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• Pressley gives new Dundee forward Wales 'belief'

  20-08-2026 14:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [SNS]Striker Bobby Wales says Dundee manager Steven Pressley has given him "belief" after moving to Dens Park on a season-long loan from Swansea City.The 21-year-old arrives after fellow forward and Dundee captain Simon Murray, 34, was ruled out for an extended period with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.Scotland Under-21 cap Wales started his career at Kilmarnock, had a productive loan spell at Alloa Athletic and then joined Swansea last summer.He has made only five substitute appearances
  
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• Chris Sale shuts out Dodgers to finish sweep, throws his fastest pitch in 8 years against Shohei Ohtani

  28-08-2026 04:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chris Sale clearly wanted that one.The Atlanta Braves ace threw a shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, finishing off a three-game sweep with a 1-0 win. The game was billed as a pitchers’ duel against Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto and he most certainly delivered.Sale’s final line: 9 innings, 5 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks and 11 strikeouts (tying a season high) on 109 pitches. He finished things off with a punchout of Alex Call.COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT FOR CHRIS SALE 👏
  
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• Texas judge puts SEC’s new eligibility rule on hold

  28-08-2026 03:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Two days after the Southeastern Conference passed a rule barring players from returning to the league from the pros, a Texas judge put that rule on hold Thursday in a case involving more than 40 players.It was the latest piece of news in what has turned into a breakneck week of legal wrangling over the NCAA’s new five-year eligibility rule. The rule does not apply to college players who exhausted their fourth year of eligibility last spring; many are suing across the country for that fifth
  
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• Twins calling up top prospect Walker Jenkins amid Byron Buxton injury concerns

  28-08-2026 03:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Minnesota Twins are calling up top prospect Walker Jenkins for this weekend's series with the Chicago White Sox amid uncertainty regarding Byron Buxton's availability due to a hip injury. The team announced the move Thursday.Jenkins, 21, had a .308/.407/.532 slash line with Triple-A St. Paul, adding 12 home runs, 17 doubles, 28 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 307 plate appearances while dealing with hamstring and shoulder injuries. In August, he is slashing .411/.488/.795 with 8 home runs and 7 s
  
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• No football! Inter and Grêmio all square in 1st Copa do Brasil decider 🇧🇷

  28-08-2026 03:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  No football! Inter and Grêmio all square in 1st Copa do Brasil decider 🇧🇷It was — as already expected — a HEATED Gre-Nal 453 on Thursday night (27).But with few real scoring chances in front of 43,970 fans at Beira-Rio.And the scoreline could hardly have been any different: 0-0 in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals.
  Controversy in the 1st halfCarlos Vinicius was one of the main figures. The Tricolor striker was already locked in a fierce battle w
  
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• Little football! Inter and Grêmio draw 0-0 in 1st Copa do Brasil tie 🇧🇷

  28-08-2026 03:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Little football! Inter and Grêmio draw 0-0 in 1st Copa do Brasil tie 🇧🇷It was — as expected — a HEATED Gre-Nal on Thursday night (27).But with few real scoring chances in front of 43,970 fans at Beira-Rio.And the score could hardly have been any different: 0-0 in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals.
  Controversy in the first halfCarlos Vinicius was one of the main protagonists. The Grêmio striker was already locked in a fierce battle with Mer
  
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• Was it a second yellow? Watch Gre-Nal 453's flashpoint and judge 📹

  28-08-2026 02:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Was it a second yellow? Watch Gre-Nal 453's flashpoint and judge 📹It was a goalless first half, but one packed with fouls (22) and scuffles at Beira-Rio in Internacional vs. Grêmio in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals.And one specific incident drew the most attention in the clash overseen by referee Ramon Abatti Abel this Thursday (27).Check out the details below. 
  Did it deserve another card?Carlos Vinicius was one of the main protagonists.The Grêmio ce
  
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• Bundesliga 2026/27 Tactical Previews | The full 18-club index

  28-08-2026 01:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bundesliga 2026/27 Tactical Previews | The full 18-club indexAll eighteen clubs are finally in the books. After enough handwritten arrows to suggest the author has been planning an invasion, a scouting notebook that has begun to qualify as structural support, and a desk operating several notches below accepted fire-safety standards, the Get German Football News Bundesliga 2026/27 Tactical Previews are complete.As was the case last season, the index below doubles as the author’s p
  
