The indoor golf league captivated the world of sports and the world at large in hits first season this past winter and will officially be back in action starting December 28th. The reigning champions of the league, Atlanta Drive GC, will take on New York Golf Club in the first match of the season.
All told there are six teams within TGL right now and they feature stars from across the PGA Tour. It was announced earlier this year that a seventh team would be added beginning in 2027 (Motor City Golf Club) and there are rumors that a Texas-based team could be on the way as well.
As far as the present is concerned though, TGL remains an important part of the overall sport of golf. It offers a different option at a time of year where the sports calendar needed something new. Enter TGL.
Lester Quinones and the Orlando Magic have agreed to a contract where he will compete for a regular season roster spot or a Two-Way. Quinones is represented by Scott Wong Nichols.
In 13 games last season with the New Orleans Pelicans and Philadelphia 76ers, Quinones averaged 6.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 14.1 minutes. The Pelicans released Quinones from his Two-Way contract in July.
Quinones also averaged 21.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 36.0 minutes across 41 G League games.
How one WNBA team could win the championship and land the No. 1 pick
The Minnesota Lynx are having a classic revenge season.
After falling just short of the WNBA title in 2024, losing in overtime of a do-or-die Game 5 against the Liberty, Minnesota has looked every bit a team on a mission this year. For the near entirety of the season, they’ve sat atop the standings and are almost certainly going to head into the playoffs as the No. 1 seed.
Napheesa Collier is likely going to take home regular-season MVP honors and, as things stand, the Lynx are the current betting favorites to win the 2025 WNBA title. In just about every sense, it’s your typical bounce-back season from a great team after narrowly missing out on their goal.
Where things deviate from typical, though, is that the Lynx are also in the running for the No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft.
Yes, you read that right. Last April, Minnesota traded its 2025 first round pick to Chicago, used to select Hailey Van Lith, in exchange for the Sky’s unprotected 2026 pick. Chicago, who also traded the No. 3 pick in this year’s draft — which turned out to be Sonia Citron — for Ariel Atkins, has struggled mightily this season.
With Angel Reese sidelined for large portions of the season, Chicago currently sits at 8-24 and in the second spot in the lottery which means, as it stands, Minnesota sits in the No. 2 spot in the lottery and the No. 1 spot in the standings.
There are also some details that need to be ironed out in the CBA to see just how realistic the chances are that the Lynx win the title and the No. 1 pick
Last season, the Valkyries, entering their first year in the league, drafted after the four lottery teams. Will the same thing happen to Toronto and Portland, who will embark on their inaugural seasons in 2026? Similarly, the odds for the upcoming draft lottery will differ from previous years when only four teams took part. That, too, will have to be finalized heading into next April ahead of the draft.
But this still does bring in the very realistic possibility that the Lynx win the WNBA title in the fall, then hold the No. 1 pick in the draft next spring. Phee could, conceivably, win the MVP, then welcome in a No. 1 pick for next season.
Even setting aside the novelty of winning a title and the No. 1 pick in the same season, Minnesota is one of the league’s best teams that will have a top pick next summer in a fairly strong draft class. Almost certainly one of Azzi Fudd, Lauren Betts, Olivia Miles, Flau’Jae Johnson or some other top prospect will be on the Lynx roster next season.
It’s a terrific scenario for Minnesota, who look primed to be a contender in the present and while potentially welcoming in their future at the same time.
Luka Doncic diagnosed with left knee contusion, will continue to play for Slovenia at EuroBasket
This looked like it could have been much worse in the moment, with Luka Doncic’s Slovenian teammate Gregor Hrovat falling and crashing into his knee during an exhibition game against Latvia.
Luka Doncic’s teammate fell into him and the Lakers star appeared to injure his knee.
While Doncic limped back to the locker room after this, he was diagnosed with just a knee contusion, reports Marc Stein. Doncic will return to practice with the Slovenian team on Monday as they gear up for the start of EuroBasket at the end of the month, adds Dan Woike of The Athletic.
A source tells me Luka Dončić escaped today without any significant injury and will remain with the Slovenian national team and continue to compete in EuroBasket this summer.
With Doncic, Slovenia has a chance to medal at the European championships (they are sixth in betting odds to win the entire thing, according to Bet MGM). He is the heart and soul of their team, as evidenced by his 26 points, five rebounds and five assists against Latvia in the first half. With Doncic out, Latvia went on an 18-0 run and went on to win the exhibition, behind 20 points from Kristaps Porzingis and 16 from Davis Bertans.
Doncic limped back to the locker room but has avoided serious injury, reports Dan Woike of The Athletic. Doncic did not return to the game, however, he did return to the bench to watch the end of the exhibition against Latvia. We’ll see what the diagnosis is once the doctors do more tests (LCL sprain?).
Doncic impressed in the first half, scoring 26 points with five assists and five boards.
Lakers fans will be watching the rest of EuroBasket with concern… just like Bucks fans are watching the Greek side with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nuggets fans with Serbia and Nikola Jokic, and the list goes on and on.
The NBA and its players’ association say they support further limitations on certain types of prop bets to curb game manipulation and abuse of athletes by gamblers.
The Rockets’ Kevin Durant will make his return to Phoenix on Nov. 24, while the Mavericks’ Anthony Davis will return to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Nov. 28.
Miami traded forward Haywood Highsmith to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, a move that gets the Heat under the tax line for this coming season and creates roster flexibility.
The Lakers will honor Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley, who coached the team to four NBA titles during the “Showtime” era, with a statue that will be unveiled Feb. 22.
