Gary Neville believes Manchester United's 1-1 draw at Leeds United on Sunday is a positive stride in the right direction.
United were on course for victory after Bryan Mbeumo put them ahead in the 35th minute.
The 27-year-old had failed to hit the target with a free header but quickly made amends by battling past James Justin to fire home Youri Tieleman's excellent pass.
Leeds came out much improved after the break and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the equaliser in the 51st minute.
Both teams had chances to win the game but neither could find the decisive finish as the points were shared.

#leeds #mbeumo

The Falcons emerged from Week 1 with injury issues on both their offensive and defensive lines.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski said on Monday that right guard Chris Lindstrom is in the concussion protocol after being injured in Sunday's loss to the Steelers. Stefanski also confirmed that defensive tackle Da'Shawn Hand tore his quad and will miss the rest of the season.
Lindstrom played 51 offensive snaps before leaving the game. Kyle Hinton played nine snaps in his place and Lindstrom's progress through the protocol will determine if he's back in the lineup against the Panthers.
Hand only played seven snaps in what will be his only appearance of the season. He signed a one-year deal with Atlanta as a free agent this offseason.

#played #snaps #protocol #only

Former Florida State forward Alex Steen suffered a setback in his effort to secure another season of college basketball eligibility, according to Chris Nee of Noles247. Leon County Circuit Court Judge David M. Frank denied Steen's verified emergency motion for a temporary and preliminary injunction on Friday, Sept. 11. Steen is suing the NCAA in an effort to obtain a fifth season of eligibility for the 2026-27 season.
Steen and attorneys representing both sides appeared before Frank for a hearing on Sept. 2. The former Seminole is part of the 2022 high school class and played four consecutive college seasons without redshirting. His lawsuit challenges his exclusion from the NCAA's new eligibility framework that provides five seasons of competition to athletes from the 2023 class and beyond.
Under Florida law, Steen needed to satisfy four requirements to receive a temporary injunction: a substantial likelihood of success on the merits, no adequate remedy at law, irreparable harm without an injunction, and a showing that granting relief would serve the public interest. Frank determined Steen had not met the necessary standard.
The court found Steen's claimed losses involving practices, workouts, team activities, recruiting conversations, and professional evaluation were not supported by sufficient evidence and remained speculative. Frank also wrote that potential lost NIL income could be measured financially and therefore addressed through monetary damages.
Frank additionally determined a temporary injunction would not serve the public interest, reasoning that granting one player another season could affect roster spots, playing time, scholarships, and revenue-sharing allocations for other athletes.

#steen #frank #eligibility

No. 7 Maryland field hockey had a frustrating first half. The Terps had 13 shots, 11 penalty corners and even two disallowed goals, but they remained scoreless against the upset-minded Towson Tigers. Missy Meharg's crew returned to the locker room searching for answers.
"We just had some lack of focus in the first two quarters," Meharg said. "We freed them up, gave them some really disciplined shapes and demanded that the players be in those ***** es so that we gave ourselves more ***** e to get from the front third into the circle."
Fortunately for the Terps, they did just that. A four-goal third quarter – including a hat trick from sophomore Jordyn Hollamon – was all the home team needed to spark its fifth straight win to open up the season, a 6-0 destruction of Towson.
"Jordyn is so versatile," Meharg said. "She understands all the shapes. She's so thorough because she can play anywhere in the front seven."
The Terps used a funky play to catch fire after halftime. Just two minutes into the third period, Hollamon received a long pass on the left wing and slipped the ball towards the center of the shooting circle for Maddie Vasilios. The ball never reached Vasilios, but it did find the back of the net, clanking off the heel of Towson's Else Wismans to open the scoring.

