Nikola Topic, a 6-foot-1 Serbian point guard projected as a top-10 pick in the 2024 NBA draft, suffered an injury that could cause him to fall down the draft rankings.The subject was diagnosed with a partial tear of the left anterior cruciate ligament, his agent confirmed to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony at the NBA Draft International Meet in Italy this week. Topic injured his knee in January and was out until April, before rejoining his club Red Star Belgrade, but re-injured his knee after three games. He underwent imaging in Italy to confirm the diagnosis. The timetable for his return is…
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Aug 26, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Former NFL player Tom Brady on the field before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Tom Brady appeared to take issue with a joke that was told during his dinner party Sunday night, but viewers couldn’t tell if the legendary quarterback was serious or taking the joke. It appears to be the former. Andrew Schultz addressed the Brady joke during the latest episode of the comedian’s “Flagrant,” which aired Wednesday. Schultz, who was one of the hosts of the Netflix special,…
3. Will Yaroslav Askarov to be exchanged? The 11th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft is the organization’s top prospect. The 22-year-old goaltender played two games for Nashville last season and posted a 30-13-1 record with a 2.39 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and six shutouts for Milwaukee of the American Hockey League. Nashville has signed Scott Wedgewood to a two-year contract on July 1, and the 32-year-old will likely start the season as Juuse Saros’ backup. “I know I’m going to get a lot of calls about Asky because we signed Saros (to an eight-year contract on July…
Serbian youngster Mihailo Topic recently won the national under-12 title and had the opportunity to meet the world number one during Djokovic’s stay in Serbia this week. After winning his record eighth Australian Open title in Melbourne, Djokovic is taking a break and is back home in Serbia with his family. On Monday, Topic, 10, whose expenses are covered by Djokovic, tweeted that he had met with Djokovic and his coach, former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, who is also in Serbia with Djokovic. Topic has been in the spotlight for some time now for his precocious talent as a young…
The second edition of the NBA The seasonal tournament, now known as the Emirates NBA Cup, will debut in this 2024-25 NBA season.Find out everything you need to know about the show and how to watch below.Emirates NBA Cup 2024 ScheduleGroup gameThe group matches were announcement Tuesday, August 13. Here are the group’s playing dates and check out the national TV schedule below:Tuesday November 12Friday November 15Tuesday November 19Friday November 22Tuesday November 26Friday November 29Tuesday December 3rdKnockout stagesQuarter finalsTuesday December 10Wednesday December 11Semi-finalsFinals Will another Olympic win for Team USA give LeBron more ammunition for his GOAT case? Skip weighs…
France isn’t the only country producing top-notch NBA prospects – that’s just an impression.Victor Wembanyama was the first choice of the NBA Draft a year ago and won the league’s rookie of the year award.Two other Frenchmen, Alexandre Sarr and Zaccharie Risacher, are expected to be the first picks in the draft on Wednesday night. Tidjane Salaun is another potential French lottery pick, and Pacôme Dadiet could be selected late in the first round.But the international pool is not limited to France. Other hopefuls include Nikola Topic and Nikola Djurisic of Serbia, Bobi Klintman of Sweden, Juan Nunez of Spain…
Jim Thome laughs as he reads an article by Jeff Idelson, former chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, during the Sunday Morning League banquet on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino in East Peoria. Photo credit: MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STAR / USA TODAY NETWORK Jim Thome has become a trending topic on X Tuesday, and not for the reason you might expect. No, Thome didn’t announce that he was retiring and returning to MLB at age 53. No, Thome wasn’t hired to be an MLB manager or anything like that. No, Thome wasn’t kicked…
DENVER (AP) — Whether Pete Carroll meant it as a dig at Russell Wilson or a dig at Geno Smith, the Seattle Seahawks coach has made play-calling wristbands a hot topic in the NFL during a turbulent season that has shaken up the long-standing quarterback order.Carroll was discussing the Seahawks’ surprising success in 2022 after moving on from Wilson when he mentioned Smith’s willingness to wear a wristband to help Seattle’s play calls.“If you notice, Geno doesn’t have a wristband anymore, and that’s a big help,” Carroll told Seattle Sports 710 AM earlier this month. “It smoothed things out, sped…
NHL.com offers in-depth analysis of each of its 32 teams from August 1 to September 1. Today, three important questions face the Montreal Canadiens. 1. Can they avoid a fourth consecutive last-place finish in the Atlantic Division? Expectations are high in Montreal, but this is a unique time in franchise history, a painful short-term result of a rebuild. The Canadiens had 76 points last season, compared to 68 in 2022-23 and 55 in 2021-22. They must find a way to climb the standings without an obvious opponent to overtake in a very competitive division. “I believe so much in this…
Two days before the start of the US Open, Novak Djokovic’s absence from the last Grand Slam is a hot topic in tennis. Djokovic will not play in New York because as an unvaccinated person he cannot enter the United States. “From my point of view, it’s sad news. It’s always a shame when one of the best players in the world is absent from a major tournament due to injury or for any other reason. Not having one of the best players in history is a huge disadvantage. It’s difficult for the fans, for the tournament and for the…