Serious unrest has rocked Olympique de Marseille. The French club's official store, located in the heart of the city, has been violently looted and vandalized amid a wave of street disturbances. The incident has left the club facing significant financial losses and sent shockwaves through French football.
The incident began when an unknown number of ******* ailants forced their way into the club's store. Once inside, they ransacked the premises: official shirts, training gear and various other merchandise disappeared from the displays within minutes, prompting a swift police response.
According to a statement, after ******* sing the scale of the raid, local authorities sealed off the store to begin investigating the scene and collecting evidence. The club, meanwhile, has been forced to order the temporary suspension of in-store sales until safe conditions can be restored.
Olympique de Marseille's board has issued a statement unequivocally condemning these acts of vandalism, stressing that surveillance footage has already been handed over to police to identify those responsible. Club sources emphasize that this attack does not tarnish the fans' commitment or the club's image.
Police investigators are keeping all lines of inquiry open, and arrests are expected in the coming hours following a review of the footage. The store will remain closed to the public indefinitely while repairs are carried out and a final ******* sment is made of the financial damage suffered by the club.

#official #forced

The Cincinnati Enquirer once again is offering a new weekly feature recognizing the accomplishments of cheerleaders, dance team members and their squads: The Spirit Award.
Much like the popular athlete of the week voting, school fans and friends voted on two weekly ballots (individual and team) for The Spirit Award. Only coaches can provide nominations each week, either for their squads or other teams.
Eligible are varsity girls and boys cheerleaders and dancers who exemplify the fruits of the spirit ‒ love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control – while uplifting their squads, the student body and others. Team nominations focus on squads that come together to help each other, work hard, do things right that week, show outstanding virtues when dealing with or serving others, exceed expectations to prepare something special for the school or take part in any other honorable reason they might be acknowledged.
This week's Spirit Award winners are:
"She is an outstanding example of leadership, character, and service within our school community. Scarlett is our varsity cheer captain and sole senior cheerleader, and she has embraced that role with maturity, selflessness, and a genuine desire to make those around her better," wrote her coach, Alicia Wall, in an email to The Enquirer.

#team #weekly #nominations

Ryan Garcia will defend his WBC Welterweight ****** le for the first time later TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 12, 2026) against British brawler, Conor Benn, inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in what is one of the most anticipated ****** le fights of 2026.
Garcia is riding high on confidence after winning the strap earlier his year, defeating Mario Barrios via unanimous decision (recap here). As for Benn, it's chance to win his first major world ****** le and is coming off a dominant victory over Regis Prograis earlier this year (relive it here).
Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, as the main card kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+. Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it's always a lot of fun!
147 lbs.: Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn — Garcia wins via second-round TKO
200 lbs.: Jai Opetaia vs. Noel Mikaelyan — Opetaia wins via ninth round KO
Heavyweight: Damazion Vanhouter vs. Raphael Akpejiori — Vanhouter via first-round KO
135 lbs.: Mark Magsayo vs. Andres Cortes — Cortes wims.via unanimous decision
130 lbs.: Oswaldo Molina vs. Pablo Rubio — Rubio wins via unanimous decision
168 lbs.: Abel Gonzalez vs. Raul Salomon — _Gonzalez wins via unanimous decision
154 lbs.: Vlad Panin vs. Dakota Linger — Panin wins via fourth-round KO
147 lbs.: Jose Ramirez vs. Alex Rocha — Rocha wins via unanimous decision
147 lbs.: Sean Garcia vs. Abraham Morales — Garcia wins via majority decision
Round 1:

#decision #round #unanimous #title

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Sara Nencka scored two goals and teammate Julia Fox added the game winner with eight minutes remaining in the contest to push the Huskies past the Avengers. Mt. Hope also got a solid performance from netminder Moira Ware who collected 12 saves.
Also factoring in the win were Aubrey **** s and Olivia Overy with an **** ist apiece.
For East Greenwich in the loss, Vivian Gelzhiser and Maeve Soden scored a goal each, Elizabeth Low and Maeve Monaghan each had an **** ist and netminder Scarlett Ruff had 4 saves.
Bella Pfeiler led the Patriots with two goals and Allison Patten had a goal and two **** ists to hand St. Raphael its first loss of the season.

