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UPCOMING

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FBC--OHIO STATE-QUARTERBACKS

DESCRIPTION: COLUMBUS, Ohio - One week into preseason practices, sophomore Julian Sayin and junior Lincoln Kienholz remain in a tight battle to determine who will be Ohio State’s starting quarterback for the Aug. 30 opener against Texas. By Joe Reedy. 550 words, file photos.

UPCOMING: By 08/06/2025 2:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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BBO--YANKEES-RANGERS

DESCRIPTION: ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers go for their ninth consecutive home win, and a three-game sweep of the Yankees in a series matching wild-card contenders. New York’s five-game losing streak is one short of its season high. By Baseball Writer Stephen Hawkins. 300 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 08/06/2025 2:35 p.m. EDT, Text

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FBN--GIANTS-PASS RUSH HYPE TRAIN

DESCRIPTION: EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants players believe they might have the best defensive line in the NFL. Add No. 3 pick Abdul Carter to a group that already featured Dexter Lawrence, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Brian Burns, and the pass rush has elite potential. But the players involved in it are quick to brush off the hype and insist they have accomplished nothing yet and need to prove themselves. By Stephen Whyno. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 08/06/2025 3:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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FBN--BRONCOS-49ERS JOINT PRACTICE

DESCRIPTION: SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It will be reunion week for the San Francisco 49ers when they welcome some old friends for a joint practice and exhibition game against the Denver Broncos. Denver signed away two of San Francisco’s top defensive players in the offseason, giving big deals to linebacker Dre Greenlaw and safety Talanoa Hufanga. By Pro Football Writer Josh Dubow. 600 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 08/06/2025 4:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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FBN--FALCONS-KOO-COMPETITION

DESCRIPTION: FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Younghoe Koo, who has been Atlanta’s kicker since 2019, is in a training camp competition with Lenny Krieg, a native of Germany, after having a career-high nine missed field goals in 2024. By Rick Farlow. UPCOMING: 550 words, photo

UPCOMING: By 08/06/2025 4:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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BBO--CARDINALS-DODGERS

DESCRIPTION: LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani starts on the mound for the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers against Matthew Liberatore and the St. Louis Cardinals in the series finale. By Beth Harris. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Begins 4 p.m. ET.

UPCOMING: By 08/06/2025 4:10 p.m. EDT, Text

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SOC--MLS-LAFC-SON

DESCRIPTION: LOS ANGELES — Son Heung-min gives his first insight into his decision to join Los Angeles FC when the MLS club formally introduces its new forward at BMO Stadium. The 33-year-old South Korean superstar is back on the Pacific Rim after a professional career spent in Europe, including the past decade at Tottenham. By Greg Beacham. 500 words, photos. News conference begins at 2 p.m. PDT.

UPCOMING: By 08/06/2025 6:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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NEW AND DEVELOPING

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SOC--MLS-VANCOUVER-MULLER

Vancouver Whitecaps sign former Bayern Munich forward Thomas Müller

SUMMARY: The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed former Bayern Munich forward Thomas Müller. Müller, who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, will join the Whitecaps for the remainder of the season in an open roster spot. Terms of the deal were not released. The agreement includes a Designated Player option for 2026. The 35-year-old Müller has spent the last 17 years with Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga, helping the club win 13 championships during that span. He scored 250 goals with Bayern across all competitions, but his contract was not renewed after last season. At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Müller scored five goals.

WORDS: 133 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 1:44 p.m. EDT

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BBO--FEMALE UMPIRE

MLB is calling up its first female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Saturday’s Marlins-Braves game

SUMMARY: Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the bases in Saturday’s doubleheader at Truist Park and the plate on Sunday, MLB told The Associated Press. Pawol, a 48-year-old from New Jersey, worked spring training games in 2024 and this year. MLB’s move comes 28 years after the gender barrier for game officials was broken in the NBA, 10 years after it ended the NFL and three years after the men’s soccer World Cup employed a female referee. The NHL still has not had a woman referee.

WORDS: 475 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 1:41 p.m. EDT

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FBN--PANTHERS-HORN

Panthers CB Jaycee Horn not seriously injured in car accident, is day to day with thumb injury

SUMMARY: Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn escaped serious injury after a car accident on Wednesday morning on the way to the team’s stadium. He injured his left thumb and missed a joint practice with the Cleveland Browns. Panthers coach Dave Canales says Horn will be evaluated daily. Horn will not play in Friday night’s preseason game against the Browns, but the team hopes he can play against Houston on August 16. Horn was alone in his car when the accident happened near the stadium. He was evaluated by team medical personnel and later seen joking with teammates on the sideline.

WORDS: 284 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 1:35 p.m. EDT

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FBN--BROWNS-PANTHERS JOINT PRACTICE

Rookie QB Shedeur Sanders to start in Browns preseason opener against the Panthers

SUMMARY: Rookie Shedeur Sanders will start for the Cleveland Browns in their preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers on Friday night with the recently signed Tyler Huntley also expected to play. The Browns confirmed the news during a joint practice with the Panthers. Veteran Joe Flacco is healthy but will not play. Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel will not play either because of injuries. Sanders was drafted in the fifth round. Despite being fourth on the depth chart, injuries to other Browns QBs have contributed to this opportunity.

WORDS: 706 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 1:02 p.m. EDT

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FBN--NFL-ROOKIES TO WATCH

DESCRIPTION: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Impressive and fantastic are just a couple of the words being used to describe Tennessee quarterback Cam Ward as the No. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft takes control of the Titans’ starting job. Travis Hunter won a Heisman Trophy playing both ways in college, and everyone will be watching to see if he can do that with Jacksonville. And after his draft slide, everybody will be checking what Shedeur Sanders does in Cleveland. By Pro Football Writer Teresa M. Walker.

