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By Eli Cohen | at June 28, 2026 4:36 pm The Nets are declining Ziaire Williams ‘ $6.25MM team option for next season, Brian Lewis reports for the New York Post (via Twitter). Williams was the 10th overall pick in the 2021 draft. He has spent the last two seasons in Brooklyn after starting his career with the Grizzlies, and has averaged 10.1 points and 1.2 steals in 23.7 minutes per game during that time. He’s a strong defender at 6’9″ but hasn’t developed into a consistent offensive threat, shooting just 42.2% from the field – and 32.2% on three-pointers – over his five-year career. By declining Williams’ options, the Nets could have around $40MM in cap space prior to the completion of the Julius Randle trade, depending on what they do with their team option for Day’Ron Sharpe , notes Yossi Gozlan of the Third Apron (Twitter link). The deadline on Sharpe’s option is tomorrow. Williams will now hit unrestricted free agency, though the Nets could still bring him back on a new deal depending on how the rest of their offseason plays out. The 24-year-old is expected to have other suitors in free agency, Brett Siegel notes for

The Jets selected seven players this weekend, led by centre Viggo Björck at eighth overall By Jamie Thomas WinnipegJets.com June 27, 2026 ROUND 1 | Pick #8 Viggo Björck – Centre Born: Mar. 12, 2008 – Stockholm, Sweden Height: 5’9” - Weight: 181 lbs – Shoots: R Jets Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Hillier: "I have to be honest. He's one of the most exciting draft picks I've ever had. I've been doing this a long time. I think he's the smartest player in the draft this year. He's one of the smartest players I've scouted. I call him short, but I don't call him small. He doesn't play small. He comes out of the corners with pucks. He uses a long stick. He's got good skill, he's a good skater, but his hockey sense is off the charts. He's just a kid that naturally knows positioning.” ROUND 3 | Pick #71 Samuel Hrenák – Goalie Born: Mar. 9, 2008 – Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia Height: 6’3” - Weight: 190 lbs – Catches: L Hillier: “Hrenák was a guy Drew MacIntyre was really passionate about all year. We kind of had some tiers of goaltenders and we had this guy ranked

The Pharaohs reach the second round for the first time in their history and will face Australia in the Round of 16, while the Persian Cheetahs still hope to qualify as one of the best third-placed teams. EGYPT MADE THE MOST OF THEIR FAST START Ramin Rezaeian equalized in the 14th minute, and from that point the Asian side looked comfortable with a draw, knowing it could be enough to keep their Round of 16 hopes alive as one of the best third-placed teams. But as Egypt faded, Iran grew stronger. The Persian Cheetahs pushed for a late winner and thought they had found it more than once, only to see two goals ruled out. Their dream of a famous victory slipped away in dramatic fashion.

The latest from the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo, NY. The latest from the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo, NY. Day Two NAME: KJ Sauer POSITION: Center TEAM/LEAGUE: Andover High School – High-MN VITALS: 6’3.25”, 202 lbs. BIRTHDATE: October 24, 2007 BIRTHPLACE: Andover, Minnesota SHOOTS: Right Scouting Report: Split time between Minnesota High School hockey with Andover and the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 2025-26. Registered five points (2g,3a) in five games with Lincoln and appeared in eight playoff games, scoring once. In the 2024-25 season, Sauer registered 32 points (17g,15a) in 30 games for Andover. His Father, Kent, was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 4th round (88th Overall) of the 1998 NHL Draft. Pick 120: NAME: Marek Sklenicka          POSITION: Goaltender  TEAM/LEAGUE: Seattle Thunderbirds – WHL  VITALS: 6’2.75”, 170 lbs.  BIRTHDATE: August 27, 2008  BIRTHPLACE: Litinov, Czechia  CATCHES: Left  Scouting Report:  The Hockey Writers “His athletic foundation is his most bankable asset. The lateral quickness and reactive saves are not teachable in the same way that positioning and rebound control are.” ·       In 2025-26, completed his first season in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with Seattle

