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Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Game On, Vegas: NBA Summer League & PlayStation Creator Cup Return To Sin City
NBA 2K Summer League and PlayStation Creator Cup are making their highly anticipated return to Las Vegas, bringing together top basketball talent and gaming's biggest creators for an electrifying blend of sports and entertainment. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Sin City, this year's events promise high-energy matchups, immersive fan experiences, and the ultimate celebration of hoops during the NBA's offseason. NBA Summer League Is About To Heat Up The Court In Las Vegas The Blast | Melanie VanDerveer July is game time for basketball fans in Las Vegas! Advertisement Get ready as rookies, sophomores, and undrafted NBA players gear up to showcase their skills during the nearly two-week long NBA2K26 Summer League in Sin City. From July 10 to 20, 2025, fans can catch multiple games daily at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, along with a lineup of exciting events and activations. With different ticket and package options, you can create the fan experience you want, gaining access to unique inclusions, behind-the-scenes tours, meet and greets and more. PlayStation Creator Cup Is Also Returning To Las Vegas To Heat Up July Courtesy of the NBA The PlayStation NBA Creator Cup is also returning to the court in Las Vegas and promises to bring an exciting fusion of sports and creator culture. The basketball showdown, featuring top basketball content creators, will take place at The Pavilion at UNLV on Wednesday, July 9 at 7 p.m. Advertisement This year's event brings some of the top digital creators and basketball personalities to the court for an entertaining game, including SypherPK, YPK Raye, Carson Roney, Bree Green, Kris London, Cam Wilder, and D'Aydrian Harding. The Roster Mixes Former Collegiate Athletes, Social Media Stars, And Harlem Globetrotters On The Court The Blast | Melanie VanDerveer This year's roster features a diverse mix of talent - from Harlem Globetrotters to former college athletes, to social media stars. "Participating in the PlayStation NBA Creator Cup in Las Vegas is always a highlight of my summer,' said creator, YPK Raye. 'Bringing this energy to my hometown makes it even more meaningful plus it's a family-friendly event and a unique way for fans to connect with the creators they watch every day.' Advertisement Tickets to the PlayStation NBA Creator Cup are on sale now and just $20. NBA Summer League Builds Excitement For Next Season If you're a basketball fan or love catching NBA action, the NBA2K26 Summer League is a must-see. Watch multiple games daily and get a first look at the league's rising stars as they hit the court. Celebrating its 21st year in Las Vegas, NBA 2K26 Summer League brings all 30 teams together for nonstop hoops and high-energy fun. Each day of Summer League will have six to eight games. Each team will play at least four games during the 11 days of basketball excitement. After each team's first four games, the top four teams will continue to the playoffs. The two winning teams from the semifinals will compete in the final championship game, closing out the two-week event. Tickets Are Now On Sale For Games And Experiences In addition to all the excitement on the court, there will also be exciting experiences and a film festival to enjoy while visiting Las Vegas during Summer League. Advertisement July 17 to 19, the 2025 Summer League Film Festival will take place with daily screenings at the Strip View Pavilion inside the Thomas & Mack Center. Multiple experiences will also be available with specific ticket packages. Get a behind-the-scenes tour, enjoy the NBA Legends Dinner, on-court photo ops, and more are available for purchase. Tickets are currently on sale.
USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Michigan football adds former four-star quarterback Jake Garcia via transfer portal
Michigan football adds former four-star quarterback Jake Garcia via transfer portal So Michigan football added two quarterbacks this off-season, third time may just be the charm. Of course, the big fish in the quarterback room is former five-star Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 overall recruit in 2025, but with Alex Orji transferring to UNLV, Jayden Denegal also transferring out, and Davis Warren still recovering from the injury he sustained in the ReliaQuest Bowl, the Wolverines felt like it was imperative to add another arm to the room, just in case. Enter Jake Garcia, the former Miami Hurricanes, Missouri Tigers, and East Carolina Pirates quarterback. The Wolverines announced on Monday that the former four-star signal collar has signed with the team. Part of the 2021 class, Garcia has never quite lived up to his recruiting ranking. A 6-foot-3, 195-pound quarterback as a recruit from Whittier (Calif.) Grayson, Garcia was a high-end QB in the class, ranked No. 48 overall according to the 247Sports Composite (he was No. 23 player according to ESPN) and the eighth-best quarterback in the cycle (by comparison, in the same class, J.J. McCarthy was No. 25 overall and the fifth-best quarterback). Here are his stats per year:
Time of India
6 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Who is Adam Scott beyond the golf course? All you need to know about the Australian golfer chasing his second major
Adam Scott remains firmly in contention at the 2025 US Open after an eventful Moving Day at Oakmont Country Club . The 44-year-old Australian carded a solid round to finish Saturday at 3-under-par, just one stroke behind leader Sam Burns, who leads at -4 going into the final round. Scott shares second place with JJ Spaun, who also shot a 69 but dropped a shot late in the round. Burns and Spaun have been consistent throughout the tournament, with both avoiding three-putts entirely so far. Scott will aim for his second major title since winning the 2013 Masters. Scott says his game feels tighter and more confident than it has all year. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Kulkas yang belum Terjual dengan Harga Termurah (Lihat harga) Cari Sekarang Undo This week also marks another milestone: Scott is teeing off in his 96th consecutive major. If he stays healthy and in form, he could reach 100 in a row, a feat only Jack Nicklaus has previously achieved. That streak began at the 2001 British Open and remains unbroken. Besides these professional achievements, he's passionate about music, design, and photography, and he founded the Adam Scott Foundation to support youth education across Australia and Asia. Live Events Here is more information about Scott's background, his upbringing, and his architect wife, Marie Kojzar . Who is Adam Scott? Born July 16, 1980, in Adelaide, Australia, Scott grew up playing various sports with his parents. Golf became his passion, guided by his father, Phil, a former aspiring pro. By 1997 and 1998, he'd already won the Australian Boys' Amateur twice. He attended UNLV briefly and became a professional in 2000. He bagged his first professional title at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in 2001 and quickly added wins in Europe and America. His major breakthrough came in 2004 with The Players Championship, and in 2013, he etched history as the first Australian to win the Masters. He briefly held world No. 1 in 2014 after winning The Colonial, securing 14 PGA Tour victories and 11 European Tour wins overall. Who is Marie Kojzar? Adam Scott married Swedish architect Marie Kojzar in April 2014 in a private ceremony in the Bahamas. The couple first met in 2001, when Marie worked as a nanny for golfer Thomas Bjørn. After an on‑and‑off relationship through 2008, they reunited ahead of Scott's 2013 Masters win. Marie studied architecture at the Royal College of Art in London and later worked in firms across Sweden and the UK. She is private, rarely seen on social media, but firmly at Adam's side through every tournament. The couple has three children: daughter Bo Vera (born February 2015) and two sons, Byron and Bjorn. They live between their homes in the Bahamas, Switzerland, and Queensland. How much did Adam Scott earn in his Golf career? Scott has earned more than $81.2 million throughout his professional career, according to Spotrac. During this year's PGA Tour, he is estimated to have earned just under $1 million as he entered the U.S. Open in mid-June. His 15th-place finish at The Sentry earned him $292,000, which is his highest payday of 2025 so far. Scott made news last year when he skipped Australian swing tournaments to focus on family and rest, opting to stay in Switzerland post‑European season.
