Sports

19 Aug 2022, 03:14

The 18 highest-paid NBA players of all time

LeBron James.Luis M. Alvarez/AP Images.

NBA contracts keep getting bigger and bigger.
There are 18 players whose earnings have topped $200 million and they are all

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19 Aug 2022, 02:15

I went to Floyd Mayweather's roller disco and it's amongst the most wholesome family-friendly fun you can have in Las Vegas

Floyd Mayweather owns Skate Rock City in Las Vegas.Photos by Skate Rock City and Alan Dawson / Insider.

Hall of

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19 Aug 2022, 00:49

Deshaun Watson proclaimed innocence moments after taking 'accountability' in the wake of his 11-game suspension over sexual misconduct

On the same day he was suspended for 11 games, Deshaun Watson maintained his innocence, saying he needed to move on.

19 Aug 2022, 00:33

Kahleah Copper capped her meteoric rise to WNBA superstardom with a spot on Gatorade's elite athlete roster

The athletic wing joins stars like Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Lionel Messi, and Sky teammate Candace Parker on Gatorade's star roster.

18 Aug 2022, 23:46

NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson's suspension increased from 6 games to 11 — and now he also has to pay a $5 million fine to charity, report says

Watson was previously facing a suspension of 6 games until the NFL and NFLPA came to a new agreement Thursday.

18 Aug 2022, 20:34

Manchester United is repeating the same mistakes in the transfer market and it will only end one way

United has repeatedly spent big on players from all over Europe over the last decade with very little success.

18 Aug 2022, 19:54

Fantasy Football Draft Rankings: Top 50 NFL players, according to experts

Cooper Kupp.AP Photo/Matt Patterson.

Fantasy football season is almost here.
We've put together a consensus ranking based on the

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18 Aug 2022, 16:48

The British billionaire who failed to buy Chelsea now wants to buy Manchester United

Sir Jim Ratcliffe launched a late bid to buy Chelsea in April, but his offer was trumped by one from a consortium led by the American Todd Boehly.

18 Aug 2022, 04:32

Internet celebrity-slash-novice boxer Jake Paul says footage of him striking out in baseball is edited and he actually hit a homer

Jake Paul said 10 years ago that baseball is "easy." There's now footage of him striking out in the sport. The creator, though, says its edited.

18 Aug 2022, 03:47

Kelsey Plum tracked down a fan with Stage IV cancer to give her the WNBA courtside experience of her dreams

The WNBA superstar told Insider that meeting the fan, Ashleigh Ahrens, gave her a renewed understanding that "life is so much bigger than basketball."

18 Aug 2022, 03:47

Volodomyr Zelenskyy has 'huge balls' for standing up to Vladimir Putin, Ukraine boxer Oleksandr Usyk says

Oleksandr Usyk, who fights Anthony Joshua on Saturday, praised Ukraine president Volodomyr Zelenskyy for staying to fight Russia rather than fleeing.

18 Aug 2022, 03:16

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRESEASON RANKING: The experts' consensus of the nation's top teams right now

Nick Saban and Alabama are No. 1.Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images.

College football season officially starts on August 27, but mos

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18 Aug 2022, 01:27

Dana White said he wasn't aware that athlete fighting in front of him on the Contender Series was deaf

UFC boss Dana White doesn't like to know anything about the fighters prior to their Contender Series audition for the UFC.

18 Aug 2022, 00:11

Legal battles around LIV Golf intensify as a report on golfer contracts shows restrictions, requirements that come with big paydays

While contracts haven't been made public, a federal judge could rule this week to unseal them, the Wall Street Journal reported.

17 Aug 2022, 22:47

NASCAR's most controversial driver has been turned into a verb, and it is clear other drivers are tired of the carnage

No matter where Ross Chastain goes, trouble is not too far behind, and it is clear other drivers are tired of it.

17 Aug 2022, 20:29

Olympic athletes fleeing the Taliban rule in Afghanistan are finding new home in Australia

Matt Carroll, chief executive of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), called it "a proud moment for the Olympic movement in Australia."

17 Aug 2022, 20:29

Cristiano Ronaldo posts cryptic messages to Instagram, saying he will reveal 'truth' about his future soon

"They know the truth when they interview in a couple weeks," Ronaldo wrote on Instagram. "The media is telling lies."

17 Aug 2022, 19:43

A 17-year-old kid is on the cusp of UFC history after signing a deal to fight on Dana White's Contender Series

Raul Rosas Jr. is only 17 years old, but he has already signed a deal to compete on Dana White's Contender Series, which could lead to UFC promotion.

17 Aug 2022, 17:43

Serena Williams declines on-court interview and skips press conference after losing what might be the second-last match of career

Williams was beaten 6-4, 6-0 by British teenager Emma Raducanu in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday.

17 Aug 2022, 17:19

Brittney Griner is set to serve time in one of Russia's penal colonies, where abuse is common, disease is rampant, and labor is forced

Brittney Griner is escorted from the court room following her Russian trial.Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/Reuters.

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17 Aug 2022, 12:01

Brazil and Argentina not to replay Football World Cup qualifier

Brazil and Argentina will no longer be required to replay a World Cup qualifier that was controversially abandoned last year, both countries' football associations have said.

17 Aug 2022, 10:34

Elon Musk says it’s a joke, hours after saying he is buying Manchester United

Tesla chief Elon Musk had raised a storm on Twitter after saying he is buying the iconic English football club Manchester United. Musk posted this tweet while he was joking about his political allegiances. “Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome,” Elon Musk said in a. Musk has a habit of posting provocative comments on Twitter that rile up many people. "To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party!