Former Duke guard Kon Knueppel, the fourth pick in the NBA draft, signed his rookie contract with the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday, the team announced. Knueppel was a second-team All-ACC selection last season, averaging 14.4 points, four rebounds, 2.7 assists and one steal in 39 games on 40.6% shooting from 3-point range. He scored in…
By Bloomberg Published July 3, 2025 Banks are scaling back their exposure to Altofare Group as the luxury supply chain player faces mounting financial pressure amid a broader slowdown in the high-end fashion market. The Italian firm has entered talks with creditors in response to tightening conditions. White Bridge–owned Altofare faces debt scrutiny as banks…
Suspended Labour MP Zarah Sultana has announced she is starting a new party with former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Sultana, stripped of the Labour whip last year for backing a move to scrap the two-child benefit cap, said she was also resigning from the party after 14 years of membership. The MP for Coventry South…
The big storyline with Alabama recently has been the Crimson Tide stacking up on highly-ranked Class of 2026 recruits that are now expected to be big parts of the team’s future, including landing commitments from two five-star prospects in the last five days. However, while the continued building of the Alabama roster for the future…
What’s the next PS5 exclusive? (Image credit: Sucker Punch) Ghost of Yōtei is the next big PlayStation exclusive, releasing in October. It’s a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, but stars a brand new protagonist. We’ve now seen a story trailer that reveals main character Atsu, and the squad of villains she’s going to be hunting….
A long-awaited 10-year plan in England for the struggling NHS has been set out by the UK government. The 168-page blueprint for change outlined the detail behind the desire to deliver three shifts: from hospital to community, from analogue to digital and from sickness to prevention. While broadly welcomed by the sector, questions remain over…
Surfshark research found 10 countries imposed internet blackouts in the first half of 2025 A total of 24 internet restrictions were recorded in the first half of 2025, with India being the worst perpetrator Increased internet censorship has seen demand for circumventing tools like VPNs soared Government-imposed internet restrictions have risen in the first half…
Don’t count the Dallas Mavericks in for another league-altering trade with the Los Angeles Lakers this year. “Dallas, I’m told that they would only be interested in LeBron [James] in a buyout situation,” ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported Thursday on ESPN Radio 710 in Los Angeles. Advertisement In other words, if James were to become a…
This week’s sell-off in UK gilts, sparked by a tearful Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons, showed how fragile investor confidence is in Britain’s precarious fiscal position. The merest suggestion that the chancellor may leave her job, caused by Sir Keir Starmer’s initial failure to fully back her on Wednesday, was enough to spook…
Zach KramJul 3, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. Three days into the start of official free…
