Najee Harris makes bold statement after signing with Giants
The New York Giants hosted veteran running back Najee Harris for a workout on Monday, and one day later, the two sides agreed to a deal.
The Giants agreed to a one-year deal with Harris, and the former first-round pick had a strong message after an injury-riddled 2025 season.
“I have a lot to prove. As somebody who’s coming back from a torn Achilles, really everything that I did in the past is in the past. Everything I do now is really what matters,” Harris said after his first practice with the Giants.
"I have a lot to prove. As somebody who's coming back from a torn Achilles, really everything that I did in the past is in the past. Everything I do now is really what matters."
— SNY Giants (@SNYGiants) August 18, 2026
– Najee Harris pic.twitter.com/hLhUARak7G
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Harris at No. 24 overall in 2021 after a standout career with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Harris was a Pro Bowler as a rookie, and he had four consecutive seasons of at least 1,000 yards rushing.
Harris then signed with the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2025 offseason. However, he was involved in a 4th of July fireworks accident that forced him to miss time.
Harris wound up playing just three games in the regular season before suffering a torn Achilles on September 21 against the Denver Broncos, which led him to miss the remainder of the season.
Harris now joins the 2025 first-round pick Cam Skattebo in the RB room, and Harris certainly feels like there is a chip on his shoulder entering the 2026 campaign.
Everyone thought Amanda Anisimova was drinking beer during a match
Amanda Anisimova had people very, very confused about what she was drinking during a changeover at the Cincinnati Open.
The world No. 10 was caught on camera drinking from a clear cup during the second set of her match against Alex Eala in Cincinnati on Monday night. Everyone had the same thought when they saw it: the beverage looked remarkably like a beer.
Commentator Lindsey Davenport was just as baffled as everyone else, stating she had “never seen that.”
Tennis Channel commentators debating what Anisimova is drinking in the 3rd set against Alex Eala in Cincinnati
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 18, 2026
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/AsCxboIYLa
The reality was a lot tamer than what it looked like. Anisimova was simply drinking a Red Bull that had been poured from a can in order to keep her energy levels up. She was not, in fact, trying to pull a Nick Castellanos, and drinking alcohol during a match is strictly prohibited.
The Red Bull certainly worked for Anisimova. After dropping the first set, the 24-year-old American was able to rally back and beat Eala in three sets to advance to the Round of 16.
Von Miller made the wildest offer to teammate for his jersey number
Von Miller is trying to get his No. 40 to wear with the Dallas Cowboys, and he appears willing to go to great lengths to get it.
Miller’s number is currently being worn by fourth-year fullback Hunter Luepke. While Luepke is regarded as one of the game’s better fullbacks, he obviously does not compare with Miller, who confirmed Tuesday that he has made a few offers to try and get Luepke to part with the number.
One of those offers, according to Miller, is a lifetime supply of chicken.
Cowboys OLB Von Miller will wear No. 40 in today’s practice, but he still has some negotiating to do to take it from FB Hunter Luepke for the regular season.
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) August 18, 2026
He said he’s made a few offers including a lifetime supply of chicken 😂 pic.twitter.com/8KMfLPtBqh
The usual cost for a jersey number is some money or a high-end gift. Chicken for life might not fall into either of those categories, but Luepke is probably never going to get a more unique offer than that.
Miller agreed to sign with the Cowboys on Monday for a reported max salary of $7.5 million. He should have plenty of money to entice Luepke to give up the number, chicken or no chicken.
Buss siblings snub Jeanie in new statement on Lakers sale
Jeanie Buss’ five siblings are not giving any ground on their decision to sell the family’s remaining shares in the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss issued a new statement on Tuesday in response to Jeanie attempting to block the sale of the Lakers via legal means. While not mentioning Jeanie directly, the statement makes it very clear that the five siblings have no plans to back away from the proposed sale.
“Johnny, Jimmy, Janie, Joey and Jesse have made the decision to sell the family’s remaining stake, and we remain united in that decision,” the statement reads. “We intend to move forward thoughtfully, respectfully and through the appropriate process.