#Third #meharg #hollamon #first

The Oklahoma Sooners come to Ann Arbor for the first time in history. Oklahoma is 2-0 all-time versus Michigan, but will they remain undefeated after the game on Saturday?
Here's a look at Oklahoma ahead of the showdown against Michigan.
Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables won two national championships as defensive coordinator of Clemson and is considered one of the best defensive minds in the nation. Venables is 33-20 at Oklahoma but has struggled in bowl games, going 0-4. In Oklahoma's lone playoff appearance under Venables, they lost 34-24 to Alabama in the CFP First Round last season.
Oklahoma beat UTEP 51-0 last week, holding their opponent to 2-of-13 on third-down with just 198 yards of total offense. Oklahoma's offense had 401 total yards and quarterback John Mateer threw for three passing touchdowns.
Passing offense: 69

#offense #defensive

Borussia Dortmund will look to make it four wins in a row in the new season when they host Villarreal in their opening UEFA Champions League fixture on Tuesday at the Signal Iduna Park.
Date: Tuesday, 8th September.
Kick-off: 8pm BST.
Venue: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund manager Niko Kovač faces a significant defensive crisis ahead of this opening fixture, with several key players ruled out.

#signal

LONDON — **** nal and Chelsea put on a show in North London on Sunday, with the Premier League giants going toe-to-toe in a wonderful early-season spectacle.
MORE — **** nal v Chelsea recap | Player ratings
So many intriguing tactical tweaks took place as Morgan Rogers gave Chelsea an early lead but **** nal roared back with goals from Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard to take the lead.
The Gunners are now 10 games unbeaten against Chelsea in the Premier League, but this win was up in the air until the end.
MORE — Xabi Alonso reaction | Mikel Arteta reaction

#arsenal #premier #sunday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Jax Leatherwood threw two touchdown passes and Tennessee Tech turned a solid defensive effort into a 24-9 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday night in the Southern Conference opener for both teams.
Leatherwood threw for 161 yards on 19-of-32 passing and the Golden Eagles turned two interceptions into touchdowns.
Tennessee Tech (2-0), ranked No. 12 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25, did not score until about a minute remained in the first half. Marcus Harris II's 1-yard touchdown run finished off a 45-yard drive that was set up by Jameson Wharton's interception. Tennessee Tech led 7-6 at halftime.
Leatherwood's two touchdown passes came in the second half, the first a 16-yard connection with Maury Sullivan following an interception by Omari Philyaw. Early in the fourth quarter, Leatherwood hit Gabe Nunez for an 11-yard score.
The game had less than 500 yards of total offense with Tennessee Tech gaining 237 yards and Chattanooga 227.

#yards #turned

Good morning, Tennessee ****** ans fans. It's Sept. 4, I'm Nick Suss and this is Talkin' ****** ans. Here's what we're discussing today:
It's time to share your voice
The youth movement is here
What I'm most excited to see
The most important thing to know right now is that it's time to breathe. Football is just about here. The ****** ans play a game next weekend. Nothing they do between now and then is likely to change their fate. This is the team the ****** ans are rolling with, and all the months of speculation and coverage informs how we feel about that.

#Titans #sept #suss #talkin

It's here — following the non-contact injury sustained by Texas Longhorns senior left tackle Trevor Goosby on Aug. 17, the preseason All-American has achieved the best-case scenario in his recovery after head coach Steve Sarkisian declared Goosby "good to go" for Saturday's season opener in Austin against the Texas State Bobcats.
In returning from the bone bruise to his knee, Goosby practiced for the first time on Monday and continued to ramp up his participation throughout the week.
"It was about him getting back out to practice. I thought he had a really good practice on Monday. We increased his workload on Tuesday. He had a really good practice Tuesday, came back good. We increased his workload Wednesday, he looked good again. We increased his workload even more today, looked good again. So he's kind of been building throughout the week," Sarkisian said on Thursday.
From a mental and technical standpoint, the Texas head coach saw what he wanted to see from the 6'7, 325-pounder.
"I thought he's been playing with really good pad level, good physicality. I think that he needs to play football and linemen are really the most important ones that they need that physicality," Sarkisian said.

