Kevin Durant has agreed to a two-year, $90 million extension with the Houston Rockets that includes a player option for 2027-28, his business partner Rich Kleiman confirmed. The figure is roughly $30 million below Durant’s max, a concession intended to…
Women’s sports stars Candace Parker and Sloane Stephens have joined the investor group behind an ambitious new professional basketball venture, currently known as Project B, that promises players not only top salaries but equity stakes in the league. Organisers are…
Former Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones has reached a $9.5 million settlement with Merrill Lynch, concluding an arbitration claim that accused one of the firm’s ex–financial advisers of stealing millions during Jones’ NFL career. The deal was finalized in August…
The National Football League (NFL) has failed in its latest attempt to steer Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit into private arbitration. In an Oct. 6 order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the…
Jamaican sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has called time on one of track and field’s great careers, confirming in an Instagram post that she is retiring from competition. An eight-time Olympic medallist and the most decorated 100m sprinter in history, the…
