Big 12 ADs Ban Pros from Returning to School After Big Ten, SEC Rule Changes
Big 12 athletic directors agreed to ban professional athletes from returning to schools in the conference across all sports on Wednesday:
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Gary SouthShore pulls away from Sioux City with 5-3 win in matinee matchup
GARY, Ind. (Courtesy of Sioux City Explorers) – Sioux City (42-46) dropped a 5–3 decision to Gary SouthShore (37-51) on Wednesday afternoon. Manager Steve Mo...
Scottish Highlands benefiting from 'coolcation' trend
Scotland and other northern European nations are seeing more tourists as people avoid the heat.
Veteran F DeWanna Bonner reportedly signs with Dream after contract buyout from Mercury
Bonner, 39, joins the Dream, who have already locked up a playoff spot.
Body camera video from deadly Jacksonville officer-involved shooting of Asia Bennett released
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has released body camera video showing the events leading up to the deadly officer-involved shooting of 22-year-old Asia Be...
Bob Myers explains how Sixers were able to land Jaylen Brown in a deal
Bob Myers explains how the Philadelphia 76ers were able to land Jaylen Brown in a deal from the Boston Celtics.
Hegseth considering Pentagon chief spokesperson to replace Army secretary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering his chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, to succeed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who is eyeing an exit from the Pentagon in the coming months, two sources familiar with the matter told The Hill. The Hill previously reported that Parnell, who is also one of Hegseth’s senior advisers, has privately expressed…
Fearnley among Britons closing in on US Open place
Jacob Fearnley is among the British players who stand one win away from a place in the US Open main draw in New York.
Nick Smith Jr. Q&A: 'I learned a lot playing with LeBron and Austin Reaves'
Nick Smith Jr. discusses learning from LeBron James and Austin Reaves, his New Balance journey and why staying in the NBA is the real challenge.
'Mini-Rodri' Gonzalez shown he will be loved at Newcastle
Nico Gonzalez is given a rapturous welcome before Newcastle's Carabao Cup win against West Brom following the £52m midfielder's arrival from Manchester City.
Barcelona vs Athletic Club: La Liga – prediction, teams, lineups
Lamine Yamal and Raphinha will seek to add to Barcelona’s five-star La Liga opener when Athletic arrive from Bilbao.
Hegseth upgrades Abbey Gate Marines' valor awards after 5-year delay: 'Those days are over'
Three Marines who risked their lives during the ISIS-K Abbey Gate bombing received upgraded valor awards from War Secretary Pete Hegseth at a Pentagon ceremony.
RFK Jr. feuds with Shapiro, spreads vaccine misinformation
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Kennedy feuds with Shapiro over vaccines An online row between Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) erupted on Wednesday after Pennsylvania authorities said two unvaccinated people died from measles-associated causes. …
Dissidents push for Hindu Pradesh Congress Committee chief to end Punjab crisis
India News: NEW DELHI: Congress is again mulling the idea of appointing a Hindu state president in Punjab amid a push from dissidents for a compromise to end the .
Giveaway nine!
[Image: Some of the actual items in the giveaway. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/verge-titw-giveaway-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] The ninth Today I’m Toying With giveaway is live. Each week, I give away gadgets from my TITW videos, because I can’t ethically keep them! You can enter each new giveaway at theverge.com/TITW (or by email, see the rules) starting 9AM each Wednesday; I draw a winner a week later.
Jeff Fisher Says Vince Young's Spelling Error Led Him to Not Respond to Apology Letter in Video
Former head coach Jeff Fisher said that he didn't respond to an apology letter from former quarterback Vince Young regarding the end of their shared tenure on the Tennessee Titans due to a spelling error.
Chicago Sky owner opens up on Enes Kanter Freedom ejection, makes analogy to shooting a gun
Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter compared Enes Kanter Freedom's ejection from Wintrust Arena to shooting a gun, saying certain threats don't get warnings.
Operation Bluebird is back in action.
X sued the startup after it attempted to cancel its ownership of the “Twitter” and “Tweet” trademarks, claiming they had been “abandoned.” But a preliminary ruling from April suggests “X seemed to have given up intellectual property claims,” leading Operation Bluebird’s co-founders to launch the Twitter.now platform, as reported by Ars Technica. The platform is currently available in early access to “founders” who pay $20. [Link: New Twitter launches, says Musk's X gave up the name | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/new-twitter-launches-says-musks-x-gave-up-the-name/ | Ars Technica]
Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Charlton Athletic: Savio scores and assists on debut as Spurs ease into Carabao Cup third round
Report and free match highlights from the Carabao Cup second-round tie between Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium; new signing Savio made an immediate impact after coming off the bench to make his Spurs debut
A man searching a Polish scrapyard for car parts found an 1,800-year-old Roman-era shield containing cremated human bones
Rest of World News: An old iron fitting found among scrap metal in eastern Poland has turned out to be part of a burial that disappeared from the archaeological record lo.
Preston North End 0-4 Everton: Thierno Barry scores hat-trick as David Moyes' Toffees saunter into Carabao Cup third round
Report and free match highlights from the Carabao Cup second-round tie between Preston North End and Everton at Deepdale; Thierno Barry follows up his goal in the Premier League opener with a hat-trick and an assist to send the Toffees into third round
OpenAI’s rogue AI model incident was worse than we thought
Two new reports from OpenAI and METR shine new light on the OpenAI-Hugging Face cybersecurity incident that rocked the AI industry in July.
Newcastle United 3-2 West Bromwich Albion: Harvey Barnes scores twice as Magpies progress in Carabao Cup
Report and free match highlights from the Carabao Cup second-round tie between Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion at St James' Park; Second-half substitute Harvey Barnes scored twice in entertaining win for the Magpies.
Bradford City 0-0 Burnley (4-2 pens): Bantams progress on penalties after goalless draw
Report and free match highlights from the Carabao Cup second round tie between Bradford City and Burnley at Valley Parade; Clarets miss two penalties in shootout as Bantams progress after goalless draw.