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NBA:

The Philadelphia 76’ers are gearing up for another season. James Harden signed a 2 year contract worth $68.6 million dollars after accepting a $14 million dollar paycut for the 2022-2023 season. The pay cut helped to secure the deal for Miami’s P.J. Tucker, who signed with the 76’ers for $33 million dollars for three years. The 76’ers also signed Danuel House Jr. to a 2 year deal worth $8.4 million dollars. All these deals better be worth it!

 

The 76’ers also introduced plans to build a new $1.3 billion dollar arena in the Center City Shopping District in Philadelphia. The 76’ers has played at The Wells Fargo Center since 1996. David Adelman, Chairman of 76 DevCorp, is in partnership with Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment, Josh Harris and David Blitzer to build the new arena. The construction is projected to begin in 2028.

When asked about this new arena, Joel Embiid stated, "He does not intend to play in the new arena because he plans to be doing something else in 9 years." LoL!!!!!

 

** Congratulations to Philly’s own Rasheed Wallace, who was hired as part of the new coaching staff of The L.A. Lakers. Also, congratulations to the new Head Coach of The L.A. Lakers, Darvin Ham. Ham was with the Lakers as an assistant coach from 2011-2013.

 

BIG 3 BASKETBALL:

Ice Cube’s Big 3 Basketball regular season will end on August 6, with the top four teams battling it out to play for the championship. The top four teams are: 1) 3 Headed Monsters, 2) Defending Champions-Trilogy, 3) Killer 3’s, 4) Aliens.The Power may have a chance to move up if they can defeat The 3 Headed Monsters on Sunday, July 31, 2022. The top two teams will advance to the Championship Game in Atlanta!!!!!!Stay tuned!!!!!

 

Playoffs begin August 14, 2022 at The Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

 

The All-Star Game, The Championship Game and, for the first time, The Celebrity Game will all be played in Atlanta at The Farm Arena on Sunday, August 21, 2022.

 

TBT-THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT:

The Basketball Tournament started with 64 teams balling for $1 million dollars with single game elimination (meaning win or go home)!!!! Now we are down to 2 teams remaining. The two teams who are in the 2022 Championship Game are* Americana for Autism and *Blue Collar U. Team Americana for Autism is playing to raise awareness and funds for children impacted by autism, and Team Blue Collar U will donate a portion of their winnings to at risk youth, particularly those in foster care, through sports.

 

The Championship Game will take place on August 2nd in Dayton, Ohio at The University of Dayton Ohio @ 8:00pm on ESPN.

 

WNBA:

 

The WNBA is saying farewell and happy retirement to Seattle Storm Sue Bird and Minnesota Lynx Sylvia Fowles

 

The Las Vegas Aces defeated The Chicago Sky in the 2022 Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game (93-83). The winning team won $30, 000 for each player, and the runner up team won $5, 000 for each player. The MVP (Chelsea Gray) also won $5, 000.

 

The WNBA 2022 1st round of playoffs are set to begin August 17, 2022. The 2nd round will begin August 28 - September 8, 2022. The Finals are set to begin Sunday September 11 – Tuesday - September 20, 2022.

 

The WNBA ALL Star Game was held on July 10, 2022 in Chicago. Team Wilson defeated Team Stewart (134-112). Minnesota Lynx Sylvia Fowles and Seattle Storm Sue Bird made their final All Star Game appearance after retiring this season, 2022. Both ladies received a standing ovation from their fans as they checked out of the game for the last time. The MVP of the All Star Game was Las Vegas Aces player Kelsey Plum who scored 30 points. New York Liberty player Sabrina Ionescu won the skills competition and Chicago Sky player Allie Quigley won her 4th 3 point shooting contest title during All Star Weekend.

 

** All the players wore their WE ARE B.G. shirts in support of WNBA player Brittany Griner. Brittany Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in Russian Court in a hope for some leniency. Brittany faces up to 10 years in Russian prison. It is speculated that Brittany could be released, or returned to the U.S. in a prisoner swap. U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, stated that the U.S. put a proposal on the table for Russia to gain the release of Brittany by trading an imprisoned Russian arms dealer being held in U.S. prison, Viktor Bout. There has not been a response from Russian Government, but negotiations continue to remain hopeful. Negotiations Continue!!

*****FREE BRITTANY!!!!!!!

 

WNBA STANDINGS:

1). Chicago Sky, 2). Las Vegas Aces, 3). Connecticut Sun, 4). Seattle Storm, 5). Washington Mystics, 6). Dallas Wings, 7). Phoenix Mercury, 8). Los Angeles Sparks, 9). Atlanta Dream, 10). Minnesota Lynx, 11). New York Liberty, 12). Indiana Fever.

 

 

NFL:

The Eagles training camp began on Wednesday July, 27, 2022. The team is looking good physically. The team is healthy and set to go. There is a public practice August 7, 2022. The Eagles will have 3 pre season games scheduled:

1). August 12, 2022 (vs) N. Y. Jets (home)

2). August 21, 2022 (vs) Cleveland (away)

3). August 27, 2022 (vs) Miami (away)

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MLB:

The Philadelphia Phillies are in 3rd place in the National League. The MLB All Star Game, also known as The “Midsummer Classic”, was held on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. Phillies players, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper made the All Star Team. Due to an injury, Bryce Harper was unable to participate in the game. Harper suffered a fracture to his thumb and had to have surgery.He will miss 6 to 8 weeks of play. Phillies are waiting for his return. ** GET WELL, BRYCE!!!!!!!

