The Cleveland Browns were unable to overcome the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week One of the 2026-27 NFL season, 34-10.
Cleveland's disastrous performance on Sunday afternoon fell on the hands of the offense, as the unit failed to consistently move the ball downfield. This unfortunately forced the defense into brutal field position for most of the contest, which led to Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence's incredible four-touchdown performance.
During his opening remarks to the media following the loss, head coach Todd Monken told reporters that the Browns "didn't execute on the road" the way they expected to this past weekend.
"We didn't execute on the road the way we expected," Monken claimed. "Without really seeing the tape, the obvious issues came in operation, and a couple delay of games and false starts that we thought we cleaned up, but obviously we didn't."
One of the most pressing issues for the Browns' offense on Sunday was the simple line-of-scrimmage operations that Monken stressed for most of the offseason.

#jaguars #road

Jean Silva is back in the mix at 145 pounds.
On Saturday, Silva headlined the fourth iteration of Noche UFC, taking on Jose Miguel Delgado in the main event in Glendale, Arizona. And while he was slow to start, Silva was quick to finish, dropping Delgado in the third round and then tapping him with a one-armed rear-naked choke. Afterward, Silva called for the winner of the upcoming Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev ***** le fight, but will he get it?
Following Noche UFC, MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew (and Alexander K. Lee for a brief moment) chopped it up about Silva's impressive performance and what that portends for his future. Jed then also discussed Brandon Moreno's win over Joseph Morales in the co-main event, the rise of Tommy McMillen as a new star, Alexa Grasso's return to form, and the rest of the action from Glendale.
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — There is no coming back from this for Rutgers — and maybe its head coach.
The Scarlet Knights still have 10 more games on their schedule this fall, but the 2026 season effectively came to an end after they suffered a devastating 28-21 loss to Boston College on Friday night.
Any flicker of hope remaining following a season-opening 37-21 loss to UMass — the worst loss in modern program history — were dashed at Alumni Stadium, where Rutgers showed more life than its pathetic showing against the Minutemen, but not enough to secure a win it desperately needed — and easily could have gotten.
The Scarlet Knights (0-2) were blitzed from the beginning by the Eagles (1-1), who jumped out to a 17-0 lead through the opening 17 minutes and led the rest of the way.
Rutgers was not ready to play — it was forced to call a timeout on the third play of the game when it sent two players on the field with the same jersey number (#56) — and while it came agonizingly close to stealing a game that was there for the taking, it could not stop shooting itself in the foot.

#rutgers #scarlet

ONE Championship is back with another captivating triple-header weekend, and it all gets started with two Muay Thai showcases in The Inner Circle 30 and ONE Friday Fights 170.
The world's largest martial arts organization will broadcast The Inner Circle 30 and ONE Friday Fights 170 live in Asia primetime from Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, September 11.
In the main event of The Inner Circle 30, leading contender Yod-IQ Or Pimolsri will collide with former ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon for a chance to claim the gold. However, since Rambolek failed to make weight for the contest, he is not eligible to win the belt.
Plus, Seksan Or Kwanmuang will make his last walk to the ring before he rides off into the sunset. In his retirement match, the bantamweight Muay Thai star will face longtime rival "Elbow Zombie" Muangthai PK Saenchai for the sixth, and final, time.
Then later, in the headline attraction of ONE Friday Fights 170, Yodlekpet "The Destroyer" Or Atchariya and Pompet Pongsuphan PK will look to settle their unfinished business in a flyweight Muay Thai trilogy.

#Friday #inner #make

Welcome to Week 1 of the NFL season. The Green Bay Packers are kicking off their 2026 season with a matchup against the Minnesota Vikings at 3:25 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
If you have questions about the Packers, I'm here to help.
You can submit your questions in the form below and I'll answer a selection of them in a roundup.
This article originally appeared on Packers News: Ask Pete Dougherty your questions about the Green Bay Packers

#questions #minnesota #Vikings #sept

No. 4 Notre Dame has lost two key defensive players for the remainder of tonight's game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.
Safety Brauntae Johnson and defensive lineman Jason Onye are out and will not return.
Those are key losses for a Notre Dame defense that's trying to keep an upset-minded Wisconsin in check, but Notre Dame does have a lot of depth, especially on that side of the ball.
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#lambeau

Top seed Alexander Zverev picked up the pace at the US Open on Saturday, virtually sprinting to a 6-2, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 victory over Alejandro Tabilo to reach the last 16 after laboring through a pair of marathon five-setters.
The German had already spent nine hours and 26 minutes on court in his first two matches -- the most time a top seed has needed to reach the third round of a major since 1999.
The French Open champion appeared on a mission to end the trend against 25th-seeded Chilean Tabilo, who fell to Zverev in the second round last year on the same Arthur Ashe Stadium court.
Zverev didn't face a break point in a brutally efficient first set, winning all 11 points behind his first serve and five of seven on his second serve.
He broke Tabilo twice on the way to pocketing the set in 38 minutes, and broke him again on the way to a 4-2 lead in the second.

