Author: Nicolas Dorigatti
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The 2026/27 Champions League league phase kicked off across three nights (8–10 September), with all 36 teams playing their opening fixture in the new-look format. Here’s what stood out. 1. PSG and Bayern set an early scoring standard Paris Saint-Germain announced themselves with a 6-1 demolition of Slovan Bratislava, with Ferran Torres bagging a hat-trick.…
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The New England Patriots’ blockbuster offseason acquisition hit an early snag this week. Wide receiver A.J. Brown has been placed on injured reserve after suffering a high-ankle sprain in the team’s season-opening loss, a move confirmed by sources to ESPN’s Adam Schefter that will sideline him for a minimum of four games. How It Happened…
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Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams underwent surgery on Thursday, September 10, to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, the team announced Friday. He is expected to miss an “extended period of time,” with a recovery timeline that other NBA players who’ve had similar injuries suggest could run four to six months. How the…
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Just days before kickoff, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made sure their quarterback wouldn’t be playing for his next contract this season. On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the team and Baker Mayfield agreed on a $165 million, three-year contract extension, according to a person with knowledge of the deal who spoke to the Associated Press. The…
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After a months-long staring contest that stretched from the opening day of training camp all the way to the eve of the 2026 season, the New England Patriots and star cornerback Christian Gonzalez finally have their deal done. Late Monday night — barely 48 hours before New England’s Week 1 showdown with the defending Super…
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Jack Grealish is back at Goodison Park — or rather, the Hill Dickinson Stadium — for a second successive season, as Everton confirmed a fresh season-long loan deal with Manchester City on transfer deadline day. The move brings the 30-year-old England international back into David Moyes’ fold for the 2026-27 Premier League campaign, extending a…
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Ben Simmons is returning to the NBA. The three-time All-Star has agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Sacramento Kings, ending a full year away from the league and closing the book on speculation about a reunion with his original team, the Philadelphia 76ers. The Deal Simmons’s agents — Max Wiepking, Sean Tribe,…
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The Arizona Cardinals have secured one of their breakout offensive stars, agreeing to a three-year contract extension with wide receiver Michael Wilson that keeps him with the franchise through the 2029 season. The Deal According to reporting from ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Cardinals and Wilson reached agreement on a three-year,…
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The Houston Rockets have locked up one of the cornerstones of their young core, agreeing to a five-year, $208 million rookie-scale contract extension with guard Amen Thompson, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday morning. The Details The deal includes a 10% trade kicker and constitutes the same percentage of the Rockets’ salary cap as the five-year,…
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Manchester City have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign Enzo Fernández for £125m, a fee that matches the British transfer record set by Liverpool’s deadline-day purchase of Alexander Isak from Newcastle last year. Multiple reporters, including David Ornstein, Fabrizio Romano, Sky in Italy and Sky in Germany, confirmed that Fernández has been given permission…