Wayne Rooney’s MLS regular season schedule has just four matches remaining in it, with the English forward set to miss a second-straight game following a red card against the New York Red Bulls. Rooney was caught delivering a forearm shiver to the face of Cristian Casseres Jr following a VAR review in a 2-1 loss to the Red Bulls on August 21. He was absent from the club’s next game, a 3-1 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia Union last Saturday, and the MLS Disciplinary Committee​ took the decision to suspend for a second match on Tuesday due to violent conduct. The 33-year-old, who is set to return to…

When it comes to the schedule for NFL roster cuts, everything changed a couple years ago. Now there is a singular deadline for teams to trim their 90-man, preseason rosters down to 53 players as the regular season arrives. Now, in most cases, NFL teams have to cut a total of 37 players within a two-day span to meet the deadline. This is why the final week of preseason football has become so important for players who are on their teams’ roster bubbles and in danger of being cut; it’s the final audition, of sorts. In 2019, the deadline for NFL teams to cut their rosters down to 53 players…

It’s the year of the home run, there is no doubt about it. Two teams could hit 300 or more as the Twins are on pace to do it and the Yankees have a shot, as well, and both of those organizations are getting well-deserved credit for their success. In Houston, though, the Astros have been somewhat forgotten. But as they showed on Tuesday by scoring six runs on seven hits and two walks in four innings off of American League Cy Young candidate Charlie Morton in a 15-1 win over the Rays, this lineup is as good as any in MLB. Tuesday, the Astros scored two runs in the…

The 2019 U.S. Open features plenty of intriguing narratives to follow, with top players on both the men’s and women’s sides hoping to finish the Grand Slam calendar with a championship. No. 1 Novak Djokovic will look to repeat as U.S. Open champion and win his fifth slam in the past two years, while defending champion and top-seeded Naomi Osaka enters the tournament aiming to bounce back from her first-round Wimbledon exit. Elsewhere in the men’s draw, attention will be on the rest of the Big 3, with Djokovic lined up for a potential semifinal matchup against No. 3 Roger Federer and a potential championship match against No. 2 Rafael…

Jon Gruden continues to be a fan of Nathan Peterman. The 25-year-old, who is competing for the Raiders’ backup quarterback spot behind Derek Carr, once again received praise from his coach Tuesday. “I’m afraid to bring up Peterman’s name with media today,” Gruden told reporters, via the San Francisco Chronicle. “Look at it yourself. He’s hitting 75% of his passes. The ones that are incomplete are dropped. I mean, he runs, he passes, he’s making audibles. He’s getting better and he’s getting some confidence. He’s in the mix. I like him. I know other people that do, too.” Peterman is 40-of-57 passing while throwing for 317 yards with three touchdowns…

Former Wales, Liverpool and Aston Villa striker Dean Saunders has been jailed for 10 weeks. The 55-year-old pleaded guilty at Chester Magistrates’ Courts to failing to comply with a roadside breath test and failing to provide a breath sample for analysis. He was stopped on suspicion of drink driving by police in Boughton, Chester, on 10 May, pleaded guilty by letter yesterday and was sentenced on Wednesday. Saunders, of The Paddocks, Whitegate, near Northwich, Cheshire, had initially denied both charges at an earlier hearing. Saunders was also banned from driving for 30 months and ordered to pay court costs of £620. He said he had been out at Chester Races…

A heartbroken Bury fan joined the Sports Bar on Tuesday night to share her grief in losing her beloved club, in what could be one of talkSPORT’s saddest ever calls. Kate the Shaker told Andy Goldstein and Jason Cundy she is ‘done with football’ as the club she has supported all her life stands on the precipice of extinction. Bury were expelled from the English Football League on Tuesday night after owner Steve Dale failed to sell the club or prove he has the funds to start their season before the 5pm deadline they were given by league chiefs. London-based firm C&N Sporting Risk were close to doing a deal…

The mayor of Liverpool has opposed Liverpool Football Club’s attempt to trademark the city’s name. The club made an application to trademark ‘Liverpool’ to try and stop the sale of counterfeit goods and protect the club and supporters from ‘inauthentic products’. They have faced a backlash over the proposal despite stressing it was only in the context of football products and services. Mayor of the city, Joe Anderson, told the club he and the city council would argue against the plans. He tweeted: “I do not believe you can trademark a city name. I value our relationship with LFC and we will work to help remove counterfeit goods, but we…

EFL executive chair Debbie Jevans has explained how Steve Dale was allowed to become owner of Bury the day after they were expelled from the English Football League. The Shakers on Tuesday had their license revoked and will almost certainly be liquidated following C&N Sporting Risk pulling out of a proposed takeover of the crisis-club. Dale, the current owner, later claimed he had received three further bids leading to calls for the EFL to grant Bury an extension, but shortly after 11pm the League’s decision was announced. Dale been widely criticised for his running of the club which has resulted in Bury becoming the first team to drop out the…

talkSPORT.com rounds up all the latest transfer news and football gossip from Wednesday’s papers and online… Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he would welcome a return to Manchester United. The 37-year-old Swedish star scored 29 goals in 53 games for the Red Devils before leaving to join MLS side LA Galaxy. (Daily Star) Paul Pogba’s brother Mathias says the Manchester United midfielder would be “great” for Real Madrid. (AS) Tottenham are unsure of Christian Eriksen’s intentions after a breakdown of the relationship between chairman Daniel Levy and the 27-year-old Denmark midfielder’s agent. (The Guardian) But former Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has urged manager Mauricio Pochettino to play Eriksen anyway, despite the uncertainty over his future –…