Atlanta bolsters wing depth, acquires Aaron Wiggins from Oklahoma City originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Atlanta Hawks continued an aggressive offseason makeover Sunday, finalizing a trade to acquire guard Aaron Wiggins from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for two future second-round draft picks. Atlanta will send its 2030 second-round pick and the least favorable of the Hawks or Lakers 2032 second-round selections to Oklahoma City.Wiggins arrives in Atlanta after spending five seasons with the Thunder, where he developed into one of the leagues more reliable role players despite often competing for minutes on one of the NBAs deepest rosters. The 27-year-old wing provides the Hawks with valuable depth, perimeter defense, and three-point shooting.During the 2025-26 season, Wiggins averaged 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists while shooting efficiently from the field and continuing to establish himself as a versatile two-way contributor. Throughout his NBA career, he has shot approximately 38% from three-point range, making him an ideal fit alongside Atlantas playmakers and scoring options.Hawks land versatile guardThe move appears to be another step in Atlantas effort to strengthen its wing rotation while maintaining financial flexibility. Wiggins signed a five-year, $45 million extension with Oklahoma City before the 2024-25 season, and the contract remains team-friendly, with just over $17 million owed over the next two guaranteed years.For Oklahoma City, the trade is largely about asset management. The reigning Western Conference powerhouse has faced a roster crunch due to its abundance of young talent and draft capital. ESPN recently identified Wiggins as one of the most likely Thunder players to be moved as the organization works to balance playing time and future flexibility.Atlanta, meanwhile, gains a proven rotation player entering his prime. Wiggins has shown the ability to defend multiple positions, knock down open shots, and contribute without needing high usage. With the Hawks looking to return to playoff contention, his skill set fills an important need.The trade may not generate the headlines of a superstar acquisition, but it could prove to be one of the more impactful under-the-radar moves of the offseason for Atlanta.More NBA news:The one reason Bucks are turning down every Giannis Antetokounmpo offerDeAaron Foxs Spurs future revealed after NBA Finals disaster and its hardly a surpriseGilbert Arenas wants Jalen Brunson statue after the Knicks Spurs triumph his reason says it allShaquille O'Neal identifies what Victor Wembanyama needs to do after Spurs' Finals collapseSpurs finally find Victor Wembanyama's perfect championship partner

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Wyndham Clark heard it all day from the Shinnecock Hills crowd. Fans shouted for his golf ball to go in the bunker and the rough. One was ejected after yelling: Dont choke, Wyndham!He quieted them with a 52-foot putt to tap-in range for his second U.S. Open title in four years, avoiding the worst collapse in tournament history after his six-stroke lead dwindled to one.Oh, how this anybody-but-Wyndham crowd would've relished that.New York loves a winner, but the one these fans really wanted to see on Sunday was Scottie Scheffler, who was chasing the career Grand Slam, or Sam Burns, who lost by a stroke. Not Clark.Call it backlash for him damaging a locker in a fit of rage at Oakmont Country Club while missing the cut last year in the U.S. Open. Or for saying on TV that being surrounded by kids playing in the Masters Par 3 Contest was great birth control." Or even for winning his first U.S. Open title in 2023 over fan favorites Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler.Or maybe the folks spending their Father's Day at Shinnecock just wanted to see a little drama after Clark built leads of two, four and six strokes after each of the first three days.Man, they definitely didnt want me to win, Clark said.On Saturday, he complained that fans had largely deserted the course by the time he was finishing his third round. On Sunday, he mightve wished they had stayed home.It's rare for a golfer in the lead at a major championship or any golfer for that matter to be the subject of such derision. It happened to McIlroy at the Ryder Cup last September at Bethpage Black, also on Long Island, but that was a team competition. McIlroy was the star of the winning European side and U.S. fans went overboard in letting him have it.Clark said he tried to see himself in an underdog role on Sunday, as he did in 2023. Anytime someone said something negative to me, I replaced it with something positive, Clark