The NBA has handed down one of the biggest punishments in the history of the league to the Los Angeles Clippers after finding that the franchise circumvented salary cap rules when it courted Kawhi Leonard as a free agent.
The league has stripped the team of five first-round draft picks, giving the team no natural pick in the draft from 2029 through 2033.
Sabalenka made quick work of Iatcenko in the second round, while Tiafoe, Tsitsipas, Pegula and Muchova were among the other notable winners
And Nakashima breaks too – he’s hitting it hard off both wings and I wonder if he’s in the process of finding a new level. The first few times I watched him, I thought he had a bit of something and, real talk, I thought he’d be better by now than he is. But I really like what I’m seeing from him and, as we know, progress isn’t always linear.
It’s a good start for Medvedev, Gorzy – who saved five match points in round one – tamely ceding serve to 15.
De l’Angleterre à l’Italie, en passant par l’Espagne et l’Allemagne, les grands clubs européens n’ont pas lésiné sur les dépenses cet été. En revanche, en France, la Ligue 1 a été plus timorée, réalisant plus de ventes que d'achats.
A field in Ukraine’s southern region of Mykolvaiv in August. Despite a strong growing season, attacks on Black Sea shipping routes have choked off exports.
Ten years after he helped shape the quarterback’s anthem protest, the former NFL player and Army veteran says he still sees it as an act of patriotism
Nate Boyer was stunned. The former NFL long snapper and United States Army Green Beret had big plans for his MVP (Merging Vets and Players) foundation, an organization that helps veterans and NFL players address the challenges that await once they take the uniform off for good. MVP was all set for a season-long college football activation tour thanks to a five-figure sponsorship from a well-known brand that happens to be one of the NFL’s longstanding partners. Boyer and his team were prepping for their trip to Columbus for Ohio State’s home opener. Everything was ready to go. Thousands in upfront costs had been spent. Then the company pulled out.
“They suddenly stopped replying to emails,” Boyer says. “Finally, on that Thursday, when I was at the airport en route, I called our point person, also a veteran, who begrudgingly told me what was going on.”
LA added Myles Garrett and brought Aaron Donald out of retirement to create the NFL’s most menacing defense. A Super Bowl trip still isn’t a guarantee
Last Saturday night, NFL Network premiered the 2025 edition of America’s Game, the annual NFL Films-produced documentary on the reigning Super Bowl champions, this time starring the Seattle Seahawks.
Less than 24 hours later, the Los Angeles Rams announced that they had lured Aaron Donald out of retirement and signed him to a one-year, $20m contract that could reach $30m with incentives.
German scrapes home 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-4 in thriller
‘I think this is the longest first-round match I’ve played’
Alexander Zverev rallied just in time to avoid becoming the first men’s No 1 seed to lose in the first round of a grand slam tournament since 2003, edging Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-4 in a US Open match that ended in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Zverev could not cash in on repeated chances to break Sonego’s serve for much of the night and was in danger of becoming the first top-seeded man to fall in his first match in a major tournament since Ivo Karlovic beat Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon in 2003.
Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to reckless driving on Wednesday morning as part of an agreement with Florida prosecutors that reduced a DUI charge stemming from his rollover crash in March.
The 50-year-old was adjudicated guilty of willful and wanton reckless driving, a second offense, during a hearing in Martin County court. Under the agreement, Woods was fined $1,000 and had his driver’s license suspended for five years. Prosecutors had originally charged him with driving under the influence with property damage.
La nageuse rimouskoise Emma Ducharme continue d’exceller dans son sport. Championne québécoise quatre années de suite au 50 mètres dos, elle a l’intention de mettre les efforts nécessaires pour atteindre ses objectifs à court et moyen terme en plus de rêver à une participation olympique.
Celle qui entamera sa troisième année en sciences de la nature au Cégep de Rimouski a dû s’adapter dans les deux dernières années en raison de l’augmentation du niveau de difficulté à l’école.
« Avec le cégep, c’est une charge beaucoup plus élevée de travail qu’au secondaire. J’essaie surtout de me maintenir. C’est normal que je n’aie plus de grosses améliorations en natation parce que je suis dans une période de ma vie pendant laquelle je dois mettre beaucoup d’énergie ailleurs. Je suis quand même contente de ma dernière saison », mentionne la nageuse du Club Les Dauphins.
La nageuses au Ontario Junior International. (Photo courtoisie)
Celle qui excelle au 50 mètres dos est particulièrement fière d’avoir remporté une médaille de bronze lors de la compétition Ontario Junior International en décembre dernier et d’avoir conservé son titre de championne provinciale chez les 18 ans et plus dans cette discipline.
