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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs faces misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property after a police investigation of a dispute with his girlfriend. Jacobs was arrested in May but released the next day, and his legal team denies domestic violence allegations, stating the charges will be handled in court.
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Josh Jacobs is a running back for the Green Bay Packers football team.
Police responded to a disturbance at Jacobs’ home on May 23 involving a dispute with his girlfriend.
Jacobs was arrested on May 26 and released the following day.
He faces misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property.
Earlier, he was arrested on five charges, including a felony strangulation count, but only misdemeanor charges were filed.
The incident involved a dispute over a phone and a physical struggle.
Jacobs’ lawyers say the charges do not include domestic violence and will be addressed in court.
Jacobs continued to participate in team activities despite the arrest, though limited by a groin injury.
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The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has joined the Big Ten, Big 12, and Southeastern Conference (SEC) in banning players who have been on professional sports rosters from returning to college sports. This rule applies to football and men’s and women’s basketball, aiming to keep college sports separate from professional sports.
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The ACC is the last of the four major college sports conferences to approve this ban.
The ban prevents players who have signed professional contracts or been on pro team rosters from playing college football or basketball again.
The Big Ten and SEC announced similar bans earlier in the week, with the Big 12 following soon after.
The rule was made in response to an NCAA eligibility change allowing future athletes five years to play.
Some players who went undrafted but signed with NFL teams had hoped to return to college football under the new eligibility rules.
The ACC’s decision was unanimous by its board of directors.
The conferences want to protect college sports as a student opportunity, not a stepping stone back from professional leagues.
The new rules are focused on keeping college sports fair and clearly different from pro sports.
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Jeremiah Smith, a wide receiver at Ohio State, was named one of the team’s seven captains for the 2026 college football season. He was very surprised and emotional, even shedding tears when he heard the news.
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Jeremiah Smith is a third-year wide receiver for Ohio State.
He was chosen as one of seven captains for the 2026 season.
Smith has won many individual honors in college football so far.
He led the Big Ten conference in receiving yards for his first two seasons.
Smith has 2,558 yards and 27 touchdowns on 163 catches in his career.
His teammate, Brandon Inniss, saw Smith’s emotional reaction and called it tears of joy.
Ohio State’s first game of the 2026 season is against Ball State on September 5.
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Lawrence Butler, an outfielder for the Oakland Athletics, has been performing very well since the All-Star break, hitting more home runs and driving in more runs than earlier in the season. Although the Athletics are out of playoff contention due to poor pitching and many injuries, Butler’s strong play shows he is determined to compete hard for the rest of the season.
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Lawrence Butler has improved significantly after the All-Star break, with a high hitting performance compared to top MLB players.
Butler has hit seven home runs and driven in 19 runs since the break, boosting his overall season stats.
The Athletics were leading their division in late May but fell far behind due to a long losing streak.
Poor pitching, including injuries to key pitchers and a bullpen that frequently changed players, caused most of the team's decline.
Several important players on the Athletics’ roster have been sidelined by season-ending injuries.
Despite the team’s struggles, Butler says he wants to keep playing well and affect other teams’ playoff hopes.
Butler had a notable second half in 2024, showing a pattern of strong performance after mid-season.
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The NFL has decided to end the Pro Bowl game, an all-star football game held almost every year since 1951. Instead of playing the game, the league will still name and honor 88 top players as Pro Bowlers, with other events like flag football taking place during the celebration.
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The Pro Bowl game will no longer be played, ending a tradition that began in 1951.
The game was not held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The NFL will still select 88 players as Pro Bowlers to honor their achievements.
These players will be recognized at an event in Los Angeles after the season.
The NFL has moved from a competitive game to making the Pro Bowl a special honor.
Players expressed they do not want to play competitive football after the playoffs.
The NFL changed the game format to flag football in 2023 before deciding to end the game altogether.
The Pro Bowl’s popularity has decreased in recent years, leading to these changes.
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Tommy Fleetwood scored four under par in the first round of the Tour Championship and is close behind leader Min Woo Lee in Atlanta. Lee shot a bogey-free 62 to lead the tournament, which awards the FedEx Cup and a $10 million prize to the winner.
