Julian Champagnie is San Antonio's leading scorer so far in Game 1.
The Spurs re-signed Champagnie to a four-year deal worth $3 million annually, becoming one of the best-value contracts in the NBA.
Julian Champagnie just hit a buzzer-beating 3 before halftime. Spurs lead the Knicks 55–48. The Sixers waived Champagnie in 2023 to sign Mac McClung for the dunk contest. The Spurs picked him up and made him one of the NBA’s best value contracts: https://t.co/DzZN1Kuzlt
Gregg Popovich, who coached the Spurs to all five of their NBA titles, stepped down as head coach last year after suffering a stroke in 2024.
Now he’s watching from the stands at Game 1 of the NBA Finals as San Antonio looks to capture its sixth title.
The Sixers waived Julian Champagnie in 2023 to create a roster spot for Mac McClung to compete in the NBA’s dunk contest. "I thought it was over,” Champagnie said.
Two days later, he signed with the Spurs and has been instrumental to San Antonio being on the cusp of a title.
Adam Silver says the Clippers/Aspiration investigation remains ongoing. No timetable on it concluding but Silver said they can’t investigate forever. “They’re far along.”
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said that the league's luxury tax has "failed" at addressing competitive balance concerns.
His comments come as the league and MLBPA remain at odds over labor talks, with owners holding firm on their salary cap proposal.
Knicks fans have waited 27 years for a trip back to the #NBAFinals. they will have to get past the biggest star in the world to win it. Here’s my preview on @TopStoryNBC.
Fun story from Yanyan here. College softball is having a moment. It's also has been cool to see @OhioTate hit a groove the last few months as a social documentarian, which has continued with Jason Williams and these electric Texas Tech games.
BREAKING: Five-Star EDGE Jaiden Bryant has Flipped his Commitment from LSU to Miami, he tells me for @Rivals
The 6’3 260 EDGE had been Committed to the Tigers since January
He’s officially shutting down his recruitment and won’t be taking any more OVs
https://t.co/kJKNoMSxHK
DeAndre Jordan is on NBA TV’s coverage of the Finals. He’s the latest Lob City Clipper to get into media, a trend I touched on in my Blake Griffin profile from April: https://t.co/vS6BrMAydO
Janelle Salaün is the first known player to exit Project B, a spokesperson tells FOS.
The Golden State Valkyries forward chose to join Turkish club Galatasaray instead of participating in the startup basketball league’s debut season.
Texas Tech’s expensive roster is helping bring new audiences to college softball.
The Red Raiders’ WCWS games against UCLA and Tennessee peaked at 2 million and 1.9 million viewers—becoming two of the five most-watched non-championship series ever.
Come behind the scenes at @TST7v7 with the back-to-back champion U.S. Women’s Team—featuring exclusive access with @RBCwealth Management to practices, the VIP Cabana, and more.
The NBA Finals could offer its first real test of a “Wemby effect” in France.
With Victor Wembanyama leading the Spurs against the Knicks, the league may be banking on similar international pull to Shohei Ohtani’s impact on MLB in Japan.
Story by @Alex__Schiffer ⬇️
Texas Tech softball’s championship bound roster is worth a “rough estimate” of $3 million, @Sydney_Supple tells me.
For @FOS, I talked to her and @OhioTate about why college softball’s most expensive roster (according to Supple) is bringing in new fans:
https://t.co/TX3srtCGaW
For the first time, a player who publicly committed to Project B is dropping out. Janelle Salaün, a key piece for the Valkyries, is decommitting from the league to play in Turkey instead. @colincsalao https://t.co/noawXeFMcp