College football coaches under the most pressure entering the 2026 season
Patience for poor performance is a rarity in college football and that’s only become more clear in recent years. Eight power four coaches were jobless by November in 2025, and fifteen Bowl Subdivision coaches were fired throughout the season, totaling a record $270 million in buyout packages. As the 2026 season arrives, here are six […]
Mahomes, Parsons and trio of 49ers highlight the NFL stars returning from injuries this season
The list of players who finished the 2025 season injured was almost a who’s-who of some of the NFL’s biggest stars. There was two-time MVP and three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes, who could only watch the end of a disappointing six-win season for Kansas City after going down with a torn ACL in Week […]
MLB’s worst teams in 2026 are still pretty bad, but at least they are reasonably bad
The full-blown tank is no longer trending in Major League Baseball. After a handful of infamous team performances in recent seasons — like the Colorado Rockies losing 119 games last season and the Chicago White Sox dropping an MLB-record 121 games in 2024 — the worst teams have been much more competitive. In fact, there’s […]
Richardson content to be with Colts, battle for backup quarterback job
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson finds himself in the same position he wanted to shed earlier this year. He’s still on the roster, still battling Riley Leonard for the backup job to Daniel Jones. No, this is not what Richardson or the Colts envisioned as the former Florida star entered his fourth […]
Morgane Sézalory Is Introducing a More Mature Sézane
The new Sézane, she says, will be slower, more intentional. “I decided to stop the rhythm. I really said, ‘OK, we are going to stop the growth,’” Sézalory says. New items will be released on a monthly cadence, but more edited. It’s a risky move to change Sézane’s formula as its mainstream success is peaking […]
More clothing brands use repairs and sewing tips to woo Gen Z shoppers
NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes instead of buying new ones might seem like a self-defeating sales strategy. But in-store repairs and sewing workshops are becoming essential retail services for clothing brands as they try to appeal to young consumers who want to save money and the planet. While luxury fashion […]
A man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s killing is on trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The case of rap icon Tupac Shakur’s killing has been unresolved for decades; now the man charged in his 1996 killing in Las Vegas is going to trial. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, faces one charge of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a […]
Streaming in August: ‘Michael,’ Carly Simon, ‘Madden NFL 27’
The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: players can get back on the gridiron in “Madden NFL […]
‘Yoko Only’: Yo La Tengo and Friends Celebrate the Music of Yoko Ono
“I’d like to dedicate this to the Beatles,” Yo La Tengo guitarist and singer Ira Kaplan said from the stage, introducing Yoko Ono’s 1973 song “What Did I Do!” He added, by way of explanation, “It’s been long enough that we no longer bear a grudge for them trying to break up the Plastic Ono […]
Ty Gibbs holds on to win NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ty Gibbs didn’t question his crew chief’s final pit call. “I can’t do anything about it, so you just run with it,” Gibbs said. Gibbs used late pit strategy and held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell over the final 20 laps to win the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday […]