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The Presidents Cup is a biennial men’s professional golf competition in which a 12-player United States team faces a 12-player International Team made up of eligible golfers from outside the United States and Europe. Unlike a normal PGA Tour tournament, golfers are not trying to post the lowest four-round stroke total. The Presidents Cup uses … Read more
The Philadelphia Eagles signed veteran defensive back Kenny Moore II because they wanted more experience, versatility and competition in a secondary that has already dealt with injuries and uneven play at safety through the first two games of the 2026 NFL season. Philadelphia added the former Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowler to its practice squad on … Read more
The Atlanta Hawks traded Buddy Hield and Ryan Nembhard to the Charlotte Hornets because Atlanta had too many guards, too many players on standard contracts and wanted to turn two expendable backcourt pieces into a veteran defensive forward who better fits its current roster. Atlanta sent Hield, Nembhard and cash considerations to Charlotte on September … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers are adding veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks because injuries have rapidly depleted one of the team’s most important position groups only two weeks into the 2026 NFL season. San Francisco agreed to add Cooks to its practice squad after losing Demarcus Robinson to a high ankle sprain against the Miami Dolphins. … Read more
Southampton’s “Spygate” scandal was a 2025-26 Championship controversy in which the English soccer club admitted sending staff members to secretly observe and record the training sessions of rival teams before matches. The scandal became public in May 2026 when a Southampton staff member was caught filming Middlesbrough’s training session just two days before the teams … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing one of the biggest governance crises of his decade in charge after a plan to sell private investors a minority stake in a new company controlling FIFA’s lucrative commercial and event operations triggered a revolt across international soccer. The proposed company, FIFA Forward Enterprise, would have been valued at … Read more
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and prominent NFL reporter Dianna Russini became the center of one of the biggest sports-media controversies of 2026 after photographs showed the two together at a luxury resort in Arizona. The images prompted widespread speculation about the nature of their relationship because both were married to other people … Read more
Will Levis has a new NFL opportunity with the New York Jets, but his contract situation is very different from the four-year rookie deal he originally signed with the Tennessee Titans. The Jets are signing Levis to their practice squad after Tennessee waived the former second-round quarterback at the end of the 2026 preseason. That … Read more
The Boston Red Sox looked like one of baseball’s biggest disappointments for nearly half of the 2026 season. They started 10-17, fired World Series-winning manager Alex Cora in April and eventually fell to 32-46 — 14 games below .500 — by late June. Then the entire season changed. Under interim manager Chad Tracy, Boston swept … Read more
Chad Tracy went from managing Boston’s Triple-A affiliate to becoming the 49th manager in Red Sox history in less than five months, completing one of the most dramatic in-season promotions and turnarounds in recent franchise history. Boston originally promoted Tracy from Triple-A Worcester on an interim basis after firing Alex Cora in April 2026 with … Read more