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In a new clip for this week’s episode of The Shop, LeBron James revealed that he wants to play alongside his son, Bronny, and Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry. The Lakers staple first clarified that Bronny is number one on his list, and laughed that his son won’t be able to beat him. “Not too long ago, I asked him, ‘What you wanna do with this? Like, you wanna get to the pros? What you wanna do?’ He said, ‘Yeah.’ I said, ‘Why?’ He said, ‘Because I wanna make a name for myself,’” James shared. “I said, ‘Well, let’s f*cking get it. Let’s get it. That’s all I needed to hear.’” He continued to list out other players he wishes to share the court with, naming legends like Michael Jordan, the late Kobe Bryant, Scottie Pippen and Penny Hardaway, but noted Steph Curry as a current active...

While electronic coach-to-player communications devices stretch back to 1956 in pro football, Major League Baseball has yet to experiment with similar devices up until now. Due to a growing list of scandals related to sign stealing, in which signals and moves from the opposing team are illegally relayed, a new device, dubbed “PitchCom,” has been introduced, eliminating the need for hand signals. The PitchCom devices will be allowed for the catcher, pitcher, and three other players to help with fielder positioning. The catcher is given a special wrist wearable with nine buttons that correspond to different pitches and zone locations. When pressed, the buttons send encrypted voice messages to the team. In an interview, MLB Executive Theo Epstein expressed hopes that this technology will help...

The city of Toronto must decide whether or not it is willing to incur over $290 million USD in cost to host up to five games during the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. Toronto is expected to spend more than $90 million USD to make the needed adjustments in order to bring the games to Canada. CP24 reports that the while the cost of hosting the games is $290 million USD, the provincial and federal government is also expected to pick up two-thirds of the tab. The amount is a large jump from the estimated $30 to $45 million USD initially provided by the staff report in 2018 when the city first expressed interest in hosting the World Cup. Though the cost is no easy number to swallow, the games are expected to bring in $307 million USD of GDP impact, creating around 3,300 jobs. It will also boost ...