For the first time this summer, all of the NFL’s teams will be strapped up for a weekend’s worth of preseason action. With few exceptions – for better or worse – most of the 32 squads have fully taken shape, though a few important positional battles and contract standoffs await resolution. Still, this is the time of year when most ...
Jen Pawol continues to make history as a female baseball umpire. Announced on Wednesday by Major League Baseball, Pawol is getting called up to be part of the five-team umpire crew for this weekend’s Atlanta Braves-Miami Marlins series, which features a doubleheader on Saturday, making her the first female umpire to work a regular-season MLB game. Pawol is scheduled to ...
The Little League Softball World Series inches closer to the final as four teams were eliminated from contention on Tuesday, Aug. 5 and four more kept their championship hopes alive. Day 4 featured two more win-or-go-home games. The action started with an Orange bracket match between Cantareira of São Paulo, Brazil vs. Floyds Knobs Community Club of Indiana. Indiana would ...
In a win for Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) advocates, six more states have gotten waivers allowing them to ban soda, candy and other high-sugar junk foods from being purchased through the federally funded, but state-operated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. The waivers, which amend the statutory definition of eligible food for purchase under SNAP, were granted to ...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are gearing up for their preseason opener this week against the Tennessee Titans. Tampa Bay’s 2025 outlook hinges largely on the offense, with a new coordinator for the third consecutive season. Josh Grizzard takes over for Liam Coen, who orchestrated one of the top offenses in the league last season despite multiple key injuries. The Buccaneers ...
Since its inception in 2007, the FedEx Cup has been the pinnacle of the golf season. It’s no surprise that several of the game’s top athletes have wound up hoisting the Cup throughout their careers. Rory McIlroy has earned the honor three times. Tiger Woods did it twice. Scottie Sheffler did it in 2024. In fact, Scheffler has a chance ...
The release of the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll means the college football season is rapidly approaching, and while all teams are eagerly awaiting to kick off the new campaign, some are dreading the daunting slate awaiting them. The inaugural edition of the 2025 season’s Top 25 gives everyone an early look at how difficult the path to success will ...
The Indiana Fever guard revealed on the second episode of her new podcast, ‘Show Me Something,’ that she was recently fined again by the league office for comments she made about WNBA officiating during the podcast’s debut. It comes on the heels of a TikTok post Cunningham made last month regarding WNBA refs that prompted action from league executives. Cunningham, ...
The U.S. Open will once again offer the largest total prize pool in tennis history when it begins in New York later this month. The USTA announced Wednesday it will distribute $90 million to players, a 20 percent increase from the $75 million it offered last season. It also puts the U.S. Open far ahead of the other three Grand ...
The Boston Red Sox reached an agreement to keep one of the top young stars in baseball in town for the foreseeable future. The Red Sox agreed to an eight-year contract extension with 21-year-old outfielder Roman Anthony on Aug. 6, according to USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale. The extension is worth $130 million and will keep Anthony under contract through ...