chris Eubank Jr on my watch. Junior on my watch is not supposed to lose to Liam Smith; on the watch of these PE teachers anything can happen, and anything did. He has never listened. “My son could have been a tremendous fighter, he electrified me when watching him, but he hasn’t because he doesn’t listen, and if you don’t listen then you have to feel. The truth will set you free. I did not go missing, he sent me away, you gave me the ability to go away and live my own life. Of course I will accept anything he asks me, but you have to have the humility to ask. Dad is no longer chasing you.” Addressing a past comment made by Simon Jordan, in which the Talksport host labelled Eubank Jr a ‘charlatan’, Eubank Sr said: “In the world of honesty, how can I disagree with you? I guess my silence says it all. Truth is truth.” Discussing the role he played in helping his son secure significant paydays, Eubank, 56, added: “Without me, you can’t make the money that he’s made. “There were three fights he had [...] with fighters who were like [Avni] Yildirim; $9 million, I got him that. He can’t make that kind of money without someone like me, they’re paying these guys $60,000 a fight.” Click here to subscribe to The Independent’s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos. Read More Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Smith rematch postponed for second time Josh Taylor plunged into the unknown as Teofimo Lopez earns redemptive win Dmitry Bivol hits out at ‘unfair’ WBC ban on Russian boxers
2023-06-13 23:28
NBA Draft Grades 2022: Re-grading the Spurs picks one year later
The Spurs are in a beginning stage of a rebuild, loading up on young players. With the benefit of hindsight, how did they do in last year's draft?The Spurs go into this off-season with a lot of hope. Obviously, they won the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. They also have a ton of first-round ...
2023-06-13 23:22
Roma open talks with West Ham over Gianluca Scamacca
Roma have opened talks with West Ham over a deal for their Italian international striker Gianluca Scamacca.
2023-06-13 23:18
2024 NBA Championship opening odds (Nuggets, Celtics open as favorites)
The 2022-23 season came to a close on Monday night with the Denver Nuggets and Finals MVP Nikola Jokic taking down the Miami Heat in five games in the NBA Finals.Denver’s win was historic – the first title in franchise history – and subsequently the Nuggets opened as the favori...
2023-06-13 22:53
Every player to wear the number 7 shirt at Real Madrid
The Real Madrid players from past and present to have worn the number seven shirt for the club, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard and Vinicius Junior.
2023-06-13 22:52
Dmitry Bivol hits out at ‘unfair’ WBC ban on Russian boxers
Dmitry Bivol has labelled the World Boxing Council’s ban on Russian boxers ‘unfair’, as he looks ahead to his next fight. The Kyrgyzstani-born Russian holds the WBA light-heavyweight title and has been linked with a bout against Artur Beterbiev, who holds the WBC, WBO and IBF belts. Russian-born Beterbiev represented his country of birth until last year, when he opted to represent Canada – where he has lived for 16 years – amid sporting sanctions relating to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Among those sanctions was a decision by the World Boxing Council (WBC) not to recognise Russian and Belarusian fighters, including champions. That decision also precludes Bivol, 32, from fighting Beterbiev, 38, in a unification bout at light-heavyweight, despite strong demand from fans. “Of course it’s not fair,” Bivol told Seconds Out on Monday (12 June). “How could [someone] say, ‘I am the champion of the world,’ if somebody from some country couldn’t fight for your belt? But this guy could be better than you. “It’s not fair. And this guy is just training, spending his time in the gym, and he’s not allowed to fight. He’s the same [as] you, he’s just living in a different apartment in a different place, but he’s working the same [as] you. “He’s training, he’s fighting, his mentality is similar, but why is he not allowed to fight? It’s not fair.” Bivol last fought in November, comprehensively outpointing Gilberto Ramirez to retain the WBA light-heavyweight title, which he also retained in his previous fight, against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in May 2022. Meanwhile, Beterbiev most recently fought in January, stopping Anthony Yarde in the eighth round. He is next due to box in August, defending his titles against another Briton, Callum Smith. Click here to subscribe to The Independent’s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos. Read More Teofimo Lopez and his father share emotional exchange during Josh Taylor fight Josh Taylor says move up to welterweight is ‘imminent’ after first career defeat Jake Paul agrees to 10 rounds in Nate Diaz fight
2023-06-13 22:52
Cardinals rumors: 3 familiar faces to replace Oli Marmol, 1 to avoid at all cost
The St. Louis Cardinals front office has been patient with Oli Marmol this season, but the mistakes are starting to add up.If the Cardinals fail to make the playoffs this season despite such high expectations to start the year, someone must answer for that. Marmol is the most likely scapegoat gi...
2023-06-13 22:48
10 biggest player option decisions of the 2023 NBA offseason
The NBA offseason is officially upon us. Here are the 10 biggest player option decisions of the 2023 NBA offseason that will dictate the direction of several franchises.Several teams did not meet the expectations they had set for themselves and ramifications are coming.Biggest player option de...
2023-06-13 22:27
Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid: Timeline of transfer saga
A timeline of Real Madrid's history with Kylian Mbappe as we prepare for another summer transfer saga.
2023-06-13 22:16