Discretion is the better part of valor. Or something.
Despite an injunction allowing LSU to add former NFL players DaeQuan Wright and Zxavian Harris to the roster before Saturdays season opener agai… [+806 chars]

Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris weren't added to the team by Friday's deadline.

NBCSports.com

LSU blinks, for now, on the issue of putting former NFL players on the roster - nbcsports.com

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BALTIMORE -- The benches cleared in Friday night's game between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox when Luis Robert Jr. grounded into a double play to end the eighth i… [+1637 chars]

The Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox benches cleared after a tense moment involving Blaze Alexander.

ESPN

Benches clear in Red Sox-Orioles after Blaze Alexander's hard slide - ESPN

Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes is set to rejoin the club early next week, manager Torey Lovullo hinted to reporters, including Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports. Burnes has not pitched in the Ma… [+3406 chars]

Burnes has not pitched in the Majors since June 2025 due to Tommy John surgery. MLB Trade Rumors looks as his impending return.

MLB Trade Rumors

Diamondbacks To Activate Corbin Burnes On Tuesday - MLB Trade Rumors

<ul><li>Shilo Sanders' five-day bankruptcy trial concluded without an immediate verdict from the judge.</li><li>Sanders is attempting to discharge a nearly $12 million judgment owed to a former schoo… [+7213 chars]

The bankruptcy court trial of Deion Sanders' son Shilo ended Friday in Denver. The former Colorado player is trying to escape $12 million in debt.

USA Today

Witnesses changed their stories. Evidence is missing. Now Shilo Sanders awaits verdict - USA Today

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10:51 left in second quarter: OU 21, UTEP 0 | Arreola misses another FG attempt
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Peyton Bowen breaks up a deep middle pass from EJ Colson Jr. to Jeremiah Nas… [+12285 chars]

The Oklahoma Sooners are hosting the UTEP Miners in Week 1 of the 2026 college football season. Follow along for live updates.

Oklahoman.com

OU football vs UTEP live updates: Week 1 game score, highlights for Sooners-Miners - The Oklahoman

OregonLive

The chaotic travel day that hit Boise State right before its biggest game of the season - OregonLive.com

North Carolina G.M. Michael Lombardi resigned on Thursday, not long before a sweeping report from WRAL painted an ugly picture of the Tar Heels program. Defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, based o… [+2350 chars]

Question of whether Belichick knew about, and didn't report, certain issues under investigation could bring him down.

Ongoing UNC investigation could take out Bill Belichick, for cause - NBC Sports

Team USA's decades-long win streak at the FIBA Womens World Cup is alive and well after the Americans dispatched China, 94-61, in their tournament opener on Friday, Sept. 4 in Berlin, Germany.
The A… [+7851 chars]

USA TODAY Sports rounded up a list of winners and losers from the Friday's FIBA Women's World Cup opener between the USA and China.

USA vs. China winners, losers: Caitlin Clark sets record, Cathy Engelbert's timing - USA Today

An insurance company affiliated with Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walters Guggenheim Partners loaned $350 million to a Walter-controlled LLC that owned SportsNet Los Angeles in 2014, one of several… [+5798 chars]

A Pablo Torre investigation details a $350 million loan linked to Mark Walter and examines connections surrounding his purchase of the Dodgers.

Mark Walter's Dodgers purchase under new scrutiny after Pablo Torre report - USA Today

Curt Cignetti apparently is an agent of chaos, too.
With so much focus on the apparent intention of LSU coach Lane Kiffin to bring back players who spent time with 90-man NFL rosters, a pair of Indi… [+1114 chars]

Curt Cignetti apparently is an agent of chaos, too.

Two Indiana players get TRO to return for 2026 - NBC Sports

After arguably the most puzzling decision in the institutions history, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has overhauled its election process.
To recap: eight-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick, who… [+3173 chars]

The longtime Patriots head coach was denied entry in his first year of eligibility

Pats Pulpit

Pro Football Hall of Fame makes sweeping changes after Bill Belichick fiasco - patspulpit.com

The NBAs announcement Wednesday of severe penalties against the Los Angeles Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer for circumventing the salary cap reminded me of a defining league discussion of the past 1… [+6530 chars]

The NBA’s announcement Wednesday of severe penalties against the Los Angeles Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer for circumventing the salary cap reminded me of a defining league discussion of the past 15 years: player empowerment. Aside from LeBron James, forme…

Andscape.com

Clippers-Kawhi saga a win for player empowerment, a rare rebuke of NBA ownership - andscape.com

The Pirates announced that infielder Konnor Griffin has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. In a corresponding move, catcher Christian Bethancourt has been designated for assignment. The Bu… [+2410 chars]

The Bucs get their young star back on the field.

Pirates Reinstate Konnor Griffin, Designate Christian Bethancourt For Assignment - MLB Trade Rumors

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The WNBA has changed substantially since Cathy Engelbert -- who announced Friday she will retire at the end of this year -- took over in 2019. Her tenure included two collec… [+14277 chars]

What does the league need from its next commissioner after Cathy Engelbert retires? Is the WNBA better off now than when she took over?

What WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert's retirement means - ESPN

Brian Kelly knows the intersection of culture, politics, sports and LSU all too well.
He remembers receiving an invitation to one of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landrys biggest fundraisers a gator-tagging e… [+3893 chars]

As LSU's SEC fight intensifies, Brian Kelly offers a telling perspective on the coach who replaced him: "Lane operates in his lane."

Brian Kelly on Lane Kiffin's LSU gamble: 'At least you know what you're getting' - USA Today

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is suing the Chicago Sky after being ejected during a game against the Indiana Fever last month and receiving an indefinite ban from attending games at Wintrust … [+5505 chars]

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is suing the Chicago Sky after being ejected from Wintrust Arena and indefinitely banned.

Enes Kanter Freedom sues Chicago Sky for violating rights with ejection, ban - USA Today

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur always downplays the impact of specific upgrade packages, so by his standards his verdict after the debut of the upgraded Formula 1 power unit was encouraging desp… [+6129 chars]

Ferrari has its second engine upgrade of the F1 season in play at its home race. Here's what the team - and drivers - are saying about its impact

The-race.com

The early verdict on Ferrari's Italian GP engine upgrade - The Race

Leaders of the College Football Playoff on Friday stopped short of implementing any new rules around eligibility or participation but issued a statement that "strongly supports" the recent positions … [+2856 chars]

Leaders of the CFP stopped short of implementing any new rules around eligibility or participation but issued a statement that "strongly supports" the recent positions of conferences prohibiting players returning to college teams from the NFL.

CFP 'strongly supports' prohibiting player return from NFL - ESPN

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Rams plan to bring all their players to Melbourne, Australia, for their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Sean McVay said Friday.
"Yes, that's … [+1776 chars]

The Rams "plan" to bring all of their players to Melbourne, Australia, for their season opener against the 49ers, head coach Sean McVay said Friday.