Alexander Skarsgård attended the Wicker screening during the 2026 BFI London Film Festival this evening, delivering another red carpet look that won't be forgotten anytime soon.
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You won't have forgotten the Saint Laurent thigh-wader boots he wore at Cannes, and I doubt you'll forget your first sight of these Saint Laurent PVC shoes either. We've seen all manner of unusual footwear this year, including Margaret Qualley's Chanel soleless shoes, but Alexander continues to find new ways to surprise us.
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If you thought he was going to return to safer style choices after his Pillion press tour, think again. He's clearly having far too much fun with fashion, and I love this for him.

#getty #images #saint #forgotten

After matching tattoos and Kyle Richards starring as the love interest in Morgan Wade's music video, Richards has given fans another reason to talk about her longtime friendship with the country singer. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star was recently spotted in a Polo hoodie that Wade has also worn. The sight immediately caught the attention of fans who closely follow the two women.
Richards, 57, arrived back in Los Angeles earlier this week in a gray Polo Ralph Lauren hoodie with the brand's signature bear. Fans quickly recognized the piece because Wade, 31, has previously worn a hoodie that looks exactly the same.
The clothing connection soon made its way onto X. One account posted side-by-side pictures of Richards and Wade wearing similar hoodies, writing, "Kyle arriving back to Los Angeles today. And if you recognise the hoodie? Well, not surprised."
While the sighting does not establish anything beyond the two women owning or wearing similar clothing, it has naturally attracted attention. Richards and Wade have been at the center of relationship speculation for years, making even small details involving the pair a talking point among fans.
There is also some history behind the matching wardrobe. Kyle Richards previously confirmed that she and Wade share clothes. During an August 2023 Amazon Live, she addressed fans' observations about their similar outfits. Richards said at the time, "We share clothes, you know?" She added, "I mean, I have a lot of friends that I share clothes with."

#polo

After matching tattoos and Kyle Richards starring as the love interest in Morgan Wade's music video, Richards has given fans another reason to talk about her longtime friendship with the country singer. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star was recently spotted in a Polo hoodie that Wade has also worn. The sight immediately caught the attention of fans who closely follow the two women.
Richards, 57, arrived back in Los Angeles earlier this week in a gray Polo Ralph Lauren hoodie with the brand's signature bear. Fans quickly recognized the piece because Wade, 31, has previously worn a hoodie that looks exactly the same.
The clothing connection soon made its way onto X. One account posted side-by-side pictures of Richards and Wade wearing similar hoodies, writing, "Kyle arriving back to Los Angeles today. And if you recognise the hoodie? Well, not surprised."
While the sighting does not establish anything beyond the two women owning or wearing similar clothing, it has naturally attracted attention. Richards and Wade have been at the center of relationship speculation for years, making even small details involving the pair a talking point among fans.
There is also some history behind the matching wardrobe. Kyle Richards previously confirmed that she and Wade share clothes. During an August 2023 Amazon Live, she addressed fans' observations about their similar outfits. Richards said at the time, "We share clothes, you know?" She added, "I mean, I have a lot of friends that I share clothes with."

#richards #fans #polo

When it rains, it pours.
In the literal sense, UCF waited more than an hour before taking the field as thunderstorms hovered over and rolled through Pittsburgh's Acrisure Stadium. In a figurative one, just about everything went wrong for the Knights' offense on a dreary day in Western Pennsylvania, resulting in a 10th consecutive road defeat.
The Knights mustered less than one yard per carry and went scoreless for nearly 58 minutes in a 12-7 loss to Pitt. Alonza Barnett III busted up the Panthers' shutout bid with a 19-yard pass to Waden Charles, the first touchdown of the sophomore receiver's college career.
UCF (1-1) was limited to 206 yards of offense, going 4 of 13 on third down and 0 for 3 on fourth down — including a final sack of backup quarterback Keyone Jenkins with 1:22 left in regulation. Barnett limped off the field with an apparent right leg injury following the previous play.
"I think that there's a lot we have to look at and reconsider," Knights coach Scott Frost said. "We've got to play better on offense. That starts with me and the offensive staff. I just didn't think we clicked.