“We have tremendous respect for Bob Iger and Josh Kushner and believe they understand what the Lakers represent to Los Angeles and our incredibly loyal fan base. We are confident they will honor everything this franchise stands for while building upon the foundation our father created.”
Statement from Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss after attorney of Jeanie Buss made clear she will battle her family members on selling their remaining 17.8% Lakers ownership stake:
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 18, 2026
The Los Angeles Lakers have never been just a basketball team. They have been one of the…
The Buss family still holds a 17.8 percent share of the Lakers, which has allowed Jeanie to serve as the team’s primary governor despite no longer being a principal owner. Their share of the Lakers is held in a family trust, and the five Buss siblings maintain that the approval of four of the six beneficiaries of the trust would be sufficient for the decision to be taken. Jeanie Buss and her attorney have disputed that, and appear willing to go to court over it.
The schism between the Buss siblings is nothing new, as Jeanie previously had a role in firing three of her brothers from the organization. This dispute is playing out much more publicly, and an intense legal battle appears inevitable at this point.
Cardinals get ripped for their handling of Jeremiyah Love
The Arizona Cardinals are taking a lot of heat for their handling of rookie running back Jeremiyah Love during the team’s first preseason game.
Love played the entire first half of the Cardinals’ preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday, an unusual workload for a No. 3 overall pick at a skill position. The Cardinals gave him 23 snaps and 14 touches, only for him to suffer an ankle sprain just before halftime.
While 14 touches is not a huge amount, it is certainly more than other first-round rookie backs have received in previous preseasons.
Jeremiyah Love's 14 touches in this game are third most for a full preseason by a first-round rookie RB in last 10 years (out of 12 RBs who played in preseason)
— Mike Sando (@SandoNFL) August 18, 2026
2017 McCaffrey: 20 in three games
2021 N.Harris: 17 in three games
2026 Love: 14 in one game
No one thinks 14 touches… https://t.co/hOonjJko0G
Cardinals coach Matt LaFleur defended his decision to give Love a significant workload, pointing out that Love has no game experience at the NFL level.
“It’s a rookie that hadn’t played,” LaFleur said. “Knowing that, not to share too many secrets because I haven’t said it with the players yet, but knowing that it was about what it was going to be in terms of how many games these guys were going to play for what we were looking for.”
“It’s a rookie that hadn’t played.”
— Bo Brack (@BoBrack) August 16, 2026
Arizona Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur on why Jeremiyah Love played as much as he did in his preseason debut. pic.twitter.com/Xp3WfkKrwy
It is very easy to second-guess the decision after Love got hurt, but there is a reason that teams prefer to shield their best players from preseason action. That is even true of rookies, no matter how much they could use the game experience. The Cardinals took a different approach and are dealing with the consequences of that.
Love is not expected to play again during the preseason. The Cardinals are hopeful he will be good to go in Week 1 of the regular season.
Bo Nix got in a practice fight with his Broncos teammate
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix did not shy away from some confrontation during Tuesday’s practice.
Nix and teammate Nik Bonitto got into it during practice, which started after Nix took a sack and was taken to the ground by Bonitto. Several plays later, Nix intervened in a pileup and pulled Bonitto off it by the leg.
First real fight of training camp.
— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevens) August 18, 2026
HUGE pile on the ground.
Bo Nix (angry from getting sacked and taken to the ground earlier) grabbed Nik Bonitto’s leg and pulled him off the pile.
Nik then got very angry and was held back by multiple teammates.
After practice, Nix had no regrets.
“I love it. It’s football. It’s getting me ready for the games coming up,” Nix said.
Bo Nix was pushed down on a sack after the pocket collapsed from Nik Bonitto, Jonathon Cooper and Malcolm Roach.
— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevens) August 18, 2026
He got up and threw the ball in anger.
A few plays later, he yanked Bonitto off a pile of players fighting by his leg then both had to be held back by teammates.
