The 2022-23 NBA season is off to a surprising start for some teams. The Utah Jazz, who traded their three best players in the offseason, are 10-4 and in first place in the West while the playoff-hopeful Los Angeles Lakers are tied for the league’s worst mark at 2-10. Sluggish starts by teams like the…
DOHA: Thirty-seven club trophies, seven Ballon D’Or awards and six European Golden Boots. On Sunday, the 35-year-old Argentina captain has the chance to fill the last remaining hole on his CV: a World Cup winner’s medal. For Messi’s most ardent admirers, victory over France at Doha’s Lusail Stadium will settle the debate over where he…
Every draft has its busts, but the 2020 class is an outlier in all the wrong ways. It’s hard not to be when almost every lottery pick has fallen short of expectations. When the Golden State Warriors play in Philadelphia on Friday in a matchup of championship contenders, James Wiseman won’t take the court. That’s…