#knights #acrisure

A sputtering lineup stirred in the eighth inning. Jose Altuve struck a one-out double, putting him on the cusp of a career milestone. Christian Walker flared a single into shallow left field. LaMonte Wade Jr. did the same, driving in Altuve and paring a deficit to one run.
The current Houston Astros offense can make that seem sizable. The additional hit it required did not appear. Jonathan Loáisiga got Daulton Varsho to wave at a third-strike changeup. Taylor Trammell, the second pinch-hitter of the inning, popped out to end it.
With a 3-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Astros dropped the deciding game of their series at Daikin Park and concluded a 4-3 homestand with consecutive defeats. They went 8-5 over a 13-game stretch with no off-day, emerging from it with a 73-71 record.
Houston scored three or fewer runs in eight of 13 games during that stretch. Its offense entered Sunday averaging 3.9 runs over its past 30 games, scoring the fifth-fewest runs in the majors in that stretch. Its .220 average was the sport's lowest in that span and its .368 slugging percentage the sixth-lowest.
Sunday, the Astros took three at-bats with a man in scoring position in the first seven innings and went hitless in them. Arizona starter Eduardo Rodriguez allowed one run in six innings on a first-inning home run by Yordan Alvarez. Alvarez also popped out with two runners on base to end the seventh.

#astros #runs #altuve #offense

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas quarterback KJ Jackson threw three touchdown passes to lead the Razorbacks to a 31-14 win over North Alabama on Saturday.
Jackson, in his second career start, completed 24 of 35 passes for 267 yards and ran for 27 more. His three scores went to three different receivers, one in each of the first three quarters. Eleven different players caught passes for the Razorbacks (1-0), who returned just two of their top seven receivers from 2025.
North Alabama (1-1) picked up its first touchdown late in the third quarter after a Sutton Smith fumble gave the Lions the ball in Razorbacks territory for the first time in the game. A personal foul penalty moved North Alabama into the red zone and quarterback Destin Wade ran it in from 6 yards out to make it 21-7 with 2:10 left in the quarter.
Braylen Russell rushed for a 1-yard touchdown on Arkansas' next drive, capping an 11-play, 75-yard series. Russell led the Razorbacks with 49 yards rushing on 17 carries.
North Alabama managed just 17 yards of total offense in the first half and just five first downs through the first three quarters. A Wade pass to Xavier Johnson went for 59 yards in the fourth and Wade followed with two straight scambles for 16 yards, the second of which resulted in his second rushing touchdown.

#yards #north #alabama #three

In 1893, a chemistry professor named Charles Coates arrived at Louisiana State University and wrote that, to his surprise, "there was practically no athletics in the student body: no football, no tennis, and only very little baseball in the spring." A broad program of sports struck him as the kind of thing a school should have, particularly as US universities were beginning to tout intercollegiate athletics as critical to a balanced higher-ed experience and another way to justify the cost of entry. But 133 years on, sports aren't merely the main attraction at LSU. They're the school's raison d'être, the blinkered obsession that consumes the university and its most prominent ambassadors.
Any doubt that the business of educating college students is just a nettlesome distraction from the business of college sports in Baton Rouge has been emphatically dispelled over the past 10 months. On the football side, the school has spent or committed roughly $162m to its last three head coaches: Ed Orgeron, the folksy national champion in 2019 who received a $17m buyout when he was fired two years later; Brian Kelly, the unloved underachiever who received a $54m buyout after being fired last October; and Lane Kiffin, the Kelly replacement whom it signed to a $91m deal a month later. Clemson, the opponent for LSU's season opener at home on Saturday, are about to find out what all that money buys.
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In March, LSU brought back men's basketball coach Will Wade, the turnaround artist who became a national emblem of college sports' old pay-for-play hypocrisy when he was caught on an FBI wiretap discussing a recruiting offer seven years ago. An NCAA dragnet soon uncovered more alleged recruiting improprieties. After LSU fired Wade for cause, he resurfaced at McNeese State, engineering an unlikely reversal of fortune that eventually landed him a lucrative offer to coach back in the big leagues at North Carolina State. That stint lasted all of one 20-win season before the Tigers swooped in and began the process to bring Wade back – despite the fact that someone else was already coaching the team.
And then there's Kim Mulkey, grande dame of LSU sports blindness. When the national championship-winning women's basketball coach brought 17-year-old Anna Minaeva into the fold last month, more than a few eyebrows arched – and not because she plays the same position as junior center Kate Koval. It's more that Minaeva is Russian, Koval is Ukrainian and the one notable reprieve her father, a drone operator in the Ukrainian military, took from the war was to travel to the United States to watch his daughter play.

