FOOTBALL

On Thursday night, the Buffalo Bills beat the Miami Dolphins 31-10 thanks to three James Cook touchdowns and a dominant defense. The big news during the game was quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffering his third NFL concussion. He famously got two in 2022 and had to learn “how to fall” to avoid getting more. It’s unclear what Tua’s future looks like going forward with the team and professional football.

In college news, the Pac-12  (currently the Pac-2, consisting of Oregon State and Washington State) is looking to expand to survive as a conference by adding Mountain West schools Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State, and Fresno State.

BASKETBALL

The Aces superstar A’ja Wilson has recorded the most single-season points in WNBA history. She has 941 points and is likely to surpass 1,000 points this season.

OTHER

The USC Trojans are the first program to partner with a cannabis company. The school announced partnering with Cookies, a cannabis and wellness company. The VP and GM of USC Sports Properties spoke about the partnership and mentioned Cookies as an “innovative brand.”

FOOTBALL

College Highlights:

Notre Dame was a 28-point favorite over Northern Illinois, but a late field goal gave NIU the big win.

Defending champion Michigan got crushed by Texas 31-12 at home. Texas QB Quinn Ewers looked like a Heisman candidate as he easily moved his team downfield for three touchdowns.

NFL Highlights:

Speaking of Michigan, former coach Jim Harbaugh pulled off his first win leading his new team, the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers edged out the Las Vegas Raiders 22-10.

In other NFL news, Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and detained by the Miami police on his way to the Hard Rock stadium but used that energy to score (and then mimicked his detainment during his TD celebration). Miami 20, Jacksonville 17.

Number 1 draft pick Caleb Williams didn’t show much in his debut, but the Bears pulled out a win over the Tennessee Titans thanks to the Chicago defense.

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott became the NFL’s highest-paid player shortly before the game began. He led his team to a win over Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns.

In other NFL news, rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.

FOOTBALL

The NFL season began Thursday night in an exciting game of inches. Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely found the endzone in the fourth quarter as time ran out to come within one point of tying the game. The Ravens planned on going for a two-point conversion for the win, but then the touchdown was reversed because Likely’s toe was out of bounds. The Kansas City Chiefs held on for a 27-20 win.

TENNIS

Andy Roddick, a former tennis player and now podcaster, was the last American male to win a Grand Slam singles title 12 years ago. In today’s second semifinal match, Taylor Fritz plays Frances Tiafoe, guaranteeing that an American will be in the finals competing for the title for the first time since 2006.

In women’s tennis, #6 seed Jessica Pegula advanced to her first Grand Slam final and will face #2 seed Aryna Sabalenka.

FOOTBALL

The NFL regular season kicks off this weekend. The Philadelphia Eagles will play the Green Bay Packers in Brazil on Friday. However, that game could get canceled due to wildfires in the country.

In other football news, Kansas City Chiefs tight end and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, is a part-owner of the racehorse “Swift Delivery.”

San Francisco 49er rookie Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest by a 17-year-old who was attempting to rob Ricky in the middle of the day in San Francisco’s Union Square. Thankfully, Pearsall was upgraded from “serious” to “fair” condition but is expected to miss at least four games at the start of the season.

HOT DOG EATING

Joey Chestnut, the GOAT of competitive eating, set a new world record this week by consuming 83 hot dogs and buns. Chestnut defeated his longtime rival Takeru Kobayashi (who downed 67 hot dogs).