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Tommy Fleetwood shot 66 (four under par) and is four strokes behind the leader after round one.
Min Woo Lee leads with a 62 (eight under par) and had no bogeys in his round.
Rory McIlroy had a mixed start, finishing with a 68, aiming for his fourth FedEx Cup win.
Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, and Chris Gotterup follow closely behind Lee.
Scottie Scheffler, the world number one, finished at five under par for the round.
All 29 players who completed the round scored at or below par.
The winner receives the FedEx Cup and a $10 million prize.
The final round will have live text coverage on BBC Sport starting at 18:00 BST.
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Rangers football team lost a European match against Jablonec, performing poorly and showing lack of teamwork and energy. Their manager, Derek McInnes, said he was very embarrassed and apologized but has struggled to improve the team despite making many changes.
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Rangers played a poor game in Jablonec and were eliminated from European competition.
The team had only one shot on target during the match.
Manager Derek McInnes called the performance embarrassing and said he felt mortified.
McInnes changed the team’s formation multiple times during the game to try to improve play.
Rangers fans were very unhappy and expressed their frustration loudly.
McInnes has made many substitutions and changes in recent games but has not found a clear team identity.
Rangers had several weeks to prepare but still played their worst match of the season.
Comparisons were made to Hearts, another Scottish team, which recently found success by quickly improving team chemistry.
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Barcelona did not honor its players who won the World Cup with Spain at its first home game because of controversy over the Catalan independence flag called the estelada. Instead, a local group held a pro-independence flag display at the stadium, where thousands of fans showed support for Catalonia’s independence movement.
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Barcelona planned to honor its eight players who won the World Cup with Spain at their home game.
The tribute was canceled after a fan was detained by police for showing the estelada flag, a symbol of Catalan independence.
Police used force when removing the flag from a young fan before a recent match, leading to criticism from the club.
Barcelona said the estelada is a legal symbol and showing it is a form of free speech.
About 10,000 small estelada flags were handed out to fans before the game, and many waved them during the anthem.
Barcelona’s president, Joan Laporta, called the flag display a peaceful act supporting freedom of expression.
Laporta said the timing was not right for the Spain player tribute, wanting soccer to unite rather than divide people.
The Spanish football federation was reported to understand Barcelona’s decision not to hold the tribute.
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Barcelona won 2-0 against Athletic Bilbao in their first home game of the La Liga season. Raphinha scored the first goal, and Fermin Lopez added a second to secure the victory.
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Barcelona played Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou and won 2-0.
Raphinha scored the first goal in the 37th minute after a pass from Pedri.
Fermin Lopez scored the second goal in the 82nd minute following a defensive mistake.
Barcelona’s coach Hansi Flick made three changes from the previous match.
New signing Rodri made his debut for Barcelona coming off the bench.
Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simon made several important saves during the match.
Barcelona leads La Liga with six points from two matches, tied with three other teams.
Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad have not scored any points so far this season.
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Manchester City will play Crystal Palace in an English Premier League match on Friday, August 28, at Selhurst Park in London. City’s new manager, Enzo Maresca, is looking to strengthen the team with new leaders after some experienced players left during the summer transfer window.
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The match takes place on August 28 at 8 pm local time (19:00 GMT).
Manchester City’s manager is Enzo Maresca, who replaced Pep Guardiola.
City lost 3-0 in the Community Shield and had a close win against Bournemouth in their first league game.
Several experienced players left City recently, including John Stones, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, and Nathan Ake.
City signed two young midfielders: 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi and 23-year-old Elliot Anderson.
Maresca wants to add one or two experienced leaders to support captains Ruben Dias and Erling Haaland.
Ayyoub Bouaddi, the most expensive teenager in Premier League history, joined City from Lille for about £85.6 million and needs time to adapt.
Crystal Palace lost their season opener 2-0 to Everton.
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Comedian Druski faced criticism after releasing a skit about football players with brain injuries, just as a new study showed that about one in four former NFL players develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a serious brain disease from repeated head trauma. The study examined donated brains and found high rates of CTE, raising concern about the health risks NFL players face.
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Druski made a skit portraying a football player with brain injury symptoms, which drew criticism from former NFL players.
