Kobe Bryant’s father auctions off late athlete’s first NBA championship ring

Kobe Bryant’s father, Joe Bryant, is auctioning the 2000 NBA championship ring his son gifted him. According to the Goldin, the ring is 14-karat gold and features 40 diamonds, including five larger round diamonds on either side of the face, which display the word ‘LAKERS’ filled with purple enamel. The jewelry is in the former Los … Read more

Ex DraftKings exec claims it ‘torched his reputation’ for leaving, as 186 apply to rival Fanatics in three years

A former DraftKings exec is accusing the betting platform in legal documents of making “brazen attempts to torch [his] reputation,” and having a “long history of aggressively smearing employees.” Former DraftKings vice president of growth Michael Hermalyn alleges in bombshell court papers filed on Thursday in Massachusetts federal court that employees at DraftKings (DK in court … Read more

Mets’ Kodai Senga expected to throw again ‘soon’ after recent MRI

PORT ST. LUCIE — Kodai Senga is expected to begin throwing “soon” after an MRI exam in recent days revealed the inflammation in his right shoulder has subsided. “I feel good,” the Mets right-hander said through his interpreter Thursday, hours after manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters in Lakeland, Fla., the latest imaging on Senga was … Read more