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Athena posing with the ROH Women's Championship

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Athena’s reign as your #ForeverChampion remains intact as she defeated Persephone in the second match of what was billed as a double main event. It was also the third women’s title match on the card.  Â

The champion was accompanied by the newest M.I.T. member, Diamanté. Billie Starkz, who lost a shot to become the inaugural Women’s Pure Champion in the opening bout, was nowhere to be found. In the early moments of the match, Athena sent Persephone to the mat and then slapped her in the back of the head before celebrating. She teased her with a test of strength when she got slapped in the face. Persephone attacked her on the outside. Diamanté distracted her so that Athena could jump on her from the steps.

Persephone spent a majority of the match focusing on Athena’s back. They fought again on the outside. Persephone threw her on top of the announce table. She put her back in the ring and kicked her as Athena tried to get to her feet. They hit stereo clothesline and both women went down. They exchanged blows from their knees before eventually getting to their feet to slug each other. Athena kicked her in the face. Persephone sent her to the mat with a big boot.

Athena dove through the ropes onto Persephone. She went for another one, but was caught and tossed overhead. Persephone set up for a powerbomb, but Diamanté pulled her down. Persephone responded by taking her down and took both women down with a dive. Persephone sent Athena into the ring and landed a shotgun dropkick and pinned her for two. She continued focusing on Athena’s back by hitting it repeatedly and putting her in a Texas Cloverleaf, but Athena eventually made it to the ropes.

Athena survives Persephone to remain ROH champion

Athena posing on the ramp

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Athena sent Persephone into the ropes and hit a leg hook after a springboard moonsault. Athena flipped Persephone over, but Persephone went for Razor’s Edge. Athena had her on her shoulders, but Persephone grabbed the rope. Persephone went for Razor’s Edge, but Athena reversed into a Koji Clutch. Persephone got to her feet, but Athena rolled through. Persephone rolled her up, but the champion got out. Athena covered her and went back to the Koji Clutch, but Persphone got to the rope. Athena kicked her hard in the chest while telling her she didn’t belong her. Persephone suplexed her and hit the Northern Lights twice, before hitting a fallaway slam. Persephone speared Athena, but didn’t cover her. She connected with Razor’s Edge for 2.99. Persephone pummeled Athena’s head and stomped her repeatedly in frustration. She went up top, but Athena suplexed her and followed with the O Face for the win.

After the match, Diamanté and Starkz celebrated in the ring with her. Athena is five days away from being champion for exactly three years.

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Few pro golfers have fallen further over the past two years than LIV Golf pro Cameron Smith. But the 2022 Open Champion, who is winless in his last two years, has suddenly rediscovered the magic in his home country.

On Friday at the 2025 Crown Australian Open, Smith did something he hasn’t done all season: he made the cut. But he did far more than that. With 36 holes to go, Smith is eyeing an end to his winless drought.

Cam Smith charges into contention at Australian Open

The 2025 season has been one to forget for Smith. Just two years ago, fresh off wins at the Players and Open Championships, he had one of the brightest futures in golf.

After leaving the PGA Tour for LIV, he quickly captured three LIV wins in 2022 and 2023. But since then, Smith has fallen off the map.

Cam Smith looks on during the BMW Australian PGA Championship

‘In my head:’ LIV star Cam Smith baffled by poor form after another missed cut

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Josh Schrock

Smith’s best finish on LIV in 2025 was a T5. In seven tournaments outside of LIV, including all four major championships, he failed to make a single cut. As recently as last week, after missing the cut at the Australian PGA Championship, Smith said his problems were “in my head.”

As a result, he’s fallen from 2nd in the Official World Golf Ranking in late 2022 all the way down to his current position of 354th.

But his home open, played at iconic Royal Melbourne, has inspired a comeback.

In Thursday’s opening round, Smith made four birdies, but he added three bogeys to finish at one under and start the second round at risk of missing yet another cut.

But on Friday, Smith put any worries about extending his missed-cut streak to rest. He made six birdies for a bogey-free 65 in Round 2.

Not only did that put him seven shots clear of the cut line, it got him within two shots of the lead held by Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Daniel Rodrigues. While Smith has won the Australian PGA Championship three times, most recently in 2022, he’s never won the Australian Open.

Fellow Australian major champion Adam Scott is tied with Smith at seven under.

McIlroy makes cut at Australian Open after late charge

Despite Smith being a homegrown Australian star, he’s not the biggest draw in the field. That would be World No. 2 Rory McIlroy.

