South Carolina State football opens the season at No. 1 in the 2026 Preseason HBCU FCS Coaches Poll.SC State is coming off a 10-4 finish in 2025, winning its second consecutive MEAC title before ending the year a four-overtime win over Prairie View A&M in the Celebration Bowl. It's the program's second preseason No. 1 nod since 2010, receiving all but four first-place votes.REQUIRED READING: South Carolina State beats Prairie View A&M on controversial 2-point playTrailing South Carolina State in the top-five of the preseason poll is Prairie View A&M, Alabama State, Jackson State and North Carolina Central, respectively. Prairie View A&M and Alabama State both received two first-place votes, behind South Carolina's 12. Third-year South Carolina State coach Chennis Berry has been dominant since taking over the program, holding a 10-0 record in MEAC play with a 19-6 overall record. Norfolk State, coached by former NFL quarterback Michael Vick, wasn't listed in the top 10 of the preseason poll. Delaware State, coached by Vick's former Philadelphia Eagles teammate DeSean Jackson, came in at No. 6, though.Here's a look at the 2026 Preseason HBCU FCS Coaches Poll:Preseason HBCU FCS Coaches PollFirst-place votes in parentheses.South Carolina State (12)Prairie View A&M (2)Alabama State (2)Jackson StateNorth Carolina CentralDelaware StateGrambling StateTexas SouthernBethune-CookmanAlcorn StateOthers receiving votes: Florida A&M (16), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2), Mississippi Valley State (1), Morgan State (1), Norfolk State (1), North Carolina A&T (2), Tennessee State (1).This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: South Carolina State ranked No. 1 in 2026 preseason HBCU FCS Coaches Poll

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Real Madrid are exploring the market for a target striker and Levante striker Carlos Esp, who has a 25 million release clause on his contract, would be on the clubs radar, according to a report published today on AS. Esp was set to sign for Hull City but he has decided to wait after learning of Real Madrids interest, per that same report.Los Blancos would see this as an opportunity to replace Gonzalo Garca with Esp while earning around 20 million in the process, given that Gonzalo is set to become a Fulham player for 40 million.Esp had a breakout season last year, scoring 13 goals for Levante in 27 appearances. Hes a pure target striker who would provide an aerial presence when needed. Some rumors suggested that he was going to make Spains list for the 2026 FIFA World Cup but he ultimately wasnt featured.

