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Etsuo Hara/Getty Images Last week’s episode of “WWE SmackDown” introduced a new member to The Bloodline faction, as former IWGP Tag Team Champion Tama Tonga helped Solo Sikoa launch a surprise attack on Jimmy Uso. On the latest episode of “Busted Open Radio,” WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray and The O.C.’s Karl Anderson assessed Tonga’s arrival, with Ray describing him as a “perfect fit” for WWE. Anderson was then asked if he agreed with Ray’s statement. Advertisement “Yes, and look at him. I think he’s got the perfect look. I think he’s got exactly what WWE needs [and] wants,”…
Kawhi Leonard hasn’t played since March 31, but the Los Angeles Clippers still aren’t sure if he will be available for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, according to coach Ty Lue. Leonard has been dealing with knee inflammation since March, and according to Lue, he participated in a quarter of practice on Tuesday. The plan is seemingly to ramp Leonard up this week in the hopes that he can participate in Game 1 of the Dallas series.Leonard, an All-Star for the sixth time this season, played in 68 of the Clippers’ first…
Less than two weeks removed from Stand & Deliver, rivals Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes are set for another big matchup.Williams defeated Hayes in the main event of NXT Stand & Deliver over WrestleMania weekend. They’ll face off again on NXT tonight, this time in a steel cage match. It comes after Hayes beat down Williams last week and left him laying.At NXT Spring Breakin’ later this month, Williams is set to challenge Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Championship. That title bout comes with the stipulation that, if Williams loses, he will leave NXT.Dragunov retained his title against Tony D’Angelo…
The Formula 1 driver market has been in full swing since Ferrari’s shock announcement that it had signed Lewis Hamilton for the 2025 season. There has been much focus on the futures of Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and even Fernando Alonso before the Spaniard agreed to extend his deal at Aston Martin. Further down the grid, there are still several seats up for grabs and several contenders vying for the drives. But there’s one driver whose best chance at scoring a permanent seat for the 2025 campaign will arrive by sitting idly. In a world where a driver’s most recent…
Jack Grealish must be included in England’s Euro 224 squad, according to his former boss Steve Bruce.The Manchester City star progressed through the ranks with Aston Villa where he played under Bruce for two years as the club tried to earn promotion from the Championship.2Grealish must be included in England’s Euro 2024 squad, says Steve BruceCredit: GettyPlaying as Bruce’s captain, Grealish was Villa’s talisman which went a long way towards him earning a £100million move to Man City in 2021 after guiding his boyhood club to the top flight and safety from the drop.Since then, the 28-year-old has won plenty…
The Caitlin Clark effect strikes again. One of women’s basketball’s biggest names helped drive a 307 percent increase in viewership for Monday’s 2024 WNBA Draft at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, drawing a whopping 2.446 million viewers to ESPN’s coverage, according to Sportico. The massive increase is due in large part to the hype around Clark being selected first overall by the Indiana Fever. Caitlin Clark signs autographs before the WNBA Draft at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST It marked the first time that the women’s league draft drew more than 1 million…
WWE WWE NXT commentator Vic Joseph has hailed long-time WWE lead commentator Michael Cole as “the greatest of all-time.” Michael Cole has cemented his legacy and status as the voice of WWE over his 25-year run with the company. Cole has done so much on screen and off the screen to help the company, including training his fellow up-and-coming announcers in the progression. This has led to more and more praise and respect being given to Cole for his contributions to those around him. In a new interview with TV Insider, WWE NXT commentator Vic Joseph hailed the veteran as…
USATSI The No. 7 vs. No. 8 Western Conference play-in game features two teams that didn’t expect to be here. The Los Angeles Lakers looked like a near-lock for the No. 10 seed when they lost to the Golden State Warriors last Tuesday. In fact, since they fell to No. 9 on Dec. 30, they spent a grand total of three more days in the regular season within the top eight in the standings.The New Orleans Pelicans existed on the other end of the spectrum. On Feb. 10, they moved up to No. 6 and had seemingly escaped the play-in…
Cole Palmer is set to miss out on receiving a goal bonus.The Chelsea star is tied with Manchester City hotshot Erling Haaland in the Premier League Golden Boot race following his four-goal haul during the Blues’ rampant win over Everton on Monday night.2Palmer has been a goalscoring sensation for Chelsea this termCredit: GettyBut The Sun reports that regardless of whether he claims the prize, no extra money is heading his way as Palmer didn’t negotiate a bonus into the deal that brought him to Stamford Bridge last summer.The 21-year-old came through the youth academy at Manchester City before going on…
FDJ-SUEZ have not denied recent reports that Tour de France champion Demi Vollering is close to signing a multi-year contract agreement with the France-based Women’s WorldTour team. CEO and manager Stephen Delcourt has told Cyclingnews that while the team will not comment on such negotiations, the fact that the Tour de France champion is linked to his team confirms the strength of the programme’s past, present and future.”The rumours that link Demi Vollering, last Tour de France Femmes winner, with FDJ-SUEZ only confirm the viability of the team’ project implemented since 2006 and built on hard work and humility over the…