James Harden is staying in Cleveland.
The 11-time All-Star agreed to a new three-year, $97 million contract with the Cavaliers, his agents at Equity Sports told ESPN on Thursday. The deal includes a player option for the 2028-29 season and a 15 percent trade kicker, and it is fully…
EJ Obiena Places Sixth In Lausanne As Duplantis Sets A Meet Record
EJ Obiena cleared 5.81 meters to finish sixth in the men’s pole vault at the Wanda Diamond League meet in Lausanne on Thursday, tying three other vaulters at that height and coming out ahead on countback. Mondo Duplantis won the competition…
Max Verstappen Extends Red Bull Contract Through 2030
Max Verstappen has ended months of speculation about his Formula 1 future. The four time champion signed a contract extension with Red Bull Racing that keeps him with the team through the end of the 2030 season. His previous deal ran through 2028.…
EJ Obiena Clears the Bar That Held Him Back for Two Years
For two years, 5.90 meters sat just out of reach for EJ Obiena. On Monday, August 17, at the Golden Sand meet in Miedzyzdroje, Poland, he finally cleared it. He landed at 5.91 meters, a new meet record, and took the gold. It was his first time over 5.90…
Gilas Pilipinas Women Open FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Campaign Against Mexico
Gilas Pilipinas Women face host Mexico on August 18, Manila time, at Arena Astros in Guadalajara, the first game of the 2026 FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament and the first competitive test for new head coach Burke “BT”…
Alex Eala Powers Into Cincinnati’s Third Round
Alex Eala is through to the Cincinnati Open third round. In her tournament debut in Mason, Ohio, the Filipina was building a 3-0 lead in the second set when her opponent could not continue. A Dominant Start, Then a Retirement Eala broke Elena-Gabriela…
Alex Eala Becomes the New Face of Tennis for Marriott Bonvoy
Marriott Bonvoy has named Filipino tennis player Alex Eala the face of its “Tennis The World” campaign across Asia Pacific, excluding China. The partnership links the loyalty program’s travel benefits to Eala’s rise on the WTA…
Russell Westbrook Closes Out an 18 Season Career
Russell Westbrook retired from the NBA on Wednesday, ending an 18 season career that reshaped how the league thinks about the point guard position. He did not announce it in a press conference or a written statement. He posted a video narrated by actor…
The Lakers Just Sold Twice in 14 Months
The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to former Disney chief executive Bob Iger and investor Josh Kushner at a valuation of $12.5 billion, ESPN reported Wednesday. It is the highest price ever attached to a North American sports franchise. The seller is…
Albert Ian Delos Santos: Three Golds, Two Records in Tashkent
Filipino weightlifter Albert Ian Delos Santos won three gold medals in the junior men’s 70kg division at the Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Tuesday, Aug. 11. He broke two world standard marks along…