Spain coach Luis de la Fuente rejected the idea that his side are the favourites to win Sunday’s European Championship final against England at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.   De la Fuente, 63, insists his team must be even better than they were in victories over Germany and France in the previous rounds if they…

The Golden State Warriors announced this week that they will retire Klay Thompson’s No. 11 whenever his career is over. Thompson’s Warriors tenure came to an end when the team agreed to sign-and-trade him to the Dallas Mavericks as part of a three-team trade. The Warriors’ full statement: We can’t overstate Klay Thompson’s incredible and legendary contributions with the Warriors during his 13…

Klay Thompson’s long and successful run with the Golden State Warriors came to an end on Monday when the team agreed to sign-and-trade him to the Dallas Mavericks as part of a three-team deal. His dad, former No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Mychal Thompson and current Lakers broadcaster, was not too pleased with that destination. During a radio appearance…

Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a three-year, $150.3 million max extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, CBS Sports NBA insider Bill Reiter confirmed Tuesday. The deal, which includes a player option for the 2027-28 season ends any doubt about Mitchell’s immediate future in Cleveland. Mitchell, who spent the first five seasons of his career with the Utah Jazz, arrived in Cleveland…

Jesús Navas has confirmed Sunday’s European Championship final against England in Berlin will be his last game for Spain regardless of the result.   Navas, 38, is the only survivor from the Spain squad that last won the Euros in 2012. He was also part of the team that won the World Cup in 2010….

BERLIN — Come Sunday night, it will be done. Spain’s collection of wonderkids, comeback kids and kids-at-heart, under the watchful eye of everyone’s favorite substitute teacher, coach Luis de la Fuente, will have delivered the country Euro 2024, a European crown for three out of the past five tournaments.   Or England, having already made…

The Indiana Fever and No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark were done no favors by the league’s schedule-makers and TV partners early in the season. They played 11 games in the first 20 days, with six coming on the road and eight against the New York Liberty, Connecticut Sun, Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm. They went 2-9 and were routinely crushed in the…

Vice President Kamala Harris said she was briefed on the shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. “Doug and I are relieved that he is not seriously injured,” Harris wrote in a statement Saturday night. “We are praying for him, his family, and all those who have been injured and impacted…

  CHICAGO — Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese etched her name in the record books Sunday during the team’s 70-62 loss to the Minnesota Lynx when she recorded her 10th consecutive double-double. Reese now has the longest such streak all time, surpassing future Hall of Famer Candace Parker. “She knows what she does best,” Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon said after the…

The new Team USA captain – who clinched the PGA Championship in 2011 – was named skipper after Tiger Woods is understood to have turned down the role. Golf great Woods has cited his other PGA commitments accounting for much of his time, which led to Bradley getting an unexpected nod for the position. DeChambeau,…