The Milwaukee Brewers will hold a public ceremony honoring the life of longtime broadcaster Bob Uecker before their Aug. 24 game with the San Francisco Giants.

Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio had announced plans for this type of summer ceremony in January after Uecker died at the age of 90. The date wasn't revealed until Monday.

Emmy-winning broadcaster Bob Costas, a longtime friend and former colleague of Uecker's, will host the event. The ceremony will feature appearances by special guests as well as videos with rarely seen content from Uecker's life.

All ticketed fans will receive a lapel pin featuring the design of the Brewers' uniform patch honoring Uecker. Baseballs and bases featuring a Uecker celebration logo will be used during the game. A raffle will benefit three of Uecker's favorite charities: the Wounded Warrior Project, the ALS Association and the Medical College of Wisconsin Bob Uecker Chair for Cancer Research.

"As we continue to navigate the loss of Bob, we're truly grateful to the Brewers for hosting this Celebration of Life," son and family representative Bob Uecker Jr. said in a statement. "We look forward to coming together to honor his memory and share in the meaningful moments of the day."

Uecker broadcast Brewers games for 54 years and continued in that role last year even after he was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. The Hall of Famer earned the nickname "Mr. Baseball" and developed a national following because of the sense of humor he showed during chats with Johnny Carson, in appearances in Miller Lite beer commercials and in featured roles in the movie "Major League" and on television's "Mr. Belvedere."

"We continue to mourn Bob's passing, but we feel his presence every day at the ballpark, and in our lives," Brewers president of business operations Rick Schlesinger said in a statement. "August 24 will offer all of us an opportunity to come together to celebrate Bob's life and re-live the countless, unforgettable memories he created so effortlessly."

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said his on-field woes during the 2021 and 2022 seasons fueled his mental health struggles to the point that he attempted suicide.

Duran, interviewed for the docuseries "The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox" that will premiere Tuesday on Netflix, said not meeting his own expectations -- as well as disappointing others -- pushed him to a very dark place.

"I was already hearing it from fans," Duran said in the docuseries. "And what they said to me, [it was like], 'I've told myself 10 times worse in the mirror.' That was a really tough time for me. I didn't even want to be here anymore."

"... I got to a point where I was sitting in my room, I had my rifle and I had a bullet and I pulled the trigger and the gun clicked, but nothing happened. So, to this day, I think God just didn't let me take my own life because I seriously don't know why it didn't go off. I took it as a sign of, 'I might have to be here for a reason', so that's when I started to look myself in the mirror after the gun didn't go off. I was like, 'Do I want to be here or do I not want to be here?' That happened for a reason and obviously, you're here for a reason so let's be the way you want to be and play [the way] you want to play and live the way you want to live."

Duran, 28, entered the majors with the Red Sox as a rookie in 2021, hitting .215 with 10 RBIs in 33 games. The following season was only slightly better, with him hitting .221 with 17 RBIs in 58 games.

His career, however, started its upward trajectory in 2023 after being recalled from Triple-A early in the season. He hit .295 with 40 RBIs in 102 games, stealing 24 bases and scoring 46 runs. He became a first-time All-Star in 2024 and was MVP of that game, and he set career highs that season in home runs (21), runs (111), RBI (75) and stolen bases (34).

Duran, who finished eighth in MVP voting, avoided arbitration this offseason, reaching a one-year deal for $3.85 million that includes a team option for 2026.

"Jarren's decision to share his story is an act of courage that reaches far beyond baseball," Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy said in a statement. "By opening up, he's showing others who may be struggling that they're not alone and that asking for help isn't just OK, it's essential.

"Every member of this organization continues to stand with him. He has our deepest admiration, he's always had our full support and we're incredibly fortunate to have him as part of our team."

Duran was suspended two games last season for uttering an anti-gay slur at a fan. He apologized, telling fans that he was "sorry for my actions" and that "I'm gonna work on being better for them."

In the docuseries, Duran said he keeps a daily journal and gives himself little reminders to help him focus on his mental health.

