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Who is the highest-paid NBA player? Highest NBA salaries, biggest wages by team
With the NBA firmly established as one of the world’s most lucrative sporting competitions, player salaries have soared to unprecedented levels in recent years. Each offseason brings a new wave of record-breaking contracts, with franchises eager to secure the services of their marquee stars. These staggering deals have propelled numerous NBA players into the upper
As player numbers fall, Highguard makes the actually-quite-good 5v5 mode permanent
Image credit: Wildlight Entertainment Barely over a month in, 2026 has been busy, but Highguard is easily the strangest game release we've had so far. Following a baffling, nearly marketing-free rollout following its reveal at The Game Awards 2025, it crashed into a wall of negative reviews, but developer Wildlight Entertainment was quick to react.
“Top player” — Celtic winger praises Lookman, reveals Iheanacho chat ahead of Tunisia game
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Nigeria during the World Cup Qualifiers match between Nigeria and Lesotho. Photo by Victor Ihechi/IMAGO
Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman has been called a top player...
U-20 FIFA World Cup: Player ratings from Nigeria’s 3-2 win over Saudi Arabia
Soccer Daniel Kolocho Bameyi, Ebenezer Harcourt, Adamu Bajibir Maigari and Israel Isaac Ayuma of Nigeria during the men U20 Caf Africa Cup of Nations...
CHAN 2024: Player ratings from Senegal’s 1-0 win over Nigeria
The Super Eagles of Nigeria kicked off their CHAN 2024 campaign against Senegal at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar, Soccernet.ng reports. Eric Chelle‘s home-based starting selection included a host of Remo Stars players, but the game was marred by fouls and never really got going as chances were few and far between...
The smallest player on the floor had one of the biggest impacts in Game 3 of the NBA Finals
INDIANAPOLIS — Early in the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers’ home crowd was in a bit of a lull. After leading nearly the entire first quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder began the second period with an eight-point advantage, a sobering continuation from Game 2, which the Thunder led
Amazon MX Player Drops Trailer For Darsheel Safary’s Coming-Of-Age Esports Showdown Gamerlog
Gamerlog will stream for free, exclusively on Amazon MX Player, starting June 12...
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World Cup betting markets shift after Jordan Henderson’s bizarre celebration injury
Jordan Henderson, the 36-year-old England midfielder, will miss the remainder of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a serious wrist and forearm injury during post-match celebrations on July 6. He wasn’t even playing when it happened. Henderson was an unused substitute in England’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico in the round of 16. The
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Kraken’s World Cup debut and Brazil’s collapse: what crypto gets from the beautiful game
Brazil came into the 2026 World Cup as one of the tournament favorites. They left in the Round of 16, beaten 2-1 by Norway, undone in part by a tactical decision that raised eyebrows across the footballing world: deploying 34-year-old Casemiro as a central striker, a position he hadn’t occupied in years. Haaland scored both
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FIFA overturns Balogun’s red card, Trump intervenes for US World Cup match
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7424790/2026/07/06/folarin-balogun-red-belgium-explanation/ FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has overturned the red card suspension of Folarin Balogun, a key player for the U.S. Men’s National Team, allowing him to participate in the upcoming Round of 16 match against Belgium. This decision, made under Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, places Balogun on a one-year probationary period, enabling him
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UK Foreign Secretary Warns World Cannot Wait for ‘AI Hiroshima’ Before Acting
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that the world cannot wait for an AI equivalent of Hiroshima before acting, urging global powers to build consensus on artificial intelligence (AI) safety principles and standards. Cooper made the case in an essay, positioning Britain to lead international talks on the technology. ...