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The Hawks drafted Griffin No. 16 overall in 2022, but he said he’s leaving basketball to become a minister Sep 29, 2024 at 6:50 pm ET • 1 min read Getty Images Former Atlanta Hawks first-round pick A.J. Griffin announced that he has decided to step away from basketball, confirming previous reports. The 21-year-old Griffin […]

Another Sunday afternoon in the NFL has passed with more surprising results. The Washington Commanders sit alone in firts place in the NFC West while the Minnesota Vikings are 4-0 and run the NFC North.  The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Kansas City Chiefs lead the AFC West by two […]

The referee in charge of Sunday’s Madrid derby halted the game midway through the second half after Atletico Madrid fans threw objects onto the pitch shortly after rivals Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead. Eder Militao’s 64th-minute strike gave the visitors the lead in a closely contested match but a few minutes later, Atletico Madrid […]

After a chaotic Week 5 filled with upsets and paradigm-shifting wins, Week 6 — on paper, at least — looks like it will be a step back closer to the norm. There’s only one game featuring two ranked opponents as No. 9 Missouri travels to No. 25 Texas A&M at noon ET on Saturday.  Such […]

USATSI Joe Flacco replaced Anthony Richardson, not once but twice, during the Colts‘ second drive of Sunday’s Week 4 matchup against the Steelers. The 39-year-old quarterback finished the drive by throwing 4-yard touchdown pass to Josh Downs that extended the home team’s lead to 14-0. Flacco remained in at quarterback as Richardson was ruled out for the […]

Getty Images Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani just barely missed on yet another laurel in his record-setting 2024 season. Ohtani, who came into Game 162 on Sunday four points behind Luis Arraez’s National League-leading batting average, finished in second place in that race. That means leaves Joe Medwick of the 1937 Cardinals as the NL’s last […]

USATSI The New York Giants and New York Jets made history this week, but not in the way they wanted, as both teams failed to score a touchdown at home in Week 4. The Giants (1-3) played on Thursday night and lost 20-15 in a divisional matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. Giants new kicker Greg […]

Getty Images Former lottery pick Jahlil Okafor has agreed to a training camp deal with the Indiana Pacers, per Shams Charania. Okafor last played in the NBA during the 2020-21 season, where he appeared in 27 games for the Detroit Pistons. Since then, he’s played overseas, where he spent two seasons playing in China, and […]

After an entertaining debut for the new format two weeks ago, the UEFA Champions League returns on Tuesday with another slate of much anticipated matches. Paris Saint-Germain’s trip to Arsenal is the headlining act of Matchday 2 when they will offer a true glimpse of their potential post-Kylian Mbappe, but it is just one of […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Heisman Trophy winner and Alabama legend Mark Ingram, ecstatic and smiling ear-to-ear, had to get a photo with him.  Even after a gut-punch loss, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart sought him out to give him a big hug and tell him how good of a player he is. Ryan Williams is only […]