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The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has officially signed a multi-year deal with adidas, ending its nearly 20 year partnership with PUMA. No details have been announced regarding the news, but Italy will still wear PUMA at the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar — if they qualify. According to reports published by Footy Headlines, adidas is expected to pay anywhere between €23-35m EUR per year, as opposed to the €19m EUR supplied by PUMA. In an official statement by the sportswear manufacturer, adidas CEO Kasper Rørsted said: “We’re incredibly proud to be announcing this long-term partnership with the Italian Federation. We’re excited to have one of the most successful footballing nations joining our portfolio of international Federations, alongside the likes of the DFB (Ger...

Big news has just arrived for wrestling fans — especially those that tuned in to WWE/WWF during the ’90s. Stone Cold has just announced that he will be returning to the squared circle to face off against Kevin Owens for WrestleMania 38 after a callout during Monday Night RAW. “19” is the magic number here — not only has Austin held 19 wrestling championships throughout his career, but his last official match was WrestleMania 19 which just so happened to have taken place 19 years ago. In an epic promo, revisiting the three Rock Bottoms that The Rock delivered to him, Austin speaks on his loss at WrestleMania 19 and how he’s had to live with it for 19 years. He also proves he still has a can of whoop-ass left as he addresses Owens’ disrespect for the state of Texas, saying that he only sees ...

Aaron Rodgers has officially confirmed he will be returning to the Green Bay Packers next NFL season. The star quarterback took to Twitter to announce the news stating, “Hey everyone, just wanted to clear some things up; YES I will be playing with the @packers next year, however, reports about me signing a contract are inaccurate, as are the supposed terms of the contract I “signed”. I’m very excited to be back #year18.” In the past year, Rodgers has made headlines regarding the clarity of his contract and his position with the team. According to ESPN, the announcement has now improved the Packers’ Super Bowl odds from 15-1 to 12-1. Rodgers has made it clear that he does not plan to disclose th terms of his contract and all other rumors out there are false. However, it can be expected that...

HBO has unveiled the official trailer of its upcoming HBO Original documentary film Tony Hawk: Until The Wheels Fall Off. Directed by Sam Jones and executive produced by Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass and Mel Eslyn, the docu will feature new interviews with the likes of Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Neil Blender, Andy MacDonald, Duane Peters, Sean Mortimer, Christian Hosoi and Hawk, along with never-before-seen archival footage: “Centering around intimate new interviews with Tony Hawk himself, the film is an all-encompassing look at the skateboarder’s life, legendary career, and relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades. Hawk, a pioneer of modern vertical skating who is still pushing his limits at the age of 53, remains...

Atlanta Falcons wideout Calvin Ridley has been suspended by the NFL for at least the upcoming 2022 season, after news surfaced that he was betting on games during a five-day period back in November 2021. During that time, Ridley was on the non-football injury list due to concerns over his mental health. He would remain sidelined for the rest of the season as both his teammates and the NFL community respected his requested time away from the game. However, according to sources close to NFL insider Adam Schefter, Ridley placed multilegged parlay bets on multiple teams, including one on his Falcons. I bet 1500 total I don’t have a gambling problem — CALVIN RIDLEY (@CalvinRidley1) March 7, 2022 The league has long held gambling as a major offense, with notable players such as Hall of Famer Pau...

To cap off Black History Month, the Los Angeles Kings hosted Black History Night February 28 with the team warming up in themed jerseys. Designed by Canadian-born center Akil Thomas, the black hockey player crafted the important warmups with his label, ZALE. The special jerseys serve as Thomas’ push for black representation in hockey, a historically predominantly white sport. The Black History Month jerseys feature a sleek black base marked with a kente print on the trim and a black power fist patch, accompanied by a badge noting “HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE.” Each player on the Los Angeles Kings team signed their jersey to be auctioned with proceeds going to the Kings Care foundation. “It was an honor to create the Kings Black history month jerseys. I have two passions being hockey and clothin...

After going the full five rounds, Colby Covington came away with a clear unanimous decision victory over Jorge Masvidal (49-46, 50-44, 5045) at the UFC 272 main event. The fight was billed as a grudge match as the former best friends and training partners have turned into bitter enemies. “It wasn’t my best performance,” Covington said postfight. “Just a lot of emotions going into it. That was a real friend of mine at one point in my career. I let my emotions get the best of me but it was still dominant. I showed the world how good I was.” Covington now holds a record of 17-3, coming off a narrow unanimous decision loss to the current pound-for pound best, Kamaru Usman at UFC 268. While Masvidal had his runs, showcasing his signature knockout power by dropping Convington in the fourth round...

New Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has confirmed that he has extended his Oracle Red Bull Racing contract, and will be remaining with the team until at least 2028. After winning the championship last year in dramatic fashion, Verstappen has been vocal about wanting to drive for Red Bull for the rest of his career. With the new extension, which will solidify Verstappen’s contract as the longest driver deal ever signed in F1, the 23-year-old Dutchman is poised to compete for the team until he’s 30. “I really enjoy being part of the Oracle Red Bull Racing Team, so choosing to stay to the 2028 season was an easy decision,” wrote Verstappen, “”I love this Team and last year was simply incredible, our goal since we came together in 2016 was to win the championship and we have done that,...

In the most recent episode of Uninterrupted’s The Shop series, LeBron James opens up about not being considered one of the best players in the NBA. Despite being called one of the best players in the history of the league, James revealed that he is still salty for continually being passed up in the conversations as best scorers of all time. Towards the 18:10 minute mark James said, “When they talk about the best scorers of all time, they never mention my name.” When asked if it pisses him off he candidly responded, “Yeah, it pisses me off.” James went on to explain that he would always opt for getting his teammates to score rather than doing it himself, “I’m not like a natural scorer. I love getting my guys involved, I’ve always been that way.” Back in February, James officially became the...

After years of going back and forth, UFC Welterweight contenders Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal are set to fight at UFC 272 this weekend. From former friends and bitter rivals face-off, the bout between the two stands as one of the most heated matchups in MMA history. Sitting down for fans and media with a cast of security and law enforcement officers behind them, Covington and Masvidal continued their public feud at the press conference. The two took turns airing grievances and revealing personal information as UFC President Dana White tried to keep order and help field questions. The two fighters, who both trained at renowned MMA gym American Top Team, were at one point close friends and training partners. But a souring in their relationship coupled with Covington’s heel turn created...

Just last month, Tyson Fury set an official fight date with Dillian Whyte to defend his WBC heavyweight champion title. Earlier this week, Fury spoke to reporters and confirmed that he intends to retire after his match against Whyte. He said, “This is the final fight of my career, I’m retiring after this. $150 million in the bank, good-looking, healthy, young, I’m going to buy a massive yacht abroad. Got loads of cars and properties all over the world. Just going to sit back with a hot blonde and piña colada … I’m retiring, I’m out, this is my final fight, the final countdown, I’m done.” In another pre-fight news conference which Whyte had chosen to miss, Fury claimed that once he is retired from the sport, “it’s done for me, I don’t care what people say.” If he does choose to retire after...