Kansas City, MO

Columbus, OH

The 2024 NFL season is looming. Deadlines are drawing near. Trades are happening. The league's 32 teams are gearing up for games that actually count. Before they do, they must finish the third and final week of preseason. While preseason doesn't seem to hold the same level of importance it...

NFL Preseason 2024: Biggest Takeaways from Week 3 Games

Free agent cornerback J.C. Jackson has been suspended for one regular-season game for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Friday. Jackson is still eligible to sign with a team and participate in the preseason, Schefter noted. Jackson made 28 total tackles and one interception for...

NFL's J.C. Jackson Suspended 1 Game for Violation of Personal Conduct Policy

Cleveland, OH

Despite suffering the fifth concussion of his career earlier in August, Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward has no plans of stepping away from the NFL. Per Pro Football Talk's Charean Williams, Ward said he is not concerned about continuing his career and is hoping doctors will clear him for the Browns' season opener against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 8.

Report: Browns' Denzel Ward Plans to Continue NFL Career After 5th Concussion

San Francisco, CA

The Golden State Warriors tried making several splashes over the past calendar year. To this point, they keep coming up dry. No LeBron James, no Paul George, no Lauri Markkanen. No difference-maker, in other words, for a team that's really hoping for a different outcome than last season, when it...

Warriors Players Under Most Pressure Entering 2024-25 NBA Season

Gainesville, FL

The stage is set for the Championship of the Little League World Series. Chinese Taipei emerged victorious in the International bracket with a 4-1 victory over Venezuela. On the U.S. side, Florida knocked out Texas in a dramatic 10-7 victory. SportsCenter @SportsCenter. CHINESE TAIPEI TAKES HOME THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP‼️ <a...

Little League World Series Bracket 2024: Florida vs. Chinese Taipei Championship Set

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

With out-of-region games and inter-conference matchups, and even an old rivalry or two, Week 1 of the high school football season in Northern Kentucky is often as interesting and attractive as any all season. The 15 games for all 21 teams this weekend make that clear.

15 games get high school football off to a flying start this weekend

New Orleans, LA

One-time All-Star Brandon Ingram is in the final year of his contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. Ingram is extension-eligible through the end of June for up to next season's projected max of $46.4 million. With the Pelicans' history of avoiding luxury taxes and Trey Murphy III also expecting an extension, momentum for an Ingram deal in New Orleans appears to have stalled.

A 3-team Trade for Pelicans to Move Brandon Ingram, Nets to Deal Cameron Johnson

Ontario, CA

A California baseball field featured in several movies including the 1992 film A League of Their Own burned down Thursday night, Tony Cabrera reported for ABC7. The fire began at Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario around 11:30 p.m, according to Cabrera. Responders from the Ontario Fire Department encountered "heavy...

Historic Baseball Field from 'A League of Their Own' Burns Down After Fire

Ohio State

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

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Chicago, IL

Chicago Sky star rookie forward Angel Reese delivered a fantastic second-half performance en route to matching her career-high with 20 rebounds. However, the Connecticut Sun won a back-and-forth game, edging the Sky 82-80. Five days earlier, Reese grabbed 20 boards (alongside 19 points) against the Phoenix Mercury. With her Friday...

Angel Reese Impresses WNBA Fans with Record-Setting Performance in Sky Win vs. Sun

Kansas State

While all the talk this offseason has centered around the powerhouse enhancements to the SEC and Big Ten, the new-look Big 12 has rebranded itself more than anybody in the past couple of seasons. Last year was the first as league members for UCF, Cincinnati, BYU and Houston. With the...

Big 12 Football: Preview and Predictions for 2024 Season

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech had some jokes after becoming the first victorious team of the college football season on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets, who upset No. 10 Florida State 24-21 in Dublin, Ireland, posted a famous LeBron James meme, an EA Sports College Football 25 troll and a shoutout to Sheamus, the WWE wrestler who picked Georgia Tech to win on College GameDay.

Georgia Tech Trolls FSU with LeBron James, CFB 25, WWE Memes After Upset Win

Boston, MA

Jayson Tatum now has a permanent reminder of the record-breaking 2023 All-Star Game performance that earned him the Kobe Bryant MVP award. The Boston Celtics star shared an image of a new tattoo featuring the trophy on his Snapchat story, per Daniel Donabedian of Celtics Nation. Daniel Donabedian @danield1214. Jayson...

Photo: Celtics' Jayson Tatum Gets Tattoo of 2023 Kobe Bryant NBA ASG MVP Trophy

It's always been puzzling why Major League Baseball does not have a Most Improved Player Award similar to the one handed out at the end of each NBA season. More than perhaps any other sport, baseball is a game of incremental progression, with players who burst onto the scene as instant superstars few and far between and most taking a few years to find their footing and unlock their full potential.

Ranking Bobby Witt Jr. and MLB's Top 10 Candidates for Most Improved Player of 2024

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin will make a decision on whether Russell Wilson or Justin Fields will be the team's starting quarterback by the end of next week, per comments to reporters Saturday after his team's 24-17 preseason loss to the Detroit Lions. Bridget Condon @BridgetCondon_. Mike Tomlin says...

Steelers' Mike Tomlin Reveals Timeline for Russell Wilson, Justin Fields QB1 Decision

Colorado State

Boulder, CO

Members of the Colorado football program, including head coach Deion Sanders, will no longer take questions from a Denver Post reporter, citing "a series of sustained, personal attacks." "After a series of sustained, personal attacks on the football program and specifically Coach Prime, the CU Athletic Department in conjunction with...

Deion Sanders' Colorado Bans Columnist from Asking Questions over 'Personal Attacks'

The San Francisco 49ers announced Thursday that they have re-signed tight end Logan Thomas to a one-year deal. Thomas signed with the 49ers in free agency in June but was released in August. Now back with the team, San Francisco will look to the veteran to serve as a solid backup for star George Kittle.

Logan Thomas, 49ers Agree to New Contract in NFL Free Agency After Release

Kansas City, KS

Independence, MO

Riverside, MO

Mission, KS

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Chiefs Rumors: Kingsley Suamataia, Wanya Morris to Compete for Starting LT Role

The Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly set to hold a competition in training camp and the preseason to determine the starter at one of the most...

Chiefs Rumors: Kingsley Suamataia, Wanya Morris to Compete for Starting LT Role

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