NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints are moving on to Week 2 sounding more emboldened than disappointed by their season-opening loss to Detroit.
"We're in a good place," Saints veteran safety Justin Reid said Monday, a day after the 31-30 overtime loss to the Lions. "When we click on all cylinders, it's evident what we can do."
After erasing a three-touchdown deficit in the second half, the Saints matched the Lions' touchdown in overtime and tried to win the game with a 2-point conversion that failed when second-year quarterback Tyler Shough's pass fell incomplete.
"A lot of teams would have folded," Reid said. "That's not the way that we're built."
Second-year coach Kellen Moore said the Saints "get to learn a lot from that game."

#orleans #loss #overtime #game

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Week 1 was no fluke from QB1.
No. 23-ranked Missouri football beat Kansas 38-21 on Friday night in its fiercest rival's home stadium, and new starting quarterback Austin Simmons was one of the standout players on the field in his first Power-conference test as the Tigers' field general.
Mizzou (2-0) now has back-to-back Border War wins. It looks a lot like Eli Drinkwitz's offense has found a QB who can elevate the passing game, top.
Here's what Simmons' Border war statline looked like:
Simmons was 19-of-29 passing (65.5%) for 292 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions.

#border #field #passing

Miami QB Darian Mensah puts up more video game numbers in rout of Florida A&M originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Darian Mensah can almost literally do no wrong.
Miami's electric quarterback completed 14 of 15 passes for 252 yards and three touchowns -- all in the first half -- in the Hurricanes' 77-7 win over Florida A&M on Thursday night.
That's a passer rating of 300.5, only slightly higher than the 257.3 rating he posted in his season opener. He completed 27 of 30 passes for 401 yards and five touchdowns in a 45-6 win over Stanford last week.
That means through two games, the Duke transfer has completed 41 of 45 passes for 653 yards with eight touchdowns and no interceptions.

#mensah #Florida #sporting #touchdowns

NFL Expert Predicts Patriots Regression After Super Bowl Run originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The New England Patriots transformed themselves from a rebuilding team into the AFC champion during Mike Vrabel's first season as head coach.
One national NFL expert does not expect them to reproduce that success in 2026.
Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer predicted New England will finish 10-7, surrender the AFC East to the Buffalo Bills and exit the playoffs in the divisional round.
That outcome would still represent a strong season for a team led by 24-year-old quarterback Drake Maye. It also would feel disappointing after the Patriots came within one victory of winning another Super Bowl.

#super #bowl #england #predicts

The Kentucky Wildcats volleyball team faced another ranked team on Sunday night by taking on the 13th ranked Penn State Nittany Lions at Wrigley Field in Chicago. It could have been a tough match, but at the end of the night, the Cats stood tall, and got a fourth straight win 3-1 (25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 25-15).
Kentucky was led by Brooklyn DeLeye, who had 21 kills and a .319 hit percentage. Morgan Gaerte was right behind her with 16 kills of her own, and Asia Thigpen added 12 more.
The Wildcats also excelled on defense, totaling 23 blocks, with Lizzie Carr and Gaerte each posting 6 of them. Kennedy Washington added 5 blocks. They were also impressive all match at getting digs, with Molly Tuozzo out in front with 19. Kassie O'Brien had 48 ***** ists.
Next up for Kentucky is a match against North Carolina. They'll face off on Wednesday back at home in Lexington, with the match scheduled to begin at 6:00 P.M. ET.
This article originally appeared on UK Wildcats Wire: Kentucky volleyball rolls on, taking down Penn State

#state #gaerte #volleyball #ranked

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INEOS encountered plenty of problems when trying to move Manchester United first team stars on, so they instead let go of numerous academy graduates this summer.
The likes of Toby Collyer, Louis Jackson, James Overy, James Scanlon, and Habeeb Ogunneye were all sold, and a few deals were justified.
But it came as a surprise to see the Red Devils part ways with Louie Bradbury, considering he had signed his first professional deal less than three weeks ago.
The Wales Under-19 international was on fire last season, scoring 10 times in all competitions, including twice for the Under-21s, despite being only 16 at the time.

