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4 hours ago
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Warriors' Stephen Curry Praises Grizzlies' Ja Morant During NBA Offseason for Key Reason
Warriors' Stephen Curry Praises Grizzlies' Ja Morant During NBA Offseason for Key Reason originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It has been an extremely quiet offseason thus far for the Golden State Warriors as they have failed to make any additions to their roster outside of the 2025 draft. Golden State was expected to be very active this summer to upgrade their roster around their star trio of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green to chase a championship next season. Instead, the Warriors have not made any additions to their roster outside of the draft and the main reason why is the ongoing saga between them and restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga as Golden State continues to await his decision on what is next for his career. Because of this, the Warriors have missed out on a ton of free agent targets which is a massive blow to their title hopes next season. Despite this, they are still expected to make moves this offseason and with Curry leading the way, they will likely be a contender once again next season. Curry was in the news earlier this week as he was on a video posted by the Good Dude YouTube channel where he had high praise for Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant for one key reason. 'Ja Morant. I think, pound-for-pound, he is the most athletic dude in the league,' Curry said. In the video, Curry also compared Morant's athleticism to both Rusell Westbrook and John Wall's in their prime but said Morant's ability has more finesse. This is high praise coming from Curry but it does make a ton of sense as Morant is one of the most athletic players the NBA has seen in quite some time. From throwing down vicious dunks due to his extreme bounce to blocking shots on the other end, Morant is one of the most fun young players to watch in the NBA currently and there is no doubt that the Grizzlies star has earned praise from Curry due to his skills. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
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10 hours ago
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Scott's birdie binge keeps FedEx playoffs in sight
Adam Scott has rung off four consecutive birdies and shot a five-under-par 65 in the first round of the Wyndham Championship, not far from the position required to crash the FedEx Cup playoff starting next week. The Australian had missed a four-foot birdie at the Wyndham Championship in 2023 to snap his 16-year streak of reaching the playoff. He said he felt more "motivation" than pressure taking to the course knowing he likely requires a two-way tie for third or better to have a reason to fly to Memphis for the FedEx St. Jude next week. 4 straight birdies for Adam Scott! He's moved into the top-5 @WyndhamChamp.📺 @PGATOURLIVE on ESPN+ — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 31, 2025 Scott addressed his mindset heading into the tournament. "I'm going to need to get like 20-under to think of anything, so I better not be one-under through day one or I'm going to leave myself a lot of work, so nice to make a few birdies," Scott said. "And of course as much as I think about moving on, I'd like to win this tournament, so that's - it's a similar kind of scenario for me." Starting his round at the 10th hole, Scott turned in an uneven opening nine with two bogeys and three birdies. He clicked after making the turn, including a run of four consecutive birdies to climb the leaderboard. On the par-four, 426-yard fourth - Scott's 13th hole in the first round - he rolled home a birdie putt bending it back to the right from below the hole. At No.5, Scott stayed with the short stick from well off the front of the green with his third shot. From nearly 60ft out, he rolled the ball to a stop inside of two feet for the tap-in birdie and carded two more birdies at No.6 and No.7 to briefly jump into a tie for third. Perhaps his best shot of the day was the 33ft putt at the par-three seventh. It was his seventh birdie of the round. By the time he signed his scorecard, Scott and playing partner Jordan Spieth were tied for fifth and two back of the leaders. Scott has two top-10 finishes at Sedgefield. He did not play last year after taking second at the Scottish Open and tying for 10th in the Open Championship. This season has been more of a grind. Scott, who celebrated his 45th birthday two weeks ago, is still chasing his first top-10 in 2025. He last had a top-10 in 2024, at the BMW Championship where he tied for second. Fellow Australian Cameron Davis shot a two-under 68, seven off the lead
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11 hours ago
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Great (Adam) Scott: Birdie binge keeps Wyndham lead, playoffs in sight
