Max Verstappen punished for swearing in F1 news conference
Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was punished Friday for swearing in a news conference in which he argued against greater restrictions on drivers swearing.
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Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, All-Star center Joel Embiid now has until the end of the decade to try to win his first NBA championship with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Shohei Ohtani surpasses 50-50 milestone in spectacular fashion with a 3-homer, 2-steal game
Shohei Ohtani looked up at a visiting crowd that turned out to cheer him and the Los Angeles Dodgers — and ended up getting to witness one of the greatest individual performances, and seasons, in major league history.
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is selling his house to seek more privacy
Lions coach Dan Campbell is selling his suburban Detroit home to get more privacy. “There’s plenty of space, it’s on two acres, the home is beautiful,” Campbell told Crain’s Detroit Business.
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese change the WNBA’s landscape, and its future
Year 1 of the Clark & Reese Show has been unlike anything the WNBA has ever seen. Sure, this season’s final chapter is still unscripted with the playoffs set to start Sunday. But the rookie seasons and attention Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have had makes the league’s outlook extremely bright beyond this postseason.
McLaren bumps Red Bull off its throne in F1’s money-making championship race
McLaren Racing heads into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix as Formula 1’s hot new darlings, the papaya-drenched team that just may be the ones to finally dethrone Red Bull and Max Verstappen.
Ohtani steals 49th base in Dodgers’ 8-4 win over Marlins
Shohei Ohtani stole his 49th base and moved closer to becoming the first player in major league history with 50 homers and 50 steals in a season as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 8-4 Wednesday night.
Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN for alma mater to become GM of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team
ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program, the Atlantic 10 school announced Wednesday.
Dolphins place Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve after latest concussion
The Miami Dolphins placed Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve Tuesday after the quarterback was diagnosed with his third concussion in two years.
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026
The WNBA is headed back to Portland with the Oregon city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026.