"On [the tape on] my left wrist, I write, '[expletive] 'em,' because it's me telling my demons, 'You're not going to faze me'," Duran said in the docuseries. "And on my right wrist, I write, 'Still alive' because I'm still here and I'm still fighting."

There is no escaping the fact that age is catching up with Novak Djokovic.

With his 38th birthday fast approaching, the evidence shows the 24-time Grand Slam champion's powers are waning.

But as the men's clay-court season begins in Monte Carlo, Djokovic looks in a much better place than a fortnight ago.

Finishing runner-up in Miami to Czech teenager Jakub Mensik showed that the world number five is not ready to roll into retirement yet.

"There is no doubt that [motivation] has become more difficult throughout my career but the performances in Miami give me more inspiration to keep going," Djokovic said.

The Serb veteran knows his serve needs to be potent if he is going to challenge at the upcoming French Open and Wimbledon.

Unable to rely as much on physicality against his younger opponents, Djokovic wants the accuracy of his opening shot - an underrated part of his game - to help limit the baseline rallies.

We saw the effectiveness in Miami.

Based on precision rather than power, he landed 79% of first serves - including a career-high 87% in the semi-final against Grigor Dimitrov - and only faced seven break points in his opening five matches.

"Now I know what it's like to be John Isner," he joked after beating Dimitrov.

Djokovic has not won a major since the 2023 US Open and claimed only one title last season - albeit the Olympic gold he had long craved.

That came on the Roland Garros clay, where he aims to win a standalone 25th Grand Slam title in June.

His other priority is becoming only the third man to claim a 100th tour-level singles title.

He will, however, have to come through a strong field in Monte Carlo, with 17 of the top 20 players competing.

Britain's Jack Draper is one of them, with Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz among the favourites.

After what he called a "special day" in La Rochelle on Saturday, Munster's head of rugby operations Ian Costello said the province are targeting three more such occasions in the Investec Champions Cup this season.

The 25-24 win over Ronan O'Gara's side in the last-16 stage set up a quarter-final away to Bordeaux-Begles this Saturday and Costello wants to ensure that the win in La Rochelle is not viewed as a "cup final" for the group.

"The reality is now we want to have three more days like this," he said after the dramatic win in the Stade Marcel-Deflandre.

"You take one game at a time, but there's no point in this being our cup final. It would nearly disrespect what the club have done.

"We've three matches left to have a crack at winning a trophy."

Costello praised the visiting Munster supporters who travelled to La Rochelle in huge numbers

"I went down to meet a few friends just to get out of the hotel for an hour and it was shivers down your neck stuff," he said.

"I hadn't seen anything like that for a long, long time.

"That set the tone. What it means to our supporters.

"There was talk of 2,000 [Munster fans] here, there were way more than 2,000."

With only seven days between visits to France, it is unlikely the Munster support will travel in such numbers to the Stade Chaban-Delmas this weekend, although Costello is sure some will try.

"There'll be kids' piggybanks raided," he joked.

"There'll be people here, that's the magic of it.

"There's people that would prefer not to go on summer holidays to get two weekends like this. That's what's special about the club."

Reddin worked for England's Rugby Football Union as a fitness expert between 1997 and 2006, with the pinnacle being the World Cup success in Australia.

Reddin was also part of Woodward's backroom team on the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand in 2005.

After his spell working with Team GB, Reddin joined the FA in 2014 as head of performance services under then director of elite development Dan Ashworth.

Reddin's role initially focused on England's development teams but he was appointed head of team strategy and performance in 2016.

That role included responsibilities for performance medicine, analysis, physical performance, nutrition and people development.

Reddin worked with Gareth Southgate's senior England side, including at the 2018 World Cup when they reached the semi-final.

FA chief executive Martin Glenn said Reddin had played a "key role across all 28 of our England teams" when he left the organisation in 2019.

Reddin was subject to an FA investigation after a bullying allegation was made against him in 2017.

