Messi wins his 8th Ballon d’Or trophy while Spain’s Bonmati takes home women’s award

Messi beat Manchester City forward Erling Haaland to the sport’s biggest individual prize. PARIS, France — The list reads 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, and now 2023. Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record-extending eighth time on Monday after fulfilling his life’s ambition by leading Argentina to the World Cup … Read more

Early thoughts on Victor Wembanyama; Should Spurs bring back Tre Jones as starting point guard? | Locked On Spurs

SAN ANTONIO — On this episode of Locked On Spurs, host Jeff Garcia welcomes Sweep The League’s Rudy Campos to give early thoughts on San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama. Also, should the Spurs reinsert Tre Jones as starting point guard? All this and more on this new episode of Locked On Spurs. [embedded content] Subscribe … Read more

Coaches, teammates remember Minnesota native killed in ‘freak accident’ during hockey game

29-year-old Adam Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game in England when he suffered a slashed neck. DULUTH, Minn. — Adam Johnson, a former University of Minnesota-Duluth men’s hockey player and Hibbing native, has died after a “freak accident” Saturday while playing in England. The 29-year-old Minnesota native was playing … Read more