Rookie Quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields and Mac Jones Make Preseason Debuts Live on NFL Network

​Eight Live Preseason Week 1 Games on NFL Network Starting Thursday, August 12 at 7:30 PM ET

Doubleheader of Preseason Week 1 Games on Friday, August 13

Quadruple-Header of Preseason Week 1 Games on Saturday, August 14

NFL Network's Preseason Week 1 schedule features eight LIVE games starting Thursday, August 12 at 7:30 PM ET with rookie quarterback Mac Jones and the New England Patriots hosting defensive end Chase Young and the Washington Football Team.

Editions of NFL Total Access air at 7:00 PM ET,

NFL and AWS Launch AI Challenge to Crowdsource Ways to Automate Player Identification using NFL Game Footage

Challenge is next step in the NFL's Digital Athlete initiative, designed to improve the long-term health and safety of players

$100,000 in total prize money available; open through November 2, 2021

New York, August 10, 2021 – The National Football League (NFL) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) today launched a new artificial intelligence challenge to create ways for computers to automatically identify players using NFL game footage. New computer vision models created through the challenge will accelerate the NFL's work with AWS to better understand, and aim to reduce, injuries in the NFL. Prize money totaling $100,000 will be awarded to data scientists with winning models. The contest will be open through November 2, 2021.

 

This challenge is the next step in the NFL's work

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Six U.S. Crews In Action on Wednesday at World Rowing Junior Championships

Six U.S. crews will hit the water on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. local time as heats at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships get underway in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In total, the U.S. will have a full squad of 14 boats racing this week at the Plovdiv Canoe and Rowing Centre.
 
Racing in the second of three heats of the

NY Gremlins claim 2021 USA Softball Men's Major Fast Pitch National Championship Title

Men's Major Fast Pitch National Championship First Place: NY Gremlins

OKLAHOMA CITY – After three days of fierce competition, the NY Gremlins claimed the 2021 USA Softball Men’s Major Fast Pitch National Championship title with a 7-5 come-from-behind victory over the Hill United Chiefs. Dominating through bracket play, the Gremlins outscored their five opponents 30-9 while posting an undefeated record in route to their second Men’s Major Fast Pitch National Championship contest after finishing in second place last year. 

 

To kick off Championship Sunday, the Kegel

HighPoint.com Racing: Chase Briscoe Watkins Glen Race Report

Briscoe Ninth at Watkins Glen HighPoint.com Driver Earns Third Top-10 Finish of Season

Date:  Aug. 8, 2021 Event:  Go Bowling at The Glen (Round 23 of 36) Series:  NASCAR Cup Series Location:  Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (7-turn, 2.45-mile road course) Format:  90 laps, broken into three stages (20 laps/20 laps/50 laps) Start/Finish:  27th / 9th (Running, completed 90 of 90 laps) Point Standing:  22nd (411 points, 506 out of first)   Race Winner:  Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner:  Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 2 Winner:  Martin Truex Jr. of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)   Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-20): ● Chase Briscoe started 27th and finished 25th.

HaasTooling.com Racing: Cole Custer Watkins Glen Race Report

Custer Finishes 18th at Watkins Glen HaasTooling.com Ford Driver Logs 11th Top-20 of Season, Fourth in a Row

Date:  Aug. 8, 2021 Event:  Go Bowling at The Glen (Round 23 of 36) Series:  NASCAR Cup Series Location:  Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (7-turn, 2.45-mile road course) Format:  90 laps, broken into three stages (20 laps/20 laps/50 laps) Start/Finish:  19th / 18th (Running, completed 90 of 90 laps) Point Standing:  28th (356 points, 561 out of first)   Race Winner:  Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner:  Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 2 Winner:  Martin Truex Jr. of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)   Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-20): ● Cole Custer started 19th and finished 32nd.

No. 10 Go Bowling Ford Racing: Aric Almirola Watkins Glen Race Report

Almirola 16th at The Glen

Go Bowling Ford Driver Earns Third Top-16 Finish at Watkins Glen

 

Date: Aug. 8, 2021

Event: Go Bowling at The Glen (Round 23 of 36)

Series: NASCAR Cup Series

Location: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (7-turn, 2.45-mile road course)

Format: 90 laps, broken into three stages (20 laps/20 laps/50 laps)

Start/Finish: 8th / 16th (Running, completed 90 of 90 laps)

Point Standing: 24th (398 points, 519 out of first)

 

Race Winner: Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)

Stage 1 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford)

Stage 2 Winner: Martin Truex Jr. of Joe Gibbs

USA U19 Women Take Down Australia 99-59 at 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup

Debrecen, Hungary (August 8, 2021) – After a balanced battle in the first quarter, Caitlin Clark  (University of Iowa/West Des Moines, Iowa) helped the USA (2-0) open things up in the second quarter, making four 3-pointers during a 17-0 run that helped spur the USA to a 99-59 win over Australia (1-1) at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary. 

