Author: Shekari Philemon

Blaise Taylor, a former NFL scout and college football defensive back, was found guilty on Wednesday in a Nashville, Tennessee courtroom of murdering his girlfriend and her unborn child after evidence showed he had poisoned her drink with cocaine in February 2023. The jury recommended a life sentence for Taylor, who was 30 at the time of the verdict. He is scheduled to be formally sentenced on September 9. Taylor was found guilty on four counts, including one count each of second-degree murder and first-degree murder for the death of his girlfriend, as well as two additional murder counts related…

Tyson Fury will fight Polish heavyweight Mariusz Wach in Pattaya, Thailand on July 24 in his second fight since returning from retirement, taking to the ring the day before Anthony Joshua’s interim bout in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as both heavyweights build toward their anticipated superfight later this year. Fury’s camp has described the Wach fight as meaningful preparation rather than a routine stay-busy appearance, emphasizing that the team views any slip-up at this stage as something they cannot afford given the stakes of what follows. The fight will be promoted by Ring Magazine and the promoter handling Fury’s affairs, with…

Lego is bringing 22 individually designed electric go-karts to the British Grand Prix driver parade at Silverstone on Sunday, upgrading its previous appearance at the Miami Grand Prix driver parade with smaller, faster, and structurally reinforced builds that give each driver their own vehicle for the first time. Last year’s full-size cars, which seated two teammates side by side in a single shared build, gave way to individual minicars following feedback from both fans and a team of master builders who watched Miami’s driver parade dissolve into collisions, laughter, and a trail of scattered bricks. The lesson was simple and…

Coco Gauff needed every ounce of the mental resilience that has defined her rise to the top of women’s tennis to survive a second-round match at Wimbledon on Wednesday, coming back from a 7-4 deficit in the third-set tiebreaker and winning six consecutive points to defeat Solana Sierra 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 and advance. The match reached its most dangerous moment in the third set when Sierra served at 5-4, two points from winning. Gauff broke back, forcing the tiebreaker, and when the situation looked equally bleak at 7-4 against her inside the deciding format, she produced the performance of the…

A brother of Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Calais Campbell has been charged with murder after police responding to a welfare check found their 71-year-old mother dead at a home in Atlanta on Tuesday, in a tragedy the family described as an overwhelming loss while asking for privacy during their grief. The brother, 41, was booked into jail without bond and waived his initial court appearance the following day. He faces charges including murder and aggravated assault. Officers arrived at the home shortly after midday and found the woman unresponsive. A knife was recovered from the scene. A history of mental…

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has raised pointed questions about how Ferrari has been able to bring an unusually high number of car upgrades to the 2026 Formula 1 season while remaining within the sport’s budget cap regulations, suggesting the Italian team must be approaching the limits of what the spending rules allow. Mercedes has dominated the opening phase of the season under new technical regulations introduced this year, winning seven of the first eight races and leading both the constructors’ and drivers’ championships. Ferrari is the only other team to win a race, claiming victory at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand…

Serena Williams sustained a knee injury during her first singles match in nearly four years and left Wimbledon on Tuesday uncertain whether she will be able to compete in doubles with her sister Venus later this week. Williams’ agent confirmed Wednesday that the 44-year-old tweaked her right knee at the end of the first set of her first-round loss to 20-year-old Maya Joint, which explained why Williams did not attend the post-match press conference after the two-hour-and-22-minute contest. She was excused from media obligations by the Wimbledon and WTA medical teams and left the grounds that evening without assistance. Those…

John Collins has agreed to a three-year, $51 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, giving the team its top free agent target heading into the offseason and providing Cade Cunningham with one of the more versatile frontcourt partners available on the market. Detroit pursued Collins specifically as the player they envisioned starting at power forward, and the deal was finalized Wednesday morning to complete a frontcourt addition that addresses both the team’s need for spacing and its desire for an above-the-rim threat capable of working in pick-and-roll actions with their star point guard. What Collins brings to Detroit’s system Collins…

Marcus Smart has agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract with the Houston Rockets that includes a player option for the second season, choosing to reunite with head coach Ime Udoka after turning down a smaller option to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers. The deal was finalized Wednesday morning and gives Houston a proven defensive presence in its backcourt, adding a former NBA Defensive Player of the Year to a team that already has familiarity with what Smart can do after facing him directly in last season’s playoffs. A Lakers revival that raised his market value Smart had signed…

One of the most decorated careers in basketball history is entering its final chapter, and it will not end where many expected. LeBron James has informed the Los Angeles Lakers that the franchise is free to move forward without him, bringing a close to an eight-year run that included a championship, a string of records and no shortage of memorable moments in purple and gold. The decision, confirmed through his representation, signals that James has no interest in winding down quietly. At 41, with his 24th NBA season on the horizon, he is heading into free agency with options and…