Blackhawks' Connor Bedard to miss start of season after shoulder surgery - ESPN
Chicago Blackhawks star center Connor Bedard is expected to miss the start of the season after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder Wednesday.
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The reunion of Leonard and Lowry, if only brief, is the coolest thing this hot summer
Kawhi Leonard is back with Raptors, and as we celebrate the return of the basketball star who ushered the Larry O’Brien Trophy to a non-U.S. city for the first time in history, maybe we should push the details of the transaction to the back of our minds.
England's best players don't play in Premier League, says Norway coach
MIAMI, July 8 : Norway coach Stale Solbakken dismissed suggestions that having Premier League-based players gives his team an advantage against England in their World Cup quarter-final, cheekily pointing out that their opponents' star performers actually play elsewhere.
Champions League restarts with World Cup star Lopes of Cape Verde missing for Shamrock Rovers
GENEVA: Far from the World Cup spotlight, the Champions League has restarted with Shamrock Rovers defender Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes unable to play because of his memorable tournament run with Cape Verde. In 10 games played Tuesday in the Champions League first qualifying round, the first goal of the season was scored in Gibraltar by a player even older than Cristiano Ronaldo — 41-year-old Nano, the left back for Lincoln Red Imps. Lopes returned to Dublin on Monday three days after Cape Verde thrilled the World Cup by pushing defending champion Argentina and Lionel Messi to the limit in a 3-2 loss in the round of 32 at Miami Gardens. Shamrock, where the 34-year-old Lopes has played since 2016, lost 2-0 to Floriana in the first leg in Malta. “I’ll miss the game in Malta, unfortunately,” Lopes had told reporters at Dublin airport, “but I’m looking forward to getting back into training and getting back to doing what I love.” Rovers host the second leg next Tuesday. Champions League in soccer outposts Champions League action played out Tuesday in a swath of soccer nations that never qualified for a World Cup — Gibraltar, San Marino, Faroe Islands — and one which did, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnian champion Borac Banja Luka drew their first leg at home, 1-1 against Levski Sofia, though without their only player who went to the World Cup, 18-year-old goalkeeper Mladen Jurkas. In Gibraltar, Lincoln opened the competition’s scoring with a 16th-minute penalty by Nano in a 3-1 win over Inter Club d’Escaldes of Andorra. Kairat’s return Four more games are played Wednesday, including in Estonia, Moldova and Kazakhstan, where Kairat Almaty start again in the first qualifying round. Kairat reaching the lucrative main phase in the last
Women's pro baseball league unveils team nicknames, logos ahead of inaugural season
Women's pro baseball is back.
Croatia Coach Zlatko Dalić Steps Down After World Cup Exit
Zlatko Dalić is out as Croatia's coach after a spell that included leading the team to two consecutive top-three finishes at World Cups.
US Soccer officials barred by FIFA from Belgium World Cup match over apparent protocol violations: report
Fox News' Jonathan Hunt highlights the ongoing FIFA red card controversy. FIFA has overturned the suspension of Team USA soccer star Folarin Balogun, allowing him to play in tonight's crucial match against Belgium. However, the Belgian team is expected to appeal FIFA's decision, creating further uncertainty just hours before the game.
WWE star Sami Zayn cuts emotional promo following title loss to CM Punk: 'That motherf---er'
An emotional Sami Zayn torched CM Punk in a promo following his Undisputed WWE Championship loss on July 6, 2026.