Jordon Hudson allegedly attempted to smear her Miss Maine rival in a bizarre cold call to a journalist. Hudson, the 24-year-old girlfriend of Bill Belichick, has been at the center of a media storm over the past year with the couple’s controversial relationship dominating headlines. And it appears the former cheerleader is far from happy with some of the coverage. Yet, it wasn’t the ceaseless stories surrounding her 49-year age gap with the legendary football coach or their car crash CBS interview that left her spitting, but rather the coverage of her Miss Maine pageant. Hudson competed in the beauty pageant in May…

By YASEEN ZAMAN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 19:12 EDT, 8 August 2025 | Updated: 04:33 EDT, 9 August 2025 Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been reinstated as Barcelona’s first-team captain after a brief disciplinary saga, the club confirmed on Friday.The dispute began when the goalkeeper refused to authorise Barcelona’s medical services to submit his post-surgical report to LaLiga, prompting the club to strip him of the armband and open disciplinary proceedings.By withholding the medical report, Barca risked not being able to register new signings due to LaLiga’s strict financial fair play rules.If Ter Stegen’s recovery lasted more than four months, 80 per…

Dream big: the phrase is on a maroon billboard, painted in gold letters, but it will strike a chord with all those embarking on a new, Blue pilgrimage.Those two words haven’t come from Everton’s marketing team. They are linked to the conversion of the old Tobacco Warehouse, the biggest in the world when it was built in 1901, on the dock road into luxury flats. The reality, though, is that this is precisely the time for Everton to dream big.Hill Dickinson Stadium – the new shimmering jewel on the waterfront, constructed at a cost of more than £500million – will…

By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORT NEWS EDITOR Published: 21:35 EDT, 8 August 2025 | Updated: 22:32 EDT, 8 August 2025 The Lions-Falcons preseason opener in Atlanta was suspended Friday night after Detroit safety Morice Norris was left motionless on the field by a frightening second-half collision. Players from both teams took a knee as Norris was treated by medical personnel and removed from the turf at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Lions coach Dan Campbell has since given a positive update to reporters, saying Norris is breathing, talking and has some movement at the hospital, according to Lions beat writer Tim Twentyman.The play occurred early…

Once slighted for his wiry frame at the NFL scouting combine a quarter century earlier, Tom Brady was all smiles as the New England Patriots unveiled his statue in Foxborough before Friday’s preseason opener against the Washington Commanders.’Today is the first time in my life that Boston sports writers will describe me as chiseled, so that’s a major, major win,’ joked the 48-year-old, who admittedly felt ‘old’ to see his bronze likeness immortalized outside Gillette Stadium.’Usually they don’t build statues until you’re really old, like [Mike] Vrabel and [Teddy] Bruschi,’ Brady joked, referring to his ex-teammates, the former of whom is…

Chelsea finally played their first pre-season friendly as they beat Erik ten Hag’s Bayer Leverkusen with their brand new wonderkid Estevao Willian starting and scoring.Their first Premier League opponents will be Crystal Palace, for example, and Oliver Glasner’s side played their first behind-closed-doors friendly against Millwall on July 12.That was a day before Chelsea played Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup in the United States on July 13 followed by a three-week break.Here, Daily Mail Sport’s Chelsea correspondent Kieran Gill reveals five things he learned from this Friday night fixture at Stamford Bridge.ESTE-WOW IS WORTH THE WAITChelsea’s supporters had…

By ALEX BYWATER, RUGBY WRITER Published: 08:27 EDT, 8 August 2025 | Updated: 13:13 EDT, 8 August 2025 Organisers of rugby union’s new breakaway league have now turned their attention to signing up top coaches as part of their plans to shake-up the game’s established order. R360 wants to create ‘generational change’ in the sport by creating eight new franchise men’s teams made up of the world’s best players who will play all around the globe. As previously reported by Daily Mail Sport, the likes of Fenway Sports Group, the Glazer family and Red Bull have expressed interest in franchise ownership while…

By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 10:04 EDT, 8 August 2025 | Updated: 10:10 EDT, 8 August 2025 The Pittsburgh Steelers have confirmed that Aaron Rodgers will not feature in their preseason opener against Jacksonville.The 41-year-old is gearing up for his 21st season in the NFL after signing a deal with the Steelers and fans are more than eager to see the veteran out on the field. However, despite saying he was ‘fully on board’ to play in Saturday’s game, head coach Mike Tomlin has revealed that Rodgers will not feature on the day. Tomlin confirmed that a number of starters -…

By SPENCER MORGAN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 06:49 EDT, 8 August 2025 | Updated: 06:50 EDT, 8 August 2025 McLaren CEO Zak Brown has admitted that his rivalry with Christian Horner got out of hand at times and is hoping that relations with Red Bull will improve under their new boss Laurent Mekies. The sport is still in shock after Horner was ‘released from operational duties’ three days after the British Grand Prix last month, ending the Englishman’s 20-year tenure at the helm of Red Bull.Horner and Brown, who raced against each other in Formula Three, had a long-standing antipathy and frequently…

By ZAC CAMPBELL, SPORTS SEO REPORTER Published: 03:39 EDT, 8 August 2025 | Updated: 03:55 EDT, 8 August 2025 The Premier League has reportedly terminated its partnership with LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall ahead of the upcoming season. As a result, the Rainbow Laces initiative will be scrapped heading into the 2025-26 campaign, bringing to an end an eight-year partnership. According to The Telegraph, the decision to ditch rainbow armbands and laces was taken in a meeting held with all 20 club captains on Thursday. The report claims that ‘education through its community programmes would also remain a priority’. Instead of continuing with the Rainbow Laces…