#sarkisian

Caitlin Clark remains at the center of an intense national debate regarding the league's Most Valuable Player award. While attention recently shifted toward Team USA during the international break, the awards race continues generating massive online discussion. Las Vegas forward A'ja Wilson remains the leading candidate, but the Indiana point guard has gathered tremendous public support. However, one passionate supporter recently took his advocacy to extreme lengths.
WNBA reporter Khristina Williams publicly called out former collegiate basketball player John O'Maley for harassing her inbox. The media personality revealed that the executive repeatedly flooded her email with detailed statistical breakdowns supporting the star rookie. Williams requested that he cease sending messages after receiving five separate emails within a single two-hour window.
She directly addressed the relentless email campaign on her public timeline to set firm boundaries. Williams wrote, "Pleeeease stop sending me emails, John!!!" She later clarified her frustration by adding, "I deleted the tweet. But seriously, stop! I received five emails in a two-hour span today, and multiple emails last month."
Traditional sports fans always value objective media evaluations over relentless personal lobbying. True hoops purists recognize that voters must evaluate the entire season without outside pressure. Harassing sports journalists' inboxes distorts legitimate award conversations and creates unnecessary friction. Respecting professional boundaries remains essential for everyone involved in sports media.
O'Maley is a West Point graduate who previously played collegiate basketball under legendary coach Bob Knight. The corporate executive built an extensive, source-linked comparison arguing that the Indiana guard deserves first-place MVP votes. He noted her impressive scoring efficiency, high usage rate, and transformative impact on the franchise's overall offensive output.

#emails #Media #sports #john

Lamine Camara will be staying at Monaco after the Senegal midfielder's £47.1m move to Chelsea collapsed.
The 22-year-old had already completed a medical with Chelsea but his switch fell through shortly after the 23:00 BST deadline.
They had two bids rejected by the Ligue 1 side before Monaco eventually lowered their asking price when Folarin Balogun's move to Everton came into renewed doubt.
Chelsea made their move for Camara in an attempt to bolster midfield options with Enzo Fernandez closing in on a joint-British transfer record £125m switch to Manchester City.
They had also held talks with Roma's Manu Kone and another unnamed Premier League option.

#Chelsea #move #folarin #everton

The Green Bay Packers don't have a third quarterback, and that's weird. Half of the NFL kept three players at the position (four of them kept four, if you can believe it) at the cutdown deadline, when rosters shrank from 91 to 53 on Sunday. So for the Packers to have only rostered two players at the position and have no internal option to even add to the practice squad sticks out like a sore thumb, but that's the offset when the Miami Dolphins are willing to give you a draft pick for a guy you signed off the street in January.
I'm sure a lot of you are thinking, "Wait, who am I going to see under center if Jordan Love or Tyrod Taylor ever go down, God forbid?" I don't know the answer to that, but I'm going to throw a couple of options out for you today.
This is probably the least inspired of our options. The Packers signed Kyron Drones to a deal worth $5,000 guaranteed as an undrafted free agent this offseason, and he was beat out for the QB3 job (at least in the summer) by Kyle McCord (who, again, is now a Dolphin). Drones was outright waived by the team — with the Packers not even needing to fill his roster spot for several days — after a four-dropback performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the preseason opener. Drones was sacked on three of those plays, including a screen. It seemed like they were just over the experience.
Alright, here's where I did a lot of legwork. We're going to have to use different fonts to mean different things, because I want you to be able to take one glance and understand the full landscape at the position.
Players whose names are bolded were cut from teams that kept three or more quarterbacks. These are the players who are most likely to be available for the Packers, as these teams are less likely to need a practice squad arm for the scout team.

#packers #players #even

Joe Root has called on England to enjoy their Test series triumph over Pakistan without letting the celebrations spill into unnecessary controversy.

England wrapped up a 2-0 lead in the three-match series with a 194-run victory at Lord's, securing their first multi-match Test series win since 2024. With one game still to play, Root acknowledged the achievement but urged his teammates to celebrate responsibly.

"It's important we're not talking about, absolutely," Root said during the post-match media interaction at Lord's. "But it's hard to win Test matches, it's hard to win Test series, so enjoy it and celebrate it, but in a sensible, grown-up way.

"It's been a really good start to, I don't know what you want to call it, this new team."
Root's comments came as England celebrated another dominant performance against Pakistan. The victory gave them an unassailable advantage in the series, but the former captain was keen to ensure the focus remained on what the team had achieved on the field.

His call for "sensible" celebrations also comes with England having been involved in off-field controversies around celebrations in the past.

