A’ja Wilson, a center for the Las Vegas Aces, is widely acknowledged as the best player in the Women’s National Basketball Association. She is something like the league’s on-court answer to LeBron James or Michael Jordan. “I don’t shy away from having conversations with her about being the greatest to ever play,” said Becky Hammon, … Read more
Dick Barnett, who helped propel the Knicks to their glory days in the 1970s with his unorthodox jump-shooting style, and who played on the only two N.B.A. championship teams in the Knicks’ history, has died in Largo, Fla. He was 88. The Knicks announced the death, which had occurred overnight at an assisted living facility, … Read more
CNN — The stars were out at Sunday’s NBA All-Star game in Salt Lake City, Utah – from basketball legends LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, to Nigerian musical titans Burna Boy, Tems, and Rema. The trio performed an Afrobeats-packed halftime show, a sign that the genre’s global rise is continuing into 2023. Grammy-winning Burna Boy … Read more
CNN — If Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski are trying to tamp down speculation they are dating, they aren’t going about it in the best way. The pair were spotted over the weekend sitting together at a New York Knicks basketball game. Neither has confirmed they are dating, but that belief has been heightened since … Read more
1.09am BST01:09 Eliud Kipchoge retains his Olympic marathon title! What a race and what a champion. He’s just the third athlete to defend the men’s marathon title. He stayed with the pack for most of the race and then drifted off to the horizon when he wanted to – and no one was catching him. … Read more