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Anthony Davis

Basketball

Davis, Lakers agree to 5-year, $190 million maximum contract

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- All-Star big man Anthony Davis has agreed to re-sign with the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced. Davis' agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, told ESPN and the Los Angeles Times that Davis reached an agreement on a five-year, $190 million maximum contract to remain with the Lakers. According to the outlets, the deal includes an early-termination option before the fifth year of the deal in 2024-25. Davis, who became a free […]

todayDecember 4, 2020 69

AEW News

AEW Dynamite: Kenny Omega becomes World Champion, Sting returns

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UPI) -- Kenny Omega became the new AEW World Champion after he faced Jon Moxley in the main event of Dynamite. The show was titled Winter is Coming on Wednesday, a reference to HBO's Game of Thrones. Omega had his friend Don Callis, an executive at Impact Wrestling join the announcer's desk as a guest commentator. Moxley and Omega traded blows outside the ring during the championship bout before Moxley was able to land his first Paradigm Shift. […]

todayDecember 3, 2020 62

Football News

Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller set to play against Georgia

NASHVILLE, Tenn./ATHENS, Ga. (UPI) -- Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller is expected to travel with the Commodores and play in Saturday's game against Georgia. Fuller, the first woman to play in a Power Five college football game, is currently the only kicker listed on Vanderbilt's depth chart for this weekend's game in Athens, Ga. But the Commodores could add Ryley Guay -- last year's kicker -- to their roster before the matchup, according to The Tennessean. "We are still researching options on […]

todayDecember 3, 2020 65

Basketball

LeBron, Lakers agree to 2-year, $85 million extension

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the franchise Wednesday. James' agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, told ESPN and The Athletic that James reached a two-year, $85 million extension with the Lakers. James' deal with Los Angeles runs through the 2022-23 season. James, who turns 36 at the end of this month, averaged 25.3 points and led the league in assists with 10.2 per game last season. He will […]

todayDecember 3, 2020 92

Basketball

Redbirds prepare for battle against Greenville Panthers

NORMAL -- Following a victory at UMass Lowell, the Illinois State Redbirds are heading back to Normal. They will start their first game of the 2020-21 season Wednesday. The Redbirds will be taking on the highly-offensive-minded Greenville University Wednesday afternoon. Quick hits on the Redbirds Junior guard Josiah Strong was the first awardee for Newcomer of the Week. This award was announced last week by the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbird team (1-1) for this season has the seventh-highest height […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 117

Football News

Alabama remains atop latest College Football Playoff rankings

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The Alabama Crimson Tide again topped the College Football Playoff rankings as the top seven teams remained unchanged Tuesday night. Alabama sat atop the CFP rankings for the 20th time -- the most since the format was introduced for the 2014 season -- after a dominant win over Auburn on Saturday. Notre Dame (No. 2), Clemson (No. 3) and Ohio State (No. 4) also occupied the same spots as last week. Ohio State remained at No. […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 99

Basketball

Two Warriors players test positive for COVID-19

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers announced Tuesday that two players on the team tested positive for COVID-19. Myers said the start of the Warriors' training camp will be delayed by one day because of the positive tests. Practices are allowed to begin Sunday, but the Warriors will now begin camp Monday. "As players have entered back into our market, two players have tested positive after they've reentered," Myers told reporters Tuesday. "I don't think […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 67

NWA News

NWA to lose their operations director Tuesday

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) has yet another executive vacancy as of Tuesday. Maureen Tracy, who has been NWA's operations director for the past few years, is stepping down. Tracy has been an instrumental part of the promotion since Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan took ownership. Tracy would make the announcement yesterday on Twitter: Tomorrow is my last day with NWA.   I am so thankful for all of the amazing people I got to meet. I […]

todayDecember 1, 2020 87

Entertainment

The Stayers’ Hurdle: the most competitive horse race in 2021?

Horse racing fans don’t have much to watch for the rest of the year in the US. The main races happen in May, June, and November. For the remainder of the year, they should turn their attention to overseas action. As 2020 nears its end, the attention of racing fans worldwide will begin to set on England’s Cheltenham Festival. The March event is the pinnacle for jumps fans around the world, as the biggest names in the sport compete for […]

todayDecember 1, 2020 47

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