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Liverpool – September 07, 2026 -- Liverpool Basketball has named Roy Rogers as its first-ever head coach ahead of the club's inaugural season in Super League Basketball (SLB), owner Jason Dolan announced.

Rogers brings nearly two decades of NBA coaching experience to the role

Rogers spent four seasons (2021-25) with the Portland Trail Blazers, including a stint as defensive coordinator, and most recently worked on staff at the University of Memphis. His NBA coaching career also includes stops with the Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics, beginning in the NBA Development League in 2004. He has worked alongside Hall of Fame coaches Doc Rivers and Mike D'Antoni, as well as Tyronn Lue, Lawrence Frank and Randy Wittman.

Las Vegas – September 07, 2026 -- MGM Resorts International has unveiled the culinary lineup for Bellagio Fountain Club during the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026, running Nov. 19-21, with tickets available through Ticketmaster.

Star chefs headline race-weekend dining

The roster includes José Andrés, David Chang, Mario Carbone, Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Mina, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and brothers Michael and Bryan Voltaggio. They're joined by television talent Maneet Chauhan (two-time "Tournament of Champions" winner), Rhoda Magbitang ("Top Chef" 2026 champion), and Britt Rescigno ("Chopped" and "Beat Bobby Flay" winner).

Also cooking: Executive Chef Eleazar Villanueva of Joël Robuchon, a two-Michelin-star restaurant at MGM Grand Las Vegas, and San Francisco's David Nayfeld of Che Fico, a World's 50 Best Discovery recipient.

Clayton, N.Y. – September 03, 2026 -- Georgia pro Caleb Hudson has won the 2026 Pro-Guide Batteries Elite Series Rookie of the Year title, finishing the season with 621 points and a $10,000 bonus.

The 24-year-old edged Alabama's Fisher Anaya by just two points, with Pake South of Texas finishing third at 569 points. Hudson took the points lead after the circuit's second stop and held it through the rest of the season, but the race stayed tight until the final day on the St. Lawrence River.

Clayton, N.Y. – September 03, 2026 -- Trey McKinney, a 21-year-old pro from Carbondale, Ill., has become the youngest angler ever to win the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year title, finishing the nine-event season with 735 points.

McKinney clinched the title with a second-place finish at the Lowrance Bassmaster Elite on the St. Lawrence River, edging Canadian pro Cory Johnston by four points, 735 to 731. The previous record for youngest AOY winner belonged to Kevin VanDam, who was 24 when he first won in 1992.

McKinney earns a $100,000 bonus and pushes career earnings past $900,000

The AOY title comes with a $100,000 check, bringing McKinney's career earnings to more than $900,000 after just three seasons on the Bassmaster Elite Series. Johnston earned a $50,000 bonus for his runner-up finish in the standings.

PHILADELPHIA -- September 01, 2026 -- David Lozano, a Spanish rider with type 1 diabetes, won the King of the Mountains classification at the Philadelphia Cycling Classic on Saturday, claiming the climber's jersey as America's most prestigious one-day race returned after a decade away. Lozano, who races for Team Novo Nordisk, the world's first all-diabetes professional cycling team, led the day's decisive breakaway over the Manayunk Wall and Lemon Hill. Teammate Filippo Ridolfo finished 12th, the team's top overall result on the day.

CLAYTON, N.Y. -- September 01, 2026 -- Evan Kung, a Canadian pro fighting to keep his roster spot on the Bassmaster Elite Series, won the 2026 Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River on Aug. 30 with a four-day total of 109 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch set a new Bassmaster record for the heaviest winning weight made up entirely of smallmouth bass. The win also locked in Kung's berth at the 2027 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour, set for next March.

Kung's total overtook the previous mark of 105 pounds, set by Patrick Walters at the same river in 2023, and made him a first-time member of the Bassmaster Century Club. "This is by far my biggest win," Kung said. "It was a tough year for me, so it was great to end it like this. I couldn't think of a better ending."

Munich -- August 30, 2026 -- Third-division club Viktoria Köln dismantled relegated Preußen Münster 4-1 on Sunday, August 30, as forward David Otto scored twice and set up two more goals in a blistering start at home. Newly promoted TSV Havelse stunned SV Waldhof Mannheim 3-2 after trailing 0-2, handing the promotion favorite its first loss of the season. In the Frauen-Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in Leverkusen to keep its unbeaten start alive following an 8-2 win over Nürnberg and a Champions League qualifying victory over Inter. MagentaSport carried all three matches live.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- August 28, 2026 -- Fortuna Düsseldorf beat VfB Stuttgart II 1-0 on Friday night in the third matchday of Germany's 3. Liga, picking up its first win of the season after opening the campaign with two straight losses. Andreas Müller scored the only goal. Both clubs' coaches described the match as scrappy and low on quality, with Stuttgart II head coach Nico Willig calling the winning goal a classic bad-luck own-side error.

Düsseldorf, which dropped from the 2. Bundesliga last season, had rebuilt its squad with 16 to 17 new signings over the summer. Head coach Alexander Ende said the team played a solid preseason but stumbled out of the gate, losing a difficult away match at Mannheim before following it with a poor home performance. He said breaking that pattern required grinding, defensive work rather than open, attacking football, and that keeping a clean sheet mattered more than style points on the night.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 6, 2026 – TGL Presented by SoFi has officially opened its second season, and it didn’t ease into 2026 quietly. The league launched on December 28 with a headline rematch between Atlanta Drive GC and New York Golf Club, bringing back the two inaugural finalists for an instant “round one” moment. Atlanta Drive GC won the opener in a tight matchup, setting an early tone for a season built around pace, personality, and technology-driven golf. For sports fans who love competition but don’t always have time for four-hour broadcasts, TGL’s faster format is designed to make prime-time golf feel more like an event you can follow live.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 8, 2025 – A new power duo is taking center court in the tennis and lifestyle world as Mercedes-Benz announces 21-year-old tennis superstar Coco Gauff as its latest global brand ambassador. Fresh off multiple Grand Slam titles and a surge to world #3 in the rankings, the American phenom is now teaming up with the iconic luxury brand to inspire a new generation of fans on and off the court.

A Generational Tennis Talent Meets a Global Luxury Icon

Coco Gauff’s rise has been nothing short of spectacular. Still early in her career, she has already claimed two Grand Slam singles titles and one Grand Slam doubles title, firmly establishing herself as one of the most exceptional athletes of her generation. After winning the US Open in 2023 at just 19, she added a French Open doubles crown in 2024 and a French Open singles title in 2025, confirming her status as a dominant force in women’s tennis.