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Azzi Fudd becomes first rookie to win WNBA 3-point contestSimply making the WNBA 3-point contest wasn't enough for Dallas Wings star Azzi Fudd. She made some history, too.,Fudd became the first rookie to win the 3-point event, catching fire in the championship round to defeat the Portland Fire's Bridget Carleton 30-19 on Friday in Chicago.,The No. 1 pick i...

Azzi Fudd lone rookie to compete in WNBA 3-point contestRookie Azzi Fudd is accustomed to being in the national limelight after winning an NCAA championship with UConn in 2025 and being drafted No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings last April.,On Friday night in Chicago, Fudd will be back in the spotlight as one of six WNBA players participating in the 3-Poi...

Report: Joey Chestnut to compete in hot dog contest despite guilty pleaSeventeen-time champion Joey Chestnut won't be banned from this summer's July 4 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest for his recent guilty plea to a misdemeanor battery charge, according to a report from Front Office Sports.,The charge stems from a March 21 altercation at an Indiana bar. US Weekly...

NBA Slam Dunk Contest Falls Flat Once Again

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest ended with more whimper than wow, as Carter Bryant fell short and Keshad Johnson claimed victory in an anticlimactic finale....

Keshan Johnson wins dunk contest; Damian Lillard wins 3rd 3-point contest

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat has not started a game this season, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers has not played in one, and yet both made their impact on All-Star Weekend., ,Johnson delivered the defining moment of his short two-season NBA career so far when he w...

Damian Lillard wins 3-point Contest for 3rd time, ties Larry Bird

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Damian Lillard has not played a minute on the court for the Portland Trail Blazers this season and yet still found a way to make an impact at All-Star Weekend.,Lillard defeated seven other long-distance shooting rivals in the 3-point Contest and won the event Saturday for a thir...

Two-time champ Damian Lillard to participate in 3-point contest

Rehabbing Portland Trail Blazers icon Damian Lillard will be part of the eight-man field competing in Saturday's 3-point contest as part of All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.,Lillard won the competitions in 2023 in Salt Lake City and 2024 in Indianapolis. He is sitting out this season after sustaining...

Report: Pistons C Jalen Duren to participate in Slam Dunk contest

Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren accepted an invitation to compete in the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Duren will join Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes and San Antonio Spurs rookie forward Carter Bryant in the event on Feb. 14 in Inglewood, Calif., one day before the...