By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – The Toronto Maple Leafs announced the signing of forward Brendan Brisson to a one-year contract on Friday. Terms were not disclosed, but multiple reports indicated it is a two-way deal worth $850,000 at the NHL level. Brisson, 24, was a first-round p
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – The Atlanta Falcons will induct John Abraham and the late Bill Fralic into the franchise’s Ring of Honor this season, the team announced on Friday. Abraham, a defensive end who recorded 68.5 sacks in seven seasons with Atlanta (2006-12), will be hono
By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) – World number one Aryna Sabalenka had an unusual interruption during her U.S. Open third-round match on Friday, stopping play to alert the umpire to a strong smell of cannabis drifting onto Louis Armstrong Stadium court. Sabalenka, who had made a fast
Sept 4 (Reuters) – WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will retire at the end of 2026 after seven years in the role, ending a stint during which she steered the league through a historic labour agreement and massive franchise expansion, it was announced on Friday. Engelbert oversaw the WNBA’s biggest
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Sam Okuayinonu was ruled out Friday for the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia. Okuayinonu did not accompany the team on its flight to Australia for next Thursday’s contest as he co
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – Former No. 1 overall draft pick Ben Simmons agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agents confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The three-time All-Star point guard returns after sitting out the 2025-26 campaign while recuperati
HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez is one of baseball’s biggest stars: the frontrunner for AL MVP with a strong chance of becoming baseball’s first Triple Crown winner since Miguel Cabrera in 2012. Comfortable as the Cuban-born slugger looks driving in runs for the Houston Astros, his real happy place is
By Iain Axon KATOWICE, Poland, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Some 15,000 people are expected for the opening matches of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup on Saturday, but it is not yet clear whether FIFA President Gianni Infantino will be among them. The tournament, which runs until September 27 in Poland, is the
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Sept 4 (Reuters) – When the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers run onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a week’s time, they will be the final pieces in a giant logistical puzzle that the National Football League has plotted for nearly two years as part of a greater mis
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – Teoscar Hernandez delivered a game-ending two-run double in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers found some offense just in time to pull out a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Without Shohei Ohtani, who received the day o
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – Teoscar Hernandez delivered a game-ending two-run double in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers found some offense just in time to pull out a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Without Shohei Ohtani, who received the day o
By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Alexander Zverev survived another almighty scare at the U.S. Open as the top seed overcame Frenchman Quentin Halys 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-3 on Thursday to secure a place in the third round of the Grand Slam. The French Open champion was taken the d
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – Enes Kanter Freedom, ejected from a WNBA game last month after a verbal dispute with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud, filed a lawsuit on Thursday in connection with the incident, alleging a violation of his First Amendment rights. Defendants in the s
BALTIMORE (AP) — Adley Rutschman had only positive things to say about his former teammates. Then he delivered a blow to their postseason hopes. Rutschman homered twice in his return to Camden Yards, hitting solo shots in the first and sixth innings for the Boston Red Sox in a 6-5 win over Baltimore
By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – World number two Elena Rybakina put on a dominant performance to beat Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2 6-4 and reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. The Kazakh, who is looking to climb to the top of the WTA rankings with a title in New
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – Louisiana district court judge William Jorden approved a preliminary injunction on Thursday that would allow LSU to add tight end Dae’Quan Wright and defensive lineman Zxavian Harris to its roster after their brief stints in the NFL. After a lengthy
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – Mark Sanchez, the former NFL quarterback turned broadcaster who was arrested on battery charges related to a public scuffle in Indianapolis last October, has filed a motion to plead guilty to at least one charge, online court records showed Thursday.
By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – World number four Coco Gauff overcame Paula Badosa 6-4 7-6(5) in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday to extend her bid for a second title at Flushing Meadows. On a sweltering evening that contrasted with the rain-hit opening days, Gauff took
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – Fernando Alonso’s future is in doubt, and he has offered little to provide additional clarity. The Aston Martin driver, who has been one of the most outspoken critics of new engine regulations, continued along that path when he spoke with reporters t
By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Learner Tien brought the curtain down on Gael Monfils’ Grand Slam career on Thursday as the American youngster defeated the French veteran 6-3 6-4 6-3 in a clash of generations to reach the U.S. Open third round. Monfils turned back the clock to bea
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – San Diego FC signed free agent forward Cedrick Bakambu through the 2026 season with club options for 2027 and 2027-28, the team announced Thursday. Bakambu, 35, represented Congo DR at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and spent the past two seasons with La Li
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift and wide receiver Rome Odunze made early exits from practice on Thursday due to apparent injuries, according to multiple reports. Swift carried the ball late in practice on first-and-10 from the offense’s 1-ya
By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – A UFC event in Hawaii could finally be on the horizon after years of Hawaiian athletes making an impact as fighters for the organization. UFC CEO Dana White said on “The Rich Eisen Show” on Wednesday that a new arena being built in the 50th state cou
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Led by D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai, the Chicago Bears like their depth at running back. Health is an issue at the moment. Monangai is week to week with a leg injury after he got hurt during practice on Aug. 16. Swift departed Thursday’s padded practice with a trainer. Co
MELBOURNE, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has accepted and served a reduced, one-month suspension under anti-doping rules after testing positive for cocaine at an ATP Tour event in Mallorca, Spain in June, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said. Kyrgios, who
By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has reappointed Carlos Queiroz as the national side’s head coach less than two months after the 73-year-old appeared to step down from the role following the team’s exit from the World Cup. Queiroz took over the B
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets signed Amen Thompson to a contract extension, the team announced Thursday. The Rockets didn’t release terms of the deal, but multiple reports said it was a five-year, $208 million extension that would keep him in Houston until 2032. “Amen represents everything we w
By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi resigned his position on Thursday, more than a month after being placed on paid administrative leave by the university. In a statement released by North Carolina, the university said its “ongoi
By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – Brendan Sorsby confessed to gambling throughout all three of his college stops from Indiana to Cincinnati and even with a newly inflated bank account from NIL earnings when he arrived at Texas Tech via the transfer portal earlier this year. Sorsby, b
By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – A season-ending ankle injury led New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo to consider retirement as a rookie last year, he said on Thursday. Skattebo was injured in his eighth NFL game, a 38-20 loss at Philadelphia on Oct. 26. He said on Kay Adams’