#maeve #netminder

Aryna Sabalenka takes out Jessica Pegula to book U.S. Open final spot appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Power was the order of the day for Aryna Sabalenka in her semifinal match in the U.S. Open, and the defending champion rolled to a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Jessica Pegula at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
Sabalenka is the two-time defending champion at the U.S. Open, but she failed in efforts to add to her major championships in the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon this year. She appeared to have a very tough match on her hands against Pegula, as the two battled on even terms through the first 10 games of the opening set.
However, Sabalenka took a 6-5 advantage on her own serve and then used her power and sharp directional returns to break Pegula in the final game of the set.
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#open #clutchpoints #power #appeared

The Buffalo Bills haven't played a game yet, but they aren't completely healthy heading into Week 1.
Wide receiver Khalil Shakir, linebacker Terrel Bernard and safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson are among the players Buffalo will monitor before opening the regular season against the Houston Texans.
The Bills visit the Texans at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 at Reliant Stadium.
Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane provided updates on several injured players Sept. 1, and the Bills will release their first official injury report of the season on Wednesday.
Houston already knows it will be without several players. Wide receiver Jayden Higgins is out for the season with a torn ACL, while wide receiver Tank Dell and offensive tackle Braden Smith will miss at least the first four games on injured reserve.

#wide #season

On Saturday, too, well over 10,000 Black-and-Yellows made the trip to Sinsheim. Anyone unfamiliar with the situation might have thought the Swedish national team was playing there, with large sections of the stands mixed in yellow and blue. "It felt like there were more BVB fans in the stadium than Hoffenheim fans," said managing director Lars Ricken with a wink.
But TSG Hoffenheim initially set the tone and deservedly took a 2-0 lead shortly after halftime. BVB responded after an hour, first leveling the score within five minutes through goals from Serhou Guirassy and Fabio Silva. Then, in the 86th minute, a deflected cross from Ethan Nwaneri led to an own goal and a 3-2 win for BVB.
Once again, late BVB goals in Sinsheim!
In September 2023, BVB went into halftime with a 2-1 lead, but after 70 minutes lost Ramy Bensebaini to a second yellow card. Down to ten men, the team defended its narrow advantage. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Julian Ryerson went on a solo run from deep inside his own half and capped it off with the goal for the final 3-1 scoreline.
A season later, in April 2025, the Black-and-Yellows were leading 2-1 after the 90 minutes had elapsed. But then Pavel Kaderabek made it 2-2. In the battle for Champions League qualification, two important points now seemed lost. Waldemar Anton refused to let them go. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, he fired his team to a 3-2 away win.

#minutes #yellows

Western Michigan football likely has some beef with Michigan – and the refs.
The Wolverines won 13-12 over the Broncos at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 9, on a last-second Hail Mary pass from quarterback Bryce Underwood to receiver JJ Buchanan. The game had appeared to be over one play before when Underwood's previous Hail Mary attempt sailed out of the end zone with the game clock appearing to have expired, but the officials put one second left on the clock, giving the Wolverines their opportunity to win.
The decision immediately came under scrutiny, with NBC rules ***** yst Terry McAauley questioning how the call was made.
"Our in-set clock is in-synch, is the actual stadium clock, the ball isn't even close to touching a player when it goes to zero," McAauley said. "Now their system, their Hawk-eye system, apparently either had a different synch or whatever and they came up with 1 second when it touched the players. I don't see how that happened, ***** uming our clock is correct."
But if this was found to be the wrong call, can it be reversed?

#clock

LSU will have several of Detroit's best on campus for Saturday night's opener against Clemson. The group includes Rivals' No. 1 offensive tackle Antijuan Wilkes from Detroit Cass Tech. Wilkes (6-6, 265 pounds) has not been to campus but is looking forward to his first time seeing the Tigers.
"The atmosphere," he said when asked what he is excited to see. "I just want to see how it feels to be in Louisiana. Really just how their coaches are in their first game. I want to see how they coach. I want to see Coach Wolf (offensive line coach Eric Wolford) coach."
Wilkes' teammate Mylan Griggs is a heavily-recruited wide receiver who is due to earn more this fall as he has had two big games as the Technicians new feature-receiver after last year's star C.J. Sadler signed with North Carolina. Michigan, Nebraska, Michigan State and more are pursuing Griggs, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound junior with exceptional body control and ball skills.
"LSU hit me up, and were really excited about getting me down there. So I'm about to go down there and check them out, see what's going on," Griggs said.
Tyler Trusel has also been a standout this season for Brother Rice after playing two seasons of varsity already. Some schools like the 6-foot-3, 190-pound Trusel's frame as a safety but more schools see him at receiver, which is where LSU likes him.

