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Friday, August 28, 2026 7:21 PM ET

UPI - Sports

NHL - Colorado Avalanche sign Cale Makar to largest contract in NHL history - Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Colorado Avalanche signed Cale Makar to a $163.2 million extension, making him the highest-paid player in NHL history, his agency said Friday.

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Soccer -- Champions League: PSG-Barcelona, Real Madrid-Arsenal revealed in draw

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NFL -- Seahawks, defensive tackle Leonard Williams agree to $90M extension -- The Seattle Seahawks and Pro Bowl defensive tackle Leonard Williams agreed to a $90 million contract extension, including $56 million guaranteed.

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Entertainment News -- 'Rush' singer Arya Starr to headline NFL London Game halftime show -- Nigerian singer Arya Starr will perform the halftime show at the NFL London Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Kyle Kirkwood wins Freedom 250 Grand Prix

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MLB: Texas Rangers defeat Los Angeles Angels

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Soccer -- Liverpool agree to $163M deal for PSG forward Bradley Barcola -- Liverpool agreed to a $163 million pact for Paris Saint-Germain's Bradley Barcola. The French forward scored 11 goals in 2025-26 Ligue 1 play.

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NFL -- Fantasy football: Gibbs, Barkley lead Top-75 running back rankings -- Jahmyr Gibbs and Saquon Barkley lead UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's Top 75 fantasy football running back rankings for the 2026 season.

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NFL -- Giants wide receiver Calvin Austin III out for season with ACL tear -- New York Giants wide receiver Calvin Austin III is expected to miss the entire 2026 season due to an ACL tear he sustained at practice.

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MLB -- MLB-best Brewers bench Pratt for poor effort; rookie vies to improve -- Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy benched Cooper Pratt for not running hard during a loss to the New York Mets. Pratt vied to avenge the blunder.

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Sports News -- Rasmus becomes first girl with 5 hits in a Little League World Series -- Kinley Rasmus continued her baseball brilliance, setting a record for the most hits by a girl -- five -- at the Little League World Series tournament.

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Soccer -- Manchester United signs Carlos Baleba from Brighton for $88.6M -- Manchester United signed former Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba to a five-year contract, with a one-year option, the Red Devils announced Tuesday.

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Sports News -- PGA Tour adds match-play format to season-ending playoffs -- Elite golfers will compete in a two-week match play competition to cap the PGA Tour Championship Series starting in 2028, officials announced Tuesday.

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NFL -- At least 1 in 4 ex-NFL players gets CTE, brain study shows -- Nearly 25% of all ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE,, according to a study published Tuesday.

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Sports News -- San Jose State transfer Walker Eget named QB1 at Duke -- San Jose State transfer Walker Eget was named the starting quarterback at Duke, the Blue Devils announced Tuesday. He was competing with Dan Mahan.

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MLB -- Cal Raleigh rips career-high 3 homers to help Mariners beat Phillies -- Cal Raleigh homered in the first, fifth and seventh innings to help the Seattle Mariners snap the Philadelphia Phillies' nine-game winning streak.

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NFL -- 49ers owner Jed York arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution -- San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution, court records show. He pleaded no contest two misdemeanors.

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Running back Miles Sanders faces DUI charge from June arrest

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College football: TCU,-North Carolina to open 8-game Week 0 FBS slate

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Raiders decline to name starting QB; say Mendoza needs more preseason

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Gauff-Anisimova, Alcaraz-Shelton quarterfinals possible in U.S. Open

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Big money, Breeders' Cup spots on the line on Travers weekend

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Roger Federer returns to U.S. Open for exhibition match

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