In social media posts, Antonio Brown has appeared to be living a life of luxury in the United Arab Emirates.

In a court-mandated appearance as part of his bankruptcy case, however, he said the reality is different.

Brown fielded questions about his finances and social media activity during an Aug. 1 meeting of creditors in his Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, downplaying the lavish lifestyle that he has appeared to be living in Dubai over the past seven weeks. The former NFL wide receiver said he does not have any cryptocurrency accounts, does not own any jewelry, does not own any of the expensive sports cars that he has been seen driving in social media posts and is not paying rent in the United Arab Emirates.

‘I’m actually staying out here with some people, brother,’ Brown said when asked about his living arrangements.

The 37-year-old declined to specify who owns the property at which he has been staying or who is paying the rent, but he said the person is not an American citizen.

Attempted murder charge. Bankruptcy. Music. The bizarre post-NFL life of Antonio Brown

Brown also indicated that he could soon return to the United States, where he has a warrant out for his arrest after being charged with attempted second-degree murder on June 11. The charge stems from an alleged altercation outside an amateur boxing event on May 16 in Miami.

‘Hopefully, yes,’ Brown said, when asked if he planned to return to the U.S. at some point in the near future.

The question came in the context of scheduling, as Brown will be asked to sit for a deposition in the bankruptcy case. Because he has an active warrant out for his arrest, he likely would be detained by Customs and Border Protection upon returning to the U.S.

A State Department spokesperson declined comment earlier this week when asked by USA TODAY Sports if Brown could be extradited from the United Arab Emirates. The spokesperson cited the department’s longstanding policy to not comment on the possible existence of extradition requests.

Brown filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2024, according to court records, and his case has since been converted to Chapter 7 − a form of bankruptcy in which the court can seize assets and garnish wages to repay creditors. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, who publicly estimated that he made more than $100 million during his NFL career, now owes more than $3.5 million to a handful of creditors.

Brown was ordered to appear at Friday’s meeting of creditors, which is also known as a 341 meeting, after previously failing to provide the necessary financial documents to the U.S. trustee overseeing his case, Leslie Osborne. Brown joined the meeting several minutes late from what appeared to be a Dubai hotel room.

Meetings of creditors are not court hearings and they are not overseen by a judge. But they nevertheless play an important role in the early stages of the bankruptcy process, requiring debtors to answer questions about their finances under penalty of perjury. Friday’s meeting was open to members of the public.

Osborne’s attorney, D. Brett Marks, asked Brown several questions about his life in Dubai and some of his activity on social media, including a June 26 post on X in which the former NFL wideout posted a screenshot of an account balance exceeding $24 million with the caption ‘bankrupt over.’ Brown replied that it was an old post and he does not have an account with $24 million.

Brown also offered unclear answers when asked about how he is making money and paying for his current lifestyle. When asked about video clips of himself driving luxurious sports cars that he has posted on social media, he denied owning any cars in the United Arab Emirates, then suggested that such clips might have been manufactured by artificial intelligence. Upon further questioning, Brown said he sometimes has access to sports cars as part of a promotional arrangement with a rental car company.

Report: Former NFL WR Antonio Brown facing attempted murder charge in Florida

Osborne, the trustee tasked with helping Brown pay off his debts, said at the start of the meeting that he had received only two of the requested bank statements from the seven-time Pro Bowler. Brown told Osborne that he would work with his attorney to provide the requested documents − including the original deed of one of the houses he owns in Florida, which could be put up for sale to pay off some of Brown’s debts.

At the most recent court hearing in Brown’s bankruptcy case, on July 24, judge Peter Russin said Brown’s case would be ‘hanging in the balance’ if he did not provide financial documents and follow the court’s rules.

‘I really want to explain to him that he’s got his future in his own hands,’ Russin said during the hearing. ‘He can resolve all these things very simply just by doing what he’s obligated to do anyway, and leave here with his financial situation generally intact.’

Contact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on social media @tomschad.bsky.social.

