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Shilo Sanders ejected after throwing punch at Bills player

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Shilo Sanders was ejected from the team’s preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills after throwing a punch at Bills tight end Zach Davidson.

Sanders’ ejection occurred at the end of a play that saw Bills quarterback Shane Buechele throw a 1-yard pass to Elijah Moore. Sanders was engaged with Davidson, who was blocking him and continued to push the rookie safety down the field after Moore had already been tackled.

After Davidson delivered a final push to Sanders, the Colorado product took a swing at the 6-7 tight end. He landed a blow to the left side of Davidson’s helmet, prompting an immediate flag from the officials.

Sanders was quickly disqualified from the contest, bringing to an end his first NFL preseason. The Bills scored an 11-yard touchdown one play after his exit from the game.

Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles was asked during a postgame news conference about his message to Sanders after the play.

‘You can’t throw punches in this league. I mean, that’s inexcusable,’ Bowles said. ‘They’re gonna get you every time. Gotta grow from that.’

Sanders racked up three total tackles across his three preseason games with the Buccaneers, as he battled for a spot on Tampa Bay’s 53-man roster. He was listed as a third-string safety behind Antonie Winfield Jr., Tykee Smith, Kaevon Merriweather and Christian Izien on the Buccaneers’ most recent depth chart update.

Now, the 25-year-old rookie’s wait to see if he made Tampa Bay’s 53-man roster will begin in earnest.

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Stanford defender penalized for TikTok celebration dance

Stanford football’s Clay Patterson made quite the play against Hawai’i on Saturday, Aug. 23, blowing up an attempted trick play for a 12-yard loss late in the second half.

Then his celebration came.

The seventh-year senior broke out a hilarious celebration, busting out a TikTok dance on the field after the sack. However, the celebration was penalized, resulting in an automatic first down for the Rainbow Warriors.

‘Clay Patterson aura farming right now,’ said CBS color commentator Logan Ryan, a former NFL defensive back.

“Hawaii goes with the trickeration,” Logan added. “Clay Patterson has been in college seven years. You can’t fool him. But then he does the foolish TikTok dance that looks like it’s gonna be a taunting call. Welcome to Week 0 football, people.

‘Clay Patterson, trying to get trending real quick, cost his team. That might get you a seat next to the coach on the bench … and then you get the infamous hand on the head. ‘Oh, doy. What did I do?’”

While Patterson’s dance moves might have been elite, it was a substantial blunder for Stanford. Hawai’i avoided the negative play and later scored on the drive, taking a 14-13 lead into halftime after quarterback Micah Alejado found Jackson Harris for a 19-yard score.

Patterson had already impacted the game in a strong way before the penalty, though, as he strip sacked Alejado in the end zone in the first quarter before linebacker Wilfredo Aybar recovered the ball for a touchdown.

Patterson has two sacks against Hawai’i through three quarters, although he’d have three if it wasn’t for the penalty.

The 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive tackle is making his presence felt against the Rainbow Warriors, but he should probably leave the TikTok dances on the internet rather than the gridiron.

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Caitlin Clark injury update: Fever guard’s status vs. Lynx Sunday

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have battled the injury bug all season long.

The 2024 Rookie of the Year has missed 23 of the Fever’s 36 games this season due to various injuries, including a right groin injury that has sidelined her 14 consecutive games. And that number will grow as Clark will the Fever’s matchup against the league-leading Minnesota Lynx on Sunday in Minneapolis.

Clark last played for the Fever on July 15, when she suffered a right groin injury in Indiana’s 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun. She subsequently tweaked her ankle during recovery on Aug. 7, adding another hurdle to her return.

The Fever (19-17) have stumbled upon hard times and dropped five of their last seven games.

Here’s the latest on Clark’s status:

Is Caitlin Clark playing Sunday? Injury status for Fever-Lynx

Clark (right groin injury) has been ruled out of the Fever’s matchup against the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday in Minneapolis, which is set to tip off at 7 p.m. ET on ION. There is not timetable for her return.

How was Caitlin Clark injured?