The immediate challenge for Root, however, is a personal one.
The England batter has endured an unusually difficult summer. He is averaging 29.44 across nine innings, significantly below his career average of 50.38.

His struggles were particularly evident at Lord's, where he was dismissed lbw in both innings. That took his tally of lbw dismissals this summer to seven.

Root, though, insisted he was not overly concerned and believes he can work his way through the problem.

"I've always been quite good at understanding and eventually problem-solving," he said. "I'll continue to keep working hard. I might have been lbw a few times, but lots of those have been umpire's call – if they go the other way it might not be as much of a talking point.

"We've also seen the ball move more than it ever has. So there has to be a sense of calm and realism around things. I know I'm a good player, and I'd like to think there's a big score around the corner."
Root also raised concerns about the behaviour of the Dukes ball being used this summer, suggesting it has felt different from previous batches.

While he admitted he had no evidence of a manufacturing change, Root believes the ******* have appeared harder and may have a different lacquer.

"I think they've been very different this year," Root said. "I think there's a different lacquer to them. I don't know, I've not got evidence on that – you probably need to ask Dukes – but I think there's lacquer on the seam.

"As a batter, when you practise, they're cracking your bats more frequently. And they seem a lot firmer."

The England batter also suggested the harder ******* could be having an impact on the pitches themselves, potentially creating more movement for the seamers.

"I think they're affecting the wickets as well. I think they're denting

A 3-year-old trained by Cherie DeVaux died Friday after suffering a "cardiac event" while warming up to breeze at Saratoga Race Course.
According to the state Gaming Commission's Equine Death and Breakdown database, Stirring Words was warming up for a workout Friday when the colt "staggered" and "collapsed on the track surface." According to the database, Stirring Words "suffered a cardiac event (and) expired."
A 3-year-old colt trained by DeVaux and owned by Lael Stables, Stirring Words made three lifetime starts, most recently finishing eighth in a maiden special weight race on July 18 in Saratoga. That was Stirring Words' first start in nearly eight months.
Stirring Words died the day before Travers Day, a card that features two of DeVaux's top stars with Golden Tempo in the Travers and Englishman in the Jerkens.
The death of Stirring Words is the first racing- or training-related fatality recorded on the state database at Saratoga in more than a month, and just the third since the 2026 summer meet began on July 3.

#race

Hertha BSC recorded a comeback victory away at Eintracht Braunschweig in an eight-goal thriller in 2. Bundesliga. Stefan Leitl's side have won each of their first four games of the new season, despite low expectations at the start since they haven't replaced the players departing this summer.
This game did look like a reflection of that reality for the large part of the first-half. Yann Sturm put the hosts ahead inside the first ten minutes before Niklas Kolbe's howler helped Kevin Ehlers to double their advantage.
Braunschweig also had two clear-cut opportunities through Sturm and Aaron Opoku, but they found themselves level at the break after conceding two late goals. Icelandic striker Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson scored on his full debut before Josip Brekalo's memorable strike in the final kick of the first-half.
The Croat attacker capitalized on Braunschweig's poor corner-kick that led to a counter-attacking move as he beat former FC Bayern goalkeeper Ron-Thorben Hoffmann with a brilliant curler. Hertha also started the second-half brightly as Ehlers canceled his goal by beating his own shot-stopper from Thorsteinsson's delivery.
Kolbe also had his moments in both boxes as the center-back won a penalty-kick twenty minutes before time, which was calmly converted by Brekalo. Hertha's new captain started the season in top form as he hopes to return to Bundesliga with the capital city club.

#season

SAN FRANCISCO — Second baseman Ketel Marte played in a bridge camp game at Salt River Fields on Thursday morning, Aug. 27, manager Torey Lovullo said, adding that Marte took four at-bats and split time between second base and designated hitter.
It was Marte's first action since his dramatic no-show in Boston on Monday, Aug. 17. He was initially placed on the restricted list before being transferred to the injured list with knee inflammation.
Marte will play in a simulated game on Saturday, Aug. 29, before he is tentatively expected to return from the IL on Monday, Aug. 31, against the Philadelphia Phillies at Chase Field.
"He's playing," general manager Mike Hazen said. "He's working hard rehabbing. I'm anticipating he's going to come back ready to hit the ground running and play hard. We need that talent in our lineup. My expectation is he's going to be here motivated to make a push."
Left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has already played six games on a rehab ***** ignment for Triple-A Reno and now is scheduled to play two more this weekend, Lovullo said, a sign the club is hoping to get his bat going before bringing him back from the injured list.

