Lil Durk was so intent on revenge against Quando Rondo that he turned down a chance for peace, even after the Chicago rapper orchestrated a shooting that was supposed to get Rondo but killed his cousin instead — that's the story federal prosecutors are telling in a new filing.
Durk is days away from being tried for murder-for-hire for the August 2022 shooting that killed Rondo's cousin Saviay'a Robinson — a killing that prosecutors say Durk organized and paid for as revenge for the death of his friend and labelmate King Von. In a filing on Monday (August 17), prosecutors said they have "recently identified" a chain of text messages showing that Durk had been offered a chance to squash his beef with Quando Rondo months after that shooting, but turned it down.
In a trial memorandum, prosecutors explained that they would attempt to prove at trial not only that Durk and his alleged co-conspirators attempted to kill Rondo during the 2022 shooting; they also would show evidence that the conspiracy to get violent revenge continued even after that.
To that end, they plan on introducing at trial an exhibit containing what they say is a text message and voice memo from Durk from December, 2022 "telling his co-conspirators that an affiliate of [Rondo's] reached out to 'squash' the rivalry and ask for 'peace.'"
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Rajon Rondo: "Other teams that they don't fit. No disrespect to anybody but obviously Golden State, they are too old. LeBron James would have had to play too much, it would have been too much on his plate. To me, Miami doesn't have enough shooting at all, so they won't be difficult to kind of get with in the playoffs. And then, what was the other team? I guess Cleveland maybe? So, no, I don't see that. That's not a good fit. Him, James, and Donovan, no, that's not a good fit. But Maxey, who always plays without the ball, the way that he can shoot the basketball, Anfernee Simons, like we mentioned, we mentioned RJ, one of my favorite underrated guards in the league coming off the bench. I mean, it is going to be crazy. And let's not talk about the man in charge, Nick Nurse."
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Rajon Rondo: "Brilliant move. He's arguably the young best point guard in the game. I think he averaged 30 points a game this year. LeBron James is the king on the chessboard. He has all the right pieces to make the right moves. We all know he is a great basketball mind, one of the greatest basketball minds to play the game. If you give him these type of pieces to play with, I am an early bet with them being the favorites to win in my book."
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NBA fans have reacted after a clip of James Harden's girlfriend catching a wedding bouquet went viral again.
The moment quickly spread online, showing Harden's stunned reaction as his partner Paije Speights celebrated with the flowers.
It resurfaces during the offseason after Hoop Central reposted Overtime's clip from 2024. One can't deny the veteran guard is often in the spotlight, both on and off the court.
The couple reportedly went public in June 2024. Their first major appearance was at Rajon Rondo's wedding in Italy.
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The Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame is somewhere many dream of seeing their name, but for Brandon Webb and Rajon Rondo, it is now a reality. Both players were instrumental in the success of their Wildcats team while competing in the Commonwealth, and each went on to do major things at the next level.
Rondo is among the most well-known Kentucky basketball players, and his son, Peirre, can hoop as well. Hopefully he follows in his father's footsteps and heads to play college basketball in Lexington. For Rajon, the 6-foot-1 point guard was the 21st overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, after averaging 11.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and an SEC-high 4.9 ******* ists per game in his sophomore season. He then went on to have an illustrious career with the Boston Celtics.
"The 49th KSHOF class is comprised of Lexington native Tyson Gay, a world-class sprinter who still holds the American record in the 100-meter dash with the third-fastest time ever; Lebanon native Lisa Mattingly, one of the most highly accomplished basketball officials ever at both the collegiate and professional levels; Louisville native Rajon Rondo, a brilliant point guard at Kentucky and four-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA champion; and Ashland native Brandon Webb, a fearsome pitcher in high school, college and the pros and National League Cy Young Award winner," the release from UK Athletics said.
While Webb wasn't as well-known during his time at Kentucky, he was an absolute stud in the majors. He earned a Cy Young Award and was a three-time All-Star pitcher, making his name as a standout starter for the Arizona Diamondbacks. His best seasons were in 2006 and 2008, the latter of which is when he won 22 games and the former was his Cy Young-winning season.
Webb and Rondo are both certainly deserving of this honor.