Clark suffered a right groin injury in the final minute of the Fever’s 85-77 victory over the Sun at TD Garden in Boston on July 15. With 39.1 seconds remaining in the contest, Clark completed a bounce pass to Kelsey Mitchell to put the Fever up 84-75. After the pass, Clark immediately grabbed for her right groin and grimaced as she gingerly walked over and headbutted the stanchion. She did not return. 

Caitlin Clark injury timeline

May 24: Clark suffered a left quad injury during the Fever’s 90-88 loss to the New York Liberty, where she recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists. Clark couldn’t pinpoint the specific play that caused her injury, but noted that it happened early in the contest. Clark said, ‘Adrenaline covers up a lot of stuff when you’re in the heat of battle. After the game, I had some pain, and then we got an MRI, and that kind of gave me the result that I didn’t want to see.’ She missed the Fever’s next five games.
June 14: Clark returned to Indiana’s lineup in the Fever’s 102-88 win over the Liberty and dropped 32 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in her first game back. 
June 24: Clark suffered a left groin injury in the Fever’s 94-86 win over the Seattle Storm, which resulted in Clark missing the team’s next four games. Fever coach Stephanie White said she learned of Clark’s groin injury the following night after Clark alerted team trainers of discomfort.
July 1: Clark was ruled out of the Fever’s 2025 Commissioner’s Cup win over the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis. That didn’t stop Clark from rightfully celebrating the team’s hardware.
July 9: Clark returned to the Fever’s lineup in the Fever’s 80-61 loss to the Golden State Valkyries. Clark was limited to 10 points, shooting 4 of 12 from the field and 2 of 5 from the 3-point line, in addition to six assists, five rebounds and four turnovers. Following the blowout loss, Clark said it was ‘going to take me a second to get my wind back. … Just trying to get my legs under me.’
July 15: Clark suffered a right groin injury in the final minute of the Fever’s 85-77 victory over the Sun at TD Garden in Boston. White later confirmed Clark ‘felt a little something in her groin.’ This marked the last game for which Clark suited up.
July 18: Clark announced that she would sit out the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis, where she was named a team captain. Clark was also set to participate in the 3-point contest. She said, ‘I am incredibly sad and disappointed to say I can’t participate … I have to rest my body.’
July 24: The Fever said Clark’s medical evaluations confirmed there’s ‘no additional injuries or damage,’ but the team said it will be cautious with Clark’s rehab and recovery.
August 7: Clark reportedly suffered a mild bone bruise in her left ankle while during an individual workout session in Phoenix on Aug. 7, according to The Indianapolis Star, part of the USA TODAY Network.
August 8: During an appearance on Sue Bird’s podcast, ‘Bird’s Eye View,’ Clark spoke about the frustrations of her injury-filled season: “It’s not like I have a training camp to build up to play in my first game again. It’s like no, you’re tossed into Game 30 — like, ‘Go try to play well.’ It’s hard, it really is.”
August 10: Fever coach Stephanie White said Clark has progressed in her recovery and has started running full court again, but Clark hasn’t returned to practice just yet: an important step in her ramp-up. ‘She’s been able to get a little bit more in her full-court running with all of her body weight… She’s been able to do a little more on the court in terms of how she moves, but not into practice yet,’ White said.
August 20: White confirmed that Clark has not returned to practice yet.

Caitlin Clark stats

Clark is averaging 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and a career-high 8.8 assists in 13 games this season. Her assists average is the second-highest in the league, behind Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas (9.0).

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Israel set to launch Gaza City offensive: High stakes, high costs ahead

On Saturday, Israeli tanks and troops began maneuvering ever closer to Gaza City’s outskirts in preparation for a full-scale offensive. Eyewitness accounts reported intensified shelling as Israel is moving toward what could be the defining battle of its war against Hamas terrorists: the capture of Gaza City.

Israel’s security cabinet approved the operation, known as Gideon’s Chariots B, and has deployed up to five IDF divisions toward the city’s outskirts—a highly significant mobilization. Thousands of reservists—some 60,000—have been called up.