After a thorough process, the FA said it was "entirely satisfied the matters were appropriately investigated and concluded".

Less than an hour after the United States lost to Canada in overtime of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game, Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin was asked about the growth of American hockey and what lies ahead.

"You know what I think it does? I think we've had a tough time with USA Hockey getting guys to play in the World Championships," said Larkin, a five-time World Championships participant. "I think guys are at home watching this, and I hope they are wanting a piece of this.

"They gotta go to the World Championships and prove themselves and play for their country. We gotta start winning that tournament. I think that's where Canada, those guys go and they play."

Larkin's words have since sparked a discussion about one of the largest challenges facing the nation's governing body for the sport as it tries to become the world's strongest men's hockey power. Getting there means having an investment that goes beyond marquee events such as the 4 Nations Face-Off or the Olympics, and it all starts with how players regard participation in the IIHF World Championships.

The leadership team at USA Hockey have heard or read about what Larkin said, as have his peers in the NHL. But a gap persists in getting all of those peers to buy in.

ESPN spoke to 10 sources, including players and management, about why it has been a struggle for USA Hockey to get more top-level NHL players to participate at the World Championships. And while this year's edition presents a potential path toward a player making a case for the Olympics roster next February, there are those who feel that shouldn't be the only motivation to play for Team USA.

"We have to rebuild our culture that the tournament is important and it should be more important than it is for our players," said Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin, who was Team USA's GM for the 4 Nations Face-Off and will also manage the 2026 Olympic team. "The excuses that I hear for guys not going over, they're not good enough. We need guys to go over. We want to try to start winning more often than we do, and we need our best players to consider going over.

"I know there's real-life situations. I know there's injuries. I know there's contracts. But some of the excuses I've heard? Quite honestly, they're not good enough."

THE AMERICAN HOCKEY landscape has changed dramatically since the days when Guerin and John Vanbiesbrouck, USA Hockey's assistant executive director for hockey operations, were in the NHL.

Neither of them were born when the U.S. won its second World Championship along with its first Olympic gold medal in 1960. Guerin was 10 and Vanbiesbrouck 16 when the "Miracle On Ice" team, made up of amateur players, beat the Soviet Union before winning America's second hockey gold at the 1980 Olympics.

Initially, the annual World Championships tournament was limited to amateur players as well, but the IIHF allowed professionals to participate starting in 1977. The IIHF's decision came in the wake of the Canada Cup, a six-team tournament featuring pro players that was held five times between 1976 and 1991.

Eventually, the Canada Cup was replaced by the World Cup of Hockey in 1996. The NHL then allowed its players to participate in the Olympics starting in 1998.

This created opportunities for players such as Guerin and Vanbiesbrouck to represent the U.S. throughout their professional careers. It also presented a contrast in terms of how rosters were constructed.

For example, Vanbiesbrouck represented the U.S. at the World Championships four times and was on two Canada Cup teams. He made the roster for both tournaments in 1991. The U.S. roster for the World Championships that year had 10 players younger than 23, while the Canada Cup team had only four.

While Guerin never played at the Worlds, he represented the U.S. at three Olympics and twice at the World Cup of Hockey. Guerin was part of the gold-medal-winning team at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, and the silver-medal winning team at the 2002 Olympics. Team USA's median age when Guerin played was 30.

"Our expectations have changed," Vanbiesbrouck said. "Whenever somebody wears the jersey, there's a certain expectation. There's an element of national pride to wear a jersey, to honor the flag and honor those people who came before you. It's a great element in our game."

One item that helped with elevating those expectations was the creation of the United States National Team Development Program in 1996. The NTDP became an incubator for the nation's premier U18 and U17 male players.

Prior to the NTDP, the U.S. had medaled only twice -- with a pair of bronze-place finishes -- at the IIHF U20 World Junior Championships. The NTDP has since played an instrumental role in the U.S. establishing itself as a WJC powerhouse. Team USA has captured seven gold medals since 2010 and won its second consecutive gold earlier this year.

