As the heat index rose into the mid-90s Aug. 5, the air-conditioning failed at Hopewell High School in Virginia, and classes would be canceled the following day. Football practice went on nonetheless, and about 40 minutes in, a 15-year-old player collapsed.

2024 predicted order of finish, record

College football is fully underway this weekend, and as is the case with the arrival of September, there’s apparently nothing that can be done to stop it.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Coco Gauff said she had regrets over her poor service game after recording 19 double faults in Sunday’s U.S. Open fourth round loss to Emma Navarro, even though she was mentally prepared to face her American compatriot who beat her at Wimbledon.

San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital on Sunday after being shot in the chest in a robbery attempt on Saturday in the city’s Union Square district, the team announced.

KAILUA-KONA — After a seven-year hiatus, Ke Kula ‘O ‘Ehunuikaimalino girls volleyball is back in business.

ATLANTA — The inevitable became official Sunday afternoon at East Lake Golf Club: Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championship and clinched the 2024 FedEx Cup, the first season-long championship of his PGA Tour career.

Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman became the first trio in franchise history to open a game with three consecutive homers and Tommy Edman delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday.

Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, the 49ers’ first-round draft pick this past spring, was shot in a robbery attempt Saturday afternoon near San Francisco’s Union Square.

(Reuters) -Jannik Sinner avoided the fate of his top rivals, reaching the fourth round of the U.S. Open while fellow top seed Iga Swiatek gained momentum in her quest for a sixth Grand Slam title after a pep talk from Serena Williams on Saturday.

POLSBROEKERDAM, The Netherlands (Reuters) — Contestants from all over the Netherlands gathered in the central village of Polsbroekerdam on Saturday for the yearly national ‘fierljeppen’ or canal vaulting contest.

By Conor Langs

NEW YORK — Defending champion Coco Gauff was tested early but righted the ship in time to secure a spot in the last 16 at the U.S. Open with a confidence-boosting 3-6 6-3 6-3 victory over plucky Ukrainian Elina Svitolina on Friday.

The Miami Dolphins have stamped their approval of coach Mike McDaniel for the long haul.

BOULDER, Colo. — Minutes earlier, Deion Sanders’ Colorado team had survived a frantic final drive from a proud North Dakota State team. The Buffaloes snapped a six-game losing streak and avoided a disastrous opener with the 31-26 win Thursday night.

In 2016, from the start of May until late August, a span of 43 outings, Baltimore Orioles closer Zack Britton held the opposition without an earned run, eventually finishing the season with a 0.54 earned run average and an MLB-leading 47 saves in 47 chances.

It’s Caitlin Clark against Angel Reese for the fifth time in 2024 when the Indiana Fever travel to Chicago to face the Sky on Friday night.

Stephen Curry is set to play with the Warriors at least until age 40 after reportedly agreeing to a one-year, $62.6 million extension on his contract with the team.