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Almost a year ago, YouTuber turned boxer Logan Paul challenged legendary fighter Floyd Mayweather to an exhibition bout. The fight that saw Mayweather come out of retirement and back into the ring sold over one million pay-per-views, and resulted in great disappointment going all eight rounds and without a clear knockout win. Although the exact details of how much Paul made have not been disclosed, his brother Jake Paul, told the media back in February that Mayweather still owes his brother somewhere between $5 and $10 million USD. TMZ recently caught up with Logan outside the Hard Rock Hotel in New York and asked if Mayweather has paid him yet. Logan responded to the outlet, “No, he has not paid me in full. That is a fact. Short a few mil.” When asked if there was a chance that the two fi...

It may have been relatively sunny in the Boston area today, but it was raining three’s inside the TD Garden. Having gone into the second half down by five, the Boston Celtics stormed into the remainder of the game to blow out the Milwaukee Bucks by nearly 30 points. And just like that, there will be a new NBA champion this season. No matter who was shooting — Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, or the unlikeliest of heroes, Grant Williams — the C’s were making this more of a party than a heated game seven. Although Giannis Antetokounmpo was making his mark early on through 25 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists, the star forward seemed to have disappeared in the second half — thanks to Williams, who provided stiff defense on Giannis and scoring a career-high 27 points himself. Welcome to the Gran...

McLaren has now confirmed previous rumors by officially announcing that it’ll be joining Formula E in 2023. The decision marks yet another expansion in the British automaker’s racing division, which currently encompasses Formula 1, IndyCar and Extreme E. Instead of creating its own team from scratch, however, McLaren will be acquiring the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team, absorbing the reigning ABB FIA Formula E World Championship team into its roster. Its debut into the all-electric motorsport circuit will also coincide with Formula E’s introduction of its Gen3 racer, which the organization has dubbed its “fastest, most efficient and sustainable race car yet.” “As with all forms of the sport we participate in, Formula E has racing at the centre but will be strategically, commercially and techni...

Jürgen Klopp’s mighty Liverpool side is now one step closer to realizing their quadruple dreams after taking home the FA Cup on Saturday against Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea. Almost a repeat of the League Cup final earlier in February, the Merseyside team and London’s favorite played all 90 minutes without a goal scored despite Liverpool’s dominance throughout much of the match, recording 17 shots and 53% possession over Chelsea’s 10 shots and 47% possession. Only two shots were on target for each side, and without any goals to celebrate, the game progressed to penalty shootouts, where the Reds took home its second major title this year once again with a 6-5 victory over the Blues. With the EFL Cup and FA Cup now secure, Liverpool is inching ever closer to its historic quadruple, an achievement...

How do you take a classic and make it better? It seems that Victor Solomon has done that by subtly redesigning the NBA’s top honors. Having already rolled out a number of new trophies, including the awards for the NBA All-Star weekend and the D-League, the Los Angeles-based artist has crafted a suite of new trophies, from the Conference Championship to the new-look Larry O’Brien trophy. Starting with the Conference finals, the silhouette has been evolved conceptually through a quartered ball with each segment representing one step in the journey. The NBA is also introducing for the first time, two new honors for Conference finals MVPs named after Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Following up to the the NBA Finals, the prestigious Larry O’Brien trophy is re-orientated to be pitched forward – s...

Charles Barkley will be opening up the discussion of what it means to be basketball’s greatest of all the time in the upcoming Turner Sports documentary, The Great Debate. Set to premiere on May 18 — just before Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Western Conference Finals — The Great Debate “seeks to reframe the classic debate about basketball’s greatest of all time by redefining the very concept of ‘greatness,’” and arrives months after October 2021’s 75 Greatest Players in NBA History list, which includes Barkley himself. Fans can expect the Hall-of-Famer to shine a light on the players who have inspired him throughout his career, as well touch on what it means to be part of the NBA’s 75-year history. “I am so proud of this film,” Barkley said in a statement, with the producers stating that The Grea...

Forbes has officially named Lionel Messi — who came in at No. 2 last year — as the highest-paid athlete of 2022. The Paris Saint-Germain forward and 2021 Ballon d’Or winner earned a total of $130 million USD, with $75 million USD from on the field and $55 million USD off the field, thanks to his annual $20 million USD Socios partnership and additional adidas, Budweiser and PepsiCo endorsements. His deal as Hard Rock International’s first athlete brand ambassador also allowed him to catch up with Cristiano Ronaldo‘s off-field earnings for the first time ever. Trailing Messi is LeBron James with $121.2 million USD, Ronaldo with $115 million USD, Neymar with $95 million USD and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry with $92.8 million USD. Making up the bottom half of 2022’s top 10 are Kevi...

Tom Brady is set to join Fox Sports as a lead NFL analyst following his eventual retirement from the league, according to ESPN. Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch made the announcement on Tuesday during an investor call, stating that Brady “will not only call our biggest NFL games with Kevin Burkhardt, but will also serve as an ambassador for us, particularly with respect to client and promotional initiatives.” Fox did not disclose details of the NFL star’s deal, though the New York Post reported that Brady has agreed to a 10-year, $375 million USD contract, marking the highest deal in sports broadcasting history. Brady took to Twitter to share the news, writing, “Excited, but a lot of unfinished business on the field with the Buccaneers.” Excited, but a lot of unfinished business on the field w...

After suffering a bone bruise in his right knee, the Memphis Grizzlies have likely ruled out their star guard for the rest of the 2022 NBA playoffs. Morant suffered the injury to his knee in Game 3 on a play against Golden State Warriors‘s Jordan Poole. With 6:19 remaining in the game, Poole grabbed at Morant’s knee, a play the Warriors have said was an accident due to an effort to strip the ball away. Morant later tweeted a video and wrote “broke the code,” in a now-deleted post on his Twitter feed. The Grizzlies lost 142-112 in Game 3 and has sat out for Game 4 as well. The Grizzlies suffered a 101-98 loss in Game 4 and are now currently trailing behind the Warriors 3-1 in the series. Morant recently won the league’s MIP award, averaging 38.3 points per game. Despite his injury, the team...

This past weekend, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was forced to pull out of his UFC 274 Lightweight matchup against fellow veteran Joe Lauzon due to an “illness.” Disappointed fans would learn that the UFC legend was hit with a case of food poisoning that could not be remedied by the organization’s medical staff. On Sunday, Cerrone took to Instagram to express his regret over not being able to make it into the octagon and announced plans to end his 16-year pro MMA career. “My heart is broken and torn,” said Cerrone in the video. “I cannot believe I had to make that call. If you know me you know I only pulled out because I had to. Thank you for the UFC and the medical division for helping me as far as we could to try and make that buzzer but we just couldn’t get it.” Now 39-years-old, the UFC titl...