FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are in continued negotiations to keep the Argentine World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner in Miami, according to a person familiar with the talks. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity due to the ongoing nature of contract negotiations. One part of the negotiations: ...
The Las Vegas Aces superstar exited Tuesday’s matchup against the New York Liberty after she fell hard during the second quarter. With the Aces trailing 33-30 with 4:13 remaining in the first half, Wilson was fouled by the Liberty’s Leonie Fiebich while driving to the basket. Wilson was tripped up on the play and landed hard on her shoulder, using her wrists ...
Caitlin Clark is joining forces with her Indiana Fever teammates for the 2025 WNBA All-Star game. “There’s a high chance that (Kelsey Mitchell) and (Aliyah Boston) will be on my team,” the two-time All-Star teased Monday during an open practice for season ticket holders. She did just that. In her first appearance as an WNBA All-Star captain, Clark promptly selected ...
How about a walk-off inside-the-park home run to cap off your baseball viewing for the day? That’s exactly what the San Francisco Giants’ Patrick Bailey did late into the night on Tuesday, July 8. With his team trailing the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Bailey hit a long drive off Phillies pitcher Jordan Romano ...
My book ‘On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports,’ was published by Scribner on Tuesday. Much is being written and said about the book, but here are three stories in the book you might not have heard. Clark’s real reaction to the Olympic snub During an interview session after the Indiana Fever practice on June 9, ...
Update the Big Dumper dinger counter. The Seattle Mariners might have lost 10-3 to the New York Yankees in the Bronx on Tuesday, July 8, but Cal Raleigh hit his 36th home run of the season. Raleigh’s latest tater was noteworthy, particularly for Mariners fans. He passes Ken Griffey Jr. for the most home runs hit by a Mariners player ...
Kirk Cousins signed a four-year, $180 million free-agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons ahead of the 2024 NFL season. The veteran quarterback may not have agreed to the deal had he known the Falcons were going to select Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Cousins explained on Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ series he felt ‘pretty ...
Maybe you’ve heard of Greg LeMond. Maybe you haven’t. And if his name doesn’t ring familiar, maybe it should. LeMond, 64, was the first American cyclist to win the Tour de France, one of the two or three most-watched sporting events in the world. And with the doping-era disqualifications of Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis, LeMond is the only American ...
The Washington Commanders will have a Terry McLaurin problem on their hands if they don’t act soon. As the team tries to build off a phenomenal 2024 season that saw it fall in the NFC championship game, the Commanders can’t afford to break up the band now. That is especially true regarding McLaurin, who has been a fixture in the ...
The 2025 Wimbledon championships have already produced plenty of drama and upsets in the men’s and women’s singles tournaments, and the final rounds are shaping up for more of the same. The quarterfinal round is halfway done at the only tennis major played on grass courts each year, and already there are some highly anticipated matches set up for the ...