Luka Dončić has signed a three-year, $165 million maximum contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, which includes a player option for 2028, according to the team.

A source close to the situation confirms to USA TODAY Sports that the deal is worth three years, $165 million. The source remained anonymous because they were not permitted to speak publicly on the matter.

Dončić was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Lakers in February 2025, where he started 28 games to finish the regular season. During this period, he averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 1.6 steals per game.

‘I’m really grateful to the Lakers organization, my teammates and the fans for welcoming me and my family with so much support and kindness since day one,’ Doncic said in a statement. ‘This is an amazing organization, and I truly believe in what we’re building together.’

After the news was released, Dončić announced on social media that he is dedicating $5 million to the Luka Dončić Foundation to support the development of 77 young athletes worldwide. This program aims to assist athletes aged 12 to 15 by alleviating financial barriers, allowing them to pursue their dreams of playing basketball.

Luka Doncic contract: Details

Luka Dončić has signed a three-year contract extension worth $165 million with the Los Angeles Lakers, which includes a player option for the 2028-2029 season. Before being traded to the Lakers in February 2025, Dončić was set to receive a five-year, $345 million supermax contract extension this summer with the Mavericks; however, that deal was voided following the trade.

Luka Doncic trade

In February 2025, the Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, and Dallas Mavericks completed a three-team trade. The deal sent Luka Dončić to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Mavericks. Along with Dončić, the Lakers also received Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris from the Mavericks. In exchange, the Mavericks acquired Davis, Max Christie, and the Lakers’ first-round pick in 2029.

The Jazz received Jalen Hood-Schifino, as well as the LA Clippers’ 2025 second-round pick and the Mavericks’ 2025 second-round pick.

The Mavericks appeared ready to move on from Dončić at the time of the trade, primarily due to ongoing concerns about his condition, along with frustrations regarding his diet and injury issues.

The Dallas Cowboys may be in the midst of their annual training camp sojourn to Oxnard, California. But a Texas-sized thunderhead rolled over “America’s Team” on Friday afternoon when perennial Pro Bowl pass rusher Micah Parsons requested a trade amid stagnant – to put it mildly, per Parsons – contract negotiations. The question now becomes whether this storm will leave a trail of destruction, amount to a false alarm … or maybe even be a source of disruption that somehow ends with a silver lining.

A record-setting extension for Parsons, who recently turned 26 and is entering the final year of his rookie deal, has long seemed a fait accompli – and may still be, if on Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ timeline. After all, wideout CeeDee Lamb’s deal arrived close to the 11th hour last year. The Doomsday Clock nearly struck midnight before quarterback Dak Prescott got his bag the day of the team’s regular-season opener in Cleveland last September, so it hardly seemed outlandish to expect it would take Parsons another month or so to break the bank.

Maybe Friday’s bombshell ignites negotiations with Parsons’ agent, whom has been cut out of them to date, according to the Dallas superstar. Yet maybe it necessitates a key turning point for the player and his (current) team.

Prescott and Lamb patiently waited while Jones dragged his feet before (inevitably) minting them in 2024 – yet again in the case of Prescott, who’s played on a franchise tag and a pair of extensions during his nine seasons. But in a lengthy statement posted to X, Parsons wrote, among other things, “I no longer want to play for the Dallas Cowboys” as part of a rare public break with Jones, who seemed to openly question the wisdom of a long-term megadeal at the start of camp. And Parsons’ ire wasn’t limited to his bank account, as he also expressed, “I no longer want shots taken at me for getting injured while laying it on the line for the organization.”

Divorce is rarely imminent in the NFL, but these feel like irreconcilable differences, albeit in what’s also clearly a heated set of circumstances.

“This is an inflection point for the Dallas Cowboys, their business practices and how they’ve been doing things if this young man decides, ‘I’m gonna be that one player that don’t just go with the (flow) and accept the contract and go back and play with the Cowboys. I’m going to request a trade and stand on it,’” former Dallas defensive lineman Marcus Spears, now an ESPN analyst living in North Texas, said Friday afternoon.