John Spencer, chair of urban warfare studies at the Madison Policy Forum and executive director of the Urban Warfare Institute, told Fox News Digital the scale of this operation is unprecedented. ‘This will be a bigger challenge than anything the IDF has faced, arguably ever. It is the densest location in Gaza, the heart of Hamas’s stronghold. And you don’t really know what the tunnels are until you get into them.’

Spencer said that ‘Hamas built semi-circles of defenses oriented at Israel. But the IDF has shown creativity in maneuvering around obstacles.’ Israel plans to send more combat power into Gaza City than it has deployed across the entire Strip thus far. ‘If your goal is to clear Gaza City of Hamas’s military capabilities and search for hostages, you need that scale,’ he said.

Gadi Shamni, former commander of the Gaza Division and ex-head of IDF Central Command, told Fox News Digital, ‘It is a crowded city with refugee camps, dense neighborhoods, high-rises and a highly developed underground. People say the IDF controls above and below ground, but in the last campaign we saw that wasn’t always true. Even when you destroy tunnels, Hamas can rebuild them quickly. The longer you stay with more forces, the more opportunities you create for the other side to attack.’

A former senior Israeli security official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Fox News Digital, ‘The IDF can militarily conquer Gaza, but the costs will be immense on both sides. The IDF will fight with a method of ‘destroy everything first’—air force bombs, massive charges, detonating streets from afar, wiping out entire areas and advancing slowly.

‘The IDF has gained enormous experience over the past two years and will use those tactics in this battle. … You are strong, the enemy is weak, and you have patience. Even the weather is on Israel’s side, with winter not arriving until January.’

The tunnels remain the most formidable element of Hamas’s defense. Unlike ISIS terrorists in Mosul, Spencer said, Hamas has built an underground tunnel network that allows commanders and fighters to move between positions avoid strikes, and conceal hostages. ‘The IDF that will go into Gaza City is not the IDF of 2023,’ Spencer said, pointing to rapid adaptations in the use of drones, robots, and specialized units for tunnel warfare. ‘They’ve learned so much. But this will still be slow, very careful, and costly.’

To illustrate the scale, Spencer pointed to the 2004 battle for Fallujah in Iraq. ‘It took the Marine Corps about two weeks to clear Fallujah—every single home, building, shop. About 68,000 structures were cleared, as if somebody physically looked in them,’ he said. ‘If all five of these [IDF] divisions were doing that, absolutely, you could get it done in a few months. But the enemy always gets a vote. You can’t rush to failure.’

The former Israeli senior security official described the operation as ‘telescopic—very slow, with pistons working one by one. This pace also gives Hamas the chance at every stage to try to cut a deal.’

On the fate of hostages possibly held in Gaza City, the official was blunt: ‘Some of the hostages will die. I wouldn’t be surprised if more brigades are brought in—the IDF is using immense ground power to seize urban terrain.’

Shamni also warned Hamas may relocate hostages, 50 hostages, of whom 20 are still believed to be alive, into combat zones to deter strikes—a tactic he said the IDF would be reluctant to engage for fear of harming captives, a conflict between military necessity and core values.

Shamni highlighted a particularly fraught dilemma: evacuating civilians. ‘You don’t know who will leave, how many will leave, how they’ll react—or whether Hamas will even allow them to leave,’ he said. ‘I assume many will not evacuate, and then you face the hard dilemma of fighting in a place full of noncombatants.’

Spencer added that history shows around 10% of civilians stay behind. ‘Even 10% of a million is 100,000 people,’ he said.

Shamni forecast a protracted operation: ‘It could take months. Two months might seize the surface, but then you still have to clear tunnels. It will cost many lives—including civilians. The worst-case scenario is that no hostages are found alive or dead because of the destruction.’

Shamni, who also served as Israel’s military attaché in Washington, warned that the dual goals of defeating Hamas and returning hostages are contradictory, risking years of drawn-out fighting. 