 

MLS:

The Philadelphia Union remains in 1st place in the Eastern Conference with a record of (23-12). The Team August schedule is:

8/6: Cincinnati (away)

8/13: Chicago (home)

8/17: Dallas (away)

8/20: D.C. (away)

8/27: Colorado (home)

8/31: Atlanta (home)

 

TENNIS:

Sunday, July 10, 2022, Tennis Star, Novak Djokovic, defeated Tennis Bad Boy, Nick Kyrgios, in The Wimbledon Final held in London, England. Djokovic’s toughest opponent, Rafael Nadal, withdrew early from the tournament due to an abdominal injury. Congratulations to Djokovic for winning The 2022 Wimbledon Championship.

 

*The Canadian Open Tennis Tournament will take place August 5-14 in Montreal, Canada at The IGA Stadium and Toronto, Canada at The Aviva Centre.

 

*The Cincinnati Open Tournament will take place August 13-21 at The Lindner Family Center in Mason, Ohio.

 

**The U.S. Open will take place August 29-September 11, 2022. It will be held at The Billy Jean King National Tennis Center located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens New York

 

BOXING:

 

Congratulations to Philly’s own Danny Garcia. On Saturday, July 30, 2022, Danny defeated Jose Benavidez Jr. in a 12 round bout at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Danny has been suffering from anxiety and depression and he stated that his training and the fight helped him get through some tough times, and helped him to face his fears. Danny continues to fight and overcome his struggles. Though, Covid-19, and not being able to get into the ring, set him back. Danny is glad to be back at work and is looking forward to his next fight stating he doesn’t care who is up next for him, he will be ready!!!! Danny’s record is (37 wins, 3 losses and 21 K.O)

 

August 6, 2022:

SHOWTIME - Jake Paul (vs) Hasim Rahman; Brandon Lee (vs) Will Madera; Ashton Sylve (vs) Braulio Rodriguez

DAZN – Alex Martin (vs) Henry Lundy; Vergil Ortiz (vs) Michael McKinson; Dalton Smith (vs) Sam O’maison

ESPN/ESPN+ - Michael Conlan (vs) Miguel Marriaga; Tyrone McKenna (vs) Chris Jenkins: Paddy Donovan (vs) T.B.A.; Ruadhan Farrell (vs) Colm Murphy

 

August 13, 2022:

COLOMBIA/FUBO T.V.- Oscar Rivas (vs) Luckasz Rozanski; Dieudonne Seyi (vs) Jose Miguel Torres; Elieder Alvarez (vs) Alex Theran; Patrice Volny (vs) Jhon Teheran; Alexis Barriere (vs) Maximiliano Sosa; Christian Salcedo (vs) Raul Villarruel

 

ESPN/ESPN+ - Teofimo Lopez (vs) Pedro Campa; Xander Zayas (vs) Elias Campa; Andres Cortes (vs) Abraham Montoya; Duke Ragan (vs) D’Angelo Fuentes; Troy Isley (vs) Victor Toney; Charlie Sheehy (vs) T.B.A.; Omar Rosario (vs) T.B.A.; Jose Enrique (vs) Edy Valencia

 

August 20, 2022:

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA/DAZN – Oleksandr Usyk (vs) Anthony Joshua; Flip Hrgovic (vs) Zhilei Zhang; Callum Smith (vs) Mathieu Bauderlique; Badou Jack (vs) Richard Rivera; Andrew Tabiti (vs) Tyrone Spong; Daniel Lapin (vs) Jozef Jurko; Ziyad Almaayouf (vs) Jose Alatorre

 

ESPN/ESPN+ - Nico Ali (vs) Reyes Sanchez; Lindolfo Delgado (vs) Omar Aguilar; Xavier Martinez (vs) Alejandro Guerrero; Miguel Contreras (vs) Diego Torres Nunez; Luis Alberto (vs) Yeison Vargas; Austin Brooks (vs) T.B.A.; Emanuel Navarette (vs) Eduardo Baez

 

SHOWTIME – Adrien Bonner (vs) Omar Figuero, Jr,; Alberto Puello (vs) Batyr Akhmedov; Roger Gutierrez (vs) Hector Garcia; Ismael Barroso (vs) Fernando Saucedo; Fiodor Czerkasyn (vs) Gilbert Venegas, Jr.

 

August 27, 2022:

 

UK, LONDON – DAZN: KSI (vs) Alex Wassabi

 

ESPN/ESPN+ - Jose Pedraza (vs) Richard Commey Jr.; Jared Anderson (vs) Miljan Rovcanin; Richard Torrez (vs) Marco Antonio Canedo; Efe Ajagba (vs) Jozsef Darmos; Tiger Johnson (vs) Harry Gigliotti; Trey Lippe Morrison (vs) T.B.A.; Kelvin Davis (vs) Sebastian Gabriel; Frevian Gonzalez (vs) Gerardo Esquivel

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AUGUST 6, 2022

SHOWTIME - Amanda Serrano (vs) Brenda Carabajal;

DAZN - Marlen Esparza (vs) Eva Guzman

 

AUGUST 13, 2022

Cecilia Braekhus (vs) Patricia Berghult

Hanna Gabriels (vs) Angie Paola Rocha

 

AUGUST 20, 2022

Ramla Ali (vs) Crystal Garcia Nova

 

UFC:

 

Congratulations to Amanda Nunez after defeating Julianna Pena in the Nunez Pena #2 UFC Rematch. Nunez reclaimed The UFC Women’s Bantamweight title Fight.

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By Danette Clement