« C’est un de mes objectifs chaque année. Ça fait quatre ans que je conserve ce titre et c’est motivant. Au niveau national, j’ai réussi à faire une finale B aux essais canadiens chez les seniors. Mon objectif était la finale A. J’étais un peu déçue, mais je suis quand même 14e au Canada. Je ne peux pas me plaindre de ça. »
Prochaine saison
Emma Ducharme affirme avoir une année moins chargée au niveau scolaire en 2026-2027. Elle compte en profiter pour ajouter des entraînements à son horaire.
« J’aimerais voir un plus gros changement au niveau technique et dans la stratégie de course pour essayer, avec mon entraîneur, de trouver comment toujours réussir à exécuter une bonne course en maintenant mon tempo. Côté résultats, j’aimerais faire une finale A aux essais canadiens, conserver mon titre provincial et décrocher des médailles dans les épreuves pour lesquelles un podium est atteignable », affirme-t-elle.
Ducharme au Championnat provincial collégial. (Photo courtoisie)
La jeune femme de 19 ans a commencé la natation à l’âge de cinq ans avec Les Dauphins. La passion pour son sport est toujours aussi présente qu’à ses débuts.
« Je ne peux même pas expliquer comment je me sens quand je suis dans l’eau. C’est un besoin pour moi. Je suis passionnée par l’eau. De faire mon sport et de me tenir en santé dans l’eau, c’est parfait pour moi. J’aime aussi le sentiment de dépassement de soi quand je finis un entraînement difficile et le fait de repousser mes limites. »
Le rêve olympique
À plus long terme, la Rimouskoise rêve des Jeux olympiques. Avec l’ajout récent du 50 mètres dos comme épreuve, cet objectif devient de plus en plus accessible.
« Ça me donne encore plus le goût d’essayer de me rendre là. C’est un rêve, mais ce n’est pas mon objectif principal parce que très peu de personnes au Canada peuvent le faire. Les prochains Jeux sont en 2028, donc la prochaine année sera déterminante. Les Jeux de 2032 seraient peut-être plus atteignables », dit-elle.
Après ses études collégiales, la jeune femme aimerait étudier dans un domaine de la santé à l’université. Elle compte quitter le Québec pour possiblement aller dans l’Ouest canadien et poursuivre sa carrière de nageuse.
British Wimbledon semi-finalist loses 6-3, 6-3, 7-5
Elena Rybakina into second round with 6-3, 6-2 win
Six weeks on from the fortnight that changed his life, Arthur Fery’s first grand slam appearance since his semi-final run at Wimbledon came under considerably different circumstances. He is now the 33rd best men’s player in the world, a direct entrant for all of the biggest tournaments, and he has continued to gain experience at the highest level of professional tennis each week.
As a result of his continued exposure on the tour, though, Fery’s adversaries have also learned a bit more about him. In his first main draw appearance at the US Open, Fery came up against a prepared and sharp Lorenzo Musetti, who knew exactly how to exploit the vulnerable parts of his game in order to secure a win. The Italian comprehensively outplayed the British No 1, reaching the second round with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory.
Deal gives KSE teams in NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and MLS
Kroenke Sports + Entertainment announced Tuesday that it will buy a controlling interest in the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno in a deal that is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.
The sale will require the approval of Major League Baseball and its owners.
Le champion de France en titre de basket, l'AS Monaco, exclu de la Ligue nationale de basket pour raisons financières, a annoncé mardi se porter candidat à une place dans le championnat de Nationale 1, le troisième niveau du basket français. La "Roca Team" espère rebondir et "retrouver sa place au sommet".
League decision to withdraw teams was controversial
Major League Soccer will allow all of its 27 US-based teams to participate in the US Open Cup next year, according to a report from Backheeled.
The move would bring to an end a three-year period in which MLS withheld teams from the United States’ oldest soccer competition, a single-elimination cup that has been running continuously since 1914, with only two editions skipped (2020 and 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic). Like England’s FA Cup and other similar competitions, the US Open Cup involves teams at all levels of the soccer system, including amateur and semi-pro teams. MLS teams traditionally enter at the later stages, with an MLS team winning all but one edition of the Open Cup since the league started play in 1996.
CBS analyst was arrested in July after traffic stop
Former QB has been absent from CBS duty
CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has pleaded no contest to a charge of operating while intoxicated and has apologized for the actions that led to his July arrest.
Romo was arrested on 23 July following a traffic stop in Wisconsin. CBS has since placed him on leave from his role as its lead NFL analyst.