But what if Parsons stands on it? Then this might also be a golden opportunity for Jones and a team that will be 30 years removed from its fifth and most recent title if it doesn’t win Super Bowl 60 next February.

The benefits of extending Parsons, especially given his age and production (52½ sacks in 63 career games) are obvious, especially since it has seemed recently that he was about to become the unquestioned leader of the defense following the offseason departure of DeMarcus Lawrence – who, incidentally, went scorched earth on the Cowboys on his way to Seattle, saying he’d never win a Super Bowl in Dallas.

But should Jones now actually lean into Parsons’ trade request? Could he create something of another Herschel Walker moment by doing so?

Make no mistake, Parsons plays a premium position − perhaps the most important one in football aside from quarterback. But if Jones ties up a huge percentage of his salary cap in Prescott, Lamb and Parsons – they’d undoubtedly be playing concurrently on deals that collectively average more than $135 million annually – then that kneecaps the team’s flexibility to address other areas of the roster in meaningful ways, and this team seems to have its share of holes. Maybe paying all three could work for a brief period – think the Los Angeles Rams with the expensive trio of Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp, who led the team to victory in Super Bowl 56. But it’s just not sustainable, nor have the Cowboys shown any evidence that they’re just a move or two away from a Lombardi Trophy as those Rams were.

As for potentially moving Parsons? If non-quarterbacks like Jalen Ramsey, Laremy Tunsil and even Jamal Adams can fetch two first-round picks in a deal – and all of them once did – that should be the minimum return Jones would expect. And with the regular season still five weeks away, there’s ample time to incite an even more lucrative bidding war among 31 other teams who would love to have a young, explosive, versatile, smart QB hunter like Parsons, who’s also healthy and fresh after doing little this offseason aside from good-faith efforts while being a regular presence for the offseason program and training camp as he awaited his payday.

Would Jones reap the numerous assets former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson did for Walker in 1989, helping lay the groundwork for the 1990s Dallas dynasty? Is he winding up with dynastic cornerstones like Emmitt Smith, Russell Maryland and Darren Woodson? Fanciful. No team is surrendering eight premium draft picks, including three first-rounders, for anyone not named Brady or Mahomes.

But could Jones get a pair of Round 1 picks and maybe a pair of Day 2 selections? Maybe? After all, Parsons is at the peak of his powers, and Walker no longer was − meaning a haul is there to be had in the context of 2025 trade architectures. And would it be beneficial getting an influx of cost-controlled talent around Prescott, Lamb and a young offensive line in the early stages of rookie head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s tenure – particularly considering vice president of player personnel Will McClay’s acumen as a talent evaluator? Maybe?

There’s no sugarcoating what a mess Jones has made around arguably his best player, and perhaps some Myles Garrett-level rapprochement is in the offing if Jones, Parsons, and his agent can achieve a Kumbaya moment. Yet maybe current events signal to Jones’ family that he needs to start delegating more responsibility after he smartly empowered Johnson all those years ago until he could no longer bear to.

What seems pretty clear, though, is that business as usual isn’t working in Dallas and hasn’t really for three decades despite all the talented players and coaches who have been affiliated with ‘America’s Team.’ Maybe it’s time for a unique approach, like the one Johnson utilized so long ago, to give this team – and maybe Parsons – the fresh start all parties seem to need right now.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami return to action in the 2025 Leagues Cup tournament against Liga MX side Necaxa on Saturday, Aug. 2. 

Messi had two assists leading Inter Miami to victory in their first Leagues Cup match, but they need to score more goals to move up the MLS side of the standings. 

The top 4 MLS and Liga MX sides will advance to the knockout stage, but all eyes will be on Messi to provide the scoring load for Inter Miami to qualify for the next round. 

“There are still two games to play, a lot can happen,” Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano said a day before the club’s match. 

