Quick Hits

• The Vikings won their preseason opener 13-10 over the Giants, but the win came at a real cost: veteran defender Jamal Adams is out for the 2026 season with a right knee injury.
• Cardinals rookie Joshua Báez became the first player in MLB history to homer in his first three big-league at-bats, powering St. Louis past the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
• At UFC 330 in Philadelphia, Islam Makhachev beat Ian Garry in their title fight, while veteran Edson Barboza tearfully retired after a knockout loss.
• The Lynx are the hottest team in the WNBA — winners of 13 of their last 14 — and CBS flagged their matchup with the Aces as must-see as they chase the league's No. 1 seed.
• The Basketball Hall of Fame welcomed its 2026 class, headlined by Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne.

Minnesota Teams

• Vikings: A 13-10 preseason win over the Giants on Saturday, but preseason records don't matter and injuries do — Jamal Adams, a big-name veteran the Vikings added to their defense, will miss the entire season after hurting his right knee in the game.
• Same game, odd storyline: Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart got pulled into the "blue tent" (the sideline concussion-check station) after a big hit, returned to throw a touchdown, and later said he was "puzzled" by the whole thing. Expect that quote to make the rounds.
• Minnesota United: The Loons escaped Salt Lake with a 1-1 draw Saturday night. Joaquín Pereyra scored the equalizer in the 89th minute, and goalkeeper Drake Callender made six saves to rescue a point on the road.
• Lynx: Winners of 13 of their last 14, Minnesota is chasing the WNBA's No. 1 overall seed, with the Aces matchup circled as the game to watch.

NFL

• Rams rookie quarterback Ty Simpson — the second QB taken in this year's draft — looked sharp in his preseason debut against the Chiefs: 21-of-25 passing for 190 yards and two touchdowns.
• The Seahawks made Devon Witherspoon the NFL's highest-paid cornerback with a four-year, $132 million extension, a deal CBS notes raises the price tag for New England's Christian Gonzalez.
• In the strangest story of the weekend: Bengals rookie cornerback Ceyair Wright — who played LeBron James' son in "Space Jam: A New Legacy" — left the team mid-preseason to take a lead role in a movie.

NBA

• The 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame class is official, headlined by women's basketball stars Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne, with NBA names like Doc Rivers, Mike D'Antoni and Amar'e Stoudemire also honored. D'Antoni marked the occasion with an ESPN interview covering Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant and "Linsanity."
• From the WNBA: ESPN took a deep dive into Angel Reese's rebounding, which is happening at a pace never before seen in the league — despite her being neither the tallest player nor the best leaper.

MLB

• The story of the weekend: Cardinals rookie Joshua Báez, who led the minors in home runs before his call-up, went deep in his first three at-bats Saturday — a first in MLB history — as St. Louis beat the Cubs. CBS ranked it among the best debuts the sport has ever seen.
• ESPN had some fun asking whether this could finally be the year of a Cubs–White Sox World Series, which would be the first all-Chicago Fall Classic since 1906. Verdict: highly unlikely this October — but historically overdue.

College Sports

• College football's preseason AP Top 25 is coming, and CBS projects a Big Ten takeover of the top five in its "Tomorrow's Top 25 Today" forecast.
• If early-season games have felt different to you, ESPN confirms you're right: games are slower, scoring is down, and fourth-down gambles are way up — with coaches explaining the changes.

Other Sports

• UFC 330 recap: Islam Makhachev defeated Ian Garry in Philadelphia in what CBS called a history-making performance — though UFC boss Dana White ripped Garry afterward for lacking "even an ounce of killer instinct." Elsewhere on the card, fan favorite Edson Barboza tearfully retired after a TKO loss, and Jeremiah Wells sprung a massive hometown upset with a late submission of Myktybek Orolbai. Next up: UFC 333 in October in Abu Dhabi, headlined by Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev.
• Golf, sort of: LeBron James launched a YouTube golf channel, and the first video features his Cavaliers title-team reunion trip to Scotland.