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LAS VEGAS—The Pac-12 really wants to talk about football during media day. It’s easy to understand why. The league has inarguably the best depth at the quarterback position in the sport with Heisman trophy winner Caleb Williams, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., Oregon’s Bo Nix, Oregon State’s DJ Uiagalelei, Arizona’s Jayden de Laura, Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Washington State’s Cam Ward. To kick things off, they played a sizzle reel hyping up their teams voiced-over by John Elway, Aaron Rodgers and Carson Palmer.

The well-documented rift between Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain added another dramatic chapter on Friday following the French club’s latest decision regarding its disgruntled superstar forward.
With Mbappé looking to move on from PSG, the reigning Ligue 1 champions made an eye-opening call to leave the 24-year-old off of their traveling squad ahead of their upcoming pre-season tour of Japan, the club announced.
PSG’s decision to hold Mbappé also coincides with the club officially putting the striker up for sale, per multiple reports.

The presumed favorites aren’t taking Friday’s opponent lightly. The U.S. has become adept at creating a bubble to block out the expectations of others.

The Pac-12 still doesn’t have a TV deal to announce and at least one member school is a bit flighty about that.

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive back Chris Claybrooks is facing domestic violence charges… again.
According to News4Jax, police arrested Claybrooks on Friday on domestic violence charges. The 26-year-old was booked at around 4:30 Friday afternoon and is reportedly facing two charges. One is a misdemeanor for domestic battery, while the other is a felony false imprisonment charge.
At the moment, there aren’t many details about the incident. However, the Jacksonville Jaguars are well aware of it and released a statement on Friday.

The start of the U.S. women’s national team’s 2023 Women’s World Cup has finally arrived. The U.S. will take on Women’s World Cup debutant Vietnam to kick off group play Friday night.
Coach Vlatko Andonovski announced earlier in the day that Rose Lavelle, Julie Ertz and Megan Rapinoe—who have all dealt with various injuries of late—will be cleared to play Friday. And while those names may look familiar to casual soccer fans, expect to learn several more over the next few games as 14 of the 23 players on the USWNT’s roster are making their World Cup debuts.

Brian Harman drained a 15-foot eagle putt at the last hole to close out a brilliant bogey-free 65, catapulting him into a five-shot lead at the end of the second round of the 151st Open Championship on Friday.

Seven-time All-Star Bryce Harper will play first base when the Phillies visit the Guardians on Friday night.
Philadelphia’s power-hitting clean-up hitter will make his third career appearance for the club at first base when the team begins a three-game Interleague series against Cleveland. The Phillies, who sit at 52–44, 10 1/2 games behind the Braves in the National League East, want to see how Harper transitions to the infield ahead of the trade deadline.

The Browns announced Friday receiver Marquise Goodwin will miss the start of training camp as the 10th-year veteran addresses a significant medical issue.
Cleveland placed Goodwin, who signed with the club in April, on the non-football illness list after he was diagnosed earlier this offseason with blood clots in his legs and lungs.
Goodwin shared that he learned of his condition after he began experiencing discomfort in his legs and slight shortness of breath during organized team activities in the spring.

Alex Morgan kickstarted the United States’ 2019 World Cup run with five goals against Thailand.