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ESPN Maresca defends Fernández amid racist chant

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca defended Enzo Fernández, stating the midfielder had "no bad intentions" behind his offensive chanting directed at French players during Argentina's Copa América celebrations.

ESPN Haaland scores, but Celtic hit 4 past City for win

Manchester City lost 4-3 to Celtic in the first game of their preseason tour of the U.S. on Tuesday night.

ESPN Hayes: U.S. Olympic expectations 'disrespectful'

Two days before taking charge of her first major tournament match as coach of the United States women's national team, Emma Hayes said the age-old presumption of American dominance in this sport that many casual fans may still have is "disrespectful."

ESPN Real Madrid first club to take $1bn in revenue

Real Madrid announced they are the highest revenue-generating football club in the world after exceeding $1 billion in takings in the 2023-24 financial report.

ESPN Nacho bids emotional farewell to Real Madrid

Nacho Fernández bid an emotional farewell to Real Madrid on Wednesday following a trophy-laden 23-year stay with the LaLiga club.

ESPN Angel City, NZ defender Riley out of Olympics

Angel City defender and New Zealand captain Ali Riley has been withdrawn from the Olympics by head coach Michael Mayne on medical grounds.

ESPN IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City will host the Olympics again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid Wednesday.

ESPN Nembhard, Pacers agree to 3-year, $59M deal

Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard has agreed to a three-year, $59 million contract extension that will take him through the 2027-28 season, Todd Ramasar and Jaafar Choufani of Life Sports Agency told ESPN on Wednesday morning.

ESPN Shanahan: Belichick declined offer to join 49ers

Kyle Shanahan said on "The TK Show" podcast that he offered the former New England Patriots coach a spot on his 49ers staff but was turned down.

ESPN Canadian coaches kicked out of Oly for spy drone

A Canadian assistant women's soccer coach and an analyst have been kicked off the Olympic team after New Zealand's team said their training session was disrupted by a drone flown by their Team Canada opponents.

ESPN Raiders WR Gallup retires after 6 seasons in NFL

Six-year NFL veteran Michael Gallup, who was expected to compete for the Raiders' No. 3 receiver spot, instead retired Tuesday.

ESPN Walls: Gesture not intended as Trump endorsement

Rays shortstop Taylor Walls said Tuesday that his Donald Trump-inspired celebration of a hit Sunday was not intended as an endorsement of the Republican presidential candidate.

ESPN Woods' son misses cut at U.S. Junior Amateur

Tiger Woods' son, Charlie, shot a 10-over 80 on Tuesday and missed the cut at 22 over through two rounds at the U.S. Junior Amateur.

ESPN Gauff named USA female flag-bearer for Games

US Open champion Coco Gauff will be the female flag-bearer for the United States at the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony, joining four-time NBA champion LeBron James, the American team said Wednesday.

ESPN Hayes: U.S. Olympic expectations 'disrespectful'

Two days before taking charge of her first major tournament match as coach of the United States women's national team, Emma Hayes said the age-old presumption of American dominance in this sport that many casual fans may still have is "disrespectful."