8:53 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi has still not returned to training with Barcelona as the wait for him to sign his new contract with the club goes on. Barca’s first-team squad remain in Germany, where they have been based for the last week, ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against FC Salzburg. Excluding
12:42 PM ET Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson will miss the side’s training camp in Scotland this week as he continues to suffer fatigue after a positive COVID-19 diagnosis three weeks ago. Henderson had recently returned to training after recovering from a hip problem but “is still feeling the effects of the virus” several weeks
2:52 PM ET Alabama’s board of trustees on Monday approved a contract extension for football coach Nick Saban that will keep him in Tuscaloosa through the 2028 season. Saban, who turns 70 in October, will make $8.4 million this year, with his salary set to increase annually. He will be paid an average of $9.8
1:09 PM ET Tyson Fury’s brother is being added to the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley undercard — with an eye toward him fighting Paul in the future. Tommy Fury, the half brother of Tyson, will fight MMA fighter Anthony Taylor on the Aug. 29 card from Cleveland in a six-round cruiserweight fight, sources told
12:19 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The absences are starting to pile up for the Baltimore Ravens‘ offense early in training camp. Wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown missed his third straight practice Monday with a hamstring injury. He got through only one full team practice before leaving Thursday’s practice early for what was initially
1:21 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. – A couple of fans were granted an all-access tour of the Detroit Lions practice facility on Monday. Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey and general manager Troy Weaver were both on site to watch the latest training camp practice for the Detroit Lions. Weaver and Casey
1:38 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — On the eve of the biggest race of her life — the Tokyo Olympics women’s 400-meter hurdles semifinal — Anna Cockrell called the one person she knew she could turn to who knew something about nerves and fighting self-doubt: Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Ross Cockrell, her Super Bowl-winning brother.
12:00 PM ET After eight years as the NBA’s executive vice president of basketball operations, Kiki VanDeWeghe stepped down Monday to transition into a league advisory role. VanDeWeghe, 63, played a significant part in modernizing the league’s basketball operations during his tenure, beginning in the late months of former commissioner David Stern’s tenure and continuing
8:23 AM ET TOKYO — Zach LaVine is eligible for a contract extension with the Chicago Bulls in the next few days. He reiterated Monday that he wants to be rewarded for his All-Star level of play but will work with the team’s front office as it looks to use cap space for new talent.
8:30 AM ET Caitlin Murray Coming into the Olympics semifinal against Canada, no one knew which U.S. women’s national team was going to show up. Was it going to be the one that showed exuberance and tenacity against Netherlands to win a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw? Or was it going to be the