#second

Wednesday of reunions on the biggest stages and heroic feats on the smallest pitches. There is a club in Baku that still can't quite believe what it has just achieved.
Here are the five most important stories to start the day.
Mourinho takes his place on the Bernabéu bench tonight for the first time since June 1, 2013, when he left Real Madrid to both applause and whistles.
Time heals everything and turns it into legend, so today's reunion between the explosive Portuguese coach and what used to be his home will be an emotional one.
Barça have signed Livakovic for four million without yet knowing whether he will stay or go out on loan.

#time #bernab #june #real

The Cowboys aren't ready to settle on a backup quarterback yet.
Sam Howell started their first preseason game with Joe Milton playing the second half and the two quarterbacks switched roles against the Cardinals last Saturday. On Monday, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said Milton has "performed beautifully in both games" and that Howell has "made a lot of plays too" while suggesting things remain too close to call.
"If you would just take the training camp competition, it's probably neck and neck, and Sam maybe a little bit ahead," Schottenheimer said, via the team's website. "That's why we actually started Sam in the first game against Seattle. But Joe's put together two really good performances, and this will be another fun week for them to keep battling."
The Cowboys would prefer not to use either quarterback for any meaningful snaps during the regular season, but Dak Prescott's history and the league's general history suggests that might not be the case. That will make the competition a focal point heading into the August 30 cut to 53 players.

#cowboys

Over the past two seasons, Marvin Harrison Jr. has been a name that plenty of NFL fans have paid attention to. Naturally so, as the Arizona Cardinals selected him fourth overall in 2024. It is now the dawn of the 2026 season, and Harrison Jr. still hasn't proven why he was picked that high. He's dealt with injuries, which makes it tough to gain traction. Not only that, but he's also had multiple quarterbacks.
Harrison Jr. has shown flashes, but he has struggled to stay consistent. A player with that talent, though, is destined to break out at some point. Over training camp, he has looked fantastic, no matter who is throwing to him. He's finally starting to develop the confidence that he's been missing over the first couple of seasons of his career.
Marvin Harrison Jr. practice highlights for the timeline.
Did not see Trey Benson, Jeremiyah Love or Sean Murphy-Bunting during the open portion of practice.
The SMB absence is interesting. The other two not so much. pic.twitter.com/AsxmMEfI5q

#seasons #naturally #cardinals #trey

Nebraska's season-opening opponent has announced its starting quarterback. Pete Thamel has reported that Ohio has named Nick Poulos the starter for the Bobcats' game against the Huskers in Lincoln.
This will be Poulos' first season as the starter after spending his last two seasons as a backup. In 12 games, he has thrown for 290 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception while completing only 45.6% of his passes.
The quarterback's legs will also be a factor in Ohio's spread option offense. He has also run for 184 yards and one touchdown in his career.
Ohio is coming off a 2025 season that saw the Bobcats finish with a 9-4 record and a victory over UNLV in the Frisco Bowl. The 2026 MAC coaches preseason poll picked Ohio to finish fourth with zero votes to win the MAC Championship.
Nebraska opens the 2026 season on Saturday, Sept. 5, when the Ohio Bobcats visit Memorial Stadium. Kickoff time is set for 11 a.m. CT and can be seen on FS1.

