Baseball Hall of Fame 2026: Why Beltran, Jones, Kent got in - ESPN
Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 21, 2026. The Class of 2026 is being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2026.
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2 fans escorted from seats in Aces' overtime win against Fever - ESPN
INDIANAPOLIS — Two men were escorted from their courtside seats in Gainbridge Fieldhouse during the third quarter of the Las Vegas Aces and Indiana Fever matchup on Thursday.
UEFA maintains World Cup boycott threat despite FIFA push to end internal turmoil
Aug 6 : FIFA's bid to move past the biggest internal crisis of Gianni Infantino's presidency is unlikely to end scrutiny of how world soccer is governed, with UEFA saying on Thursday that it remained committed to boycotting the World Cup.
FIFA governance debate set to outlive Morocco truce despite backing for Infantino
Aug 6 : FIFA's bid to move past the biggest internal crisis of Gianni Infantino's reign is unlikely to end scrutiny of how world soccer is governed as questions linger on whether promised reforms will lead to meaningful change before the 2027 presidential election.
Infantino and FIFA present united front after crisis meeting over stake sale fallout
FIFA apologised to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup as the body's leadership reaffirmed its support for President Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday (Aug 5).
Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president
FIFA said Wednesday it had apologized for errors made over Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and that senior staff in attendance at a crisis meeting in Morocco "reaffirmed their full support" for his presidency.
Infantino sorry for 'errors' but gets FIFA board's 'full support' - ESPN
FIFA said Wednesday it had apologized for errors made over Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and that senior staff in attendance at a summit held in Morocco «reaffirmed their full support» for his presidency.
Infantino holds crisis meeting in Morocco as FIFA stake sale fallout continues
Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting with top FIFA officials in Morocco on Wednesday as he looks to shore up his position in the wake of the collapse of his gambit to sell off commercial rights to the World Cup. The FIFA president has been the subject of a torrent of criticism, and no small amount of personal abuse, since he floated the idea of the new commercial rights body to FIFA’s 211 member associations last week. The proposed sale of 20 percent of the body to private investment to raise $4.2 billion, and the involvement of a company with family links to US President Donald Trump, were just the most egregious flaws in the plan for its many critics. His backdown last Friday has done little to assuage those critics, most notably the European confederation UEFA, who accused him of selling the soul of the game and have said they no longer have confidence in his leadership. That has cast a shadow over Infantino’s reelection for a fourth term at the FIFA Congress in Morocco in March, which looked a foregone conclusion two months ago. A handful of European federations have withdrawn their backing for the Swiss-Italian but perhaps more damaging is the messaging coming from some of Infantino’s colleagues at FIFA. FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom sent an internal memo to staff lamenting the “sad and reproachable series of events” that led to the project being “permanently abandoned,” two sources told Reuters. “Individuals, unstable moments and unfortunate episodes come and go.
NBA free agency 2026: Let's play fact vs. fiction after a wild month - ESPN
A blockbuster first month of free agency has the NBA world buzzing. Plenty of that attention has been focused on how teams are navigating the offseason and the future of roster building around the league. But which free agency and trade season trends have staying power?