#open #minutes

The Tennessee **** ans waived linebacker Dominique Hampton with an injury settlement Thursday, per the NFL's transaction wire.
Hampton was waived/injured by the team on Aug. 25. After he cleared waivers, he reverted back to the team's Reserve/Injured list. However, after being waived with an injury settlement, Hampton became a free agent and is free to sign with a team once the settlement weeks have been satisfied.
The team signed Hampton to the offseason roster back on Aug. 6. Hampton was a fifth-round pick with the Washington Commanders during the 2024 NFL Draft.
The former Washington Huskies defender has appeared in only one career game since entering the league, which came during his rookie season. He played six special teams snaps.
The **** ans will be rolling into the 2026 season with Owen Pappoe, James Williams Sr., Cody Barton and Cedric Gray as the defenders in the middle of the field.

#hampton #waived #Titans #back

While much of the transfer window focus centres on incomings, getting sales right is just as important if you're to be a successful football team.
Richard Hughes, now the ex Sporting Director of Liverpool FC, managed to get some impressive deals sorted this summer.
Jeremy Jacquet looks like a bargain for the initial £55million the Reds paid for him while Victor Munoz, who had a reported £35million release clause, has already had an impact in both Premier League games this term.
Bradley Barcola is yet to kick a ball for Liverpool but he's destined to be a success, right?
At a glance, Hughes did a good job with these. When looking at sales, however, I don't think many would've done worse.

#hughes #Liverpool #right #sporting

It's no longer a given that Shohei Ohtani will pitch again in 2026.
The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar has been working purely as a designated hitter since July 3 due to a left knee issue that required a lubricant injection during the All-Star break. It was hoped he could return as a pitcher in an abbreviated fashion on Sunday, but a bullpen session days earlier didn't go well enough to put him on the mound.
On Wednesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters that shutting Ohtani down for the season as a pitcher is "certainly an option."
When asked if there was a deadline to make such a decision, Roberts indicated the team was in no rush:
"There's no hard timeline because any inning that he gives us is additive, given his roster availability. To say that you could give us one inning or two innings is not valuable, that's not true. The cost is does it affect his health? There's really no timeline, definitive deadline to say, 'Hey, this is when we're going to stop.'"

#roberts #shohei

Jarrett Patterson didn't join the San Francisco 49ers via trade until Monday. But last week, within the locker room of his former team, Patterson's future team was already a topic of discussion.
Not because they knew Patterson - whom the Houston Texans traded to the 49ers for a seventh-round pick - would soon be boarding a flight to San Francisco. They were simply discussing the story that has taken the NFL world by storm over the past week.
Related: How a fake 49er allegedly scammed women out of more than $1 million
Daejon Love, who was arrested Aug. 24, allegedly scammed 26 women out of more than $1.3 million dollars by, in large part, posing as a former 49ers wide receiver. The four-plus year scam impacted victims financially and emotionally, with one woman telling the Chronicle: "I let my guard down." Love used dating apps like Tinder, **** ble and Hinge as well as Facebook to connect with women whom he would eventually reel in by convincing them of his lavish lifestyle, headlined by extravagant cars and an NFL paycheck.
So, how did the real 49ers react when they learned about the fake, wannabe 49er?

#whom

Brandon Aiyuk kept dissing the San Francisco 49ers throughout the offseason, expecting the team to move on from him so he could join the Washington Commanders, his preferred landing spot.
However, the situation has only worsened for him. As he awaits a resolution of some sort, 49ers general manager John Lynch's unusual response to questions about the wide receiver on Monday quickly became a talking point in the NFL community.
Aiyuk previously blamed part of the tension between himself and the 49ers on his former agent, Ryan Williams, who has a friendship and business relationship with Lynch. During a YouTube video in June, Aiyuk also alleged that Lynch visited his home partly to apologize for the actions of head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Nothing has changed between Aiyuk and the 49ers since then, as the wide receiver remains under contract with San Francisco but is currently listed on the Reserve/Left Squad list. In practical terms, Aiyuk is no longer involved with the team.
The situation became even more interesting when Lynch was asked about Aiyuk on Monday, and he had a hilarious reaction.

