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With the 2024 Paris Olympics happening in the next few of months, Team USA is finalizing its official basketball team roster. According to ESPN's sources USA Basketball is set to include a monstrous roster of iconic players. The team is said to be led by Los Angeles Lakers' powerhouse, LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors' sharpshooter Steph Curry. Sources also revealed that Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant and the Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid are also leaders within the roster. Other set to be formally announced as part of the 11-man roster include Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, Anthony Edwards, Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo and Tyrese Haliburton. Team USA's managing director Grant Hill is said to be leaving one roster open ahead of the team's July training camp and exhibition ...

After the late running legend Grete Waitz attempted her first marathon in New York in 1978, she found it so grueling that she threw her shoes at her husband, Jack, who was the one who suggested she run the race—for fun. That very same race, she also won the women’s division and set the course record by two minutes. It’s a story as legendary as Grete, who would go on to become a champion many times over—including nine wins at the New York City Marathon—and a pioneer of women in running. For this year’s Boston Marathon, taking place on Monday, adidas and the Boston Athletic Association are paying homage to Grete with the race’s most recognizable garment.The 2024 Boston Marathon Celebration Jacket—a sartorial symbol of completing one of the most, if not the most, internationally-esteemed 26.2...

Conor McGregor is officially back. UFC confirmed the welterweight bout that will see the Irish fighter take on Michael Chandler for UFC 303 in Las Vegas this June. The Irish fighter has a record of 22 wins and six defeats in his entire MMA career, where as the 37-year-old American has 23-8. Following McGregor's broken leg in his defeat by Dustin Poirier in July 2021, McGregor has been recuperating to make an official comeback. Since becoming the UFC's first simultaneous two-weight champion at lightweight and featherweight in 2016, he has only won once. Before being defeated by Justin Gaethje and Poirier, McGregor was defeated by Charles Oliveira in his second UFC fight. Having taken lengthy breaks, he is currently on a two-fight losing streak, while recovering from the broken tibia from th...

O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star who was famously accused and acquitted of his ex-wife and her friend's murder, has died at 76 after a cancer battle.“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” Simpson’s family announced on X.“He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace,” the statement continued.Simpson revealed in May 2023 that he had been battling cancer and had undergone chemotherapy.While he didn’t share the type of cancer, he said in a video that it “looks like [he] beat it." It was reported in February 2024 that Simpson was once again receiving treatment. He returned to with another video thanking those who had reached out f...