FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain's football federation on Saturday for kissing Women's World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, while even his close friend Jorge Vilda joined the tidal wave of criticism.
The move by world football's governing body was the latest development in a deepening row pitting Rubiales and the federation (RFEF) against Hermoso and her Spain teammates, which the players say has tarnished the glory of winning the World Cup in Australia last Sunday.
Phil Mickelson's gambling habits are no secret, but an excerpt in Golf Digest from Billy Walters' upcoming book "Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk" reveals just how serious things got.
Walters, one of the most successful sports bettors of all time, formed a gambling partnership with Mickelson for five years up until the spring of 2014.
Walters claims he received a call from Mickelson in September 2012 while the latter was set to compete in the 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club. Mickelson was feeling extraordinarily confident that the U.S. team led by him and Tiger Woods could beat the European squad after losing in 2010. Walters says Mickelson asked him to place a $400,000 bet for him on the American team to win.
"Have you lost your fucking mind?" Walters remembers telling him. "Don't you remember what happened to Pete Rose? You're seen as a modern-day Arnold Palmer. You'd risk all that for this? I want no part of it."
"Alright, alright," Mickelson replied, according to Walters.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he felt embarrassed by his theatrical display during an argument with plate umpire Laz Diaz after he was ejected during New York's loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday.
Boone said he talked to MLB Senior Vice President of On-Field Operations Mike Hill on Tuesday. He would not reveal details of their discussion.
"I don't like doing that," Boone said. "But I also felt like I needed to fight with what was happening in that game."
The Toronto Blue Jays placed All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list with right knee patellar tendonitis on Wednesday, retroactive to Aug. 1.
Bichette exited Monday's game against the Baltimore Orioles after hurting his knee while rounding first base. On Tuesday, manager John Schneider stated that an MRI on Bichette showed no significant structural damage.
The Anaheim Ducks signed restricted free-agent winger Troy Terry to a seven-year extension, the team announced Wednesday.
His deal carries an average annual value of $7 million, reports The Athletic's Eric Stephens, earning himself a handsome raise over his previous $1.45-million cap hit.
"Troy is a major part of our team as a character player and leader".
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman was awarded a one-year contract worth $3.48 million in arbitration, the team announced Tuesday.
The Bruins had filed at $2 million, while Swayman's camp came in at $4.8 million. The award is $75,000 more than the middle of the two amounts. Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov received a $3.55-million salary in arbitration on July 23.
The New York Mets and Texas Rangers have agreed on a trade involving right-hander Max Scherzer, reports the New York Post's Jon Heyman.
Scherzer has agreed to waive his no-trade clause, but a deal hasn't been completed as the two clubs have to work through financial issues, a source told SNY's Andy Martino.
Scherzer is in the midst of his worst campaign in more than a decade, authoring a 4.01 ERA and career-worst 4.73 FIP in 19 starts while earning $43.3 million. The veteran hurler is also tied for the most home runs allowed in the National League.
Aaron Judge believes it would be good for baseball to see Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani best the New York Yankees outfielder's American League record of 62 home runs set last season.
"Records are meant to be broken," Judge said Wednesday, according to Greg Joyce of the New York Post. "It would be exciting for the game if he went out and got 63-plus. ... I still got quite a few years left in this game, so if he breaks it, it'll give me another opportunity to try to go out there and do something special."
Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes reported for training camp Tuesday and is already thinking about how the reigning Super Bowl champions can keep competing in a stacked AFC.
"The thing this year is how we can keep building?" the quarterback said, according to NFL.com's Michael Baca. "Obviously, we won the Super Bowl last year and it was amazing, but we still have a lot of young guys, and we want to continue to get better and better. You look around the AFC, everyone has gotten better. So you want to continue to build and build and not be satisfied with what we did last year and see if we can take that next step."