Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the new United States coach with the responsibility of leading the team into the 2026 World Cup, a sources told ESPN on Thursday.

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Hideki Matsuyama lost his wallet in London and his caddie and coach for the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs, but finished the day in second at the St. Jude Championship. Chris Kirk leads the event after making a hole-in-one for an opening round 64.

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Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said Thursday he remains hopeful he will be able to work out a contract extension.

Russell Wilson will play in the Steelers' exhibition game against the Bills on Saturday night as long as he doesn't experience any setbacks to his calf injury.

Newcastle United have announced that midfielder Sandro Tonali can return to competitive football on Aug. 28 after the completion of a 10-month ban for breaching gambling rules in Italy.

The LA Galaxy have completed the signing of former Borussia Dortmund and Germany attacking midfielder Marco Reus.

The father of 17-year-old Barcelona and Spain star Lamine Yamal has been hospitalised after being stabbed in a parking lot near Barcelona, Spanish police have confirmed to ESPN.

Kylian Mbappé said there's "no limit" to how many goals he and Real Madrid can score this season, after getting off the mark in his debut as the club lifted the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta.

Xherdan Shaqiri and the Chicago Fire have agreed to a contract termination, bringing an end to the Switzerland midfielder's disappointing spell at the MLS club, it was announced Wednesday.

Bruno Fernandes says he had "concrete offers" to leave Manchester United before deciding to extend his contract at the club.

Dricus du Plessis spoke to ESPN about his gym in Pretoria, his legacy and why he says he's Africa's champ.

Jordan Chiles said the decision to strip the bronze medal from her for the Paris Olympics floor exercise "feels unjust" while adding that she "will make every effort to ensure that justice is done."

The NBA unveiled its 2024-25 schedule Thursday, with the Knicks-Celtics rivalry opening the season on Oct. 22, followed by Timberwolves-Lakers.

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison is not expected to be sidelined for long by his ankle injury, coach Kevin O'Connell announced Thursday.

Ohio State will start Will Howard, a transfer from Kansas State, at quarterback to open the 2024 season, coach Ryan Day announced.

Austin Dillon wrecked Joey Logano en route to Victory Lane in Richmond, but NASCAR's ensuing penalties give it little flexibility on future decisions.

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The College Football Playoff selection committee will no longer use conference championships as one of its tiebreakers because the new 12-team format guarantees bids for the five highest-ranked conference winners.