July 31 - Adam Scott rang off four consecutive birdies and shot a 5-under-par 65 in the first round of the Wyndham Championship on Thursday, not far from the position required to crash the FedEx Cup playoff starting next week. Scott missed a four-foot birdie at the Wyndham Championship in 2023 to snap his 16-year streak of reaching the playoff. He said he felt more "motivation" than pressure taking the course knowing he likely requires a two-way tie for third or better to have a reason to fly to Memphis for the FedEx St. Jude next week. Scott addressed his mindset heading into the tournament. "I'm going to need to get like 20-under to think of anything, so I better not be 1-under through day one or I'm going to leave myself a lot of work, so nice to make a few birdies," Scott said. "And of course as much as I think about moving on, I'd like to win this tournament, so that's -- it's a similar kind of scenario for me." Starting his round at the 10th hole, Scott turned in an uneven opening nine with two bogeys and three birdies. He clicked after making the turn, including a run of four consecutive birdies to climb the leaderboard. On the par-4, 426-yard fourth (Scott's 13th hole in Round 1), he rolled home a birdie putt bending it back to the right from below the hole. At No. 5, Scott stayed with the short stick from well off the front of the green with his third shot. From nearly 60 feet out, he rolled the ball to a stop inside of two feet for the tap-in birdie and carded two more birdies at Nos. 6 and 7 to briefly jump into a tie for third. Perhaps his best shot of the day was the 33-foot putt at the par-3 seventh. It was his seventh birdie of the round. "You know, the back nine is the easier nine here. I was trying to stay patient," Scott said. "I wasn't too concerned about a bit of a slow first nine holes as long as I did put it into gear on the next. And I managed to, you know, I'm in that spot I can't be too patient, I have to have a go of a few things. I was trying to remind myself of that when I was picking targets out there to be as aggressive as I can." By the time he signed his scorecard, Scott and playing partner Jordan Spieth were tied for fifth and two back of the leaders. Scott has two top-10 finishes at Sedgefield. He didn't play last year after taking second at the Scottish Open and tying for 10th in the Open Championship. This season has been more of a grind. Scott, who celebrated his 45th birthday two weeks ago, is still chasing his first top-10 in 2025. He last had a top-10 in 2024 at the BMW Championship, where he tied for second. --Field Level Media
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17 hours ago
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Here's when Arlington Community Schools students return to class this year
Summer heat is still in full force, but school is about to start up once again. Arlington Community Schools will head back to school on Aug. 7. Here is when public schools in the Memphis area return from summer break. DeSoto County Schools DeSoto County Schools will head back to school on July 31. Memphis-Shelby County Schools Memphis-Shelby County Schools students will head back to school on Aug. 4. Germantown Municipal School District Germantown Municipal School District will head back to school on Aug. 6. Millington Municipal Schools Millington Municipal Schools will head back to school on Aug. 6. Lakeland School System Lakeland School System will head back to school on Aug. 7. Bartlett City Schools Bartlett City Schools will head back to school on Aug. 7. Collierville School District Collierville School District students will head back to school on Aug. 7. This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Arlington Community Schools: Here's when students return to class Solve the daily Crossword
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Memphis wins historic derby, VAR in spotlight in Copa do Brasil 🇧🇷
The first derby in the history of the Copa do Brasil ended with a victory for Corinthians on Wednesday night (30). The VAR changed the on-field decision, a penalty was saved, and Memphis secured the 1 x 0 at the Neo Química Arena. It was the first leg of the round of 16 in the knockout competition. Whoever advances to the next round will secure R$ 4.7 already in the 1st half 🔥 The first tense moment came at 15 minutes, with Memphis and Gustavo Gómez as the protagonists. At first, Wilton Pereira Sampaio did not call a foul by the Palmeiras captain. But he was called to review the play while observing the Corinthians' number 10 showing the effects of the tackle received. Wilton went to the monitor and came back with the decision: penalty by the Palmeiras captain and a yellow card for him. The Corinthians fans' celebration was not complete thanks to Weverton, who made a good save from Yuri Alberto's penalty. Palmeiras improved towards the end of the first half. And only didn't score thanks to André Ramalho. Attempts, Memphis and more VAR Most of the second half saw a Palmeiras better handling the ball. Corinthians tried - unsuccessfully - to attack against a well-positioned rival. Then the first good move from Dorival's team in the 2nd half resulted in a goal. Perfect cross from Matheuzinho and freedom for Memphis to score (33'). The Palmeiras reaction was almost immediate. But there was confusion and then an offside call. Palmeiras tried, but failed to equalize. 📊 Table and schedule 📅 The return match will be next Wednesday (6). With Allianz as the stage. Corinthians has the advantage of a draw. Palmeiras needs to win by two goals difference to advance in regular time. A one-goal victory for Palmeiras will lead to a penalty shootout. Both will play again on Sunday (3), for the 18th round of the Brasileirão. Corinthians (11th) will face Red Bull Bragantino (5th) at Itaquera. While Palmeiras (3rd) will be a visitor against Vitória (15th). Photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
