August 23, 2026 5:43 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams will team up with Carlos Alcaraz to create a powerhouse mixed doubles pair in her return to the U.S. Open. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Saturday that Williams and Alcaraz had been given a wild card into the tournament. The mixed doubles main draw begins Tuesday. It will be Williams’ first time playing at the U.S. Open since 2022. She returned to tennis this summer. Alcaraz announced this week he would return to defend his U.S. Open singles title after being sidelined since April with a right wrist injury. Williams isn’t planning to play singles in New York.
August 22, 2026 3:57 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Edman singled in the winning run with two strikes, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings. Edman’s line drive scored Kiké Hernández from third, keeping the Dodgers undefeated in extra innings this season. Evan Phillips got the win with one inning of relief. The Dodgers have won four in a row for the first time since July and have taken eight of their last 11 games. Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth. Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine and allowed two runs over six innings.
August 22, 2026 3:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Geno Smith threw for a touchdown during a brief preseason appearance and the New York Jets defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-0. Smith, who missed the Jets’ exhibition opener with an ankle issue, completed all seven passes on a 69-yard drive. The 13-year veteran ended the drive by hitting Jelani Woods for a 13-yard score. The Jets’ defense, a weak spot last season, intercepted Pittsburgh twice. New York also had four sacks, including one by rookie edge rusher David Bailey, the second overall pick in this year’s draft. Steelers quarterbacks Will Howard and Drew Allar both struggled a week after impressive preseason debuts.
August 22, 2026 4:10 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Wyndham Clark is making it look easy at the BMW Championship. He has gone bogey-free at Bellerive with a pair of 64s and has a one-shot lead. He also has another crowd favorite right on his heels. Gary Woodland is golf’s feel-good story as he continues his recovery from 2023 brain surgery. Woodland already won this year at the Houston Open. He shot a 65 and will be in the final group with Clark before a Missouri crowd that is good with cheering on a Kansas native. J.J. Spaun celebrated his 36th birthday with a 66 and was two back.
August 22, 2026 4:12 am
DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a court order that would have granted thousands of athletes an extra year of eligibility. This decision comes just eight days before the college football season begins. The lawsuit was filed by players who graduated high school in 2022 and were not included in the NCAA’s new rule granting most players five years of eligibility. The ruling puts a hold on the situation until the appeal can be fully heard. The NCAA argues that fairness is subjective, as current athletes and schools have already built their rosters based on existing rules.
August 21, 2026 4:21 am
HOUSTON (AP) — Top draft pick Fernando Mendoza struggled in his second preseason game, throwing an interception that Houston returned for a touchdown before the Las Vegas Raiders rallied late for a 22-20 victory over the Texans. Mendoza played the first half and went 8 of 15 for 86 yards. The performance came after he threw a touchdown pass in his preseason debut last week against Arizona playing behind Kirk Cousins. Mendoza was sacked once and took several other hits playing against Houston’s second-string defense. C.J. Stroud led the Texans to a touchdown on his only series in his first action of the preseason.
August 21, 2026 4:19 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints have been fined $500,000 apiece by the NFL after their brawl-filled joint practice. The league announced the fines on Thursday after requesting video of the tumultuous workout at the Cowboys’ training camp base in Oxnard, California. Players on both teams threw punches during several skirmishes throughout the joint practice, which was conducted in uncommonly hot, humid weather. A lowlight of the brouhaha was Saints tight end Brock Rechsteiner’s body slam of Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson. Helmets and punches were thrown during several skirmishes.
August 21, 2026 4:20 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rory McIlroy was feeling like his game was far away. That was four days ago. He looked much better in the BMW Championship with a 64 to be part of a five-way tie for the lead at Bellerive. The top of the leaderboard was filled with U.S. Open champions on a course that has been toughened by “Open Doctor” Rees Jones. That includes Wyndham Clark, J.J. Spaun and Gary Woodland sharing the lead, with Matt Fitzpatrick one back. Scottie Scheffler was under the weather and far away from the game that produced an eight-shot win last week. He shot 72.
August 20, 2026 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steeler quarterbacks Will Howard and Drew Allar will get plenty of playing time when the New York Jets visit. Coach Mike McCarthy says Howard will start, with Allar coming on relief while starter Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph get the night off. Howard will start, followed by Allar. Howard and Allar combined to lead Pittsburgh on four touchdown drives in a win over Green Bay. The team hasn’t decided if it will keep four quarterbacks when rosters are trimmed to 53 later this month.
August 20, 2026 2:40 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe homered off Detroit closer Kenley Jansen with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Tigers. Rafael Flores Jr. hit a pair of homers for Pittsburgh, including a tying shot off Jansen with one out in the ninth. Lowe followed two batters later with a towering shot to right field that clanged off the foul pole. The homer was the 27th this season for Lowe, the most in club history by a second baseman. Mason Montgomery pitched a scoreless top of the ninth to pick up the win.
