Report: Blackhawks won't wear Pride warmups
The Chicago Blackhawks won't wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday's Pride Night game against Vancouver because of security concerns involving a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country.
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35920976/chicago-blackhawks-wear-pride-themed-jerseys
Reimer to boycott Sharks' warmup on Pride Night
San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer will boycott the team's warmup skate before its home game against the New York Islanders on Saturday because his teammates will wear jerseys that support the LGBTQIA community on Pride Night.
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35890751/reimer-boycott-sharks-warmup-skate-pride-night-game
Durant out of home debut after slip, ankle injury
Kevin Durant slipped and turned his left ankle during warmups Wednesday, knocking him out of what was supposed to be his first home game with the Phoenix Suns.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35814972/kevin-durant-suns-home-debut-slipping-warmups-injuring-ankle
Team USA to play pair of Abu Dhabi exhibitions
USA Basketball will play Germany on Aug. 18 and Greece on Aug. 20 in a pair of Middle East exhibitions serving as warmups for the FIBA World Cup.
https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/35810206/us-men-basketball-play-world-cup-warmups-abu-dhabi
Ronaldo to miss WC warmup with stomach bug
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a training session with Portugal because of a stomach bug and won't play a tuneup vs. Nigeria.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/4804348/ronaldo-misses-trainingworld-cup-warmup-with-stomach-bug
Pulisic returns to start for USMNT in WC warmup
U.S. men's manager Gregg Berhalter said that Christian Pulisic and Ricardo Pepi will both start in Tuesday's friendly against Saudi Arabia.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usa/story/4754032/usmnt-to-start-christian-pulisic-ricardo-pepi-for-final-world-cup-warm-up-game
Sources: QB Herbert (ribs) mulls pain-killing shot
QB Justin Herbert is expected to decide during warm-ups if he'll take a pain-killing injection in his fractured rib cartilage to try and play against the Jaguars, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34660342/los-angeles-chargers-qb-justin-herbert-ribs-expected-decide-pain-killing-shot-sunday-pregame-warmups-sources-say
Why it was so hard to see Iran vs. Uruguay, a World Cup warm-up game in Austria
It was a game intended as a simple World Cup tune-up, but it became more complicated than anyone imagined as pressure on the government heats up.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/ir-iran/story/4752559/iran-uruguaythe-world-cup-warmup-no-one-wanted-you-to-see
Injured Pulisic out of USMNT warm-up vs. Japan
Christian Pulisic will miss the United States' next-to-last warmup match before the World Cup against Japan on Friday because of an injury.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usa/story/4752557/usmnts-christian-pulisic-injured-out-of-world-cup-warmup-game
