The Pittsburgh Steelers are elevating defensive back Doneiko Slaughter to the active roster, the team announced on Saturday. Slaughter had a tremendous training camp and preseason with Pittsburgh and was one of the final cuts before being placed on the practice squad.
The only player to appear on the Steelers' injury report this week has been cornerback Joey Porter Jr, who continues to work his way back after missing all of training camp and preseason play. Porter was placed on the PUP list at the start of camp due to what the team said was a back injury, but the speculation is that it was a hold-in under the guise of an injury.
The Steelers will begin their season at 1:00 EST against the Atlanta Falcons.
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Tyrique Stevenson hasn't always had the smoothest tenure with the Chicago Bears. But it's easy to let specific demonstrations of lapses in judgment or other second-year struggles back in 2024 get in the way of the perception of a player that actually improved considerably in 2025.
After grading as the league's 86th-ranked (of 117) cornerback two years ago, Stevenson worked his way up to 50th last season with an overall grade of 64.4 from Pro Football Focus. Much of that, however, was pinned down by a 70th-ranked grade in coverage (59.6), despite an 85.5 run defense grade that had him third at the position. Even that former number was, technically, an improvement from the year prior.
Regardless of Stevenson's upside or limitations (the spectrum of which fans have seen both sides across his three seasons), this is a player obsessed with exactly one thing.

#tyrique

The Chicago Bears have signed running back D'Andre Swift to a three-year, $33.75 million contract extension, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Swift was entering the final year of a three-year, $24 million contract he signed with Chicago back in 2023. Now, the Bears' top running back is under contract through 2029.
Swift led a top-three rushing attack alongside Bears teammate Kyle Monangai last season, averaging over 140 yards per game. It was also a resurgence for Swift, who had a career year with 1,087 rushing yards (his second ever 1,000-yard season) and nine touchdowns in his first season with head coach Ben Johnson in Chicago.
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DETROIT — Claressa Shields wants her next fight to be her biggest one.
And she wants it to be on the biggest stage yet.
Representatives for Shields, the undisputed "GWOAT" of boxing who remains undefeated as a professional, have had recent negotiations to stage her next bout at downtown Detroit's Ford Field. Shields would be the first female boxer ever to headline a stadium card in the United States. Promoters believe the fight could draw 50,000 fans.
"We just feel like it's the right time to make history again, to break another glass ceiling," Dmitriy Salita, of Salita Promotions, told The Detroit News on Thursday.
"We would love for this milestone to happen in Detroit, as well."

#next

Federico Chiesa's future at Liverpool is in doubt, Jadon Sancho might return to the Premier League and Real Madrid's Endrick is attracting interest from Italy.
Italy forward Federico Chiesa, 28, will look to leave Liverpool in January if he struggles for game time when he returns from injury. (Football Insider)
Former Manchester United and England winger Jadon Sancho, 26, is in talks with at least two Premier League clubs over a potential move. (Teamtalk)
AC Milan are preparing a move to sign Brazil forward Endrick, 20, on loan from Real Madrid in January. (Calciomercato)
Manchester United remain keen to sign Leicester City midfielder Louis Page, 18, after missing out on a deadline-day move for the England youth international. (ESPN)

#move #Liverpool #real #endrick

Ranking best, worst coaching debuts in Week 1: Lane Kiffin, Matt Campbell, Jon Sumrall in new places originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
A total of 17 coaches made their debut in Week 1 of the 2026 college football season.
Ole Miss' Pete Golding is the last coach on the list who will lead the Rebels against No. 24 Louisville on Sunday. The other 16 coaches combined for a 14-2 record.
Lane Kiffin, of course, grabbed the most attention last season when he left Ole Miss to take the LSU job prior to the College Football Playoff. Golding and Kiffin will be juxtaposed all season as a result – especially leading into the Week 3 matchup between the Rebels and Tigers. Kiffin, however, was not the only coach who impressed in Week 1.
MORE: Week 1 overreactions

