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Colorado defeated Georgia Tech 14-13 in a season-opening college football game Thursday, September 4, as freshman quarterback Julian Lewis led a two-minute drill touchdown drive an
UMass upset Rutgers 37-21 on Thursday, September 4, 2026, ending a 16-game losing streak against FBS opponents as the nation's longest-active losing streak. Transfer quarterback Po
San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano hit a walk-off two-run home run off Yankees right-hander Paul Blackburn in the 10th inning on Friday, September 5 to give San Diego a 3-2 vi
No. 6 Oklahoma defeated UTEP 51-0 on September 4 in a season opener, with quarterback John Mateer throwing three touchdown passes and leading the Sooners to a 27-0 halftime advanta
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka briefly halted her second-round match at the US Open to complain about a strong smell of cannabis on court. She defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4 and a
Caitlin Clark finished with 14 points and 11 assists in her World Cup debut as the United States defeated China 94-61 on Friday, September 4 in Berlin. The victory extended the US
UMass snapped a 16-game FBS losing streak with a 37-21 victory over Rutgers on Thursday night in New Jersey. The upset marks the largest point-spread victory since Kansas defeated
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Thursday, September 3, 2026, improving their head-to-head tiebreaker to 4-2 and narrowing their deficit to a half-game
Alex Eala and Coco Gauff advanced to the US Open third round with straight-sets victories on Thursday. Naomi Osaka defeated Katerina Siniakova in three sets after a second-set coll
49ers defensive end Sam Okuayinonu will not play Thursday, September 5 against the Rams in Melbourne due to a foot injury. He did not travel with the team to Australia. Tight end G
Katie Taylor, 40, fights unbeaten Frenchwoman Flora Pili on Saturday, September 5, in her retirement bout at Croke Park, defending her unified junior welterweight titles in front o
Stan Kroenke is acquiring the Los Angeles Angels for $4 billion, an MLB record. The deal includes Angels Broadcast Television (ABTV) and radio broadcaster KLAA-AM. Closing is expec
Top seed Alexander Zverev defeated Quentin Halys 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 in a four-hour, 33-minute match that finished at 02:15 local time on Friday, September 4. The finis
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka defeated Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1 in 53 minutes Wednesday night at the US Open, advancing to the third round with a dominant serve and early-set dominanc
Defending US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz rebounded from a first-set loss to defeat Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night in his return after a four-month right wrist i
Ronald Acuña Jr. became the fastest player in MLB history to join the 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases club, achieving the milestone on September 2, 2026, in his 904th game. He h
No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula defeated Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-1 in 56 minutes on September 2, while No. 26 Emma Navarro rallied past Caty McNally 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 at a rain-delayed US Open. B
St. Louis defeated Los Angeles 13-8 at Dodger Stadium with 13 hits and five home runs, scoring in six different innings. The Cardinals' offensive display came during the playoff-ra
San Diego promoted prospect Ethan Salas, 20, to the major leagues for the final month of the season. According to CBS Sports, Salas would be the youngest active catcher in MLB sinc
East Mississippi Community College fired head football coach Buddy Stephens after 18 seasons and five national championships. Stephens publicly criticized his conference's new ten-
Baltimore acquired outfielder Luis Robert Jr., 29, off outright waivers from the Mets on August 31. The Orioles are one game behind the Guardians for a wild-card berth despite a su
Scottie Scheffler won the 2026 Tour Championship at East Lake with a 16-under score, breaking Tiger Woods' all-time PGA Tour career earnings record at $130.39 million and capturing
Novak Djokovic, ranked No. 5, lost to world No. 49 Mariano Navone in a five-set marathon at the US Open on August 31, marking his first first-round exit at the tournament. Venus Wi
Aryna Sabalenka opened her 2026 US Open campaign with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Camila Osorio, beginning her pursuit of a third consecutive title. Her ranking lead over rivals has sh
Pariba Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao defeated Paseo Verde Little League of Henderson, Nevada 11-2 in the championship game. The victory marks Curaçao's second Little League
Hrgovic, an Olympic bronze medallist, knocked out the heavily favored 21-year-old Itauma in the ninth round at London's O2 Arena after trailing on all eight rounds on the judges' c
North Carolina defeated TCU 15-10 in Ireland in the 2026 season opener, a 34-point swing from a 48-14 loss to the Horned Frogs last year. Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. made his Tar
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong hit three home runs in the Cubs' 17-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on August 29, 2026. The Cubs scored six homers total in the game.
