There are $303 million reasons US men’s basketball should bounce back
NY Post
The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team has put together a roster worth its weight in gold — even if it didn’t look like a gold-medal team in Sunday’s opening 83-76 loss to France.
Other than the two emergency replacement players, JaVale McGee and Keldon Johnson, the other 10 U.S. players will average $29.6 million in salary for the 2021-22 season — topped by Kevin Durant’s $40.9 million for the Nets. On the Tokyo floor in the opener, Team USA had 10 of the 11 highest-paid players. French center Rudy Gobert will make $35.3 million next season for the Jazz, cracking into that top 11.
Brock Nelson got his standing ovation.
The Red Sox traded one of their top prospects to the Pirates to help boost their rotation as part of a five-player trade Thursday night.
As we arrive at the final five weeks of the NFL regular season, the quarterback market for 2026 continues to take shape.
Tyler Kolek is getting his opportunity as the backup point guard and, frankly, it’s not going well.
Less than two weeks removed from being a point away from the bottom of the Eastern Conference, the Rangers appear to be surging again, winning four of their past five games heading into Thursday’s match at Ottawa.
This is not a great time for the Mets to need a center fielder.
Tyrod Taylor knows the perils of being a dual-threat quarterback, and he knows what it’s like for Jaxson Dart to be learning when to take a hit and when to avoid one.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s days in Milwaukee may be numbered.
Brian Daboll tried in his own way to get Abdul Carter on the right path.
Elden Campbell, a 15-year NBA veteran who spent the majority of his career playing with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 57.
Shedeur Sanders has another potential challenger with the Browns.
The offseason signing of Vladislav Gavrikov became exponentially more important for the Rangers when Adam Fox was ruled out for the foreseeable future.
Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.