2:37 PM ET MILAN — Giannis Antetokounmpo was held out of Greece’s 93-77 win over Great Britain in Monday’s EuroBasket game because of knee pain. “He had discomfort in his knee but nothing major,” Greece head coach Dimitris Itoudis said at his postgame news conference, adding, “We did not want to risk anything so we
2:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Iga Swiatek covered her head with a white towel during one changeover after falling behind by a set and a break in the US Open’s fourth round Monday. She kept making mistakes, then rolling her eyes or glaring in the direction of her guest box. Eventually, Swiatek
4:17 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti said it’s a “good sign” that last year’s winners Real Madrid aren’t among the favourites to retain the Champions League this season. Madrid beat Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Manchester City and then Liverpool in the final in May on their way to winning their 14th European Cup.
7:57 PM ET The Houston Dynamo have fired coach Paulo Nagamura amid the team’s struggles this season. USA Today Images One week after he was selected as the MLS coach of the week, Paulo Nagamura was fired Monday as head coach of the Houston Dynamo FC. Houston is 8-16-5 in MLS play this season and sits
7:04 PM ET Norway international Mathias Normann will not be invited to his team’s camp because he joined a club in Russia. Getty Images Norway’s Mathias Normann will not be considered for international duty as he has recently joined an undisclosed Russian club, the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) said on Monday. Norway coach Stale Solbakken informed
3:54 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola warned Manchester City that if they become too reliant on Erling Haaland they won’t end their quest to win the Champions League. City start their latest European campaign with a trip to Sevilla on Tuesday night, four months after their heart-breaking semi-final exit to Real Madrid last season.
3:21 PM ET Cesar Hernandez LA Galaxy striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez apologized for a failed Panenka attempt that saw his team settle for a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Sunday in Carson, California. After scoring twice in the match, including a previous penalty in the 88th minute, the Mexico forward gambled with a
7:33 PM ET Chelsea‘s new striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could make his debut for the London side in the Champions League wearing a mask for his injured jaw, but manager Thomas Tuchel on Monday implored the media not to give him ideas of being a “superhero.” Aubameyang is recovering from a jaw injury he suffered in
2:31 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe on Monday confirmed that Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba reached out to him and denied that the two had differences after Mbappe’s name came up in an extortion scandal currently under criminal investigation by French prosecutors. French prosecutors are investigating allegations that Pogba was the target of extortion
7:58 PM ET Star LSU defensive tackle Maason Smith will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during the team’s season-opening loss to Florida State on Sunday, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Smith underwent additional testing Monday on his knee, which he injured in the opening quarter