Buffalo sent a 2027 seventh-round pick to Indianapolis in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round pick and center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, per Tom Pelissero's reporting. Van Pran-Granger,
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar signed an eight-year, $163.2 million contract extension on Friday at a league-record $20.4 million annual average value, according to Yahoo
South Africa defeated New Zealand 33-26 on 29 August 2026 at Cape Town Stadium to level the three-match series at 1-1. The Springboks won through power rugby and tactical disciplin
MLB management proposed compressing free agency to a 2-3 week window and implementing a month-long transaction freeze as part of a broader salary-cap system. The Players Associatio
Forbes WNBA contributor Roberta F. Rodrigues announced a temporary break from women's basketball coverage on August 27, citing harassment and a hostile environment. She previously
NFL owners voted unanimously Wednesday to ratify the league-record $9.612 billion sale of the Seattle Seahawks to a group led by venture capitalist Vinod Khosla's family. The deal
DeWanna Bonner, a 17-year WNBA veteran and 39-year-old free agent, signed with the Atlanta Dream following a buyout from the Phoenix Mercury. She joins Angel Reese for the playoff
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee during an offseason workout and is expected to miss six months recovering. Barring setbacks,
Sir Billy Boston, the first player to receive a knighthood in rugby league's 130-year history, has died aged 92. Boston, the 2006 World Snooker Champion, broke color barriers as th
Pace bowler Brydon Carse was filmed in handcuffs outside a bar in Derby on August 23, 2026, and has been removed from England's squad for the second Test against Pakistan. The Engl
Graeme Dott, who won the World Snooker Championship in 2006, was found guilty of two counts of lewd and libidinous behaviour toward a girl and boy between 1993 and 2010. The convic
Miyu Yamashita shot a 23-under 257 over 72 holes to win the CPKC Women's Open by nine shots, tying the LPGA Tour scoring record. The 25-year-old Japanese player closed with a four-
Lando Norris won the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort by executing a two-stop pit strategy that built a tire offset to pass Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli, who led after Max Verstappen's fi
Australia defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs at Mackay, with Mitchell Starc taking 10 wickets in the match. The victory draws the series 1-1 after Australia's nine-wicke
England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs at Headingley in the opening Test of Joe Root's second stint as captain, winning inside three days. England now leads the three
Los Angeles Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike announced her retirement from the WNBA effective at the end of the 2026 season. An 11-time All-Star, one-time MVP, and decade-long union pres
An overtime game between the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream on ESPN drew 2.6 million average viewers and peaked at 4 million, the most-watched WNBA game on cable in history. Caitl
The AFL Tribunal has upheld Jacob van Rooyen's three-match suspension for a striking incident that knocked out Port Adelaide's Aliir Aliir. Melbourne's appeal, which included biome
José Mourinho was presented as Real Madrid manager on Tuesday after signing a three-year contract, returning to the club for the first time as head coach since 2013. Real Madrid ha
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson has a Grade 2 oblique strain and is expected to miss four to six weeks, according to sources cited by ESPN. The timeline could eliminate him f
Michigan State is finalizing a deal to hire Dan Bartholomae, the athletic director at Western Michigan since 2022, as its new athletic director. Bartholomae, 46, led Western Michig
Scottie Scheffler closed with a 4-under 66 to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight shots, his largest margin at TPC Southwind in the tournament's 68-year history. The victo
Cameroon defeated Malawi 3-0 in the Wafcon 2026 final in Rabat to win their first Women's Africa Cup of Nations title. Marie Ngah Manga scored twice and Naomi Eto added one goal in
Amy Hunt won her third gold medal at the European Athletics Championships and will attempt a fourth in Sunday's mixed 4x100m relay. Dina Asher-Smith, 30, matched the championship g
Australia defeated Japan 56-17 in Townsville to secure three consecutive Test wins for the first time since 2024 under new coach Les Kiss. The Wallabies trailed at halftime before
Islam Makhachev makes his first welterweight title defense against Ian Machado Garry in Philadelphia on Saturday, August 16. Makhachev is pursuing a 17th straight win, one shy of A
Skip Bertman, who built LSU into a college baseball dynasty with five Men's College World Series titles and 11 total MCWS appearances, died Friday morning at age 88. Bertman later
Zidane, hired as France coach on a four-year deal, appointed Barthez as goalkeeper coach on Thursday. The pair won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship together. Barth
Katie Ledecky held off Australia's Lani Pallister in 15:36.09 at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, her closest 1,500 freestyle finish in 13 years. Later the same session, a
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is investigating five races held Sunday at Saratoga Race Course and Monmouth Park after detecting unusual betting patterns and dramat
Manchester City completed the signing of Argentina goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from Marseille on a two-year contract to serve as backup to Gianluigi Donnarumma. Rulli, 34, returns to
Nottingham Forest have signed 22-year-old defender Ousmane Diomande from Sporting CP on a four-year contract with a one-year option for a reported £34m. Diomande, who played 132 ti
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