5:12 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets are bringing back All-Star guard Kyrie Irving as a part-time player for games outside of New York, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The unfolding circumstances of Brooklyn’s season — including injuries, players lost to health and safety protocols and an inordinate minutes load on their superstar players — led
12:35 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez has admitted that turning things around at Barcelona is proving harder than he thought and said some players don’t understand the style of football he wants to play. Barca won two of their first three games under new coach Xavi, who replaced Ronald Koeman in November,
5:11 PM ET Violence erupted in the stands during the match between Paris FC and Lyon. BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images The French Cup last 64 game between Paris FC and Lyon was abandoned following crowd trouble on Friday, a stadium announcer said as violence continued to hit French football. Supporters appeared to be fighting each
12:23 PM ET Caitlin Murray United States women’s national team player Kristie Mewis was the highest profile player traded during Thursday’s National Women’s Soccer League expansion draft, with San Diego Wave FC picking her before immediately agreeing a deal with NJ/NY Gotham for her rights. Mewis had been left unprotected by Houston Dash for the
4:31 PM ET Robert Lewandowski broke the record for most league goals in a calendar year as the champions Bayern Munich crushed VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 on Friday to go into the winter break with a nine-point lead at the top of the standings. Lewandowski capped off the rout with three minutes from the end, volleying
5:30 PM ET Thomas Tuchel has urged Chelsea fans to rally behind his team after they were booed off against Everton but said he was struggling to explain their stuttering form. Chelsea fell four points behind leaders Manchester City on Thursday following a 1-1 draw with Everton which was greeted by jeers from some home
7:30 PM ET Roughly nine months since being left off the United States‘ Olympic qualifying roster, USMNT and FC Dallas striker Ricardo Pepi called the snub a turning point to his season. “It just made me hungry,” Pepi said Friday. “It made me hungry to go on for the year. To do good for my
6:29 PM ET Colorado has hired Mike Sanford as its offensive coordinator. Sanford, 39, spent the past two seasons in the same role at Minnesota, which did not renew his contract for the 2022 season. He also has coordinator experience from both Notre Dame (2015 and 2016) and Boise State (2014), his alma mater. Colorado
6:00 PM ET Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State football coach Blake Anderson has apologized for telling his players it “has never been more glamorized to be the victim” of sexual assault. Anderson issued the apology Friday after making the comments during a conversation with the team during fall camp. “In the course
5:50 PM ET Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Manny Diaz isn’t happy with how his tenure at Miami ended, but the former Hurricanes head coach admits the timing worked out just fine. Fired on Dec. 6 after going 21-15 in three years with Miami, Diaz is already three practices into his new gig as