#kiffin #season #golding

South Africa edged another ferocious and bruising clash against New Zealand to win the third Test 29-24 on Saturday and go 2-1 up in the four-Test Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series.
Both teams scored ⁠four tries in front of 87,976 fans at Soccer City, with the Springboks coming back after trailing in the first half to add to their narrow success in last weekend's second test in Cape Town.
It ⁠proved another classic contest of Springbok forward power against the All Blacks' pacey passing attack, with New Zealand starting furiously but eventually being ⁠worn down by the physicality of their hosts.
Ardie Savea went off nine minutes before halftime with a shoulder injury in a blow to the tourists and he looks uncertain for the final match, which will be played in Baltimore, in the United States, next Saturday.
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus said: "It was epic and intense, fierce battle in all departments. The scoreboard in the end showed how close it was. Were just happy to win."

#springboks #four #rivalry

Goalkeepers are a rare breed. Spend enough time around soccer, and you begin to understand the stereotype.
They are the players who stand in front of shots traveling toward them at terrifying speeds. They dive headfirst toward boots, knees, elbows and goalposts. When the team is winning, they are rarely the center of attention. When things go wrong, however, the blame can fall squarely on their shoulders.
Penalty kicks capture the job best: Any other player on the roster can choose whether to step up and take one. The goalkeeper has no choice but to stand there and face it.
The position requires a particular combination of bravery, confidence and just enough absurdity. There is a certain badass element to the job.
Season 4 of Apple TV's "Ted Lasso" is finally paying attention to this.

#goalkeepers #spend #penalty

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The list of football coaches publicly criticizing the possibility of former pros being allowed to return to play in college this season was joined Tuesday by Clemson's Dabo Swinney, who called it a "joke" as his team prepares to play the team at the center of the controversy.
"I just think it's embarrassing where we're at in college football — and we've been there for a while, so," Swinney said ahead of Clemson's season opener at No. 11 LSU on Saturday night.
Former Cleveland Browns tight end Dae'Quan Wright began practicing this week at LSU under first-year head coach Lane Kiffin, although the former Ole Miss player is not expected to play this week due to the NCAA's acclimatization protocol.
Whether Wright or other players who spent part of this offseason with NFL clubs — a list that also includes defensive lineman Zxavian Harris and defensive back Blake Cotton —- will ever play for LSU or anyone else remains undecided. All Power Four conferences, along with three of the Group of Six conferences, have barred pro players from returning to college football. That stance has resulted in court challenges.
Kiffin, who left Ole Miss for LSU this offseason, has been criticized for the school's decision to actively recruit former NFL players. He defended the decision Monday by saying his decisions are made in "the best interest of the players that sit in this team room and not for my reputation."

#players #Football #miss

The San Francisco 49ers rounded out their roster picture Sunday, announcing 13 players signed to the team's practice squad following Saturday's final round of cuts for the initial 53-man roster ahead of their Week 1 opener against the Los Angeles Rams in Australia.
The practice squad group leans on players who were in the building throughout training camp, all of whom were already with the 49ers through training camp and the preseason.
Here's the full 13-man practice squad:
OL Isaac Alarcon*
TE Khalil ******* ins

#training #francisco

Back in March, the Green Bay Packers got a little creative with addressing one of their more notable roster needs. With the 2026 NFL Draft looming and linebacker high on their priority list, Green Bay traded interior defensive lineman Colby Wooden to the Indianapolis Colts for linebacker Zaire Franklin.
The trade allowed the Packers to focus on other positional needs in the NFL Draft while also giving them a former Pro Bowl linebacker to pair with Edgerrin Cooper. Meanwhile, the Colts added a former fourth-round pick who had a career-high 50 tackles in 17 games played in 2025 (16 starts).
Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Colby Wooden (96) practices during the team’s minicamp Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center in Indianapolis.
In addition to giving Green Bay a Pro Bowl-caliber linebacker, the trade reunited Franklin with current Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, who was with the Colts early in his career. Obviously, he made the initial 53-man roster and is projected to be a starter in Green Bay.
Wooden, on the other hand, was released by Indianapolis on Sunday. CBS Sports declared it one of the most surprising cuts of the day while declaring the Green Bay the winner of the trade before the season even begins:

