Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi made WNBA history on Thursday when she became the first player to score 10,000 career points. Taurasi, 41, reached the milestone with a three-point shot in the third quarter during Mercury's 91-71 home win against Atlanta Dream. She finished with 42 points to also became the oldest player in WNBA history to produce a 40-point game. "I just felt good and they were looking for […]
Jaylen Brown has signed the richest deal in NBA history, agreeing a $304m (£236.8m) contract to remain at Boston Celtics, according to reports. Meanwhile, Justin Herbert's new five-year, $262.5m (£203.6m) extension with the Los Angeles Chargers will make him the NFL's highest-paid quarterback by annual salary, insiders say. Brown's five-year Celtics contract exceeds reigning NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic's $264m (£204.9m) deal at Denver Nuggets, which he signed […]
NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook is the latest big-name athlete to join the 49ers Enterprises-led consortium hoping to take full control of Leeds United. Westbrook, 34, follows golfers Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas in becoming minor stakeholders in the Whites. The LA Clippers point guard - listed as the world's 14th highest-paid athlete - was the NBA's most valuable player in 2017 and is a nine-time All-Star. Joint Leeds owners 49ers […]
American Brittney Griner has been selected as a starter in the WNBA All-Star Game just six months after being released from prison in Russia. Griner, 32, spent 10 months in Russian custody for possessing cannabis oil before being released in a high-profile prisoner exchange in December. She has played nine times for the Phoenix Mercury in 2023, having missed the entire 2022 season. The All-Star Game takes place in Las […]
