What is VAR? Why it took 2 hours to overturn Argentina goal - ESPN
It was the very first game of the 2024 men's Olympic tournament, with much-fancied Argentina taking on Morocco in Saint-Étienne.
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Saquon Barkley - I didn't know Joe Schoen conversation was recorded - ESPN
PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley said he wasn't aware at the time that his conversation with New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen — an exchange that appeared recently on HBO's «Hard Knocks» — was being recorded.
Veteran Eagles DE Brandon Graham says this is final season - ESPN
PHILADELPHIA — Veteran Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham, author of one of the most consequential plays in franchise history, confirmed he will be retiring at the end of the season.
Kevin Durant returns to practice for Team USA, TBD on Games debut - ESPN
LILLE, France — Kevin Durant practiced Wednesday, and coach Steve Kerr said there will be a «big collaboration» in determining when the program's all-time leading Olympic scorer will make his debut for Team USA.
Sources - Knicks, coach Tom Thibodeau reach 3-year extension - ESPN
New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has agreed on a three-year contract extension that will take him through the 2027-28 season, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
U.S. men's 2000 Olympic medal-round run: An improbable adventure, told by those who lived it - ESPN
When the United States U23 men's national team kicked off in the Olympic qualifying tournament, it did so understanding that the only meaningful way to measure success would be simple: qualify. Anything short of securing a trip to the delayed Tokyo Games will be viewed as a failure, especially in the wake of the senior team's collapse in 2018 World Cup qualifying and with the emergence of young Americans such as Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and Sergino Dest playing at high levels in Europe.
Sources - Alex Cora, Red Sox in talks over contract extension - ESPN
The Boston Red Sox and manager Alex Cora have engaged in recent talks on a contract extension, and there is momentum toward a deal to end his lame-duck status and keep him in Boston for three years at a total of $21.75 million, sources told ESPN.
Olympics 2024: Morocco beat Argentina amid fan invasion chaos - ESPN
A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2.