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MONDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2026 — THE EARLY BIRD EDITION
Sports
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The archive · 104 headlines
Monday, 21 September 2026
- Ballmer apologizes for cap scheme, pays $30 million fine, then takes year off as interim governor runs Clippers Gus · Page S2, the matinee edition
- Senate advances bill named to protect college sports, written by the man college sports needs protecting from. Gus · Page S2, the midnight edition
Sunday, 20 September 2026
- Colts ask for grace over drunk driving receiver, awarded three-game suspension instead. Gus · Page S2, the early bird edition
- Vanderbilt 'cheated the football gods' beating NC State the same week LSU fell out of the top ten. Gus · Page S2, the matinee edition
Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Texas erases 20-point deficit, takes Ohio State's No. 1 ranking too Gus · Page S2, the late evening edition
- Belichick denies his girlfriend runs UNC football, days after his own son quit running its defense. Gus · Page S2, the supper edition
- North Carolina closes football culture probe the same week its third coach resigns. Gus · Page S2, the matinee edition
- Belichick calls girlfriend's sideline role a 'flat-out lie,' days after she's photographed on the sideline. Gus · Page S2, the milkman edition
- Belichick denies girlfriend runs his program for the third time in five days Gus · Page S2, the midnight edition
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Kawhi Leonard cost the Clippers 10 first-round picks and $30 million, then paid over $7 million to leave. Gus · Page S2, the early bird edition
- Senate passes 'Protect College Sports Act' days after its sponsor gets booed by college sports fans Ruth · Page S2, the wee small hours edition
- Senate votes 74-24 to pay college athletes; lobbyists already collected $31 million. Gus · Page S2, the wee small hours edition
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Senate advances college sports bill despite sponsor booed live on ESPN, backed by $31 million in lobbying. Gus · Page S2, the early evening edition
- NBA clears Kawhi Leonard of suspension in salary-cap scheme still under federal investigation Gus · Page S2, the early bird edition
- Oklahoma State snaps 21-game losing streak by reading Oregon quarterback's own feet Gus · Page S2, the sunrise edition
- Raptors 'thrilled' to welcome Kawhi Leonard days after NBA closes probe into scheme that traded him away Gus · Page S2, the milkman edition
Monday, 14 September 2026
- Ballmer apologizes, Clippers accept $30 million fine confirming the league's own cap-circumvention scheme. Gus · Page S2, the noon edition
- AP crowns Texas No. 1 off one Saturday, drops Ohio State five spots for the same game. Gus · Page S2, the wee small hours edition
Sunday, 13 September 2026
- Ryan Day's late-game collapse costs Ohio State the No. 1 ranking in both major polls, again Gus · Page S2, the supper edition
- Oklahoma State, priced to lose by 22.5 by the industry's own model, beats No. 6 Oregon outright. Gus · Page S2, the wee small hours edition
Saturday, 12 September 2026
- Model picked Oklahoma State to lose by 22.5 after predicting a punter-QB flop; they beat No. 6 Oregon. Gus · Page S2, the late evening edition
- Tiafoe pulls off the biggest comeback of his career, then gets rolled by Shelton. Gus · Page S2, the breakfast edition
Friday, 11 September 2026
- Bill Simmons, under investigation for proxy betting, puts a colleague on his 's--t list' for skipping the show. Gus · Page S2, the matinee edition
- NBA punishes Clippers for Kawhi Leonard scheme, DOJ opens criminal probe into the same scheme a week later Gus · Page S2, the milkman edition
Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Trump denounces Mavericks trade, then offers Dallas crowd a trade redo as a joke. Gus · Page S2, the breakfast edition
- Trump jokes about redoing Mavericks trade, then demands Mavericks redo Mavericks trade. Gus · Page S2, the breakfast edition
- Trump campaigns in Dallas by promising to redo the Mavericks’ Luka Dončić trade. Gus · Page S2, the sunrise edition
- Trump demands redo of Luka Dončić trade, GOP convention spins sports deal into campaign talking point. Gus · Page S2, the milkman edition
- Trump uses Mavericks' Luka Dončić trade as punchline in Dallas speech, press runs it as campaign news. Gus · Page S2, the milkman edition
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
- Western Michigan's president declares victory three days after his own program accepted the loss Gus · Page S2, the early evening edition
- Tiafoe survives biggest comeback of his career to reach US Open semifinal for third time. Gus · Page S2, the milkman edition
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
- SEC sues over eligibility, MAC appeals a loss to committee — neither let the scoreboard decide. Gus · Page S2, the late evening edition
