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Cowboys-Ravens Officiating Draws Fire Over Pass-Interference Calls
Two pass-interference penalties against Dallas in Sunday's Rio game, including one where the receiver appeared to initiate contact before slipping, drew widespread criticism of the officiating crew.
MLB2026 MLB postseason field set: Wild Card Series begin Tuesday
The 12-team bracket is locked after the regular season's final day. Byes: Rays and Guardians in the AL; Brewers and Dodgers in the NL. Wild Card Series (best-of-three, start Tuesday): White Sox at Astros, Red Sox at Yankees, Phillies at Braves, and Cubs at Padres.
NHLNHL clubs place 71 more players on waivers as Monday's roster deadline nears
Seventy-one players across all 32 teams were placed on waivers Sunday, the largest single-day total of the roster cutdown period, as clubs race to reach the 23-man limit before Monday's deadline. Montreal led all teams with nine players waived, including defenseman Maksymillian Szuber and forward Brett Berard. Five goaltenders were among those waived: David Rittich (Devils), Dylan Garand (Rangers), Laurent Brossoit (Ducks), Vitek Vanecek (Islanders) and Kaapo Kahkonen (Canadiens), with clubs still seeking goaltending depth, including Winnipeg and Ottawa, expected among those to submit claims. Of Saturday's 18 waived players, two were claimed: goaltender Remi Poirier by New Jersey and defenseman Justin Barron by St. Louis. Elsewhere on the transaction wire, the Islanders signed defenseman Logan Stanley to a one-year contract.
MLBAward races entering October: Alvarez, Crow-Armstrong, Schlittler, Misiorowski among frontrunners
Entering the season's final weeks, Astros DH Yordan Alvarez and Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong led the MVP conversations in their respective leagues, while Yankees righty Cam Schlittler and Brewers righty Jacob Misiorowski were the Cy Young frontrunners. Official BBWAA voting follows the postseason.
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Ford Field, Detroit · Aug 22, 2026
A win is a win, even when your instincts tell you to wait for the other shoe. The Lions get past Washington 17-13, and somewhere in the back of your mind there's a decades-old voice reminding you not to get comfortable — this is still August, still an exhibition, still a result that means less than it feels like it should. And yet. Four…