3:45 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have finally managed to register most of their summer signings ahead of the start of the new LaLiga season this weekend, with only Jules Kounde still to be registered. Xavi Hernandez’s side kick off their season against Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Saturday, but the build
Month: August 2022
3:15 PM ET Lionel Messi has been left off the 30-man list of Ballon d’Or nominees for the first time since 2005 after the contenders were announced by France Football on Friday. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema leads the nominees as he bids to win the first Ballon d’Or award of his career. Cristiano Ronaldo,
2:41 PM ET Associated Press Bubba Wallace locked down his future with 23XI Racing on Friday and now is eyeing a spot in NASCAR’s playoffs for the first time in his career. Wallace and 23XI announced a multiyear contract extension that keeps Wallace in the No. 23 Toyota that was the foundation of Denny Hamlin
2:12 PM ET Major League Baseball on Friday announced its support of an initiative that would authorize online sports betting in California, becoming the first major sports league to take sides in the high-stakes battle between bookmaking giants and the state’s powerful tribal gaming operators. Two primary sports betting initiatives are on the November ballot.
4:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Veteran relief pitcher Ken Giles, who has seen action in just five games after signing with the Seattle Mariners prior to the 2021 season, has been designated for assignment, the team announced Friday. Giles, a 31-year-old right-hander who was signed by the Mariners to a two-year, $7 million deal,
3:20 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Astros outfielder Michael Brantley will miss the rest of the season after he had right shoulder surgery. The 35-year-old Brantley, who hasn’t appeared in a big league game since June 26, underwent arthroscopic labral repair. He hit .288 with five homers and 26 RBIs in 64 games in
London Spirit 147 for 6 (Bell-Drummond 46, Maxwell 34, Hogan 2-31) beat Southern Brave 138 for 7 (Whiteley 52, Davies 36, Thompson 2-32) by nine runs London Spirit’s Hampshire Hawks bowling attack used their Ageas Bowl insider knowledge to end Southern Brave’s home domination. Dawson, Wheal and Crane all picked up a wicket-a-piece, along with
1:25 PM ET When the summer transfer window closed the night of Aug. 4, it concluded a stellar period of business for MLS. Some of the world’s biggest names moved to the league, including Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini to LAFC. Then there were well-known international names like Hector Herrera joining the Houston Dynamo, and
4:17 PM ET Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said on Friday that wide receiver Agiye Hall, who transferred from Alabama this spring, has been indefinitely suspended after being arrested on Thursday night by UT police on a criminal mischief charge. Hall faces a Class B misdemeanor charge for damages totaling between $100 to $750. The UTPD
3:03 PM ET Associated Press BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland — Ewen Ferguson of Scotland followed up his big opening round with an even-par 70, but it kept him in the lead at the ISPS Handa World Invitational on Friday. Ferguson carded a course-record 61 on Thursday at Galgorm Castle, one of two courses used for the