Alors que les cinq grands championnats de football européens ont tous repris et que le mercato estival se referme mardi 1er septembre, France 24 revient en images sur les principaux transferts de l'été.
Buddy Stephens, who was featured on Last Chance U, publicly criticized his school and league hierarchy
A college football coach who rose to prominence in a Netflix documentary series about student athletes trying to make the big time on their final opportunity has been fired after publicly calling officials “idiots” for changing the structure of the league in which his team competed.
Buddy Stephens, the coach in question, starred in the first two seasons of the gritty reality show Last Chance U that chronicled the struggles endured by football players at East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) as they juggled academics, challenging home lives and their full-contact sport in their efforts to reach the NFL.
Fery could not repeat his Wimbledon odyssey as he lost in the first round to Musetti, while Fritz, Rybakina and Andreeva advanced in straight sets and Cobolli fought back to win in five
Nothing’s going Cobolli’s way at the moment, as he thwacks his own leg with his racket while trying to hit the ball, as he’s taken to deuce once more on his serve. He recovers to get to his advantage, but then balloons another errant forehand well long, before finally getting on the board to reduce his deficit to 3-1.
It was also a day when Stan Wawrinka played his final grand slam match, Carlos Alcaraz made his return from injury and Aryna Sabalenka, after a shaky summer, started her title defence with a comfortable victory.
On 1 September 2026, Latvia banned imports of Russian- and Belarusian-made books, clothing, toys, and other consumer goods, including shipments routed through third countries, Latvian Public Media reported.
The restricted goods were worth approximately €12.5 million ($14.5 million) in 2025, or 6.5% of Latvia’s remaining imports from the two countries. Although modest economically, the measure goes beyond EU-wide sanctions and advances Riga’s effort to deny Moscow and Minsk revenue during Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The restrictions cover the following:
Books, newspapers, and other printed material
Clothing, textiles, footwear, and headwear
Toys, games, and sporting equipment.
Latvia’s Cabinet approved the final product list on 25 August following a Foreign Ministry proposal, completing restrictions parliament authorized on 23 July.
The ban applies regardless of whether the products arrive directly or through another country. Russian- and Belarusian-made goods may still transit Latvia on their way to other EU markets, Meduza reported.
Food and beverages are not covered. The restrictions are scheduled to remain in force until 1 July 2027 and will be reviewed annually.
The Foreign Ministry said the measure is also intended to limit the entry of Russian propaganda material. The targeted products accounted for only 0.05% of Latvia’s total imports in 2025, according to Euronews.
How Latvia has been cutting off trade with Russia and Belarus
Latvia’s combined imports from Russia and Belarus have already fallen by 91%, from €2.13 billion ($2.47 billion) in 2022 to €193 million ($224 million) in 2025, according to Latvian Public Media. Much of that decline followed the country’s departure from Russian energy supplies and the Baltic states’ disconnection from the Russian and Belarusian electricity grids.
The latest prohibition blocks consumer goods that Brussels has not collectively banned.
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs previously pledged to eliminate the country’s remaining commercial links with Russia and Belarus, although pharmaceutical exporters were expected to remain exempt.
In August, Latvia also resumed publishing a monthly register of businesses trading with either country, naming 171 companies. Inclusion on the list does not itself indicate a sanctions violation.
Japanese player wears Iverson’s signature cornrows
Outfit also has newspaper clippings about Osaka
Naomi Osaka channeled former NBA star Allen Iverson before her US Open first-round victory over Anastasia Zakharova on Monday.
Osaka made her usual fashionable entrance for her tournament opener, which she won in straight sets. The two-time US Open champion emerged on to the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium wearing a long, white skirt and a gray, hooded robe featuring newspaper clippings about her.
The Canada and Denver Summit full-back on playing at a packed Mile High Stadium and the impact of Lindsey Heaps
In the 13th minute of a 6-1 win against Chicago, Janine Sonis ran into the penalty area and stealthily positioned herself behind a line of defenders, before striking a crisp shot into the right corner. It was her ninth goal of the season, the most of any Denver Summit player, and joint-seventh in the NWSL.
Now playing for her hometown club in their debut season, the NWSL and Canada veteran feels that her happiness is translating on to the field. “I think it’s been a season that I’ve enjoyed myself more than any other season in my career, and I think that that’s showing in the way that I’m playing,” she said.
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Russian authorities reported damage and a fire at Ust-Luga port during an overnight drone attack on 1 September. One drone crossed Latvian and Estonian airspace, prompting NATO to scramble Turkish F-16s.
The attack hit a major outlet for Russian energy exports. Reuters reported that Ust-Luga loads about 700,000 barrels of crude a day and exported 32.9 million metric tons of oil products in 2025. Its terminals also serve shadow-fleet tankers used to bypass sanctions.