Rory McIlroy talks to media during 2025 Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.

‘That’s my opinion’: Rory McIlroy drops hot take about iconic host course

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Kevin Cunningham

McIlroy committed to playing this week’s Australian Open months ago as part of his plan to play more historic opens around the world.

Despite slighting the host course Royal Melbourne earlier in the week, McIlroy’s presence has elevated the event to new heights.

But with four holes to play in Friday’s second round, McIlroy found himself on the wrong side of the cut line and staring down an early flight home.

A bogey at the par-5 14th dropped him to even for the round and one over for the tournament. To play the weekend, McIlroy needed at least one birdie coming in.

He didn’t make one, he made three. The 2025 Masters champion made birdies at 15, 17 and 18 to shoot a 68. That left him at two under for the tournament, and two clear of the cut line.

Why Steve Kerr trusting his eyes is key to maximizing Warriors’ lineup shuffling originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

When the Warriors were running the NBA, staging annual races to the NBA Finals, whatever Kerr would see on the court in real time greatly influenced his substitution decisions. He strayed from that guidance pattern Tuesday night, and it backfired.

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Kerr went back to those instincts Thursday night in Philadelphia and almost was rewarded with an unlikely victory.

The Warriors wiped out a 24-point third-quarter deficit, with the surge giving them a 98-94 lead on Pat Spencerâ€s 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining before the 76ers closed it out for a 99-98 victory that dropped Golden State to 11-12.

Spencer was in the game because Kerr trusted the eyes he didnâ€t trust Tuesday, when Spencer ignited a late comeback that threatened Oklahoma City but was subbed out for Brandin Podziemski with 3:56 left. The next two possessions went nowhere, with Podziemski missing from deep and committing a turnover.

This time, there was no questionable late-game substitution. Podziemski stayed on the bench, as Spencer played all 12 minutes of the fourth quarter and was no less effective than he was two nights earlier.

“Yeah, tonight was a no brainer,†Kerr told reporters at Xfinity Mobile Center. “The other night was a tricky decision but tonight was obvious pat was just incredible out there and controlled the game and heâ€s just about the right stuff.â€

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Spencer scored 12 points in the quarter and was plus-13 for his efforts. He led lineups that were without Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III or Draymond Green, who left in the second quarter after aggravating a sprained right foot.

To put a finer point on it, Spencer – with generous assistance from Deâ€Anthony Melton in his season debut – pushed the Warriors in position to prevail mostly behind the bench. Gui Santos played more than 11 minutes in the fourth quarter, Buddy Hield played 10 minutes, Quinten Post played eight and Melton played five.

“The effort was phenomenal,†Kerr said. “It felt like we really deserved to win, and I feel terrible for the guys that we couldnâ€t hang on because the effort, the energy, the commitment. Gui hasnâ€t played in a couple weeks and heâ€s playing the whole fourth quarter and is (plus-15), showing what he did last year. And the way Pat got us into our offense and got downhill and into pick-and-roll and distributed the ball . . . I like the way the guys fought.â€

Kerr indicated that he hopes for a way that Spencer, operating on a two-way contract that limits him to 50 games, can be elevated to a standard contract. The coach also made it clear that he sees Spencer as “the perfect guy for a backup†at point guard behind Curry.

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With Spencer playing exceedingly well in consecutive games, and Melton impressing in his return nearly a year after undergoing surgery to repair a slight ACL tear, the Warriors will be exceptionally deep at guard when Curry returns, which is expected next Friday.

“Weâ€re deep,†Spencer said. “We got a lot of guys that could play and guys that have proven it time after time. So, I think thatâ€s the tough part. I donâ€t envy Steveâ€s job at all.â€

Make no mistake, a 10-point first quarter laid the foundation for this loss, which exposed – or re-exposed – some of the weaknesses that have rendered Golden State unable to escape mediocrity so far this season.

Ineffective defense at the point of attack. Poor shot selection, mostly in the first half, particularly in the first quarter when they jacked up 15 3s, making two. Too many live-ball turnovers, which Philly exploited for 25 points. Insufficient interior moxie and muscle, resulting in another rebounding deficit, with the 76ers scoring the game-winning bucket on an offensive rebound.

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Spencer can help with a few of those ailments, and Melton surely will address some of them. When Curry returns, Spencer and Melton will be among seven Warriors vying for guard minutes in the rotation.

All of which gives Kerr the right to shorten his proverbial leash on a night-to-night basis.

