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us sports 5 5h ago 4 min read

SEC Sues LSU and Lane Kiffin in Federal Court Hours Before Ruling on Former NFL Players' Eligibility

The SEC filed a federal lawsuit against LSU, coach Lane Kiffin and two administrators on Thursday, accusing the school of running a coordinated campaign to roster players cut from NFL rosters. The suit landed in the middle of a separate Louisiana state court hearing on whether those same players can suit up for LSU's season opener against Clemson on Saturday.

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us sports 2 16h ago 4 min read

Ghana Rehires Carlos Queiroz as Black Stars Coach Two Months After He Stepped Down

The Ghana Football Association announced September 2 that 73-year-old Carlos Queiroz is back as Black Stars head coach, just two months after leaving the job following Ghana's World Cup exit. His first task is a pair of 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ivory Coast and The Gambia later this month.

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gb sports 2 16h ago 3 min read

Katie Boulter Loses 6-1, 6-0 to Karolina Muchova in Worst Grand Slam Defeat of Her Career

British No. 1 Katie Boulter won just one game in a 58-minute US Open second-round loss to Wimbledon runner-up Karolina Muchova, her heaviest Grand Slam defeat ever. Boulter blamed the noise and the unfamiliar roofed stadium after the match got moved indoors because of rain; the numbers say her serve broke down completely.

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us sports 3 23h ago 4 min read

Tiger Woods Pleads No Contest to Reckless Driving, Loses License for Five Years After DUI Charge Dropped

Tiger Woods walked into a Florida courtroom Wednesday, took a plea deal on a reckless driving charge, and walked out with a five-year license suspension instead of a DUI conviction. Prosecutors say they dropped the DUI because they couldn't prove impairment without a urine sample, not because Woods got a break nobody else would.

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us sports 3 1d ago 4 min read

Tyson Fury Says Joshua Fight Is Set for Madison Square Garden. Eddie Hearn Says Not So Fast.

Tyson Fury posted an Instagram announcement Tuesday declaring his fight with Anthony Joshua will happen at Madison Square Garden in New York, with November 20 the date floating around. Problem is, Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn says nothing is actually signed, and the holdup is money: how much U.S. taxes will eat into Joshua's purse.

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us sports 3 1d ago 3 min read

Colts GM Chris Ballard Calls NFL Players Returning to College Football 'the Stupidest Thing I've Ever Heard'

Indianapolis GM Chris Ballard tore into the wave of NFL players trying to reclaim college eligibility through court orders, calling it 'the stupidest shit I've ever heard.' The fight now heads to a Thursday, September 3 hearing in Baton Rouge over the SEC's ban on former pros, with LSU's roster plans hanging in the balance days before its season opener against Clemson.

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us sports 2 2d ago 4 min read

Dodgers Get Will Smith and Dalton Rushing Back From Injured List as Rosters Expand to 28

The Dodgers activated catcher Will Smith after nearly three months out with a neck injury, plus Dalton Rushing and pitcher Justin Wrobleski, as MLB rosters expanded to 28 on September 1. Rushing won't catch again this season due to a UCL tear, but the moves address a catching spot that's cost L.A. all summer, and Ben Rortvedt got designated for assignment in the shuffle.

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il sports 5 2d ago 3 min read

Belgian Mayor Bars Union Saint-Gilloise From Hosting Israeli Club Over Security Concerns

Leuven Mayor Mohamed Ridouani has blocked Union Saint-Gilloise from playing its October 22 Europa League match against Israel's Hapoel Beer-Sheva in his city, citing public safety. UEFA says finding a new venue is now Union's problem, and a decision is expected within days.

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jp sports 2 2d ago 4 min read

Japan Cricket CEO Says Asian Games Teams Can Book Own Hotels After India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Raise Complaints

Sri Lanka Cricket says the Asian Cricket Council raised concerns in Bangkok about five-star hotel shortages, distant washrooms and tent dressing rooms ahead of cricket's Asian Games debut in Nisshin, Japan. Japan Cricket Association CEO Naoki Alex Miyaji says hotel accommodation is available 20 kilometers from the venue but teams are free to book their own, and toilets will be on-site. India named a full squad led by Shreyas Iyer anyway.

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us sports 5 2d ago 4 min read

Stan Kroenke Agrees to Buy Angels From Arte Moreno, Deal Expected to Close in Q1 2027

Rams and Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has struck a deal through Kroenke Sports & Entertainment to buy a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno's family, ending a 23-year run that started with a title and ended with a 53-85 season. Terms weren't disclosed, but Forbes pegged the club at $2.8 billion in March, a huge jump from the $183.5 million Moreno paid Disney in 2003.