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The Football Development Center of the State of Piauí was the seventh one inaugurated by the CBF in a single year. At an event held this Thursday (6), the entity officially opened the Piauí unit, located in Teresina.
The project was unlocked in the middle of last year. Although some structures were physically ready, there was no plan to put them into operation. Faced with this situation, the CBF released funds so that the state federations could manage these **** es. The amount exceeds R$ 20 million.
Before the inauguration ceremony, CBF president Samir Xaud visited the facilities and interacted with the children who will make use of the **** eCredits: Samuel Pereira / CBF
In July 2025, the Development Centers in Rondônia, in Porto Velho, Tocantins, in Palmas, and Amapá, in Macapá, were inaugurated. In August, it was the turn of the states of Santa Catarina, in Balneário Camboriú, and Sergipe, in Barra dos Coqueiros, to receive the facilities. Last week, Serra, in Espírito Santo, had its structure officially opened.
The Development Centers were funded by the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 Legacy Fund and allocated to the 15 states that were not host cities for the tournament in the country, as a way of promoting sports and social development in each locality and as a legacy of Brazil having hosted the World Cup.

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The Washington Commanders went looking for nothing short of a franchise cornerstone in the 1st round of the 2026 NFL Draft — they may have found 1 in off-ball linebacker and No. 7 overall pick Sonny Styles.
Styles thrilled the Commanders and their fans in his 1st day of training camp with full pads — the 1st day of actual practice — and showed why he might be worth every penny and more of his 4-year, $37.7 million rookie contract.
"Absolute Unit," the Commanders wrote on their official X account on Monday.
Styles is already being paid more than the Commanders' 2 presumed starting inside linebackers before the draft in free-agent signee and 2-time Super Bowl champion Leo Chenal (2 years, $24 million) and NFL All-Pro Frankie Luvu (3 years, $31 million).
"I can honestly say, I think we drafted a future Hall of Famer," Commanders fan Janky Rondo wrote on his official X account.

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Props to Bayshore High's baseball program, which starts the new school year on a meaningful note. For the first time in school history, the Bruins were recipients of the American Baseball Coaches ******* ociation Team Academic Excellence Award for 2025-26 with a 3.62 GPA.
They were one of 10 state high school ballclubs honored.
"Can't give enough credit to every guy's willingness to be disciplined in the classroom all year. This goes way beyond baseball," said Head Coach Mike Rupp, who also credited ******* istants Scott Hutsko, Jerad Paparella and Armando Sierra.
The 2025-26 Bruins were seniors Gabriel Falcon, Jordan Greene, Angelo Magloire, Bryant Ortiz, Tucker Pope, Fabio Rondon and Carsen Smalley; juniors Diego Falcon, Israel Garcia, Daniel Hutsko and Jashun Judge; sophomore Diego Orozco; and freshmen Herminio Nieves, Sergio Oropesa Marchena, Ismael Rosario and Patrick Schaefer.
· Grenadene Harder is 100 years young.

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LOVES PARK, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Through two games, Team USA is making life in WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup group play look easy. The USA had outscored its opponents 46-7.

Thursday night, before a packed house of 3400 fans, they dominated Mexico 24-5 in five innings. Team USA struck for seven runs in the bottom of the first inning and then nearly doubled that by scoring 13 runs in the second inning.

Catch Denae Benites homered, and she drove in six runs. Outfielder Ashton Lansdell homered, had two more hits, and she drove in seven runs. Third baseman Kate Blunt reached base four times, and she drove in a pair of runs. Outfielder Ashanthy Vizcarrondo added two hits and two RBIs.

Team USA will next face Australia at 7 p.m. Friday at Rivets Stadium. Australia is also 2-0.

Watch the media player for highlights of Team USA's victory against Mexico.
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Barcelona supporters hoping to see Lamine Yamal return to action with Spain will have to wait a bit longer.
According to Mundo Deportivo, the Spanish attacker will not be available for the national team’s final World Cup warm-up match against Peru.
Lamine has taken another positive step in his recovery and has begun reintegrating into the group’s training step by step. However, he is still not ready for competitive action.
The 18-year-old participated in the early stages of Spain’s training session, taking part in the warm-ups and rondos alongside his teammates.
Yamal is gunning for glory in World Cup. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)