Between the NTDP producing 98 first-round picks and the success at the World Juniors, it created the hypothesis that USA Hockey should be able to easily recruit players to represent the nation. That much was evident after the 4 Nations Face-Off, and it's part of why the U.S. is considered to be one of the front-runners for gold at the 2026 Olympics.

"A lot of guys went through the NTDP and even coming here for two weeks, it was the closest group I've been around," Columbus Blue Jackets and Team USA defenseman Zach Werenski said after the 4 Nations Face-Off. "It was awesome being here for two weeks and it was so much fun being around these guys. Everyone bought in. I think that's a testament to what USA Hockey is doing from younger ages on right now.

"We expect to win. We expect to be in gold medal games and to be in these positions against Canada and the best teams."

Players like Larkin and Werenski have a different experience compared to those who came before them. Fewer international opportunities existed, because the NHL didn't allow players to participate in the Olympics in 2018 or 2022, while there have been only two World Cups (2004, 2016) since the first one in 1996.

It left the World Championships as the primary consistent option that could come close to replicating those best-on-best tournaments. But even as the demand for international hockey grows, there remains a disconnect when it comes to U.S. players and the World Championships.

The timing of the World Championships could be a factor. This year's tournament runs from May 9 through May 25, which is simultaneous to the second round and conference finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

This limits the player pool to those whose teams didn't qualify for the playoffs, or who were eliminated in the first round.

"It's the time of year when everyone's really looking for a break, and to go for a month, give it your all and sacrifice? It's a lot for players," Vanbiesbrouck said. "Most of the guys in the NHL are family guys, which we can all appreciate. Another is with the hip injuries that are happening today, they need a whole summer to recuperate and there's so many significant injuries now that take such a long time that we understand. But I think that's a big factor."

THE WINNIPEG JETS duo of Connor Hellebuyck and Nikolaj Ehlers represent just how much differently the World Championships are viewed in the United States compared to the rest of the world.

Hellebuyck grew up in Commerce Township, Mich., which is a 45-minute drive from the NTDP's headquarters. He grew up watching the Detroit Red Wings and went to games. He watched American-born players such as fellow goalie Jimmy Howard, who he idolized.

But he first learned about the tournament as a 21-year-old who had just finished his first AHL season in 2015, when he received a call from USA Hockey asking him to join the team for the World Championships.

"When USA Hockey called, it was cool. It was a cool experience," Hellebuyck said. "The more I did it, the more I started to realize it is for the experience and it's for the young guy trying to get better. It's not for the veteran unless he wants to travel, unless he wants to see the world or he wants to play a little more hockey."

American-born players like Hellebuyck often grow up associating hockey in May with the Stanley Cup playoffs. Major League Baseball, the NBA Finals and the PGA Championship, among many other sporting events, are also going on at that time. Having that many options plays into the lack of visibility.

Compare that to Ehlers. He grew up in Aalborg, Denmark where there was a pro hockey team, but nothing like the NHL. As a nation, Denmark has around 5,000 registered hockey players. But it hosted the World Championships for the first time in 2018, and had the eighth-highest total attendance in tournament history. Denmark will co-host this year's tournament in May with Sweden.

In Europe, the World Championships have become a tentpole event within the European sporting landscape in nations such as Czechia, Finland, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland, home of the IIHF's headquarters. Last year's tournament in Czechia set a new tournament total attendance record of 797,727 fans. Five of the 10 most attended tournaments have come since 2010, none of which were in North America.

The U.S has hosted the tournament three times -- with the most recent coming in 1962, when it was hosted in Colorado Springs and Denver. Canada, which has won the tournament a record 28 times, has hosted the World Championships just once, back in 2008.

Vanbiesbrouck said there haven't been any discussions throughout his time with USA Hockey about trying to host the event, adding that he would like to challenge the status quo and "be able to say that we could do this."