“I… pic.twitter.com/Y1v7gIkJnr
Training camp fights are not uncommon, even between teammates. However, the quarterback usually stays out of the way to avoid unnecessary risk. That is even more true of Nix, who is coming off ankle surgery in the offseason.
There is no reason to believe Nix and Bonitto will have any lingering issues as a result of this. The Broncos, however, may want to have a few words with their quarterback about avoiding such physical confrontations given his importance to the team.
New details emerge regarding Ketel Marte’s situation with Diamondbacks
New details have emerged regarding Ketel Marte’s mysterious situation with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Marte is returning to Arizona in order to undergo an MRI on his knee, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. The infielder has been bothered by a knee injury for some time and left last Friday’s game as a result of knee pain.
Ketel Marte is returning to Arizona to undergo an MRI on his knee, according to a source.
— Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro) August 18, 2026
A knee issue still does not explain the drama surrounding Marte’s placement on the restricted list on Monday night. Reports suggest the Diamondbacks had expected him to arrive for their game in Boston, but he did not turn up at the ballpark.
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo only raised concern about Marte with his emotional response to the second baseman’s absence after the game.
There remains a great deal about the Marte story that does not add up. His absence Monday certainly does not seem to be knee-related, since the Diamondbacks placed him on the restricted list, which is usually used for unexcused absences. Even if there were worries about his knee, he would have either been at the ballpark or placed on the injured list. For now, the team is offering no further explanation, which will only invite more speculation.
NFL makes decision on Terrion Arnold’s status
The NFL has made a determination on cornerback Terrion Arnold’s status after he agreed to join the Seattle Seahawks.
Arnold will be placed on the commissioner’s exempt list when he officially signs with Seattle, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. That means he will be ineligible to play or practice with the team.
The Seahawks are still working through the details of Arnold’s signing with the NFL, and “it will take a while” to be made official.
The #Seahawks’ are still planning to sign CB Terrion Arnold but are working through the timing and it will take a while, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 18, 2026
Arnold will be placed on the commissioner’s exempt list when he signs, meaning he’d be ineligible to play or practice. pic.twitter.com/uH54Hjnd9k
The Seahawks were aware of this outcome when they decided to sign Arnold, so they will not be blindsided. This does raise questions as to when and if Arnold will even get to play this season, but Seattle is willing to take the risk on his upside, even with uncertainty looming.
Arnold, selected 24th overall by Detroit in the 2024 NFL Draft, was released by the Lions in late June following his arrest on eight felony charges. The charges, four counts of kidnapping and four counts of armed robbery, stem from a February incident in the Tampa, Florida, area.
ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93
Bill Rasmussen, who is credited with co-founding ESPN in 1979, died Tuesday at the age of 93.
ESPN announced that Rasmussen died Tuesday at age 93 due to effects from Parkinson’s Disease. The network also announced his passing live on “First Take.”
ESPN announces the passing of founder Bill Rasmussen live on First Take. pic.twitter.com/TcHO2f4cXB
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 18, 2026
“Bill was a remarkable man – a visionary and an innovator who conceived the idea of a network entirely devoted to sports,” ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. “Quite simply, none of us would be here today if it wasn’t for Bill’s passion and all the hard work and entrepreneurial spirit he put into building ESPN in the late 1970s – key aspects of our company culture that still carry on to this day.”
Rasmussen and his son Scott had the idea for a 24-hour sports programming network in 1978, and ESPN launched one year later. He also served as the network’s first president before departing in 1980.
ESPN has, of course, grown into something far bigger than anything Rasmussen could have ever dreamt of. It paved the way for other specialized sports networks — including some it now owns — and has massively impacted both sports and culture as a whole.
Baker Mayfield had a hilarious outburst after getting rage-baited
Baker Mayfield will always be a Sooner, which means he doesn’t have a soft spot for the Texas Longhorns.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback and former Oklahoma signal-caller’s hatred for the Longhorns was on full display when he recently got pranked while signing autographs. After seeing a Texas cap hidden under a Buccaneers hat, Mayfield immediately grabbed the Longhorns article and threw it at the camera.
