FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal displayed a Palestinian flag during the team's La Liga title parade. The young player's gesture drew global attention amid the ongoing conflict. Manager Hansi Flick acknowledged Yamal's maturity in making his own decisions. The club celebrated its domestic triumph with thousands of fans. Yamal is seen as a rising football star.

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More college volleyball is coming to Sioux Falls in 2026, with the State Farm Women's Volleyball Showcase set for Aug. 28 to 30 at the Sanford Pentagon. The showcase will feature five power conference teams.Creighton, Purdue, Minnesota, Arizona State and USC are all making the trek to Sioux Falls, with Minnesota also coming for the South Dakota Lottery College Volleyball Classic on Sept. 18 and 19.Creighton vs. Purdue and Minnesota vs. Arizona State will be played on Friday, Aug. 28. Creighton vs. Minnesota and Arizona State vs. USC will be on Saturday, Aug. 29, and USC vs. Creighton will be on Sunday, Aug. 30. All games on Friday and Saturday will be aired on either FOX or FS1, but the broadcast information for Sunday and all game times are TBD.For the second straight year, were proud to help kick off the college volleyball season at the Sanford Pentagon, Sanford Sports Vice President Jesse Smith said. For years, weve been fortunate enough to host some of the best teams in the country in Sioux Falls. Were grateful to Intersport for their partnership and helping to create what will be another tremendous event.All five teams made the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Creighton and Arizona State met in the third round, with Creighton winning 3-1. The Bluejays then lost 3-0 to national runner-up Kentucky in the quarterfinals. USC was also in the same region, winning once before losing 3-2 to Cal Poly.Purdue and Minnesota were also in the same region, but never met. Purdue made the quarterfinals, but lost 3-1 to Pittsburgh. Minnesota also lost to Pittsburgh, but in the third round.Arizona State also participated in the 2025 Women's Volleyball Showcase.This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Sanford Sports announces 2026 Women's Volleyball Showcase field

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LeBron James says he has no idea whether his 24-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers' season-ending playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night was the final game of his NBA career.The top scorer in league history stuck to the strategy he has taken into the past several summers when he declined to announce his future immediately after the Lakers' final postseason defeat.He hasn't ruled out retirement or a return to the Lakers, and he said nothing about the possibility of moving to another team as he contemplates an unprecedented 24th NBA season.I dont know what the future holds for me, obviously, as it stands right now tonight, the 41-year-old James said. Ive got a lot of time now. I think I said it last year after we lost to Minnesota. Ill go back and recalibrate with my family and talk with them and spend some time with them, and then obviously when the time comes, you guys will know what I decide to do.James' record 23rd season ended with a heartbreaking 115-110 loss, completing a four-game sweep of the short-handed Lakers by the defending NBA champions. Los Angeles began the playoffs without NBA scoring champ Luka Doncic and second-leading scorer Austin Reaves due to injury, yet James led the Lakers to a first-round upset of Houston before running into the league's best team in the second round.Its amazing what hes doing out there at this age," Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said. It's very impressive. It's hard to put it to words. He's not very old in the grand scheme of life, but for the NBA, he's pretty old, and he doesn't seem like it out there. He was a force. He was the top of the scouting report all series. His size gave us issues at times. He was impressive out there. I'm not sure we'll see anything like that again, his longevity and his greatness.James has played in more games, won more games, scored more points and taken more shots than everybody else who ever put on a uniform, but he has never put a limit on his time in the game.Instead, he repeated his oft-stated declarations that he'll figure it out with his family over a few glasses of wine in the next couple of months.Nobody has any idea what the future holds, and I dont either, James said. Ill take time to recalibrate and look over the season and see whats best for my future, and when I get to that point, everyone will know.James showed only marginal signs of age's encroachment in his 23rd season, continuing to play versatile basketball at an elite level throughout the Lakers' successful regular season.Injuries forced his largest compromises: He missed training camp and the first 14 games of the season with sciatica, and he missed eight additional games during the regular season, eliminating him from consideration for inclusion on the All-NBA teams for the 22nd consecutive time.With Doncic winning the NBA scoring title and Reaves emerging as a legitimate top-level NBA scorer, James willingly assumed a supporting role as the No. 3 option in the Lakers' offense and it worked.His 20.9 points per game were his fewest since his rookie season, largely because his 3-point shooting accuracy declined to 31.7%, and his 33.2 minutes per game were his fewest ever. Yet he contributed 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds with another season of steady performances and when the Lakers needed him to step up, he did it repeatedly.It was so many different seasons in one season with our ballclub, James said. Obviously injuries played a big part in it, but as