Manchester United have included Mason Greenwood on their retained list for the 2023-24 season, the club announced on Friday, but sources have told ESPN that United have not yet made a decision on the footballer's future.

The 21-year-old has been suspended from matches and training since he was charged with attempted rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour in January 2022 -- charges that which subsequently dropped in February 2023. United immediately opened their own investigation and the process is ongoing.

Sources have told ESPN that Greenwood's inclusion on the club's retained list, which has been sent to the Premier League, reflects his position as a contracted player and is not considered to be an indicator of his future at United.

He has a contract at Old Trafford until 2025 with the option of an additional year.

Meanwhile, United remain in talks with goalkeeper David De Gea about extending his deal.

The goalkeeper, who was manager Erik ten Hag's No.1 last season, will officially become a free agent once his contract expires on June 30 but the club are keen for him to stay.

United are hoping to agree an extension that would see the 32-year-old significantly reduce his basic wage, but with built-in bonuses depending on the amount of games he plays.

Sources have told ESPN that even if De Gea stays, Ten Hag would like to sign another goalkeeper this summer to offer the Spaniard more competition for his place.

Jack Butland, who arrived on loan from Crystal Palace in January, has signed for Rangers but Tom Heaton will stay at United after the club activated a one-year option in his contract.

Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe are among the players who have been released following the expiry of their contracts.

Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder died Friday after being found unconscious following a crash down a ravine at his home Tour de Suisse race. He was 26.

Mäder's team, Bahrain-Victorious, said he died at the hospital, where he had been airlifted after Thursday's crash.

"We are devastated by the loss of our exceptional cyclist, Gino Mäder," Bahrain-Victorious managing director Milan Eržen said in a statement. "His talent, dedication, and enthusiasm were an inspiration to us all. Not only was he an extremely talented cyclist, but a great person off the bike. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones, and our thoughts are with them during this difficult time."

Mäder and another rider, Magnus Sheffield of the United States, went off the road near the same spot on a fast descent approaching the end of the mountainous fifth stage into La Punt.

Medical staff who reached Mäder found him motionless in water. They performed CPR, with race organizers saying Mäder was resuscitated before he was airlifted to the hospital.

"The cycling community has today lost a promising young rider who was destined to be part of important chapters of our sport," the International Cycling Union (UCI) said in a statement. "The UCI is deeply shocked and would like to express its sincere condolences to Gino Mäder's family, friends and team."

Sheffield suffered a concussion and bruises and was treated at a local hospital, organizers said.

The stage route had been criticized by world champion Remco Evenepoel.

"While a summit finish would have been perfectly possible, it wasn't a good decision to let us finish down this dangerous descent," Evenepoel tweeted Thursday. "As riders, we should also think about the risks we take going down a mountain."

Mäder joined the Bahrain-Victorious team in 2021 and won a stage of the Giro d'Italia that year. He also won the young rider classification at the 2021 Vuelta a España.

Eržen said the team would continue in the race in Mäder's honor.

"We are determined to show the spirit and passion Gino displayed, and he will always remain an integral part of our team," Eržen said.

Mäder's death was announced about 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the sixth stage in the eight-day Tour de Suisse. The start was delayed, and riders gathered in a silent tribute.

Information from The Associated Press and Reuters was used in this report.

The New Orleans Pelicans have decided to move on from assistant coach Teresa Weatherspoon, multiple sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Weatherspoon, a 2019 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee, has been a part of the Pelicans' staff since 2019 when she was hired as a two-way player development coach. Weatherspoon was elevated to assistant coach the following season and has remained there the past three seasons.

Weatherspoon developed a close relationship with Pelicans forward Zion Williamson and worked as his player development coach the past three years.

The Pelicans have made other changes to their coaching staff. Assistant coach Ryan Pannone left when the season was over to take a job on the Alabama men's basketball coaching staff and the Pelicans hired former Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego to become the new associate head coach.

New Orleans was able to retain assistant Jarron Collins, who was a head-coaching candidate for the Detroit Pistons.