#first #ineos #manchester #jackson

How to watch IND vs PAK Women's Asia Cup 2026 match from Pakistan: TV channel, live stream and start time details originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
India have already secured their Women's Asia Cup semi-final spot after two commanding wins against Thailand and Hong Kong.
Smriti Mandhana's record-breaking 124 against Hong Kong made her the leading run-scorer and century-maker in women's cricket.
Pakistan sit second in Group A with two points and need just one more to book their own semi-final place.
India and Pakistan go head-to-head in the Women's Asia Cup 2026 group stage on September 5 in Dubai.

#asia #Cricket #final

The Philadelphia 76ers are going to need rookie Labaron Philon Jr. to step in and produce right away as the No. 22 pick in the 2026 draft. The Sixers selected Philon with the expectation that he will be the lead guard for the second unit alongside Anfernee Simons.
In order to prepare for what's to come in his maiden season, Philon has spent a majority of the offseason in the gym looking to work on his craft and get the much-needed reps he needs in the gym to show what he can do on a regular basis.
In the latest video footage of the Rico Hines Runs at UCLA, Philon continues to impress and show his skill alongside fellow Sixers teammate VJ Edgecombe.

#philon #sixers #alongside

The US Open began on Sunday - and there is comprehensive coverage of the final Grand Slam of the year across the BBC.
The world's top players will gather in New York where, in addition to one of the sport's major prizes, record prize money is on line.
From the return of entertainer Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles to an eagerly anticipated doubles reunion for Serena and Venus Williams, here is all you need to know.
The US Open main draw begins on Sunday, 30 August.
The 15-day hard court tournament concludes with the men's singles final on Sunday, 13 September, with the women's a day before.

#slam #alcaraz

Mantua, Cuba, is a small fishing village on the northwestern coast of the island; legend says it was founded by shipwrecked Italian sailors in the early 1600s. Los Arroyos, the neighborhood where Randy Arozarena grew up, is a tiny tip of the island, about as close to Cancún as it is to the capital Havana, where Lazaro Montes was born. Maybe their respective hometowns account for their personality differences: Randy is quieter, more removed, shying away from media appearances, while Laz is as big and boisterous as the bustling capital city itself, eager to try out his English with whoever wants to talk. Making his big-league debut tonight, "Big Laz" had an appropriately splashy welcome to the big leagues that will guarantee his megawatt smile will light up highlight reels tonight both in Seattle and beyond, accounting for two of the Mariners' nine runs tonight. But Randy Arozarena also continued doing what he's done all season, leading the team offensively and providing an early separating blow that helped the Mariners outlast the Red Sox in a grueling 9-6 win at Fenway.
The Mariners got on the board right away when Dominic Canzone absolutely obliterated this hanging changeup from Red Sox starter Jedixson Paez:
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Unfortunately, the Red Sox took that run right back with a blast of their own, a four-seamer from Bryan Woo that didn't quite get top rail enough that Mickey Gasper hammered for a matching blow.
But the Mariners offense picked up their starter in the top of the second, pouncing on Paez for five runs of both the small and large ball variety. Josh Naylor got things going with a leadoff double, followed by a line-drive single from Cole Young – not super hard hit, but any contact in the air is good from young Cole, who's been really struggling lately with pounding the ball into the ground. That brought up Lazaro Montes for his very first big-league at-bat in an RBI situation. Facing a flagging pitcher on a bullpen day, Montes took a studied, disciplined at-bat, getting ahead 2-0, whiffing at a changeup on the plate, and then declining to chase two more changeups to earn his way on base. J.P. Crawford put the Mariners ahead on a sacrifice fly, and then Brock Rodden checked in with an infield hit of his own, hustling down the line to allow Cole Young to score. That also turned the lineup over for Randy Arozarena, who continued his audition to Get Real Paid by the Red Sox next season by crushing a sinker middle-middle that would have wound up on Lansdowne Street if not for an inconveniently located billboard.