Ehlers, who played in his first Worlds in 2016, said the tournament has such a reverence in Europe that fans will travel to support their respective homelands. But for nations such as Denmark, Ehlers said the Worlds provide them a chance to show they do belong.

"To be able to have had the amount of NHL players that we've had over years and the way that we've gone at The Olympics, they reached the quarterfinals at the last Olympics," said Ehlers, who is one of 17 Danes to play in the NHL. "We've beaten Canada and Sweden and teams like that. We go out there to try to prove we are not a small hockey country even though we are in the big picture."

Or as Guerin said: "Because it matters to them. It's important and it needs to be important for us."

SO WHAT CAN USA Hockey do to get more NHL players to play at the Worlds?

Guerin said that the organization has developed a program allowing players to bring their family members and/or friends to Europe for the tournament. Vanbiesbrouck added that it's something they've evolved after observing what Canada had with its program.

Utah Hockey Club coach Andre Tourigny -- Canada's coach for the past two cycles -- said Hockey Canada created a family environment. He said bringing families over for the tournament means there's a chance for them to share what it means to be in a different part of the world. But when it's time to play, those individual families then create their own community despite being thousands of miles away from home.

"Admittedly, USA Hockey has had to do a better job of getting the people and bringing them over with a certain standard and they've done that," Guerin said. "The last little while they've stepped up to the plate and made it a better experience for the players, their wives and their families. It can just be a great opportunity to play for your country. Hopefully, we start to see more guys feel the importance of that tournament."

Wild forward Matt Boldy said that Guerin and others within USA Hockey have done a strong job of emphasizing why the World Championships matter, and how they used it in their process for creating Team USA's 4 Nations Face-Off roster.

Boldy said he viewed going to the World Championships as a chance to show how he could be counted upon playing in a different system in international play. Especially when he saw other nations bring more of their best players to the tournament.

A two-time World Championship team member, Boldy got a chance to learn from Johnny Gaudreau and Brock Nelson, two players he grew up watching. While Boldy learned from them on the ice, he also got a chance to know them as people, which he said helped when it came to establishing a dynamic with teammates.

"I think the more that we can get our USA guys there playing together, comfortable with each other ... it just makes things easier so in tournaments like the 4 Nations, it makes that transition smoother," Boldy said. "It's a big tournament. Every country wants to win it including the U.S. If we can get our biggest guys there and everyone kind of spends that extra time together, it could mean a lot."

Guerin and Vanbiesbrouck said that they have heard from the agents of American players who missed out on the 4 Nations Face-Off about wanting to be involved in the Olympics. Vanbiesbrouck said that the 4 Nations event also made older players realize that the 2026 Olympics might be their final opportunity to play for Team USA.

"It's one of those things where if you want to be in one of those tournaments and participate, then, be a part of it," Guerin said. "Don't be a part of it when you want to be a part of it. A lot of the guys we've had have gone to the World Championships and done that. If you want to have a better shot of something like the 4 Nations and the Olympics, help us in other areas. We need it. It's not just trying to win the 4 Nations or The Olympics.

"The World Championships go on every year and we want to try to win it. That's the bottom line."

Southampton have sacked manager Ivan Jurić after the club's relegation from the Premier League, the club confirmed on Monday.

A 3-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday confirmed their relegation with a record seven matches to spare and the club have since announced they will part ways with boss Jurić.

Southampton are also on course to finish the campaign with the lowest recorded points tally in Premier League history. The 2007-08 Derby County team infamously finished with 11 points -- one point more than Southampton have managed so far.

Speaking with Sky Sports after the loss at Spurs Jurić said: "We have to avoid that record. Do our best. It cannot happen."

Jurić, who took over from Russell Martin in December, has lost 12 out of 14 games with Southampton club and manahed just one win.

The Croatian joined Southampton after he was dismissed by Roma following a poor six-week spell in charge at the Italian club last November.

Simon Rusk has agreed to take charge of the team as interim manager for the remaining seven fixtures of this season. Rusk will be assisted by midfielder Adam Lallana.

