2:03 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Slovenia roared back from a 23-point deficit, and it looked as if it was well on its way to a berth in the EuroBasket semifinals. Poland had other ideas — and in an absolute shocker, EuroBasket will have a new champion. Mateusz Ponitka had 26 points, 16 rebounds
3:06 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris is “feeling great” after ankle surgeries derailed his 2021-22 season and is expected to be 100% heading into training camp later this month, according to his agent, Mark Bartelstein. “He’s doing great,” Bartelstein told ESPN. “Feeling great, ready to roll.” Harris played in just 14 games last
5:57 PM ET CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell disagrees that the now-broken-up Utah Jazz core “didn’t really believe in each other” as team CEO Danny Ainge said earlier this week. “I don’t think we didn’t believe [in each other],” Mitchell told ESPN Wednesday on his first day in Cleveland as a Cavalier following a Sept. 1
5:37 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that he doesn’t “know how to measure” the punishment Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver received for making racist and misogynist remarks compared to what would happen to a team or league employee, saying that he “doesn’t have the right”
4:31 PM ET Serena Williams might be taking a page from Tom Brady‘s book. Williams, who said last month that she was “evolving” away from competitive tennis after this year’s US Open, once again hinted at a possible comeback during an interview Wednesday with “Good Morning America.” And this time, the 23-time Grand Slam champion
1:41 PM ET Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag faces a potential crisis up front after confirming Marcus Rashford has picked up a “muscle injury.” Rashford has been ruled out of Thursday’s Europa League clash at FC Sheriff and with Anthony Martial also injured, Cristiano Ronaldo is the only main option in attack. – Stream
2:57 PM ET Associated Press UEFA laid a slew of disciplinary charges Wednesday against Marseille and Eintracht Frankfurt after disorder at their Champions League game including a fan of the German club making a Nazi salute. Frankfurt was charged with four offenses including “racist behaviour” at its 1-0 win in Marseille on Tuesday. Late Tuesday,
1:38 PM ET Mathias Pogba has been put into police custody over a blackmail attempt against his own brother. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images An elder brother of Paul Pogba has been taken into police custody in connection with organised armed extortion against the Juventus midfielder, sources have told ESPN. “Mathias Pogba presented himself to the
10:39 AM ET Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic, Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, and the Leeds United duo of Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams are among those chosen for the United States men’s national team’s 26-player roster ahead of the last set of pre-World Cup friendlies. The U.S. will play Japan in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Sept. 23,
4:56 PM ET Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde scored a superb second-half goal and Marco Asensio struck late to fire the holders to a 2-0 win at home to RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday. Uruguay international Valverde showed composure to calmly beat a defender with clever footwork on the edge of the