Jamie Holt/Virginia Athletics Mans Dahlberg and Jangjun Kim join Dietrich on the All-ACC Men’s Tennis Academic Team. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia junior Dylan Dietrich has been named the ACC Men’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year while two additional Cavaliers were named to the All-ACC Academic team, the league office announced Friday (June 26). This is the 10th time a Cavalier has been named the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men’s tennis. Dietrich joins Dominic Inglot (2008-09), Mitchell Frank (2014), Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (2016-17), Carl Söderlund (2019, 2021) and Chris Rodesch (2023-24). Dietrich, a data science major, also earned CSC Academic All-America NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Team Member of the Year honors. The reigning ACC Player of the Year and ITA National Player of the Year, Dietrich finished the season with a 29-4 record, including a dominant 24-1 mark on the top court in dual match play. He owns the No. 1 spot in the ITA singles rankings, where he has remained since April 7, with wins in his final 17 completed matches. He capped his season with a thrilling 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-4 win over Texas' third-ranked Sebastian Gorzny to clinch Virginia's seventh team NCAA title. With partner Måns Dahlberg, Dietrich was crowned

The White House currently specializes in controversy-courting memes, designed to piss off as many as possible with deliberately half-assed cultural references invariably created using AI. Which is a sentence that would have been absolutely ridiculous to parse at any other point in America’s history. But the latest, a clumsy and crass reference to Destiny 2, has really rubbed people the wrong way, posted to time with the devastating news of widespread job losses at developer Bungie. The White House X account, with almost five million followers, reads like the propaganda output of a banana republic. It wildly veers between reposting far-right news networks’ lies, screenshots of Trump’s incoherent Truth Social drivel, perpetuating wholly untruthful witch-hunts, and embarrassing AI-generated slop. It’s kind of a bad look. But last night’s Destiny 2 reference just felt like an extra level of dickery. Eyes Up, Guardians 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/tO0KmmJ5i5 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 25, 2026 This idiotic image of a Destiny-like character screen, featuring a muscular Trump holding a U.S. flag, and “power” levels beyond that which are possible in the game, is obviously nowhere near as dangerous and vile as endangering a person’s life because they put their arm in the Reflecting Pool, nor the constant

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Softball team announced that it has signed outfielder Hannah Christian to an athletics aid agreement, where she will join Kentucky after recently completing her sophomore year. She comes to Kentucky after spending her first two seasons with Southern Mississippi. “A dynamic athlete and instinctual leader, Hannah adds speed and power to the lineup,” UK head coach Rachel Lawson said. “Hannah’s energy and team-first mentality was immediately apparent on her visit to Lexington. We can’t wait to have her on campus in the fall.” Christian is a .357 career hitter with the Golden Eagles where she started in 47 games for Southern Miss her freshman season and all 57 in her sophomore season that ended last month. She has 119 career hits in two years with 46 coming in 2025 and increasing that to 73 in her sophomore campaign last year to become one of the most feared hitters in the Sun Belt Conference. Last year alone with a .383 batting average, she added in 38 runs, 11 doubles, five home runs, 43 RBI and 22 walks. Christian hails from Hoover, Alabama and attended Hoover High School where she was named three times to the All-South

FC Halifax Town are delighted to confirm the signing of winger Connor Douglas, following his release by Premier League side Leeds United. Having come through the age groups at Leeds, the winger signed his first professional deal with the club in the summer of 2024. Comfortable on either wing, Douglas was utilised by both the under 18s and under 21s squads before signing his professional contract. The wide midfielder netted the winner for the under 21s in a Premier League 2 fixture against Manchester United under 21s in 2023. Last season, Douglas spent the first half of the season with the Leeds under 21s squad, however signed on loan for John McGrath’s Buxton side on Boxing Day. The winger went on to make 26 league appearances for the club, scoring once and assisting a further four, as the Bucks secured a playoff finish. Whilst at Leeds in the first part of the season, Douglas featured in the National League Cup fixture against The Shaymen, playing the full 90 as he had done the previous season as well. Read more posts by Kelly Gilchrist

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