Athlon Sports

Team USA is set to begin its quest for a gold medal on Saturday against Serbia. After a thrilling win over Germany on Monday, one in which LeBron James flexed his muscles once again, Team USA is gearing up for the group stage.  However, Kevin Durant has not played in any of the exhibition ...

Team USA Gets Troubling Kevin Durant News Ahead Of Olympic Opener

NCAA women's basketball star Hailey Van Lith was pictured with her Team USA 3x3 squad in a recent photo where the players were repping the red, white, and blue with the American flag right behind them.  Van Lith was wearing a Team USA jumpsuit, along with Cierra Burdick, Dearica Hamby, and ...

Hailey Van Lith's Team USA Outfit Is Turning Heads Before 2024 Olympics

ComingSoon

Basketball fans want to know the latest Kevin Durant injury update and whether he will be able to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Durant suffered an injury several days before July 6, when Team USA was scheduled to practice at training camp in Las Vegas. The 35-year-old forward for the Phoenix Suns sat out all five exhibition games for Team USA in order for him to recover as quickly as possible. Here’s what happened to Kevin Durant and if he’s well enough to play at the Paris Olympic Games.

Kevin Durant Injury Update: Will He Miss the Olympics?

Awful Announcing

This year’s WNBA All-Star game set record numbers for viewership with 3.44 million viewers on ABC, as well as a sold-out Footprint Center watching the WNBA All-Stars defeat the USA women’s basketball Olympic team. In a time when the majority of major sports All-Star games are anything but competitive and the NBA version has been Read more...
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WNBA All-Star Game was the best in all of sports

Los Angeles, CA

FanSided

NBA free agency hasn’t been kind to the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason as they’ve missed out on several players that would’ve been tremendous additions to their roster. Klay Thompson, Buddy Hield, and Gary Trent Jr. were some of the names connected to the Lakers but decided to play elsewhere.

Lakers Free Agent Leaving LA to Reunite With Former Team

Baltimore, MD

Refreshed from that four-day All-Star Break, the Baby Birds headed into their three-game weekend series'. Bowie's bats continued to falter, but results were good elsewhere on the farm. Norfolk Tides. Won series with Nashville Sounds 2-1 What an encouraging way for Jackson Holliday to kick off the second half, posting...

Orioles Prospect Update: Bombs away Jackson Holliday, Seth Johnson and Peter Van Loon, Nestor German locked in

Everyone has been astounded by South Sudan’s ability to compete fiercely against the most successful squad in international play. South Sudan came dangerously close to winning in a friendly matchup with Team USA, but LeBron James’ outstanding play helped Team USA win 101–100. James finished with 25 points, six rebounds, and seven assists. However, soon after the game, former NBA player Paul Pierce made some jokes about the height of the South Sudan players, which led to heavy criticism from the fans. However, the ten-time NBA All-Star recently apologized for his statement. During a recent episode of Undisputed, Pierce apologized for his previous unnecessary comments on South Sudan after their near upset against Team USA.

“Showed Me The Seismic Shift In International Play”- Paul Pierce Apologizes For His Previous Unnecessary Comments On South Sudan After Their Near Upset Against Team USA

TIME

The team is stacked with NBA players, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray

Don't Sleep on Canada's Basketball Team at the Olympics

Detroit, MI

Trajan Langdon has a history of getting impact players on team-friendly deals, something fans hope continues for the Detroit Pistons. Finding value for money is one of the most important jobs of a modern NBA GM, especially in the second apron era when there are real penalties for signing the wrong guy.

Pistons free-agent signing may be the best value in the NBA

Philadelphia, PA

The Philadelphia Eagles stormed out to a 10-1 record in 2023, but the team ultimately collapsed through their final six regular season games. After a 32-9 loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card Round, Philadelphia was sent into the offseason with uncertainty. How did a team fall apart so quickly after making a Super Bowl appearance in 2022 and winning 10 of their first 11 games in 2023?

Eagles worst fears with oft-injured rookie have become reality

West Virginia State

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Norfolk, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

SummerSlam season is running wild, with just about a week left before the pillar event on August 3. While some complain about the announced matches, specifically Cody Rhodes versus Solo Sikoa, it’s clear that this contest is setting the stage for a major Roman Reigns return at the end of the show.

