6:55 PM ET Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry said the time was right for him to leave social media in the wake of increasing instances of footballers receiving racist abuse online, telling the BBC on Monday that “it is not a safe place.” Henry announced last week that he will no longer be using
7:26 PM ET The United Soccer League announced on Monday that several ownership stakes in USL Championship side Charlotte Independence — including that of majority owner Dan DiMicco — are in the process of being sold. “The day-to-day management of the club — of which Mr. DiMicco and others are not directly involved — will
7:34 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Mexico men’s national team manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino said it would be “illogical” for Carlos Vela to join El Tri at the Tokyo Olympics after not having played for the senior squad since 2018. Speaking ahead of Mexico’s friendly against Costa Rica in Austria on Tuesday, Martino seemed puzzled
7:53 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills announced Monday the new naming rights partner for their stadium, which will now be known as Highmark Stadium. The stadium was named “Bills Stadium” during the 2020 season, after the team severed its partnership with New Era, which had owned the stadium’s naming rights
6:32 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan came out of their offseason bunker Monday and shed light on their plans for the newly acquired third pick in next month’s NFL draft, what is to become of Jimmy Garoppolo and how they arrived at their
12:51 PM ET The United States men’s national team returned to action this past week, with a 4-1 win over Jamaica last Thursday and a 2-1 win against Northern Ireland on Sunday. However, the U23 side failed to secure passage to the Olympics in Tokyo, the third straight Summer Games the Americans will miss out
10:40 AM ET Marc J. Spears The NBA’s new Basketball Africa League plans to make its long-awaited debut on May 16 in Kigali, Rwanda. The new league will include 12 teams from across Africa playing its inaugural season in 26 games at Kigali Arena in Rwanda rather than the initial plan of playing in different
11:33 AM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs have signed center Gorgui Dieng, adding a nine-year veteran to the front line following the departure of LaMarcus Aldridge. The 6-10 Dieng was waived by Memphis last week after averaging 7.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists over 22 games this season. Aldridge
1:26 PM ET NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets continue to construct a roster full of decorated superstars. The team’s signing of forward LaMarcus Aldridge over the weekend elicited strong reactions from fans across the league as they grapple with the Nets acquiring James Harden, Blake Griffin and Aldridge over the past 2½ months. “It’s
5:33 PM ET Free-agent guard Jeff Teague is signing with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Teague, 32, was waived by the Orlando Magic after the team got him as part of a deal with the Boston Celtics at Thursday’s trade deadline. He joined the Celtics this past offseason on a one-year deal.