When consensusfirst-round fantasy draft pick Austin Ekeler isn't slicing through defenses this fall, he'll be moonlighting in a gig that feels rather appropriate, if not a little meta: fantasy football analyst.
Driving the news: The Chargers running back's weekly fantasy football show, "Ekeler's Edge," is returning to Yahoo Sports for a second season starting Sept. 7.
LIV has dominated golf headlines all summer. And even as the PGA Tour's season-ending playoffs take center stage, the drama isn't going anywhere.
Driving the news: Open champion and world No. 2 Cameron Smith will reportedly join LIV for $100 million after this month's FedEx Cup Playoffs, which would give the Saudi-backed tour 16 of the top 100 PGA Tour earners all-time.
Major League Baseball's Big Apple franchises have combined for one of the best seasons in the city's history. The only question now is which team will end up on top,.
Driving the news: The 73-39 Mets (.652) surpassed the 71-41 Yankees (.634) for New York's best record this week, the first time since April that's been the case.
Eli Manning's most famous moments came in Super Bowls. But some of his fondest memories were made at Ole Miss, and he's turned his passion for college football into a show.
Driving the news: Season 2 of "Eli's Places," a college football-centric version of his brother Peyton's NFL show, "Peyton's Places," debuted Wednesday on ESPN+.
A woman who publicly accused Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual abuse in 2021 filed a counterclaim against him on Tuesday, alleging that he "violently sexually battered" her two times.
Why it matters: The new lawsuit is in response to a defamation case Bauer filed against the woman and her lawyer while he was appealing his two-season suspension under the MLB's domestic violence policy.
The U.S. Open is always a spectacle, but this year's edition will be downright historic.
Driving the news: Serena Williams, 40, plans to retire sometime after the tournament, she wrote Tuesday in an essay for Vogue, though she didn't pinpoint an exact date for her final match.
SMU is famous for boosters paying athletes. Now, they'll be doing it legally.
Driving the news: The Boulevard Collective, a new NIL collective driven by Dallas business leaders and SMU alumni, will pay football and men's basketball players $36,000 each for a total of $3.5 million annually.
A California federal judge ruled on Tuesday that three golfers who joined the Saudi-backed LIV Tour will not be able to compete in the PGA Tour's postseason.
Why it matters: It's the latest ruling in a legal battle between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour, which suspended golfers who joined the rival circuit since tour bylaws bar members from appearing in other events without the permission of the commissioner, the Wall Street Journal reports.