Drozdenko did not identify the damaged facility or specify the scale of the fire.
Militarnyi published an image attributed to the Exilenova+ monitoring channel showing a blaze near the port. The image’s time and precise location have not been independently verified.
Drones struck the port zone of Ust-Luga in Leningrad region overnight into September 1, sparking a fire, governor Alexander Drozdenko… pic.twitter.com/lGEesBMOBN
Baltic states issue warnings as NATO fighters scramble, while Finland restricts traffic
Estonia warned residents in eight counties and scrambled Turkish fighter jets serving in NATO’s Baltic Air Defense Mission, which protects the skies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Estonian Air Force Commander Brigadier General Riivo Valgesaid around a dozen drones had moved near the country’s border. One briefly entered southeastern Estonia, while another approached Narva before turning back into Russia. The fighters did not open fire, and the warnings were lifted by about 5:30 a.m.
Latvia issued two warnings overnight, first in the Ludza municipality and then in the Alūksne municipality. Latvia’s Armed Forces said a drone crossed Latvian airspace and continued into Estonia, where NATO fighters searched for it. The Latvian alerts ended at around 4:20 a.m.
The military lifted both restrictions shortly after 6 a.m., saying no drones had strayed into Finland.
Repeated strikes on Ust-Luga
Ust-Luga lies around 110 kilometers west of St. Petersburg and some 900 kilometers from Ukraine. It is the endpoint of the Baltic Pipeline System-II, which carries Russian crude to the port for export. The area hosts facilities operated by Russian gas producer NOVATEK and fertilizer maker EuroChem.
Ukraine began its series of 2026 attacks on Ust-Luga overnight on 24–25 March. The Security Service of Ukraine, the country’s counterintelligence agency, and the military’s elite Special Operations Forces confirmed that they had struck NOVATEK’s gas-condensate complex, which processes liquid hydrocarbons into fuels.
Further attacks followed in late March. They set fuel-storage tanks ablaze, damaged a pier and pumping equipment, and temporarily halted port operations, according to Russian Telegram channel Astra.
On 7 April, Ukraine’s General Staff, the military’s senior command, confirmed another strike on Ust-Luga’s oil terminal, saying three oil storage tanks were destroyed. Another attack on 14 August again caused damage and a fire, Drozdenko reported at the time.
Alex Eala has become the Philippines’ biggest sporting star since Manny Pacquiao. Now the 21-year-old’s traveling army of fans have descended on Flushing Meadows
Thecrowd began to swellin Louis Armstrong Stadium a half hour before 2pm. A fair number of fans were probably there to see Taylor Fritz and Terence Atmane practice, but it was the session after theirs that was the headline attraction on the Friday of the US Open’s fan week. The blue, red and white throughout the stands, spotted on bucket hats and posters and basketball jerseys and flags, signaled who these people were here to see.
This has been the year of Alex Eala, the 21-year-old sensation who has taken the tennis world by storm. At No 18, she is the Philippines’ highest-ranked player ever, its biggest sports celebrity since Manny Pacquiao. The country’s president hosted a reception to celebrate her success, and called for a national celebration after she won her first tour-level title last month at the DC Open. Forbes estimates Eala’s off-court earnings for the past year to exceed $5m, plus $1.7m in prize money, and her agent predicts she will be the world’s second-highest-paid female athlete by 2027.
A decade after Kaepernick’s quiet protest shook the NFL, his exile looks less like an aberration than a blueprint for the culture war that followed
America likes nice round numbers, perfect for anniversaries and reflections, and it has, suddenly, been 10 years since Colin Kaepernick first protested police killings – more accurately, police killings of Black people that went unpunished either internally or by the courts – by taking a knee during the national anthem for the entirety of the 2016 NFL regular season. He never played in the league again.
Ten years covers a lot of ground, especially in these years of American darkness, and many of the important details surrounding Kaepernick, his banishment and significance have disappeared, time replaced by more time and more darkness – time moving faster than ever, at internet speed, where nothing matters, where nothing sticks. We consume by clip, by click, by meme, and knowledge by meme is not knowledge at all.
À 39 ans, Lionel Messi a annoncé la fin de sa carrière internationale, après 207 matchs avec l’Argentine. Avec 125 buts, il est largement le meilleur buteur de l'histoire de sa sélection.
The Tennessee Volunteers will be honoring Dolly Parton with a helmet sticker this season, the college football team’s head coach, Josh Heupel, announced on Monday.
Parton, a Tennessee native, died last week at the age of 80 from cancer.