A study led by Harvard and Boston University researchers looked at brains of former NFL players who died from 2008 to 2021.
Out of 878 deaths studied, 235 brains were examined, and 215 showed signs of CTE, about 92 percent.
Considering unexamined brains as healthy, the study estimated that at least 24.5 percent (about one in four) of all former players had CTE.
With 1,696 current NFL players, roughly 400 could develop CTE eventually.
CTE is a brain disease caused by repeated hits to the head, linked to memory loss and behavioral changes.
The disease was first identified in 2002 in a former NFL player and has been a public concern since then.
Former players and experts compare CTE risks in football to other serious occupational health risks like asbestos exposure.
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At a track and field event in Zurich, athletes Masai Russell from the USA and Alison Dos Santos from Brazil broke world records in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles respectively. In addition, Mondo Duplantis won the pole vault with a rare competition where two athletes cleared heights above 6.20 meters, and other races featured top performances close to historic records.
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Alison Dos Santos ran the 400m hurdles in 45.80 seconds, breaking the previous world record of 45.94 seconds.
Masai Russell won the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.09 seconds, setting a new world record.
Both Russell and Dos Santos received $80,000 each for breaking their records.
Mondo Duplantis won the men’s pole vault by clearing 6.25 meters; his Greek rival Emmanouil Karalis jumped a personal best of 6.20 meters.
Duplantis and Karalis both attempted a world record height of 6.32 meters but did not succeed.
Switzerland’s Audrey Werro ran the women’s 800m in 1:53.70, the third fastest time ever recorded for that event.
Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the men’s 800m race with a time of 1:41.76, a strong season best though short of the world record.
The event took place before a full crowd of 25,000 spectators in good weather conditions at Zurich’s Letzigrund Stadium.
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Inter Miami is close to hiring Cristian “Kily” González as their new head coach. This will end Guillermo Hoyos’ time as interim manager, who was recently suspended for a game due to rule violations. The team has struggled recently, winning only three of their last nine games.
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Cristian “Kily” González is expected to become Inter Miami’s new head coach.
Guillermo Hoyos served as interim manager after Javier Mascherano resigned in April.
Hoyos was suspended for one game for repeated late kickoff violations.
Inter Miami has won only three of their last nine games since the MLS World Cup break.
The team lost in the Leagues Cup group stage and has a five-game winless streak.
Lionel Messi has recently returned to play after his father’s death but the team’s form remains poor.
González played briefly with Messi on Argentina’s national team but is from Messi’s hometown, Rosario.
González’s coaching record includes jobs at Rosario Central, Unión, and Platense, with a career win rate of 32.5%.
Inter Miami currently sits third in the Eastern Conference, 10 points behind Nashville SC.
Last season, Inter Miami won the MLS Cup and added several new players expected to strengthen the team.
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The Tennessee Titans and Chicago Bears had a joint practice before their preseason game. Titans coach Robert Saleh praised Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, comparing him to Russell Wilson because of his strong performance in important moments.
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The Titans and Bears practiced together ahead of their preseason game.
Caleb Williams played well as the Bears’ quarterback during practice.
Titans head coach Robert Saleh called Williams a “modern day Russell Wilson.”
Saleh highlighted Williams’ ability to perform well in clutch situations.
In 2025, Williams led six fourth-quarter comebacks, the second most in the NFL.
Williams recently led an 18-point fourth-quarter comeback in a playoff win over the Packers.
Bears coach Ben Johnson wants the team to have the best offense in NFL history for 2026.
The Bears will start their regular season on September 13 against the Carolina Panthers.
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Connor Hellebuyck, goaltender for the Winnipeg Jets, has asked the team to trade him. He made this request several months ago and shared it publicly now as training camp approaches.
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Connor Hellebuyck is a three-time Vezina Trophy-winning NHL goalie.
He has played his entire career with the Winnipeg Jets.
Hellebuyck asked for a trade several months ago but waited to announce it publicly.
He believes moving on is best for himself and his family.
The Jets’ general manager is working on finding a trade but has no updates yet.
Hellebuyck signed a long-term contract with the Jets in 2023, running through 2031.