#starter #yards

This entire offseason, most all conversations around Alabama have been something along the lines of "They improved a few areas from 2025, but we still don't know who the QB is."
Well, now we do. And he's only a former #2 overall recruit who also happens to be the highest ranked recruit that Alabama has ever signed.
Keelon Russell has been named Alabama's starting quarterback ahead of the 2026 football season, BamaOnLine has learned. Multiple national reports and Yea Alabama also confirmed it.
Russell, a sophomore, has competed with senior Austin Mack all offseason. But the former began to pick up steam toward the end of spring practice. Mack was limited by an injury, and Russell had a strong showing throughout the week leading up to the A-Day scrimmage. He then had a big day throwing the ball, completing 21-of-33 passes for 240 yards, four touchdowns and one interception in front of the spring crowd that gathered at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
During Alabama's two preseason scrimmages in August, Russell continued to impress those who were in attendance. Buzz about him likely being named the Tide's starting quarterback picked up prior to the second and final scrimmage, and while head coach Kalen DeBoer did not tip his hand to reporters, Russell was ultimately named the UA starter over the weekend.

#recruit #starting #spring

South African authorities announced that former ***** list Zolani Tete, 38, was fatally shot outside of his home in Mdantsane today.
Per the country's Ministry of Sport, Arts, and Culture, "[t]wo armed men in balaclavas" shot Tete and a female companion as Tete waited at his gate. The companion remains hospitalized, while Tete himself passed away.
Tete lost his first ***** le bid to countryman Moruti Mthalane in 2010, kicking off a 3-3 skid, but came out the other side on an absolute tear. He felled Teiru Kinoshita in hostile territory to claim the IBF super flyweight ***** le four years later, then knocked out Paul Butler in his first and only defense before moving up to 118. There, he won the later-upgraded interim WBO belt against Arthur Villanueva and made three successful defense, one of which earned him the fastest knockout in championship history when he sparked Siboniso Gonya with his very first punch. An upset loss to John Riel Casimero lost him the belt, but after two years on the sidelines and a 55-second get-well knockout in South Africa, he put himself right into super bantamweight contention by blowing the doors off of Jason Cunningham.
That would unfortunately mark his final time in the ring. A failed drug test for stanozolol wiped that win off his record and resulted in a four-year suspension, which only expired last month.
Tete will be remembered as a terrific, hugely accomplished fighter, highly entertaining and a true standout in the lower weight classes. Our thoughts are with his friends and family after this horrific tragedy.

#title

Manning alert!
Marshall Manning, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Peyton, has taken the first official snap of his high school football career. The freshman QB entered the game for No. 13-ranked Baylor against No. 18 Brentwood Academy, rolling right and showing off a solid arm and accuracy on an 8-yard connection to Antwaun Adams.
He enters the Baylor stat line while also creating the opening journey for another Manning under center.
Here's the updated look at the Manning Quarterback Tree
High School: Drew High School (MS)

#marshall #brentwood

Darius Garland, the Los Angeles Clippers point guard now half a year removed from the midseason trade that ended his seven-plus years in Cleveland, spoke to HoopsHype exclusively at New Balance's 2026 Beantown Elite Experience, his second time working the camp. Garland discussed the toe injury that quietly derailed his season, what Tyronn Lue's vision for him looks like and more.
Darius Garland: It's like a revamp, really. Coming to a bigger city, a bigger market. It's a lot of weight on your shoulders, like really running a team in Los Angeles. It's a great challenge, great responsibility as well. So I'm super happy just to take that on. Got a little snippet of it last year, but to have a full year under my belt, having a training camp, having some time with T-Lue, I'm super excited about this year.
DG: It's super cool, because I've actually watched him in 2016. I told him I wanted to play a little bit like Kai [Kyrie Irving] and how he played in 2016 in that Finals run. So actually seeing his vision actually work, so trying to implement it into my game, I think it would be pretty cool. It's going to be pretty interesting how he tries to fit it in. But I'm super excited. We've been talking a lot about the offense this year. I'm super excited to get back over there in LA and just be with the team and be with the guys.
DG: I didn't really realize it until it happened as well. So I thought it was just a toe injury. It started off as like a bone bruise at first, like, just kept stubbing my toe in the front of my shoe. And then me thinking it's just a toe, I could just play on it. It just got worse. So I had like some torn ligaments and stuff like that. So I just had to get that reconstructed. But I'm all good now.
It was very frustrating, just because the season I had before, it was really, really good. So I think we could have had a chance of making a run if I didn't get hurt. So that was pretty frustrating. But it's pretty tough just out there playing with nine toes for like half a year. But it's all good, though, because the second half of the year, I had all 10 toes. And I felt really good. I felt like I was getting back to normal. But now, having a full summer, having a full offseason back to 100 percent. It was a mental fog most of the time. Because we're using our toes 24/7. So just out there trying to run on it and play defense, slide, and everything like that. It was pretty tough. Just had to work through it. I get paid to do this stuff. I just wanted to put on my hard hat and go out there and work and do the best I could.

