KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- During player introductions Monday night, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes entered the field jumping and screaming as fans inside Arrowhead cheered his return from a nine-month … [+4153 chars]

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, making his return from a torn ACL, and running back Kenneth Walker III, making his Chiefs debut, powered Kansas City to a season-opening blowout win over Denver.

ESPN

Kenneth Walker III, Patrick Mahomes lead Chiefs' win vs. Broncos - ESPN

Tying such a mark would've been hard to see coming on Wednesday, when the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots kicked off the campaign with a 13-10 defensive battle in a Super Bowl LX rematch.
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Thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos reaching 41 combined points on Monday night, the opening slate of games for the 2026 season tied a record for the most Week 1 points scored during the Super Bowl era.

NFL News

NFL ties Week 1 scoring record for Super Bowl era - NFL.com

Despite being without star slugger Aaron Judge for over three months, the New York Yankees are back in the playoffs for the third straight year.
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Despite being without star slugger Aaron Judge for over three months, the New York Yankees are back in the playoffs for the third straight year.

Bleacher Report

Aaron Judge, Yankees Clinch 2026 MLB Playoff Berth, Updated Bracket Picture and Standings - Bleacher Report

Chaos.
Thats the only way to describe Week 1 across the NFL, and not just because the superteam Rams went down, down under. Some of the best teams in the league struggled to find their early footing… [+7335 chars]

Ralph Vacchiano updates the NFL hierarchy after each week of the 2026 season.

Fox Sports

2026 NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Which Teams Suffered The Worst Opening Losses? - FOX Sports

<ul><li>The Denver Broncos subtly changed their rotations: Denver adjusted how they rotate running backs, wide receivers and tight ends from last season, which might leave them without any fantasy st… [+10386 chars]

The fantasy football Week 1 recap breaks down the most important usage trends from the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. Kenneth Walker established himself as Kansas City’s lead running back, while Denver deployed J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey in a two-man …

Pff.com

NFL Week 1 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Broncos-Chiefs - PFF

Arch Manning led the Texas Longhorns to an inspiring comeback win over No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday night after trailing 23-3 in the second half. The Buckeyes latest meltdown under head coach Ryan Da… [+2125 chars]

Arch could use a little more media training.

SB Nation

Arch Manning laughing at AI video of coach slapping woman reporter is a foot-in-mouth moment - SB Nation

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelces longest reception last season was 44 yards. His second catch of 2026 went 59 yards.
It was his longest reception since 2021, when he had a 69-yard catch against the Ch… [+351 chars]

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce's longest reception last season was 44 yards.

NBCSports.com

Travis Kelce now second all-time in receiving yards for a TE - NBC Sports

Saturdays game between BYU and Arizona was billed as one of the most important games to the Big 12 race this season.
Thats heady stuff, considering it was happening in Week 2 of the season.
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The Cougars started league play with a comeback win. Here’s what you missed inside LaVell Edwards Stadium if you didn’t brave the heat to see BYU beat Arizona.

Deseret News

One last look back at BYU’s Big 12 opening win over Arizona — and what you may have missed - Deseret News

The sweeping legislation is facing opposition from various party factions despite updates to the measure to win support.

Politico

College sports bill opposition brews despite Cruz, Cantwell optimism - politico.com

While Week 2 of the college football season was filled with drama, the typical chaos, and the game of the year with Texas-Ohio State, the most shocking result of the weekend was Oklahoma State's upse… [+4294 chars]

Dante Moore's pre-snap stance may have tipped run or pass against Oklahoma State, raising alarming questions about Oregon Ducks football future.

Fox News

Oklahoma State might have known which plays Oregon Ducks were running during upset win - Fox News

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is dealing with a “unique” soft-tissue injury in his glute that is considered a “short-term” injury, according to a report Monday from the team’s website.
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold's "unique" glute injury is considered to be "short-term," per the team's website.

MyNorthwest.com

The latest on Seahawks QB Sam Darnold’s ‘unique’ injury - Seattle Sports

Drafts are over and Week 1 is in the books, so now is the time for Fantasy football players to begin making roster adjustments. A huge part of that is the weekly waiver wire run where players are acq… [+2721 chars]

Fantasy expert Josh Nagel reveals his top Fantasy waiver wire picks ahead of Week 2

CBS Sports

Fantasy football waiver wire, Week 2 picks: Players to target include Devaughn Vele and Emari Demercado - CBS Sports

It turns out that Philip Rivers' out-of-nowhere return to the NFL last season almost started a trend that would have been trumped by the potential return of Drew Brees.
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Broncos assistant coaches had discussions with Drew Brees about the former star QB coming out of retirement to play for Denver in last season's AFC Championship Game, sources told ESPN.

Sources: Drew Brees mulled playing for Broncos in AFC title game - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles are placing three-time Pro Bowl left guard Landon Dickerson on injured reserve because of a knee injury, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, meaning Dickerson will miss at … [+1954 chars]

The Eagles are placing left guard Landon Dickerson on injured reserve because of a knee injury, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, meaning he will miss at least the next four games.

Eagles placing LG Landon Dickerson (knee) on injured reserve - ESPN

The Chiefs and Broncos play the final Week 1 game, meeting on Monday Night Football. 
The Chiefs already had ruled out offensive tackle Josh Simmons (back) and safety Chamarri Conner (knee).
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The Chiefs and Broncos play the final Week 1 game, meeting on Monday Night Football.

Monday Night Football: No surprises among the Chiefs-Broncos inactives - NBC Sports

The Los Angeles Rams' defensive end Myles Garrett needs a knee operation which will sideline him for at least four weeks.
The reigning defensive player of the year joined the Rams from the Cleveland… [+1459 chars]

The Los Angeles Rams' defensive end Myles Garrett needs a knee operation which will sideline him for at least four weeks.

BBC News

Myles Garrett: Los Angeles Rams star needs knee operation - bbc.com

<ul><li>Hyrox, a global fitness race, is updating its rules after an athlete soiled herself during a competition.</li><li>The athlete, Joanna Wietrzyk, was allowed to continue and won the elite race,… [+4497 chars]

Organizers of global endurance race Hyrox face backlash after allowing a top athlete to share equipment and finish after she soiled herself midrace.

USA Today

Hyrox race goes viral after top athlete soils herself, shares equipment in win - USA Today

Lukas Hornicek: This would have been even uglier for the visitors were it not for Hornicek making fine saves to twice deny Bogle and also to foil Calvert-Lewin. 6
Amar Dedic: Shook off hamstring iss… [+2081 chars]

How Leeds United and Newcastle United's players rated following their Premier League match.

Calvert-Lewin stars but Botman struggles - player ratings for Leeds v Newcastle - BBC

Three weeks after 
Scottie Scheffler captured the 20th FedExCup title and his second the FedExCup Fall responds with an octet of opportunities across the next 10 weeks. While PGA Tour members who qu… [+4344 chars]

pgatour.com

Power Rankings: Biltmore Championship Asheville - PGA Tour

Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales said Sunday after the team's 59-37 loss to the Chicago Bears that he needed to watch film before pointing fingers at the problems from the historic defensive down… [+6478 chars]

After watching film, the coach said Carolina needed to play smarter and Derrick Brown reminded everyone that it's just one game.