Rage baiting our players with college rival hats 🧢😂 pic.twitter.com/NLz4gydKsk
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) August 17, 2026
Although it’s been nearly a decade since Mayfield turned pro after being selected first overall in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, it’s clear that he maintains a strong disdain for the Sooners’ rival, Texas.
Mayfield is widely considered one of the best players in Oklahoma football history, and he’s got a Heisman Trophy to prove that.
After transferring from the Texas Tech Red Raiders to Oklahoma, Mayfield recorded 12,292 passing yards and 131 touchdowns against only 30 interceptions in 48 games from 2015-2017 with the Sooners.
The 31-year-old Mayfield can’t get too caught up in the Red River Rivalry fever in the NFL, as his main focus is on helping the Buccaneers bounce back after winning just eight games in 2025 and missing the playoffs.
Last season, Mayfield threw for 3,693 passing yards and 26 touchdowns against 11 interceptions in 17 games.
Video: Fans throw punches in wild brawl during Cubs-White Sox game
Monday’s game between the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., had it all — including fans going full Royal Rumble in the stands.
A video making its rounds on social media shows several fans going at it, with a Cubs fan seemingly getting the worst of it.
Things appeared to devolve into a wild brawl in the bleachers after a heated exchange of words between fans. It wasn’t clear what exactly caused the commotion, but the situation quickly got out of control, with punches flying from different directions.
A poor fan wearing a No. 23 Ryne Sandberg Cubs jersey got beat up by multiple people but somehow managed to withstand the onslaught, including several left hooks from one determined guy in a gray shirt. You can watch the video here.
As for the game itself, the Cubs emerged victorious in thrilling fashion, with Pete Crow-Armstrong coming through in the clutch with the most telling blow of the contest, a walk-off, two-run home run to secure a 7-5 win in extra innings.
The Cubs and the White Sox have two more games left to play in the series, and based on what transpired in the stands on Monday, Wrigley Field’s security may need to step it up and have stricter measures to control rowdy fans amid the ongoing Crosstown Classic.
3-time Pro Bowler unretires to join the Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons have successfully pried a three-time Pro Bowler away from retirement.
On Tuesday, insider Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported that edge rusher Za’Darius Smith is signing a 1-year contract with the Falcons.
Free agent edge Za’Darius Smith is signing a 1-year deal with the #Falcons, per agent @ErikBurkhardt. pic.twitter.com/R4w9DZnhGB
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 18, 2026
Smith last saw action for the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2025 NFL season, playing in only five games (two starts) and recording 1.5 sacks before announcing his midseason retirement from football.
That retirement proved short-lived, as Smith returns to the game to play for the Falcons under a new head coach who is a familiar face to the veteran pass rusher.
The Falcons are now coached by Kevin Stefanski, who also mentored the Cleveland Browns during Smith’s tenure with the AFC North franchise.
Atlanta needed some bodies to shore up their pass-rush unit amid issues in the group, with Jalon Walker suffering an ACL tear in training camp and James Pearce Jr. getting slapped with an eight-game suspension under the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Walker and Pearce combined for 16 of the Falcons’ season total of 57 sacks (second-most in the league) in 2025.
The 33-year-old Smith has 70.5 career sacks to his name, along with 176 quarterback hits in 145 games.
Marvin Harrison Jr. has a huge claim about Jeremiyah Love’s other skill
Marvin Harrison Jr. has seen enough of rookie running back Jeremiyah Love’s pass-catching abilities.
While talking about the Arizona Cardinals’ first-year tailback, Harrison went as far as to imply that Love could even pass as a wide receiver for the team.
“He really could come to our room if he ever wanted to,” Harrison said of Love, via Tyler Drake of Arizona Sports. “Seeing him on twitch routes killing backers is laughable sometimes.”
Love showed a little bit of his game downfield in last week’s preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders with 14 receiving yards on two catches and three targets on top of his 58 rushing yards on 11 carries.