#Mariners #randy #paez

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. –– Monday afternoon in Woodland Hills carried the weight of something unspoken.
The kind of weight that comes not from pressure but from pure, unfiltered possibility.
Les Snead has spent months ******* embling a roster so loaded that the depth chart reads as Pro Bowl ballots and backup units look like starting rotations.
But rosters do not win championships; cultures do.
And on this particular Monday, while two generational defenders watched from the margins and a sports medicine wizard worked his quiet magic, the culture spoke loud enough to echo into September.

#woodland #snead #bowl

The Baltimore Ravens drafted LaJohntay Wester because they were fans of what he could do with the ball in his hands. A skilled returner and 2023 First-Team All-American, he landed on Eric DeCosta's radar, resulting in the former Colorado Buffaloes star's 2025 sixth-round selection.
He stacked 198 yards on 16 punt returns and another 246 on ten kick returns. It's now year two, and throughout training camp and the preseason, he has shown he may offer much more than just explosive special teams play. Head coach Jesse Minter recently went as far as to praise him publicly.
Three preseason games are in the rearview mirror. Every week brought another sign that Wester was climbing the organizational ladder. More opportunities followed. More praise arrived. More importantly, more production and trust were earned.
That trust was no longer subtle. Wester's stock is rising. He capped Baltimore's 41-3 preseason finale victory over the Washington Commanders with a touchdown reception, continuing a summer that has steadily strengthened his case for a meaningful role heading into the regular season.
Speaking with the media after Friday night's win, head coach Jesse Minter again tipped his cap to Wester, highlighting the progress Wester has made since arriving in Baltimore.

#minter #head

Enzo Maresca hailed Rayan Cherki's "unbelievable" performance in Manchester City's 4-1 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Friday.
City boss Maresca admitted Cherki was frustrated to be left out of the starting line-up for last weekend's 2-1 win against Bournemouth in their Premier League opener.
The France midfielder responded to the snub in emphatic style.
He came off the bench to provide a pair of **** ists against Bournemouth and seized his chance to start at Selhurst Park with a masterful display that underlined his qualities.
The 23-year-old bagged a brace after an own goal from City keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had cancelled out Erling Haaland's opener in rainy south London.

#bournemouth #crystal

The official UFC Shanghai: Nurmagomedov vs. Song weigh-ins took place on Thursday in China. The event takes place at Shanghai Indoor Stadium and is headlined by a bantamweight bout between No. 2 ranked Umar Nurmagomedov and No. 6 ranked Song Yadong. The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Shanghai.
Nurmagomedov hit the scales first and officially weighed 135.5 pounds. Yadong came in slightly heavier at 136.
Three fighters failed to make weight. Flyweight Andre Lima weighed in one pound above the 126-pound flyweight limit. Women's flyweights Xiong Jingnan and Julia Polastri came in heavy, Xiong missing weight by one point and Polastri missing her mark 2.5 pounds. Lima was fined 20% of her fight purse. Both fights will proceed and planned.
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Umar Nurmagomedov (135.5) vs. Song Yadong (136)

#flyweight

Paderborn return to the German top-flight this season following their promotion play-off victory over Wolfsburg. The club return to the Bundesliga for the first time since relegation following the 2019/20 season, having finished 18th.
Paderborn previously had two spells in the Bundesliga, in 2014/15 and 2019/20, being relegated both times after just one season.
Survival will be their main goal, but just how likely is that?
They will face Mainz in their opener at the MEWA Arena on Saturday, August 29.
Paderborn had a reasonably impressive preseason. After thrashing the amateur Blau-Weiß Ostenland 18-0, they went on to get some decent results, losing only one match (2-0 against Magdeburg).