#michigan #offensive #first

Germie Bernard has already caught Aaron Rodgers' attention; however, now the rookie is getting a comparison that carries some serious weight in the Pittsburgh Steelers. Former linebacker Vince Williams sees something familiar in Bernard's game, the same kind of versatility that helped JuJu Smith-Schuster make an immediate impact as a rookie.
And that comparison makes the Steelers' receiver situation even more interesting. Bernard is pushing for snaps, Roman Wilson is trying to finally put his talent together, and Rodgers appears convinced both young receivers will matter once the regular season arrives.
March 25, 2026; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Wide receiver Germie Bernard stretches during Pro Day in the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility at the University of Alabama.
On September 3, Williams said Bernard reminds him of the "JuJu mold," according to Steelers Depot. Williams pointed to Bernard's ability to operate underneath, create yards after the catch, and work from multiple receiver spots as reasons the rookie could quickly become a useful weapon for Rodgers and new head coach Mike McCarthy.
"He's a rookie, but I think he's kind of in the JuJu mold. If guys remember how JuJu came on – that rookie season. That rookie season he had veteran wide receivers, a star wide receiver, a veteran quarterback. He could play the three-receiver role. He'll be underneath. Aaron Rodgers loves the underneath passing game, and you see his run-after-catch ability. You see his ability to get in there and catch the ball and, like, turn a five-yard catch into a 10-yard play."

#receiver #steelers

Santos and Palmeiras have announced their lineups for this Wednesday's (2) decisive derby in the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals.
The teams meet again at Vila Belmiro one week after the first leg at Nubank Parque, which ended in a 3-0 win for Verdão.
Therefore, Peixe need to win by four goals to advance in regular time.
If the home side wins by a three-goal margin, the place will be decided on penalties.
See below the starting lineups for the match:

#lineups #brasil #nubank #parque

Red Sox Rally Comes Too Late After Rookie Starter's Nightmare Outing originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Boston Red Sox nearly found another miracle against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. This time, the hole was simply too deep. Boston scored four runs in the ninth inning and brought the tying run to the plate, but its comeback attempt ended with a 9-6 loss at Fenway Park.
The Red Sox collected 11 hits and received home runs from Mickey Gasper and Jahmai Jones. However, rookie starter Jedixson Paez allowed eight runs over 3 2/3 innings, leaving Boston to spend nearly the entire night chasing Seattle.
The loss dropped the Red Sox to 75-64 and evened the three-game series at one victory apiece.
Dominic Canzone opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning. Gasper immediately answered with a 404-foot solo shot in the bottom half, continuing his impressive production since returning from Triple-A Worcester.

#Seattle #gasper

Florida will enter Jon Sumrall's first season in Gainesville with a relatively clean injury report.
The Gators were hit by injuries throughout the 2025 season, including significant setbacks to several key players, but Sumrall said Monday that his team is largely healthy ahead of Saturday's opener against FAU.
"We're pretty healthy," Sumrall said in his Week 1 press conference. "The injury report is pretty positive in regard to having pretty much everybody ready to go."
Only one player, walk-on running back Kelvin Jimenez, has been ruled out for the season. Tight end Evan Chieca remains questionable after missing time during camp, although he has returned to practice.
"Chieca is questionable. He's practicing. He's running around, but it's a matter of how far we want to push him," Sumrall said. "I'm not sure about his availability for Saturday yet. It's not off the table, but it's not a green light yet."

#injury #report #Florida

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets slugger Juan Soto was reinstated from the 10-day injured list on Saturday ahead of the team's game against the Houston Astros.
The five-time All-Star landed on the injured list last month for the second time this season after imaging revealed a grade 2 strain.
Soto had been nursing the nagging calf problem for about a week before he left a game against the Dodgers in discomfort. He walked twice against Los Angeles starter Roki Sasaki during a 4-2 loss at Citi Field before being replaced by pinch-hitter Jorge Polanco in the sixth inning with the score tied at 1.
Soto is hitting .283 with 21 homers, 52 RBIs and a .947 OPS in 84 games during his second season with the Mets.
The Mets also optioned infielder Eric Wagaman to Triple-A following Friday night's 3-1 loss to the Astros.

