Be prepared for sports everywhere this weekend. We're kicking off week one of the NFL season, week two of college football, the U.S. Open finals, golf, and WNBA and NASCAR playoffs.
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The Last Night's Game Team
NFL (National Football League)
We've all wanted to prove our ex wrong, and quarterback Baker Mayfield will get that chance Sunday when his new team, the Carolina Panthers, takes on the Cleveland Browns. The Browns are his former team that turned their back on him for quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is currently suspended for sexual misconduct. But it's also a bit of sweet justice as the Browns are still paying out Mayfield's contract. So they're paying him part of $10M to play against them. PLOT TWIST
Short and Sweet
The ratings for the WNBA playoffs have been through the roof, and that's not about to stop when the WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) finals start on Sunday. The Connecticut Sun and the Las Vegas Aces will play for the championship, which neither team has ever won.
The Premier League (soccer) halted play this weekend in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's death.
This weekend, the Rice football team's snazzy uniforms honor the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy's famous moon speech at Rice University in 1962.
The tension at the BMW Championship is real, with golfers from the PGA (Professional Golfers Association) and LIV leagues playing together for the first time since the tumultuous split and subsequent lawsuit.
Before We Go
Frances Tiafoe plays Carlos Alcaraz today in the U.S. Open semifinals (tennis). The winner will play in the finals on Sunday. Tiafoe's story is an inspiration. As a kid, he slept in a tennis center where his father was a janitor. He is also the first American to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006 and the first Black man to reach the U.S. Open finals since Arthur Ashe in 1972.
On the women's side, two of the best players in the world, Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur, will play in the finals on Saturday.
Game Changer
Check out our all-inclusive guides to football season so you can join the conversation. Enjoy the college football season guide and our NFL season guide.
Tailgate Treat
This week's Tailgate Treat, one sheet pan quesadillas, is the easiest way to make a crowd happy since a pitcher of margaritas. YUM
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