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6:40 PM on Friday, August 14

IndyCar officials called off the first day of practice and qualifying Friday at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham after the race promoter failed to complete the track

6:38 PM on Friday, August 14

A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith will sit out the preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday night because of a sore foot

6:21 PM on Friday, August 14

Butch Huskey, who played seven major league seasons and was one of the last players to wear No. 42 before it was permanently retired, has died

6:20 PM on Friday, August 14

U.S. Amateur results from Friday at Merion

6:16 PM on Friday, August 14

Logan Reilly ended Pennsylvania native Michael Lugiano’s run in the U.S. Amateur at Merion with a 6-and-4 victory in the quarterfinals Friday

6:09 PM on Friday, August 14

Elena Delle Donne swore she would never pick up a basketball again after she quit the sport before her freshman year of college

5:52 PM on Friday, August 14

Las Vegas Raiders rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza diligently reviewed his performance after his first NFL preseason game

5:44 PM on Friday, August 14

Stetson Bennett is about to begin his fourth preseason with the Los Angeles Rams

5:43 PM on Friday, August 14

Athletics right-hander Justin Sterner has undergone right knee surgery in Los Angeles and will miss the rest of the season

5:36 PM on Friday, August 14

Miami running back Jordan Lyle has been charged with a felony count of fleeing/eluding police and a misdemeanor count of reckless driving, according to the Broward County state attorney’s office in Florida

5:17 PM on Friday, August 14

After answering six minutes worth of questions about the Seattle Seahawks and cornerback Terrion Arnold working on a contract, coach Mike Macdonald was asked about the team’s preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday

5:17 PM on Friday, August 14

The Hartford Fair is a family affair for Ohio residents Derek and Bethany Simon, who met there in 2004

5:13 PM on Friday, August 14

Clay Holmes and three Cubs relievers combined on a three-hitter, and Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run homer Friday to send Chicago to a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals

5:12 PM on Friday, August 14

The decision by the San Francisco 49ers to draft De’Zhaun Stribling with the first pick of the second round in April raised some eyebrows with more accomplished college receivers still on the board

4:41 PM on Friday, August 14

Venus Williams’ losing streak in singles play has reached 13 matches

3:52 PM on Friday, August 14

The NFL has suspended Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. for the first eight games of the 2026 season

2:57 PM on Friday, August 14

Audrey Werro has stormed to the 800-meter title by holding off Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson down the home straight at the European championships

2:45 PM on Friday, August 14

First-year coach Robert Saleh believes he’s learned something very important about his Tennessee Titans even with plenty to work on after their first preseason game

11:14 AM on Friday, August 14

Dawn Staley and the 1996 Olympic women’s basketball team paved the way for the WNBA and players such as Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne and Chamique Holdsclaw

9:16 AM on Friday, August 14

Stanley “Skip” Bertman, who turned LSU’s baseball program into a powerhouse that won its first five national championships between 1991 and 2000, has died at age 88