#soto

Champions Bayern Munich began the Bundesliga season with a flattering 5-1 home win over VfB Stuttgart on Friday after Josha Vagnoman scored at both ends.
Dayot Upamecano headed home a corner for the hosts in the first half, but Stuttgart - fourth last term - were always in the game and defender Vagnoman struck early in the second period.
Clever play from Joshua Kimmich set up Michael Olise just three minutes later on 55 minutes and Vagnoman ended a wild segment of the game by sliding in an own goal almost immediately afterwards. Substitute Ismael Saibari played in Aleksandar Pavlović for the fourth and Luis Díaz grabbed a late fifth.
The overwhelming favourites for a third straight ****** le were not at their fluent best of last season, but easily did enough in the Bavarian rain.
Double winners Bayern, who beat Stuttgart four times last term including in the German Cup final, extended their run of not losing their league opener since 2011.

#stuttgart #game #minutes

Kevin Durant has never denied that he loves trash-talking on the court. One could even say it fuels his game. Still, opponents and fans trash-talk him on several occasions every season.
The Rockets' veteran superstar recently sat down with Speedy Morman for a conversation on Boardroom Talks, where he discussed fans feeling entitled to talk trash to players as a part of the experience at NBA games.
"That's a part of the experience, man. I like, I've realized that too, like they enjoy that part, too. Like they enjoy getting, like, seeing that side of us. Fans do. Real sh-t…. They do. It's just cuz it just feels like that's why they bought my tickets, like to really get the feel for who these dudes are," Kevin Durant said.
"I know they're not just like the perfect individuals. We know we got some crazy motherf—ers in our league. So, let me see. Let me rage bait one of these dudes real quick."
"And sometimes dudes just don't; they might ignore them, but they know if they come to me, and now people know if they say something to me, I'm gonna say something back."

#part #kevin #talk

Luka Doncic recently went viral during the Los Angeles Lakers' roster trip to Slovenia for how fit he looks, but Colin Cowherd isn't impressed and he thinks no one should be.
There have been questions asked about the shape Luka Doncic is in throughout his entire career. Despite being a nearly perennial All-NBA First Team pick, the Slovenian star has at times appeared a tad overweight.
He appeared on the cover of Men's Health magazine last offseason, with the NBA world taking note of his trimmed down physique. This summer, it has gone to another level.
Doncic recently flew all his new teammates out to Slovenia for a Los Angeles Lakers team-bonding trip. Fans noted he was slimmer than ever in photos, but one sports ***** yst isn't too impressed.
Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images

#angeles #Lakers #team #recently

PERRY TWP. – Central Catholic High School high school students have built their own disc golf course and started a related club.
A handful of students developed and constructed the course earlier this year on the school campus, using money they had raised starting in January.
As of the start of classes last week, Central Catholic's disc golf club has grown to about 50 members — mostly juniors and seniors — and is one of only a few in Stark County.
"This has gone a lot further than just our school. It's become a big thing for the community," Harry Belden, a Central Catholic junior, said about the $5,000 fundraising effort that helped purchase disc golf baskets and equipment.
The golf site is open to the public during after-school hours, Belden said.

#school #golf #catholic #club

NEW YORK (AP) — As the WNBA heads into its final week before the FIBA World Cup break, the postseason picture is becoming clearer.
Seven teams have already clinched spots in the playoffs with Minnesota, Golden State and Las Vegas leading the way. Atlanta, Indiana, New York and Washington also will be in the postseason. Dallas is not far from sealing the eighth and final place.
Where those teams end up seeding-wise is still up for grabs. There is only 1 1/2 games separating the second-place Valkyries and fifth-place Fever.
There's only a game difference between No. 6 New York and eighth-seeded Dallas.
The top four teams will have homecourt advantage in the opening round of the best-of-three playoff series. The semifinals are best-of-five and the WNBA Finals are best-of-seven.

#best #dallas #eighth

The Arizona Diamondbacks conclude their series with the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, Aug. 23, at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Want to watch the game?
It could be more difficult to see it for some Diamondbacks fans.
The game is not airing on Dbacks.TV like most games for the team.
Check out the TV and streaming information for the final game of the three-game series against the Reds today.

