San Diego Wave FC has rejected accusations that “the organization often perpetuated discrimination against women and demonstrated a complete disregard for their long-term mental health.” The claims were made in a statement posted Wednesday on the X account of former team employee, Brittany Alvarado. The National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) club described statements about it and its president as “inaccurate …

Jessica Campbell blazed a trail on Wednesday when she was announced by the Seattle Kraken as the first full-time female assistant coach in National Hockey League (NHL) history. The 32-year-old joined the franchise in 2022 as an assistant coach of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Coachella Valley Firebirds, Seattle’s minor league affiliate. She was the first woman to be appointed …

Naomi Osaka was beaten in less than an hour by American Emma Navarro in the Wimbledon second round, losing 6-4 6-1 to the No. 19 seed on Wednesday. Navarro needed just 59 minutes to ease past four-time grand slam champion Osaka, who recorded her first win at Wimbledon since 2018 against Diana Parry in the first round. Now ranked No. …

Germany summoned Turkey’s ambassador in Berlin Thursday in a tit for tat over a controversial gesture made by a Turkish soccer player celebrating a goal at the European Championship, according to the German foreign ministry. A spiraling diplomatic row erupted after Turkish defender Merih Demiral made an alleged ultra-nationalist gesture – also known as a ‘wolf salute,’ which is associated …

Bron did opt out of his contract a few days ago, but it is no surprise he is back with the purple and gold. LeBron James shook the foundation of the NBA six years ago when he left the Cleveland Cavaliers for a second time to join the Lakers. However, the face of the Los Angeles franchise did not really …

SAS couldn’t believe the Juice was recognized. Stephen A Smith gets mad. It’s what he does for a living. He’s an overreactor. That being said, he does provide some fair insights. SAS correctly called out Diddy for deleting the Cassie apology video. And he was understandably thrown by the fact that the BET Awards chose to pay tribute to O.J. …

The announcement of Douglas Luiz’s transfer to Juventus did not go without his beloved Alisha Lehmann also moving to Turin, which was supposedly one of the conditions of the Brazilian’s transfer. The Aston Villa striker will follow her partner again, this time to Italy, where she will join the ranks of Juventus Women. The 25-year-old player was born in Switzerland …

Jefferson reveals Klay’s blunt one-liner about Warriors contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Richard Jefferson shared a very interesting story about Klay Thompson and his desired Warriors contract. Jefferson and Thompson crossed paths back in December, when the longtime Golden State guard voiced his frustration about the then-only team of his entire 13-year NBA career. Here’s the rest …

Naomi Osaka recorded her first win at Wimbledon since 2018 as she beat France’s Diane Parry 6-1 1-6 6-4 on Monday to reach the second round. The four-time grand slam champion twice went down a break of serve in the third and deciding set, but fought back to earn the win on her first appearance in SW19 for five years. …

Two-time winner Andy Murray will not play in the singles competition at this year’s Wimbledon after recently undergoing spinal surgery, his management team announced on Tuesday. However, Murray does hope to play in the doubles with his brother Jamie, which will be his final appearance at Wimbledon. “Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over …