The former Notre Dame Fighting Irish star’s ability to contribute in the passing game adds another dimension to the Cardinals’ offense, which finished in the lower half of the league with an average of 325.8 total yards per game in 2025. He can also help take some defensive focus off Harrison and others.
Still, it is what he does on the ground that makes Love an important piece of Arizona’s attack.
In his final two years with Notre Dame, Love burned rubber for 2,497 rushing yards and 35 touchdowns on 199 carries.
Jared Verse reveals why he already loves life with the Browns
Jared Verse is doing a great job of saying the right things about his new team.
Even Cleveland’s gloomier weather is getting praised by the new Browns star defensive end.
“California doesn’t really rain that much. I was outside yesterday just enjoying the rain, sitting on the back porch just like taking deep little breaths, seeing deer running around and everything like that. It was cool,” Verse told reporters on Monday, via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com.
Furthermore, two-time Pro Bowler Verse said his trade from the Los Angeles Rams to the Browns surprised him, but the shock didn’t linger as he immediately accepted his new reality.
“I mean, I like it here. But I wasn’t really distraught at all. After kind of the initial shock, I was like, all right, cool. Like I’m a Brown, let’s work,” added the 25-year-old Verse.
“I love the organization, especially the first day of the camp. You see all the fans out there. I’m like, damn, like, excuse my French. Like, the fans, it was lit out there. They was lively, and they bleed orange and brown. I love it out here.”
As good as Verse has been so far in his NFL career, he has massive shoes to fill in Cleveland, considering the man the Browns parted ways with in the trade to acquire the former Florida State Seminoles star from Los Angeles.
Cleveland sent shockwaves across the football world in June when the AFC North franchise traded all-time Browns great Myles Garrett to the Rams in exchange for a package headlined by Verse.
Through two seasons in the NFL, Verse has accumulated totals of 12.0 sacks, 124 passes defended and 45 quarterback hits in 34 games.
Video: Torey Lovullo fights tears while talking about Ketel Marte’s situation
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo couldn’t hide his emotions after the abrupt absence of star Ketel Marte in Monday’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass.
Marte did not show up for the game, prompting Arizona to place him on the restricted list.
Fighting his tears, the 61-year-old Lovullo assured everyone that Marte was safe but did not specify the exact reason behind the three-time All-Star’s absence.
“No, not really. I love him, and I care for him. He’ll be okay. He is fine,” Lovullo told reporters after the Diamondbacks’ 11-1 loss to the Red Sox, via X user @phxlogan.
“I want you guys to know that I just care about him. So does everybody in that room,” added the clearly emotional Lovullo, who has been managing the Diamondbacks since the 2017 season.
Torey Lovullo appeared to get emotional during the postgame when answering questions about Ketel Marte
— Logan🌵 (@phxlogan) August 18, 2026
He made clear Ketel is ok, but all he knows at this moment is he is dealing with a personal matter pic.twitter.com/nVCFVUgxVG
The news of Marte’s absence raised concerns about his well-being among Diamondbacks fans, so it was reassuring to hear Lovullo say that the 32-year-old Dominican star is fine health-wise.
Still, it is a mystery why Marte didn’t show up when he was expected to be the team’s designated hitter in the Red Sox game.
Marte, who is under contract with the Diamondbacks until at least the 2030 season (he has a player option for the 2031 campaign), is having a relatively down year. Thorugh 118 games, he has hit just 249/.314/.446 with a 107 OPS+ after slashing .283/.376/.517 and posting a 146 OPS+ in 2025.
Dennis Schroder addresses 1 misconception about being traded so much
Dennis Schroder does not want any pity points for being one of the most traded players in NBA history.
The veteran combo guard was traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Charlotte Hornets last week — a deal that resulted in him landing on his 12th team in 14 NBA seasons. One more move to a new NBA team would have him tied with journeyman guard Ish Smith for the most teams played for in NBA history.
Some fans imagine such instability to be difficult for anyone, even an athlete making millions to play basketball. But Schroder doesn’t see it that way, based on his recent comments to the German publication Braunschweiger Zeitung.