#sports #Football #fired #back

What SEC's lawsuit against LSU means for Lane Kiffin, former NFL players and more originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The SEC is not backing down when it comes to former NFL players returning to play college football. On Thursday, the conference filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against both LSU and Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin.
According to On3 Sports, the lawsuit specifically names LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry, the school's president Wade Rousse, as well as head coach Lane Kiffin. The lawsuit comes just days before LSU is set to take on the Clemson Tigers on Saturday night to open the 2026 season.
The move is an immediate escalation of the battle that has been brewing between the SEC and LSU and Lane Kiffin. Kiffin and LSU recently signed former NFL players Zxavian Harris and Dae'Quan Wright last week, which resulted in the conference passing a rule barring former professional athletes from returning to play college football.
Let's take a look at the new lawsuit and what it means for LSU and Kiffin.

#means

There are frustrating losses, and then there is whatever the White Sox subjected us to on Wednesday night.
Chicago wasted nearly every opportunity it received, went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and handed Houston the only two runs it needed in a maddening 2-0 defeat. The lone silver lining came elsewhere, as Cleveland also lost, leaving the White Sox with a three-game lead in the AL Central.
Davis Martin was considerably sharper in his return from the injured list. Making his first start since Aug. 13 after dealing with a blister on his pitching hand, the righthander breezed through a perfect first inning. He needed only nine pitches and received some help from Colson Montgomery, who made an outstanding play at shortstop for the third out.
The White Sox received their first gift in the second when Andrew Benintendi reached on a missed-catch error by LaMonte Wade Jr. Braden Montgomery followed with a 106.8 mph liner, but it was hit directly at Jose Altuve for the first out. Hayden Wesneski then plunked Colson to put two aboard, only for Chase Meidroth to ground into a strange inning-ending double play. It seems like Jose Altuve is always in the middle of these things.
Martin surrendered a one-out single to Daulton Varsho in the bottom half, and Varsho promptly swiped second. There was no reason to panic, however, as Martin struck out the next two batters on six pitches. His four-seamer was especially effective early.

#martin

Anne Hathaway became the target of MAGA's anger on Tuesday after an anti-abortion website dredged up her old comments on reproductive rights.
Hathaway, in a 2022 appearance on "The View" after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, underscored the importance of a young woman's "reproductive destiny" before remarking on her "own personal experience with abortion."
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"I don't think we talk about this enough; abortion can be another word for mercy," said Hathaway, who, days after SCOTUS' decision, used the anniversary of "The Devil Wears Prada" to point out that the film's young female characters built their lives and careers in a country that honored their reproductive rights.
She later continued, "We know that no two pregnancies are alike and it follows that no two lives are alike, that follows that no two conceptions are alike. So how can we have a law — how can we have a point of view on this that says we must treat everything the same?"

#abortion #reproductive

The Yankees (79-60) and the Angels (53-86) conclude their three-game series tonight in Southern California with the series tied at one game apiece following New York's 7-3 win last night.
Spencer Jones and Jazz Chisholm Jr. went yard back-to-back in the first inning and the Yankees never looked back. Jones has homered in back-to-back games and Chisholm is 6-11 over his last three games with six runs scored. Zach Neto (2-4) and Wade Meckler (3-4) were the lone bright spots at the plate for the Angels in the game. The win was the Yankees' fifth in their last six games. The Halos have now lost eight of their last nine games.
Two of the hottest pitchers in baseball take the mound tonight in this one as Cam Schlittler (12-6, 2.09 ERA) takes the ball for the Yankees opposed by Reid Detmers (4-8, 3.54 ERA) of the Angels. Schlittler was outstanding last Friday against the Red Sox silencing them over 5.2 innings. His previous three starts saw him allow just one run per game with Schlittler pitching at least into the sixth inning of each. Detmers has been at least as good over the same stretch of time. Last Friday, the southpaw pitched six innings and allowed one run. He blanked the Rangers and Royals in his previous two starts (14 innings).
While these teams live in alternate universes, the season series is tied at three games apiece.
Lets dive into tonight's matchup and find a sweat or two.