Weatherspoon previously coached at Louisiana Tech, which she led to a NCAA championship as a player in 1988, and she worked in player development for the WNBA's New York Liberty, the team with whom she spent most of her professional player career.

Golden State Warriors executive Mike Dunleavy Jr. has agreed to a deal to become the franchise's new general manager, sources told ESPN on Friday.

Dunleavy is elevating from vice president of basketball operations and will replace former president and GM Bob Myers, who recently stepped down after 11 seasons and four championships.

Dunleavy's representatives at Excel Sports Management finalized talks on a new long-term deal with owner Joe Lacob on Thursday, sources said. A formal announcement is planned for Friday morning with a news conference set for Monday.

Dunleavy will join executive vice president of basketball operations Kirk Lacob in larger decision-making roles for the Warriors. After getting drafted third overall in 2002 and spending four-plus seasons with the Warriors, Dunleavy played 15 seasons in the NBA before retiring. Myers hired him as a scout in 2018, and his rise in the Warriors' front office has been rapid.

The Warriors are approaching an important franchise crossroads that includes Draymond Green's $27.6 million player option for next season and discussions on a possible extension and plans for Klay Thompson as he enters the final year of his contract. The Warriors are facing a potential payroll and luxury tax bill of $500 million and looming changes to the collective bargaining agreement that will penalize high-spending teams like the Warriors.

Golden State lost in the Western Conference semifinals to the Los Angeles Lakers last season.

Dunleavy is the son of longtime NBA player, coach and executive Mike Dunleavy Sr. and won a national championship with Duke in 2001.

LAS VEGAS -- Thursday's Concacaf Nations League (CNL) semifinal against Mexico was the U.S. men's national team's version of "Everything Everywhere All at Once," in that there were enough deviations from perceived reality to fill a feature length movie.

There was the news that emerged just before kickoff that Gregg Berhalter was making an unexpected return as U.S. manager. This after the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) let his contract expire last December, investigated him for a domestic violence incident, and then concluded it was satisfied with his explanation and maintained he was still eligible to return. In the meantime, the USSF employed not one, but two interim coaches: Anthony Hudson and B.J. Callaghan. It then used a search firm to hire a sporting director, in Matt Crocker, who simply led the USSF back to where it was last December -- handing Berhalter what is technically his second stint as U.S. manager.

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The game against Mexico was chaos, and not just because the U.S. prevailed 3-0 instead of its usual 2-0 scoreline. There were two goals from Christian Pulisic, a third from substitute Ricardo Pepi, and four red cards -- two for each side.

The lopsided scoreline brought out the usual anti-gay chant from El Tri fans, and with Step 1 of Concacaf's anti-discrimination protocol already enacted, referee Ivan Barton blew his whistle with only seven of the 12 minutes of second-half stoppage time played. Concacaf insisted that the game was not abandoned and that it was stopped at Barton's discretion. It later issued a statement that it "strongly condemns the discriminatory chanting" and that "the Confederation is in the process of urgently establishing further details and reports from security and match officials and will make a further statement in short order."

That didn't change the U.S. team's thoughts on the crowd's behavior.

"[The chant] goes against everything that we stand for on our side," said U.S. keeper Matt Turner. "We've been very open and vocal about the strength of our team being our diversity, the strength of our nation being its diversity. So to use something so divisive during a spirited game ... it has no place in the game."

Oh, and the U.S. was led on the sideline by Callaghan, who was serving as a head coach for the first time at the professional level. No problem. While Callaghan led his side to its most lopsided scoreline against Mexico in official competition, he will probably only be in charge for one more game: Sunday's final against Canada. That said, his postmatch comments had him sounding like he'd been in the role for ages.

"We were confident in the game plan that we were able to put together and I think the performance from our side speaks for itself," he said. "We couldn't be more happy with the performance, but at the same time we also understand that we need to turn the page and already start the recovery and preparation process to play versus Canada."

