7:40 PM ET Associated Press Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78. Former British boxer and close friend Kenny Rainford told The Associated Press in a telephone call from Liverpool, England, that his close friend died on
2:07 PM ET ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren appear to disagree on the transparency surrounding the team signing Oscar Piastri to replace him. Piastri has finally been confirmed as the driver to replace Ricciardo next year after a protracted contract dispute between McLaren and Alpine. On Friday, the contract recognition board verdict revealed
5:52 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Club America manager Fernando Ortiz has cautioned Mexico coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino to “watch what you’re saying” over comments he made about dual-national midfielder Alejandro Zendejas, who has reportedly yet to sign a one-time switch from the U.S. to Mexico. After a 1-0 friendly loss to Paraguay on Wednesday, Martino
12:53 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says he feels liberated after the transfer window closed with Hector Bellerin and Marcos Alonso becoming the club’s seventh and eighth signings of the summer. Barca were one of the busiest clubs in Europe during the window, spending over €150 million on Robert Lewandowski,
12:36 PM ET Associated Press Paris Saint-Germain must pay €10 million ($10 million) for breaking UEFA financial rules, with seven other clubs also punished for overspending since 2018. UEFA said its club finance investigators ordered prize money from European competitions totaling €26m ($26.1 million) to be withheld from the eight clubs sanctioned under Financial Fair
8:08 PM ET Associated Press United States defender Sergino Dest is hoping to get more playing time ahead of this year’s World Cup in Qatar after joining Serie A champion AC Milan on transfer deadline day. Milan also has the right to buy Dest from Barcelona at the end of the season-long loan deal for
6:13 PM ET Marcelo will be back in European competition with Olympiakos this season. Oscar J. Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images Brazilian full back Marcelo has signed for Olympiakos after leaving European champions Real Madrid in the summer, the Greek champions announced on Friday. The club did not reveal the details of his contract but Greek
12:19 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston forward Danilo Gallinari suffered a torn ACL in his left knee while playing for the Italian national team, the Celtics announced Friday, an injury that could cause him to miss the entire 2022-23 NBA season. Gallinari previously tore the same ACL in April 2013 and missed the entire 2013-14
6:56 PM ET Associated Press RECIFE, Brazil — Paul Stoll had 15 points and nine assists, and Mexico defeated the U.S. 73-67 on Friday in the opening game of Group C play for both teams at the FIBA AmeriCup. Fabian James added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Mexico. Jeremy Pargo led the U.S. with
4:45 PM ET ESPN News Services MILAN — Giannis Antetokounmpo simply took over with the game on the line. And as usual, he did it on both ends of the floor. Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Tyler Dorsey also finished with 27 points as Greece held off Croatia 89-85 in the