Here’s everything you need to know about the Inter Miami-Necaxa match, and stay tuned for live updates from USA TODAY Sports: 

Watch Leagues Cup matches on Apple TV

Is Messi playing tonight? Inter Miami vs. Necaxa starting lineups

Yes, Messi is playing and in the starting lineup, announced before the match. 

What time is Inter Miami vs. Necaxa Leagues Cup match? 

The match begins at 7 p.m. ET (8 p.m. in Argentina). 

How to watch Inter Miami vs. Necaxa in Leagues Cup?

The match is available to live stream on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV.

Necaxa coach knows Messi, Inter Miami well

Necaxa, which beat Atlanta United 3-1 in its Leagues Cup opener July 30, is led by new coach Fernando Gago. 

Gago was a starter alongside Messi and Mascherano in Argentina’s 1-0 win in the Olympic men’s soccer final in 2008, and came off the bench in their loss to Germany in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup final.

“It’s always special to face people you know, people you’ve shared so many good times with,” Mascherano said of Gago. “And in the end, when the ball starts rolling, I’ll try to do everything I can to compete in the best way possible and win so we can still hope to qualify.”

Inter Miami vs. Necaxa prediction 

Inter Miami 4, Necaxa 1: Messi finds the back of the net again for two goals, Luis Suarez and Tadeo Allende score as Inter Miami cruises to a victory at home. — Safid Deen

Inter Miami vs. Necaxa betting odds

Here are the betting odds, according to BetMGM.

Inter Miami: -220
Draw: +340
Necaxa: +400
Over/under: 3.5

Inter Miami upcoming schedule

Aug. 6: Inter Miami vs. Pumas, 7:30 p.m. ET (Leagues Cup)
Aug. 10: Orlando City vs. Inter Miami, 8 p.m. (MLS regular season)
Aug. 16: Inter Miami vs. LA Galaxy, 7:30 p.m. (MLS regular season)
Aug. 19 or 20: Leagues Cup quarterfinals (if applicable) 
Aug. 23: D.C. United vs. Inter Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (MLS regular season)

Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca has reached a deal to buy the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun and move the team to Boston, reports the Boston Globe.

Pagliuca and his group will pay $325 million for the team, a record-setting purchase for a WNBA franchise, with plans to relocate the team from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. According to the report, Pagliuca will also contribute $100 million for a new practice facility. The team plans to play its home games at TD Garden, home to the Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins, and hopes to as soon as the 2027 season.

Any sale of a WNBA franchise needs to be approved by the league and the governors of each team. The league has been expanding in the past few years, with the Golden State Valykries beginning play this year. The Toronto Tempo will begin play in the 2026 season, with expansion to 18 teams by 2030, with franchises coming to Portland, Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia. There have been reports that the WNBA wants to wait until 2033 to potentially seek Boston as an expansion city for a new team.

“Relocation decisions are made by the WNBA Board of Governors and not by individual teams.  As part of our most recent expansion process, in which three new franchises were awarded to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia on June 30, 2025, nine additional cities also applied for WNBA teams and remain under active consideration,’ the WNBA said in a statement. ‘No groups from Boston applied for a team at that time and those other cities remain under consideration based on the extensive work they did as part of the expansion process and currently have priority over Boston. Celtics’ prospective owner Bill Chisholm has also reached out to the league office and asked that Boston receive strong consideration for a WNBA franchise at the appropriate time.’

The Sun has been in Connecticut since 2003, relocating from Orlando as the franchise began as the Miracle in 1999.

“I know the quickest way to get a team to Boston is for the Sun to move to Boston,” Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey told the Boston Globe. “And I don’t want to wait [until 2033]. I don’t want Boston or New England to have to wait that long. We’ve got an incredibly enthusiastic, energized base here that wants to see a ‘W’ team in Boston and to me this seems to be in everybody’s best interests.”

Mohegan Sun Arena, located inside the Mohegan Sun casino resort, seats 10,000 for basketball. In the past two seasons, the Sun played a regular-season game apiece at Boston’s TD Garden, both to sell-out crowds. The Garden has a capacity of 19,000 for basketball.

