Hampered by bad luck and salary cap constraints, the Boston Celtics are headed for a gap year–just one season removed from their championship run. Jayson Tatum is likely out for the year with a torn Achilles, while starters Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porziņģis, long-time Celtic Al Horford, and fan-favorite back-up center Luke Kornet are all
When you think of Germany and sports, football is immediately what comes to mind. Winning four FIFA World Cups and eight Olympic gold medals can do that, and German footballers are among the most sought after talents by the top teams in Europe and in other parts of the world. Recent years, though, have shifted
The 2025-26 NBA season has yet to start, but it feels like it’s already a lost one for the Indiana Pacers. With Tyrese Haliburton suffering a devastating injury right when the Pacers are on the cusp of winning an NBA championship, Indiana will not have its best player for the entire 2025-26 campaign. Not having
The Los Angeles Sparks got tripped up anew on Wednesday, suffering a 92-84 loss to Alyssa Thomas and the Phoenix Mercury at Crypto.com Arena. With that loss, the Sparks got swept in a three-game regular-season series against the Mercury, but that might be the least of their concerns right now. The loss further diminished the
For a competitor like Giannis Antetokounmpo, the past few years must have been frustrating. Antetokounmpo has seen peers he has vanquished on his way to his breakthrough NBA championship advance and even win NBA titles at times at his expense. He’s also seen friends and teammates come and go, with rumors of his own exit
Napheesa Collier missed playing, and it truly looked that way on Monday, when she finally returned to action after a lengthy absence. After sitting out the previous seven games due to an injured ankle, Collier stepped back on the court and didn’t seem to have missed a beat. The five-time WNBA All-Star wreaked havoc on
