The Falcons will start backup Cooper Rush at quarterback in Sunday’s opener against the Steelers after ruling starter Tua Tagovailoa out with an oblique injury.

Last-minute tickets are still available for No. 4 Texas’ showdown with No. 1 Ohio State at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium. (Billy Cadden)

Austin gets one of the biggest college football games of the entire season Saturday night when No. 1 Ohio State visits No. 4 Texas at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Buckeyes are the defending national champions, but the Longhorns get this heavyweight matchup at home, with Arch Manning leading a Texas team that has every reason to believe it can make a championship run of its own.

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Former Australia opener David Warner found himself in a playful social media exchange with England’s famous fan group, the Barmy Army, on Friday, and the banter quickly moved from Saim Ayub’s ducks to Marnus Labuschagne’s century drought, England’s curfew troubles and Warner’s long-running Stuart Broad problem.
It all started when the Barmy Army took a dig at Warner after Pakistan batter Saim Ayub registered a pair of ducks in the final Test against England at Edgbaston.

NEW YORK — On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the matchup between the Mets and Yankees will take Major League Baseball’s center stage.
Expect some powerful moments pregame between New York’s two baseball teams square off at 7:10 p.m. on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.
The meaning of Friday’s game will go beyond the standings, at least for the Mets. They enter the game at 68-78 and winners of four straight games and looking to play spoiler for their crosstown rivals’ division title hopes.
The Yankees enter the Subway Series playing solid baseball, as well.

Hall of Famers, franchise greats and more recount the moments they experienced in the aftermath of the attacks.

Cancel the tee booked at the Belfry, rearrange the trip to Cadbury World and abort the shopping jolly to the Bullring.
The reason? Pakistan debutant Razaullah and ‘Razball’.
England’s bowlers were thwarted by a Pakistan side who mixed batting belligerence with brilliance and instead of a Saturday off must reconvene at Edgbaston for day four.
The brilliance was provided by Razaullah, who produced a dizzying knock to breathe life into the third Test and lift the spirits of Pakistan supporters everywhere. A new hero, a new hope.

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the names of those who lost their lives continue to carry stories of lives, families and dreams that were suddenly cut short. Among them was Nezam Ahmed Hafiz, a talented Guyanese-born cricketer who had gone on to represent the United States.
Hafiz was 32 years old when he was killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center’s North Tower on September 11, 2001. His name is now permanently inscribed at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, on Panel N-6 of the North Pool.

2028 four-star wide receiver Pierce Washington will visit Tennessee for the Vols’ football game against Texas on Sept. 26, according to Brendan Sonnone of 247Sports. He will also visit Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Memphis, Ohio State and Texas A&M this season.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound prospect is an in-state target from Bartlett High School in Bartlett, Tennessee. Rivals ranks him as the No. 33 wide receiver in the class and No. 10 player in Tennessee.
Tennessee offered Washington a scholarship on Jan. 23. He visited the Vols for Big Orange BBQ on May 30.

The San Francisco 49ers‘ 27-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams looked dominant enough in the traditional box score. Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes, the team rushed for 174 yards, and the defense added a pair of takeaways.
But the advanced numbers tell an even more complete story of just how thoroughly the 49ers controlled the game. The underlying metrics suggest this wasn’t just a good night on the scoreboard. It was a genuinely elite performance across nearly every phase of the game.

The 2026 US Open women’s draw saw a 100% chalk semifinals, with the top four seeds meeting like clockwork in the semifinals. And like even more clockwork, Elena Rybankina and Aryna Sabalenka, the second and first seeds of the tournament, will meet in the final on Saturday night. We have so much clockwork.
To describe this match as simply as possible would be to point out that an apple is indeed a fruit.

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Colonie pitcher Lily Reynolds works against Shenendehowa during a game this past April. (Jim Franco/Times Union)

Lily Reynolds enjoyed a tremendous first full season pitching on the varsity level as a sophomore for Colonie in 2026.
Before her final two high schools seasons, Reynolds has already provided longtime University at Albany softball coach Chris Cannata her verbal commitment to pitch for the Great Danes of the America East Conference.
“I just realized that I wanted to stay home and be around my family.