The coach likely realized that on this night, when he went back to an old habit that served him well. He trusted his in-game eyes.

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Australia batter Steve Smith has been wearing black strips of tape under his eyes as he prepares for the second Ashes Test against England in Brisbane.

The day-night match will feature floodlights and the players will use a pink ball.

The patches have been used in the past by former West Indies batter Shivnarine Chanderpaul to reduce the glare caused by the sun and improve contrast.

Australia’s stand-in captain was photographed wearing the patches while batting in a nets session, with the anticipation of batting under the lights at the Gabba.

The method is known as ‘eye black’ and is commonly used in American sports, including American football, baseball and lacrosse.

Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest players, used it in the 1930s and seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady famously wore paint under his eyes too.

“There must be sort of science or theory around it,” explained Australia team-mate Marnus Labuschagne when asked about Smith’s patches.

“I haven’t read into it. I think it’s something to do with glare, especially on the wicket. The glare up from the wicket. Maybe it helped pick the ball up better.

“I look at it either way, if there is a science behind it or whether it is a placebo. If it doesn’t but it feels like it works, both ways, it works.

“I would love nothing more than to see him stroll out to the wicket with the Shivnarines and go out there and smack them around everywhere.”

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A former WWE star revealed that she wanted to put a bullet between Paul Heymanâ€s eyes after he cost her $170K.

While speaking to Inside the Ropes, Sunny talked about her time in ECW and said Paul Heyman was very good at convincing people of anything, which is why she called him a “hypnotist.†She then explained why she wanted to put a bullet between Heymanâ€s eyes. According to her, Heyman ended up costing her and Chris Candido $170,000.

“My transition into ECW… I call Paul Heyman the hypnotist because he could basically make you believe anything. He could make you believe the ocean is yellow and this guy is rainbow-colored with green polka dots. Heâ€s that good at manipulation. Letâ€s just say, if thereâ€s anybody in the world Iâ€d like to put a bullet between his eyes, itâ€s Paul Heyman. And thatâ€s because he cost me $170,000.â€

Sunny said that she and Candido handled ECWâ€s travel arrangements and booked plane tickets for the entire roster using their personal American Express card. Each month, they would turn in the receipts, receive a check from Heyman for around $30,000 to $35,000 and then pay off the card balance without problems.

“Our transition from ECW to WCW was mostly because of that $170,000 Paul Heyman cost us. Long story short, Chris Candido and I had to sign off on $170,000 that Paul owed us to pay our AMEX bill, because Chris and I were the travel department. Every month, we would book the entire companyâ€s plane tickets on our American Express card. At the end of the month, weâ€d give Paul the receipts and the bill — usually around $30,000 to $35,000. He would cut us a check, weâ€d pay the card, and it was fine.â€

Because ECW was a small company, wrestlers helped out with office jobs, so handling travel made sense. The problem started when Sunny and Candido stopped working for ECW, but ECW kept booking flights through the same travel agent, charging everything to their card for months. They were no longer working or getting paid, but their card kept being used.

“All the wrestlers had another office job because we were trying to make the company work. Everybody pitched in, not just in the ring, and we handled travel because I was really good at it.

Once we werenâ€t working for ECW anymore, Paulâ€s office continued using the same travel agent we used. I told her, ‘Just keep charging it to the card youâ€ve been charging it on.†Even though we werenâ€t working for the company anymore, all these tickets for months were being charged to our American Express bill.â€

At the same time, they were trying to get jobs in WCW. However, ECW kept blocking their debut by telling WCW that they were still under contract, even though they werenâ€t being paid. This happened four weeks in a row, right before they were supposed to go on TV.

“We were trying to get a job with WCW, but we were still technically under contract with ECW, even though we werenâ€t getting paid. For four weeks in a row at Nitro, we were dressed and ready to go out, and right before we walked out, a fax would come into WCW Production saying, ‘No, theyâ€re still under contract with ECW. They cannot work.â€â€

Sunny said they were told they could only sign with WCW if they agreed to give up the $170,000 they were owed and promised not to sue Paul Heyman. If they refused, they would stay stuck under ECW contract for two more years and wouldnâ€t be able to work anywhere else. They decided to give up the money so they could finally move on with their careers.

