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Russell Westbrook, former NBA MVP and 9-time All-Star, announces retirement after 18 seasons - NBA.com
The 2017 Kia NBA MVP retires as the league's all-time leader in triple-doubles, 5th all-time in assists and 14th all-time in points.…

Don Nelson, second winningest coach in NBA history, dies at 86 - espn.com
Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history and a five-time champion as a player, died at the age of 86 on Sunday.…
2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony: Where to watch, TV, live stream - CBS Sports
Five players are set to join pro football's most exclusive fraternity…

Pat Forde: The 25 Most Intriguing College Football Coaches for 2026 - Sports Illustrated
The confident reigning national champion and a controversial and brash boss lead the list of coaches who will define the season.…

Gianni Infantino holds crisis meeting in Morocco as FIFA stake sale fallout continues - NBC News
Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting with top FIFA officials in the wake of the collapse of his gambit to sell off commercial rights to the World Cup.…
CBS, Tony Romo could be heading for a high-stakes legal battle - NBC Sports
"Morals clause" could be the vehicle for CBS trying to avoid $72 million in future salary.…
2026 Big Ten Media Days takeaways: Curt Cignetti torches SEC, hometown Northwestern arrives with swagger - CBS Sports
The coach of the reigning national champs threw a not-so-subtle jab at his neighbors to the south to close out Big Ten Media Days from Chicago…

UEFA vows World Cup boycott as Concacaf rejects FIFA private equity plan - espn.com
FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to a private equity group was dealt a major blow on Thursday, after Concacaf joined UEFA in rejecting the pro…
FIFA's Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer to members in Kushner-backed World Cup investor plan - AP News
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has set a Sept. 19 deadline for the 211 member federations to accept a $20 million offer to each in his controversial plan to sell stakes in a subsi…

UEFA blasts FIFA proposal to allow for $10B in World Cup private investment - ESPN
UEFA has rejected a FIFA plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors as a "line that football's governing institutions should never cross" and that the World Cup is "…