#last #yankees #Angels #series

The Philadelphia Eagles finalized their initial 53-man roster by making more than 30 transactions, then used the practice squad to retain several developmental prospects and experienced reserves.
Philadelphia placed cornerback Jakorian Bennett and tight end Grant Calcaterra on injured reserve with designations to return Aug. 30. Both players had to make the initial roster before being moved to preserve their eligibility to return during the regular season.
The Eagles released 10 vested veterans who were not required to pass through waivers: linebacker Chance Campbell, wide receivers Britain Covey, Danny Gray and Quez Watkins, outside linebacker Tarron Jackson, guard Michael Jordan, running back Dameon Pierce, tight end Stone Smartt and cornerbacks Ambry Thomas and Shaun Wade.
Philadelphia waived the following 26 players:
DT Uar Bernard

#tight #return #jakorian

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't blow up anything after getting swept by the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, and I think that was the right call, because this team was already pretty close. Cleveland finished 52-30, ranked sixth in offensive rating at 119.2, and reached its first Conference Finals since 2018, so the answer wasn't starting over, it was finding better pieces around a core that still has the talent to win the East.
The front office basically doubled down on that idea during the summer. Donovan Mitchell signed a four-year, $273.0 million extension, James Harden came back on a three-year, $97.0 million deal after arriving for Darius Garland at the deadline, and the Cavaliers made their biggest outside move by landing Peyton Watson in a five-team sign-and-trade. Max Strus, Dennis Schroder, Dean Wade, and Keon Ellis are among the players gone, while Mario Hezonja also returned to the NBA after several seasons in Europe.
That leaves Cleveland with a very clear bet for 2026-27: The Big Four have to be good enough to carry most of this. There isn't another superstar coming, and they have the pieces to win, because Mitchell averaged almost 28 points last season, Harden can still run an elite offense, Mobley is entering his prime, and Allen remains one of the better centers in the East.
The problem is that we already saw this group hit a wall in the playoffs. Cleveland scored only 107.9 points per game during the postseason, Harden dropped to 19.2 points and 5.5 **** ists while shooting 29.9% from three, and the Knicks beat them by 37 points in Game 4 to finish the sweep.
This season isn't really about proving the Cavaliers are good. We already know about their talent, now they have to prove this Big Four can actually finish the job in a stacked Eastern Conference.

#cavaliers #points #eastern #finals

The Miami Heat are known as a storied franchise in the NBA. Under Pat Riley's influence in the '90s, the "Heat Culture" became the team's foundation and philosophy. Although Riley transitioned to a front-office role later in his career, Miami's philosophy remained as Erik Spoelstra took over as head coach in 2008.
Although the Miami Heat were competitive under Pat Riley, the Heat became a different monster under Erik Spoelstra. From managing superstars like Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to nurturing the newer generation of stars like Bam Adebayo, Spoelstra has been one of the most impactful coaches in NBA history.
Currently, Erik Spoelstra also serves as head coach for the USA men's national team ahead of the 2028 Olympics, which will mark the end of his three-year cycle in the role. Coincidentally, 2028 will also mark 20 years since Spoelstra took over the Heat head coaching role, and according to Heat insider Ira Winderman, it may be the ideal opportunity for him to make a move. Winderman shared:
"When you talk about the Heat turnaround, after the 2028 Los Angeles games, to me, it would be the natural time for Spo to maybe move to the front office to step back."
"Right now, I know he loves it. It would make sense. But who knows? Maybe he's one of those coaching lifers. Maybe he's Hubie, and he's going to come back, you know, in a different way and keep doing that, just like I think Pat Riley will never fade away."

#heat #head

Two telecommunications giants recently showcased the contrasting sides of the 5G and connectivity ecosystem. On August 6, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced it selected Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (NASDAQ:ERIC) to supply 600 MHz dual-band radios to support the deployment of its newly acquired spectrum from EchoStar. The partnership reinforces AT&T's ongoing network modernization while keeping Ericsson deeply embedded in U.S. carrier infrastructure.
Shortly after, on August 10, AT&T demonstrated real-world execution by upgrading wireless connectivity at Mississippi State University's Davis Wade Stadium using a Distributed Antenna System powered by Airspan's MobileAccess 6000. While AT&T is actively converting network upgrades into sticky, high-margin subscriber growth, Ericsson faces the capital-intensive burden of hardware delivery.
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AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is showing a stronger financial trajectory and cash-generation profile than its equipment vendor partner, Ericsson. In Q2 2026, AT&T's consolidated revenue increased 2.3% year over year to $31.6 billion, supported by a 5.1% increase in Advanced Connectivity service revenue. Adjusted EPS surged 20.4% to $0.65, beating the $0.59 consensus estimate, while adjusted EBITDA rose 5.2% to $12.3 billion, producing a strong 39.1% margin. Free cash flow reached $4.7 billion, enabling management to raise its full-year share buyback target to $10 billion while maintaining its forecast for more than $18 billion in full-year free cash flow.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (NASDAQ:ERIC), meanwhile, faced weaker operating momentum in Q2 2026, with net sales declining 6% year over year to SEK 52.7 billion, or approximately $5.0 billion, due to lower IPR licensing revenue and uneven carrier capital spending. Net income fell 12% to SEK 4.1 billion, or approximately $390 million, although adjusted gross margin remained resilient at 48.4%. Free cash flow before M&A, however, plunged from SEK 2.6 billion to just SEK 385 million, or approximately $36.7 million.