#colts #linebacker

EAST RUTHERFORD - Childhood dreams will be realized and dashed this weekend as the New York Giants and the rest of the NFL move closer to the games that count with the unenviable task of sending hopefuls home.
With clubs going from 90-man rosters to an initial 53-man team, roughly 1,184 players will lose their jobs before Sunday's cutdown deadline of 6 p.m. Some moves were made Saturday with the rest coming today as the necessary evil takes shape.
"[Late Giants Hall of Fame owner] Wellington Mara famously said, 'Once a Giant, always a Giant,' [and] I think that holds true as well," Giants coach John Harbaugh said. "You become part of the team, part of the organization, part of the fabric of what it means to be a Giant, and I do think that those guys, they treasure it. ... How many of us that played football wouldn't have loved to have had an opportunity to be in a football camp in the National Football League? To be invited, to get a try out even? All the not-so-good players like me would have loved that, and I tell these guys, 'You are the very best. Every single player here in this room is a great football player.'"
The Giants awakened up Sunday morning having made eight cuts, so team brass and the coaching staff will get right to work. They'll need to clear 29 more spots following the first wave of cuts; those players are:
CB Ugo Amadi

#made #think

Tennis legend Billie Jean King presented Mary Carillo for her International Tennis Hall of Fame induction on August 29, 2026.
Carillo was lauded for her preparation including the use of old school black notebooks and her stellar storytelling skills in professional tennis and other sports.
She was celebrated for her ability to let the action speak for itself and knowing when to add her expertise and commentary.
MORE: British tennis stars slam ongoing 2026 US Open marijuana odor problem
She started as a player whose career was cut short by bad knees, King said.

#carillo #billie

Sky Sport Italia reports that Franck Kessié has decided against joining Juventus and has informed the Serie A giants about his decision.
Former Milan and Atalanta midfielder Kessié won't join Juventus this summer.
TORONTO, ONTARIO – JUNE 20: Franck Kessié #8 of Cote d'Ivoire celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Germany and Cote D'Ivoire at Toronto Stadium on June 20, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The Ivory Coast international is available as a free agent after his contract with Al-Ahli expired this past June.
Juventus had been in talks with his entourage for over a month, with the two parties even meeting face-to-face in Milan earlier this week.

#franck #Milan #ontario #cote

This Sunday features an MLB tripleheader across NBC, NBCSN, and Peacock. First, at 12:00 PM ET, the Miami Marlins face the Washington Nationals in the MLB Sunday Leadoff game. Then, at 3:00 PM, the Houston Astros take on the New York Mets at Citi Field. Later, at 7:00 PM, Sunday Night Baseball heads to Wrigley Field as the Cincinnati Reds go head-to-head with the Chicago Cubs. See below for additional information on how to watch each game.
NBC Sports Philadelphia play-by-play voice Tom McCarthy makes his MLB Sunday Leadoff debut alongside four-time World Series champion Jeff Nelson, former Washington infielder Kevin Frandsen, and reporter Jordan Cornette for Sunday's Marlins vs Nationals game
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Where: Nationals Park, Washington, DC
When: Sunday, August 30