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• Will Bayern face a real rival? OneFootball's Bundesliga 26/27 guide 🇩🇪

  28-08-2026 01:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Will Bayern face a real rival? OneFootball's Bundesliga 26/27 guide 🇩🇪La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Premier League, Liga Portugal...Only the ball rolling in the Bundesliga was missing among Europe’s top football leagues.That wait will end this Friday (28), with Bayern vs Stuttgart from 3:30 p.m. (Brasília time).Will Bayern (already Super Cup champions) have a rival up to the task?Check out OneFootball’s full rundown of the competition’s 2026/27 season below.
  
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• Can anyone match Bayern? OneFootball’s Bundesliga 26/27 guide 🇩🇪

  28-08-2026 01:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Can anyone match Bayern? OneFootball’s Bundesliga 26/27 guide 🇩🇪La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Premier League, Liga Portugal...Only the ball rolling in the Bundesliga was still missing among Europe’s top football leagues.That wait will end this Friday (28), with Bayern vs Stuttgart kicking off at 3:30 p.m. (Brasília time).Will Bayern (already Super Cup champions) have a rival up to the task?Check out OneFootball’s big roundup of the competition’s 26/27
  
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• Chelsea outline new Enzo Fernandez stance amid Man City interest

  28-08-2026 01:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea want a higher price than £120m for Enzo Fernandez amid Manchester City’s ongoing interest in the midfielder.Chelsea had long been open to business for a £120m fee for the Argentina international in what was already a complicated saga, but it is understood that no longer applies, partly due to how summer market valuations have risen. One of the higher prices was the £116m fee City themselves paid to Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson this summer, and it now appe
  
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• Fleetwood in contention as Lee leads Tour Championship

  28-08-2026 00:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tommy Fleetwood claimed his first win on the PGA Tour in this event in 2025 [Getty Images]Tour Championship - first round-8 MW Lee (Aus); -6 V Hovland (Nor), C Morikawa (US), C Gotterup (US); -5 R Gerard (US), A Bhatia (US), L Aberg (Swe), S Scheffler (US)Selected others: -4 T Fleetwood (Eng), M Fitzpatrick (Eng), R Fox (NZ); -3 R MacIntyre (Sco), W Clark (US); -2 J Rose (Eng), A Fitzpatrick (Eng), R McIlroy (NI)Full leaderboardDefending champion Tommy Fleetwood shot a four-under 66 to put himse
  
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• Inter Miami interim HC Guillermo Hoyos suspended, fined by MLS after 'repeated violations' of kickoff policy

  28-08-2026 00:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MLS is finally cracking down on Inter Miami’s tendency to keep their opponents waiting on the field before kickoff. The league announced Thursday that the team’s interim head coach, Guillermo Hoyos, has been suspended one game for “repeated violations of the League's Late Kickoff Policy.”Hoyos and the team were also both fined an undisclosed amount for repeatedly violating the policy, will dictates that teams be on the field at the time that kickoff is scheduled in the fi
  
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• Inter Miami interim HC Guillermo Hoyos suspended by MLS after 'repeated violations' of kickoff policy; team announces Kily González as new coach

  28-08-2026 00:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It’s been a busy day for Inter Miami, who has seen its interim coach suspended and hired a new coach in the span of a couple of hours — seemingly by coincidence.On Thursday afternoon, MLS announced that Miami’s interim coach Guillermo Hoyos has been suspended one game for "repeated violations of the League's Late Kickoff Policy,” referring to Miami’s tendency to keep their opponents waiting on the field before kickoff.And then, in the evening, Miami announced that t
  
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• Have expensively-assembled Rangers improved at all under McInnes?

