Football

8/26/2026 |  Study: 25% of NFL Players Who Died Between 2016 and 2021 Had CTE (Athletic Business) A new study published in the British Medical Journal found that, at minimum, nearly a quarter of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at death. 

8/26/2026 |  Ranking Week 0 games on the college football schedule: From UNC vs. TCU to USC, Florida State openers (CBS Sports) Congratulations, you made it. The dreaded weekends without college football are finally behind us, and the 2026 season is here. Week 0 is always an appetizer before the main course is served on Labor Day weekend. Still, this might be the best Week 0 slate in recent memory, with eight FBS games on Saturday.

8/26/2026 |  Browns name Deshaun Watson starting QB ... yet have 200 million reasons to cut him after the 2026 season (CBS Sports) The Cleveland Browns officially have a starting quarterback in Deshaun Watson, and for some reason, they decided to give the job to a player who likely doesn't have a future with the team.

8/26/2026 |  Big Ten, SEC ban NFL players from returning to play: What to expect as power conferences threaten suspensions (CBS Sports) Power conferences are moving closer to banning former NFL players from playing within their membership across 64 schools with the SEC following the Big Ten by proposing conference rules to keep professional athletes from returning to play college sports.    

8/26/2026 |  SEC expert picks 2026: Most overrated and underrated teams, projected order of finish, bold predictions (CBS Sports) The SEC is loaded with playoff contenders again, but is still pushing through an uncharacteristic national-title drought. It doesn't get much easier this season as its 16 members move to a nine-game conference schedule. That's eight additional losses for teams – and you just know that not all of those losses will fall on the cellar dwellers.