#year

DRESDEN — It wasn't a flashy play, but it all but epitomized what the Granville defense accomplished in another topsy-turvy tussle with Tri-Valley.
With the host Scotties facing a fourth-and-short at the Blue Aces' 21-yard line, trying to overcome a three-point deficit with 1:10 left, the Blue Aces knew what was coming.
Leevi Wade, the Scotties' All-Ohio running back, was going to get yet another carry — he had 36 to that point. The challenge was to gang tackle him one more time. Only this time, the chips were officially on the table.
Indeed, a Wade run into the teeth of the Blue Aces' front came up one yard short with a minute to play. It preserved a thrilling 24-21 win at Jack Anderson Stadium.
Granville could finally take a breath after watching a 24-7 third-quarter lead come painfully close to dissipating, due largely to a pair of costly turnovers that gave Tri-Valley life.

#blue

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Wade Meckler was one of the hottest hitters in in the Angels' lineup when his season nearly came to an end on August 20 against the Houston Astros.
In his third at-bat of the game, Meckler was struck by a loose 90.6 MPH sinker that connected squarely with the base of Meckler's helmet and took him out of the game, sending him on a journey through concussion protocols.
For the first couple of days after the hit by pitch, Meckler suffered form headaches pressure in his head and trouble sleeping, all the "textbook symptoms of a concussion," as he described it, but soon enough those symptoms cleared up and Meckler was able to clear testing to get him back on the field, first in two rehab starts, then back at the Big A.
In his first game back at the Major League level on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies, Meckler didn't waste any time getting back to business.
On the first Big League pitch he'd seen in nearly two weeks, Meckler ripped a single up the middle to drive in Zach Neto and put the Angels ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the first.

#meckler

LSU vs. SEC battle brewing: Will Lane Kiffin and Louisiana's governor defy own conference over pro players? originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
We may still be more than a week out from the LSU Tigers playing college football, but there could already be an LSU vs. SEC battle brewing.
Naturally, at the center of it all are two LSU coaches, head football coach Lane Kiffin and Tiger basketball coach Will Wade. Kiffin signed former Cleveland Browns tight end and former Ole Miss player Dae'Quan Wright, as well as former Saints defensive tackle Zxavian Harris, also a former Rebel.
Their signings stem from a lawsuit filed in Louisiana state court, which opened the door for 16 former college football players, including Wright, to get a fifth year of eligibility.
Wade added former Big East Player of the Year RJ Luis to his roster, despite him signing contracts with the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics' G League earlier this summer.

#wade #player #year

The ACC is following the lead of the Big Ten and SEC in putting a curb on coaches from adding players to their rosters who have declared for NFL, NBA or WNBA drafts or signed pro contracts. The conference's board of directors voted unanimously on Thursday to direct ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips to throw the book at would-be Lane Kiffins and Will Wades among the coaching ranks.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: The ACC is following the lead of the Big Ten and SEC …

#WNBA #commissioner #wades

It appears that the college career of Tre Holloman will continue. On Thursday, it was reported by On3 that Holloman has committed to Grand Canyon of the Mountain West Conference. Holloman played last season for NC State after starting his career with Michigan State basketball.
Last summer, Holloman became one of the most polarizing figures in recent MSU history when he shocked Spartan fans by transferring to NC State to play for Will Wade. Holloman had a solid season for the Wolfpack, and was able to parlay that into a roster spot with the Orlando Magic's NBA Summer League team, where he got to play with Jase Richardson one more time.
Now, Holloman appears to be getting one more season of college basketball, as long as the rules hold up for fifth year players to be eligible this year in the increasingly confusing saga of player eligibility in college sports.
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This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: Former Michigan State guard Tre Holloman commits to Grand Canyon