far as our identity, I thought it was super-resilient.James was chosen for the All-Star Game for the 22nd time, and right before the midseason break, he became the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. He surpassed Robert Parish's record for the most regular-season games played in late March.The Lakers picked up steam down the stretch in the regular season, winning 16 of 18 heading into April and kindling hope of being a dark-horse candidate to give trouble to the Thunder or Spurs in the playoffs. But that's when Doncic and Reaves both incurred major injuries, sidelining both indefinitely.James handled the disappointment by stepping up and coolly taking charge of the Lakers' offense again. While nearly every NBA observer wrote off Los Angeles' chances of any playoff run, James and his supporting cast improbably knocked off the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets in six games in the first round, sending the Lakers into the second round for only the second time since 2020.For our group to have the moment that we had when Luka goes down with the hamstring and AR goes down with the oblique and were staring down the barrel of a playoff series with Houston, I thought our guys responded and were just super-resilient, James said. To win that series was big-time for the group that went out there.James' reasons to prolong his career in Los Angeles would be multifold.He has spent the past two seasons playing alongside Bronny James, his oldest son and a backup guard for the Lakers. They even got significant playoff minutes together this season, allowing LeBron to live another dream.His family loves living in Southern California and while his sons are both out of the family home, he has spoken frequently of his desire to watch the progress of his 11-year-old daughter, Zhuri, a competitive volleyball player.And the Lakers' outstanding play down the stretch suggested they could be among the NBA's best teams with full health for Doncic, James and Reaves who is expected to sign a massive contract to stay with the Lakers this summer.Whether the Lakers can actually contend for a championship next season will be one factor that James must weigh, but finding a true title contender to join at this stage of his career would be difficult even if the Thunder and the rising San Antonio Spurs didn't appear to be head and shoulders above the rest of the league.For now, James will take time off to enjoy life away from the daily grind that has allowed his career to reach unprecedented lengths and if he decides not to come back, he doesn't appear to have regrets about how this season ended."I left everything I could on the floor, James said. I control what I can control, and I can leave the floor saying even though I hate losing, I was locked in on what we needed to do.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA

LeBron James says he has no idea whether his 24-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers' season-ending playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night was the final game of his NBA career.The top scorer in league history stuck to the strategy he has taken into the past several summers when he declined to announce his future immediately after the Lakers' final postseason defeat.He hasn't ruled out retirement or a return to the Lakers, and he said nothing about the possibility of moving to another team as he contemplates an unprecedented 24th NBA season.I dont know what the future holds for me, obviously, as it stands right now tonight, the 41-year-old James said. Ive got a lot of time now. I think I said it last year after we lost to Minnesota. Ill go back and recalibrate with my family and talk with them and spend some time with them, and then obviously when the time comes, you guys will know what I decide to do.James' record 23rd season ended with a heartbreaking 115-110 loss, completing a four-game sweep of the short-handed Lakers by the defending NBA champions. Los Angeles began the playoffs without NBA scoring champ Luka Doncic and second-leading scorer Austin Reaves due to injury, yet James led the Lakers to a first-round upset of Houston before running into the league's best team in the second round.Its amazing what hes doing out there at this age," Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said. It's very impressive. It's hard to put it to words. He's not very old in the grand scheme of life, but for the NBA, he's pretty old, and he doesn't seem like it out there. He was a force. He was the top of the scouting report all series. His size gave us issues at times. He was impressive out there. I'm not sure we'll see anything like that again, his longevity and his greatness.James has played in more games, won more games, scored more points and taken more shots than everybody else who ever put on a uniform, but he has never put a limit on his time in the game.Instead, he repeated his oft-stated declarations that he'll figure it out with his family over a few glasses of wine in the next couple of months.Nobody has any idea what the future holds, and I dont either, James said. Ill take time to recalibrate and look over the season and see whats best for my future, and when I get to that point, everyone will know.James showed only marginal signs of age's encroachment in his 23rd season, continuing to play versatile basketball at an elite level throughout the Lakers' successful regular season.Injuries forced his largest compromises: He missed training camp and the first 14 games of the season with sciatica, and he missed eight additional games during the regular season, eliminating him from consideration for inclusion on the All-NBA teams for the 22nd consecutive time.With Doncic winning the NBA scoring title and Reaves emerging as a legitimate top-level NBA scorer, James willingly assumed