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The two-time reigning World Series champs showed some concerning cracks in their first losing August in 16 years.
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THE MMQB

Plus, Deshaun Watson isn’t a viable starter, several teams could soft-tank for quarterbacks in the 2027 draft and the best team Matt Verderame watched this summer.
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FANTASY FOOTBALL

The NFL’s preseason is officially over, and fantasy football drafts are raging like a bunch of metal heads in the pit at a Korn concert (I still have four left
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SOCCER

Lionel Messi has dropped the curtain on his career with Argentina, leaving behind a collection of everlasting memories.
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MLB

The 2026 season is nearing the home stretch, and the race for the last two American League playoff spots is shaping up to be historic for all the wrong reasons.
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SI DIGITAL COVERS

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Sports Illustrated staff writer Bryan Fischer sits down with Cal quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele at ACC Media Days in Charlotte in July 2026. Sagapolutele discusses what he learned during his freshman season, cutting down on mistakes, and how the
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WNBA

The UCLA product has been one of the WNBA’s best rookies despite missing considerable time herself.
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NBA

The Pelicans adding Bennedict Mathurin isn’t the worst move in the world, but still leaves us with more questions than answers about New Orleans’s goals this year.
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GOLF

Wyndham Clark won his third event of the season amid heckling, and the Dan Evans Show breaks it all down.
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BETTING

Breaking down the odds to win the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club.
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PREDICTION MARKETS

Pete Crow-Armstrong holds a strong lead to win the NL MVP over Shohei Ohtani on Kalshi.
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SI SWIM

The 2026 cover star’s new Netflix reality TV show is set to premiere later this week, but first, she took fans’ breath away with an unexpected ensemble.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Kentucky backed away from a potential showdown with the league office, giving Greg Sankey and the league a crucial victory in their push for self-governance.
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