General Sports 8 Hours

Last updated: August 12, 2026, 12:48 PM ET

Baseball & Golf

Late-season fantasy baseball trade targets are profiled by Tristan H. Cockcroft as the deadline approaches. Tee times for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, including Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, have been released.

Cricket

England’s new Test captain Joe Root has scrapped the midnight curfew imposed by predecessor Ben Stokes. Georgia Wareham hit her first Hundred half-century as Welsh Fire ended their campaign with a 15-run win over London Spirit.

Rugby

England head coach Steve Borthwick has handed central contracts to five players for the first time, including Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Guy Pepper. The Ospreys have publicly rejected WRU plans to cut a professional team, believing four sides is the way forward. England’s Red Roses are preparing for the WXV Global Series with controversial smaller balls. Former All Blacks star Ma’a Nonu, performed a solo haka in response to the All Blacks before his club match in Durban.

Basketball

SEC 2026-27 projections outline best and worst outcomes for every team, from going undefeated to missing the NCAA tournament. Seth Trimble has committed to Louisville after a court ruling gave Class of 2022 high schoolers a fifth season of eligibility.

NFL

Briton Efe Obada has retired after 10 NFL seasons to pursue his “true calling” through his foundation. Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer has turned heads with his massive arms, sparking a debate at Manning Camp on whether quarterbacks should be so swole.

Other Sports

The Irish League’s European hopes rest with Larne after Northern Ireland dropped outside Uefa’s top 50 coefficient ranking. Turkish lightweight champion Elif Nur Turhan signed with Most Valuable Promotions, moving a potential unification fight with Britain’s Caroline Dubois closer. The solar eclipse forced the horse racing meeting at Ffos Las in South Wales to start two hours earlier on Wednesday.