2:14 PM ET Pierre BecqueyESPN.com Close Pierre Becquey is a deputy editor for ESPN Fantasy games. There’s a first time for everyone playing fantasy football. If this is yours, welcome! You’re going to love it, and more importantly, you’re going to love football even more. Fantasy football can seem overwhelming for beginners, but we can
4:29 PM ET Borussia Dortmund scored three times in 11 minutes late in the second half through three substitutes to come from a goal down and beat hosts Freiburg 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday. England youth international Jamie Bynoe-Gittens grabbed a 77th minute equaliser after a goalkeeping error before weaving past three players to
5:25 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Saturday’s Liga MX match between FC Juarez and Pachuca has been postponed due to cartel violence that has broken out in the Mexican city of Juarez, Mexico’s top league announced Friday. A gang riot inside a border prison that left two inmates dead quickly spread to the streets of Ciudad
5:30 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte believes Romelu Lukaku needed to return to Inter Milan to feel like a “king” again — but said the striker could still thrive in the Premier League. Lukaku rejoined Chelsea last summer in a club-record €115 million deal after two hugely successful years in Italy under Conte’s
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has suggested Cristiano Ronaldo has told him he wants to stay at Manchester United. Ronaldo has been heavily linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer although United are adamant he is not for sale. – Notebook: United told Ten Hag to lower expectations– ESPN+
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
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,