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40 updates01American FootballHow influencers at US Open are testing boundaries of tennis etiquetteA huge discussion around tennis etiquette has been sparked at the US Open due to the disruption caused by a growing number of content creators and influencers at Flushing Meadows.02American FootballThe wild world of LSU: from tigers on the field to wooing ex-NFL playersRecruiting ex-pros. Inflaming Ukraine-Russia tensions. Suing the SEC and being sued back. The school is adapting to a new reality – and also creating a new oneIn 1893, a chemistry professor named Charles Coates arrived at Louisiana State University and wrote that, to his surprise, “there was practically no athletics in the student body: no football, no tennis, and only very little baseball in the spring.” A broad program of sports struck him as the kind of thing a school should have, particularly as US universities were beginning to tout intercollegiate athletics as critical to a balanced higher-ed experience and another way to justify the cost of entry. But 133 years on, sports aren’t merely the main attraction at LSU. They’re the school’s raison d’être, the blinkered obsession that consumes the university and its most prominent ambassadors.Any doubt that the business of educating college students is just a nettlesome distraction from the business of college sports in Baton Rouge has been emphatically dispelled over the past 10 months. On the football side, the school has spent or committed roughly $162m to its last three head coaches: Ed Orgeron, the folksy national champion in 2019 who received a $17m buyout when he was fired two years later; Brian Kelly, the unloved underachiever who received a $54m buyout after being fired last October; and Lane Kiffin, the Kelly replacement whom it signed to a $91m deal a month later. Clemson, the opponent for LSU’s season opener at home on Saturday, are about to find out what all that money buys. Continue reading...03American Football100 influencers invited to US Open spark debate on 'tennis etiquette'The behaviour of influencers and content creators has become a major talking point at this year's US Open amid incidents of matches being disrupted.04American Football100 influencers invited to US Open spark debate on 'tennis etiquette'The behaviour of influencers and content creators has become a major talking point at this year's US Open amid incidents of matches being disrupted.05American Football100 influencers invited to US Open spark debate on 'tennis etiquette'The behaviour of influencers and content creators has become a major talking point at this year's US Open amid incidents of matches being disrupted.06American Football100 influencers invited to US Open spark debate on 'tennis etiquette'The behaviour of influencers and content creators has become a major talking point at this year's US Open amid incidents of matches being disrupted.07American Football100 influencers invited to US Open spark debate on 'tennis etiquette'The behaviour of influencers and content creators has become a major talking point at this year's US Open amid incidents of matches being disrupted.08American Football100 influencers invited to US Open spark debate on 'tennis etiquette'The behaviour of influencers and content creators has become a major talking point at this year's US Open amid incidents of matches being disrupted.09American FootballSports quiz of the week: transfer deadline day, the US Open and rugby dramaHave you been following the big stories in football, cricket, tennis, boxing, Formula One and cycling? Continue reading...10American FootballOsaka urges US Open influencers to respect tennis 'etiquette'Naomi Osaka urged the growing number of social media influencers at the US Open to respect the sport's "etiquette" following her second-round win over Katerina Siniakova.11American FootballBritish NFL player Traore: I'll do what I need to do to make Dolphins impactYou may have heard Seydou Traore's story before. The likelihood is that you'll hear it many more times throughout his NFL career.12American FootballNate Boyer, the Green Beret who stood beside Kaepernick: ‘The vitriol was more disrespectful than the protest’Ten years after he helped shape the quarterback’s anthem protest, the former NFL player and Army veteran says he still sees it as an act of patriotismNate Boyer was stunned. The former NFL long snapper and United States Army Green Beret had big plans for his MVP (Merging Vets and Players) foundation, an organization that helps veterans and NFL players address the challenges that await once they take the uniform off for good. MVP was all set for a season-long college football activation tour thanks to a five-figure sponsorship from a well-known brand that happens to be one of the NFL’s longstanding partners. Boyer and his team were prepping for their trip to Columbus for Ohio State’s home opener. Everything was ready to go. Thousands in upfront costs had been spent. Then the company pulled out.