#bundesliga

The Rochester Red Wings erased an early two-run deficit, but the Buffalo Bisons broke a tie with a four-run sixth inning and held on for a 6-3 victory Tuesday night at ESL Ballpark. Rochester finished with six hits, while Buffalo collected eight.
The loss dropped the Red Wings to 76-49, while Buffalo improved to 63-63. Grant Rogers earned the win for the Bisons, and Matt Krook was charged with the loss.
The Bisons wasted little time getting on the board in the opening inning. Rudy Martin Jr. walked and Jay Harry followed with a single before Sean Keys brought home the game's first run on a groundout. Yohendrick Piñango then lined an RBI single to center to score Harry and give Buffalo a 2-0 lead.
Rochester starter Zak Kent settled in afterward, allowing two runs over 2⅓ innings before Andry Lara delivered 2⅔ scoreless innings of relief to keep the game within reach.
The Red Wings responded in the fifth.

#loss #single #tuesday

Daniel Jones turned his Indianapolis Colts revival into a big-time payday, and the quarterback's career earnings are reflecting it.
Bleacher Report included Jones on its list of 20 athletes "whose career earnings would shock you," highlighting how much the former No. 6 overall pick has made despite an at-times ****** py start to his NFL career.
"The No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 draft looked like a star in the making when he threw for 3,027 yards and 24 touchdowns as a rookie, but that ended up being his peak in a Giants uniform," B/R's Joel Reuter wrote.
Via Spotrac, Jones had earned $122.84 million through the 2025 season. That total includes more than $108 million from six seasons with the New York Giants, a brief stop with the Minnesota Vikings, and $14.6 million from his first year in Indianapolis.
The number will climb more in 2026.

#jones #indianapolis #overall

Ideal way to kick off the season!
Bayern picked up right where they left off last season by winning the first trophy of the campaign, the German Super Cup, against rivals Dortmund.
And yet, the Bavarians were far from being in steamroller mode. They did manage to produce a very convincing first half, during which they scored twice, led by an already twice-decisive Olise: first with an ****** ist for Brown, who beat Kobel with a left-footed side-foot finish, then by getting on the scoresheet himself after a Bellingham turnover and a solo run capped with an outside-of-the-foot strike.
The French maestro carried Bayern and set the tone before the match became much more complicated in the second half. Vincent Kompany's men had already had an early warning with a Bensebaini goal disallowed at the end of the first half.
In the end, Dortmund had to wait until the 72nd minute, when substitute Fabio Silva managed to pull one back against a Bayern side that had become very passive. It was not enough, however, to stop the Bavarians from winning the 11th Super Cup in their history, despite a tense finish marked by Bensebaini's sending-off and a Beier shot (90+4) that sent a shiver through the entire stadium.

#super #dortmund #left #twice

For the majority of Thursday's Region 6 opener, Brighton had an answer for everything Olympus' attack threw its way — especially the unusually high number of hopeful through ****** in behind.
Sometimes, when all else fails, you've just got to test the keeper from distance and hope to get a bit lucky.
It was the perfect recipe for the ****** ans. They forced overtime with a long-range effort in the final minutes of regulation, and then won with an even deeper free kick in double overtime to steal the tense 2-1 rivalry win on their home field under the lights.
"Super excited. Brighton's our rivalry team, and so I feel like coming into the game, that energy was way higher than any game we've played this season," said Olympus senior Emma Peterson.
Annika Speery tied the game in the 77th minute on a shot from about 25 yards out that dipped just under the crossbar. Midway through the second overtime, Peterson won it as she hammered a driven free kick from over 40 yards out that deflected in off the keeper's hands.

#kick #yards #region

The BMW Championship is the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs and there are only 50 players in the field.
Last week, Scottie Scheffler hoisted a trophy for the 21st time in his PGA Tour career and this week, he's at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis as the defending champion.
Get all the Thursday first-round live udpates from the 2026 BMW Championship from Golfweek.
Keep tabs on every score posted on the BMW Championship live leaderboard.
Click here to see every tee time for the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship.

#week #time

The Arizona Cardinals have a number of position and roster battles still going on in the preseason. At one position, there are two battles. One is for a starting job and the other is for what likely is the last spot on the roster at the position.
That battle is at inside linebacker.
Mack Wilson's role as the starting "Mike" linebacker, relaying defensive play calls to the rest of the team, is set. He returns to that role after missing the final nine games of the season with a rib injury.
At the other spot, veteran Jack Gibbens and second-year linebacker Cody Simon battle, but there might not end up being a winner.
Head coach Mike LaFleur said on Tuesday that whoever starts might be a week-by-week affair.

#role

Versatile back Joe ***** mins has signed for Cornish Pirates and will spend the 2026-27 season on loan at Redruth.
Cummins, who can play at fly-half or full-back, made his Pirates debut against Camborne in a pre-season friendly last week.
"Joe is another young Cornish talent who has impressed after training with us during pre-season," joint head coach Gavin Cattle said.
"Redruth is a great place for him to continue his development and I'm sure it won't be long before we see him wearing a Pirates jersey again."
Cornish Pirates

#redruth #back

Bayern Munich executive Max Eberl has confirmed that Jamal Musiala is recovering well following a frightening collapse on Saturday. The German international was at the center of alarming scenes during Bayern's Telekom Cup clash with RB Leipzig when he fell to the ground in the closing stages of the 3-1 victory.
Reports indicate that the sweltering heat in Bavaria was a contributing factor in the distressing moment for the 23-year-old, who was able to walk off the field following treatment. The incident unfolded in the final stages of the match, when Musiala began to stagger with no opposing players near him.
Ismael Saibari was among the first players to reach him before his Bayern teammates and medical personnel rushed to Musiala's aid. BILD reported that the midfielder suffered dizziness while competing in temperatures of around 33 degrees, resulting in circulation issues.
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#bayern #following #eberl #jamal

The Dodgers struggled to get anything going offensively on Sunday, as they only mustered one run while falling to the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2.
After a 15-pitch first inning where he abandoned two baserunners, Tarik Skubal was the victim of the Brewers' tenacity with two outs. Jonathan Ornelas lined a single to left before Skubal walked William Contreras to load the bases. Luis Lara hit a soft ground ball to shortstop, but Tommy Edman misplayed the feed from Mookie Betts as Milwaukee struck first again. It took Skubal 33 pitches and seven hitters faced to get out of the inning.
All the Dodgers could do offensively against Logan Henderson over their first two innings were leadoff base hits from Shohei Ohtani and Betts. Both men couldn't advance further on the base paths as Henderson needed just 28 pitches over his first two innings of work.
The Dodgers had gone hitless over their next eight trips to the plate after the Betts single, but Max Muncy gave the Dodgers their first run on the season against Henderson with a two-out, game tying solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Skubal was one out away from setting down eight hitters in a row since the third inning, but Jackson Chourio ignited another two-out rally with a double to right center field. Jake Bauers' third hit against Skubal plated Chourio to give Milwaukee the lead again before Andrew Vaughn made it three straight two-out hits. After combining for just 19 pitches between the third and fourth innings, Skubal needed 28 pitches to complete the fifth.

#skubal #henderson

Jets activate 366-pound defensive monster ahead of 2026 season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The New York Jets are finally getting an opportunity to see one of their biggest offseason acquisitions on the practice field.
Defensive tackle T'Vondre Sweat was activated from the active/non-football injury list Saturday, clearing the way for the 366-pound nose tackle to begin working with New York after a hamstring issue kept him sidelined for the opening portion of training camp.
Sweat arrived in New York through one of the Jets' more notable offseason moves, with the team acquiring him from the Tennessee **** ans in exchange for edge rusher Jermaine Johnson.
At 6-foot-4 and 366 pounds, Sweat gives the Jets a massive interior presence capable of occupying blockers and strengthening their run defense.

#sweat #offseason #tackle #preferred

The FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first of three PGA Tour playoff events, offers a $20 million purse.
Sunday's winner at TPC Southwind will collect $3.6 million, with a solo second and solo third also earning seven figures.
Scottie Scheffler leads good friend Sam Burns and Sungjae Im by two shots entering the final round. Scheffler, whether or not he wins, is a shoo-in to surpass Rory McIlroy for No. 2 on the PGA Tour's career money list. He will also get tantalizingly close to longtime No. 1 Tiger Woods.
Scottie Scheffler closing in on Tiger Woods for No. 1 in PGA Tour career earnings
Tiger Woods has been No. 1 on the PGA Tour's career money list since Feb. 13, 2000.