#nationals #leadoff #field #play

For those wondering on who will suit up in Game 3 of the preseason, it's the names fighting for roster spots on the Houston Texans.
Texans coach DeMeco Ryans confirmed that said no starters would play in Friday's preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers. Several key backups, including quarterback Davis Mills and defensive Jadeveon Clowney, also will likely rest and begin to prepare for Week 1's matchup against the Buffalo Bills.
This shouldn't come as a surprise since Houston has rarely played starters outside of a quarter in recent years. Given that the Texans usually have two joint practices before games, most of the work is done there, so there's little for Ryans and the staff to see.
This offseason, the Texans were cautious with several key players, electing not to play them at all. Even quarterback C.J. Stroud, who still is looking for a massive contract extension entering the new campaign, only played in one drive, which led to a scoring opportunity for second-year running back Woody Marks.
Most of the defensive starters have not played in any preseason games this year, including Danielle Hunter, Derek Stingley Jr., Kamari Lassiter, Will Anderson Jr., Henry To'oTo'o and Calen Bullock. On offense, David Montgomery, Dalton Schultz and Nico Collins were all sidelined in preparation for the new season.

#quarterback

All good things have to come to an end. All things that aren't so great tend to also have an expiration date. So it is with great understanding and precious little passion that sports fans learned today that the NFL is eliminating the Pro Bowl Games.
Look, life is too darn short to be negative all of the time. But poll 10 people and at least nine will tell you they have had better things to do than check in on the Pro Bowl Games, a somewhat competitive replacement for the actual football game that had been held since 1938.
Still, it's the end of an era.
So often the phrase "addition by subtraction" gets trotted out in conversation. It's overused because it is hard, at scale, to take something away and have things be better. This is a rare case where the idea applies, though.
The NFL will still honor 88 Pro Bowlers with an announcement in late December. Gone is any need to scramble for replacements when scores of players pass on the opportunity to be part of the festivities. In lieu of watching these guys play patty cake on the gridiron or, uh, dodgeball, we'll get to focus on their accomplishments and debate who earned the honor and who was snubbed.

#things #games #great #december

Joint practices are now commonplace in NFL training camps, with 23 conducted this summer.
Only the Broncos, Lions, Chiefs, and Steelers did not have one, while the Jaguars, Saints and ***** ans have three. Another 12 teams had two.
However, there's a tad more spice for Wednesday's practice with the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers, thanks to brothers Mike and Matt LaFleur being the head coaches and former Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon now the Packers' defensive coordinator.
Coaches always communicate frequently with each other in advance to set the schedule and how the practice will be conducted.
That led to Matt LaFleur smiling and saying this week of his brother, "He's quick to criticize everything that I put on the schedule. So, he's like, 'Why are we doing this? Why are we doing that? We never do this.' And I was like, 'All right, Mike, you've got all the answers.' Nah, it's been healthy, it's been good. There's been give-and-take on both sides for sure."

#cardinals #packers #lafleur #coaches

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 22: Moses Itauma (L) and Filip Hrgovic (R) face off as Frank Warren, Founder of Queensbury Promotions (C), watches on following a press conference ahead of their heavyweight fight on the 'Natural Born Thriller' card at Studio 338 on June 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by James Fearn/Getty Images)
Moses Itauma fights could soon become must-see events across the world. The 21-year-old, undefeated KO artist is that talented. On Saturday, Itauma gets the biggest test of his career and his first opportunity to become a world champion. Itauma faces Filip Hrgovic for the vacant IBF heavyweight ******* le at the O2 Arena in London. You need to watch. Let's talk boxing.
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Now that the Minnesota Vikings have completed joint practices and their preseason game with the Baltimore Ravens, rather than do a stock market report, with the bulk of the opportunities for players to impress their virtues on the coaching staff have come and gone, and with only one preseason game and a few more practices remaining before roster cuts must be made, I thought I'd simply do another 53-man roster projection.
There are still some tough calls, but here is my best effort at projecting who the Vikings will include on their initial 53-man roster later this month.
The Vikings have kept three quarterbacks on the roster for emergency purposes on games days given the rule that a third quarterback can be added to the active list.
QB1: Kyler Murray
QB2: Carson Wentz

