The Los Angeles Lakers have revealed plans for a statue of one of the franchise’s greatest players: Kobe Bryant. A statue immortalizing the legendary NBA player is set to be unveiled outside Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 8, the team announced Thursday. Kobe’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, took to social media to …
Read More »Warren Sapp allegedly causes major drama on flight, challenges passenger to ‘face to face’ in Gainesville
From Joe Kinsey at OutKick EXCLUSIVE: It turns out the Russian mercenary guy getting blasted out of the sky by Putin’s military wasn’t the only fireworks in the sky Thursday. Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp found himself in the middle of a war of words on a Medellín, …
Read More »Cam Newton suggests Florida documentary should have shown more respect to Chris Leak
Before Cam Newton was a Heisman Trophy winner and national champion at Auburn, he was on a Florida team that included Tim Tebow, the Pouncey twins, Aaron Hernandez, Percy Harvin and more. The height of the Gators’ success and controversy was detailed in the latest episode of Netflix’s “Untold” documentary …
Read More »Aaron Judge accomplishes home run feat to pull Yankees out of rut
With the New York Yankees desperately needing to break out of a nine-game losing streak, their 2022 MVP, Aaron Judge, put the team on his back with a career night in the Bronx on Wednesday. Judge hit three home runs in a single game for the first time in his …
Read More »Top ranked Scottie Scheffler offers critique of PGA Tour playoff format, concedes it’s ‘made for TV’
The opening round of the Tour Championship tees off at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Thursday. Scottie Scheffler, the current world No. 1 ranked pro golfer, will begin the round with a 2-stroke edge. The Tour Championship utilizes a staggered-scoring format, but Scheffler seems to believe the PGA …
Read More »Chris Jones doesn’t mind holding out from Chiefs until Week 8: ‘I can afford it’
All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones said via social media that he doesn’t mind holding out from the Kansas City Chiefs until Week 8. “I can afford it,” he responded on X when another user said, “That’d be a hefty tab” when Jones noted Week 8 as his potential return date. …
Read More »Jets wide receiver Corey Davis announces retirement from NFL after 6 seasons
New York Jets veteran wide receiver Corey Davis announced he is retiring from the NFL after six seasons in the league. Davis posted a statement to social media explaining his decision. “For some time now I’ve been contemplating stepping away from the sport of football. This decision has not been …
Read More »Yankees lose nine straight games for first time since 1982
The New York Yankees entered the 2023 Major League Baseball season with the World Series on their minds. With the end of August just around the corner, the Yankees are 60-65, sitting 17 games back in the American League East and 10.5 games back of the final AL wild-card spot. …
Read More »Megan Rapinoe dismisses USWNT criticism after early Women’s World Cup exit, calls it ‘fake’ and ‘disingenuous’
Megan Rapinoe had a chance to make one more indelible mark on the U.S. women’s national team during the Women’s World Cup in the Round of 16 against Sweden – a penalty kick for the ages that would have helped the Americans to the quarterfinals. Rapinoe stepped up to the …
Read More »Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian announce birth of second child
Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian announced Tuesday that the tennis legend gave birth to her second daughter, named Adira River Ohanian. Williams made the announcement on Instagram, nearly one year to the day of her last tennis match before stepping off the court and into retirement. Iga Swiatek, …
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