College sports had a first on Thursday. An NFL player has entered the NCAA transfer portal. That’s how it is. Former Ole Miss tight end Dae’Quan Wright, who signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles and is in training camp with the Cleveland Browns, appeared in the portal Thursday afternoon, soon followed by … Read more
Fernando Mendoza finished the 2025 season on top of the college football world as the Heisman-winning quarterback of Indiana’s national championship team, but it didn’t take him long to realize that the NFL is a much different beast. Mendoza started Thursday night’s preseason game against the Texans and saw his third pass of the game … Read more
President Trump speaks as Bud Denker, president of the Penske Corporation, also in a suit and tie, applauds at a Freedom 250 Grand Prix showcase outside the White House in July. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is poised to bring dozens of race cars and … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Chargers 41-17. Here are the 49ers grades for this performance. Quarterbacks: A-MINUSBrock Purdy played one drive and completed 4 of 6 pass attempts for 29 yards. He moved the chains twice on third down with a pair of seven-yard completions to De’Zhaun Stribling (more on him in … Read more
New York Times loses defamation lawsuit brought by college basketball player The Washington Post The New York Times loses defamation lawsuit in Alabama The New York Times Jury rules New York Times defamed Alabama basketball player ESPN Jury sides with Kai Spears in NYT defamation trial, awards $9.25 million in damages Jury says New York … Read more
Fernando Mendoza suffered a sack, was hit four more times, threw a pick-six and held the Raiders to just three points. It was a tough night for the No. 1 overall pick against the Texans’ backup defensive players. The Raiders quarterback played the entire first half and went 8 of 15 for 86 yards, with … Read more
The Mariners are calling up Kade Anderson to make his MLB debut on Saturday against the Cubs, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. Bryan Woo was scheduled to start that game and will presumably be rescheduled for Sunday. Seattle will need to make an active roster move involving a pitcher. They will also need to open up … Read more
Nothing quite sums up the current chaos in college football like this: Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright has entered the college transfer portal, via Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. Wright is currently a member of Cleveland’s roster. He was previously under contract with the Eagles. After Wednesday’s temporary restraining order in a case in which … Read more
The Ravens have taken a significant hit in their effort to replace center Tyler Linderbaum. According to a report from NFL Network, Danny Pinter suffered a torn patellar tendon during Wednesday’s joint practice with the Vikings. The injury will likely end Pinter’s season. Pinter had been working with the Ravens’ starters at center during the … Read more
GENEVA (AP) — A group of soccer fan groups around the world launched a petition Thursday calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president after he attempted to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. The petition with the hashtag InfantinOut also calls for FIFA “to be rebuilt so that the current debacle … Read more