Kentucky unveiled its job description for its new athletic director, which includes being CEO of the Champions Blue LLC that the school created. ukathletics.com/news/2026/05…

Research from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association shows that soccer participation in the U.S. has never been higher going into the FIFA World Cup. - Outdoor soccer reached 16.8M Americans ( 15.8%) - Indoor soccer grew to 6.6M ( 10.5%)

🚨 Giggs: “Rio once told me, ‘Watch his left hand, not his foot.’ That’s how Becks bent a ball to his will. One swing, ball had no choice. The foot was just the trigger. Some players learn the game… others make the game learn them. Beckham was that guy”

Rise of the d3 athlete

🇫🇷 Endrick has been in France for just 4 months and he's given a whole interview in French. And just watch his translator, she's so proud of him for being brave and doing it.

Wow

THE DESTINATION IS IMPORTANT. BUT IT’S THE JOURNEY THAT MATTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reflective and appreciative. The plays. The people. The highs. The lows. The work. The moments in between. That’s where the magic resides. For a Pittsburgh kid who loves football, a dream came true. Eli - you earned the right to earn a spot. Now go get it. - Love Mom & Dad

When Frank Lampard deliberately downplayed Cristiano Ronaldo's tackle on him to prevent the Portuguese star from receiving a second yellow card. They don't make footballers like that anymore. 👏

A decade ago, a mother started a GoFundMe campaign to support her then-15-year-old daughter, Hailey Baptiste’s, burgeoning tennis career. Now, D.C. native Baptiste, 24, has toppled No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and is now ranked among the world’s top 25 players. wapo.st/4tO5xLS

The Nunn-Wooten Scouting Fellowship opens doors for @NFL Legends interested in exploring careers in professional scouting. Applications are due by June 12. Learn more: ops.nfl.com/NWScoutF

Glory years

THE MOMENT HAILEY BAPTISTE BEAT ARYNA SABALENKA IN MADRID Utterly unreal 6 match points saved against the world #1 and defending champion She will reach a new career high ranking of #24, & she could go even higher Look at that reaction 100% heart 🇺🇸🥹

16-YEAR-OLD MATHIS ALBERT MAKES HIS BUNDESLIGA DEBUT FOR BORUSSIA DORTMUND! 🇺🇸 THE YOUNGEST AMERICAN TO PLAY IN THE BUNDESLIGA.

Let’s stop playing… Ime Udoka — FIRED. Mel Tucker — FIRED. Sherrone Moore — FIRED. But Mike Vrabel? Handled differently… talk of “rehab,” not removal. Same type of allegations. Different outcomes. That’s not accountability — that’s selective enforcement. Black coaches lose careers. Others get second chances. Call it what it is. 🎯

Good for Kalen DeBoer! That’s market forces at work. He’s getting $12.5 million per year because Alabama believes that’s his worth. The school is the arbiter of fair market value and there’s no third party that can reject the deal. Yet, athletes must submit deals to a College Sports Commission so that it, which has no basis for making “fair market value” determinations, can unilaterally and arbitrarily decide whether deals are accepted or rejected. It’s such a perverse system.

Coaches out here taking all the bread but want players sliding in on a discount

Before the season they had questions… During the season we had answers… We Move ⭕️…

Trauma prepares you for sport

You can attend BOTH Raptors-Cavs and Wolves-Nuggets for 3x less than the get-price for Knicks-Hawks today… Raptors @ Cavs: $33 Wolves @ Nuggets: $77 Hawks @ Knicks: $334 (!!!) Insanity. 🤯🤯 (Prices via @TickPick)

Barca AZ probably have the second best 2011 age group in the country after FC Dallas. This is after losing the best 2011 in the country last offseason. How in the world is a non pro academy that needs to spend like half of its roster spots on pay to play kids (the bottom half of that roster sucks) impressing more than virtually every MLS club in this regard? Wake up MLS. This should be a total embarrassment. It should also be a total embarrassment that their history of player production is arguably better than any MLS academy.