#woods #million

NASCAR is once again leaving Rockingham Speedway.
"The Rock," the iconic 0.940-mile oval track in North Carolina's Richmond County, has hosted races for the Craftsman Truck Series and the second-tier O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in each of the last two seasons after a 12-year absence.
But Rockingham's promoter — Track Enterprises — announced on Friday, Aug. 14 that NASCAR racing will not be held at the track in 2027. In a statement, Track Enterprises says the decision comes "amid overall uncertainty at the facility."
The owner of the speedway is Darryl Cuttell, and he is currently grappling with a financial strain as he battles liens and lawsuits totaling more than half-a-billion dollars. Elon Musk's ****** eXAI alleges it has overpaid between $500 to $800 million for services from Darana Hybrid, an international electro-mechanical contractor company that Cuttell owns.
Cuttell also owns the International Hot Rod ****** ociation (IHRA). Amid Cuttell's financial troubles, IHRA has laid off employees and canceled some of its racing series.

#speedway

Georgia Stanway's move to **** nal has already had an impact on her body - in the form of yet another tattoo for the England midfielder.
Last month when she joined from Bayern Munich, Stanway's signing reveal video showed her having the words 'Whatever the weather' inked on to her right arm - lyrics from the club anthem North London Forever.
Decorating her skin is nothing new to the 27-year-old, who estimates she has close to 200 tattoos and has developed her skills as an artist in her own right.
Her clients include England team-mate Beth Mead, longtime servant of **** nal and now of Manchester City - but Stanway is certainly not calling time on customising her own body.
"You see the tattoos - I see the skin," she said. "So much more to come!"

#arsenal #body

PFL star Dakota Ditcheva has broken her hand again and will be out for an undetermined amount of time.
The 16-0 Ditcheva is coming off a dominant three round decision over Denise Kielholtz at PFL New York. While she didn't manage to score a highlight reel knockout, she put a beating on Kielholtz and reminded the world after a year long absence why she's the hottest up-and-comer in women's MMA.
Unfortunately, Ditcheva didn't exit the cage unscathed. In a new YouTube video she revealed that she injured her hands (again) in the fight.
"Breaking news, I am injured again," Ditcheva said. "I broke my hands in the fight. I could feel it from the moment I started the second round. I didn't tell my corner. I didn't tell anybody. I didn't show it this time, and I didn't tell anybody until I got out of the cage."
"I am back in splints until my surgeon has decided what the next steps are going forward, which will be in the next few days," she added before explaining this was a previous break that has broken once more. Ditcheva has broken both her hands in the past, but only opted to get surgery on one.

#kielholtz

A new lightweight contender has arrived.
Quillan Salkilld (13-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) had to eat a punch or two, but mostly tore right through Mateusz Gamrot (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 284 main event at a newly refurbished Meta APEX in Las Vegas. And now that more fans can take in a show like Saturday's, they got a treat out of the gate.
A Salkilld win by submission over a credentialed wrestler and grappler like Gamrot was one of the least likely predicted outcomes in the headliner. But afterward, Salkilld said his rear-naked choke with 35 seconds left in the first is just the type of performance lightweights can expect – and he has his sights set on the top five.
"I just proved I'm the real f*cking deal now. These top five (lightweights) better (watch out)," Salkilld said on the microphone with Daniel Cormier. "I believe I can get it done within the first minute or the last minute. ... I think I deserve someone who's in the top five or close to it."
Salkilld tried to get a quick start and took the center quickly. In some tight exchanges early, Salkilld landed and forced Gamrot to look for a takedown – not at all unexpected. He got a single-leg briefly, but also appeared to be hurt.

#salkilld #first #lightweights #quillan