a supporting role as the No. 3 option in the Lakers' offense and it worked.His 20.9 points per game were his fewest since his rookie season, largely because his 3-point shooting accuracy declined to 31.7%, and his 33.2 minutes per game were his fewest ever. Yet he contributed 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds with another season of steady performances and when the Lakers needed him to step up, he did it repeatedly.It was so many different seasons in one season with our ballclub, James said. Obviously injuries played a big part in it, but as far as our identity, I thought it was super-resilient.James was chosen for the All-Star Game for the 22nd time, and right before the midseason break, he became the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. He surpassed Robert Parish's record for the most regular-season games played in late March.The Lakers picked up steam down the stretch in the regular season, winning 16 of 18 heading into April and kindling hope of being a dark-horse candidate to give trouble to the Thunder or Spurs in the playoffs. But that's when Doncic and Reaves both incurred major injuries, sidelining both indefinitely.James handled the disappointment by stepping up and coolly taking charge of the Lakers' offense again. While nearly every NBA observer wrote off Los Angeles' chances of any playoff run, James and his supporting cast improbably knocked off the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets in six games in the first round, sending the Lakers into the second round for only the second time since 2020.For our group to have the moment that we had when Luka goes down with the hamstring and AR goes down with the oblique and were staring down the barrel of a playoff series with Houston, I thought our guys responded and were just super-resilient, James said. To win that series was big-time for the group that went out there.James' reasons to prolong his career in Los Angeles would be multifold.He has spent the past two seasons playing alongside Bronny James, his oldest son and a backup guard for the Lakers. They even got significant playoff minutes together this season, allowing LeBron to live another dream.His family loves living in Southern California and while his sons are both out of the family home, he has spoken frequently of his desire to watch the progress of his 11-year-old daughter, Zhuri, a competitive volleyball player.And the Lakers' outstanding play down the stretch suggested they could be among the NBA's best teams with full health for Doncic, James and Reaves who is expected to sign a massive contract to stay with the Lakers this summer.Whether the Lakers can actually contend for a championship next season will be one factor that James must weigh, but finding a true title contender to join at this stage of his career would be difficult even if the Thunder and the rising San Antonio Spurs didn't appear to be head and shoulders above the rest of the league.For now, James will take time off to enjoy life away from the daily grind that has allowed his career to reach unprecedented lengths and if he decides not to come back, he doesn't appear to have regrets about how this season ended."I left everything I could on the floor, James said. I control what I can control, and I can leave the floor saying even though I hate losing, I was locked in on what we needed to do.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA

Andy Murray is set to make his return to tennis this summer as part of Jack Draper's coaching setup for the grass-court season.The two-time Wimbledon champion will be in Draper's corner at the All England Club, marking Murray's first time coaching at the tournament where he lifted the trophy in 2013 and 2016.The move comes after Draper parted ways with Jamie Delgado, who had been working with the 24-year-old since last October."I am very grateful for everything Jamie Delgado has done for me over these past six months. He is a world-class coach and a great man," Draper said.Draper's partnership with Murray comes at a challenging time for the British number two, who has been battling through a frustrating spell of injuries.A knee problem picked up at the Barcelona Open in April has forced him to sit out the entire clay-court swing, including Roland-Garros later this month.It's been a tough 12 months for the left-hander, who spent nearly eight months on the sidelines with a bone bruise to his serving arm before this latest setback.His ranking has tumbled dramatically as a result from world number four last June all the way down to 50th.Murray's only previous coaching experience came during a six-month spell with Novak Djokovic, which ran from November 2024 until last May.The 38-year-old Scot helped guide his former rival to the semi-finals at the Australian Open, including a memorable victory over Carlos Alcaraz along the way.Since parting ways with Djokovic by mutual consent, Murray has stayed away from the tour, spending time with his family and on the golf course.He said recently that he'd be open to another coaching role if the right opportunity came along and working with Britain's most exciting male prospect clearly fits the bill.The pair are targeting the HSBC Championships at Queen's Club on 15 June for their first outing together a tournament Murray won a record five times during his playing days.Wimbledon then gets underway on 29 June, giving Draper a fortnight to fine-tune his game on the lawns of west London.It's a surface where the 24-year-old has struggled, never making it past the second round at the All England Club despite his powerful serve and neat net play.Having one of the finest grass-court players of the past two decades in his corner could be exactly what Draper needs to unlock his potential.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter