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The Suns have reached a second deal this weekend, as free agent guard Jordan Goodwin intends to join Collin Gillespie in re-signing in Phoenix, sources told ESPN.

Hawks guard CJ McCollum has agreed to a one-year, $21 million contract extension with the franchise, his agent told ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Lamine Yamal needed just 10 minutes of his first start at a World Cup to get his first goal on soccer’s biggest stage.

🎥 World Cup highlights: goalfest! Spain thrash Saudi Arabia
What a response! After the huge disappointment following the draw against Cape Verde in the opening match, Saudi Arabia must have felt today as if the Spaniards were playing a completely different sport.
Passing, dribbling, speed, attacking and defensive efficiency: in this match, the European champions were superior to their opponents on the pitch in absolutely every respect.

👀 Through to the knockouts, these are Germany’s possible opponents
The first two group matches for the Germany national team are now history. The record shows two wins — a clear one against World Cup newcomers Curaçao and a very narrow victory over Ivory Coast.
As we all know, that means: Germany is definitely through to the knockout stage, and in any case as winners of Group E, because even if Germany lose and Ivory Coast draw level on six points with a win, the head-to-head result against the Ivorians counts.

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Scotland are close to securing a place in the World Cup knockout stage.
That would be a huge moment for Steve Clarke’s side and the Tartan Army.
And the bar owners of the cities which will host Scotland’s games had better prepare early if it is confirmed.
Scotland fans force Boston bars into emergency beer deliveries
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Scotland supporters have already made a major impact in Boston during the first two rounds of the World Cup group stage.

Declan Rice has revealed he has been managing a hamstring injury for the second half of the season and said he has played an “obscene” number of games in a “crazy” schedule.
The midfielder supported Thomas Tuchel’s decision to take him off in the second half of England’s 4-2 win over Croatia.
“It was a smart decision. I was feeling a little bit of neural pain in my hamstring, which I was managing from after Christmas with Arsenal for a very long time,” Rice told ITV.

Update On The Future Of This Manchester City Defender: Should They Cash In On Him?
Speaking on the Transfer Insider podcast, journalist Pete O’Rourke offered an update on the future of Manchester City defender Ruben Dias this summer. O’Rourke said,
“It does seem that there is some interest from Real Madrid in Dias, and the lure of a move to Madrid would be difficult to ignore for any player, not just him.
“It’s probably going to be a saga that will drag out into the summer, but Manchester City do not want to lose Dias.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Ajax parted ways with coach Oscar Garcia on Sunday after a turbulent season in which the Dutch club finished fifth in Eredivisie.
In a statement, Ajax said it “mutually agreed to terminate the coach’s contract,” which had one year remaining.
In March, the 53-year-old Garcia came out of his role with the Under-23 side to replace coach Fred Grim, who was sent back to work at the Ajax academy.
Grim had been made first-team coach after John Heitinga was fired last November. Heitinga was appointed following the resignation of Francesco Farioli last May.

The Phoenix Suns continue to address their free agents with Jordan Goodwin agreeing to a three-year, $19-million deal with a player option on the third year, sources confirmed June 21 to The Arizona Republic 
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the news earlier on Father’s Day morning.  
NBA teams can begin signing free agents to contracts July 6. 
Emerging as the team’s best on-ball defender, the 6-3 Goodwin averaged 8.7 points and 4.9 rebounds and a career-best 1.5 steals in the 2025-26 season.

Phoenix finished the regular season fourth in the NBA in steals at 9.