#team

It's time for Moving Day at the 2026 Tour Championship, the final event of the three-tournament FedEx Cup Playoffs.
There is a $10 million first-place prize awaiting he who shall hoist the trophy on Sunday but first, it's the third round at East Lake Golf Club.
Keep scrolling to see tee times and pairings, as well as TV and streaming information for Saturday's third round of the 2026 Tour Championship.
Listed below is the full tee sheet for the third round of the Tour Championship. The field was re-ordered after 36 holes and due to Spaun's withdrawal, the field is now 29 so it's Robert MacIntyre's turn to play solo. Min Woo Lee played most of Thurday solo and shot 62. Cameron Young played alone Friday and shot 62.
11:55 a.m. ET – Robert MacIntyre

#Third #robert #solo

Surrey groundsman Lee Fortis who tiffed with Gautam Gambhir in 2025 put on leave after row with ECB employee originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Surrey's head groundsman Lee Fortis has been placed on leave following a heated argument with an ECB employee.
The incident took place during Hundred preparations at the Oval, involving Fortis and a member of the ground staff.
Fortis previously drew attention for clashing with India coach Gautam Gambhir over pitch conditions in 2025.
Surrey's head groundsman Lee Fortis has reportedly been sidelined from his role at the Oval after a heated confrontation with an ECB staff member.

#fortis #employee #head #heated

Chelsea are in talks to sign Atalanta defender Honest Ahanor.
The Blues expressed an interest in the 18-year-old Italian when they signed right-back Marco Palestra from the Serie A side in July.
BBC Sport has been told Atalanta are willing to sell Ahanor if their 40m euro (£34.3m) valuation is met.
Ahanor, who mainly plays at left-back, joined Atalanta from Genoa on a three-year deal last summer for a reported fee of 16m euros, plus 4m euros in add-ons.
He made 28 appearances in Serie A for Atalanta last season, establishing himself as a regular starter for the Italian club. He also made his Champions League debut in a 2-1 win against Club Brugge in September.

#ahanor #italian #serie #euros

OGC Nice have permitted Mohamed-Ali Cho to undergo a medical at Hull City, as per a report from Nice-Matin.
It was reported by Fabrizio Romano over the weekend that a club-to-club agreement had been reached for the transfer of the French forward. The Italian journalist understands that the deal is worth €15m, including add-ons. That deal was struck following weeks of negotiations. At one point, talks had reached a dead end, prior to a breakthrough last week.
Cho is one of several players that Nice, in desperate need of players this summer, had identified as bankable. The Frenchman was a regular for Le Gym last season and was also included in the club's Ligue 1 opener, against FC Lorient, on Sunday, albeit not as a starter.
The former SCO Angers forward has now been permitted to travel to England in order to undergo a medical. A departure is, therfore, nearing, and a welcome one as far as Nice are concerned.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle

#deal

The WNBA returns with a three-game slate Tuesday after a busy Monday that saw the Golden State Valkyries hand the Minnesota Lynx an 80-66 loss and the Atlanta Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 78-71. Angel Reese made history in Atlanta's win, setting the league's single-game rebounding record with 26 boards while also breaking the single-season mark.
Tuesday's action features the Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Portland Fire, Dallas Wings, Washington Mystics and Phoenix Mercury.
The Sky travel to Connecticut for the first game of Tuesday's schedule. Both teams are already eliminated from playoff contention, with Chicago joining Connecticut after Sunday's loss to the Indiana Fever. Portland heads to Dallas, with the Wings seeking to advance to the playoffs for the first time since 2023 with a win. The final game takes place in Phoenix, where the Mystics continue their push for higher seeding.
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Chicago Sky guard-forward DiJonai Carrington (7) drives to the basket against Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers (22). Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images

#connecticut #game #wings #mystics

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Blake Snell logged another quality start Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he isn't satisfied just yet.
Snell came back from a procedure on his elbow Aug. 11, and has been fantastic in all three of his starts since returning. In his first appearance off of the injured list, Snell allowed just one earned run through six innings while striking out 10 batters.
He only allowed one run in his subsequent outing, striking out five batters through six innings on his way to his first win of the season. The southpaw made his third appearance of the month on Sunday, shutting out the Pirates through six innings with six strikeouts.
Despite his dominant three-game run, though, Snell still expects better from himself.
"There were a couple innings there where you get two quick outs and then a full-count walk," Snell said. "It's not acceptable. Especially with [how] I feel good, know I can command the ball. Honestly, it's lazy. It's me trying to get strikeouts instead of trying to go seven, eight, nine. So I definitely got to clean that up."

