Good Good Golf faces mounting backlash for a controversial online video ad that sparked accusations of sexism.
On Thursday, the digital media company lost its three-year partnership with Callaway Go… [+3661 chars]

Good Good Golf will no longer sponsor an upcoming PGA tournament, while Callaway said it has ended its partnership with the company.

CBS News

Good Good Golf's very bad, bad week amid backlash over Callaway ad - CBS News

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.

NBCSports.com

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.

MLB Trade Rumors

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

Throughout this season I have praised Cubs manager Craig Counsell for handling a bullpen devastated by injuries extremely well. Hes rested guys at the right time and used pitchers successfully who or… [+5880 chars]

The Cubs manager might have made a mistake in his choice of relievers in the sixth inning.

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Reds 10, Cubs 8: In which I question a Craig Counsell managing decision - Bleed Cubbie Blue

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

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

Biological female golfers in Alberta, Canada, are suddenly being pushed off the top of the leaderboards, but why?
It appears a 2025 ruling opened the floodgates for transgender golfers to dominate w… [+3527 chars]

A 2025 Alberta Golf ruling opened women’s competition to transgender athletes. This year, Veronica Ivy and Rachel Elser have already won five championships.

Fox News

Transgender Canadian golfer sends a blunt message to critics as victories over women pile up - Fox News

Every new NFL owner is largely an open book, with the pages to be filled in one news item at a time.
For new Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla, chapter one relates to his admission that he was and remains… [+2381 chars]

Khosla complains that "reporters will make every molehill into a mountain."

New Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla bristles at reaction to his Steelers fandom - NBC Sports

Dean Henderson: No chance for Manchester City's goals but demonstrated his quality with a fine save early on from Anderson, then others from Semenyo and Cherki. 7
Jaydee Convot: Did nothing wrong bu… [+1303 chars]

How Crystal Palace and Manchester City's players rated following their Premier League match.

Crystal Palace v Manchester City: How the players rated - BBC

Julián Alvarez has not turned up to training for the third consecutive day. Atlético de Madrid have once again made it clear they do not want to let him leave for FC Barcelona. Now, according to rumo… [+1574 chars]

The forward’s future is still uncertain.

Barca Blaugranes

What’s going on with Julian Alvarez after Atletico block transfer to Barcelona? - Barca Blaugranes

ORCHARD PARK - Every NFL head coach will tell you that the days leading up to the final roster cutdown are the most difficult they face all year.
Not only are you making big decisions about the make… [+9538 chars]

With cutdown day approaching, here's our prediction for Buffalo's final 53-man roster and practice squad.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Our final Bills 53-man roster prediction ahead of Sunday's deadline - Democrat and Chronicle

Shohei Akamune of Irvine takes a picture of the trophies during the Pokémon World Championships and PokémonXP fan convention at San Franciscos Moscone Center on Friday.
Jessica Christian/S.F. Chroni… [+4119 chars]

Pokémon is booming as World Championships open in San Francisco. So are card thefts.

San Francisco Chronicle

Pokémon is booming as World Championships open in S.F. So are card thefts - San Francisco Chronicle

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- There's a tradition at the University of North Carolina that, at the start of each new school year, students drink from the school's famed Old Well, then make a promise to delive… [+19460 chars]

As Bill Belichick enters Year 2 at the helm of UNC, is the end already in sight?

Is the Bill Belichick era at North Carolina already coming to a close? - ESPN

Alcaraz made his return to a match court at the US Open earlier this week, when he played alongside 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams in the mixed doubles event.
Alcaraz, who won t… [+1214 chars]

Seven-time major champion Carlos Alcaraz says not knowing when he would be able to return from a wrist injury was most challenging part of his long absence.

US Open 2026: Carlos Alcaraz had 'intrusive thoughts' over when he would return from wrist injury - BBC

American tennis star Coco Gauff supported her mother's decision to share a social media post pushing back against requests for guest tickets to the 2026 U.S. Open.
Gauff told reporters she was initi… [+1312 chars]

American tennis star Coco Gauff supported her mother's decision to share a social media post pushing back against requests for guest tickets to the 2026 U.S. Open.

Bleacher Report

Coco Gauff Defends Mom's Statement on Rejecting US Open Ticket Requests, 'Honestly, It Was Needed' - Bleacher Report

The SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey are not allowed, at least for now, to punish schools if they play a college football player who returns to campus after signing a contract with an NFL team this s… [+5506 chars]

A temporary restraining order prohibits the SEC from enforcing a new rule that threatens stiff penalties for any team that uses a player who previously signed a contract to play in the NFL, NBA or WNBA.

Ruling: SEC can't sanction teams using players with NFL ties - ESPN

The Browns have started the process of setting their initial 53-man roster. 
They announced 15 cuts from their training camp roster and one cut from injured reserve on Friday afternoon. All 32 teams… [+842 chars]

The Browns have started the process of setting their initial 53-man roster.