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😄 Good morning to all however particularly to …

NFL FANS

Whereas a lot of the nation is coping with phrases like “warmth dome” and “corn sweat,” we’re capable of flip our minds to the autumn as 26 NFL groups reported to coaching camp on Tuesday. Unsurprisingly, information was pouring out of camps all day, and it is sufficient to set one to daydreaming about firing up the grill for a soccer Sunday.

Transfer the jerseys and hoodies to the entrance of your closet. We’re simply over 40 days away from soccer season.

👍 Honorable mentions

• Venus Williams, 45, gained her first match since 2023.
• Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl suited as much as play somewhat beer league hockey.
• Royals pitcher Wealthy Hill, 45, grew to become the oldest participant in Main League Baseball.
• Hurricanes QB Carson Beck says he is “been 100% for some time now” and is prepared for the NCAA season after offseason elbow surgical procedure.
• Angel Reese has set one other double double report.
• 5-time Professional Bowl tight finish Jimmy Graham will formally retire from the NFL as a member of the Saints.
• In additional impactful Saints retirement information, Tyrann Mathieu introduced his retirement on Tuesday, ending a 12-year profession for “Honey Badger.”
• After his dominant win over Daniel Dubois on Saturday, Oleksandr Usyk put his spot on the high of the CBS Sports activities’ boxing pound-for-pound rankings on lockdown.
• Marcus Good says Luka Dončić reaching out to him impacted his choice to affix the Lakers.
• After averaging 29.3 factors, 7.7 rebounds and a pair of.3 assists, Jazz ahead Kyle Filipowski earned NBA 2K26 Summer time League MVP honors.
• UFC 320 landed a pair of title fights as mild heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev will rematch Alex Pereira, and Merab Dvalishvili will defend his bantamweight championship in opposition to Cory Sandhagen.
• The UFC 321 predominant occasion was additionally introduced, with Tom Aspinall set to make the primary protection of his heavyweight championship in opposition to two-time former title challenger Ciryl Gane.
• Raiders coach Pete Carrol set excessive expectations for his staff, saying, “We’re gonna win a ton.”

😟 And never such morning for …

TREY HENDRICKSON AND THE CINCINNATI BENGALS

The contract drama surrounding Trey Hendrickson and the Bengals continued as Hendrickson left Cincinnati and headed to Jacksonville, Florida. Final season’s NFL sack chief made the choice to not report back to coaching camp and plans to stay on the sidelines for the offseason except he can attain a brand new contract with Cincinnati.

In accordance with Hendrickson, the Bengals submitted two gives in a 24-hour stretch, with neither containing ensures past the primary season. “I used to be greater than prepared to take much less in some methods with the intention to make this work,” Hendrickson mentioned.

John Breech broke down the scenario and predicted when it’d attain an finish.

• Breech: “Hendrickson was in Cincinnati over the weekend, which can have been a goodwill signal from him that he hoped to have his contract achieved earlier than the beginning of coaching camp. That will not be occurring now, however that does not imply this has to pull out. The Bengals and Hendrickson each need to get the deal achieved, so the prediction right here is that the 2 sides get one thing achieved by Aug. 1. That timing would permit Hendrickson to make his coaching camp debut throughout an Aug. 2 observe that will probably be held in entrance of 1000’s of followers at Paycor Stadium.”

👎 Not so honorable mentions

🏈 Large Ten Media Days carry fascinating views from coaches

Coaches hit the rostrum on Tuesday at Large Ten Media Days and a few fascinating insights got into their packages. One of many high tales of the day noticed Indiana coach Curt Cignetti take a couple of digs on the SEC. Cignetti has seen his staff face criticism for his or her choice into the School Soccer Playoff final season, with many seeing their schedule as “tender” in comparison with SEC groups reminiscent of Alabama who missed the reduce. New criticism bubbled up when Indiana cancelled a home-and-home sequence with Virginia that was scheduled to start in 2027.

Cignetti returned fireplace at these critics, in addition to the SEC as a complete, by mentioning SEC out-of-conference schedules and saying that his staff “figured we’d simply undertake SEC scheduling philosophy.”

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule addressed Scott Frost‘s feedback from earlier within the month that the Cornhuskers place was “the fallacious job” for him. Whereas these feedback stirred up the Nebraska trustworthy, Rhule mentioned he was empathetic to Frost’s scenario and confronted his personal struggles after taking the job.

“This wasn’t job,” Rhule mentioned. “It was not job, however we have made it job, and we’re about to make it an amazing job. This will probably be the most effective jobs within the nation.”

Be sure to take a look at our 2025 Large Ten coach rankings to see the place Cignetti and Rhule rank within the convention.

🏀 NBA reunions we want to see

NBA’s free company season produced a couple of throwback reunions with Damian Lillard returning to the Path Blazers and Chris Paul making his method again to the Clippers. There’s nothing fairly like a participant being welcomed again to his former metropolis as a returning hero. With that in thoughts, Jasmyn Wimbish took a glance across the league to determine 4 NBA reunions we want to see.

Whereas LeBron James picked up his choice to stay with the Lakers, the door is open for him to finish his profession in one of many cities during which he beforehand gained championships. Wimbish visualized a storybook ending for James with a return to the Cavaliers to finish his profession.

• Wimbish: “A 3rd stint would carry James’ journey full circle. As he approaches retirement, are you able to think about a extra good ending that LeBron ending his profession within the place the place all of it started? There would fairly actually be a film made about it if that have been to occur. And to high all of it off, James could be returning to a Cavaliers staff poised to make a deep playoff run. Whereas he’ll be turning 41 in December, James could possibly be the lacking piece to place Cleveland over the sting to ship one other championship, and if this have been to be his final season, there would not be a extra fairytale ending than James profitable a title with Cleveland to shut the e book on his NBA profession.”

📺 What we’re watching Wednesday

⚾ Reds at Nationals, 12:05 p.m. on MLB Community
⚽ UEFA Girls’s European Championship: Semifinal — Germany vs. Spain, 3 p.m. on FOX   
⚾ Yankees at Blue Jays, 7:07 p.m. on Prime Video
🏀 Dream at Mercury, 10 p.m. on CBS Sports activities Community