Author: Shekari Philemon

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Texas announced Monday that its investigation into the death of Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver’s son has concluded with no criminal findings, and the case is now closed. The toddler, who was a few days shy of his second birthday and also named Ed, was found unresponsive in the swimming pool of a home in a neighborhood community north of Houston on June 28. He was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Bills confirmed the death Saturday in a statement from general manager Brandon Beane expressing condolences to Oliver…

San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York pleaded no contest Monday to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and criminal tools charges stemming from an arrest in Ohio over the weekend, resolving a case that drew an NFL personal conduct policy review. He was arrested Sunday at 9:35 a.m. at the Wheat Hill Mobile Home Community in East Palestine, Ohio, according to an arrest report filed by the East Palestine Police Department. The department assisted the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force in the arrest. Court records from Columbiana County show York allegedly responded to an undercover advertisement on a website known for prostitution-related…

Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty is believed to have sprained his ankle after being helped off the practice field Sunday, sources told NFL Network, with the team optimistic the injury is not long-term. The Raiders declined to comment. The timeline for Jeanty’s return remains unclear, but sources said the injury is not considered serious. He went down during the team practice period when he dove for a low pass from quarterback Kirk Cousins, landed awkwardly on the turf grass inside the practice facility and could not put weight on his right leg. Teammates took a knee and said…

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel acknowledged Monday that he does not view his team as a deep roster, and he pushed back on any suggestion his comment was directed at the front office, saying he and the personnel staff are all part of the same decision-making process. Vrabel made the depth assessment after the Patriots’ preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday, when he explained why starters including quarterback Drake Maye and receiver A.J. Brown had not played. He said on sports radio WEEI on Monday that the comment was about the young players the team needs to…

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will open their US Open mixed doubles campaign against a qualifier from Monday’s eight-team qualifying tournament, with the draw announced Sunday placing the wildcard pairing against one of the teams still to be determined. Williams is returning to the US Open for the first time since 2022. The six-time US Open singles champion and Alcaraz, who has won the men’s singles title twice, were awarded a wild card into the 16-team mixed doubles field Saturday. The mixed doubles draw is compressed in schedule, with the first round and quarterfinals both on Tuesday and the semifinals…

Coco Gauff defeated Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 Sunday to win her second Cincinnati Open title, completing a dominant week that produced five straight-set victories and produced the first all-American women’s final at the tournament in 56 years. The last time two American women played for the Cincinnati title was in 1970, when Rosie Casals defeated Nancy Richey. The 2026 final came together when Pegula eliminated defending champion Iga Swiatek in the semifinals Saturday and Gauff defeated Sara Bejlek, setting up a fifth career meeting between the two Americans, with the head-to-head now tied at five wins apiece. She raced to…

Marc Stad has completed a deal to become the controlling owner and largest shareholder of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx in a transaction valued at $4.5 billion, sources told ESPN, marking the fourth-largest franchise sale in NBA history. Stad, the founder and managing partner of Dragoneer Investment Group, had been a significant minority investor in both franchises under the ownership group of Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez. He will now take the controlling stake after buying the majority of Lore’s share. Lore will retain a minority investment and Rodriguez will increase his equity stake, though the exact sizes of…

Klay Thompson signed a two-year, $13 million contract with the Miami Heat on Sunday after clearing waivers, joining a team that spent weeks waiting for the chance to add one of the NBA’s most prolific three-point shooters to a roster built around Giannis Antetokounmpo. The deal includes a player option in the second season. He is ranked fourth on the NBA’s all-time list for three-pointers made, a career 41 percent shooter from beyond the arc who made more than 200 three-pointers in a season for the 11th time last year. For context, the franchise has had a player make 200…

The Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints have each been fined $500,000 by the NFL following the multiple fights that broke out during their joint training camp practice Tuesday in Oxnard, California, the league announced Thursday. The fines come after punches were thrown on both practice fields, play was stopped multiple times, a helmet was tossed in one confrontation and a player was body-slammed in another. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer and Saints coach Kellen Moore had briefly discussed ending the session early before deciding to run it to its scheduled conclusion. The NFL said its Competition Committee has emphasized sportsmanship…

Elena Rybakina retired from her Cincinnati Open quarterfinal against Iga Swiatek on Thursday night after suffering what appeared to be a left ankle injury, ending a match that carried significant ranking implications for the 27-year-old. She was trailing 4-1 and serving at deuce in the first set when she took a medical timeout to have trainers address her left ankle. She had appeared to injure herself during the previous point. After several minutes of treatment, she returned to the court and attempted one serve before deciding she could not continue. The timing was particularly costly because Rybakina had a clear…