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Chris Mannix gives his reaction to the stunning trade that sent Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia and his initial conclusions after seeing the package the 76ers sent to Boston.

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The USMNT is headed to the round of 16 at the World Cup after beating Bosnia & Herzegovina in the round of 3-2, with Folarin Balogun and Malik Tillman getting on the scoresheet.
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  • LAL Forward #23
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    One day removed from informing the Lakers of his decision to move on, James has received interest from multiple teams in free agency. Golden State, Cleveland and Miami have been mentioned in various reports, and now Philadelphia has reportedly thrown its hat into the ring. The 76ers made a major move on Wednesday, acquiring Jaylen Brown from the Celtics for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks. On paper, Philadelphia’s current roster has the look of a contender in the East, even without James. Adding LeBron to the mix would round out their starting lineup, pushing Dominick Barlow to the bench after he started for most of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • PHI Guard-Forward #7
    The Celtics have been shopping Brown for a while now, and they finally found an offer that made moving on from the five-time All-Star worthwhile. Coming off the best individual season of his NBA career, the 6-foot-6 wing is headed to Philadelphia. Last season, Brown averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.0 three-pointers while shooting 47.7 percent from the field and 79.5 percent from the foul line. Joining forces with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey likely puts a dent in Brown’s usage, but his fantasy value should not take too big of a hit, if any, in Philadelphia.
  • SAS Forward #12
    Harris, a 15-year NBA veteran, did a lot of good things for the Pistons in his latest two-year stint with the team. He was a starter on the court and a positive influence off the court for a young team with NBA Finals aspirations. Sound familiar? Harris, who turns 34 later this month, is slated for a similar role with the Spurs. Fantasy expectations should still remain low for Harris.
  • LAL Center #24
    The unprotected picks the Jazz will receive are in 2031 and 2033 and the pick swaps are in 2028 and 2030. Kessler will sign a massive four-year, $130 million extension with the Lakers. Los Angeles had been talking with Pistons center Jalen Duren about acquiring him in a sign-and-trade, but the Lakers took action here in completing the deal for Kessler. The 24-year-old center spent the first four years of his career with the Jazz, averaging 9.5 points and 9.3 rebounds. He’s the big winner from this trade from a fantasy perspective if he can stay healthy. The Lakers are now hard capped to the first apron and have no first-round picks to trade.
  • BOS Center-Forward #23
    Robinson’s deal includes a player option in the third season. The 28-year-old center is coming off winning a championship with the Knicks as the organization’s longest-tenured player. Now Robinson will call Boston home for at least the next two season. The Celtics desperately needed help in the frontcourt and the addition of Robinson helps address that need. It’s no surprise the Knicks didn’t elect to sign Robinson given the team’s cap situation the organization’s desire to avoid the second apron. Robinson will go into the Celtic’s mid-level exception and Boston will be hard capped to the first apron.
  • BKN Forward-Center #21
    Wagner has been in the NBA for eight years and only played at least 50 games in a season three times. His production fell off last season with the Magic as he averaged just 6.9 points and 3.2 rebounds, which were both career-lows. Orlando seemed prepared to lose Wagner in free agency, making Goga Bitadze off-limits in trades and adding Nikola Vucevic as a free agent. Wagner joins a Nets squad that went 20-62 last year. He’ll come off the bench behind Julius Randle in Brooklyn.
  • BOS Guard-Forward #7
    Appearing on ESPN’s First Take Wednesday morning, Charania said the Celtics are strongly shopping Brown and have discussed offers with 8-10 teams in the last several days. This comes on the heels of the Athletic’s Sam Amick reporting earlier this week that Boston will have to lower its asking price to move Brown. Maybe the Celtics are heading in that direction after making players like Hugo Gonzalez and Baylor Scheierman untouchable in trade talks for Giannis Antetokounmpo. Charania reiterated that Brown hasn’t requested trade, though it would be surprising if he’s not traded this offseason.
  • BOS Guard #10
    Conley’s contract will pay him the veteran minimum. His arrival in Boston puts an end to a four-year tenure in Minnesota during which he averaged 9.0 points, 4.6 assists and shot 41 percent from behind the three-point line. Conley will serve as guard depth with the Celtics behind Derrick White and Payton Pritchard.
  • Vučević previously spent nine seasons with the Magic earlier in his career. More recently, the 35-year-old center saw his production fall off drastically after a midseason trade to the Celtics last season. Vučević’s playoff production was limited to the point where the Celtics benched him for Game 7 as they lost a series against the 76ers. Vooch was a top-50 player and a bonafide starter as recently as two years ago with the Bulls. With the Magic only paying him $3.9 million at this stage of his career, he could be ticketed for a lesser role in Orlando.
  • PHI Center #55
    Hukporti has provided depth at backup center for the Knicks for the last two years. The 24-year-old appeared in 54 regular season games and even had a couple blocks in the NBA Finals as New York ended its 53-year championship drought. Hukporti will now be depth behind 76ers big man Joel Embiid, so he could find his way into the occasional start when Embiid is forced to miss time.

