- Patrick Mahomes says he's on track to start Week 1 after last season's ACL surgery, though he'll skip the preseason finale while awaiting final clearance.
- Ja'Marr Chase left practice with a knee hyperextension but was later cleared and the Bengals held him out strictly as a precaution.
- Colts WR Alec Pierce could return to practice this week after offseason ankle surgery, potentially forming a strong trio with Keenan Allen and Josh Downs.
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- Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, was reportedly with her when she died in South Carolina.
- A Los Angeles neighbor has now come forward with disturbing claims about things she says she witnessed in the years before Hayden's death.
- Hickerson's attorney says the death is still under investigation and declined further comment after the neighbor's allegations.
- Court rulings briefly opened the door for players who had signed NFL contracts — like Dae’Quan Wright — to regain college eligibility and potentially return to teams such as LSU, creating an unusual situation.
- Conferences are split (Big Ten banned it, SEC opposes the rulings but won’t block players), and NFL scouts/execs are publicly frustrated, calling the situation confusing and “Wild West”-like.
- Many in the league see this as a one-off loophole for this specific group; scouts say any returnees would be re-evaluated and treated more like street free agents if teams want them back.
- Trump has sent a 30-year U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear pact to Congress to allow exports and construction of AP1000 reactors—potentially a tens-of-billions-of-dollars win for Westinghouse.
- The administration says the deal will only take effect if Saudi Arabia normalizes with Israel under the Abraham Accords, but sending it to Congress could allow the agreement to advance without that condition.
- Critics and nonproliferation advocates warn the pact doesn’t bar uranium enrichment or reprocessing (the “gold standard”), sparking likely congressional debate and possible votes or vetoes.
- Rams coach Sean McVay said the eligibility changes left him “like I took a freakin’ gummy,” capturing how baffling the situation feels.
- A Louisiana judge issued a temporary order granting a fifth year to players like former Ole Miss TE Dae’Quan Wright, letting him pursue a return to college after brief NFL stints.
- The Big Ten and SEC quickly banned players who signed with or appeared on pro rosters, sparking a legal tug‑of‑war and uncertainty for teams (LSU among them) and their coaches.
- After a breakout World Cup (3 goals) and 19 goals for Monaco last season, US striker Folarin Balogun is being linked to big clubs — notably Barcelona, plus Tottenham and Aston Villa.
- Monaco, who paid $32.5M for him in 2023, have set an asking price around $70M, so any move would be a sizable transfer.
- A move to Barcelona would make him only the third American to play for the club and many pundits (like Stu Holden) think he’d be a strong fit — fun debate fodder about whether he’d be the best American there.
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