#practices #baltimore #murray

Where to watch Vuelta a España 2026: Full schedule, start times, channel, live stream for cycling stage race originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Can anyone find a way to beat Tadej Pogacar?
That's the inevitable question as the Slovenian superstar saddles up for La Vuelta a Espana less than a month after winning his fifth Tour de France.
Pogacar has competed in the Vuelta just once before, placing third in the general classification in 2019 as a 20-year-old. His countryman Primoz Roglic took the maillot rojo that year for the first of his four Vuelta wins and is back in 2026 hoping to recapture past glory two years after his most recent triumph.
It will be a tall task for Roglic and other GC hopefuls like Wout van Aert and Richard Carapaz, as Pogacar simply looks unbeatable at the moment. A brutal route packed with climbs and about 58,000 meters in total elevation gain should only help Pogacar, who always seems to find a way to attack as his rivals crack on the ascent.

#vuelta #pogacar #find #preferred

The 2025-26 NBA season proved to be quite disappointing for the Denver Nuggets in a tight Western Conference, and the franchise is aiming to battle back with the addition of DeMar DeRozan.
The six-time NBA All-Star reportedly is signing with the Nuggets before the 2026-27 campaign, per ESPN insider Shams Charania. DeRozan joins Nikola Jokic and Denver after spending last year with the Sacramento Kings.
Meanwhile, DeRozan now has an opportunity to join a talented roster looking to restore success in the West. This marks the NBA veteran's fifth stop in the league starting his career with the Toronto Raptors in 2009.
DeRozan, a former college basketball star at USC, is entering his 18th NBA season. However, he's still shown an elite ability to contribute and that's a major win for the Nuggets heading into next year.
MORE: Projecting the 2026 Miami Heat starting lineup after Klay Thompson signing

#denver #western #conference

A distinct operational evolution has arrived for the Pittsburgh Steelers under head coach Mike McCarthy. Beyond installing his West Coast offensive framework, McCarthy is systematically restoring veteran command, empowering his quarterback with pre-snap freedom that recent Pittsburgh offenses largely lacked.
On a recent episode of "The Snap Count" podcast, former Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch and offensive lineman Trai Essex examined how this philosophical shift directly elevates signal-callers on gameday.
"When you look at Mike McCarthy's history, he's always given his veteran quarterbacks the keys to the drive," Batch explained. "In Pittsburgh, we've seen periods where the pre-snap process was overly rigid. Giving an experienced quarterback full autonomy to audit protection, check out of bad looks, and manage the clock changes the entire defense's approach."
Rather than forcing the offense to execute fixed calls regardless of defensive alignments, McCarthy's system relies on dynamic line-of-scrimmage reads. The quarterback retains full authority to flip plays, adjust protection schemes, or call audibles based on safety rotations and front-seven looks.
Essex highlighted how this veteran command instills confidence across the entire offensive line.

#snap #steelers #mccarthy #essex

The Phils reportedly have dispatched scouts to **** s Teruaki Sato of the Hanshin Tigers. (Photo by Sports Nippon/Getty Images)
The days of Alec Bohm in Philly are fading fast.
Bohm, who'll enter free agency this offseason, will almost certainly sign elsewhere this upcoming winter, leaving behind a crack in the Phillies' infield that will need patching up. Bohm has been the team's primary third baseman for seven seasons, playing more than 700 games at the hot corner since his 2020 callup.
Enter the obvious question: Who's on third for the Phils next season?
Enter the not-so obvious answer: How about Teruaki Sato, the **** anese slugger for the Hanshin Tigers?

#Third #obvious

Bishop McCort Catholic High School girls wrestling coach Kaura Coles advanced to the United World Wrestling U20 final Tuesday at 53 kilograms in Bratislava, Slovakia.
The final is Wednesday as Coles, from Canada, faces Venezuela's Alexa Janniriel Alvarez Valenzuela.
Coles beat the United States' Taylor Whiting 9-7 and India's Muskan Muskan 14-7 in her first two bouts. In a semifinal matchup, Coles topped China's Yuxuan Li.
Coles became Canada's first world champion in 2024 at the Under-17 level. She earned gold at the 2024 Pan-American Championships as a 53-kilogram wrestler.