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Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. (knee) fully participated in practice Friday, Sept. 11, but has been ruled out for Week 1.  
SOURCE: Tori McElhaney – AtlantaFalcons.com

Why It Matters: Penix Jr. has been practicing over the last few weeks but is still not ready to play in a game at this point. He will have a good chance to be the starting quarterback once he is healthy. Cooper Rush will start Week 1 but will not be a starting fantasy option in any league.

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The official injury report hasn’t been released as I write this, but the team confirmed to onsite media after practice that both Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. will be inactive against the Steelers in Week 1.
This, of course, comes on the heels of Tagovailoa being named the starter just this past Monday. The oblique injury Tua suffered in Tuesday’s practice will officially keep him sidelined.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 09: A.J. Brown #1 of the New England Patriots is assisted off the field after being injured in a play against the Seattle Seahawks during the third quarter in the game at Lumen Field on September 09, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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The Buffalo Bills don’t host the New England Patriots until Week 4, but we now know A.J. Brown’s injury status for that game.
Drake Maye’s presumed No.

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The A.J. Brown era for the Patriots hasn’t gotten a good start, with the wide receiver catching just three passes in a Week 1 loss before going down with a high ankle sprain.
Brown is set to miss a minimum of four games for New England, placed on IR on Friday, per ESPN.

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With Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleading no contest to his misdemeanor charges, the focus now is on the discipline he will receive from the NFL. As the football world wonders how the NFL will discipline the Packers running back in Jacobs, Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur spoke about his player regarding the recent developments.

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Sophie Cunningham said she’s focusing on the Fever’s remaining games and not the commotion around Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declaring for the WNBA draft.

Suns center Mark Williams had surgery Thursday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will miss an extended period of time, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Cardinals rookie running back, after battling a high ankle sprain since mid-August, is expected to play Sunday against the Chargers, a source told ESPN.

The Buckeyes bowed out of the playoff early last year and some pointed to a weak schedule as the problem.

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On Sunday, Aaron Rodgers enters his second year as a Steeler, what’s expected to be his final NFL season. Before he begins Year 22, however, Pittsburgh’s star quarterback took some time to make a rare media appearance on his teammate’s show.

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The Edmonton Oilers have been one of the better teams in the league, but they had one of their down seasons last year, losing in the first round to the Anaheim Ducks. Before then, they had been to the Stanley Cup Final two years in a row, facing the Florida Panthers and losing twice.

Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson respond to claims from Max Verstappen regarding the current F1 cars being easier to drive, where you can just jump in and perform.
Red Bull’s Verstappen has been on about the 2026 F1 regulations not just from the start of the year, but he has been vocal about them for the last few years, when things started to take shape behind the scenes. He knew that the racing would be in this shape, where battery and energy would be key players.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Before playing his first NFL game, Green Bay Packers cornerback Brandon Cisse wanted to learn more about the best players at his position.
So the rookie second-round pick from South Carolina reached out to his new coach for feedback. Cisse wanted Matt LaFleur to tell him about the best cornerbacks he’d seen and what set them apart.
“That’s just kind of what I wanted to do this summer,” Cisse said.

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New York Jets will head into their Week 1 clash against the Tennessee Titans without two players after head coach Aaron Glenn confirmed their absences.
Glenn addressed the media on Friday and provided an update on the Jets’ injury situation ahead of their season opener.
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Jets confirm two Week 1 absentees
Veteran wide receiver Tim Patrick will miss the game with a groin injury after joining the Jets on a one-year deal during the offseason.

WESTFIELD, INDIANA – AUGUST 19: Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Atlanta Falcons looks on during the joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts at Grand Park Sports Campus on August 19, 2026 in Westfield, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Atlanta Falcons signed Tua Tagovailoa to compete with Michael Penix Jr. at the quarterback spot, ultimately naming the former Dolphin as the starting quarterback ahead of Atlanta’s Week 1 clash with the Pittsburgh Steelers.