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Few truly understand Geno Auriemma’s standards for the UConn women’s basketball program better than Rebecca Lobo. “It’s very few people who change your life,” Lobo, 52, exclusively told Us while discussing Apple TV’s Dynasty: UConn Huskies docuseries. “Your parents mold you, inform you. You have teachers that have a big impact. But change you so […]

Update 8/28/26 at 2:50 p.m. ET: The North Carolina Tar Heels will begin the 2026 college football season this weekend in Ireland, but defensive coordinator Steve Belichick will not be with the team as he remains on medical leave. Steve, 39, the son of head coach Bill Belichick, has been out since early August. North […]

Two men have been arrested for allegedly running a scheme in which one posed as a San Francisco 49ers player in order to scam at least 26 women out of $1.3 million. Daejon Labrayae Love and Taylor Jamie Chan have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud by criminal complaint in […]

One of Jerry Sandusky’s accusers is expected to recant his testimony after previously claiming the former Penn State football assistant coach sexually abused him. Sandusky, 82, was convicted in 2012 on 45 of 48 counts related to his sexual abuse of 10 boys from 1994 to 2009, though more than 30 have come forward accusing […]

The 2026-27 NFL preseason is underway and veteran reporter Dianna Russini is not expected to be covering the league when teams take the field for real in September — but that may soon change. The Athletic columnist Mike Silver called Russini, 43, a “really good friend of mine” during a Tuesday, August 25, appearance on […]

Za’Darius Smith is back in the NFL after retiring halfway through last season, and now we know why he stepped aside. Smith, 33, signed with the Atlanta Falcons earlier this month and revealed in a news conference on Wednesday, August 26, that his short and unexpected retirement came due to his mother’s failing health. “I […]

As a two-time national champion at the University of Florida, Joakim Noah made a name for himself long before ever stepping foot on an NBA court and out from his famous father’s shadow. “My father was the most famous person in France,” Noah, 41, told The Athletic in a feature published Thursday, August 27. “All […]

Russian tennis star Anastasia Potapova held nothing back when describing a recent encounter with a flight attendant on a United Airlines flight ahead of the 2026 US Open. “I have never done anything like this before, but right now I simply cannot stay silent,” Potapova, 25, wrote via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, August 26, […]

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom isn’t endearing himself to many WNBA players with his anti-trans stunts — least of all Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink. “I don’t even know what the f*** his name is,” Brink, 24, told The Mirror’s Jarrod Castillo in a video posted via Threads on Wednesday, August 26. “Enes […]

US Open champion Wyndham Clark has been dating his girlfriend, Emily Tanner, for seven months – and is already prepared to take for the next step in their relationship. “I’m going to be in Cabo next week,” Clark, 32, told reporters on Tuesday, August 25, at the Tour Championship revealing his plans to pop the […]

Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution last weekend. York, 46, was wearing a New York Yankees T-shirt, basketball shorts and his wedding ring when police pulled him over near a mobile home park in East Palestine, Ohio, on Sunday, August […]

Arizona State University defenseman Matthew Mayich was hospitalized after collapsing during an outdoor team workout in Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday, August 20. Mayich, 21, is a sophomore for the Sun Devils and was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the sixth round of the 2023 NHL Draft. A family member confirmed to The Athletic […]

Former Duke basketball star and NBA alum Kyle Singler has again sparked concern from fans after sharing a series of videos via social media in which he called out legendary former Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski. “Man, Coach K has set me up,” Singler, 38, said to begin the first video. “Set me up, […]

A new season of Survivor is almost upon us, and for the all-new castaways competing for the $1 million grand prize, everything is on the table. Survivor 51 signals the beginning of the “Open Era,” where everything the show has ever done, from twists and idols to format and everything in between, is fair game […]

Tiger Woods has kept a low profile since his DUI arrest in March, and after a rare public appearance this week, he has some fans worried. Woods, 50, sent a pre-recorded video message to longtime friend and retired pro golfer Notah Begay III, congratulating him on winning the 2026 Payne Stewart Award. The video was […]

Samantha Busch is finding purpose in life without her late husband, NASCAR driver Kyle Busch. “Losing him has been the greatest heartbreak of my life,” Samantha, 40, told the crowd at the Carlos and Ashley Rodón Foundation’s Willow Gala on Monday, August 24, according to People. “And if I’m being truthful, there are still so […]

Glen Pysher, a New Jersey college baseball player, has died after being shot by police when he mistakenly tried to enter the wrong home. He was 23. Pysher, known by his friends as Bubba, was out at a bar in Upper Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, celebrating a friend’s birthday, on Saturday, August 22. The group then decided […]

Patrick Mahomes is still hoping to play for the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos, but his head coach isn’t ready to name him the starter. “He’s doing great,” Andy Reid told reporters at Chiefs training camp on Tuesday, August 25. “We’ll just see. I’m literally taking it day by day. […]

Adam Massman, a high school football star from Wisconsin, died from injuries he sustained during a recent game. He was 17. Massman was a rising senior at Alma Center Lincoln High School, where he played quarterback and defensive back for the school football team. He was expected to begin his senior year just before his […]

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman is still facing criminal charges after his June arrest stemming from an alleged domestic dispute, but his accuser has walked back some of her allegations. Marissa Crumley, with whom Bateman shares a daughter, says she wanted to get the NFL star, 26, “in trouble” when she alleged he pushed […]

First baseman Ben Rice has emerged as arguably the most important player for the 2026 New York Yankees, carrying the team’s offense amid long-term injuries from sluggers like Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton. But on a rare day off, he deferred the spotlight to his girlfriend, Sara Falkson — a Harvard engineering graduate […]