  28-08-2026 00:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Where do you start? How do you catalogue the insipidness of Derek McInnes' Rangers team in Jablonec? How do you catalogue the Pedro-Caixinha-in-the-bushes level embarrassment that the club experienced in their exit from European football on Thursday?In Jablonec, Rangers were unspeakably awful, devoid of any cohesion, desire, threat, their manager reduced to saying how embarrassed and mortified he was multiple times post-match. They had one shot on target the whole night, one goal scored in 210 m
  
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• How to follow US Open on the BBC

  28-08-2026 00:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz are the defending champions in the singles draws [Getty Images]The fourth and final Grand Slam of the year is approaching, with the US Open getting under way on Sunday - and there is comprehensive coverage across the BBC.The world's top players will gather in New York where, in addition to one of the sport's major prizes, record prize money is on line.From the return of entertainer Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles to an eagerly anticipated doubles reunion fo
  
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• Monaco and Chelsea negotiating for Lamine Camara transfer to replace Enzo Fernández

  28-08-2026 00:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Monaco and Chelsea negotiating for Lamine Camara transfer to replace Enzo FernándezAS Monaco and Chelsea are reportedly in negotiations over the transfer of Lamine Camara (22), according to information from journalist Sacha Tavolieri.The Senegalese midfielder is seen as the ideal replacement for Enzo Fernández (25), who could himself join Manchester City before the transfer window closes. Thiago Scuro, ASM’s managing director, is said to have taken charge of the matter, with
  
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• Alcaraz starts US Open comeback against Safiullin

  28-08-2026 00:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carlos Alcaraz has not played a singles match since 13 April at the Barcelona Open [Getty Images]Carlos Alcaraz will start his US Open title defence against Russia's Roman Safiullin in the first serious examination of his fitness following a long-term wrist injury. Second seed Alcaraz, who won the men's title in New York last year, has not played a competitive singles match for more than four months because of inflammation in his playing right wrist.Despite his lack of action, the 23-year-old Sp
  
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• Titans WR Wan'Dale Robinson evaluated for concussion after sustaining 'cheap' hit in joint practice with Bears

  28-08-2026 00:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In hopes of helping 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward take a second-year leap, the Tennessee Titans gave their receiving corps a much-needed makeover this offseason. That facelift included signing former New York Giants wideout Wan'Dale Robinson to a four-year, $78 million deal. The Titans invested in Robinson, a Kentucky product coming off his first 1,000-yard receiving campaign.Robinson’s now being evaluated for a concussion after Chicago Bears safety Xavier Woods reportedly laid him out
  
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• Bear Bachmeier and LJ Martin ready to deliver on offense for No. 14 BYU as it eyes Big 12 title

  28-08-2026 00:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PROVO, Utah — Bear Bachmeier and LJ Martin are back at No. 14 BYU as the Cougars again try to contend for a Big 12 title.Bachmeier enjoyed a breakout season at quarterback after transferring from Stanford before fall camp. Martin led the Big 12 in rushing in his third season in the program, pushing the Cougars to a runner-up finish behind No. 12 Texas Tech.The return of the dynamic playmakers gives BYU one of the most productive backfield tandems in the FBS.“The ceiling is very high,
  
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• 📋 It's time! Confirmed line-ups for Gre-Nal 453

  28-08-2026 00:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📋 It's time! Confirmed line-ups for Gre-Nal 453It’s time!Internacional and Grêmio are lined up.The first Gre-Nal of the 2026 Copa do Brasil quarter-finals kicks off at 8pm (Brasília time) this Thursday (27).Beira-Rio will host the 453rd edition of the classic in history. It brings together two managers under pressure. Ramon Abatti Abel (SC) will referee the match. Amazon Prime Video will broadcast it. 
  OneFootball is broadcasting Internacional vs Gr
  
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• Bundesliga 2026/27 Tactical Previews | SC Freiburg

  28-08-2026 00:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bundesliga 2026/27 Tactical Previews | SC FreiburgOur Get German Football News Bundesliga 2026/27 Tactical Previews series arrives at its conclusion. There’s literally only one place left to go. After seventeen clubs, several forests’ worth of scouting notes and enough pre-season football to permanently damage the author’s relationship with the concept of a friendly, SC Freiburg supply us with the terminus. Those with sufficiently unhealthy memories may recall that la
  
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• Dodgers place Roki Sasaki on IL with blister on right middle finger; Eric Lauer expected to take rotation spot

