The U.S. professional soccer landscape is poised to get a lot bigger after major news broke on Tuesday in both the men's and women's game.
Major League Soccer expansion: San Diego will be home to the league's long-awaited 30th club, The Sunday Times reports. Egyptian billionaire and U.K. Conservative Party senior treasurer Mohamed Mansour is set to pay a record $500 million for the expansion rights.
Timing can be everything in sports, and the San Antonio Spurs seem to have perfected the art of winning the National Basketball Association draft lottery at just the right moment.
Driving the news: The ping pong balls fell in San Antonio's favor on Tuesday night in Chicago, landing them the No. 1 pick in June's draft and the right to select 7-foot-4 French prodigy Victor Wembanyama.
San Antonio Spurs fans are celebrating the team landing the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft following Tuesday night's lottery.
Why it matters: Securing the No. 1 pick means the Spurs, who finished the 2022-2023 season with a 22-60 record, are in the prime position to draft the player at the top of every team's wish list: Victor Wembanyama, otherwise known as "Wemby."
The National Basketball Association draft lottery is Tuesday night, when one lucky team will win the No. 1 pick and the right to draft Victor Wembanyama — the most hyped prospect since LeBron James.
State of play: The Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets have the best chance (14%) of landing the 19-year-old French prodigy who stands 7-foot-4, has an 8-foot wingspan, shoots like Kevin Durant and defends like Rudy Gobert.