“They suddenly stopped replying to emails,” Boyer says. “Finally, on that Thursday, when I was at the airport en route, I called our point person, also a veteran, who begrudgingly told me what was going on.” Continue reading...13American FootballFormer NFL star Tony Romo given driving ban and vows to ‘own my mistakes’ after OWI arrestCBS analyst was arrested in July after traffic stopFormer QB has been absent from CBS dutyCBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has pleaded no contest to a charge of operating while intoxicated and has apologized for the actions that led to his July arrest.Romo was arrested on 23 July following a traffic stop in Wisconsin. CBS has since placed him on leave from his role as its lead NFL analyst. Continue reading...14American FootballColin Kaepernick knelt 10 years ago. America responded with a clear warning to Black people | Howard BryantA decade after Kaepernick’s quiet protest shook the NFL, his exile looks less like an aberration than a blueprint for the culture war that followedAmerica likes nice round numbers, perfect for anniversaries and reflections, and it has, suddenly, been 10 years since Colin Kaepernick first protested police killings – more accurately, police killings of Black people that went unpunished either internally or by the courts – by taking a knee during the national anthem for the entirety of the 2016 NFL regular season. He never played in the league again.Ten years covers a lot of ground, especially in these years of American darkness, and many of the important details surrounding Kaepernick, his banishment and significance have disappeared, time replaced by more time and more darkness – time moving faster than ever, at internet speed, where nothing matters, where nothing sticks. We consume by clip, by click, by meme, and knowledge by meme is not knowledge at all. Continue reading...15American FootballTennessee to wear Dolly Parton tribute on helmets during 2026 college football seasonBeloved singer died last week at the age of 80Parton was born 30 miles from college campusThe Tennessee Volunteers will be honoring Dolly Parton with a helmet sticker this season, the college football team’s head coach, Josh Heupel, announced on Monday.Parton, a Tennessee native, died last week at the age of 80 from cancer. Continue reading...16American FootballWho would fall in love with a fake NFL player? Plenty of sensible peopleThe FBI has charged Daejon Love after he allegedly pretended to be a 49ers receiver. Although football isn’t as glamorous as it looks, it easy to see the attractionIs romance dead? Yeah, probably. There have never been more options for finding a mate – dating apps, Instagram DM slides, hanging out next to a gas station at 2am – but it’s also never been harder. Meeting someone who is compatible, stable, and even remotely attractive is akin to putting a square peg in a round hole. Blindfolded. From a mile away. Underwater. So, I can’t blame anyone for falling for an elaborate hoax like the one allegedly perpetrated by Daejon Love.Love is now infamous around the world for allegedly posing as an NFL player in order to scam more than 20 women out of $1.3m. Now that Love and his alleged accomplice, Taylor Jamie Chen, have been charged by federal authorities, prosecutors are claiming they are a flight risk. They certainly seem like they have the money to flee the country. According to court documents, Love managed to fabricate an entire online persona as a San Francisco 49ers player – posting photos and videos in Niners gear, posing with expensive cars, and even performing football drills (badly) to bolster the alleged grift. Love allegedly used AI to trick search engine results to add credibility to his claims on football success with the 49ers. There’s even a video of Love running wide receiver routes on the beach. In a helmet. Do real NFL players carry their helmets in the car, just in case? You never know when you may risk a concussion while laying in the sand. Continue reading...17American FootballDonald ends retirement to make dramatic Rams returnAaron Donald has officially come out of retirement and will return for the Los Angeles Rams this season.18American FootballSmyth waived by New Orleans Saints - but NFL dream not overKicker Charlie Smyth has been waived by the New Orleans Saints ahead of the new NFL season after losing a kicking competition with Dan Carlson.19American FootballNorth Carolina upset Texas Christian as college football kicks off season in Dublin – in picturesBill Belichick’s North Carolina Tar Heels upset the TCU Horned Frogs in a low-scoring affair at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Saturday in the first major college football game of the 2026 seasonCollege football is booming, chaotic and more confusing than ever Continue reading...20American FootballCollege football is booming, chaotic and more confusing than everAmerica’s second biggest sporting obsession returns this weekend, which means marching bands, 100,000-seat stadiums, ancient rivalries and, increasingly, the operating model of a sport being invented in real timeIs college football healthy? It’s a seductive question, one that now comes up every year around this time. Actually, it never recedes, so it’s just with the sport all the time. It’s also the wrong question, because whoever answers it is free to choose their own adventure. The television ratings are way up there in the galaxy. Money rains down on dozens of programs and thousands of players. Marching bands continue to march. Yet a lot of teams are stranded by realignment or an economic inability to keep up in a transfer arms race. Their fans – actually any team’s fans – may be exhausted by escalating asks for their dollars.If you have been checked out of the sport for a while ahead of this weekend’s first set of games, you may feel like your body has been frozen for a few decades. Indiana, (yes, really) are the defending national champs, fresh off a 16-0 season that puts them on the list of the handful of best teams ever. Texas Tech, once likened to Siberia by a former coach who is now a US senator, are the fiercest program in the Big 12. Ole Miss are good for the first time since