Quick Hits

• The Timberwolves landed the day's biggest signing: forward Jonathan Kuminga agreed to a two-year, $12.4 million deal with a player option, turning down a more lucrative offer from the Lakers so he can hit free agency again next summer.
• Hockey shocker: Winnipeg Jets superstar goalie Connor Hellebuyck — a three-time Vezina Trophy winner (that's the NHL's best-goalie award) — has requested a trade, putting one of the sport's elite players on the market in the Wild's own division.
• Legal trouble for a Packers star: Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs was charged with two misdemeanors stemming from a May arrest, and the team's GM acknowledged a possible NFL suspension — bad news for one of the Vikings' biggest rivals.
• College football is back: "Week 0" brings eight games Saturday, headlined by UNC vs. TCU, NC State vs. Virginia, and UNLV vs. Memphis.
• The strangest saga in sports rolls on: a Texas judge issued a restraining order against the SEC and NCAA over their ban on former pro athletes returning to college, while the NFL clarified that players who go back to school can't sign with an NFL team during the 2026 season.

Minnesota Teams

The Wolves' big add: Kuminga, a talented young forward, picked Minnesota over more money in Los Angeles. The "player option" means he can leave after one year if he chooses — CBS describes it as a short-term bet on himself that keeps next summer's free agency open. Either way, the Wolves just added a rotation piece at a bargain price.

Vikles news, good and bad: The NFL suspended Vikings receiver Jeshaun Jones three games for violating the league's substance abuse policy. He's allowed to finish the preseason, with the suspension starting Aug. 30. On a lighter note, CBS ranked all eight of the NFL's new "Rivalries" uniforms and put the Vikings near the top of the list — with division rival Detroit's look near the bottom.

Twins: With Byron Buxton ailing, top prospect Walker Jenkins is getting the call to the big leagues, per CBS, which tabs him as the headliner of the September wave of prospect promotions around baseball. A rare bit of fun for Twins fans in a rough season.

NFL

The Jacobs situation is the league's biggest off-field story: the Packers' star running back faces battery and damage-to-property charges from a May arrest, and Green Bay's general manager has publicly addressed the possibility of league discipline — worth watching with the season about to start.

Roster cuts are coming. Teams must trim down before the regular season, and CBS flags quarterback Anthony Richardson and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. as players who could be traded rather than cut. Preseason Week 3 is wrapping up; former Arkansas QB Taylen Green made his debut for Cleveland with an electric scramble and a touchdown drive, and now waits to see if he makes the roster.

Elsewhere: CBS reports Tampa Bay offered quarterback Baker Mayfield a two-year extension worth over $100 million, but talks stalled over contract length and guarantees. And looking way down the road, CBS's early 2027 draft board is headlined by Arch Manning (yes, of those Mannings) in what the outlet calls a potentially historic class.

NBA

Big WNBA news: Las Vegas Aces forward NaLyssa Smith will miss the rest of the season with an injury — a major blow, per CBS, to a franchise that has won three of the last four WNBA titles. Also in the women's game, the 3-on-3 league Unrivaled nearly doubled its valuation to $650 million after a $100 million funding round, meaning only one WNBA franchise is worth more heading into Unrivaled's third season.

MLB

The Kansas City Royals are the hottest team nobody's talking about — eight straight wins, the best streak in the American League — though CBS dubs it a case of "too little, too late" as they visit a Toronto team with a win streak of its own. And with the prospect-acquisition season mostly over, ESPN re-ranked all 30 farm systems from top to bottom for the September stretch run.

NHL

More on the Hellebuyck bombshell: Winnipeg's franchise goalie is "officially on the market," per CBS, which surveys where the three-time Vezina winner could land. It's national news, but it hits close to home for Wild fans — the Jets are a Central Division rival Minnesota plays constantly, so wherever he ends up will reshape the Wild's world.

College Sports

Football returns Saturday with eight FBS games, including UNC vs. TCU, NC State vs. Virginia, and season openers for USC and Florida State. In maybe the marquee matchup, UNLV visits Memphis, and SportsLine's projection model backs Memphis to cover a 5.5-point spread.

The "former pros going back to college" saga keeps escalating: a Texas judge granted a restraining order to a group of former college athletes against the SEC, commissioner Greg Sankey and the NCAA, challenging the ban on ex-pros returning to school. The NFL countered by clarifying that such players can't sign with pro teams during the 2026 season — but the Big 12 confirmed former Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos is eligible at Texas Tech under its new pro-athlete rules, putting him in line for playing time.

Other Sports

Soccer: The Champions League draw (that's the big European club tournament) set the stage for the season, and CBS's winners-and-losers column says Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid will meet his former clubs, while Liverpool came out among the draw's big winners.

Fighting: A trilogy bout between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan is set for UFC 333. Former champ Sean O'Malley says Yan "broke" Dvalishvili in their UFC 323 title fight and openly questions where Dvalishvili's confidence is now.

Golf, twice: The PGA Tour dropped its sponsorship deal with popular YouTube golf brand Good Good for a fall event — joining Callaway in distancing itself from the brand after a controversial ad. And on the senior tour, PGA Tour Champions player Matt Gogel was suspended six months for betting on PGA Tour competitions, though he didn't bet on events he played in.