What happened. Why it matters. Plainly.
Games and the stories around them, taken from the box score and the official record rather than from social media.
Joshua Báez faced Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd on the first pitch of his major league career on Saturday and hit it 449 feet. He wasn’t done.
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-12 in both teams’ 2026 preseason opener Saturday, August 15, at Arrowhead Stadium. Patrick Mahomes did not play beyond the coin toss; Justin Fields went 4-for-4 in relief before Rams rookie QB Ty Simpson threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns to seal the win.
Devon Witherspoon and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a four-year, $132 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who reported Saturday
The Dallas Cowboys beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-7 in their preseason opener Saturday, August 15, at Lumen Field in Seattle — Dallas’ first preseason-opening win since 2017. Backups Sam Howell and Joe Milton III split the quarterback snaps, and undrafted rookie Camden Brown caught two touchdown passes.
Former professional boxer Prichard Colón died on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at age 33, his father announced. No cause of death has been made public.
Bob Iger and Josh Kushner have agreed to buy the Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter for $12.5 billion — the highest price ever paid for a professional sports
Russell Westbrook announced his retirement from the NBA on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, ending an 18-season career.
The Indiana Fever beat the New York Liberty 106-92 on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, snapping New York’s four-game winning
Mexico beat the United States 2-0 on Sunday, August 9, in Mexico City to win the 2026 Concacaf Under-20 Championship.
Enes Kanter Freedom, who spent 11 seasons in the NBA, posted a video to X on Friday, August 7, 2026, declaring his own eligibility for the 2027 WNBA draft.
Chelsea Gray made a three-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime, then made another at the buzzer to win it, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 86-84
Haynes King, an undrafted rookie and the Carolina Panthers’ third-string quarterback, scored on a 5-yard run with no time remaining on Thursday, August 6, 2026
The New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm twice in three nights at Barclays Center, the Liberty’s home in Brooklyn — 95-83 on Monday, August 3, and 92-86
The 2026 MLB trade deadline passed at 6 p.m. Eastern on Monday, August 3, and Hunter Goodman did not move.
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired Luis Arraez, one of baseball’s best pure hitters, from the San Francisco Giants at the August 3 trade deadline, along with reliever Caleb Kilian.
The Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 108-100 on Sunday, extending their winning streak to 10 games.