Sports

Stephon Castle Dunks on Isaiah Hartenstein in Spurs-Thunder Game 2

Castle drove the lane from above the arc, took flight over Isaiah Hartenstein, and silenced the Paycom Center. Dunk Score logged it at 116.9 — early dunk of the year candidate, no asterisk.

Sports

NBA Names 2025-26 All-Rookie First Team With Flagg, Knueppel, Edgecombe, Harper, and Coward

Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and VJ Edgecombe were unanimous; Dylan Harper and Cedric Coward rounded out the five. The same names that filled the Rookie of the Year ballot — Flagg edged Knueppel for top honors.

Sports

Arsenal on Track for £770m Revenue, a New Premier League Record

The Times projects Arsenal's 2025-26 revenue at up to £770m ($980m), breaking Manchester City's £715m ($910m) Premier League record and putting the club third in world football behind Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Sports

National Teams Submit 2026 World Cup Provisional Squads Ahead of June 2 Deadline

Updated May 20: 20 of 48 nations have now confirmed squads, including Brazil (Neymar in), Portugal (Ronaldo in), France, Argentina, and Belgium. Final 26-man rosters are due June 1.

Sports

Aaron Rodgers Says 2026 Will Be His Final NFL Season

"Yes. This is it." Two weeks after re-signing with Pittsburgh on a one-year deal worth up to $25 million, Aaron Rodgers said his 22nd NFL season will be his last.

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Jalen Brunson Scores 38 as Knicks Erase 22-Point Deficit in ECF Game 1

Brunson scored 17 of his 38 in the final 12:39 of a 44-11 Knicks run, turning a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit into a 115-104 overtime win over the Cavaliers.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Nike GT Cut 4 'Wembanyama' Gold Panther, Spurs-Thunder WCF Game 2, Aston Villa vs. Freiburg Europa League Final, and Anthropic's $900 Billion Valuation — May 20, 2026

Victor Wembanyama's Gold Panther Nike GT Cut 4 PE drops on SNKRS hours after his 41-point, 24-rebound conference finals performance — the same day Anthropic is set to close a $900 billion valuation round, and Aston Villa plays its first European final since 1982.

Sports

Rashee Rice Jailed 30 Days for Probation Violation, Will Miss Chiefs OTAs and Minicamp

Rashee Rice tested positive for marijuana, violating the probation from his 2024 high-speed crash. He's now in Dallas County jail until June 16 — and out for the Chiefs' entire offseason program.

Sports

Wembanyama Posts 41 Points and 24 Rebounds as Spurs Beat Thunder 122-115 in Game 1

Victor Wembanyama's 41-point, 24-rebound double-overtime masterpiece handed the 64-win Thunder a Game 1 loss — and announced the Western Conference finals as his stage.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Nike ST Charge 'Cade Cunningham', Knicks-Cavaliers ECF Game 1, Google I/O 2026, and the Colbert Late Show Finale — May 19, 2026

Wembanyama delivered 41 points and 24 rebounds in double overtime to hand the Spurs a Game 1 win over OKC, while the Knicks open the ECF at MSG tonight as 7.5-point favorites. Cade Cunningham's Nike ST Charge drops Wednesday alongside a new Wembanyama GT Cut 4.

Sports

Knicks Conference Finals Tickets Start at $501 on the Resale Market

Game 1 resale seats open near $501 and average close to $1,900 — and courtside listings for a Finals the Knicks haven't clinched have already hit $102,608. A live readout of a 25-year wait.

Sneakers

Nike's Wembanyama 'Believe This' Ad Targets adidas's Anthony Edwards Campaign

adidas built Anthony Edwards' signature campaign by casting Wembanyama as an alien punchline. Then Wemby's Spurs eliminated Edwards — and Nike answered with two words.