#sunday #allowed #striking

While mapping out his future, the Braunschweig native and majority shareholder of the local professional team acknowledged that soaring financial projections in the NBA could influence his timeline. Pointing to the league economics and front-office spending, he admitted that a lucrative contract offer could alter his plans. "I've heard that in 2028, NBA salaries are going to increase even more. Obviously, it's not just about money, but if they put 10, 15, or 20 million a year on the table, then I might think about it a little longer," he explained.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: "I've heard that in 2028, NBA salaries are going to …

#heard

Bayern Munich had to fight tooth and nail to overcome a surprisingly feisty Borussia Dortmund side, which the Bavarians managed with a 2-1 win thanks to goals from Nathaniel Brown and Michael Olise. Despite nearly losing the match, Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany said he was pleased with the team's performance.
"I'm very happy with the win. Michael Olise and Harry Kane trained 3 times with us and were able to play 90 minutes," Kompany said after the match (as captured by X account iMiaSanMia). "Back in my time, you go back from vacation with 3-4 extra kilograms. Now the guys have their private trainers and come back very fit. Nene and Saibari will give us a big extra this season. We still have Lenny, Jamal and Serge Gnabry to come back.
"Regardless of the result today, it was a statement of energy, fighting for every ball, every situation. Some people maybe think we'll have a drop because we won everything last year. But that won't be the case, we won't rest and will try to win everything."
The Rekordmeister is off the mark for 2026/27 with a trophy. Bayern's Bundesliga opener against Stuttgart will be next weekend.
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#bayern #match #every

Tottenham have agreed a deal with Manchester City to sign winger Savinho for £75m, with a further £10m in potential add-ons.
Savinho, 22, has now been given permission to undergo a medical in north London before signing a long-term deal with Spurs.
More to follow.
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#city #SPURS

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Francis Tiafoe needed three sets to defeat fellow American Learner Tien and reach the round of 16 at the 2026 Cincinnati Open, and Tien joked with Tiafoe at the conclusion of the match that Tiafoe's recent injury and surgery must have been fake.
"Your wrist is not injured, bro," Tien said to Tiafoe at the net. "Your wrist is not injured. You're lying. That surgery was fake. That surgery was fake. You're lying. You're lying. Your wrist is fine. Your wrist is fine. Stop lying. Stop lying."
Tiafoe laughed throughout the apparently good-natured exchange.
Tiafoe had surgery earlier in the month to remove a cyst from his right wrist/hand, which forced his retirement from a match in Montreal.
Tiafoe will have his hands full in the next round at Lindner Family Tennis Center, scheduled to face second seed Félix Auger-Aliassime.

#tiafoe #tien #surgery #stop

STATE COLLEGE — The scar runs maybe nine inches down the middle of his chest.
Penn State football quarterback Alex Manske says, truly enough, that he doesn't think about it much. Not when he's running and throwing, like he was during another steamy morning preseason practice this week.
Not when he's constantly studying film and learning from former Iowa State teammate and starting QB Rocco Becht, and his trusted head coach Matt Campbell and offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser.
No matter that the uber-talented redshirt freshman underwent a startling open-heart surgery just five months ago — and appears to be fully recovered and ready for the 2026 season in a couple of weeks, stunningly enough.
His potentially life-altering defect, Manske said, was found during a Penn State-mandated echocardiogram that he and fellow newcomers to the program underwent this past winter. He said he was not aware of any symptoms from his dilated aortic root issue − where the section of the aorta that connects to the heart widens abnormally, increasing the risk of a life-threatening tear or rupture.