#series #sunday #chase #phoenix

Late August is typically the most interesting point of silly season—not the most exciting, mind you, but the proximity to the new season makes every rumor and update feel more consequential. By now, all of Roma's top targets are long gone, and those who have replaced them—in this instance, Malick Fofana and/or Alessio Cacciamani—are intriguing enough to keep the club (and fans) on the hook.
The problem, as we see seemingly every year, is that negotiating for these second options is incredibly difficult, especially after Roma invested heavily in other positions. With a specific need to fill (in this case, left wing), little money to spend, and even less time to pull it off, the club has virtually no leverage in negotiations.
(Sorry, did I say this was an interesting time of year?)
According to the latest rumors, Roma has abandoned its pursuit of Fofana (which I don't believe for a second) and is instead focusing its efforts on Fenerbahçe's Jayden Oosterwolde. While the 25-year-old Dutchman can't fill the void left by Fofana, he's a handy little full-back/center-back hybrid with ample top-flight experience, including nearly 90 appearances for Fenerbahçe over the past three seasons.
Earlier today, Fabrizio Romano reported that the two clubs are working on an €18 million loan deal with an option that becomes mandatory under certain conditions. Oosterwolde may not be the most exciting name we've discussed this summer, but he would provide the club with the fourth wing-back they've pursued all summer. Additionally, his ability to play centrally could make Jan Ziolkowsi expendable, which could, in turn, generate enough capital to push the Fofana deal over the finish line.

#club #back #oosterwolde

'Prove them wrong!': Ramiz Raja gives emotional war cry to Pakistan after Michael Vaughan's humiliating 'weakest team' jibe originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
England dominated Day 2 at Headingley, closing on 366/8 for a commanding 195-run first-innings lead over Pakistan.
Ramiz Raja urged Pakistan to fight back after Michael Vaughan called them the "weakest team" to tour England.
Harry Brook fell agonisingly short of a century, dismissed for 91 by debutant spinner Ali Usman's five-wicket haul.
Ramiz Raja has issued an impassioned rallying cry to the Pakistan cricket team, urging them to hit back with a fight after Michael Vaughan handed a brutal ****** sment of the tourists.

#Pakistan #ramiz #michael #vaughan

Manager Oran Kearney says he hopes Ballymena United can build on a "positive" start to the season against Glentoran on Friday.
The Sky Blues stunned Linfield 3-0 on the opening weekend of the season but lost 2-1 at Crusaders in their second outing.
Ballymena had a big turnover of players over the summer with 11 new arrivals at the Showgrounds, but Kearney is pleased with their start to the campaign.
"I think the big worry always with that first game is making sure that you're up to speed, particularly against a side that had played in Europe and maybe had been in earlier than us," Kearney told BBC Sport NI's Nicola McCarthy.
"So we were happy with the start that we got, but just a bit frustrated that we didn't back it up last Saturday."

#kearney #start #oran

By most accounts, Boston Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard is one of the better guards in the NBA despite being somewhat small at 6-foot-1, at least compared to his positional peers in the league. But that does not stop the University of Oregon alum from trying to boost his play every offseason. And as he shared with NBC Sports Boston senior reporter Chris Forsberg in an interview earlier this summer, that process itself is changing as he becomes an increasingly season vet.
"You always find ways to get better," said Pritchard. "And it's becoming more efficient in different areas. It's becoming better, (I'm) making better reads. I feel like the game is more read-based, and if you're making better reads, that's meaning you take the shot at the right time. If the double team is there, do you make the right pass?"
"The best players in the world do that at a high level, so I'm always trying to get better at that," explained the Celtics floor general.
"Skill development, once you get really good, it's hard to be like, 'Oh, I'm going to develop a better left-hand dribble or when you're maxing out on that, it's more mental at this stage ... can you just get a little bit better and better?"
Still, Forsberg couldn't help ask if the expectant father might have one other trick up his sleeve for player growth in terms of what he called 'Dad Strength'. "That will definitely help," deadpanned Fast PP.

#boston #celtics #always #making

Over the last several years, one of the most persistent preseason storylines is whether Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian will expand his notably tight wide receiver rotation.
Asked on Monday about his "circle of trust" at the position, Sarkisian put the onus on his players to earn their playing time.
"I think ultimately the players kind of determine that. To go in and say, 'Hey, I want to play seven guys or whatever the number is,' they earn that trust of what the capacity is in which we can play them if they're in the ball game," Sarkisian said.
The top three receivers — junior transfer Cam Coleman, junior Ryan Wingo, and junior Emmett Mosley — are well within that circle of trust for Sarkisian and position coach Chris Jackson and need little introduction. Any rotation behind those three players will require one of them coming off the field, with available snaps for those three standouts already limited by Sarkisian's preference to frequently use two tight ends.
So, beyond managing in-game load for the top players, can the backups play well enough during preseason camp and non-conference opportunities to earn the level of trust necessary to earn snaps? Four of the six backups already have.