ROTTACH-EGERN, GERMANY - JULY 28: Manuel Neuer, goalkeeper of FC Bayern Mnchen signs autographs with fans during the summer training camp on July 28, 2026 in Rottach-Egern, Germany. (Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesInitial Reaction and ObservationsAs expected, Bayern Munich was a force and FC Rottach-Egern was a good sport about taking that beating.It was hard not to like what players like Arijon Ibrahimovi, Tom Bischof, Felipe Chvez, Maycon Cardozo, and Filip Pavi did on the day.#25 on Rottach-Egern (Sebastian Klbl) was my favorite player of the match. Loved seeing that.Bastian Assomo and Bara Sapoko Ndiaye both made good impressions in their limited minutes.Seeing the veterans step in and take over for the last portion of the match was nice.Overall, Bayern Munich did what it was supposed to do and we got a great look at several young players. While no one is anointing Bayern Munich as a treble-winner just yet, this was a lot of fun and a good way to close out the training camp.FULLTIME!903 Nuraj added the final goal. 88 Kimmich with a nicely placed shot for another Bayern Munich goal and its 14-0. 86 Pavlovi with a nice goal and its 13-0!85 HELL YES!Rottach-Egern have subbed on the club's cashier. He's a policeman and has been at the club since 2002 pic.twitter.com/oBlFIclYAx Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) July 30, 202672 Skender Nuraj checked in for Sieb.67: Ossomo just scored, too. Bayern Munich is just rolling (as expected). 66: Sapoko Ndiaye just unleashed a rocket to improve the score to 11-0. Wow. 63 Aleksandar Pavlovi, Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye (who has not officially signed a deal yet), Guido Della Rovere, and Bastian Assomo have all checked in for Bayern Munich.59 Sieb adds another to make it 10-0. Six different Bayern Munich players have scored. 56 Palhinha with a goal to make it 9-0 and yet another assist for Ibrahimovi.55 Nathaniel Brown is on for Manuba. 51 Sieb got a much needed goal to make it 8-0. The kid needed something to go right!50 Cardozo just added another goal for his second. 46 Here we go (again)! David Podar-Stiube checked in for Sven Ulreich, too. Halftime ObservationsArijon Ibrahimovi and Tom Bischof were easily Bayern Munichs best players during the first half. Both were impact players. Felipe Chvez showed off his goal scoring touch as well. That has to build up the youngsters confidence as he has an uncertain situation ahead of the 2026/27 season.Armindo Siebyikes. That was a bad half for the attacker, who might need a change of scenery for this season. Kim Min-jae was great. Granted, Bayern Munichs defense was not challenged in a significant way, but the big Korean did well in his 33 minutes of action.Similarly, Filip Pavi looks confident and sure of himself on the backline. Joo Palhinha is kind of going through the motions, but he just needs to stay healthy, so that is okay. Bayern Munich, as expected, is just dictating the tempo and rolling. Vincent Kompany probably likes most of what he is seeing with the exception of some bouts of sloppiness in the final third. Halftime Finally, we are at the end of the first half as Bayern Munich leads Rottach-Egern 6-0.45+3 Maycon Cardozo put in another goal to make it 6-0. 45+2 Ibrahimovi added another one for Bayern Munich to make it 5-0. The youngster finished the half with two goals and an assist. 39 Bischof hit the post. Dude is every on the field, but in the net at the moment. 33 Hiroki Ito came on for Kim Min-jae.13 Chvez just added another cheeky finish for a 4-0 lead. 10 Felipe Chvez just made it 3-0! This is already crazy. 8 Arijon Ibrahimovi whipped in a corner to Filip Pavi for a 1-0 lead and a minute later, Ibrahimovi got himself a goal. 3 Tom Bischof just drilled the crossbar. he brings that threat to the midfield. Still scoreless. 1 And we are offAs expected, Vincent Kompany is moving the substitutes from the first friendly into the starting lineup for todays match. Joo Palhinha and Sacha Boey will have a great opportunity to showcase their skillsets ahead of potential transfers. Tom Bischof, Kim Min-jae, and Arijon Ibrahimovi will be making their push for more first-team minutes this season.Our XI for pre-season test number two. pic.twitter.com/l1izpUv4DJ FC Bayern Mnchen (@FCBayern) July 30, 2026Bayern Munichs senior squad has started preseason training with local club Rottach-Egern at Lake Tegernsee in Bavaria. As a reward for the hospitality, Bayern will conclude the week with a friendly against the host club. Hopefully the result will be gentler than the 2023 friendly when Bayern infamously won 27-0 in a brute show of force. Some conspiracy theorists have chalked up the cruel scoreline to Bayerns Bundesliga title streak ending at the end of the 2023/24 season.YouTube StreamPredictionBayern wins 12-1. The substitutes from the loss to Wehen Wiesbaden will likely get starting nods but also get overruled by a few players returning from World Cup duty. Tom Bischof will shine again, creating endless opportunities for his attacking teammates. 12 goals might be a lowball estimate but Vincent Kompany will be focused less on tactics and more on players who make a difference.Match InfoLocation: The Burkenmoos Stadium, Tegernsee, GermanyDate: Thursday, July 30th, 2026Time: 6:00pm local time (12:00pm EDT)TV/streaming: YouTubeFC Bayern TV Plus, Find Your CountryTips for commenting:If youre a new member, feel free to introduce yourself! Weremostlyvery friendly! 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The fantasy market believes Terry McLaurin is still a safe fantasy starter. Here are three reasons why he isn't.McLaurins WR24 ADP is based on a few factors, including his past production and the return of Jayden Daniels. Additionally, this is one of the leagues most top-heavy passing attacks, with only rookie Antonio Williams (WR67) joining him in the top 125. Thats right: Luke McCaffrey (WR128) is way off the radar, and the TE corps comprised of Chig Okonkwo and Ben Sinnott is not enough to push McLaurin down.But the fantasy market is ignoring a few other factors. The first is McLaurins advancing age. Hell turn 31 in September. 30+ year-old WRs ranked inside the top 48 are the most likely age group to regress based on ADP (per my spreadsheet that covers all preseason top-50 WRs since 2012). There are reasons why advancing age matters.Second, the Commanders could sign another wideout. If Stefon Diggs joins this unit, McLaurin might struggle to reach the top 30. It comes down to whether managers believe Daniels can feed two weekly-fantasy-starting WRs.Third, both McLaurin and Daniels battled injuries last year. Can they both remain relatively healthy? Moreover, in their three games together, McLaurin averaged only 7.2 points. The locked-in chemistry that led to his 13-TD outburst in 2024 simply might not be the same two years later.McLaurins ceiling is around the top 18-20 if things break nearly perfectly. His floor is around WR36. That makes him a likely bust at his current ADP.For a deeper dive on the risks of drafting McLaurin, listen to this recent podcast episode.This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Why Terry McLaurin is overvalued in fantasy for the 2nd straight year

