US stars A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum to miss the FIBA Women’s World Cup

September 1, 2026

A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will miss the FIBA Women's World Cup for health reasons and will be replaced by Washington teammates Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron, USA Basketball announced Monday. Wilson, the four-time WNBA MVP, has shouldered quite a workload in the first part of the season for the Las Vegas Aces and needed a break to rest and get ready for the playoffs. She was voted the most outstanding player of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2022 World Cup. She will be sorely missed by the United States. Plum has been dealing with a calf injury for most of the WNBA season and it ...

Walk-ons are on the decline. The ones remaining lament lost opportunities for grinders like them

September 1, 2026

Carson Kolb is right where he wants to be in his football career. It just took him a couple years longer than he expected — and only because he was able to capitalize on an opportunity that's become less available in this new era of college athletics. Without a scholarship offer coming out ...

The US Open is getting longer as players already worry tennis tournaments are becoming too long

September 1, 2026

NEW YORK — The U.S. Open was a week old by the time Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz opened their title defenses. What once was a two-week quest for a Grand Slam championship now extends into a third week, and U.S. Tennis Association CEO Craig Tiley was asked how he hoped to continue ...

Novak Djokovic out in US Open 1st round for the first time. Pegula, Medvedev, Kostyuk among winners

September 1, 2026

NEW YORK — The U.S. Open's Sunday start gives some players a chance to get a nice head start. For Novak Djokovic, it turned into a stunning head start back to the airport. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was knocked out in the first round of the U.S. Open for the first time, beaten by ...

Brewers’ Jackson Chourio joins exclusive club by producing three 20-homer seasons before turning 23

August 31, 2026

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio has reached another milestone as he moves closer to his favorite time of year. Chourio hit his 20th homer of the season in a 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. He's the 17th player to put together three 20-homer seasons before turning 23 years old, joining a star-studded fraternity that includes Hall of Famers Ted Williams, Eddie Mathews, Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson and Orlando Cepeda among others. "I feel very prideful and very happy to be a part of that group and be mentioned with those same names," the ...

As NFL roster deadline nears, several teams make trades

August 31, 2026

Several NFL teams began trimming their rosters by making trades. They have to be down to 53 players from 90 before 6 p.m. EDT Sunday. Offensive tackle Broderick Jones a 2023 first-round pick, quarterback Quinn Ewers and defensive lineman CJ Okoye changed teams in separate deals on ...