"We would like to thank Ivan and his staff for their honesty and hard work as they fought against the odds to try and keep us up," a Southampton statement said.

"With relegation to the Championship now confirmed, we believe it is important to give fans, players and staff some clarity on the future as we head into a very important summer."

Pep Guardiola wants Matheus Nunes to develop into a right-back for Manchester City after saying he is "not clever enough" to play the midfield role he has performed throughout his career.

The 26-year-old, who signed for City from Wolves in August 2023 in a 53 million ($70m) deal as a replacement for Ilkay Gündogan, has made 62 appearances for the reigning Premier League champions since arriving at the Etihad, with the majority of his outings in midfield.

But with Guardiola still searching for a reliable replacement at right-back for Kyle Walker, who left City in a loan move to AC Milan in January, Portugal midfielder Nunes has been deployed at full-back.

After Nunes played at right-back in Sunday's 0-0 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Guardiola made the startling claim that the player's shortcomings in midfield mean he now faces a future as a defender.

"He [Nunes] can become a good right-back for his physicality," Guardiola told reporters at Old Trafford. "I think he's not a player to play in midfield because he's not clever enough, in the composure, but he has incredible skills and he's learning a lot.

"The big mistake of full-backs is when you have the cross to the far post where you are, they are always sleeping.

"But he defended really well two or three crosses, like when Bruno [Fernandes] put it to the far post for [Patrick] Dorgu.

"He has the attention and the physicality to do it, so he can play in that position and help us a lot."

City signed defenders Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis during the January transfer, but Nunes has started ahead of both in recent weeks.

Despite being impressed by his defensive skills, however, Guardiola admits he is surprised that the player has made the transition from midfielder to full-back.

"When you start the season, if you said 'Matheus will play right-back' you would ask what I'm talking about," Guardiola said.

"But it is what it is. The back four was excellent [against United]. Rúben [Dias] was incredible. So we build from that."

Manchester United will rival Chelsea in the race to sign Liam Delap this summer after identifying the Ipswich Town forward ahead of Viktor Gyökeres, Benjamin Sesko and Victor Osimhen as the solution to their goalscoring problems, sources have told ESPN.

Despite financial constraints that have led to the club's hierarchy, led by minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, imposing a series of job cuts and efficiency measures this season to stabilise United's finances and avoid breaching the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), sources have said that coach Ruben Amorim will be backed in the transfer market this summer with a new centre-forward pinpointed as the priority.

Sources have told ESPN that Delap, who has scored 12 goals in 30 Premier League games for Ipswich since completing a 20 million ($25.7m) transfer from Manchester City last summer, has emerged as United's favoured target with the 22-year-old available for a relatively inexpensive 40m fee if Ipswich are relegated.

Sources have told ESPN that City have a 40m clause to re-sign Delap inserted in the contract he penned after joining Ipswich for 20m last summer. But despite his form this season, Pep Guardiola's team are unlikely to trigger that option, primarily because of Erling Haaland's decision to sign a nine-and-a-half year contract at the Etihad in January.

However, City stand to benefit financially if Delap leaves Portman Road at the end of the season due to the club also negotiating a 20% exit clause. City will receive 20% of any profit made by Ipswich if they offload the England under-21 forward.

With Sporting CP striker Gyökeres available if a club triggers his 100m (85.4m) release clause, and United also anticipating interest from Arsenal in the Sweden international, Delap has moved ahead of the 26-year-old, a player who thrived under Amorim with the Portuguese champions following his 17m move to Lisbon from Coventry in 2023, due to cost, age profile and his proven record in the Premier League.

Delap may also be pursued by Champions League clubs, with Liverpool likely to be in the market for a forward if Darwin Núñez and Mohamed Salah leave this summer and Chelsea potentially able to offer a place in next season's competition.

The Stamford Bridge club are coached by Enzo Maresca, who worked with Delap at City's Academy, so United will face significant competition from Chelsea if they choose to make a move for Delap.