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Barça Faces Xavi Pascual in Dubai
The match marks a reunion with nostalgia and high stakes as the renewed Barça faces Dubai Basketball in the Persian Gulf. This encounter carries special significance as Xavi Pascual, who recently broke his contract with Barcelona to lead the ambitious Emirati project, now faces the club where he achieved great success.
Meanwhile, Aleksander Sekulic, who previously led the current Barça squad to the Adriatic League title last season, reencounters his former players. The game serves as a major test for Barcelona early in the season, while Dubai Basketball aims to make a statement against one of Europe's top clubs. amunra.qpon
Bears LT Braxton Jones questionable to return with knee injury
Bears left tackle Braxton Jones is in the training room for further evaluation after a third-quarter injury.
Jones was injured on a third-down incompletion with 10:21 remaining in the quarter.
His right leg appeared to buckle on a bull rush by Jonathan Greenard, and Jones needed help getting off the field.
The Bears list Jones as questionable to return with a knee injury.
Theo Benedet replaced Jones, with Ozzy Trapilo inactive. Benedet played nine snaps in the first half, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune.
The Bears added a field goal in the third quarter, with Cairo Santos' 48-yard kick giving Chicago a 13-7 lead.
Monchi Controversially Backs Lamine for Ballon d'Or
During the presentation of the V Reyes Cup in Seville, Espanyol's sporting director Monchi stated he would give the 2026 Ballon d'Or to FC Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal. The comments immediately generated controversy among Espanyol fans, with many expressing their displeasure at their sporting director supporting a Barcelona player for football's most prestigious individual award.
Hours later, appearing on the radio program "El Larguero" (SER), Monchi clarified his remarks when host Manu Carreño pressed him again on who would receive the award. The former Sevilla director emphasized his Spanish patriotism in the matter, suggesting his comments had been misinterpreted by some fans.
Leonard looking to put tumultuous summer behind him and start new season
Senate passes the Protect College Sports Act
Big-time college sports has moved halfway toward the federal bailout they crave. The rest of the journey is unlikely to happen soon.
The U.S. Senate passed the so-called "Protect College Sports Act" on Monday night, by a vote of 77-22. The bill now goes to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Earlier in the day, Pat Forde of SI.com cited an unnamed source who said that there is a “0.0 percent chance" the House will pass the bill before the midterm elections.
With the Democrats widely expected to seize control of the House in November, the question then becomes whether it will do any meaningful business before the next Congress convenes in January.
So there's still a long way to go before the NCAA and its members get the antitrust exemption and other benefits designed to stave off a catastrophe. Even as college football is more popular and profitable than ever.
There's chaos, they say. From whose perspective? The players, after years of being exploited by a system that denied them the opportunity to participate meaningfully in the value they generate, are sitting pretty. It's not chaotic for them; it's the free market in operation.
But the schools apparently can't be trusted to balance their budgets, which is bullshit. Every American business faces an ongoing challenge to adapt or fail. In lieu of expecting the administrators to come up with a better way to carve up the pie and/or to spend within their means, they want artificial restrictions on what the players can make.
That's not how it should be. And, despite the Senate vote, maybe it won't be.