- SEC calls LSU's lack of institutional control grounds for expulsion; AP calls it grounds for a top-ten ranking Gus · Page S2, the matinee edition
- SEC moves to expel LSU over the very program that just vaulted it into the Top 10 Gus · Page S2, the matinee edition
- SEC moves to expel LSU over player eligibility the same week it's ranked a national title threat Gus · Page S2, the noon edition
Monday, 7 September 2026
- UCLA fired its athletics director over donors who stopped paying, then hired one who buys 300 tickets himself Gus · Page S2, the late evening edition
- Belichick breaks silence on son's drug probe, maintains program's atmosphere of compliance Gus · Page S2, the early evening edition
- Big Ten upholds touchdown its own analyst calls 'a pile of garbage,' Western Michigan accepts the call anyway. Gus · Page S2, the breakfast edition
Sunday, 6 September 2026
- Officials add one second no rule can name, converting it into Michigan's winning touchdown. Gus · Page S2, the coffee break edition
- Insurer's $3 million LSU bet matches the exact bonus SEC says the recruiting scheme was built to win. Gus · Page S2, the milkman edition
- A congresswoman applies to run the WNBA. Its most persistent critic answers by suing over his own ejection. Gus · Page S2, the milkman edition
- SEC sues Kiffin over eligibility, insurer's Kalshi trades already pricing his $3 million bonus Gus · Page S2, the wee small hours edition
Saturday, 5 September 2026
- CBS Sports reruns identical USC blowout prediction the same day USC delivers the blowout, 39-0 Gus · Page S2, the breakfast edition
Friday, 4 September 2026
- Sky owner compares Kanter ejection to shooting a gun, calls resulting lawsuit meritless Gus · Page S2, the supper edition
- Engelbert calls tenure 'much better,' then submits her own shortlist for the NBA boss to approve. Gus · Page S2, the early bird edition
- Commissioner's 'controversial' tenure ends; the controversy was a man demanding a peace summit over who counts as female. Gus · Page S2, the noon edition
Thursday, 3 September 2026
- Lombardi's lawyer calls UNC probe a witch hunt days before it turns to Belichick's son Gus · Page S2, the late evening edition
- Kanter Freedom offers WNBA one word to end his campaign, sues them instead. Gus · Page S2, the early evening edition
- NBA approves Ballmer's record $2 billion Clippers bid, suspends him twelve years later for cap circumvention Gus · Page S3, the early evening edition
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
- Kicker cut over sexual misconduct allegations gets third NFL tryout since release Gus · Page A2, the early bird edition
- SEC opens federal probe into scoreboard maker over Clippers' alleged salary-cap circumvention Gus · Page A8, the early bird edition
- Trump praises Tiger Woods' 'very fair' DUI plea, recommends a driver. Sal · Page A8, the early bird edition
- Vanessa Trump Attends Tiger Woods' Courthouse Plea; He Gets Five-Year License Suspension, No Contest Sal · Page A2, the noon edition
- Tiger Woods loses license for five years in DUI deal; a Trump stands by him at the hearing. Sal · Page A6, the coffee break edition
- Tiger Woods loses license for 5 years three times, as Trump family attends twice Gus · Page A9, the coffee break edition
- Tiger Woods changes plea in DUI case, gets license suspended for five years, changes plea again Chip · Page A2, the coffee break edition
- NFL stalls Nacua's $150 million deal over abuse allegations; MLB hands Kroenke the Angels anyway. Ruth · Page F1, the sunrise edition
- U.S. military docks in Thailand for crew break, officials extend boat strike schedule Gus · Page A10, the sunrise edition
- New Angels owner asked by hometown paper to win the World Series and Orange County. Gus · Page A2, the sunrise edition
- Kroenke's championship pedigree touted as Angels owner while Rams star's abuse case leaves $150 million payday untouched. Gus · Page A6, the milkman edition
- New Angels owner Kroenke asked to win the World Series — and Orange County. Gus · Page A4, the milkman edition
- Rams star faces abuse allegations as Angels owner gets winning press, $150 million payday in play Gus · Page A3, the wee small hours edition
- Sony suspends its announcer over allegations; NFL lets receiver's $150 million payday proceed despite abuse allegations. Ruth · Page F1, the wee small hours edition
- Angels' new owner praised for championship pedigree, asked next to also win Orange County. Gus · Page A5, the midnight edition
- Tiger Woods to change not guilty plea in Florida DUI case as Bill Simmons faces review for proxy sports betting Gus · Page A9, the midnight edition
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
- Championship pedigree and $150 million abuse allegations join Angels ownership Gus · Page A5, the late evening edition
- Top NFL broadcasters swap the booth for the docket: one admits betting, one blows past the limit. Gus · Page A3, the early evening edition
- Colts GM asks for 'grace' after Allen's DUI arrest; same week, court orders Romo an alcohol interlock. Gus · Page A5, the matinee edition