#pretty #garland #good #half

Dave Roberts addresses Edwin Diaz concern after another rough outing originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Edwin Diaz's difficult first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers has taken another troubling turn.
The Dodgers placed their closer on the injured list Tuesday because of inflammation on the right side of his neck, adding another setback to a season in which Diaz has struggled to find the dominant form that once made him one of baseball's premier relievers.
Diaz returned to Los Angeles on Tuesday and is expected to undergo imaging to determine the severity of the injury.
"It's kind of something that he felt [Monday] night," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "We don't know if it's something that has been there, call it a week or whatever, but it kind of showed its head last night. So we're going to kind of address it."

#kind #edwin #tuesday

La Quinta High School has never been shy about running the football, and while this year the Blackhawks' offense should be more balanced there's reason to believe that the run-first mentality will be alive and well.
That's largely because of the depth La Quinta will have at running back, but also because of senior Colton LaCrone and his ability to pound the ball like perhaps no one else in the Coachella Valley.
LaCrone ran for 701 yards and four touchdowns in five league games last season, averaging 113.6 yards per game. It's because of his potential for a spectacular encore that he lands at No. 3 on The Desert Sun's 2026 Elite 11 countdown.
LaCrone, who stands about 5-foot-10 and weighs just shy of 200 pounds, is a bruising tailback who'll also help lead the Blackhawks' defense from the linebacker spot. He was an all-league and All-CIF-SS selection last season in helping La Quita back to the playoffs.
It could be argued that La Quinta will be even better this season, despite some key losses on the roster. The receiving crops appears to be deeper and arguably faster and more talented, collectively, the offensive line looking solid and LaCrone is perhaps the top running back in the valley.

#running #season #valley #yards

There's a bit of good news and not-so-good news coming out of the Seattle Seahawks' Monday practice.
On the positive side, running backs Jadarian Price and Jacardia Wright are back in pads and practicing in team drills. The potentially bad news? Second-year wide receiver Tory Horton, who missed the back-half of last season with a crackted tibia, was not part of Monday's session at VMAC.
Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald didn't have much to offer in terms of injury specifics for Horton or anyone else.
"Tory's working through some things," Macdonald said at Monday's press conference. "Yeah, not a lot of updates on the injury front right now, but they had a couple guys down today."
Horton did not play in Saturday's preseason loss versus the Dallas Cowboys, although it's unknown whether that's injury related or if he's enough of a key offensive component to not be risked for a game. Dating back to his final season at Colorado State, he's had consecutive seasons end prematurely due to leg injuries.

#horton #injury #good

One point.
That is what separated South Africa and New Zealand in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final, as the Springboks went back-to-back to become the first nation to win the ***** le four times.
Rassie Erasmus' world champions sit top of the rankings and have won back-to-back Rugby Championships. They are indisputably the game's dominant force.
Their predecessors as rugby union's supreme team were the All Blacks, who won their own back-to-back World Cups, in 2011 and 2015.
The landscape may have changed and their roles may have reversed of late, but they remain the game's most glamourous and marketable teams.

#africa #zealand

Lens overcame a first-half red card for defender Kyllian Antonio to battle to a 1-0 win over Paris St Germain in the Trophée des Champions at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Captain Florian Thauvin had given Lens, who won the Coupe de France for the first time last season, the lead against the run of play in the 32nd minute.
Antonio was then shown a straight red card after his late challenge on Maghnes Akliouche six minutes before the break.
European champions PSG – who lifted the Super Cup on Wednesday night after victory against Aston Vila in Salzburg – saw a late equalizer from Fabian Ruiz ruled out for offside before substitute Nuno Mendes was also sent off with four minutes left for lashing out at Michal Skoras.

#champions #late #minutes