Everything that transpired served to overshadow the biggest pregame talking point: the debut of Arsenal forward (and designated savior) Folarin Balogun. The U.S. has been looking for a dependable No. 9 for years, though historically there have been some good ones. Eric Wynalda was at one time the U.S. all-time leading scorer with 34 goals; Brian McBride spearheaded the U.S. attack for a considerable period as well. (Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey spent much of their international careers as midfielders.)

But recent years have seen the U.S. struggle to get much, if any, production out of the spot. So when Balogun scored 22 times in 39 league and cup appearances on loan at French side Stade de Reims this season, and then declared for the U.S. at the expense of England and Nigeria, U.S. fans began to dream big.

Fulfilling those such sky-high expectations will have to wait a bit. Balogun had some bright moments, including a layoff to Pulisic that sparked an attack which ended with the U.S. captain shooting over the bar from just 10 yards. But overall he was somewhat subdued. He had the fewest touches of any U.S. starter and rarely threatened in the attacking half. Some of that was down to his lack of familiarity with teammates, who rarely gave Balogun the kind of passes into the channels that allowed him to use his speed.

"I'm not going to lie, it wasn't my best game," said Balogun. "I think it's important at the same time I have to be realistic coming into a new environment with new teammates. And of course I'm playing in a semifinal so it's never going to be an easy game of football, but at the end of the day I'm just happy we got a result."

Yet Balogun still managed to endear himself to teammates and fans when, in the 69th minute, he chased down Mexico defender Cesar Montes, dispossessed him and drew a foul that resulted in a red card to Montes. It also sparked a melee that saw U.S. midfielder Weston McKennie get ejected as well.

The chippiness didn't end there, as U.S. defender Sergiño Dest was sent off after a scrap with Mexico substitute Gerardo Arteaga, leaving both teams to finish the game with nine players each. As much as Callaghan tried to publicly back his men, it did take some luster off the win. McKennie and Dest will be suspended for Sunday's win, a reality that wasn't lost on Pulisic.

"It's crazy. All year round, I'm never a part of games like this. And then I come here and it's like, suddenly, everyone is just ... it was a mess," he said. "But I was disappointed in the end. I really wish some of our guys kept their heads a little bit better. It just turned into something that wasn't this beautiful game. We did enough to show off on the field with our play that we deserve to be winning that game and a dominant performance, and now that all this this stuff happened, it just takes away from the way we played."

Pulisic was at the heart of that performance, putting the U.S. ahead in the 37th minute by pounding on a Mexico turnover and finishing past Memo Ochoa. Then he doubled the advantage just seconds into the second half by redirecting Tim Weah's pinpoint cross after he was played into space by McKennie.

It was as complete a team performance as the U.S. has had against Mexico since the turn of the century. The defense was barely noticed, in a good way. The U.S. was superior in its chance creation and its finishing. And Pulisic's performance drove home an undeniable fact: Balogun may be the shiny new toy, but this is still Pulisic's team, as evidenced by his goals and leadership.

It's also Berhalter's team again too. There were several reasons for Berhalter not to return. The domestic violence incident remains tough to get past. So does his handling of Gio Reyna after the World Cup when he all but outed the midfielder for having a bad attitude and nearly sent him home. A second cycle, when messages can get stale, was yet another reason to move on to a different manager.

The reasons why the USSF's leadership brought Berhalter back will be revealed in the coming days. But the vast majority of players, at least those who spoke publicly, backed him in recent weeks. Pulisic was among those who gave Berhalter strong support, and he reiterated that after the match.

"You can see, today is a testament of the work that [Berhalter] put into this team," he said. "BJ picked up right where he left off and it's a testament to him, a testament to this team the way that we just continued and just put on performances like that. So if that's not enough evidence [to support Berhalter], that's all right. People are going to hate."

As satisfying as the victory was, the U.S. still has one more game to win in order to repeat as CNL champions. Canada's skill and speed on the wings will be tough to get past, especially without McKennie and Dest. But the U.S. is determined to do whatever it takes to prevail, no matter how much chaos it might encounter.

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