“We had to sign off on $170,000 and agree not to sue Paul Heyman if we wanted our releases to start working in WCW. If we didnâ€t sign and tried to sue him instead, we would still be under contract with ECW for two more years and we wouldnâ€t have been able to work anywhere. So we had to swallow $170,000 because of that beast.â€

Sunnyâ€s story shows a surprising look at what was happening with money behind the scenes in ECW. Paul Heyman played a huge role in shaping wrestling, but based on what Sunny said, trusting him came with a heavy price. It cost her and Chris Candido a lot financially, and it had a major impact on their careers in the end.

Do you believe Sunnyâ€s story about Paul Heyman and ECWâ€s financial practices?
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Nov 22, 2025, 06:07 PM ET

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Sami Valimaki of Finland ran off four straight birdies to close out the front nine on his way to a 5-under 65 that gave him a two-shot lead Saturday in the RSM Classic going into the final round of the final event of the PGA Tour season.

So much of this season finale at Sea Island is about the last chance to retain a full PGA Tour card for next year. Now it has turned into a chance for players to get their first PGA Tour title.

Valimaki was at 19-under 193 and was two ahead of Michael Thorbjornsen and Patrick Rodgers, each with a 68 and both Stanford alumni a generation apart.

Rodgers was the No. 1 amateur in the world when he left Stanford in 2014. Thorbjornsen was No. 1 in the PGA Tour University ranking when he finished college in 2024.

Rodgers has played 311 tournaments on the PGA Tour with four runner-up finishes, one of them a playoff loss in 2018 at Sea Island to Charles Howell III.

“It’s just unfortunately in this game you can’t control the outcomes,” Rodgers said. “I really try hard to control the outcomes, but it doesn’t work. I need to be the best version of myself that I can be, look to build a really quality golf game and trust that that’s going to give me the most opportunities throughout the season.”

The group three shots behind featured Zac Blair (64), who will have to win to have any chance of finishing in the top 100 in the FedEx Cup.

Also at 16-under 196 were Andrew Novak (70) and Johnny Keefer (67), the Korn Ferry Tour player of the year who has his card locked up for 2026 but now is presented with a great chance to stay in the top 50 in the world to get into the Masters.

Novak teamed with Ben Griffin to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, but he has not won an individual title on the PGA Tour.

Valimaki began his big run with a shot into 12 feet for birdie on the par-3 sixth. He reached the green in two on the par-5 seventh, hit wedge to 18 inches on the eight hole and hit his approach into 3 feet on the ninth.

“I haven’t had any claps this week so I knew when I heard the claps it should be pretty close,” Valimaki said.

He has a pair of runner-up finishes, both south of the border. Valimaki was runner-up in the Mexico Open a year ago and tied for second in the World Wide Technology Championship to Griffin two weeks ago in Baja California.

As for the race and pressure to finish in the top 100 to get a PGA Tour card? Séamus Power of Ireland (65) and Lee Hodges (66) were in a tie for seventh and will have a reasonable chance, depending on how players ahead of them fare.

Andrew Putnam is at No. 119. He shot 69, which in only a mild wind was like falling behind. Putnam fell 10 spots on the leaderboard to a tie for 17th.

As we ease toward pro golf’s offseason, two amateur golf stories have dominated the game over the past month. First, the wildly entertaining Internet Invitational captivated golf fans with its inaugural edition. Second, WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark and YouTube golf star Kai Trump broadened golf’s audience at the LPGA’s Annika event.

Now the two viral stories appear to be on a collision course.

According to Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, he’s asked both Clark and Trump to play in the next Internet Invitational. And they both said yes.

Here’s what you need to know.

How Internet Invitational, Caitlin Clark and Kai Trump made golf go viral

When the first episode of the highly-anticipated Internet Invitational went live, it immediately struck a chord with golf fans. And the audience seemed to transcend far beyond the already large base of YouTube golf devotees.

Across six episodes and some 16 hours, 48 YouTube golfers of wildly varying abilities put on a show, competing in an inventive format and racking up tens of millions of views so far.

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Meanwhile, two weeks ago the Annika LPGA event similarly transcended the LPGA’s typical audience with the help of Clark and Trump. Clark, one of the most famous athletes in the world, played the pro-am, bringing a couple of her Indiana Fever teammates along for the ride.

And as always happens, wherever Clark goes, massive audiences follow. They were further boosted by Trump’s own appearance, not in the pro-am, but in the actual event. The 16-year-old and popular YouTuber, who is the granddaughter of President Donald Trump, made her LPGA debut at the Annika. And though she missed the cut, Trump similarly drove huge interest in the event and women’s golf in general.