#Wrestling

And then, there were none.
According to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, the Washington Commanders are expected to sign free-agent linebacker Krys Barnes. Barnes is the last remaining Carolina Panthers free agent from this offseason.
Barnes first joined the Panthers in August of 2025. He'd be released later that month, then signed back as a member of the practice squad ahead of the regular season.
Needing depth at the inside linebacker position, the Panthers moved Barnes up to the active roster in late November. He'd go on to appear in seven games—making three starts and amassing 23 combined tackles and half a sack.
Before his one-year stint in Carolina, Barnes split his first five NFL seasons between the Green Bay Packers (2020 to 2022) and the Arizona Cardinals (2023 to 2024). The 28-year-old and former undrafted free agent is now set to enter his seventh NFL campaign.

#panthers #free #carolina

A disappointed Rory McIlroy admitted to "feeling lost" as he struggled to a 66th-place finish at the FedEx St Jude Championship.
McIlroy toiled in Tennessee at the opening event of the PGA Tour play-offs, shooting a final round 72 to end Sunday 25 shots behind winner Scottie Scheffler.
The Northern Irishman beat just two of the limited field at TPC Southwind as he returned to action for the first time since The Open last month.
The Masters winner felt, though, that his game actually deteriorated as the weekend went on, leaving him with work to do ahead of the BMW Championship at Bellerive.
"I'm so far away from where I need to be to even feel like I have a chance. I've just got to keep working and hope it turns around a little bit," said McIlroy, who is 13th in the season-long standings.

#rory #tour #sunday

Paris Saint-Germain forwards Bradley Barcola (23) and Ibrahim Mbaye (18) are both absent from Les Parisiens' squad to face Lens in the Trophée des Champions. The PSG duo are both the subject of interest from Liverpool as the Premier League club look to bolster their attacking options ahead of the closure of the summer transfer window.
The Merseyside outfit have been in active discussions with the Ligue 1 champions over signing both Barcola and Mbaye. However, as of yet, the Reds have been unable to strike an agreement with the French capital club for either of the forwards. PSG are demanding fees in the region of €200m to see the duo leave the Parc des Princes this summer. Nevertheless, with the pair absentees from Luis Enrique's squad on the hunt for their second trophy of the campaign, it could be sign that they could be on the move.
Over the weekend, PSG confirmed the arrivals of two new attackers. Mika Godts (21) arrived from Ajax, and World Cup winner Ferran Torres (26) has arrived from Barcelona. With the French club actively recruiting new attackers, Liverpool could be set to take advantage of a surplus of options in Paris, seeing the club needing to sell.
GFFN | Liam Wraith

#Liverpool #french

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Monsoon rains delayed the start of play on day two of the first test between Sri Lanka and India at the Galle International Stadium on Sunday, with the morning session completely washed out.
There was no play at the start of the afternoon either, with India on 288-2 (73 overs) at stumps on day one.
Devdutt Padikkal scored 131 not out – his maiden test hundred – with Rishabh Pant unbeaten on 27.
There was hope for play to resume later in the day with two sessions of approximately 90 minutes each with a 20-minute tea break in between planned. If the rain holds off, 43 overs will be played.
India had won the toss and opted to bat, with both teams fielding spin-heavy attacks. This is the 50th test played at Galle.

#test #lanka #overs #monsoon

Shedeur Sanders has earned praise from NFL legends for refusing to get drawn into repeated questions about the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition.
The Browns quarterback has faced the same questions throughout the offseason, but his decision to simply move on from one of them has now been backed by Shannon Sharpe, Chad Johnson and Joe Johnson.
Sanders previously snapped at reporters with, 'Next question. I answered this question 1,000 times.' He later apologised, while explaining that he was trying to avoid saying something that could be taken out of context.
Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images
Speaking on the Nightcap podcast, Joe Johnson suggested the Browns media were constantly trying to create a viral moment around Sanders.

#Browns #question