All news by author: Dan Bernstein

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr left Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers because of a shoulder injury and was later taken to the hospital for further examination

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs used eye black to send public support to younger brother Trevon Diggs, who tore his ACL this week in Dallas Cowboys training

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow injured his calf during a loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday as the organisation enters crisis mode two weeks into the 2023 NFL season

NBA star LeBron James once again highlighted the brilliant play of Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., who will likely be taken in the first round of the next NFL draft

Lionel Messi took on a different role for a day after manager Lionel Scaloni chose not to name him in his matchday squad against Bolivia while still wanting to keep him close by on the bench

Houston Texans first-year signal-caller CJ Stroud made an unusual first completion in his NFL career as Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith almost instantly breached the line of scrimmage

Coco Gauff and other star US Open tennis players have been caught in the middle of a complex row over American TV broadcast fees that has kept them from watching games at their own tournament

Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster's knee has been described as a disaster waiting to happen in a worrisome sign for the New England Patriots, though the star has downplayed the issue

Lionel Messi has not followed MLS guidelines for media availability since joining Inter Miami, and the Argentina icon was again absent from reporters after a 0-0 mid-week draw with Inter Miami

The New England Patriots added quarterback Matt Corral to their active roster after the Carolina Panthers released the former Ole Miss star, and they benefited from some luck to stash Bailey Zappe on their practice squad

The United States women's national team announced a send-off friendly match for legend Megan Rapinoe, and she said she will leave her sport full of pride, not sadness, after a disappointing World Cup exit against Sweden

Former New England Patriots star cornerback Malcolm Butler hasn't played in a game since 2020 but will hold a private workout for Atlanta Falcons talent evaluators this week as he tries to return to the NFL

The New England Patriots reduced their quarterback ranks by cutting Trace McSorley in a development that keeps rookie Malik Cunningham in position to make the final 53-man roster

Amid criticism of his offensive line, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick insisted the team had done everything it could to improve the unit during the offseason

Inter Miami defender Kamal Miller admitted he was distracted by Lionel Messi during a 2-0 win over the New York Red Bulls because he wanted to watch the forward rather than tend to his responsibilities

New AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic is giving former club Chelsea reason to second-guess the decision to sell him in favour of more recent squad additions such as Mykhaylo Mudryk

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers avoided injury amid fears that playing in Saturday's pre-season game was an unnecessary risk, and he threw an impressive touchdown pass to wide receiver Garrett Wilson

The Premier League appears to be losing some ground to MLS among the youngest viewership demographic in the United States in a trend that could be accentuated by Lionel Messi's transfer to Inter Miami

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes watched excitedly as wide receiver Justyn Ross made a great touchdown catch on Saturday in the pre-season against the Cleveland Browns

Inter Miami head coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino will limit Lionel Messi's playing time during the final stretch of the 2023 season but does not yet know the exact solution

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love earned respect from cornerback Jaire Alexander following a series of intense offseason practices filled with trash-talking between teammates

The San Francisco 49ers have officially pulled the plug on the Trey Lance project, agreeing to trade the quarterback to the Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round draft pick just days after snubbing him on the depth chart

Chelsea showed interest in signing striker Folarin Balogun from rivals Arsenal, but the Gunners have now struck an agreement with Monaco that will keep the American out of the Premier League

Lionel Messi made it eight consecutive wins to begin his Inter Miami career, helping his team overturn a 2-0 deficit to defeat FC Cincinnati in a shootout at the U.S. Open Cup semi-final on Wednesday night

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes took a player-friendly perspective of Kansas City Chiefs teammate Chris Jones' potential contract holdout until Week 8 of the 2023 NFL season, saying he understood why Jones wanted more money