The Argentinian’s international career was singular, and his exit is a reminder that all good things come to an end
It was among the defining moments of the 2026 World Cup: Lionel Messi standing arms akimbo, looking up towards Argentina’s fervent supporters after losing the final. Tears streamed down his face after his team’s embarrassing loss to Spain in what we now know was Messi’s final match wearing that famous Argentina kit.
It was not the first time he’d cried at the tournament. There had been tears of joy in Argentina’s opening match, when Messi rolled back the clock to his glory days with a trio of spectacular goals against Algeria. There had been more when his brace against Austria pushed Argentina through to the knockout round as group winners, and even more when his equalizer against Egypt threw la Albiceleste a much-needed lifeline. Later, the world found out that Messi had been struggling all the while with the health struggles of his father, Jorge, a fact that clearly weighed heavily on him as Argentina made a dramatic return to the final in a bid to defend their 2022 title.
The FBI has charged Daejon Love after he allegedly pretended to be a 49ers receiver. Although football isn’t as glamorous as it looks, it easy to see the attraction
Is romance dead? Yeah, probably. There have never been more options for finding a mate – dating apps, Instagram DM slides, hanging out next to a gas station at 2am – but it’s also never been harder. Meeting someone who is compatible, stable, and even remotely attractive is akin to putting a square peg in a round hole. Blindfolded. From a mile away. Underwater. So, I can’t blame anyone for falling for an elaborate hoax like the one allegedly perpetrated by Daejon Love.
Love is now infamous around the world for allegedly posing as an NFL player in order to scam more than 20 women out of $1.3m. Now that Love and his alleged accomplice, Taylor Jamie Chen, have been charged by federal authorities, prosecutors are claiming they are a flight risk. They certainly seem like they have the money to flee the country. According to court documents, Love managed to fabricate an entire online persona as a San Francisco 49ers player – posting photos and videos in Niners gear, posing with expensive cars, and even performing football drills (badly) to bolster the alleged grift. Love allegedly used AI to trick search engine results to add credibility to his claims on football success with the 49ers. There’s even a video of Love running wide receiver routes on the beach. In a helmet. Do real NFL players carry their helmets in the car, just in case? You never know when you may risk a concussion while laying in the sand.
L'attaquant argentin Lionel Messi a annoncé lundi sur Instagram sa retraite internationale. Lionel Messi, 39 ans, a guidé l'Argentine au titre de championne du monde en 2022 mais n'a pu empêcher sa défaite en finale contre l'Espagne cette année.
Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka began their title defences with comfortable victories on Arthur Ashe
Sabalenka eases through on her serve, advancing to the net to secure her first game of the tournament with a forehand volley. It’s 1-1 in the opening set against Osorio.
Sabalenka and Osorio are underway on Arthur Ashe, with the Colombian serving. She records two double-faults before Sabalenka seizes upon the second serve, whipping a blistering forehand to make it deuce. But the defending champion finds the net and the stratosphere, too, as Osorio holds to go 1-0 up.
L'attaquant du PSG Bradley Barcola a signé lundi à Liverpool, établissant, avec un montant estimé à 145 millions d'euros, le plus gros transfert de l'histoire pour un joueur issu de la Ligue 1.
Novak Djokovic éliminé d'entrée à l'US Open, une première en Grand Chelem depuis 20 ans ; Diane Parry sacrée d'un premier titre au WTA 500 de Monterrey ; et Blandine L'Hirondel victorieuse à l'Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc à Chamonix : voici ce qu'il ne fallait pas manquer dans les infos sport de ce week-end.
Sunday had become Monday by the time Venus Williams finally emerged beneath the closed roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium, her entrance pushed deep into the night after Novak Djokovic’s bruising defeat by Argentina’s Mariano Navone went the five-set distance. The first ball was struck at 12.13am, the latest start to a match in US Open history, yet several thousand spectators remained to watch a player who has been part of this tournament for as long as the building itself.
At 46 years old, ranked 611th in the world and making her record-extending 26th US Open singles appearance, Williams has grown accustomed to making history simply by showing up. Even by those standards this latest installment was, as she would later describe it, “completely insane”.
L’AS Monaco a battu l’Olympique de Marseille (2-0) grâce à sa nouvelle pépite, Paris Brunner. Grâce à cette victoire, Monaco (6 points) prend la tête de la Ligue 1 après deux journées.
Après le tirage au sort de la Ligue des champions, le Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) reste l'équipe à battre, mais la concurrence s'annonce féroce. Qui possède aujourd'hui les armes pour aller chercher Paris et lui ravir sa double couronne européenne ?
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