#college #grand #last

Klay Thompson sets high expectations for himself and the Heat ahead of the 2026-27 season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Klay Thompson is a four-time champion from his stint with the Golden State Warriors. With that kind of success, it is normal to want more, and Thompson believes that it will come with the Miami Heat. He just joined the team, and he is already setting high expectations for himself and his teammates.
Considering the Heat are always a team to watch in terms of ****** le contention, this could be the year they fully come back to that status. For a few years now, they have been toiling away in mediocrity. Now, they have Giannis Antetokounmpo and Thompson joining the roster ahead of the big 2026-27 season.
For a long time, people have gotten used to the Heat being a successful team. Of course, Dwyane Wade is a big reason for that, as he was part of all three Heat championships. Since they last won in 2013, the Heat have been competing, but they have never taken the top spot on the podium.
They have been the runner-up three times since that last ****** le, in 2014, 2020, and 2023. It has been a tough few years for the Heat, especially since they had to go through the Play-In Tournament multiple times. They managed to do so successfully in 2023 by reaching the NBA Finals, but they still lost.

#sporting #high

The Los Angeles Angels placed outfielder Gustavo Campero on the injured list after he came out of Tuesday's loss to the Cleveland Guardians.
Campero injured himself in an attempt to advance from first base to second on a wild pitch in the second inning of Tuesday's loss, pulling up halfway to second base and exiting the game after limping to the base and having a brief conversation with the trainer.
The 28-year-old outfielder had just returned to the team from Triple-A Aug. 22 after outfielder Wade Meckler landed on the concussion injured list. He played in four games afterwards, posting a .788 OPS with two RBIs over the course of those games.
To replace Campero, the Angels recalled outfielder Bryce Teodosio from Triple-A. They also moved the bullpen around, optioning left-hander Blake Weiman and recalling right-hander Trevor Martin.
Teodosio has played 34 games this season, spending most of the year in Triple-A after coming up late in 2025 and posting disappointing numbers. On the year, Teodosio has a .213/.260/.255 slash line for a .515 OPS, and has stolen four bases in five attempts.

#base

SEC presidents approved stiff penalties to deter schools from signing players with pro experience, with one notable school sitting out: LSU.
LSU abstained from Wednesday's vote on penalties, a source familiar with the vote confirmed. That came a day after the school was part of a unanimous, 16-0 vote to enforce rules against fielding athletes who dropped out of pro leagues.
LSU football coach Lane Kiffin has recruited at least two players made NCAA eligible by a Louisiana court injunction, and LSU men's basketball coach Will Wade was pursuing another player.
Neither Kiffin, Wade nor LSU's administration has offered public comments since the Tuesday night announcement by the SEC that it would enforce the bans against pros. That announcement said commissioner Greg Sankey was "authorized to enforce this expectation with penalties." On Wednesday morning, schools were issued specifics:
• The coach suspended for half of the season.

#schools #announcement

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 7: Cody Rhodes in the ring during SmackDown at Xfinity Mobile Arena on August 7, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Wade/WWE via Getty Images)
The card for WWE Sunday Night's Main Event in Atlanta is almost filled and despite the fact that there are no championship matches scheduled yet, we still seemingly have our main event in place. Cody Rhodes will take on Randy Orton in a match that seems like it should be for a ****** le. Let's talk wrestling.
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#august #main

TerraPower CEO Chris Levesque said that hyperscalers are driving demand for nuclear power companies, as his company is set to announce a deal with a data center customer for a new nuclear power plant this year. Levesque, who was joined by Bloomberg News energy reporter Will Wade, also said that TerraPower is aiming to get construction time and consumer costs lower so that nuclear can become a larger energy source for the US.

