8:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has been named in Barcelona‘s squad for the Champions League semifinal second leg against Chelsea after almost 10 months out injured, but Lucy Bronze has been ruled out with a knee problem. Putellas has not played since tearing her ACL while with Spain
1:42 PM ET After a slow start, Brenner became a key player for FC Cincinnati. Jeff Dean/Getty Images FC Cincinnati forward Brenner has finalized a transfer to Italian Serie A side Udinese, FCC announced on Wednesday. While terms of the deal weren’t announced, sources tell ESPN that the transfer fee is $10 million, plus undisclosed incentives
2:38 PM ET The European Club Association (ECA) on Wednesday has told the Women’s World Cup teams that European clubs should not release their players until 10 days prior to the tournament, which could set off a club vs. country row later this year. The ECA has issued a statement saying its member clubs —
1:11 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent New York City FC‘s on-loan striker Valentin “Taty” Castellanos is available for €15 million ($16.6m) this summer, sources have told ESPN. Castellanos is currently on loan at LaLiga’s Girona and scored four times in their stunning 4-2 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
11:35 AM ET Leon Imber The FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United on June 3 has been brought forward to kick off at 3 p.m. local time, the English Football Association (FA) said on Wednesday. The Manchester derby was set to start at 5.30 p.m. local time but BBC Sport reported that
2:14 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alex Bowman suffered a fractured vertebra in a sprint car crash and Hendrick Motorsports said Wednesday the NASCAR star will miss at least the next three Cup races. Bowman will be replaced by Josh Berry, who filled in for Chase Elliott for five races as Elliott recovered
2:30 PM ET TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs welcomed Michael Bunting back from suspension — but not into their lineup. Bunting, who served a three-game ban for elbowing and interference on Tampa defenseman Erik Cernak in Game 1 of the Leafs and Lightning Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, skated as an extra at his
8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN New York Knicks fans spent the summer dreaming Donovan Mitchell would lead their team to playoff victories inside Madison Square Garden. Mitchell was on the court for a pair of Knicks playoff victories at the Garden over the weekend — just not in the uniform anyone around the NBA expected.
9:14 AM ET MADRID — Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu withdrew from the Madrid Open shortly before she was due on court to play Viktoriya Tomova in the first round Wednesday. The 20-year-old British player cited an injury to her right hand as the reason for her withdrawal. It is the latest setback for
12:38 PM ET Brendan Loughnane and Rob Wilkinson will look to continue their quests for back-to-back PFL championships on June 8, in the second round of the promotion’s regular-season matchups. Loughnane (27-4) will face Jesus Pinedo (20-6-1) in a featherweight main event of PFL 4. Wilkinson (18-2) will take on Will Fleury (12-3) in a