#trust #play #tight

After starting the season on the road against Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors will have to wait to return home for their home opener in the Bay Area. In their second game of the 2026-27 slate, the Warriors will open the doors of Chase Center for the first time against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, Oct. 23 in San Francisco.
While Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson have headlined Golden State's matchups with Memphis in the past, the 2026-27 home opener will give the Warriors their first chance at a new-look Grizzlies rotation that is littered with young talent, including the No. 3 overall pick from the 2026 NBA draft. Cam Boozer will lead a Grizzlies youth movement alongside Cedric Coward, Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells.
Since Chase Center opened its doors in 2019, the Warriors have struggled in home openers, posting a 2-5 record in seven seasons in San Francisco. However, the Warriors snapped a three-game losing streak in home openers last year when Steph Curry dropped 42 points in an overtime win over the Nuggets.
The Warriors won all three contests against the Grizzlies last season, including a 17-point comeback led by Pat Spencer. Steph Curry only played in one of the three games against the Grizzlies last season.
Golden State's home opener will mark their first back-to-back of the season, with a game against Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks and the Suns the very next day in Arizona. The Warriors will only play two games at home in San Francisco in October. However, November starts with a lengthy homestand at Chase Center.

#golden

Fernando Alonso has said the algorithms dictating 2026 F1 cars' energy deployment must be "fixed and improved," amid continuing driver frustration with the new generation of power unit regulations.
Under the 2026 rules, the cars' power delivery is split nearly 50/50 between electrical power and internal combustion, with a 'self-learning' computer algorithm critical to deciding how the battery deployment is used throughout a lap and constantly adapting to inputs from the driver.
With deployment already mapped out by software before the race, drivers are unable to 100% control deployment themselves, a quirk of the 2026 cars that has come under criticism from several drivers this season.
Speaking after the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps, arguably the most difficult track for the 2026 cars so far, McLaren's Oscar Piastri lamented a "pretty ***** way of going racing." He said: "It sucks. I can't really say it any other way than that. I certainly wouldn't have been the only person [to complain]."
Piastri added: "When you've got qualifying grids decided by computers behaving or misbehaving, it's a pretty ***** way of going racing."

#deployment #drivers

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Maverick McNealy had an American Airlines flight home to Las Vegas on Sunday evening, just like he did two years ago when he ran up against the top-50 bubble at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
In 2024, he arrived in Memphis 59th in points and came up short (53rd) in his quest to advance to the BMW Championship and, more importantly, qualify for the '25 signature events.
This time he was 50th to start the week and spent most of the final round teetering on the edge of the bubble until he birdied two of his last seven holes to move to 49th on the points list. With his spot at the BMW Championship secured, McNealy canceled his flight home.
"[His brother and caddie] Scout is going to extend his rental car, and we're going to drive up the river tomorrow morning [to St. Louis, Missouri]. So, I'm very happy to be canceling that flight tonight," McNealy smiled.
Unlike last year's volatility, when five players played their way into the top 50 in Memphis, just one player, Sungae Im, managed to climb inside the number, thanks to a fifth-place finish at TPC Southwind. That left Keith Mitchell, who began the week at 49th on the list, on the outside of the top 50 after his tie for 34th.

#flight #home #points

Barcelona face their penultimate pre-season test today in Basel before the league kicks off next week.
This is how Hansi Flick lines up today at St. Jakob Park.
Barcelona: Joan Garcia; Espart, Christensen, Gerard Martín, Balde; Bernal, Eric, Fermin; Raphinha, Gordon, Adeyemi.
Basel: to be confirmed.

#jakob #park

CLEVELAND (AP) — A milestone win that included a bunch of zeros felt even bigger for the Guardians.
Joey Cantillo and three relievers combined on a one-hitter as Cleveland became the third AL franchise to reach 10,000 victories with a 6-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
Cantillo (9-7), who was drafted by San Diego in 2017, gave up a single in the first inning and pitched the first six before Colin Holderman, Hunter Gaddis and Erik Sabrowski put the finishing touches in ending the Padres' winning streak at six.
The Guardians, who were founded in 1901, joined the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox as the only AL teams at the 10K plateau. Eight NL franchises have gotten to 10,000 wins.
"It's cool," said Cantillo, who got his first win since July 12. "That's a lot of wins. Good franchise and obviously, it's been around for a long time. So obviously we want to keep getting some wins and the wins that matter."

#wins #first #joey