Conference USA will add Missouri State as a full conference member on July 1, 2025, the conference announced Friday. The move will grow CUSA to 12 members in 2025, including the additions of Kennesaw State this summer and Delaware next year. It will also grow the Football Bowl Subdivision to 136 members. “The institution boasts a great tradition in athletics and academics that will strengthen and further position our membership for long term success in the national landscape,” commissioner Judy MacLeod said in a statement. “We look forward to our partnership with President Clif Smart ..read more

The Phoenix Suns plan to hire Milwaukee Bucks champion Mike Budenholzer as their coach on a deal expected to approach eight figures per year, league sources said Friday. Lead assistant coach David Fizdale is expected to transition to a new front office role for the Suns, those sources said. Budenholzer — a Holbrook, Ariz., native — will be tasked with optimizing the star trio of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal after a season that ended with a first-round playoff exit. The Phoenix Suns plan to hire Bucks champion Mike Budenholzer as their head coach on deal expected to approach ..read more

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is expected to miss this weekend’s rookie minicamp in Allen Park due to a personal matter, a team source confirmed Friday. The Detroit Free Press first reported the news earlier Friday. Detroit’s 2024 rookie class is in Allen Park this weekend for a minicamp, along with a host of undrafted free agents and tryout players. Veterans and rookies are expected back for team OTAs on May 21. Campbell, who is scheduled to speak before that workout, is expected back by then. Detroit will have two more OTA periods in May before going through a mandatory minicamp ..read more

Get to know the Giants' undrafted free agents, including kicker Jude McAtamney, DT Casey Rogers and New Jersey native Ayir Asante ..read more

Mason Mount has suffered a fresh injury setback and will miss Sunday’s Premier League match against Arsenal, but captain Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay have returned to training. Mount, who joined United from Chelsea in a deal worth £60million ($76.7m) last summer, has suffered from injury problems all season. The 25-year-old has started just five Premier League matches this season, with Monday night’s four-goal defeat at Crystal Palace his first league start since October — where he replaced Fernandes in United’s midfield. “Mason Mount unfortunately fell out ..read more

The WNBA is expanding to Toronto by granting the league’s 14th franchise to the city, according to multiple reports. The team, led by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum’s Kilmer Sports Venture, will begin play in 2026. It will use the 8,000-seat Coca-Cola Coliseum as its home arena, per multiple reports. CBC Sports first reported the news, which was confirmed by the Toronto Star. The Toronto franchise will be the WNBA’s first based outside of the United States. The league has played exhibition games in Canada in the past two seasons, including in Toronto in 2023. WNBA commissioner ..read more

Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O’Neil says he is still to meet with chairman Jeff Shi to discuss his plans for the summer transfer window but does not expect owners Fosun to inject fresh money for players. O’Neil expects to meet Shi, Fosun’s sporting figurehead in the UK, after next week’s final game of the season at Liverpool to thrash out plans for the close season. O’Neil wants to add depth to a squad that has been weakened badly by injuries in recent weeks but admits he is still unclear how much business he will be able to do. “I think there’s a lot of ..read more

Portu is in his second spell with Girona and says pain of relegation in his first spell has been wiped by shock Champions League place ..read more

Pochettino's future, Lopetegui and Bayern's managerial search all feature on the show this week ..read more

The futures of Ajax players such as Jordan Henderson and Steven Bergwign have been cast into doubt as the club count the cost of missing out on Champions League and Europa League football for next season. Henderson arrived as a free agent in January having terminated his contract at Saudi Pro League side Al Ettifaq, signing until June 2026. The 33-year-old England international joined the likes of Bergwijn as one of Ajax’s highest earners, but financial problems at the Johan Cruyff Arena mean that both of them are among those facing an uncertain outlook. Henderson, Al Ettifaq and Ajax ..read more