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Miami Dolphins rookie wide receiver Caleb Douglas will miss the team’s Week 3 game against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a right ankle injury suffered during Miami’s 35-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Douglas was injured late in the fourth quarter when a 49ers defender rolled onto his right ankle while Douglas was … Read more
San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa is expected to miss multiple games after suffering a calf injury during practice ahead of the team’s Week 3 game against the Arizona Cardinals. Bosa pulled his calf during Thursday’s practice and is expected to be sidelined for “a few weeks,” according to ESPN. He has already … Read more
Team Europe enters the 2026 Laver Cup as a substantial betting favorite over defending champion Team World, with Carlos Alcaraz and newly crowned US Open champion Alexander Zverev giving Europe the two highest-ranked players participating in London. Current outright odds compiled by Tennisnerd price Team Europe at 1.30 (-333) and Team World at 3.50 (+250). … Read more
Manchester City has officially been found guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules in the landmark case commonly known as the “115 charges.” On September 29, 2026, the Premier League announced that an independent commission had found City guilty of all charges relating to serious financial breaches over nine seasons, from 2009-10 … Read more
A hockey fight strap is a small piece of material sewn into the inside back of a player’s jersey that attaches the jersey to the player’s hockey pants. It is also commonly called a tie-down. Despite the name, a fight strap is not designed to help a player fight. Its primary purpose is to prevent … Read more
The first round of the WNBA playoffs is a best-of-three series using a 1-1-1 home-court format. That means a team needs two victories to advance, and the teams alternate home courts throughout the series. The higher-seeded team hosts Game 1, the lower-seeded team hosts Game 2, and the series returns to the higher seed for … Read more
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed suffered a frightening neck injury on the second offensive play of a September 20 game against the New York Jets, forcing medical personnel to immobilize him on a spine board and take him from MetLife Stadium by cart. The encouraging news is that Reed had movement in his … Read more
Nneka Ogwumike has retired from the WNBA after 15 seasons, ending a career that included a league MVP award, a championship, 11 All-Star selections and a place among the WNBA’s all-time leaders in scoring, rebounding and steals. Ogwumike played her final game on September 24, 2026, finishing with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists … Read more
Steve Alford is retiring from college basketball after the 2026-27 season, ending a head-coaching career that has lasted 36 seasons and taken him from Division III Manchester College to major programs including Iowa, New Mexico, UCLA and Nevada. Alford announced on September 24 that his eighth season at Nevada will be his last. The 61-year-old … Read more
Lucas Spence is a 23-year-old Houston Astros outfielder who went from an undrafted college player to the center of the American League West race with one of the most unusual three-home-run games in MLB history. Spence hit the first three home runs of his major-league career in Houston’s 7-5 victory over the Athletics on September … Read more