integration. At least Ohio State and Georgia are still powerhouses. Continue reading...21American FootballPackers' Jacobs facing misdemeanour charges after incident22American FootballEuropean franchise a question for NFL - BelichickSix-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick says the possibility of a European franchise is a question for the NFL.23American FootballEuropean franchise a question for NFL - BelichickSix-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick says the possibility of a European franchise is a question for the NFL.24American FootballEuropean franchise a question for NFL - BelichickSix-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick says the possibility of a European franchise is a question for the NFL.25American FootballNFL finally calls time on beleaguered Pro Bowl after years of format changesLeague ends flag football and skills competitionsOnly original 88 selections will earn Pro Bowl statusPlayers to be honored at Super Bowl week in LAThe NFL is ending the Pro Bowl Games after repeated format changes to its annual all-star event.Beginning with the 2026 season, 88 Pro Bowlers will be selected but the NFL no longer plans to stage an AFC-NFC game, a flag-football matchup or an accompanying series of competitions. The players chosen will instead be invited to next year’s Super Bowl site in Los Angeles for an in-person celebration in February. Continue reading...26American FootballSuper Bowl champions Seahawks to be sold in record $9.6bn dealNFL owners approve the $9.612bn record sale of the reigning Super Bowl champions Seattle Seahawks to a group led by billionaire Vinod Khosla.27American FootballSuper Bowl champions Seahawks to be sold in record $9.6bn dealNFL owners approve the $9.612bn record sale of the reigning Super Bowl champions Seattle Seahawks to a group led by billionaire Vinod Khosla.28American FootballSuper Bowl champions Seahawks to be sold in record $9.6bn dealNFL owners approve the $9.612bn record sale of the reigning Super Bowl champions Seattle Seahawks to a group led by billionaire Vinod Khosla.29American FootballSuper Bowl champions Seahawks to be sold in record $9.6bn dealNFL owners approve the $9.612bn record sale of the reigning Super Bowl champions Seattle Seahawks to a group led by billionaire Vinod Khosla.30American FootballSuper Bowl champions Seahawks to be sold in record $9.6bn dealNFL owners approve the $9.612bn record sale of the reigning Super Bowl champions Seattle Seahawks to a group led by billionaire Vinod Khosla.31American FootballFrom influencers to queens of women's boxing - five years of MVPOn Saturday, Most Valuable Promotions celebrates its fifth anniversary. One of the feistiest upstarts in modern boxing has given a new platform to the world's best female fighters.32American FootballFrom influencers to queens of women's boxing - five years of MVPOn Saturday, Most Valuable Promotions celebrates its fifth anniversary. One of the feistiest upstarts in modern boxing has given a new platform to the world's best female fighters.33American FootballFrom influencers to queens of women's boxing - five years of MVPOn Saturday, Most Valuable Promotions celebrates its fifth anniversary. One of the feistiest upstarts in modern boxing has given a new platform to the world's best female fighters.34American FootballFrom influencers to queens of women's boxing - five years of MVPOn Saturday, Most Valuable Promotions celebrates its fifth anniversary. One of the feistiest upstarts in modern boxing has given a new platform to the world's best female fighters.35American FootballFrom influencers to queens of women's boxing - five years of MVPOn Saturday, Most Valuable Promotions celebrates its fifth anniversary. One of the feistiest upstarts in modern boxing has given a new platform to the world's best female fighters.36American FootballFrom influencers to queens of women's boxing - five years of MVPOn Saturday, Most Valuable Promotions celebrates its fifth anniversary. One of the feistiest upstarts in modern boxing has given a new platform to the world's best female fighters.37American FootballAt least one in four former NFL players in study suffered from degenerative brain disease CTE215 of 235 donated brains showed signs of CTECondition can only be diagnosed after deathSymptoms include problems with memory and moodAt least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a study released on Tuesday.Out of the 878 former players who died during that time frame, 235 donated their brains for study, researchers said, with 215 of those donated brains found to have CTE, a degenerative disease that can only definitively be diagnosed after death. CTE is associated with repeated blows to the head, including concussions. Symptoms include difficulty with attention and memory, dementia, mood disorders and headaches. Continue reading...38American FootballBrain disease in dead NFL players 'higher than previously shown'A new study says at least one in four ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had a degenerative brain disease but the true figure could be much higher.39American FootballBrain disease in dead NFL players 'higher than previously shown'A new study says at least one in four ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had a degenerative brain disease but the true figure could be much higher.40American FootballBrain disease in dead NFL players 'higher than previously shown'A new study says at least one in four ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had a degenerative brain disease but the true figure could be much higher.