Which brings us back to the Internet Invitational. Despite its huge success, organizers like Portnoy are hoping the next edition has even more impact.

And as a rabid WNBA and Caitlin Clark fan, Portnoy thought of one easy way to do that.

Caitlin Clark, Kai Trump to play 2026 Internet Invitational?

Portnoy, the mind behind the Internet Invitational, made an appearance on Barstool’s “The Unnamed Show” on Thursday, and he quickly made it clear that he intends for the popular event to be an annual affair.

Then he got to his big idea for taking the tournament to the next level: inviting Clark and Trump to play. Incredibly, Portnoy revealed “both said yes,” but he made it clear that it’s not a sure thing yet, given Clark and Trump’s busy schedules.

Kai Trump hits a tee shot at the Annika

LPGA’s Kai Trump-Caitlin Clark buzz ends with big looming questions

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Josh Schrock

“I’ve invited two people so far, they’ve both said yes,” Portnoy said. “I don’t know how serious the yesses are. Caitlin [Clark] said yes; Kai Trump said yes. Those are my two that I’ve asked. Whether, push comes to shove, and those two are available and do it, who knows?”

He also revealed another big idea he has for the next Internet Invitational. He wants the prize pool to skyrocket from $1 million to $10 million. And he’s hoping the success of the inaugural event will help draw new sponsors that can make that idea a reality.

“I’d like to do a $10 million pool next year. See I think it’s going to be a lot easier to get money, sponsors, all this stuff,” Portnoy explained. “We proved it. Year 2 you really prove it, and then you’ve got something.”

You can watch Portnoy’s full appearance on “The Unnamed Show” here.

Natalie Spooner was happy to shed the knee brace when the time came after getting some advice from Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman.

The Toronto Sceptres forward crossed paths with the NHLer at Hockey Canada’s Olympic orientation camp in late August that brought together players from the men’s, women’s and paralympic teams.

“I was talking to Zach Hyman because I’d heard how he had the same surgery as me,” Spooner told reporters at the Sceptres’ opening day of training camp. “And I was like, you know, I’m just, I’m feeling slow and he’s like, ‘don’t worry, it comes back after the year.’

“(He asked) ‘Oh, are you running? What are you doing?’ And he was like, ‘Are you in the brace?’ And I said, I am in the brace. And he was like, ‘Get out of the brace. It will help you so much.’ So after that I was like OK, Zach Hyman told me to get out of the brace, I’ll get out of the brace.”

The 35-year-old Spooner spent a rare off-season being able to fully commit herself to training. Spooner had knee surgery on her left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) last year after getting injured in the playoffs of the PWHL’s inaugural season.

With that came a long road back, a late start to the season and not feeling or looking like herself. The former league MVP and scoring champion had just five points (three goals, two assists) in 14 regular-season games.

“If you look at her recent years, from having Rory (Spooner’s son) to having the knee injury, her summers have been all about rehab or coming back,” Sceptres general manager Gina Kingsbury said. “This summer, her summer was about building and growing and getting faster and training like every other athlete.”

This year, Spooner doesn’t look the part of somebody coming back from anything. She has looked significantly better in her movement and with her speed at camp.

“It’s nice to be able to just start the season with the team and get those games that maybe aren’t so good out of the way and feel good now going into it and just get my stride back and feeling like I have a step again,” Spooner said. “I think last season I felt a little bit like I was in quicksand out there just holding on.”

The Sceptres took a step back in scoring in 2024-25 with 73 goals in 30 games, fourth in the PWHL, after a league-best 69 goals in 24 games in 2024.

“There’s no doubt when a player like (Spooner) is out of the lineup for prolonged periods of time, you’re going to miss that offence because she’s so threatening around the net and she takes pucks to the net,” superstar defender Renata Fast said. “And she’s a huge asset to this team.”

With the injury and recovery now in the past, Spooner looks ahead to returning to the role she played in 2024.

The Sceptres lost significant pieces through the expansion process and free agency, including top forwards Sarah Nurse and Hannah Miller and 2024 draft picks Julia Gosling, Izzy Daniel and Megan Carter.

With a whole new team, and championship aspirations, Toronto will need a return to form from Spooner.

“I want to play that role. I think season one, I was able to do that,” said Spooner, who led the PWHL with 20 goals and 27 points in 2024. “Last season was definitely tough. I wasn’t myself out there at all.

“So, I hope this season that I can come back and be a threat every time on the ice, help my team win games, do whatever it takes out there. And I think we have a great group here.

