Kyle Monangai departs Bears practice injured while tackle Ozzy Trapilo returns from PUP list

August 18, 2026

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — An apparent knee injury to running back Kyle Monangai ruined what initially looked to be a positive day for the Chicago Bears, who returned to practice Sunday after their 34-10 preseason win over the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. Monangai was taken down by defensive tackle Grady Jarrett in a practice without pads and failed to get up after the play. He later was helped up and walked slowly with trainers about 100 yards to Halas Hall. The Bears did not immediately update his status. Monangai ran for 783 yards as a rookie last year in a backfield rotation with ...

Diana Taurasi inducted into the Mercury Ring of Honor as franchise celebrates 20 years of excellence

August 18, 2026

PHOENIX — There's certainly a good case to be made that Diana Taurasi is the best player in WNBA history. For Phoenix Mercury fans, that case is already closed: She's undeniably the G.O.A.T. Taurasi was inducted into the Mercury Ring of Honor on Sunday at halftime of a game between the ...

Scottie Scheffler back to his dominant self and opens PGA Tour postseason with 8-shot win

August 18, 2026

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Scottie Scheffler thought the bunker shot was ideal until he saw it bounce hard off a sprinkler, roll across the green and disappear down the slope and into the water. A sure birdie turned into a bogey. His two-shot lead Sunday in the FedEx St. Jude Championship was down to ...

Jack Whaley of England holds off Jay Leng Jr. to win US Amateur at Merion

August 18, 2026

ARDMORE, Pa. — Jack Whaley blinked back tears as he clutched the U.S. Amateur championship trophy and could only think of the countless times his father kept encouraging him, kept playing golf with him, all to urge a promising teenager on the cusp of quitting the game to stick with it for ...

2026 Soccer champions

August 17, 2026

Pictured is the winner of the 2026 Copper Country Soccer Association 12U championship Saturday. The team is made up of Eyed Abdelghani, Wyatt Bal, Emmett Cooney, Sterling Frick, Cooper Goldstein, Jackson Goldstein, Alexis Hansen, Jordynn Jackman, Bronko Krause, Grayson Laroux, Cooper Lizzadro, ...

From Indiana U operations desk to Pan Pacs podium: Van Mathias’ 5-medal breakout in the pool

August 17, 2026

IRVINE, Calif. — Van Mathias made a huge splash in his U.S. senior national team debut this week at the Pan Pacific Championships, the biggest international swim meet of the year for the Americans. He won three golds and two silvers in five events, capped by swimming the breaststroke leg on the winning 4 x 100-meter medley relay Saturday night in the outdoor pool some 40 miles from the site of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Quite a stunner from a guy whose day job is director of operations for Indiana University's swimming and diving program. Mathias, who turns 26 later this month, ...