With SMU off to the ACC, the American Athletic Conference is moving quickly to find its replacement.
The conference is exploring Army as a potential 14th football member, according to a Friday evening report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Per Thamel, AAC commissioner Mike Aresco has initiated “informally exploring Army as an expansion candidate.”
The Black Knights have spent their entire 130-year football history as an independent, with the exception of a seven-season stint in Conference USA from 1998 to ’04.
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Football coach Joseph Kennedy — who lost his job in 2015 for praying on the field — returns to the sidelines on Friday night.
Kennedy, a coach at Washington’s Bremerton High School, lost his job after the repeated on-field displays of faith.
However, he continued to fight the decision in court and did so to the United States Supreme Court.
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled in his favor. He was awarded a $1.7 million settlement and got his job back to boot.
The court ruled that Kennedy’s right to express his faith was protected by the Constitution.
With Nick Bosa and the 49ers still discussing an extension, the star pass rusher’s potential new deal could reportedly hinge on a key component as the two sides work to find a resolution ahead of Week 1.
Bosa, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, has been away from the team all offseason due to ongoing talks with team brass about a lucrative extension. Now, according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, the biggest factor of the negotiations is a difference of a few million dollars within the final terms.
The former world No. 1 committed a single unforced error in the third set.
It’s hard to imagine a much better day for a baseball player than the one Ronald Acuna Jr. had on August 31st.
Acuna’s Atlanta Braves traveled to Los Angeles Thursday for a highly anticipated series against the Dodgers. But before the game started, Acuna had already cemented it as one of the most important days of his life.
The 25-year-old outfielder found time to get married in the afternoon somewhere in Los Angeles.
Ronald got married today. Congrats to the Acuña family! #ForTheA pic.twitter.
After weeks of speculation, Cal, Stanford and SMU are joining the ACC. It’s the latest move in the ongoing realignment saga that now has the ACC spanning from coast to coast.
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas… just not XFL teams.
Maybe.
After just one season in Sin City, the XFL’s Vegas Vipers are reportedly on the move and may soon have a new city to call home.
Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the Vipers will not play at Cashman Field in 2024 like they did this past spring in the XFL’s return (the second return).
It’s unclear at the moment whether the Vupers will find a new Vegas area stadium or if they’ll relocate entirely. If they do, Nashville and Phoenix are reportedly potential landing spots.
Feel like you missed out on some of the action from a chaotic transfer deadline day? Fear not. Some of the usual suspects took center stage throughout the summer window: Todd Boehly threw money at clubs around the world to bring some of the hottest names to Chelsea; Romelu Lukaku flirted with one Italian club (Juventus) before going on loan to another (Roma); and Saudi clubs (at times successfully and at others less so) nabbed several players from Europe’s biggest leagues. But the final day of the window is where the magic really happens.
Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, LeSean McCoy, and James Jones debate if Kenny Pickett and the Pittsburgh Steelers have a shot at winning the AFC North.
Gymnastics Australia has thrown biology out the window.
The country’s governing body for gymnastics has released new guidelines for the inclusion of transgender and “gender diverse” people. Notably, athletes will be able to choose their uniform and their preferred changing room based on gender identity alone.
“We recognize that the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people within sport is a complex and emotive issue, and it is important to note that these guidelines are focused on creating and fostering inclusive environments,” the new policy states.