Connecticut most recently went to the WNBA Finals in 2019 and 2022 and has been to the playoffs in each of the past eight seasons, the league’s longest active postseason appearance streak. This season, the Sun have the WNBA’s worst record at 5-21.

Apple TV has had a 100% viewership increase during the first week of the 2025 Leagues Cup tournament compared to last year, Leagues Cup executive director Thomas Mayo told USA TODAY Sports on Saturday, Aug. 2. 

Inter Miami’s first match in the tournament against Atlas on July 30, which was Lionel Messi’s first game after his MLS All-Star Game suspension and Rodrigo De Paul’s debut with the club, became one of the top three most most-viewed matches on MLS Season Pass in 2025, Mayo added. 

FS1 and Univision have also claimed double-digit rating gains, with official numbers expected to be announced later this week. Social media impressions have also increased by 233%, according to the Leagues Cup executive.

The format is catching on: While 93% of the matches are between Major League Soccer clubs and Mexican Liga MX teams from Mexico, the teams are competing to be among the top four from their respective leagues to reach the knockout stage. 

Matches tied at the end of regulation immediately go to penalty shootouts, adding thrilling finishes like Mazatlán’s 11-10 win over Los Angeles FC to settle a 1-1 draw. 

Mayo credits the players’ “energy and excitement to win” as a major factor in the first week of viewership success. 

“It boils down to a positive narrative of this rivalry between the two leagues, and we’re seeing that come out strong in these four opening games,” Mayo said in a phone interview. “This is a tough competition to win. The performance levels are high, and the fans and viewers are liking it.” 

The buy-in from players and coaches has also been significant, with Messi delivering a glowing compliment to the tournament’s format change after he delivered the game-winning assist in Inter Miami’s 2-1 win against Atlas. 

“It’s a nice test for us too, playing against Mexican teams. Now the format has changed, and honestly, it’s more enjoyable and easier to play, right? And it’s a nice competition,” Messi said in an Apple TV interview. “Though we’re playing against Mexican teams, the table is on our side, and we have to score more than the others. So, winning is very important.” 

Messi led Inter Miami to the first Leagues Cup title, shortly after his MLS arrival in 2023. He was injured and did not play in the 2024 Leagues Cup, won by the Columbus Crew. 

The first phase of the 2025 Leagues Cup group stage has provided some memorable moments. 

Reigning MLS Cup champions L.A. Galaxy beat Tijuana 5-2 on July 31. It was a big win for the Galaxy, who rank last in the MLS Supporter’s Shield standings, while both Tijuana goals were scored by 16-year-old Mexican phenom Gilberto Mora. 

The Seattle Sounders, who played in the FIFA Club World Cup, dominated 7-0 against reigning Concacaf Champions Cup winners Cruz Azul on July 31. Pedro de la Vega finished with a brace, but his final goal of the match may be one of the best goals scored this year. 

“I didn’t actually know what I was going to say to them in the locker room because it was such a tremendous win for the club. In this club’s history, it ranks right up there with all of the big wins that we’ve had,” Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer said after the match. 

“We have the chance to win the Supporters’ Shield, MLS Cup [and] we came with everything to win this Leagues Cup, and we are going to go for it,” Evander said. 

Phase One continues with Messi and Inter Miami facing Necaxa on MLS Season Pass, while Club America faces Minnesota on FS1/TUDN on Aug. 2. 

The final three gamedays for Phase One are Aug. 5, 6 and 7 — when the knockout stage will be decided. 

The Leagues Cup quarterfinals are Aug. 19-20, the semifinals on Aug. 26-27. 

The final and third-place match will be played on Aug. 31. The finalists and third-place winner will receive berths to compete in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup — a pathway to the next Club World Cup in 2029. 

“For some players, the Leagues Cup is their first international tournament and some teams could win their first international trophy,” Mayo said. “People are starting to recognize that over the next 10-20 years of how important this will become as a cornerstone of not only global soccer, but for U.S. Soccer as well.” 