“When she (Clark) has the mindset to not only

SNICKERS Racing: Kyle Busch Race Recap from Watkins Glen

Kyle Busch, No. 18 SNICKERS Toyota Camry Race Recap for the Go Bowling at the Glen

Date: Aug. 8, 2021 Event: Go Bowling at The Glen (Round 23 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (2.45-mile, 7-turn road course) Format: 90 laps, broken into three stages (20 laps/20 laps/50 laps) Start/Finish: 20th / 4th (Running, completed 90 of 90 laps) Point Standing: 4th with 779 points, 138 behind leader   Race Winner: Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 2 Winner: Martin Truex Jr. of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)   Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-20): ● Kyle Busch started 20th and finished sixth, earning five bonus points. ● The No. 18 SNICKERS Toyota had raced from 20th to 11th place by the time the competition caution was displayed on lap 10. Busch reported that the car was handling extremely loose at most points on the track. ● Green-flag racing resumed, and Busch quickly made a move to grab the eighth position. ● As Stage 1 drew to a close, a number of teams elected to make trips to pit road for service as part of their overall race strategy. The SNICKERS team remained on the track, finishing the stage in sixth place. ● During the caution the team made a big chassis adjustment, changed four tires and added fuel. Because a number of teams stopped prior to the end of the first stage, Busch lined up 20th to start Stage 2.   Stage 2 Recap (Laps 21-40): ● Busch started 20th and finished 10th, earning one bonus point. ● The Las Vegas native was in 18th place when

Busch Light Apple Racing: Kevin Harvick Watkins Glen Race Report

Harvick Snares Another Top-10 at The Glen Driver of No. 4 Busch Light Apple Ford Mustang Scores 16th Top-10 of Season and 11th at Watkins Glen with Eighth-Place Finish in Go Bowling at The Glen

Date:  Aug. 8, 2021 Event:  Go Bowling at The Glen (Round 23 of 36) Series:  NASCAR Cup Series Location:  Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (seven-turn, 2.45-mile road course)  Format:  90 laps, broken into three stages (20 laps/20 laps/50 laps) Start/Finish:  5th / 8th (Running, completed 90 of 90 laps) Point Standing:  9th (710 points, 207 out of first)   Race Winner:  Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner:  Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 2 Winner:  Martin Truex Jr., of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)   Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-20): ●  Kevin Harvick started fifth and finished 26th

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Monster Energy Racing: Riley Herbst Watkins Glen NXS Race Report

Herbst Finishes 13th at Watkins Glen Monster Energy Driver Scores 10th Top-15 of Season

Date: August 7, 2021 Event: NASCAR Xfinity Series 200 at The Glen (Round 20 of 33) Series: NASCAR Xfinity Series Location: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (2.45-mile, seven-turn road course) Format: 82 laps, broken into three stages (20 laps/20 laps/42 laps) Start/Finish: 10th / 13th (Running, completed 82 of 82 laps) Point Standing: 12th (449 points, 400 out of first)   Race Winner: Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) Stage 1 Winner: Austin Cindric of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 2 Winner: AJ Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing (Chevrolet)   Overview: After a roller coaster ride of a race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, Riley Herbst and the

USA Women Open FIBA U19 World Cup Action With 96-37 Wire-To-Wire Win Over Italy

Te-Hina Paopao (12) had strong contributions in the 96-37 win over Italy in the USA's first game of the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary. Paopao finished with eight points, seven rebounds and seven assists. 

Debrecen, Hungary (August 7, 2021) –  The USA Women’s U19 World Cup Team (1-0) got out to a quick lead in the first quarter versus Italy (0-1) and never looked back en route to a decisive 96-37 wire-to-wire win in its opening game of the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary. The defending FIBA U19 World Cup champion, since 2005, the USA U19 women have won seven of the past eight U19 gold medals. 

The USA showed its depth with all 12 players

Corey Heim cruises to win at Watkins Glen, closes gap to Ty Gibbs in points

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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Corey Heim’s worst run of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season thus far came in June, when he finished seventh at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course the last time the series competed on a road course.

He made up for that result Saturday evening at Watkins Glen International, where the driver of the No. 20 Craftsman

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Monster Energy Racing: Riley Herbst Watkins Glen NXS Advance

NASCAR Xfinity Series Overview   • Event: NASCAR Xfinity Series 200 at The Glen (Round 20 of 33) • Date: Saturday, Aug. 7 • Location: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International • Layout: 2.45-mile, seven-turn road course • Time/TV/Radio: 4 p.m. EDT on CNBC/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio   Riley Herbst Notes of Interest   •  After two weeks off, Riley Herbst and the No. 98 Monster Energy team are back in action this Saturday for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. The series returns to the 2.45-mile, seven-turn road course for the first time since August 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic put the track’s 2020 event on hold. Herbst, who was a rookie in 2020, will make his first Xfinity Series start at the track on Saturday, but it won’t be his first start at The Glen. Herbst competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race in 2019, finishing 12th.   •  With only seven races remaining until the seven-race Xfinity Series