said. Some of its self-deserved. I kind of brought it on myself, but I also get it, too. Scottie was going for the career Grand Slam, and it hasnt happened very often.Even so, the animosity appeared to rattle Clark early in his round. He bogeyed the second, sixth and seventh holes as fans threw their support behind Scheffler. They cheered Clark's mistakes while showering Scheffler with affection even serenading the four-time major champion, who turned 30 on Sunday, with Happy Birthday."It was Get in the bunker! for Clark and We love you Scottie! for Scheffler, who tied for fourth at even par.You like seeing the fans cheer for you. I think sometimes it can get a little too much when, you know, balls are kind of going off greens and you start hearing cheers, Scheffler said. That felt a bit much to me.Anti-Clark fans cheered when he flared a shot under a pair of trash containers on the fourth hole and again when his shot on the seventh hole landed in a bunker.Wyndham gonna lose 'em, a man said as Clark walked to his ball on 10.Get in the fescue! a fan yelled after he teed off on 13. When his second shot landed on a precarious part of the green, the crowd chanted Go! Go! Go! and gleefully roared as the golf ball rolled off the back.Clark won over the crowd, at least for a moment, on the 16th hole punching out from the tall grass and pumped his fist after nailing a 24-foot birdie putt to go to 5-under par. For the moment, he held a two-stroke lead and the crowd's hopes of a different winner were fading.But the taunts returned on the next hole as Clark backed off of his 8-foot par putt and then missed it. As Clark walked to the 18th tee, scratching his head with his hat in hand, a fan in the grandstand sang Under Pressure."Yeah, it was tough, but Im proud of myself that I battled through, Clark said. I mean, things really could have gotten away from me. I stood tough. Yeah, I would have liked to have won by more, but as long as you win, it doesnt matter.___Associated Press writers Doug Ferguson and Eddie Pells contributed to this report.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

Wyndham Clark heard it all day from the Shinnecock Hills crowd. Fans shouted for his golf ball to go in the bunker and the rough. One was ejected after yelling: Dont choke, Wyndham!He quieted them with a 52-foot putt to tap-in range for his second U.S. Open title in four years, avoiding the worst collapse in tournament history after his six-stroke lead dwindled to one.Oh, how this anybody-but-Wyndham crowd would've relished that.New York loves a winner, but the one these fans really wanted to see on Sunday was Scottie Scheffler, who was chasing the career Grand Slam, or Sam Burns, who lost by a stroke. Not Clark.Call it backlash for him damaging a locker in a fit of rage at Oakmont Country Club while missing the cut last year in the U.S. Open. Or for saying on TV that being surrounded by kids playing in the Masters Par 3 Contest was great birth control." Or even for winning his first U.S. Open title in 2023 over fan favorites Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler.Or maybe the folks spending their Father's Day at Shinnecock just wanted to see a little drama after Clark built leads of two, four and six strokes after each of the first three days.Man, they definitely didnt want me to win, Clark said.On Saturday, he complained that fans had largely deserted the course by the time he was finishing his third round. On Sunday, he mightve wished they had stayed home.It's rare for a golfer in the lead at a major championship or any golfer for that matter to be the subject of such derision. It happened to McIlroy at the Ryder Cup last September at Bethpage Black, also on Long Island, but that was a team competition. McIlroy was the star of the winning European side and U.S. fans went overboard in letting him have it.Clark said he tried to see himself in an underdog role on Sunday, as he did in 2023. Anytime someone said something negative to me, I replaced it with something positive, Clark said. Some of its self-deserved. I kind of brought it on myself, but I also get it, too. Scottie was going for the career Grand Slam, and it hasnt happened very often.Even so, the animosity appeared to rattle Clark early in his round. He bogeyed the second, sixth and seventh holes as fans threw their support behind Scheffler. They cheered Clark's mistakes while showering Scheffler with affection even serenading the four-time major champion, who turned 30 on Sunday, with Happy Birthday."It was Get in the bunker! for Clark and We love you Scottie! for Scheffler, who tied for fourth at even par.You like seeing the fans cheer for you. I think sometimes it can get a little too much when, you know, balls