  27-08-2026 23:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Following up on a reported move after Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers officially announced pitcher Roki Sasaki has been placed on the injured list due to a blister on his right middle finger.Sasaki, 24, left Wednesday's game in the fourth inning after walking Ozzie Albies, allowing a single to Mike Yastrzemski and an RBI sacrifice fly from Austin Riley, followed by a double to Sean Murphy. Trainer Thomas Albert came out to check on Sasaki and Edgardo Henriquez
  
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• Larne exit Europe after late heartbreak against Red Imps

  27-08-2026 23:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Larne missed the chance to reach the league phase of the Uefa Conference League for a second time in three years as they suffered an agonising 3-2 aggregate defeat by Lincoln Red Imps after a late collapse in the second leg at Inver Park.Gary Haveron's side held a 2-0 advantage going into the second leg and appeared to be comfortably progressing, but Kike Gomez's shot gave the visitors the lead on the night in the 82nd minute with a fine strike.Three minutes later, Manu Toledano's header brought
  
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• Roma still in talks with Nottingham Forest for Morato: clubs discussing terms of potential deal

  27-08-2026 23:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Roma still in talks with Nottingham Forest for Morato: clubs discussing terms of potential dealRoma are relentlessly pursuing a defensive bolster and are once again pushing for Morato. The Brazilian centre-back, owned by Nottingham Forest, is now one of the Giallorossi’s main targets to bolster Gian Piero Gasperini’s defence. As reported by Matteo Moretto, negotiations are in full swing, with direct contact also taking place this evening between Roma’s management and the Englis
  
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• Pedri, Lopez And Raphinha Get 8 | Barcelona Players Rated In Impressive Win Vs Athletic Bilbao

  27-08-2026 23:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Pedri, Lopez And Raphinha Get 8 | Barcelona Players Rated In Impressive Win Vs Athletic BilbaoBarcelona entertained Athletic Bilbao at the Nou Camp earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in La Liga. The Catalan club made a quick start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 37th minute when Raphinha found the back of the net. Hansi Flick’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.Fermin Lopez doubled his team’s lead in the 82nd minute as B
  
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• UEFA Champions League Draw: Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund set to face English Champions Arsenal

  27-08-2026 23:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  UEFA Champions League Draw: Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund set to face English Champions ArsenalThe league phase draw for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League took place on Thursday in Monaco as German clubs found out who their opponents will be for the upcoming installment of Europe’s premier competition. Bayern Munich will face Arsenal at home, an opponent they are familiar with. The two clubs met last season in the league phase, and Arsenal managed to win 3-1, while in the 2023/24 sea
  
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• Arsenal continue Alvarez pursuit - Friday's gossip

  27-08-2026 23:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal continue their pursuit to sign Julian Alvarez, Manchester City target Everton's Iliman Ndiaye and Aston Villa make direct contact to sign Rafael Leao.Arsenal are refusing to give up on their pursuit of Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 26, who is keen to move away from Atletico Madrid. (Mail)Manchester City have identified attacking midfielder Iliman Ndiaye, 26, as a potential target but Everton club value the Senegal international at around £80m. (Guardian)Aston Villa have made di
  
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• Serie A club settles transfer ban with help from its No 10 🔟

  27-08-2026 23:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Serie A club settles transfer ban with help from its No 10 🔟Santos got rid of the transfer ban that had prevented it from registering new players this Thursday (27).The club paid off the R$12 million debt it owed Monaco for the signing of Jean Lucas, now at Bahia, with help from Neymar.NR Sports, the company of the No. 10 and his family, provided the necessary funds to settle the debt with the Principality club.The FIFA punishment had been in place since early July and, now, Peixe is exp
  
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• Serie A club lift transfer ban with help from their 🔟

  27-08-2026 23:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Serie A club lift transfer ban with help from their 🔟Santos got rid of the transfer ban that had prevented it from registering new players this Thursday (27).The club paid off the R$12 million debt it owed Monaco for the signing of Jean Lucas, now at Bahia, with Neymar’s help.NR Sports, the company owned by the No. 10 and his family, provided the necessary funds to settle the debt with the Principality club.The FIFA punishment had been in place since early July and, now, Peixe is e
  
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