Ryan Garcia’s recent candid remarks about his relationship with promoter Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy have sparked significant speculation, hinting that the partnership might be on the verge of a major shift.

Garcia sparked the conversation of riffs between the Mexican boxer and De La Hoya that dates back to 2019 and told Ring Magazine that he has sought to ‘be the bigger person and mend the relationship.’

‘He causes a division in people, and he doesn’t know how to keep a good relationship. He likes to air people’s business and do things that a promoter shouldn’t. He’s always been coming at me,’ Garcia said to Ring Magazine. ‘There’s always riff-raff. I don’t care that he posted the screenshot because I know my worth.’

“After the Romero fight, they gave me the worst offer you can ever imagine,’ Garcia told Ring Magazine. ‘And then Oscar tried to take my rematch with Rolly and give it to Raul Curiel. I’ve been trying to get the Rolly rematch, and now you want to give it to another fighter?’

Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya relationship timeline:

2016: In 2016, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya signed Mexican boxer Ryan Garcia to a multi-year promotional deal. Garcia’s first fight under Golden Boy Promotions was against Jose Antonio Martinez in Dec. 2016, where he won by knockout in the second round.
2019: Ryan Garcia’s relationship with Oscar De La Hoya became publicly strained in the summer of 2019, prior to his fight against Romero Duno in November. Garcia expressed frustration regarding how Golden Boy was managing the fight. However, by September 2019, it appeared that any issues in their relationship had been resolved, as the 21-year-old boxing star signed a multiyear deal to continue with Golden Boy.
2023: After experiencing his first career loss to Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia took to social media to confront Oscar De La Hoya. He accused De La Hoya of abandoning him when he missed the post-fight press conference. By September 2023, Garcia was reportedly questioning the validity of his contract. In November 2023, during a news conference, Garcia claimed that his promoters were supporting his opponent, Oscar Duarte, to defeat him.
2024: Ryan Garcia initially defeated Devin Haney by majority decision; however, this result was later overturned and changed to a no contest after Garcia tested positive for ostarine, according to reports from the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory. In November 2024, Oscar De La Hoya accused Garcia and his team of planning an exhibition match against Rukiya Anpo without his knowledge, which was subsequently called off.
2025: Oscar De La Hoya expressed his concern for Ryan Garcia, hoping that he receives the help he needs after Garcia posted troubling messages on social media, claiming he was experiencing another ‘episode.’ In August 2025, Garcia gave an interview with Ring Magazine in which he stated that he is no longer interested in continuing his business relationship with Golden Boy Promotions and Oscar De La Hoya.

Los Angeles Chargers veteran linebacker Denzel Perryman was arrested Friday, according to online jail records.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Perryman was booked on a felony charge at 9:41 p.m. Friday.

Perryman was stopped by South Los Angeles Station deputies for vehicle code violations, authorities said, and during a search, deputies discovered five firearms in Perryman’s vehicle, two of which were assault style rifles. 

‘He was arrested and booked on weapons violation charges and was cooperative with deputies,’ Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.

Perryman is being held without bail at the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station and is scheduled to appear at Inglewood Court on Tuesday.

The Chargers said in a statement that they are aware of Perryman’s arrest and are gathering information.

‘At this time, we are still in the process of gathering all the facts and working with the appropriate parties. While I can’t comment on specific details, we remain confident that the situation will be resolved fairly and in accordance with the law,’ Perryman’s agent, Ron Butler, said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports.

Perryman is in his second stint with the Chargers, having played for them from 2015, when he was a second-round pick by the team when they were in San Diego, until 2020. Perryman also played for the Las Vegas Raiders and Houston Texans before returning to the Chargers for the 2024 season.

In 2023, while with the Texans, Perryman was suspended for three games for repeated violations of player safety. He was flagged for unnecessary roughness following a helmet-to-helmet hit on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase in Week 10. The suspension was later reduced to two games on appeal.