Author: Shekari Philemon

Taj Gibson announced his retirement Monday after 17 seasons in the NBA and will immediately join the Chicago Bulls coaching staff as an assistant under new head coach Tiago Splitter. Gibson wrote on social media that he can honestly say he gave the game everything he had and that he is grateful for every moment, every teammate, every coach and every person who believed in him. Over 17 seasons with Chicago, New York, Minnesota, Washington, Charlotte, Oklahoma City, Memphis and Detroit, he averaged 8.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. His Chicago connection Gibson spent eight of his…

Ben Shelton is not taking much time off after his run to the US Open final. Less than 24 hours after losing to Alexander Zverev on Sunday, he was confirmed for the United States Davis Cup team that will play the Czech Republic in Prague this week. Shelton will then join Team World for the Laver Cup in London the following weekend. He reached a career-high No. 4 in the ATP rankings on Monday following the US Open final. It will be Shelton’s second Davis Cup appearance and first since the 2024 finals. Also named to the U.S. squad were…

The trade sending Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Toronto Raptors has been finalized after a delay of more than two months, the teams confirmed Monday, with Kawhi Leonard waiving a $7.45 million trade kicker to help the deal clear cap space constraints. The teams initially agreed on June 30, but the trade was paused while the NBA investigated whether cap rules were violated in signing Leonard as a free agent. The investigation concluded earlier this month with severe punishments for the Clippers, including the loss of five future first-round picks, a $30 million fine and a…

Travis Kelce passed Jason Witten to move into second place on the all-time receiving yards list for tight ends Monday night, recording three catches for 71 yards in the Chiefs’ 31-10 win over Denver and finishing with 13,073 in his career. He entered the game needing 44 yards to surpass Witten’s total of 13,046. He reached the milestone in style, with a third-quarter catch against the Broncos’ blitz, breaking a tackle and sprinting 59 yards for the game’s longest reception to that point. He credited the blockers downfield and said he just had to find a way to get to…

Kenneth Walker III ran for a career-high 173 yards and two touchdowns in his Kansas City debut, and Patrick Mahomes scrambled for a 15-yard score in his return from a torn ACL, as the Chiefs opened the season with a 31-10 win over the Denver Broncos on Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium. Walker, the reigning Super Bowl MVP acquired from Seattle in the offseason, and Mahomes, a two-time league MVP returning from a nine-month rehabilitation, combined to give the Chiefs a backfield that produced 26 touches, 191 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns from Walker alone. Kansas City ran the ball…

Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said the 28-20 season-opening loss to the New York Giants on Sunday was one of the more disappointing defeats he could recall, as a rebuilt defense allowed 9 of 11 third-down conversions and the offense managed only two possessions in the second half. Schottenheimer said the team did not play defense the way it is capable of playing and did not play offense in the first half the way it is capable of playing. He said the Cowboys will not panic because it is a long season and they know they are not going to…

John Harbaugh won his first game as New York Giants coach on Sunday night, beating the Dallas Cowboys 28-20 at MetLife Stadium behind a dominant rushing performance and a late game-closing drive that ended with New York running out the final 5 minutes and 16 seconds. He spent 18 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens before taking the Giants job, and said the result validated what he had been building since his arrival in New York. He said the players have bought into a mindset of doing the right thing every day, and that even when they are not on point…

The head of Honda’s Formula 1 power unit project is being replaced as Aston Martin sits second from bottom in the constructors’ standings after a poor start to the 2026 season under the manufacturer’s new engine supply relationship. Yoichiro Fukao will take over the lead role from Tetsushi Kakuda on Oct. 1. Fukao is currently deputy leader of the power unit project and has been with the company since 2002 in F1, MotoGP and mass production roles. Honda described the change as a planned transition designed to ensure the reliable transfer of technical expertise to the next generation of engineers.…

Ben Shelton joined Karen Khachanov in criticizing the second-serve bouncing routine of US Open champion Alexander Zverev after Sunday’s final, saying the practice creates an unfair burden on opponents and should be subject to some form of rule change. The current rules include a 25-second serve clock for first serves but contain no time limit for second serves, requiring only that the serve be delivered without delay. There is also no limit on ball bounces before a serve. Shelton lost 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2. He said the chair umpire told him during the match that he needed to get…

Alexander Zverev won the US Open men’s title on Sunday by defeating Ben Shelton, completing a two-Grand-Slam season that also included the French Open and making Zverev the most consistent performer on the men’s side in 2026. Elena Rybakina won the women’s title by defeating Aryna Sabalenka, climbing to No. 1 in the WTA rankings and ending Sabalenka’s 99-week run at the top. The results closed a tournament that also marked an era-defining moment in men’s tennis. The Big Three are gone from the top 10 When the rankings updated Monday, Novak Djokovic dropped from No. 5 to No. 12,…