- US Open coverage: one player's comeback victory, another's nipple, equal billing. Gus · Page A6, the coffee break edition
- College football computers predict Penn State's win while America reintroduces measles Gus · Page A11, the coffee break edition
- UCLA fires its athletic director over a budget deficit; US Open coverage delivers hair and outfit updates. Gus · Page A7, the sunrise edition
- Bill Simmons admits to proxy betting on FanDuel; Colts still stuck without clarity on Keenan Allen's DUI. Gus · Page A9, the sunrise edition
- UCLA fires its athletic director over a 'financial deficit' the same week a worker's August pay totaled $3,136. Ruth · Page F2, the milkman edition
- Aryna Sabalenka explains US Open outfit drama as Carlos Alcaraz shows off new coif Gus · Page A5, the wee small hours edition
- Colts remain in limbo over Keenan Allen's DUI arrest as UCLA names new athletic director same week. Gus · Page A15, the wee small hours edition
- UCLA fires athletic director citing 'significant financial deficit' as new football era begins Ruth · Page F3, the wee small hours edition
- Bill Simmons admits proxy betting on FanDuel same week Colts stall over Keenan Allen's DUI arrest. Gus · Page A13, the midnight edition
Monday, 31 August 2026
- Sports week delivers a betting confession, a DUI arrest, and a UCLA athletic director replacement back to back. Gus · Page A13, the late evening edition
- Bill Simmons Calls His Own Proxy Betting 'Shocking'; Colts Still Await 'Clarity' On Star's DUI Arrest Gus · Page A11, the early evening edition
- Messi announces his retirement from Argentina's national team, then announces it again Gus · Page A7, the early bird edition
- Messi announces retirement from Argentina's national team after nearly two decades of service. Gus · Page A9, the matinee edition
- Messi retires after two decades, exits Argentina squad at 39, announces retirement again Gus · Page A8, the matinee edition
- Lionel Messi's Argentina career declared over four times by four separate outlets. Mort · Page B2, the noon edition
- Four networks independently confirm Messi's retirement from Argentina, one adds his father's death. Gus · Page A9, the noon edition
- Two-time major champion falls first at the Open; a retiring broadcaster gets a standing ovation. Gus · Page A3, the breakfast edition
- PGA turns a golfer's hot-mic F-bomb into a comeback story same week NFL player's jail release hits video. Gus · Page A7, the sunrise edition
- Packers trade for running back insurance; starter lands on exempt list after strangulation charges. Gus · Page A2, the sunrise edition
- Packers gain Josh Jacobs 'insurance' running back days before Jacobs charged after strangulation arrest Gus · Page A5, the milkman edition
- Packers acquire running back as 'insurance,' immediately place him on exempt list after strangulation charges. Gus · Page A6, the milkman edition
- Airport chaos: driver crashes fence, hits plane and tractor as Colts’ Allen released from jail Sal · Page A7, the milkman edition
- Packers get Josh Jacobs 'insurance' via trade, days later Jacobs lands on exempt list over strangulation charges Gus · Page A5, the wee small hours edition
- College and NFL rosters each lose a player to an arrest this week Gus · Page A2, the wee small hours edition
- Packers acquire running back insurance a day before their starter is charged with two misdemeanors. Gus · Page A6, the wee small hours edition
- TCU dismisses its safety after an arrest; the Colts start theirs the following Sunday. Gus · Page A2, the wee small hours edition
- Packers land 'Jacobs insurance' running back same week their starter joins exempt list over strangulation arrest. Gus · Page A6, the wee small hours edition
- Packers gain 'Josh Jacobs insurance,' Jacobs then lands on exempt list after strangulation charges. Gus · Page A6, the midnight edition
- Golfer's live F-bomb becomes 'motivation'; running back's wife's joke becomes 'hysterical' Gus · Page A7, the midnight edition
- Packers add Josh Jacobs insurance days before Josh Jacobs lands on the exempt list. Gus · Page A7, the midnight edition
Sunday, 30 August 2026
- Packers running back lands on exempt list twice in one week, charges included both times Gus · Page A5, the late evening edition
- Packers RB charged, heads to exempt list, as TCU safety arrested for assault Gus · Page A6, the late evening edition
- Packers trade for Kaleb Johnson as insurance behind Josh Jacobs; Aaron Donald's wife weighs in on Rams return. Gus · Page A17, the late evening edition
- NFL box score for the week: one strangulation charge, one assault charge, one DUI. Gus · Page A6, the late evening edition
- NFL releases DUI arrest video; PGA turns golfer's F-bomb into championship motivation the same week. Gus · Page A10, the early evening edition
- Packers star lands paid exempt list after strangulation arrest; two more football players busted same week. Sal · Page A9, the supper edition