Category: Sports

UCLA Lands Coveted Slovenian Guard Jan Vide

UCLA added a fifth freshman to its 2023 recruiting class with the signing of Slovenian guard Jan Vide. A 6-foot-6 combo guard, Vide was MVP of the 2023 Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Kaunas, Lithuania, last month. He averaged 19.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in the event. “He has shown that…


WTA Roundup: Venus Williams Wins Three-Setter in England

Venus Williams defeated Italy’s Camila Giorgi 7–6 (5), 4–6, 7–6 (6) in a first-round match that lasted more than three hours in the Rothesay Classic in Great Britain on Monday, June 19. Williams, 43, recorded her first win over a top-50 opponent in four years after getting bounced in the first round last week at…


Lionel Messi’s Deal Could Hit $150M Before Endorsements

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are finalizing a mega-deal worth up to $150 million to bring the superstar to MLS, Sportico reported Monday, June 18. That figure consists of salary, signing bonus and equity in the club and runs through the 2025 season with an option for 2026, per Sportico. Revenue-sharing agreements with Adidas, Apple…


Lionel Messi’s Deal Could Hit $150 Million Before Endorsements

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are finalizing a mega-deal worth up to $150 million to bring the superstar to MLS, Sportico reported Monday, June 18. That figure consists of salary, signing bonus and equity in the club and runs through the 2025 season with an option for 2026, per Sportico. Revenue-sharing agreements with Adidas, Apple…


US Beats Canada 2–0 to Win CONCACAF Nations League on Goals by Balogun and Richards

LAS VEGAS—Having scored his first goal for the United States and won his first medal, Folarin Balogun looked to a future that includes a 2026 World Cup co-hosted by America. “I’ve only been here a short amount of time, but already I feel a part of it and I feel a part of something bigger,”…


Wyndham Clark Plays Big and Becomes a Major Champion at the US Open

LOS ANGELES—Wyndham Clark always carried the message from his late mother to “play big.” Nothing was bigger than Sunday when he held off Rory McIlroy with one clutch shot after another to become a U.S. Open champion. The final act was two putts from 60 feet on the 18th hole at Los Angeles Country Club,…


Giants Sweep Dodgers for Seventh Straight Win

Luis Matos doubled in two runs in a four-run sixth inning as the red-hot San Francisco Giants ran their winning streak to seven games by completing a weekend sweep of the host Los Angeles Dodgers 7–3 on Sunday, June 18. LaMonte Wade Jr. also drove in two runs, giving him six for the three-game series,…


Leona Maguire Plays Last 6 Holes in 6 Under, Comes From Behind to Win Meijer LPGA Classic

BELMONT, Mich.—Leona Maguire played her final six holes in 6 under and shot an 8–under 64 on Sunday, June 18, to win the Meijer LPGA Classic by two strokes, her second tour victory. Maguire made six birdies and an eagle in her bogey-free round at Blythefield to finish at 21–under 267. She caught playing partner…


Ohtani, Trout Homer to Lead Angels Past Royals 5–2

KANSAS CITY—Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout hit back-to-back home runs to help the Los Angeles Angels defeat the Kansas City Royals 5–2 on Sunday, June 18, in the finale of a three-game series. It’s the sixth time this season, and 28th overall, that Ohtani and Trout have homered in the same game. The Angels are…


Carlos Vela’s Late Blast Lifts LAFC Over Sporting KC

Carlos Vela scored the tie-breaking goal in the 90th minute as Los Angeles FC rallied to notch a 2–1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night, June 17, at Kansas City, Kan. Sporting Kansas City appeared to tie the score four minutes later on Roger Espinoza’s header. But the goal was disallowed when video…