Indian Express
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘It's a door-opener': Krishna Jayasankar set to become first Indian woman to compete in US Collegiate competition finals
Remembering to speak English slowly and enunciate words clearly during her Fox5 News TV interview was one of the briefs that Krishna Jayasankar received from her American coaches, she recalls with a chuckle. The shot putter and discus thrower is the first Indian woman to qualify for the NCAA Track & Field Championships, currently underway at Eugene. And her breathless vocal motor speed, where she belts out extremely well-thought-out answers on myriad posers at a hip hopper's clip, got coaches including sprint legend and her University of Nevada (UNLV) coach Carmelita Jeter, to offer tips on more than technique and power shifts in her throws. 'They kept telling me, 'Krish, pace yourself when speaking on TV. Talk slowly in interviews,' she says of a breakthrough season, as she worked her way up to NCAA mains qualification, and also became popular on TV networks. 'I was excited to be on TV and the Las Vegas media has always been so supportive to UNLV students. I want to change perceptions. People of my body structure (muscular, throwers) – they don't consider us beautiful. But I advocated for body positivity,' she added. American University track & field athletes tend to gather quite a bit of stardom but being invited to a local network and going national subsequently, meant Krishna gave voice to the lesser-known female throwing ilk and also spoke for athletes of Indian ethnicity. Born to international basketballers Prasanna and Jayasankar Menon in Chennai, the 23-year-old has trained variously at Vijayawada, Jamaica and the University of Texas, but transferred to Nevada, following a previous coach. She also works part-time at the Thomas & Mack Centre, an arena where Sinatra once sang and where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar broke Wilt Chamberlain's points record in Las Vegas. 'I'm a people person and I work customer-facing shifts at the ticketing centre, resolving issues. Vegas has massive events, so it's a lot of work, but I need to. It's challenging — a part-time job, full-time athlete and student,' she says, of what is the reality for many Indian student-athletes, even if on sports scholarships. It helps, though, that she communicates at a fast-clip English speed that boggles many Americans, she laughs. The recent chaos in student and immigration visas has also meant she hasn't returned to India or seen family since last September while working in the fall. Through it all, she navigated a very negative head-space, dealing with injuries and a rough last season, plus the uncertainty of University coaches leaving and new ones joining. 'When I came to the US, as an Indian and a girl who loved throws, the dream was to be at the NC Double A finals. But 2025 has been a worthwhile grind,' she said. Krishna went in ranked No. 45 out of 48 athletes in her division, amongst 25 Universities, and broke the school record set in 1999, on the way, rung in a personal best of 55.61m in the outdoor discus and currently holds an indoor national record in the shot put. She is still some way off the Indian outdoor national records but finished No. 7 in her division and at No. 12 on the US collegiate list. 'It's great to be the first woman out of 1.3 billion and it's a door-opener, but out there I'm out of my comfort zone and getting here took resilience. Knee cap still hurts from the injury, and I take painkillers after every throw. The ankle and calf burn unbearably,' she says. Her move from Texas to Nevada through a transfer portal was particularly rough, and when the coach got fired in 2023 it seemed like one right setback. 'I told myself this is on me, took ownership of my throwing but I was without a coach till the University hired a new one. I went into depressive mode because a lot was at stake. I was used to getting guidance so it was chaos and confusion,' she recalls. Then 'Coach Jet' and Throws coach Jordan Roach arrived. 'She has a different aura, very positive,' she says of Jetter who won the relays Olympics gold and a string of world titles and was considered the fastest American for a decade. '2024 was full of adversity but I was growing,' she says. The 2024 outdoor season was lost to a hand fracture, and her frustration and anxiety peaked. But working with a team of psychologists, lifting coaches, Roach and Jetter, brought her back on track. 'I'm on to proper recovery now. And Throws coach Jordan and strength & conditioning director Jamie Wynn helped me reach elite lifting numbers in the gym where most throws training happens for explosive strength,' she says. The key to gymming in preparation for throws isn't necessarily how heavy she lifts, but the speed – which her coaches joke should be directly proportional to how fast she speaks – very. 'The trick is bar speed, how fast you lift that translates on the field in shotput and discus,' she says. It's where she says brute and beaut converge like she tried explaining on TV.
USA Today
11-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Nebraska lands UNLV catcher via transfer portal
Nebraska lands UNLV catcher via transfer portal The Nebraska softball team landed its first transfer from the portal on Monday. UNLV catcher Jesse Farrell is now a Husker. She holds two years of eligibility left. Farrell, a Henderson, Nevada native, played two years with the Rebels and earned second-team NFCA All-West Region as a freshman and second-team All-Mountain West as a sophomore. She also reached the top 25 finalists for national freshman of the year in 2024. Farrell played in 100 games in her two seasons at UNLV, delivering a .338 career batting average, which included 100 hits for 74 RBIs. She also tallied 26 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs, and 72 runs scored. On defense, Farrell recorded 221 putouts and 139 assists. She stands with a .964 career fielding percentage and stands with a .350 throw-out rate with base stealers. In 2025, Farrell finished with 48 hits for 28 RBIs on a .318 batting average. She blasted eight home runs, 14 doubles, and two triples. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
