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Angels third baseman brings basketball onto the diamond, turns slick double play with unconventional move
Los Angeles Angels third baseman Vaughn Grissom completed an unconventional double play by throwing a basketball-style bounce pass to second base, a moment of individual flair that stood out during the team’s win over the St Louis Cardinals. The play showcased Grissom’s athleticism and quick thinking in the field, and has drawn attention as a…
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Caitlin Clark declines WNBA 3-Point Contest invitation, dealing major blow to All-Star Weekend and ESPN
Caitlin Clark has turned down an invitation to compete in the WNBA’s 3-Point Contest, a decision seen as a setback for the league’s All-Star Weekend showcase and its broadcast partner ESPN. Clark, whose presence has driven record viewership figures for the league and her team, the Indiana Fever, is widely regarded as the WNBA’s biggest…
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Agent Rich Paul says LeBron James won’t be rushed on NBA free agency decision despite outside pressure
LeBron James’s agent, Rich Paul, has said the NBA star will not be pressured into a quick decision on his free agency, despite mounting outside interest in when he will announce his next move. James, the league’s all-time leading scorer, remains a free agent, and speculation about his future has intensified across the basketball world.…
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Caitlin Clark keeps delivering record WNBA viewership as Fever top 1 million viewers yet again
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever continue to break WNBA television viewership records, with the team’s game against the Golden State Valkyries becoming the most-watched WNBA fixture in USA Sports PR’s tracking history. This underlines Clark’s outsized commercial impact on the league, even as questions persist about how well the WNBA is managing her rise,…
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Pickleball comedy sees Jake Johnson’s ex-tennis star chase a comeback
Apple TV’s new sports comedy “The Dink” follows Jake Johnson as Dustin Boyd, a failed tennis prodigy who rebuilds his self-esteem by taking up pickleball, in a film critic David Rooney calls watchable but formulaic. Produced by and co-starring Ben Stiller, the film seems to aim for the same comic niche that “Dodgeball” carved out…
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WNBA All-Star charity initiative supports sports group that says it is ‘moving beyond the binary of girl’
The WNBA has launched a new All-Star charity initiative to mark its 30th season, aiming to help keep girls involved in sport. However, one of the Chicago-area organisations chosen to receive funding from the league’s $100,000 All-Star prize pool has drawn scrutiny after describing on its own website that it is “moving beyond the binary…
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The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Who Has the Entire NBA Spooked
Pablo Torre, host of the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” has become one of the most feared and celebrated figures in sports journalism after his investigations rattled the NBA. His reporting exposed how the Los Angeles Clippers, owned by billionaire Steve Ballmer, allegedly circumvented the NBA salary cap by arranging a $28 million no-show endorsement…
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MESHUGGAH Announces Exclusive Signing And Limited-Edition ‘Transformers’ Collaboration At San Diego Comic-Con
Meshuggah members Tomas Haake and Mårten Hagström will make a special appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, signing for fans at the Reigning Phoenix Music/Stern Pinball booth on Friday 24 July at 3.30pm. The event coincides with the unveiling of a limited-edition Meshuggah x Hasbro’s Transformers t-shirt, marking 40 years of “The Transformers: The Movie” and…
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Knicks Star Jalen Brunson Says It Was ‘Really Cool’ Having Taylor Swift at NBA Finals — But He Wasn’t at Her Wedding
While the NBA Finals MVP didn’t confirm whether he and the rest of New York’s starting five were invited, he did say he wasn’t there.
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Sophie Cunningham acted like an adult this weekend while Angel Reese pandered, red-hot Red Sox & Cubs SMACK!
This is an opinion/column piece from OutKick’s “Nightcaps” sports round-up, contrasting WNBA players Sophie Cunningham and Angel Reese over their conduct following a recent weekend of games. The author praises Cunningham for handling a situation maturely while criticising Reese for what they describe as pandering and leaning into a “victimhood” narrative, part of a broader…