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Things turned ugly and violent during the Europa Conference League Final on Wednesday when fans threw objects onto the pitch, bloodying a player. 
The match between Fiorentina and West Ham was in its 33rd minute when fans could be seen throwing trash at players. Fiorentina’s Cristiano Biraghi was struck with several plastic bottles to the head before appearing to take a corner kick and shrugged it off by sarcastically clapping for the unruly fans. 
Unfortunately, he started significantly bleeding from the back of his head and he needed to be tended to, leading to a stoppage of play.

The Oklahoma Sooners face the Florida State Seminoles in Game 1 of the NCAA softball Women’s College World Series finals on Wednesday.

The Oklahoma Sooners are one win away from the NCAA softball championship after storming past Florida State in Game 1 of the WCWS finals Wednesday.

Wednesday night’s White Sox-Yankees and Tigers-Phillies games have been postponed due to poor air quality. The announcements were made hours before their scheduled start times. Each game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday, in New York and Philadelphia, respectively.
The poor air quality stems from wildfires in Canada, which has spread smoke hundreds of miles away. The situation made for an eerie scene during Tuesday night’s White Sox-Yankees game, which was played as scheduled and resulted in a 3-2 win for Chicago.

The WNBA postponed Wednesday night’s game between the Liberty and the Lynx, set to take place at the Barclays Center in New York City, due to the dangerous air quality in the area caused by the ongoing wildfire disaster in eastern Canada, the league announced Wednesday.
Winsidr’s Rachel Galligan first reported the news of the postponement. 
In the official press release, the WNBA noted that New York City and surrounding areas are under an “Air Quality Health Advisory” through Thursday morning.

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon ranks the best wide receivers still just 25 and under.

In a week dominated by stories about the Saudi influence over sport—with Karim Benzema joining Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Public Investment Fund buying four Saudi clubs while reaching an agreement with the PGA and the DP World Tour to end golf’s civil war—it came as something of a surprise to find that Lionel Messi will not be joining the exodus of aging stars to the Saudi league.
Messi confirmed Wednesday that he will join Inter Miami. It’s a move that seems motivated by three main factors: the desire to establish a legacy in the U.S.

Messi is taking his talents to South Beach. ESPN writers give their views.

Lionel Messi will make a stunning move to MLS side Inter Miami following his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, the World Cup-winner with Argentina announced Wednesday.

The NFL released its full slate of preseason games.