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Cara Gardner Morey is filling the Vancouver Goldeneyes head-coaching vacancy while at the same time relinquishing her duties as the teams general manager, the PWHL announced on Thursday.Ultimately, the 47-year-old Gardner Morey decided she preferred a return to coaching after spending last year building the franchise in its inaugural season. She previously spent 14 seasons as head coach of Princetons womens hockey team.I realized how much I missed being behind the bench, Gardner Morey said.While I continue to be incredibly proud of what we built in Vancouver during our inaugural season, coaching is where I know I can make the biggest impact," she added. To have the opportunity to coach the roster weve assembled is an incredible privilege, and I cant wait for us to take the ice later this year.The PWHL will oversee a search for Gardner Morey's replacement as GM.The Goldeneyes struggled in being the PWHLs first team eliminated from playoff contention, and led to the firing of coach Brian Idalski.On the upside, Gardner Morey takes over a team that now features U.S. Olympic team defender Caroline Harvey, who was selected with the No. 1 pick in last month's draft.At Princeton, Gardner Morey coached the Tigers to their first ECAC tournament title in 2020 as part of a program-record 26-win season.___AP womens hockey: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-hockey

July 30 (UPI) -- A champion speedcuber reclaimed a Guinness World Records title by solving a Rubik's cube in 11.56 seconds while wearing a blindfold.Tommy Cherry, 21, retook the title for the fastest time to solve a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube while blindfolded when he completed the task in 11.56 seconds at the Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2026 event in Branchburg, N.J., on June 28.He first set the record at 15.27 seconds in 2021, and has broken the record almost every year since. The most recent record of 11.67 seconds was set by Australian Charlie Eggins at the Cubing at The Cube 2026 event in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 10.Cherry and Eggins are currently co-holders of the title for the fastest average time to solve a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube while blindfolded, with both competitors achieving a time of 14.05 seconds."This most recent record of mine is my first one since 2024, so I am ecstatic to finally improve again and hope to keep it going for as long as I can," Cherry said.

Bayern coach Kompany takes positives from 15-0 pre-season winVincent Kompany was encouraged by Bayern Munich's performance following their emphatic 15-0 pre-season victory over Rottach-Egern, insisting there were valuable lessons to take despite the one-sided nature of the contest:"You can always recognise new things in games like these, even if it was only a friendly. Of course, the level will increase, but you can already see the first signs."The Bayern coach also praised the club's annual training camp at Tegernsee, which concluded with the traditional friendly."You can always take a lot of positives from the training camp here at Tegernsee. The traditional match is enjoyable and makes you look forward to the season. You really get a feeling for the Bavarian culture here."Kompany emphasized that Bayern's focus remains on improving step by step ahead of the competitive campaign."We're focusing on football and on continuously raising our level during pre-season. We still don't have all the players back with us, and we're looking forward to having everyone here again soon."The Belgian also offered a brief update on Vincent Manuba, who appeared to struggle physically during the match."I think everything is okay. It's very hot, and he was probably just dealing with some cramps."Bayern will now continue their preparations as more first-team players return from their summer break ahead of the start of the 2026/27 season.