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According to senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski and other reports, Russell Westbrook plans to exercise his $47.1 million USD option to return to the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2022-23 season. At 33 years old, Westbrook is entering the final year of his five-year contract worth $206 million USD. His agent Thad Foucher is expected to present the paperwork on Tuesday, and Westbrook has until Wednesday to make a final decision. Having rotated four teams in the past four seasons, including the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, and now the Los Angeles Lakers, Westbrook looks to be ready to settle down for another year despite an underwhelming first season at the Los Angeles franchise. Last season left much to be desired with the injury-ridden Lakers finishing 33-49. ...

After revealing a new home kit inspired by the 1992 Olympics earlier this month, the Spanish football club FC Barcelona has now released its away kits for the upcoming 2022/23 season. The away jersey also takes inspiration from the Olympics, dressed in gold with a pattern displaying the map of Barcelona highlighting Eixample, Montjuic, and Barceloneta where the 1992 Games were held. Sleeve cuffs feature the five colors of the Olympics, and the sponsors’ logos — Nike and Spotify — are featured in navy blue. Additional details include the name of the United Nations agency for refugees (UNHCR) printed on the back and players’ names and numbers displayed in the same shades of blue. The golden hues symbolize the winning values of the football club such as tenacity, ambition, effort, and the con...

Brooklyn Nets PG Kyrie Irving officially announced that he is opting into his $37 million USD player option for the upcoming 2022-2023 NBA season. The 30-year-old basketball player confirmed to The Athletic that he will not be entering the free agency market this summer and is instead aiming to complete his four-year contract with the franchise. “Normal people keep the world going, but those who dare to be different lead us into tomorrow,” Irving said. “I’ve made my decision to opt in. See you in the fall.” Sources claimed that the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers were interested in Irving after the organization reportedly approved his request to seek a sign-and-trade. In his three seasons with the Nets, Irving played a total of 103 games with issues such a...

At age 23, Jon Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history and went on to hold the longest win streak the franchise had ever witnessed. With a record of 26-1-0, his only loss came by way of a controversial disqualification against Matt Hamill. While often hailed as the greatest fighter to enter the Octagon, Jones’ legacy has been often marred by his out-of-competition actions including hit-and-run, failed drug tests, battery, and DWI charges. After more than a two-year break, UFC President Dana White has now announced that the now 35-year-old Jones is ready to make his way back to the Octagon as a heavyweight contender. “Jon Jones is ready to go,” UFC President Dana White said on The Jim Rome Show. “We’re just waiting for an opponent. It’s either going to be Francis Ngannou, dependin...

Fans of the NBC reality show American Ninja Warrior will be excited to learn that the challenging obstacle course may become an Olympic sport. Based on the Japanese show Sasuke, American Ninja Warrior sees competitors go through a series of obstacle courses of increasing levels of difficulty. Each aims to make it to the national finals in Las Vegas and be crowned that season’s “American Ninja Warrior.” The network behind the original Sasuke series, TBS, announced on Monday that the Ninja Warrior obstacle course is being tested for its potential inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The course would be featured as part of the Modern Pentathlon, an already-existing medal sport at the Summer Olympics. While previous Modern Pentathlon events have consisted of fencing, swimming,...

The Colorado Avalanch have defeated the two-time defending champions the Tampa Bay Lightning to be crowned this year’s Stanley Cup Champions. Winning Game 6 with a score of 2-1, Colorado’s points came from Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen with Darcy Kuemper saving 22 shots. For Tampa, Steven Stamkos scored the single goal while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves. Celebrating the achievement with the team was the legendary NHL player and former Avalanche player-tuned general manager, Joe Sakic aka Burnaby Joe. He has now been a part of the team’s three Stanley Cup wins, the first two as a player in 1996 and 2001. During the celebration, Nicolas Aube-Kubel skated over to the team carrying the trophy where he tripped and fell, causing a dent in North America’s oldest professional sports tr...

Sadio Mane has just signed for Bayern Munich for a fee of approximately $33.6M USD with $9.1M USD in add-ons. The striker claimed it was the right time for a challenge, stating, “I’m very happy to finally be with FC Bayern in Munich. We had a lot of talks and I felt the great interest of this big club from the start.” He adding that he was a big fan of Bayern Munich during his time at FC Salzberg. Bayern Munich’s CEO, Oliver Kahn, said in an official statement that they were delighted to have signed Mane. “With his outstanding performances and his great successes at the highest international level over many years, there are very few players like him in the world. We’re sure that Sadio Mané will delight our fans in the coming years with his spectacular style of play. He’s ambitious and eage...

Disney+ is set to premiere an exclusive film that sheds light on the Antetokounmpo brothers and their winding journey to become NBA Champions. The story of Giannis, Thanasis and Kostas Antetokounmpo and how they made history as the first trio of brothers to claim a championship ring takes to the screen in an inspiring film entitled Rise. The film kicks off with parents Charles and Vera Antetokounmpo going from Nigeria to Greece as they deal with the struggles of deportation and citizenship attainment in Greece due to a poorly structured immigration system. As seen through the teaser, Giannis and Thanasis go through the motions of developing a passion and their talent for basketball through joining a local youth team. Through the years, the brothers find their way to the NBA draft as they e...

Taking to Instagram, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tight End Rob Gronkowski has announced his second retirement from the NFL. Calling it a career once again, Gronk shared a lengthy heartfelt message to the Buccaneers organization and touched on his plans after football. “I want to thank the whole entire first class Buccaneers organization for an amazing ride, trusting me to come back to play and help build a championship team. I will now be going back into my retirement home, walking away from football again with my head held high knowing I gave it everything I had, good or bad, every time I stepped out on the field.” Adding, “The friendships and relationships I have made will last forever, and I appreciate every single one of my teammates and coaches for giving everything they had as well. From re...

Qatar has just announced that it will be enforcing a sex ban ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, meaning one-night stands could face seven years behind bars if convicted. According to the Daily Star, there have been reports of fans with different surnames being held from booking and sharing the same room. The World Cup is notorious for its drinking and party culture after matches, however, that won’t be the case in Qatar. “With very strict and scary consequences if you are caught. There is a feeling this could be a very bad tournament ­indeed for fans.” said a source. A police source added, “Sex is very much off the menu, unless you are coming as a husband and wife team. There definitely will be no one-night stands at this tournament.” “There will be no partying at all really. Everyone...