Here are the seven stories you'll hear about on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022:
- NFL: The first one-handed player in the NFL, Shaquem Griffin, is to end his player career to join the league’s legends program
- MLB: Oneil Cruz has set a new hardest-hit ball record since MLB began measuring exit velocity seven years ago
- GOLF: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are taking golf to a new audience with a stadium-based league to counter the threat of LIV Golf
- WNBA: The Connecticut Sun will face the Chicago Sky in the playoff semifinals following their series victory against Dallas
- FORMULA ONE: Daniel Ricciardo will not drive for McLaren next season after the team canceled the final year of the Australian’s contract
- TENNIS: Belarussian star Victoria Azarenka has been asked to withdraw from the Tennis Plays for Peace exhibition to raise funds for Ukrainian humanitarian aid
- SOCCER: Scottish side Glasgow Rangers stunned PSV Eindhoven to reach the Champions League group stage ahead of Thursday’s draw
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