Arizona State and Kansas choose different London travel plans for Wembley matchup

September 17, 2026

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham decided it would be best for the Sun Devils to depart for their game against Kansas in London this weekend immediately after their disappointing loss to Texas A&M on Saturday night. Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold and his team waited until Tuesday before taking off from Topeka, Kansas. The vastly different approaches to travel for Saturday's Union Jack Classic, the first college football game to be played at historic Wembley Stadium, in some ways mirror the approaches taken by the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams, who ...

The Milwaukee Brewers and their brand of selfless baseball are NL Central champions again

September 17, 2026

PITTSBURGH — The best pitcher in baseball on the team with the best record in baseball isn't sure how exactly the Milwaukee Brewers keep doing this. Asked how a team that works on the fringe of baseball's middle class has turned Champagne celebrations into a September ritual, Jacob ...

WTA Finals moving to an NBA arena next year as tennis tour seeks ‘Super Bowl for women’s sports’

September 17, 2026

The WTA Finals, the elite season-ending event in women's tennis, will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the next three years in a move that organizers hope will create "the Super Bowl for women's sports." The tournament will be played at the Spectrum Center, home of the NBA's ...

Formula 1 schedules 2027 season-opening race in Bahrain in March despite Middle East uncertainty

September 17, 2026

Formula 1 plans to open the 2027 season in Bahrain even as uncertainty remains over this year's races in the Middle East. F1 released a 24-race schedule for 2027 on Wednesday starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 14 and then Saudi Arabia a week later, with events also scheduled for ...

Walker runs all over Denver, Mahomes looks healthy as Chiefs beat up Broncos 31-10

September 16, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — So many people seemed to be focused on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and how the two-time MVP's surgically repaired left knee would hold up in Kansas City's season opener against the Broncos, that they forgot all about Kenneth Walker III. The reigning Super Bowl ...

Patrick Mahomes shines on his surgically repaired knee in Chiefs’ season-opening rout of Broncos

September 16, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes' surgically repaired left knee felt so good on Monday night that he even ran for a touchdown against the Broncos. Twice. After his first scramble to the end zone got called back by a penalty, the Chiefs quarterback took off again on the next play, sprinting through the teeth of one of the NFL's best defenses for a 15-yard touchdown run. And that daring move seemed to set the tone for the rest of the night, as Kansas City whipped the reigning AFC West champions 31-10. Mahomes had 184 yards and two touchdowns passing to go with what matched his ...