AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — There’s so much speculation about Texas quarterback Arch Manning’s future, in the media and even within his own family, that it can be hard for even him to keep up. Manning was asked Tuesday about grandfather Archie Manning’s recent prediction to Texas Monthly that he’ll still be with the Longhorns through the 2026 season. Arch Manning said he doesn't know where his grandfather got that idea, but he also insisted he's not making any plans about his pro future right now. Preseason No. 1 Texas opens the season Aug. 30 at No. 3 Ohio State after losing to the Buckeyes in the national playoff semifinals last season.
BOSTON (AP) — The sale of the Boston Celtics has been finalized. Private equity mogul Bill Chisholm has taken control of the NBA’s most-decorated franchise from a group led by Wyc Grousbeck that had owned them for more than two decades. The team was put on the market last summer, soon after it won its record 18th NBA championship. Chisholm won the bidding in March with an offer that valued the franchise at more than $6.1 billion — a record price paid for an American professional sports team. The NBA approved the deal unanimously last week, and the money changed hands on Tuesday.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico following his arrest in the U.S. for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application. Chávez was handed over by authorities and admitted to a prison in the northern state of Sonora. That's according to an official who spoke Tuesday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. Chávez had a warrant for his arrest in Mexico for alleged arms and drug trafficking and ties to the Sinaloa Cartel. He was arrested July 3 days after his high-profile fight with Jake Paul in California.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees put on quite a power show during a 13-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the first team in major league history to hit nine home runs in a game twice in one season. After the first pitch was delayed nearly two hours by rain, Giancarlo Stanton, Cody Bellinger and José Caballero each homered twice at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Aaron Judge launched his 40th of the season, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ben Rice also went deep, and the Yankees equaled a franchise record with nine home runs. New York also hit nine in its second game of the year, a 20-9 victory over Milwaukee on March 29 at Yankee Stadium.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The injury-riddled Indiana Fever say guard Sophie Cunningham will miss the rest of this season with a knee injury. She was hurt during Sunday’s victory at Connecticut. Team officials did not provide details about the injury, the third season-ending one Indiana has experienced in August. Guard Sydney Colson tore the ACL in her left knee on Aug. 7 in a game at Phoenix. Guard Aari McDonald broke a bone in her right foot in the same game. Two-time All-Star guard Caitlin Clark still has not played since injuring her right groin in mid-July.
ATLANTA (AP) — Rory McIlroy never gets tired of signing a Masters pin flag as the champion, and there's been a lot of that to do. McIlroy says there were 1,100 yellow flags left in the Masters Shop at the end of the Masters, and he got them all. But wearing the green jacket is a different story. McIlroy says he always imagined wearing it everywhere. But now that he has ownership of it until next April, he says he is reluctant to wear it. He says he looks forward to putting it on the next time he goes to Augusta National.
Cadillac has countdown clocks in all its offices marking time until its debut in Formula 1 next season. Team principal Graeme Lowdon tells The Associated Press he's been taking lessons from NASA and the 1960s space race to find a new way of managing an F1 team whose operations span continents. He says Cadillac wants to be known as an American team but still have access to as much “diversity of thought” on designing a race car as possible. Lowdon is an experienced British racing boss. He says he sometimes feels like an “inverse Ted Lasso” as he adapts to U.S. racing culture.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Texas Rangers are skipping Jacob deGrom's scheduled start this week due to shoulder fatigue. The team says it's just managing his workload, and he isn't expected to go on the injured list. The five-time All-Star was set to pitch Wednesday night in Kansas City but was examined in Texas by Dr. Keith Meister. The checks came back clean, so deGrom could start as soon as next week. The right-hander has pitched 140 1/3 innings this season, by far his most since 2019. He missed most of 2022 with a shoulder issue and had Tommy John surgery the following year.
NEW YORK (AP) — The new U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament drew plenty of criticism for everything from its format to its field. With mostly singles players, some who rarely play doubles at all, it felt less like a Grand Slam championship than an exhibition — which is what one player referred to it as Tuesday. It's a fast-pace event, with shorter matches and a smaller field, and the final four is already set. Whoever wins the trophy and a $1 million prize Wednesday night won’t apologize for how they got it.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers rewarded coach Rick Carlisle with a multiyear contract extension Tuesday following the team’s surprising run to the NBA Finals. Team officials made the announcement about one month before the Pacers open training camp. The Pacers provided no additional details about contract terms. Carlisle enters this season needing seven wins to become the 11th coach in league history with 1,000 career wins. His 555 career wins with Dallas are a franchise record and his 338 wins with the Pacers are the most in the franchise's NBA history. He also served as an assistant on Larry Bird's coaching staff in 1999-2000 — the only other time Indiana reached the Finals.
Finals
INTERLEAGUE
Final Philadelphia 6 Seattle 4
Final Toronto 7 Pittsburgh 3
Final Atlanta 11 Chicago White Sox 10
Final Cincinnati 6 L.A. Angels 4
Final Arizona 6 Cleveland 5
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Detroit 1 Houston 0
Final Kansas City 5 Texas 2
Final Athletics 6 Minnesota 3
Final N.Y. Yankees 13 Tampa Bay 3
Final Baltimore 4 Boston 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Chicago Cubs 6 Milwaukee 4
Final N.Y. Mets 8 Washington 1
Final St. Louis 7 Miami 4
Final Chicago Cubs 4 Milwaukee 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 11 Colorado 4
Final San Diego 5 San Francisco 1