Columbus, OH

The global and U.S. anti-doping agencies are once again at odds as the old practice of the American body using positive-testing athletes as undercover agents recently became public. On July 28, The Guardian published a story of a Kenyan runner who agreed to help U.S. authorities after testing positive, which...

WADA Claims to Be Furious USADA Uses Informants to Catch Dopers

With or without The Association, TNT Sports has big plans for Charles Barkley’s iconic Inside the NBA. As the network heads into possibly its last season as an NBA rights holder, TNT is looking to “reimagine the entire content experience” of the award-winning show, sources familiar with the strategy tell Front Office Sports.

What Does ‘Inside the NBA’ Look Like Without the NBA?

Durham, NC

Duke Blue Devils On SI

The youngest player on the 2024-25 Duke basketball squad isn't lacking in confidence or showmanship.

Duke Basketball Star Cooper Flagg Flexes in Practice

Connecticut State

The Spun

Paige Bueckers is set to take over as the biggest star in college basketball this season, and she's entering the year with a bold new look. Bueckers showed off her new pink hair on her Instagram Wednesday, tying her new hair color into a brand deal. "Blessed to partner with Madison Reed as a Brand ...

UConn Basketball Star Paige Bueckers Shows Off Drastic Appearance Change

Colorado State

In 2022, a court ruled that Colorado safety Shilo Sanders owed John Darjean more than $11 million in damages. Darjean, a security guard at Sanders’s Dallas-area high school, alleged that Sanders assaulted him in 2015—when the football player was just 15—badly injuring his back. Sanders and his...

Why Shilo Sanders’s NIL Deals Are an Issue in His Ongoing Bankruptcy

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Callaway, one of the top golf-club makers, is reviewing its ownership of Topgolf, the series of indoor and outdoor driving range social spots. Callaway already owned an 18% stake in Topgolf when the companies announced in late 2020 that they would fully merge to form Topgolf Callaway Brands. The deal was finalized in March 2021, just as in-person venues began making a post-COVID-19 comeback.

Callaway ‘Disappointed’ With Topgolf, Exploring Spin-Off

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The Olympics are surging in ratings and public interest, and their star-studded cast is a big reason. Legendary broadcaster and Olympics host Mike Tirico joins Front Office Sports Today to discuss the scene in Paris and what goes into NBC’s groundbreaking coverage of the Games. Plus, we take you...

Mike Tirico Talks Olympic Boom; Hamptons Trip With FOS

Under Armour hasn’t been protected against the macroeconomic forces hitting retailers. In its latest quarterly financial results reported today, the Baltimore-based company reported a 10% drop in revenue for the quarter ending June 30. (Under Armour’s fiscal year begins April 1, so this was its Q1 2025 report.)

Under Armour: We’re ‘Ahead of Expectations’ Despite 10% Revenue Drop

Alabama State

Kentucky Wildcats On SI

Who are the five best SEC basketball players this season?

Top five SEC basketball players for the 2024-25 season

Washington State

Timothy A Gruver

Lisa Keating will head Washington State's LGBTQ Commission, the office of Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Monday. As director, Keating will succeed Manny Santiago, who left the commission in February after helming the commission since it first launched in 2019, according to the governor's office.

New Director Appointed for Washington State LGBTQ Commission

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

PARIS — For 27 minutes Monday night, something happened inside the Stade de France that almost never does in track and field. The night’s schedule of races on the Olympic track had long finished. But the crowd of 77,000 fans stayed in their seats past 10:20 p.m., transfixed by a field event.

Are Track & Field Heading for a Divorce?

Missouri State

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Denny's was once a staple of the American diner landscape. In recent years, it has had its ups and downs, especially post-pandemic. The dining habits of people also change. Some customers have a more discerning taste.

Denny's: a legacy of serving customers for over 65 years including 27 locations in Missouri

Noah Lyles ran the 200-meter sprint in Paris after testing positive for COVID-19 and settled for bronze in the event for the second straight Olympics. The U.S. sprinter was trying to become the first man since Usain Bolt in 2016—and the first American since Carl Lewis in 1984—to win the double, the combination of the 100- and 200-meter races, in the Olympics. But he settled for third behind Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and fellow American Kenny Bednarek.

Noah Lyles Falls Short of Double After Testing Positive for COVID-19

The Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox Sports have so far invested $400 million each in their highly anticipated sports streaming joint venture Venu, according to Fox Corp. COO John Nallen’s testimony Wednesday at a preliminary injunction hearing in FuboTV’s lawsuit against the three companies. Nallen...

Disney, Fox, WBD Invested $400 Million Each in Sports Bundle Venu

It’s been a testy week for the stock market at large, as many companies with heavy sports ties saw big dips. But on Thursday, several notable publicly traded sports entities reported revenue gains from their most recent quarters. From baseball to racing to fighting, here are some of the biggest winners on Wall Street.

Sports Giants Shine on Wall Street, but Not All Escape Revenue Declines

Team USA has been cashing in at the first Olympics with a new financial incentive for track and field athletes—and they may not be done yet. In Paris, governing body World Athletics is handing out a total of $2.4 million to winners of the 48 track and field events. That’s $50,000 per gold medal. As events concluded Thursday, U.S. Olympians had won nine gold medals in athletics—including various sprints, distance runs, and a hurdle, as well as a long jump, discus throw, and shot put. At the Tokyo Olympics, the U.S. won seven gold medals in athletics.

U.S. Track and Field Stars Reap Rewards (and Cash) in Paris

Kansas State

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

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Women’s March Madness Could Finally Get $25M in ‘Units’

On Tuesday, the NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors released a proposal for distributing a pot of up to $25 million in prize money in the...

Women’s March Madness Could Finally Get $25M in ‘Units’

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