data-mm-id=”_atlj2z16b”>Amid Caitlin Clark's incredible rookie season with the Indiana Fever, the calls for her to be in the MVP conversation continue to intensify. This time, it's NBA legend and two-time champion Mychal Thompson who has given the first-year guard a ringing endorsement.On Monday, Thompson—who is also the father of new Dallas Mavericks star Klay Thompson—took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his belief that Clark deserves to be in the MVP conversation. According to the Los Angeles Lakers icon, what the Fever rookie has done so far in her career warrants that recognition.Thompson argued that Clark has already established herself as the "best guard" in the WNBA, as she leads the league in assists (8.4) and points per game scored or assisted (37.3).…
data-mm-id=”_s23rv0z4v”>Rob Pelinka has set the bar for what the Los Angeles Lakers need in return if they decide to trade any of their first-round picks to upgrade the roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis.It's a prerequisite — created by the Lakers vice president of basketball operations with new head coach JJ Redick — that focuses more on the future than the present.RELATED: Jayson Tatum reveals the ‘happiest person in the world’ about his Olympic benching"I think the philosophy that JJ and I are aligned on is that we want to build sustainable Lakers excellence," Pelinka said Wednesday. "I think when you talk about moves, you can make a move that backfires. I think every GM has made a trade that they say, 'Ah, maybe that one wasn't idea…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been advised to aim his anger at UEFA and FIFA rather than the FA after his rant over player welfare in the wake of his side s 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final.
Guardiola s side had to play Chelsea on Saturday having been dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid on the Wednesday before, and .
Unacceptable FA scheduling
Guardiola told BBC Sport: It is unacceptable. It is really unacceptable.
Coventry [and] Man United and Chelsea don t play in the week and let us play today. Next week on Friday would be better, instead of Saturday put it [the match] on Friday for recovery.
It is for the health of the players. It is not normal. Honestly, it is not normal. It is not possible. It is unacceptable…
Thomas Tuchel vented his frustration at the “disastrous decision” to rule out a potential Matthijs de Ligt equaliser after Bayern Munich missed out on the Champions League final following a 4-3 aggregate loss to Real Madrid, and defended his decision to substitute Harry Kane.
The last-four tie had been evenly-poised after a 2-2 draw in Germany last week and Alphonso Davies fired the visitors into a surprise lead with 22 minutes left at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Bayern looked on course to end Madrid’s 13-month unbeaten home run, but Joselu levelled in the 88th minute after Manuel Neuer spilled a shot by Vinicius Junior before the former Stoke forward steered home from close range three minutes later to earn a memorable 2-1 victory.
The goal was originally rule…
A report has revealed whether Mauricio Pochettino would be open to a swift return to management with Manchester United after he was sacked by Chelsea.
The Blues parted ways with on Tuesday evening following an end-of-season meeting.
Chelsea s hierarchy decided to dismiss the former Tottenham Hotspur boss at the end of a challenging season, which ended on a very promising note.
After spending much of the season around mid-table, an unbeaten end to the season saw Chelsea finish sixth and qualify for the Europa League after they came up short in the Carabao Cup final earlier this year.
Pochettino had a difficult job at Chelsea as there was a huge overhaul at Stamford Bridge last summer. His young squad let him down at certain points but their positive end t…
Man Utd have already tied up the signing of Sporting Lisbon centre-back Goncalo Inacio ahead of the summer transfer window, according to reports.
The Red Devils are looking to increase their transfer budget this summer by selling some of the players they no longer need with Casemiro, Jadon Sancho .
That should boost their budget and allow to bring in some young, hungry players who have the ability to make a difference right away after their disappointing eighth-placed finish this season.
Bringing in at least one new centre-back has become a priority for the Red Devils with transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealing on Tuesday that Inacio, Jean-Clair Todibo, Jarrad Branthwaite and Gleison Bremer were four of their top targets.
: United are also working…
Man Utd midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is attracting serious interest from Barcelona with Joan Laporta making him a top target, according to reports.
The 19-year-old has had a whirlwind breakthrough season at Old Trafford with the midfielder becoming a key part of Erik ten Hag s side in the latter part of the campaign.
Mainoo also earned his first England caps and was called up by Gareth Southgate to be part of his squad to travel to Germany for Euro 2024, with Mainoo coming off the bench for the Three Lions .
finished in a disappointing eighth in the Premier League but they won the FA Cup against arch-rivals Man City in the final, .
Mainoo has earned praise from a number of pundits and former players and Man Utd legend Paul Scholes even went as far as claimi…
Luis Diaz s potential move away from Liverpool is set to open the door for Nico Williams arrival at Anfield, according to reports.
The Reds have been linked with a number of wingers over the summer transfer window with their interest in Newcastle United s Anthony Gordon ending over the weekend.
as he was denied his dream move from the Magpies to the Reds.
It is understood that no bid was made and obvious from those conversations that wouldn’t meet valuation but the England international thought he had chance to join boyhood club .
But now Liverpool could be set to move on to another winger target with reports in Spain claiming Liverpool will pay the full release clause for Athletic Bilbao s Williams amid interest from Barcelona, Arsenal and Chelsea.<…
O Neill said: This cry that Cole Palmer should have started the game – I have been involved in thousands of substitutions, both good and bad. They’re good when they work, they’re bad when they don’t work – it’s as simple as this here.
There is a thought process that goes into it, and I think that these people just think that Gareth Southgate just decides at some moment in the game, ‘Oh yeah, do you know what I’ll do? I’ll please everybody, I’ll put a substitution on.’ That’s not the case.
But these are trite comments, they seriously are. They’re vapid, there’s no question about it. They’re almost like soundbites, as if this is what people want to hear, this idea that somebody should have been on at a certain stage of the game.
Former Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley has confirmed that Liverpool have an interest in buying Anthony Gordon in the summer transfer window.
The Reds are looking for a new winger as new sporting director Richard Hughes looks to give Arne Slot the tools to be successful in his first year as Liverpool head coach after replacing Jurgen Klopp.
Widespread reports claimed that attempted to do a deal before the end of June as Newcastle attempted to sell some players to comply with the Premier League s profit and sustainability rules.
There were claims that interest from and that a move to his boyhood club would be a dream for the former Everton star.
Staveley recently announced her departure from Newcastle and the former Magpies co-owner has reveale…