Roman Reigns will return at SummerSlam

There is a story that Canadian basketball lifer and former men’s national team coach Jay Triano likes to tell about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. It’s a July morning in Manila, 2016. Team Canada is in the Philippines for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The entire roster is on the team bus, bright and early, headed to its first practice. Everyone but Gilgeous-Alexander, a surprise inclusion as a 17-year-old rising senior who was months away from committing to Kentucky: a teenager on a team full of grown adults—including Tristan Thompson, who’d just won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers a few weeks prior. The youngster soon to be known as SGA was nowhere to be found. “OK, let’s go,” Triano, then in his second stint as the head coach of the national team, told the driver. We’re going to show young fella you can’t be late for a bus, Triano thought. As the team got off the bus and stepped onto the court, Triano saw Shai already working out with national icon Steve Nash, then the Canadian men’s national team general manager. “I guess Steve had woken him up and said, ‘Come on, you’re not playing a whole lot. Let’s go to the gym,’” Triano told The Ringer last week. “And they spent a couple hours in the gym before we even got there for our practice. And when Steve takes an interest in somebody, then he believes in that guy.”

Canada Basketball Was Literally Built for This

SWAT Season 8 is adding to its cast. That’s not surprising considering it’s lost some series regulars. One of the new recurring guests is a Chicago Fire vet. The eighth season wasn’t originally intended to happen. When the seventh season was finally confirmed, it came with the news that it would be the final season. And that’s the way it was written. Sort of. The ending did allow for an eighth season, which was possible when CBS U-turned on the “final season” decision.

SWAT lands Chicago Fire vet as new recurring guest in Season 8

The race for WNBA Rookie of the Year has become one of the most compelling storylines in all of North American sports. With Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese picking up where they left off in college, the award is certain to go to a player with star power and All-Star talent alike.

Sue Bird begrudgingly casts her vote for midseason WNBA Rookie of the Year

Atlanta, GA

The Braves announced a flurry of roster moves on Monday as they added veteran utility man and former All-Star Whit Merrifield on an MLB contract. Atlanta also called up Nacho Alvarez Jr. who is one of the team's top prospects. Despite Alvarez not having any MLB experience, the Braves gave...

Whit Merrifield's absurd immediate injury could save Braves from unnecessary roster friction

Dallas, TX

The Dallas Mavericks waited a couple of weeks to fill their final roster spot after a busy start to free agency that included them signing Klay Thompson and Naji Marshall, and the silence finally broke on Monday when they signed Spencer Dinwiddie to a one-year deal. Dinwiddie decided to sign...

Mavericks youngster is as good as gone after Spencer Dinwiddie signing

With two consecutive years of losing in the postseason, the Philadelphia Phillies’ approach to the trade deadline at first embodied the fierce tenacity that we expected of them. First, they tried for Luis Robert Jr. A trade for a franchise-changing centerfielder of his caliber would have put every MLB club on notice. But the Phillies weren’t willing to pay the steep price. So, they moved on.

The only reasonable explanation for the Phillies being out on Brent Rooker was overlooked

Boston, MA

Never one to shy away from speaking out, 10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony has shared his thoughts on Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown being left off of Team USA’s roster for the Paris Olympics. Carmelo Anthony Speaks Out About Jaylen Brown-Team USA Snub. “I think (Brown) should’ve got a...

Paris Olympics: Future HOFer Speaks Out About Team USA Snub

Kansas State

Ann Arbor, MI

Things are about to heat up in the 2025 recruiting class for Michigan football. That's true about the rest of college football too as the dead period ends for the last weekend in July. For the Wolverines that means the Michigan football recruiting BBQ. Some key visitors are expected on...

Michigan football making decision 'difficult' for 5-star offensive tackle

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Team USA men’s basketball roster if the Olympics still featured college players

In 1992, Olympic basketball changed forever when NBA players were allowed to participate and the Dream Team dominated the rest of the world. Since then, Team...

Team USA men’s basketball roster if the Olympics still featured college players

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