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MLB wild-card races are down to standings, bullpens, and remaining head-to-heads. A half-game is the surface. Starting-pitcher matchups and relief workload decide who can hold a spot.
Indianapolis waited until late August to add an experienced receiver on a short commitment with a defined tactical role.
The Falcons extended Bijan Robinson. The Lions extended Jahmyr Gibbs through 2030. The Colts extended Jonathan Taylor. Age, control, guarantees, workload, and offensive role have to be priced together.
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A $13 million pledge and a guarantee for events moving to the Challenger Series are the Tour's stated charity protection as it overhauls the schedule before 2028.
The Tour Championship starts everyone at even par, ending the staggered-score era. Scottie Scheffler's season-long lead becomes seeding rather than strokes.
The 2026-27 regular-season schedule. The slate opens with the champion Knicks raising a banner, then turns to reunion games created by an aggressive offseason.
Golden State beat Minnesota 80-66. That delayed the Lynx's chance to lock the top seed and gave the rest of the field a reason to study the Valkyries.
Court orders, pro tryouts, and a coming five-years-in-five rule have left some rosters dependent on legal status as much as camp performance.
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The Bison open their first FBS season at home against Jacksonville State, a Week Zero rematch and the first measure of how an FCS championship program scales up.
Teams entered the August 27-29 finale with different needs: protect settled starters, test bubble players, and settle reserve roles that shape a 17-game season.
The last preseason games ended August 29. Clubs had to be at 53 players by August 30 at 6 p. M. ET. That window decided jobs, reserve designations, and the waiver pool.
MLB approved the Padres sale to Kwanza Jones and Jose E. Feliciano. San Diego holds an NL wild-card place. Their first public promise will be judged against a roster already built to win now.
Cleveland holds the last American League wild card at 66-66, while five more clubs sit within three games. The standings are asking contenders to prove only that they can separate from average.
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Detroit dealt Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize, then kept winning enough to stay in the American League wild-card race. A. J. The season was not over the day Skubal left, and Detroit won its first game after the deadline. The ace is in Los Angeles.
Falcons: Tua vs. Penix, both dinged, Cooper Rush on the floor. Steelers: Rodgers locked, Rudolph as 2, Howard and Allar splitting 3s. Camp quarterback rooms are role decisions.