Basketball
Mavs’ Flagg leaves vs. Nuggets with ankle sprain
Cooper Flagg twisted his left ankle for the second consecutive game Wednesday night and was ruled out.
Year: 2026
Baseball
Football
Ranking all 32 rookie classes in the NFL: There’s the top four … then everybody else
How does every team’s rookie group stack up? Aaron Schatz ranked all 32 based on first-year production, starting with surprises up top.
Football
49ers’ Warner not ruling out return vs. Seahawks
49ers linebacker Fred Warner made it clear Wednesday that he hasn’t ruled out returning from a fractured and dislocated right ankle as soon as Saturday night.
Football
Steelers owner on rebuild: ‘I don’t like that word’
Steelers president Art Rooney II dismissed the idea that he would tolerate a rebuild as the franchise installs just its fourth head coach since 1969.
Football
QB Moore opts against draft, returning to Ducks
Oregon QB Dante Moore, who was projected as a top pick in the NFL draft, has decided to return to school for the 2026 season, he announced on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”
Football
Two-time Pro Bowl WR Thielen retiring from NFL
Wide receiver Adam Thielen announced his retirement after 12 seasons in the NFL on social media Wednesday.
Football
Source: Commanders to hire son of Doug Williams
The Commanders are hiring D.J. Williams, the son of franchise great Doug Williams, to be their quarterbacks coach, the latest addition to a new-look staff under Dan Quinn.
Football
Jags still plan on Hunter playing both ways in ’26
Jaguars general manager James Gladstone said Wednesday that the team still plans on Travis Hunter being a two-way player in 2026.
Local Sports
Northwesterns’ Jayden Reid Drains a 3 and Draws the Foul for a Four-Point Play vs Illinois
Northwestern Wildcats’ Jayden Reid made a 3-pointer and was fouled for an and-one against the Illinois Fighting Illini.