Massachusetts may have the deepest collection of contenders for the No. 1 position in the High School on SI New England High School Football Preseason Top 25, but the region is loaded with championship-caliber teams from all six states that could have a say in how the rankings shake out in 2026. Xaverian Brothers has … Read more
It was difficult to find a player who stood out for Team USA in their narrow 55-52 win over Italy in their FIBA World Cup group stage contest. That goes for Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, who was held without a field goal versus Italy as the follow-up to her stellar World Cup debut against … Read more
The Chicago White Sox can’t seem to land on the right side of a trade. On August 31, the organization caught fans off guard by acquiring Tommy Pham from the Philadelphia Phillies for cash. The White Sox were willing to give the veteran a seat in the big leagues after he was sitting in Triple-A … Read more
Jaylen Waddle saw only a handful of snaps in his one and only preseason appearance, but it also happened to coincide with Bo Nix’s first game back since fracturing his ankle. In that game, Nix looked Waddle’s way on a third-and-long, connecting with him down the right seam, at which point, the speedster turned on … Read more
The Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the bigger rookie classes in the league with 11 players. With a majority of those players making pretty good first impressions during training camp and the preseason, there’s palpable hype surrounding the Steelers’ entire group of newcomers. When might each of them log their first career starts, though? Jun … Read more
Boston College entered the 2026 season with 50 new players on its roster — 23 freshmen and 27 transfers — as head coach Bill O’Brien looked to reshape the Eagles through the transfer portal and recruiting. But in their season opener Saturday, the newcomers couldn’t prevent BC from falling to Cincinnati, 34-15. The Eagles struggled … Read more
GAINESVILLE, Fla.– The Florida Gators opened the 2026 season with a 66-21 win over Florida Atlantic. Head coach Jon Sumrall earned his first win as Florida’s head coach as the Gators scored its most points since 2021 and its most points in a season opener since 1994. Here is everything Sumrall said as the Gators … Read more
There were positives and not-so-great things that transpired in the Red Raiders season opener against the Wildcats. As we wrote earlier this week, it shouldn’t come as a shock that Abilene Christian, who scored 51 points on the road and only lost one point to the Red Raiders in 2024, would lose by 40-plus points … Read more
Two things are unequivocally certain in life: death and taxes. And there soon may be a third. Curt Cignetti doesn’t miss in the transfer portal. Prior to this season, Cignetti arguably had the best two-year run via the transfer portal. I mean, let’s be honest, the players he has landed via the portal speak for … Read more
The much-anticipated debut of new Illinois quarterback Katin Houser came on Thursday night in a 42-23 victory over UAB. And with Houser tossing the pigskin for 182 yards and three touchdowns while throwing only four incompletions, it’s safe to say the Illini couldn’t have asked for much more. But Houser still gave it to them, … Read more