Author: Shekari Philemon

The 1 Point Slam is a one-point-per-match knockout tennis event that turned an Australian amateur into a millionaire, and it is returning to the Australian Open ahead of the 2027 edition of the Grand Slam. Tournament organizers confirmed Wednesday that the event will again offer a top prize of one million Australian dollars, equivalent to approximately $705,000 at current exchange rates, when it runs in the days before the main draw begins at Melbourne Park on Jan. 17. The slam format is exactly what the name suggests. Each match lasts exactly one point. A player wins or loses on a…

Jaxson Dart scored a rushing touchdown at Giants training camp on Tuesday, then tossed the ball into the helmet of the nearest defender on his way back to the huddle. That decision cost his team 15 yards and ended the first-team offense’s work for the day. After scrambling left and running untouched into the end zone, Dart threw the ball at the helmet of cornerback Greg Newsome. The ball struck Newsome’s helmet and bounced away. Multiple defensive players converged on him as he walked back toward his teammates, and the incident drew an immediate reaction from the sideline. Harbaugh assessed…

Carson Beck did not know he was going to start Thursday’s Hall of Fame Game against the Carolina Panthers until this week, and even then, the Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback says he is not nervous about it. Beck will get the nod for the Cardinals in Canton, Ohio, after the team elected to rest both its regular-season starter Jacoby Brissett and backup Gardner Minshew in what amounts to a preseason exhibition. For a third-round pick still finding his footing in an NFL training camp, the surprise assignment could have been unsettling. It was not, at least according to Beck. He…

Jalon Walker, the Atlanta Falcons’ second-year edge rusher and first-round pick from the 2025 NFL draft, has suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during Tuesday’s training camp practice, a source confirmed, almost certainly ending his 2026 season before it began. Walker went down during an 11-on-11 drill late in the session and was immediately surrounded by trainers. Players on both sides of the ball took a knee on the field, a somber and visible signal of the moment’s gravity. Walker was carted off without an aircast applied but with his head in his hands as he departed. Practice…

The child support petition filed against Luka Doncic by his former fiancée has been withdrawn, with the mother of his two daughters stating that she intends to resolve the matter privately and in a way that prioritizes the children’s wellbeing. Anamaria Goltes filed the withdrawal of her petition in the Superior Court of Los Angeles ahead of a court date that had been scheduled for Aug. 14. In withdrawing the filing, she stated that her intention is to resolve the matter amicably through mutual agreement, with the best interests of her children guiding the process. The original petition, filed in…

Bijan Robinson is now the highest-paid running back in NFL history. The Atlanta Falcons and their star running back agreed to a three-year extension worth up to $75 million, with $51 million guaranteed, ending Robinson’s weeklong training camp holdout and setting a new annual value record at the position. The deal at $22.25 million per year surpasses the $20.6 million annual value on the contract held by the Philadelphia Eagles’ Saquon Barkley, who had been the previous benchmark at the position. His $51 million in guaranteed money also places him second on the all-time list for running back guarantees, behind…

Nolan Smith Jr. addressed reporters Monday for the first time since his May arrest for speeding and reckless driving, offering a public apology to the Philadelphia Eagles organization and acknowledging that his behavior was unacceptable. Smith was arrested on May 15 after a Twiggs County, Georgia sheriff’s deputy clocked his vehicle traveling at 135 miles per hour in a 70-mile-per-hour zone on the interstate shortly before eleven in the evening. The speed was more than 90 miles per hour above the posted limit. Speaking at Eagles training camp, Smith said he had already apologized privately to the team’s general manager…

Victor Wembanyama is spending the summer the way great leaders tend to, pulling people toward him rather than waiting for them to arrive. The San Antonio Spurs star is hosting eight to 10 teammates in France this week for workouts, a voluntary gathering that the franchise’s chief executive described as a reflection of the extraordinary pull the 21-year-old has developed over his three seasons in the league. The visit came together through a simple ask. Wembanyama called his teammates and invited them to spend a week with him in France, and enough of them said yes to fill what amounts…

Chris Bosh knows what it is like to live with blood clots, and he knows what it can cost. Having watched Victor Wembanyama complete a remarkable postseason run with the San Antonio Spurs after his own blood clot diagnosis, the retired Miami Heat star is offering both advice and a candid warning rooted in his own experience. Bosh, whose career was cut short by clotting issues that required him to stop playing basketball, has urged Wembanyama to stay disciplined about his medical regimen. He told a basketball media outlet that Wembanyama needs to stay on top of his treatment, adding…

Gersson Rosas is departing the New York Knicks after four seasons that culminated in the franchise’s first NBA championship, ending a tenure during which he rose to become a senior vice president of basketball operations for one of the league’s most prominent teams. Rosas confirmed the departure himself by posting a photograph on social media alongside Knicks president Leon Rose and senior advisor William Wesley, captioning the image with a brief message describing the moment as a mission accomplished and signaling that he is moving on to a new chapter. The Knicks won the NBA title in June over the…