#state #alex

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are planning to play starters in their next preseason game, against Carolina on Friday night.
Coach Liam Coen said Monday he expects quarterback Trevor Lawrence and others to get "a couple drives, potentially" against the Panthers. It's a reversal for Coen, who previously had no intention of putting his first-team offense and defense at risk in any exhibitions.
"You just look at the amount of padded (practices) we actually have left until the game week, and it's very few and far between," Coen said. "You set a schedule, and timing and circumstances, things change and you have to pivot a little bit. ... I think we need a little bit more padded work against each other, good on good."
Jacksonville played no starters in its preseason opener at New Orleans on Saturday and rallied to win, 24-20. But a rash of injuries, most notably along the offensive line and at linebacker, prompted Coen to not hold practice in full pads Monday. Backup quarterback Nick Mullens and offensive tackle Chuma Edoga were among those who sat out practice.
The Jaguars have a joint practice (in full pads) scheduled with the Panthers on Wednesday. Coen made it clear that regardless of how things pan out this week, there's no chance any starters will play in the team's preseason finale against Tampa Bay on Aug. 28.

#practice #panthers #play

Rookie Anne Chen had made only one cut on the LPGA this season prior to this week and a grand total of $7,097. Chen closed with a 6-under 66 at The Standard Portland Classic thanks to playing her last five holes in 5 under, including an ace on the par-3 eighth. She earned $29,230 for the week after a T-14 finish.
CME donates $20,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for every ace made on tour.
Duke's Chen began the final round at Columbia Edgewater Country Club on the 10th hole. After making the turn in 34, she turned up the heat with a run of three birdies beginning on the fifth hole. Then came the ace.
"Well, you know, it was a good pin," said Chen after the round. "It's one of the shorter par 3s as well, so when you can kind of take advantage of it, be a little careful because there is a lot of water on the right-hand side.
"But I had like a small 9-iron and it was 134, so I was like, anywhere near the hole could be good, give myself a chance for birdie. Then it jumped into the hole and I was like 'Oh, OK."

#well #made #round #rookie

Good morning, folks…
The Texas Rangers beat the Sacramento A's by a score of 5-3 last night.
Shawn McFarland writes that the game showed how the Rangers can succeed.
Before the game, the team activated reliever Jakob Junis from the injured list.
The DMN has updates on Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi and Jack Leiter.

#shawn

The Tennessee ******* ans were back on the field on Saturday after traveling back from the West Coast and the joint practice and preseason game with the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara.
On a hot Nashville afternoon, the ******* ans got some good work in and began to address some of the issues that had popped up against the 49ers. Quarterback Cam Ward warmed up after a slow start and looked poised and in control, as the offense looked better than they did on Thursday.
There is still a long way to go, and the ******* ans are still developing. Here are some sights and sounds from Saturday's action.
It was a scorcher, but the ******* ans took to the field and put in a solid afternoon's work.
"If you're waiting until now to pick up your urgency, you're already late." That was the message Saleh passed on to the media for how he views his team in training camp.

#work

Espanyol sporting director Monchi believes Spanish clubs should be paying closer attention to England's Championship, describing it as one of football's "least understood" competitions and an increasingly attractive source of talent.
The former goalkeeper has returned to his native Spain after two years as president of football operations at Aston Villa, having previously held sporting director roles at Sevilla and Roma.
Barcelona-based Espanyol, who finished 11th in La Liga last season, are one of the oldest clubs in Spain, having been founded in 1900.
Monchi says seeking out talent in the English second tier is part of a broader strategy to tap into markets where Espanyol can compete, despite the financial restrictions imposed on Spanish clubs.
Espanyol have a connection to the Championship - as the club's ownership group, led by Alan Pace, also owns Burnley.

#spanish #championship #aston

DUNMORE – Jack McHale has been a Dunmore Buck since birth.
For as long as he can remember, he has been a part of the tradition-rich football program. With his father, Kevin, as first an **** istant and now head coach, he has been on the sidelines as a team manager, water boy, and now as a valuable player preparing for his senior season.
This summer, both son and father are cherishing the time spent together, working toward championship goals.
"It is amazing," said Jack, while practicing at Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium on the fourth day of heat acclimatization week. "My dad was the defensive coordinator back in the day, and I was always on the sideline for games and living that tradition. It truly is an honor to be a part of this tradition. I can't wait to give it one more run this season."
The younger McHale is looking to live up to the lofty expectations at Dunmore, a program that has more than 700 wins in its history. Jack understands all that it means to represent the Bucks. He has heard all the stories of when his father was an all-star fullback and linebacker from 1993 to 1995 and a two-time District 2 Class 2A champion, under the guidance of Hall of Fame coach Jack Henzes.

#dunmore #father #coach #season