#nuclear #levesque #energy #wade

ANN ARBOR — It's often difficult to wade through "coachspeak," but across the board among coaches and players, the sense is that sophomore quarterback Bryce Underwood has made impressive gains during preseason camp.
Underwood, who started every game as a freshman last year, and the team are going through their final week of camp before game week ahead of the season opener Sept. 5. It will be the public's first look at Underwood since an uneven showing during the one quarter he played in April's spring game.
Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham told BTN during the network's camp stop that he'd grade Underwood an "A-plus" during preseason camp and offensive coordinator Jason Beck has praised his extra effort toward improvement and his willingness to work extra. Quarterbacks coach Koy Detmer echoed those comments during a news conference Aug. 25, but perhaps more telling was cornerbacks coach Jernaro Gilford's answer when asked how much more challenging it has become to defend Underwood these last few weeks in camp.
"You know what? Night and day," Gilford said Tuesday. "From spring ball to now, man, starting fall camp, he's made so many amazing throws, like 'Wow' throws. Had us in awe. He's doing stuff like that. He gonna be all right. And knowing what our defense does to opposing quarterbacks, so to see him make certain throws against us makes us pretty confident in that young man."
More: Michigan expects more designed runs for QB Bryce Underwood

#coach

LSU men's basketball got a boost to its 2026-27 roster. A Louisiana judge granted RJ Luis a preliminary injunction in his lawsuit against the NCAA on Monday. The decision will allow him to play for head coach Will Wade this year.
A former guard at St. John's under Rick Pitino, Luis won the Big East Player of the Year award in 2025 and earned second-team All-American status. He went undrafted in that year's NBA Draft, then signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz.
Luis never played in the G League before getting traded to the Boston Celtics. He played in three NBA preseason games, logging seven minutes and six points before being waived due to an injury. Now, it appears he'll rejoin the college ranks and don the purple and gold.
A Louisiana judge has granted RJ Luis an injunction, paving the way for him to play for LSU this season, source tells YahooSports.

Luis, a member of 2022 class, went undrafted in 2025 NBA Draft and signed a 2-way contract with Utah and was traded to Boston before being waived.
The six-foot-seven wing committed to LSU on May 19. He averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds during the 2024-25 season, his most recent in college basketball. Should Luis' signing go through, along with former UCLA guard Donovan Dent, the Tigers would have six players officially on their roster.

#utah

One of the strangest stories in NBA history involved a rumor about LeBron James getting livid about teammate Delonte West having a relationship with his mother in the late 2000s. The rumor mill of the time led to stories that LeBron partially left the Cleveland Cavaliers in free agency for the Miami Heat due to his anger over that situation. West and James have never been publicly linked since that time frame.
Despite never confirming the relationship, West randomly referenced still speaking with Gloria James via a Kick stream:
"A lot of those guys that I play with, LeBron, he's my 'him', and you know his family…called my mom all the time to make sure I'm okay. Miss James, Miss Gloria, she calls my mom, makes sure she's still the same. 'Tell your son I see him. He better get it together. Don't make me come check on him.'"
West framed the relationship as being wholesome and Gloria providing a motherly caring vibe in his life from afar. However, this in itself creates more questions about if a relationship truly happened all those years ago. Not even LeBron's close friends like Dwyane Wade or Chris Paul are casually name dropping his mother in interviews.
The end of the Cavaliers tenure confirmed that James was unhappy with something. Most ****** umed it was purely basketball since Cleveland failed to win a ****** le in that timeline and often fell short vs LeBron's rival Boston Celtics team of the era.

#lebron #gloria #stories

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — RJ Luis Jr., a former St. John's standout who recently signed with LSU after spending time with two NBA clubs, was cleared by a court Monday evening to start practicing and potentially play for the Tigers this season.
Luis, who briefly was under contract with the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics but never played in an NBA game, hugged LSU coach Will Wade after the ruling by East Baton Rouge Parish District Court judge Ronald R. Johnson.
After a five-hour hearing, Johnson granted the player's request for a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, which had argued Luis was unlikely to win reinstatement after leaving college to turn pro in 2025.
"This is precedent. It's monumental," said Baton Rouge-based attorney Tony Clayton, who represented Luis along with Elliot Abrams of Raleigh, North Carolina. "This allows him to go practice, go play and we'll let the legal process work itself out."
The timeline for that process was not immediately clear.

#luis #process #Monday

Dwyane Wade debuted a clean-shaven look on Instagram, replacing his signature full beard with a goatee and mustache
Wade joked his new look makes him appear younger and shared a throwback photo to highlight the transformation
Gabrielle Union approves of the change, with Wade sharing a sweet photo of her kissing his cheek
Dwyane Wade, is that you?
The retired NBA star, 44, debuted a new look of himself on social media after uploading a clean-shaven selfie to his social media and asking his followers if his beardless transformation makes him look younger.

#look #makes #Transformation