are kind of going off greens and you start hearing cheers, Scheffler said. That felt a bit much to me.Anti-Clark fans cheered when he flared a shot under a pair of trash containers on the fourth hole and again when his shot on the seventh hole landed in a bunker.Wyndham gonna lose 'em, a man said as Clark walked to his ball on 10.Get in the fescue! a fan yelled after he teed off on 13. When his second shot landed on a precarious part of the green, the crowd chanted Go! Go! Go! and gleefully roared as the golf ball rolled off the back.Clark won over the crowd, at least for a moment, on the 16th hole punching out from the tall grass and pumped his fist after nailing a 24-foot birdie putt to go to 5-under par. For the moment, he held a two-stroke lead and the crowd's hopes of a different winner were fading.But the taunts returned on the next hole as Clark backed off of his 8-foot par putt and then missed it. As Clark walked to the 18th tee, scratching his head with his hat in hand, a fan in the grandstand sang Under Pressure."Yeah, it was tough, but Im proud of myself that I battled through, Clark said. I mean, things really could have gotten away from me. I stood tough. Yeah, I would have liked to have won by more, but as long as you win, it doesnt matter.___Associated Press writers Doug Ferguson and Eddie Pells contributed to this report.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

"England's most patriotic street" is laying down the battle-lines for war with its local Green council.Torrington Avenue in Bristol has warned the city's council to expect a "battle" over attempts to remove locals' St George's flags during the World Cup.The street on the Knowle West council estate has been decorated with flags for football tournaments over several decades.But Bristol City Council has scolded residents for hanging flags from lampposts, railings and other public property, over "health and safety concerns".Officials have even told locals to report any flags proudly flying to public property - sparking a row which drew the scorn of Labour heavyweight Wes Streeting.One resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "If they want a battle, they have got the whole street to deal with. If they want to create a war, it will happen."The Highways Act 1980 makes it an offence to attach items to highway structures without permission from the authority or a reasonable excuse.Under section 132(2) of the Act, the highway authority has the power to remove such items.The council said it would focus first on removing flags in "sensitive locations" and would assess its approach to flags on council property.Tony Dyer, its Green leader, said: "By celebrating responsibly and being mindful of others, we can ensure that Bristol remains welcoming, respectful and safe for everyone during the tournament."Residents pressed ahead to hoist the flag this week, stringing them across the 300-metre road using rope and ladders.Lisa, 43, was attaching flag strings to hooks on houses this week, continuing a tradition her father began before his death a few years ago.FLAG FURY - READ MORE:Drivers risk 2,500 fine for flying England flags ahead of first World Cup gameSadiq Khan accused of showing clear aversion to St Georges Cross as London Mayor urged to 'proudly' fly England flagThousands of Britons banned from hanging flags from their balconies just hours before World Cup startsShe said: "It's just about community and getting behind our team and pulling everyone together.""It's football - it's a passion and a drive. We're all Bristol City fans and England fans. It's beautiful in the evening. I can't imagine they will come and take them down; it's just for four weeks of the tournament."Lisa told The Times the flags were "only football related" and that residents came from "all different nationalities and they are fantastic".She added: "They are welcome to have their own flags and those that don't want flags from their house, that's fine."But Riley Han, 31, was more firm."This is England, this is our country, and we are entitled to have flags to support our team," he said. "It's a joke. This has been going on for generations."While 32-year-old Warren added: "All we want to do is protect our family and put our flag up. They don't complain about it in America. My next-door neighbour is Polish and he is more than welcome to put his flag up."Linda Pickford, 65, had joined those hanging bunting from her house to a public lamppost.She said: "You can't have Torrington without flags It brings the community together. They can't fine everyone for having flags up. The council is getting so pathetic."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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