“The media make it worse than it is,” Schroder said, translated from his native German.
“The teams pay for everything for us, we continue to live just as we lived before. The children are homeschooling, our family comes to visit two or three times a year – nothing changes.”
While few would want to be pinballed around the United States (or Canada) as Schroder has been throughout the past decade, the man clearly doesn’t feel too frustrated by it.
On the plus side, Schroder has gotten the chance to live in a dozen unique locations, experiencing different cultures and trying various local foods. He’s probably been treated well at every stop, considering his status as an NBA player.
There are much worse fates than that.
Fans all said the same thing after watching Travis Kelce juke a Chiefs defender
A trending 27-second video of Travis Kelce has some Kansas City Chiefs fans worried about their team’s secondary.
The short clip of Kelce went viral on Monday, showing the veteran tight end completely juking safety Alohi Gilman during a 1-on-1 drill at Chiefs training camp. Gilman bit on Kelce’s fake right and got left in the dust as the 36-year-old burst ran the other way for an uncontested catch.
Travis Kelce ROUTS UP Alohi Gilman in 1-on-1's 👀#ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/TR80q9ynq3
— Mark Poulose (@MarkPoulose) August 17, 2026
The video went viral partly because some fans believed Kelce looked a step slow. Instead of seeing it as a highlight for Kelce, many roasted Gilman for getting schooled by the aging All-Pro.
We need help at Safety
— Marcus T (Miller) (@Str8throwed) August 17, 2026
Gilman is starting to show why he was the backup.
— 71 SOUTH (@KelADolla) August 17, 2026
Ehh that’s not a great look for the defender
— ryan barker (@ryanryanbarker5) August 17, 2026
Getting juked in slow motion is crazy
— NiEKO🏴☠️ (@NiekoTheMartian) August 17, 2026
Gilman recorded 90 combined tackles last season playing for the Los Angeles Chargers and the Baltimore Ravens. His box score numbers, however, won’t erase the video of him getting cooked by Kelce from the Chiefs fan base’s memory.
Kelce has never been the shiftiest player on the field. But there’s a reason the man has been named a Pro Bowler for 11 straight seasons. He’s likely to get the better of a few more defenders before he finally calls it a career.
Jeanie Buss claims her siblings manipulated Shams Charania to ‘falsely report’ on Lakers sale
Jeanie Buss is not sitting quietly amid reports indicating that her family was giving up control of the Los Angeles Lakers.
News broke Monday that the Buss family, which has owned the Lakers franchise for nearly 50 years, had reportedly decided to sell the family trust’s remaining 17.8 percent stake in the team. The Buss family released a statement through ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday confirming the sale to new majority owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger.
The move was interpreted by many as Jeanie officially deciding to relinquish her role as team governor, a post she has held since Dr. Jerry Buss died in 2013. NBA rules require controlling owners/governors to own at least 15 percent of their franchise.
Jeanie contested the report hours later, claiming her siblings had sent Charania the statement without her approval. Through her attorney, Jeanie sent a letter to the law firms representing her five siblings, claiming that Joey and Jessie Buss had leaked erroneous information to Charania as part of an alleged “years-long pattern” of the two leaking “false, defamatory, and pernicious” information to Shams.
You can read the letter obtained by CNBC here with an excerpt below:
“As you know, this afternoon, Shams Charania of ESPN falsely reported that the six Buss siblings voted to sell the 17.8% ownership stake in the Lakers to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, and that my client, Jeanie Buss, is “out” as controlling owner.
“This is just the latest instance of a years-long pattern whereby Joey and Jesse Buss leak false, defamatory and pernicious “information” to Mr. Charania for the malicious purpose of doing harm to the Los Angeles Lakers so long as Dr. Buss’s chosen successor, Jeanie Buss, carries out her father’s wishes.”
Jeanie’s attorney, Adam F. Streisand, argued further that such a sale is not legally permissible. Per the letter, the family’s JAB Trust instructs its co-trustees to ensure that Jeanie Buss continues to be elected as the team governor “on an annual basis” throughout her lifetime, barring a court order modifying the trust.