“I mean, today, even skating around, I was like, we are big. I am like average height out here. So it was pretty cool to see and I think we’re going to have a great team and be a hard team to play against.”

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James continues to work out individually while recovering from the sciatica affecting his lower back and right side, and the next step in his return will be progressing to live 5-on-5 reps in practice, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Wednesday.

James will not travel with the Lakers on their upcoming five-game trip through Atlanta, Charlotte, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and Milwaukee, sources told ESPN.

While the Lakers are on the road, their G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, will be practicing at the team’s practice facility in El Segundo, California. It is unclear whether James would join South Bay for practices or wait for the Lakers to return for a group session, sources told Charania.

This means the earliest James could return is Nov. 18, when L.A. hosts the Utah Jazz.

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Last week, Lakers coach JJ Redick revealed a rough timeline for when the team could welcome the 40-year-old back to the lineup.

“Obviously, this thing has to continue to progress with all of his return-to-play protocols,” Redick said. “So we don’t have, like, a target date. It’s just somewhere in that general timeline. We hope that he’s kind of checked all the boxes and is going to be back sometime in that second or third week in November.”

Thursday will mark four weeks since the Lakers announced James’ sciatica diagnosis on Oct. 9. At that time, the team said it would reevaluate him in three to four weeks and provide an update.

L.A. has started the season 6-2 without James.

Whenever James plays his first game for the Lakers, he will become the first player in league history to have played 23 seasons in the NBA.

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Amira Hondras, White Sox youth player, eyes baseball future

\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:” a showcase event attended with ACE this summer, where college coaches were present, Hondras was offered a baseball scholarship by Wiley University located in Marshall, Texas.\n\n“It was something that was surprising for me,†Hondras said. “My whole mind was kind of shifted to trying to get softball scholarships and it just kind of completely changed the whole mindset on college. I never really expected this to happen. I dreamed it to happen. I wanted it to happen.â€\n\n“Sheâ€s the ultimate competitor,†said Troy Williams, the White Sox director of ACE and community baseball programs. “She can go out and hit for average, she can run, sheâ€s flexible on defense. Overall, sheâ€s a good baseball player.â€\n\nThereâ€s more than college on the potential baseball horizon for Hondras. The Womenâ€s Pro Baseball League will be holding its inaugural draft for the 2026 season virtually in mid-November, and Hondras is one of the players in consideration.\n\nAccording to the WBPL website, over 600 players from 10 countries attended open tryouts in August at Nationals Park. From that pool, along with official video submissions, over 120 draft-eligible players were compiled. Hondras stands as one of five 17-year-olds, representing the youngest age among the players to be looked at over the six rounds, with each of the four teams selecting five players per round.\n\n“That would definitely be something that I would love to do. Maybe pursuing that after high school,†said Hondras of the WPBL. “Itâ€s all so new for everyone I feel like, even myself. This is something girls would dream of doing when they were younger. I always wanted to play professionally. So something like this is just crazy and amazing.—,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”OEmbed”,”html”:”

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— USA Baseball WNT (@USABaseballWNT) August 3, 2025

\n\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:” are playing baseball at a high clip,†Williams said. “There are a lot of girls who have just been exposed to the game of baseball, whether itâ€s through their brothers or parents. They donâ€t want to be boxed into only being labeled softball players. To see girls going at a high level, it warms my heart as a girl dad.â€\n\nBaseball life has had a few snafus for Hondras as sheâ€s grown older, things such as getting called names by the opposition, getting cleated or one time when she was run into playing third base although she wasnâ€t close to the basepaths. Overall, itâ€s been a tremendous experience.\n\nTre Hondras started the family path in baseball and with ACE, and his younger sister followed. That road took Amira to Toronto and the World Series for the first time, and that trip might only be the start.\n\n“For me, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience: Being at the World Series, being in Toronto, a home game for them,†said Hondras, who stayed on the field through the national anthem, while also meeting CC Sabathia, Adam Jones and Dexter Fowler at a Play Ball event earlier that day. “Being a kid that just loves the game, thatâ€s the best game of the whole year. It was definitely crazy and surreal.â€\n\n“She doesnâ€t like to be treated differently, especially growing up playing with boys. The boys never treated her differently,†Williams said. “They always treated her as a good teammate.—,”type”:”text”}],”relativeSiteUrl”:”/news/amira-hondras-white-sox-youth-player-eyes-baseball-future”,”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”summary”:”This story was excerpted from Scott Merkinâ€s White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. 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