He was named MVP for the 2024-25 NHL season and won Olympic gold with Team USA in February.
Despite strong individual performance, the Jets have had limited playoff success during his time.
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Good Good Golf lost its sponsorship with Callaway and will no longer be the title sponsor of a PGA Tour event in November. This happened after a controversial video showed a man pushing a woman, which caused backlash and led to multiple sponsors withdrawing support.
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Good Good Golf was partnered with Callaway for three years.
A video promoting a new Callaway golf driver showed a man shoving a woman trying to touch the club.
The video caused widespread criticism and pressure on Good Good Golf.
Golf Channel postponed a Good Good reality show due to sponsor concerns.
Dick’s Sporting Goods removed Good Good apparel from its stories.
Callaway ended its sponsorship with Good Good Golf.
The PGA Tour confirmed Good Good Golf will not sponsor the November tournament in Austin, Texas.
The PGA Tour is looking for a new title sponsor for the event.
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The Washington Wizards are expected to improve their performance in the 2026 NBA season. They have the No. 1 draft pick, AJ Dybantsa, and added star players Trae Young and Anthony Davis, which gives experts hope for a big turnaround.
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ESPN experts ranked the Wizards third in likelihood of a major improvement in 2026.
The Wizards earned the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft by finishing near the bottom last season.
They selected AJ Dybantsa with the top draft pick to build their team around.
Washington acquired Trae Young and Anthony Davis, two established star players.
Young and Davis missed most or all of the 2025-26 season but are expected to play in 2026.
The Wizards scored 20 points in ESPN’s expert voting, behind only the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz.
The Wizards’ ranking was nine points ahead of teams like the Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers.
Experts see the Wizards as a team with potential to jump from a losing season to a competitive team.
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ESPN experts expect the Philadelphia 76ers to be one of the biggest surprise teams in 2026 because of recent big player signings. The team added star players Jaylen Brown and LeBron James, creating high hopes but also challenges in making the team work well together.
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ESPN ranked the 76ers tied for fourth in teams likely to improve significantly in 2026.
Philadelphia received 15 points in the ESPN "Surprise teams" voting.
The team signed Jaylen Brown and LeBron James in the offseason.
LeBron James joined the Sixers on a veteran's minimum salary.
The 76ers' roster now has multiple star players with strong individual credentials.
Coach Nick Nurse must figure out how to fit four ball-dominant stars and a potential star, VJ Edgecombe, into a starting lineup.
The biggest challenge for the team is getting all the star players to play well together.
Other teams expected to surprise include the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, and Utah Jazz.
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North Carolina’s football team will start their season without their defensive coordinator, Steve Belichick, who is on indefinite medical leave. Head coach Bill Belichick will take over calling defensive plays for the season opener against TCU in Ireland.
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Steve Belichick, North Carolina’s defensive coordinator, has been on medical leave since August 6.
Bill Belichick is the head coach of North Carolina and Steve Belichick’s father.
Bill Belichick has not announced an interim defensive coordinator for the first game.
Bill Belichick will call defensive plays for the season opener on Saturday.
The game is North Carolina’s season opener against TCU and will be played in Dublin, Ireland.
Bill Belichick has decades of experience as a defensive coach and head coach in the NFL.
He previously helped the New York Giants win two Super Bowls as a defensive coordinator.
His experience is expected to help North Carolina’s defense during Steve Belichick’s absence.
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During a practice game between the Tennessee Titans and Chicago Bears, veteran player Xavier Woods hit wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson hard. Robinson had to leave the practice and is being checked for a concussion, with Titans coach Robert Saleh calling the hit "cheap."
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The practice was between the Tennessee Titans and Chicago Bears.
Xavier Woods, a 10-year NFL veteran, made a hard hit on Wan'Dale Robinson.
Wan'Dale Robinson left practice due to a possible concussion and is being evaluated.
Titans head coach Robert Saleh described the hit as "cheap."
Robinson recently signed a four-year, $78 million contract with the Titans.
Robinson is considered an important part of the Titans' passing game.
The Titans and Bears will play their preseason final game on Saturday.
The Titans start the regular NFL season against the New York Jets on September 13.
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