6:29 PM ET Depay’s under pressure to fill the void left by Messi and while he’ll never do what the Argentine did, he can certainly be the goalscorer and creative force Barcelona need. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images What a weekend! Barcelona appear to found a nice balance in attack — and perhaps their new talisman in
7:01 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Ryan Blaney took the lead from William Byron on a late restart and bobbed and weaved his way across the final seven laps to win at Michigan International Speedway. Blaney edged Byron by 0.077 seconds — the closest finish on the two-mile track since electronic scoring began.
8:09 PM ET Associated Press SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Rod Pampling won the Boeing Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions victory when Jim Furyk and Woody Austin failed to get up-and-down for birdie from greenside bunkers on the par-5 18th. Pampling, playing five groups ahead of Furyk and Austin at Snoqualmie Ridge, shot
5:53 PM ET Real Madrid came from behind with a brace from Vinicius Jr. in a thrilling draw with upstart Levante in LaLiga on Sunday night. The visitors took an early lead through Gareth Bale, who lashed a first-time shot into the back of the net after Karim Benzema played the ball back to him
7:17 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Vinicius Junior came off the bench to score twice as Real Madrid were held to a wild 3-3 draw at Levante on Sunday. Gareth Bale opened the scoring in the first five minutes after David Alaba spotted Karim Benzema’s run down the left. The forward pulled back for Bale
7:12 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have growing concern that their best pass-rusher, Za’Darius Smith, won’t be ready when they open the regular season in three weeks. The Pro Bowl outside linebacker has been dealing with a back injury that predates the start of training camp last month. Smith had
6:31 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania beat third-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Sunday in the first round of Tennis in the Land. The 75th-ranked Begu is 3-0 against Alexandrova. Begu won the final four points of the tiebreaker, ending it with a forehand that clipped the
10:54 AM ET Manchester United matched a Premier League record of 27 matches unbeaten away from home with a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Sunday. Mason Greenwood rescued a point for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side with a second-half strike to cancel out Fred‘s own goal. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t
1:28 PM ET Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said the Premier League might start to resemble rugby rather than football regarding fouls if referees continue to show leniency after his side drew 1-1 at Southampton on Sunday. Solskjaer claimed that Bruno Fernandes was fouled by Saints’ Jack Stephens in the build-up to the
11:57 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped to the bench for Juventus‘ Serie A opener against Udinese amid speculation surrounding his future at the club. Juve manager Massimiliano Allegri dismissed reports on Saturday claiming Ronaldo could leave Turin this summer, claiming the Portugal international had told him he was going to stay. – Insider Notebook: