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Winners and losers for August -- and what we're watching in September
We break down who ruled the dog days of August and what will rock the weeks ahead.[read more]

Six ways to keep losing teams out of MLB playoffs
It's possible that we could see multiple teams with records under .500 playing this October. That's a shame.[read more]

🐏 'Let him out the house': Erica Donald's fun post
Aaron Donald's wife, Erica, was a key part of the offseason rumors swirling that Donald might return to the Los Angeles Rams.[read more]

Jacobs put on exempt list as Pack trade for RB
The NFL has placed Packers running back Josh Jacobs on the commissioner exempt list.[read more]

Hokies name PSU transfer Grunkemeyer top QB
Virginia Tech has named Ethan Grunkemeyer the team's starting quarterback. A backup at Penn State, Grunkemeyer followed Hokies coach James Franklin to Blacksburg.[read more]

Michigan tabs Carr, ex-coach's grandson, as QB2
Michigan has named freshman Tommy Carr as its backup quarterback entering the season under first-year coach Kyle Whittingham.[read more]

Donald signs 1-year deal, rejoins 'complete' Rams
Aaron Donald, 35, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year and an eight-time first-team All-Pro, formally returned from retirement on Sunday, signing a one-year, $20 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams, a squad that he labeled "a complete team."[read more]

Broadcaster rips Jazz, suggests Sox 'drill' Wells
The Red Sox radio play-by-play announcer ripped Jazz Chisholm Jr. during Sunday's game against the Yankees, calling the second baseman a "bush league player" and suggesting that Boston should "drill" one of his teammates.[read more]

Venus, 46, loses after latest-ever start at US Open
Venus Williams bowed out of her 26th US Open singles appearance early Monday morning, falling in straight sets to fellow American wild card Sofia Kenin after not getting on the court until after midnight local time.[read more]

Djokovic, ill and hurting, out of US Open in shocker
Novak Djokovic, 39, is out of the US Open after a first-round defeat to Mariano Navone on Sunday night, losing 7-6 (5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in a marathon match that lasted 4 hours, 36 minutes. Djokovic had never lost in the first round at the US Open.[read more]