WORDS: 778 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 1:46 p.m. EDT

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TEN--US OPEN-PRIZE MONEY

US Open singles champions will get a record $5 million in 2025 and total compensation is up 20%

SUMMARY: Prize money at the U.S. Open will rise to nearly $85 million across all competitions this year. That includes a record $5 million each to the women’s and men’s singles champions. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Wednesday that total player compensation is jumping 20% to $90 million. That is the most in tennis history. The year’s last Grand Slam tournament begins with the new mixed doubles event and its $1 million top check on Aug. 19-20. Singles competition starts on a Sunday for the first time — Aug. 24 — as those brackets expand from 14 days to 15.

WORDS: 451 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 11:00 a.m. EDT

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OLY--SKI-VONN-SVINDAL

Lindsey Vonn hires former ski great Aksel Lund Svindal as coach ahead of Olympic season

SUMMARY: Lindsey Vonn has added former ski champion Aksel Lund Svindal to her coaching team as she prepares for next year’s Winter Olympics. The 40-year-old American skier, who won gold in the downhill at the 2010 Games, returned to the sport last year with a new titanium knee. She plans to compete in the Milan-Cortina Olympics in Italy from February 6th to 22nd. Two-time Olympic champion Svindal will start coaching Vonn at a training camp in Chile later this summer. Vonn ended her comeback season with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G in March.

WORDS: 305 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 9:56 a.m. EDT

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FBN--NFL MEDIA-ESPN

ESPN is acquiring NFL Network, rights for RedZone in a deal giving the NFL a stake in the network

SUMMARY: The NFL has entered into a nonbinding agreement to sell NFL Network and other media assets to ESPN. The league will receive a 10% equity stake in ESPN in return. The deal still requires a final agreement, the approval of NFL owners and regulatory clearance. ESPN plans to include NFL Network in its upcoming direct-to-consumer service. The NFL will continue to own and produce the RedZone channel but will allow ESPN to distribute it. NFL Fantasy Football will merge with ESPN Fantasy Football. Viewers are unlikely to see changes until next year.

WORDS: 1079 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 9:32 a.m. EDT

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TEN--SVITOLINA-ONLINE ABUSE

Tennis player Elina Svitolina faces hateful abuse after loss, blames ‘shameful’ bettors

SUMMARY: Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has spoken out about receiving hateful abuse online from frustrated gamblers after losing a match in Canada. She lost to Naomi Osaka in the quarter-finals of the National Bank Open on Tuesday night. Svitolina shared screenshots of the messages on Instagram, which included death threats and racial slurs against her husband Gael Monfils. She condemned the behavior, calling it shameful. Earlier this year, British player Katie Boulter also reported receiving death threats. The WTA and ITF have urged betting companies to address the issue of online abuse against players.

WORDS: 288 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 7:08 a.m. EDT

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FBN--ESPN-NFL

ESPN reaches multi-year extension to air NFL Draft as well as additional rights for DTC service

SUMMARY: ESPN will continue to broadcast the NFL Draft as well as obtaining new digital rights for its upcoming direct-to-consumer service. The two agreements were announced Wednesday morning, two hours before the Walt Disney Company announced its third-quarter earnings. It also came after the NFL and ESPN announced a nonbinding agreement Tuesday night in which ESPN will acquire the NFL Network and other league media assets while the NFL gets a 10% equity stake in ESPN. ESPN has aired the NFL Draft since 1980. Next year’s draft will be in Pittsburgh and is expected to attract massive crowds over the three days. The first round has had its own night since 2010.

WORDS: 485 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 6:30 a.m. EDT

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FBN--JETS-GLENN-SOCKS STORY

From fashion fines to man in charge: Aaron Glenn’s former Jets teammates proud of his NFL journey

SUMMARY: Aaron Glenn played eight seasons with the New York Jets and became head coach last January. As a player, he was a Pro Bowl cornerback with a flair for fashion. That included his game day socks, which didn’t always adhere to NFL regulations and cost him fines. Former teammates, including Kevin Mawae, Jason Fabini and Ray Mickens, recently gathered to celebrate his new role. Glenn is one of five current NFL head coaches leading teams they once played for. He’s focused on changing the Jets’ culture and finding players who fit the team’s style and his former teammates believe he can get the job done.

WORDS: 1053 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 6:00 a.m. EDT

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BBO--DIAMONDBACKS-GURRIEL-MILLER

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. makes history, crushes 103.9 mph pitch from Mason Miller for a 2-run homer

SUMMARY: San Diego Padres reliever Mason Miller was bringing the heat. Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. returned the favor. Gurriel crushed a 103.9 mph fastball from Miller into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the eighth inning, tying the game at 5-all. It was the hardest hit pitch for a homer since MLB started pitch tracking in 2008. It was part of a two-homer night for Gurriel. The veteran also hit a two-run shot in the first inning.

WORDS: 195 - MOVED: 08/06/2025 2:32 a.m. EDT

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MOVING TOMORROW

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FBN--RAIDERS-SEAHAWKS

SEATTLE — Las Vegas Raiders plays Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. By Daimon Eklund.

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FBN--BENGALS-EAGLES

PHILADELPHIA — Cincinnati Bengals plays Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.

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FBN--COLTS-RAVENS

BALTIMORE — Indianapolis Colts plays Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.

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