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Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said Justin Herbert would play a series — the first drive, in contemporaneous reports — against the 49ers in the Aug. 20 preseason game as the offense gets live reps in Mike McDaniel’s playbook. It is a planned look, not a Week 1 snap count. Read →

The Raiders started No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza in preseason Week 2 at Houston and played him the first half, with Aidan O’Connell scheduled after that, per Adam Schefter. Mendoza finished the half 8-of-15 for 86 yards and a pick-six. Kirk Cousins had started the preseason opener; Mendoza had thrown for 97 yards and a touchdown in relief. Read →

Saints RB Alvin Kamara sprained his MCL in a Tuesday joint practice and is expected to miss at least a month, Adam Schefter reported. The Athletic said he avoided major ligament damage but will not be ready for the Sept. 13 opener in Detroit. Read →

Texans WR Jayden Higgins tore his ACL in the Aug. 18 joint practice against the Raiders and will miss the 2026 season, Ian Rapoport reported. The 2025 first-rounder (No. 34) caught 41 passes for 525 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie. Read →

Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is contesting a family vote to sell the remaining 17.8% stake to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger. Her lawyer says any sale without the co-trustees is void under a 2017 court order. Read →

NFL preseason Week 2 starts Thursday, Aug. 20. Starter snap counts are still being held back. Joe Burrow played two series (13 snaps) in Week 1. Tyson Bagent is in doubt with a hamstring. Read the plan, then the box score. Read →

Bears backup QB Tyson Bagent hurt a hamstring in Saturday’s 34–10 preseason win over Cleveland. He did not practice Tuesday. The injury is not called serious. Thursday’s joint practice and Saturday in Cincinnati are unclear. Read →

Jets coach Aaron Glenn said Breece Hall will miss 2–3 weeks with a groin strain suffered Monday in practice but is expected to be ready for the Sept. 13 opener at Tennessee. Hall is done for the preseason. The MRI, Glenn said, was the good kind of news. Read →

Saints rookie WR Jordyn Tyson is expected out about two months with a hamstring. What it does to redraft, dynasty, Olave, and the host tools that actually have to run this week. Read →

The Cardinals rookie homered on the first pitch he saw at Wrigley, then again, then again, to three different fields. He finished 3-for-4 with five RBI in an 8-4 win over the Cubs. Read →

Andy Reid confirmed Patrick Mahomes sits out the preseason opener against the Rams. Justin Fields starts, followed by Garrett Nussmeier and Chris Oladokun. Read →

Dallas plans heavy preseason work for Jaydon Blue and Phil Mafah. Puka Nacua is expected back next week. Anthony Richardson has not withdrawn his trade request. Read →

Chuba Hubbard is week to week with a hamstring, Ricky Pearsall had season-ending PCL surgery, and Laremy Tunsil is out indefinitely with a torn triceps. Read →

Deshaun Watson starts for Cleveland with Shedeur Sanders slated for Week 2. Caleb Williams and Lamar Jackson sit. Detroit hands an undrafted rookie the game. Read →

Seattle arrived on a five-game losing streak having dropped 14 of 19. The Yankees took the opener 4-1 and now lead the AL wild-card race they will most likely have to win. Read →

Tampa Bay leads New York by six games in the AL East with about six weeks to play. A look at what a six-game August lead has historically been worth. Read →

Lions at Bengals, Packers at Steelers, Colts at Patriots, Cardinals at Raiders, Chargers at Texans and Titans at 49ers. Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick, makes his debut in Las Vegas. Read →

The 2017 MVP announced his retirement after 18 seasons. He leaves as the NBA's all-time triple-double leader, fifth in career assists, and the first guard past 9,000 rebounds. Read →

Josh Kushner and Bob Iger have agreed to buy the Los Angeles Lakers at $12.5 billion, roughly $2.5 billion above what the franchise fetched about a year ago. Read →

Toronto beat Boston 2-1 and Philadelphia beat St. Louis 6-5 on Monday. The margins were nearly identical. What each result was worth to the team that got it was not. Read →

Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri and Roger Craig were enshrined in Canton on Saturday, August 8, two days after the Hall of Fame Game opened the calendar. Read →

San Francisco's Ricky Pearsall needs season-ending surgery on a recurring PCL issue and Washington's Laremy Tunsil tore his triceps in 1-on-1 drills, with a 4-to-7-month timeline. Read →

All 32 teams play Preseason Week 1 across three days starting Thursday, August 13. Mahomes' recovery, Cleveland's quarterback competition and the first live look at the top draft picks lead the storylines. Read →

Five scoreless innings, one hit, four strikeouts, 14 months after surgery. Detroit is 55-58, and that is the part that makes this outing useful rather than less interesting. Read →