New York Giants coach John Harbaugh expressed confidence in Odell Beckham Jr. but came short of confirming the wide receiver has earned a roster spot after Friday's preseason finale against the New Y… [+2239 chars]

New York Giants coach John Harbaugh expressed confidence in Odell Beckham Jr. but came short of confirming the wide receiver has earned a roster spot after Friday's preseason finale against the New York Jets.

Bleacher Report

John Harbaugh Reveals If Odell Beckham Jr. Has Done Enough to Make NFL Roster After Giants Preseason - Bleacher Report

The Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs played to a 9-9 tie that was as ugly as the final score suggested, but it was not a totally disastrous night. There were some great moments from quarterbac… [+962 chars]

The Seahawks didn’t win, they didn’t lose, but there were some big talking points from their 9-9 preseason tie against the Chiefs.

Field Gulls

Seahawks-Chiefs instant video reaction: Milroe impresses, but Jason Myers worries - Field Gulls

In their third and final preseason game, the Philadelphia Eagles' backups didn't look so good. On the bright side, the preseason is over. As always, we hand out 10 awards.
1) The 'Not Ideal' Award :… [+4526 chars]

There was good, bad and a lot of ugly in the Eagles final preseason contest.

PhillyVoice.com

Handing out 10 awards from the Eagles-Bengals preseason game - PhillyVoice

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ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports Raiders QB Kirk Cousins is expected to be named the starter eventually.

NBCSports.com

Fowler: Kirk Cousins expected to be named starter - NBC Sports

Eagles WR Makai Lemon caught 3-of-5 targets for three yards in Friday's preseason game against the Bengals.

Makai Lemon has tough night, tips interception - NBC Sports

The 2026 NFL season kicks off in less than two weeks, and the Fantasy football ADP continues to solidify as depth charts come into focus as the penultimate day of the preseason arrived. Jahmyr Gibbs,… [+5645 chars]

SportsLine simulated the upcoming NFL season 10,000 times to help form your early 2026 Fantasy football draft strategy

CBS Sports

Fantasy football rankings 2026: Sleepers, breakouts, busts from computer that hit Daniel Jones' surprise year - CBS Sports

TORONTO Instead of bringing back the piggyback, which was everybodys favorite pitching strategy, or trying to maneuver a six-man rotation through the remaining schedule over the next five weeks, the … [+5999 chars]

The Mariners have moved Bryce Miller to the bullpen, manager Dan Wilson said Friday. Here's the reasoning behind the decision and Miller's reaction.

The Seattle Times

Mariners shake up role for starting pitcher: 'Definitely a weird day' - The Seattle Times

BOX SCORE
The Commanders preseason is over.
All three exhibition games are in the books, capped by Washingtons 41-3 loss on Friday night against the neighboring Baltimore Ravens at M&amp;T Bank Sta… [+4638 chars]

The 2026 Commanders preseason has come to a close, with the 53-man roster deadline coming up on Sunday.﻿

Hogs Haven

Ravens 41, Commanders 3: Four takeaways from Washington preseason loss - Hogs Haven

Rangers right-hander Jack Leiter had been working back from the arthroscopic ankle surgery he underwent in late June, but a potential return is now on hold. The Rangers are temporarily shutting Leite… [+2661 chars]

Rangers righty Jack Leiter is dealing with biceps soreness, putting a potential 2026 return in jeopardy. Read more at MLBTR.

MLB Trade Rumors

Jack Leiter Suffers Setback In Rehab - MLB Trade Rumors

Former NBA player Royce White brought his WNBA Draft campaign directly to an arena Friday night, just days after Enes Kanter Freedom was thrown out of a game. Both White and Freedom have declared for… [+3692 chars]

Royce White attended an Indiana Fever game in a blonde wig as part of his public campaign to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft as a transgender woman.

Fox News

Royce White shows up to Indiana Fever game in blonde wig amid WNBA Draft pursuit - Fox News

The reasoning behind not activating Anthony or Story for most or perhaps all of this critical four-game series against the Yankees? They arent ready yet.
I dont think were far off, but were going to… [+3752 chars]

The best-case scenario is the pair will join the big club for Sunday's series finale at Yankee Stadium, but there's no guarantee that will happen.

The Boston Globe

Why the Red Sox didn’t activate Roman Anthony or Trevor Story for start of Yankees series - The Boston Globe

The San Francisco 49ers have wrapped up their 2026 preseason and now the work begins on creating the 53-man roster they'll carry into the regular season.
This season has the added curveball for the … [+3734 chars]

The San Francisco 49ers have to get their 90-man roster down to 53 players by the Aug. 30 deadline. We're tracking all the cuts here.

USA Today

San Francisco 49ers roster cuts: Tracking path to 53 players for 2026 - Niners Wire

To the extent the Vikings still have a competition for the backup quarterback spot behind Kyler Murray, J.J. McCarthy wont get a chance to make a preseason closing argument.
Via Kevin Seifert of ESP… [+1443 chars]

To the extent the Vikings still have a competition for the backup quarterback spot behind Kyler Murray, J.J.

J.J. McCarthy won’t play for Vikings in preseason finale, due to ankle injury - NBC Sports

Tour Championship - round two
-10 R Gerard (US), V Hovland (Nor); -9 C Morikawa (US), C Gotterup (US); -8 S Scheffler (US), C Young (US)
Selected others:-7 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), J Rose (Eng), A Scot… [+2398 chars]

Norway's Viktor Hovland and American Ryan Gerard in tie for the lead at 10 under, heading into the weekend at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

BBC News

Tour Championship: Viktor Hovland in tie for lead heading into weekend - BBC

Two Braves right-handers will undergo elbow surgery, per Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach is undergoing surgery for the same elbow fracture he dealt with last year while Hur… [+3948 chars]

The Atlanta rotation takes a few more hits.

Spencer Schwellenbach, Hurston Waldrep To Undergo Elbow Surgery - MLB Trade Rumors

The 5-2 vote removes the biggest remaining obstacle to the team moving from St. Petersburg to Tampa.

Tampa Bay Times

‘Forever starts now:’ Hillsborough approves final Rays stadium deal - Tampa Bay Times

SOMERSET, Pa. (WPVI) -- A judge has granted a hearing to explore claims that a man wants to recant allegations of sexual abuse years ago by now-former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandus… [+3700 chars]

Sandusky spoke exclusively with Investigative Reporter Chad Pradelli by phone from state prison in Somerset County.

WPVI-TV

Jerry Sandusky speaks from Pennsylvania prison ahead of court hearing: 'I am an innocent man' | EXCLUSIVE - 6abc Philadelphia

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NFL.com breaks down the key takeaways from Friday's action in Week 3 of the 2026 NFL preseason.

NFL News

2026 NFL Preseason, Week 3: What We Learned from Friday's games - NFL.com

Cale Makar has agreed to an eight-year extension with the Colorado Avalanche that will make him the highest-paid player in NHL history.
The deal carries a $20.4 million average annual value. He is t… [+753 chars]

Cale Makar has agreed to an eight-year extension with the Avalanche that will make him the highest-paid player in NHL history with a $20.4 million AAV.

ESPN

Avalanche's Makar agrees to record deal worth $20.4 annually - ESPN

Doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result is what some people call insanity. Its also what Rory McIlroy did Friday.
McIlroy was 2-under entering the third hole of the second r… [+1921 chars]

Rory McIlroy's chip rolled back to his feet twice on the same hole at East Lake, leading to a double bogey during the Tour Championship second round.