It’s an episode of HBO’s “Succession” unfolding in real time, folks.
Kyle Tucker gets ripped after flubbing another routine fly ball
Kyle Tucker has found a new rock bottom for himself.
The Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Tucker continued his struggles on Monday night against the Colorado Rockies. Tucker went 0/5 on the night at Coors Field in Denver, Colo. and also produced a hideous defensive play in the bottom of the seventh inning.
To lead off the half-inning, Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia induced a routine fly ball off the bat of Rockies first baseman Connor Norby. Tucker got under the ball in right field with plenty of time … but then just seemingly lost it in the stadium lights.
The ball glanced off Tucker’s glove for an E-9, allowing Norby to get into second base. Meanwhile, Tucker could do little more than collapse to the outfield grass in agony for a moment before retrieving the errant baseball and futilely tossing it back into the infield.
I don't even want to pile on at this point, but Kyle Tucker drops a routine flyball for a two-base error. pic.twitter.com/9L1WTNr0sx
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) August 18, 2026
Fans quickly roasted Tucker over his latest lowlight. Some on social media were even ready to anoint him as the worst signing in Dodgers history.
Kyle Tucker has to be the biggest bust signing in Dodgers history. Just an absolute disaster in every aspect. Just get him off the field at this point. pic.twitter.com/3arVJbYCEa
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) August 18, 2026
Tucker also had an ugly misplay in right field during Sunday’s loss at home to the Milwaukee Brewers. During that game at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif., Tucker flubbed a ball hit to the wall in right and ended up getting booed by the Dodger faithful.
Even more embarrassingly for Tucker, who signed a four-year, $240 million contract with the Dodgers in the offseason, is that it is hard to tell what is worse right now between his defense and his offense. After Monday’s disaster, Tucker is now down to a .230 batting average on the year (with a .692 OPS) and is 0 for his last 24 at the plate (with Tucker’s last hit coming on Aug. 9 against the Arizona Diamondbacks).
The Dodgers did still manage to easily take care of business on Monday despite Tucker’s struggles, winning by a comfortable final score of 11-5. But considering that Tucker was also benched during a game over the weekend for a humiliating reason, he may be the single most miserable player in all of Major League Baseball right now.
Colts signing 6-time Pro Bowl wide receiver
The Indianapolis Colts have struck a deal with veteran wide receiver Keenan Allen.
The 34-year-old wideout reportedly agreed to sign a 1-year deal with the Colts worth up to $8.32 million. NFL reporter Jordan Schultz confirmed the news on Monday night.
BREAKING: The #Colts are signing 6x Pro Bowl WR Keenan Allen to a 1-year deal worth up to $8.32M, multiple sources tell me.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) August 18, 2026
A big-time weapon for Daniel Jones, as Allen reunites with HC Shane Steichen from their days together with the Chargers in a deal done by @ZekeSandhu of… pic.twitter.com/wiBZe3wjSf
Allen spent his first 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers, where he developed into a perennial 1,000-yard pass catcher. The 2017 Comeback Player of the Year earned himself six Pro Bowl nods from 2017 to 2023, only missing out in 2022 due to a lingering hamstring injury.
The Cal alum was traded to the Chicago Bears in 2024, but returned to the Chargers last season on a 1-year deal. He led Los Angeles in targets (122) and catches (81) and ranked second in receiving yards (777) and third in receiving touchdowns (4).
Allen joins a promising Colts wide receiver room headlined by Alec Pierce and Josh Downs. Indianapolis signed Pierce to a $114 million contract in March, the same month he underwent surgery to repair an ankle issue.
Colts head coach Shane Steichen all but confirmed Sunday that Pierce is expected to miss the entirety of training camp. Steichen is very familiar with Allen, whom he coached during his time as the Chargers’ offense coordinator.
With Pierce’s status for the start of the season in question, Allen could play a big role for Indy right away.
