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Seattle and Las Vegas could be getting its own NBA teams in 2024. According to sports journalist John Canzano, the league is looking into expanding to the two cities in 2024 following the expiration of the NBA’s TV deal. An official statement from the NBA has not been released, but if the reports are true, Seattle could see the SuperSonics come home after the team was moved to Oklahoma City in 2008. Although Las Vegas has never had its own NBA team, the Seattle SuperSonics proved to be a favorite amongst the league’s fans. The franchise won the NBA Championship in 1979, three Western Conference titles in 1978, 1979 and 1996 and six division titles in 1979, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2005. Stay tuned for more info. RUMOR: The NBA is expected to announce two new expansion teams, in Seattle a...

Ahead of the 2021/22 Champions League final in Paris, adidas has unveiled the official match ball for the game. The design of the ball is deliberately pared back, with the white panels and silver stars framing a message for peace with the Cyrillic word “мир” — which can be translated as peace — sitting above the word “PEACE.” This design is a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, and carries extra weight as the Russian city of St. Petersburg was the original host city for the Champions League final. Additionally, the ball represents a message of “peace, belonging, and hope” that will be passed from player to player during the match. Additionally, the ball will not be available for retail, although it will be auctioned immedately after the match, with proceeds being do...

Shortly after his stunning loss to Dmitry Bivol, Canelo Álvarez has now announced his upcoming plans in the ring. The superstar boxer from Guadalajara revealed that his next fight will be a trilogy match with Gennady Golovkin. The bout will see Álvarez move back down to the Super-Middleweight weight class with his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation, and World Boxing Organization world titles on the line. Following the trilogy fight, Canelo Álvarez is then setting his sights on a rematch with Dmitry Bivol. Earlier this month, Bivol won by decision against Álvarez, in the fighter’s return to the Light Heavyweight division. The fight saw Álvarez lose for the second time in his entire career, with the first time being against Floyd Mayweather back i...

Manchester City have officially been crowned champions of the 2021-22 Premier League after defeating Aston Villa 3-2. After a dramatic day, Manchester City, who knew a win would secure the title, managed to come back from being 2-0 down against Aston Villa at the Etihad. İlkay Gündoğan scored two goals off the bench in the 76th and 81st minutes, while a strike from Rodrigo helped City equalize in the 78th minute. It marks Manchester City’s sixth Premier League title since their return to the top flight in 2002 and manager Pep Guardiola‘s fourth title since joining the club in 2016. The trophy was lifted by captain Fernandinho, which gave him a perfect sendoff after he announced his departure earlier this year having served the club for nine years. Elsewhere in Sports, La Liga will take leg...

LaLiga is ready to take legal action against Paris Saint-Germain to after Kylian Mbappé decided to renew his contract and stay in France. The move was noted as a snub to the Real Madrid team, after wide speculation that he would join the Spanish team when his current contract with PSG would end on June 30. Mbappé has now signed a three-year contract extension with Paris, which was announced earlier this weekend. In a statement regarding the situation, LaLiga is standing firm on their decision to file a complaint which claims that PSG has allegedly breached the financial rules, “LaLiga will file a complaint against PSG before UEFA, the French administrative and fiscal authorities and European Union authorities to continue to defend the economic ecosystem of European football and its sustain...

J. Cole is reportedly back on the basketball court after signing with a new team. As reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, Cole has inked a contract with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The league’s training camp is set to kick off this week with the opening game scheduled on May 26; the Scarborough Shooting Stars are set to face off the Guelph Nighthawks, but it was not confirmed whether Cole will be making an appearance during the first game. Cole’s stint with the Canadian Elite Basketball League will mark his second time playing professional basketball. In 2021, he played for the Basketball Africa League under a contract with the Rwanda Patriots B.B.C. He stayed with the team for about a month and played three games before ending...

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić recently faced off against Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals. Prior to Game 1, Dončić revealed that he has great respect for the Warriors, in particular, stars Curry and Klay Thompson. However, he did note that although both are incredible sharpshooters, he fears Draymond Green the most. He said, “Obviously, Klay and Steph are incredible offensive guys, but I think the key to the Warriors’ team is Draymond. He’s just unbelievable. I really respect him and everything he does.” He also alluded that he enjoys the trash talk between himself and Green, “That’s the fun of the game. I love that part.” Earlier, the Warriors delivered a blowout 112-87 win over the Mavs in the first game. Though Curry and Thomps...

Following his loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 273 earlier in April, fan-favorite fighter Jung Chan-Sung, better known as “The Korean Zombie,” hinted at possibly retiring, saying that he realized could no longer be a UFC champion and needed to reevaluate what he was fighting for. The bout with Volkanovski stopped in the fourth round with Jung still standing. Referee Herb Dean stopped the fight for fear of Jung’s wellbeing after the South Korean fighter took significant damage while refusing to fold. Since returning from mandatory military service in 2017, Jung has recorded four wins and three losses. In a recent Instagram post, Jung expressed his regret for not being able to perform the way that he wanted. The Korean Zombie expresses that though he doesn’t feel that he’s in a position ...

The Orlando Magic have won the 2022 draft lottery and will be the first to pick for the NBA Draft taking place this June. The last time the Magic secured the No.1 pick was back in 2004 when the team selected Dwight Howard, and the moment also marks 30 years to the day since the Magic won the lottery that secured Shaquille O’Neal. Orlando had the worst record in the 2021-2022 NBA season at 22-60 and had about a 14 percent chance of landing the No.1 pick. Heading into the draft, it was originally supposed to be president of basketball operations, Jeff Weltman, on stage, but a last-minute change was made to coach Jamahl Mosley based on a lucky feeling. “I haven’t been very good at this,” Weltman told reporters in a video interview. “It’s funny. Coach was feeling lucky and we let him roll the ...