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New Bills wide receiver DJ Moore hasn’t wasted any time in endearing himself to fans in Buffalo.
Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter became eligible for a contract extension this offseason and the lack of one may have contributed to his limited participation in the team’s practices this spring.
LeRoy Irvin, a first-team All-Pro at both cornerback and punt returner with the Rams in the 1980s, has died at the age of 68.
As Netflix expands its NFL footprint to include a full five toes of NFL games in 2026, it’s hoping to enhance its desire to “eventize” football with some normalcy.

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Boston gave Robinson the raise he deserved off last season, a deal the Knicks could not match.
In addition to trading for the center they needed, the Lakers signed Quentin Grimes, Mamukelashvili and more.
Kawhi Leonard got he wanted (another massive payday) and the Raptors take a big swing.
The 2026-27 title game, to be played Dec. 11, will mark the first time the Cup final is held outside of Las Vegas.

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Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker will undergo surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee and miss the remainder of the season.
A’s prospect Ryan Lasko was in stable condition after undergoing back surgery following a scary collision with minor league teammate Devin Taylor during a Double-A game in Frisco, Texas.
Matt Chapman said his abdominal area had been bothering him over the last several weeks.

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Tottenham Hotspur’s summer spending spree is set to continue as the club will break its one- or two-day-old transfer record by signing midfielder Sandro Tonali from Newcastle for up to $133 million.
Tuanzebe opens up about representing the Democratic Republic of Congo and his vision for the future of African football.
Here are all of the latest confirmed transfer deals for all 20 Premier League clubs this summer.

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Stock up on hotdogs and apple pie; the RedBud National is on July 4th this year.
Seth Hammaker crashed on Lap 1 of the second moto at High Point.
Justin Barcia tweaked his back in practice at Thunder Valley, but still scored points in Moto 1.
Jo Shimoda and Levi Kitchen are separated by one point heading into the 4th of July classic at RedBud MX.

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Summer League play begins this weekend in California and Utah before the entire NBA meets in Las Vegas next week.
Daniel Jones earned a massive contract after a strong 2025 season despite suffering a torn Achilles tendon late in the year. Now the Colts are betting the farm on him stay hot in 2026.
Jorge Montanez breaks down the last week in saves from around the league with updated closer rankings.
After their failed attempt to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo, it was clear that the Celtics believed they needed to move on from Brown.
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Stewart Cink has won the first two majors this year on the PGA Tour Champions, though isn’t thinking about the Grand Slam this week at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. He just wants the U.S. Senior Open title that he fell just short of last year.
For only the second time in the 11 years since he last won the John Deere Classic, Jordan Spieth is returning to the Deere and will skip the Scottish Open the following week.
Sergio Garcia will miss the British Open for the third time in four years after he failed to get among the 20 spots on four courses during 36-hole qualifying.
The eight signature events were won by eight players, no different from last year when seven players won the seven $20 million tournaments.
Check out the top highlights from Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland’s playoff round of the PGA Tour’s 2026 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.
It’s Hovland’s eighth victory on Tour and first since the 2025 Valspar Championship.

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