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us sports 3 2d ago 4 min read

Lawsuit Claims Cracked Bauer Helmet Let Puck Pierce Hockey Player's Skull, Ended His Sex Life With Wife

A California lawsuit claims a defective Bauer helmet cracked open during a USA Hockey-sanctioned game last September, letting a puck pierce defenseman Ivan Zenchenko's skull and leaving him with permanent brain injury. His wife Sofia is suing separately for loss of consortium. Bauer Hockey and Pure Hockey, the retailer that sold the helmet, haven't publicly responded to the allegations, and none of the claims have been tested in court.

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us sports 2 2d ago 3 min read

Netflix Sets October 27 Premiere for Matthew Perry Docuseries Featuring His Sister's First Interview

Netflix announced a three-part documentary, 'The One About Matthew Perry,' premiering October 27, with the actor's sister Mia Perry Bowick speaking on camera for the first time along with unreleased family photos and video. It's the second major documentary since Perry's 2023 ketamine death, and it lands after five people were already sentenced for supplying the drugs that killed him.

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us sports 2 2d ago 4 min read

East Mississippi Community College Fires 'Last Chance U' Coach Buddy Stephens Over 'Idiots' Comment on League Leadership

Buddy Stephens, the five-time national champion coach who starred in Netflix's Last Chance U, was fired by East Mississippi Community College on August 31 after calling conference leaders idiots over playoff format changes. EMCC's president called the remarks a personal attack inconsistent with the college's values, but never disputed Stephens' underlying claim that the changes were driven by schools wanting to dodge travel costs.

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us sports 3 2d ago 3 min read

Jerry Stovall, LSU's ‘Mr. Everything’ and Former Head Coach, Dies at 85

Jerry Stovall, the LSU All-American, Heisman runner-up and later Tigers head coach, died Monday, August 31, in Baton Rouge at 85. No cause of death has been announced. He's remembered for a rare combination of versatility on the field and steady leadership off it, from his playing days in the early 1960s through decades of service to Louisiana sports.

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us sports 3 2d ago 3 min read

Alcaraz Wins US Open Return in Straight Sets After 139 Days Out With Wrist Injury

Carlos Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in his first singles match since April, ending a 139-day layoff caused by a right wrist injury. The defending champion says the wrist is finally pain-free, though his serve speed was noticeably down and questions about his readiness won't fully clear until he faces Jaime Faria in the second round.

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es sports 3 2d ago 3 min read

Barcelona Signs Gabriel Jesus From Arsenal for £8.6m on Deadline Day, Three Years After Paying £45m for Him

Arsenal sold Gabriel Jesus to Barcelona for £8.6m ($11.6m/€10m) on Tuesday's transfer deadline day, a fraction of the £45m Arsenal paid Manchester City for him in 2022. Barcelona turned to Jesus after Atletico Madrid refused to sell Julian Alvarez, a standoff that includes an open Spanish federation investigation into Barcelona's pursuit of the Argentine.

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ir sports 5 2d ago 4 min read

Qatar Insists F1 and MotoGP Are Still On for November Despite Iran War, but Reports Say MotoGP May Already Be Ready to Drop It

Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation President Abdul Rahman bin Abdullatif Al Mannai says the country is safe and ready to host Formula One on November 29 and MotoGP on November 8, despite the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran. Formula One says it will decide by mid-September, and MotoGP insiders reportedly expect a call within days that could drop Qatar outright with no replacement race.

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us sports 2 2d ago 4 min read

White Sox Reacquire Tommy Pham From Phillies for Cash Before Sept. 1 Postseason Deadline

The Chicago White Sox picked up 38-year-old outfielder Tommy Pham from the Phillies for cash considerations on Monday, getting him into the organization just before the Sept. 1 cutoff for postseason eligibility. Pham never played a big-league game for Philadelphia and returns to a White Sox team that's now fighting for first place, not the 121-loss disaster he left in 2024.

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es sports 4 2d ago 3 min read

Madrid's New F1 Track Tested at Nearly 103 Decibels, Almost Double the Legal Limit, Ahead of September 11-13 Grand Prix

Formula Three test sessions at Madrid's new €83 million Madring circuit hit average noise levels of 102.7 decibels, more than double the 55-decibel residential legal limit, according to the Stop F1 Madrid resident group. City officials say Formula One cars will actually be quieter than the test cars and are installing acoustic panels, but residents are preparing sensors and a lawsuit for the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix weekend.

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us sports 2 2d ago 3 min read

Pacers Hard Capped at NBA's First Apron for 2026-27 After Signing Kelly Oubre Jr.

Indiana used the Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception to sign Kelly Oubre Jr. to a two-year, $16.5 million deal, which automatically locks the Pacers into a hard cap at the first apron all season. They're already $2.2 million from that $209 million ceiling and had to waive Ethan Thompson just to make room for a two-way roster move.

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