Spencer, however, called the decision to press forward a ‘calculated risk,’ explaining that while military action carries dangers, ‘you weigh the risk of Hamas killing the hostages against the certainty that they’re being starved and tortured. Military pressure is the last resort. Without conquering Gaza City, Hamas will continue to hold a sanctuary.’

 

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New RNC chair Joe Gruters vows to ‘ride the president all the way to victory’ in midterms

EXCLUSIVE – New Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Joe Gruters outlined his mission as he took over steering the GOP’s national party committee.

‘The midterms are ahead, where we must expand our major majority in the House, in the Senate, and continue electing Republicans nationwide,’ Gruters said as he addressed committee members moments after being unanimously elected chair at the RNC’s summer meeting, held this year in Atlanta, Georgia.

Gruters, a state senator and RNC committee member from Florida, who, until his election as chair on Friday, briefly served as the national party committee’s treasurer, is a longtime ally of President Donald Trump. His move to the RNC chairmanship cements Trump’s dominance over the GOP as it prepares for midterm battles next year.

And a month ago, Trump endorsed Gruters to succeed now-former RNC chair Michael Whatley, who stepped down as he runs for the Senate in battleground North Carolina in the blockbuster race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis.

The ascension of Gruters to RNC chair is the latest sign of Trump’s complete control over the national party committee.

‘This is the president’s party. This is the president’s vision, overall. The party fully embraces the president,’ Gruters said as he and Whatley stood for an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital.

Whatley, who Trump picked to steer the RNC a year and a half ago, noted that ‘we have transformed the RNC, basically the way that President Trump has transformed the Republican Party.’

Gruters has been a major Trump supporter dating back to the president’s first campaign for the White House. Gruters served as Florida co-chair Trump’s 2016 campaign.

The Democratic National Committee, taking aim at Gruters following his election as chair, claimed that ‘Gruters and Trump will have a lot to bond over while they turn the Republican Party into even more of a personal propaganda machine for Trump.’

Republicans swept back to power last November, with Trump winning the White House, the GOP retaking control of the Senate and holding onto their fragile majority in the House.

But looking ahead to next year’s midterms, when the party in power traditionally faces political headwinds and loses House and Senate seats, the GOP will be defending their congressional majorities.

A key part of the RNC’s strategy going forward is Trump.

‘We’re gonna ride the president all the way to victory in the midterms, and we are going to win big,’ Gruters emphasized.

Asked about the top three items on his to-do list as he takes over as RNC chair, Gruters said, ‘number one, it’s still election integrity. That’s the most important thing, protecting the vote. And it’s about winning the midterms.’

‘It’s about going back to the fundamentals of registering voters and turning our voters out,’ the new chair added.

Gruters also highlighted Trump’s sweeping GOP-crafted domestic policy bill, which the Republican majorities in Congress passed this summer along near-party lines.

‘It’s our agenda,’ Whatley said in a Fox News Digital interview last month, as he pointed to the massive tax cuts and spending bill that Trump signed into law on July 4.

The measure is stuffed full of Trump’s 2024 campaign trail promises and second-term priorities on tax cuts, immigration, defense, energy and the debt limit. 

It includes extending the president’s signature 2017 tax cuts and eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay. 

By making his first-term tax rates permanent – they were set to expire later this year – the bill will cut taxes by nearly $4.4 trillion over the next decade, according to analysis by the Congressional Budget Office and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. 

The measure also provides billions for border security and codifies the president’s controversial immigration crackdown.

And the new law also restructures Medicaid – the almost 60-year-old federal program that provides health coverage to roughly 71 million low-income Americans. 

The changes to Medicaid, as well as cuts to food stamps, another one of the nation’s major safety net programs, were drafted in part as an offset to pay for extending Trump’s tax cuts. The measure includes a slew of new rules and regulations, including work requirements for many of those seeking Medicaid coverage.

Democrats, for months, have repeatedly blasted Republicans over the social safety net changes. And they’ve spotlighted a slew of national polls conducted both  before and after the measure was passed into law, that indicate the bill’s popularity in negative territory.

But Gruters sees the new law as campaign ammunition.

‘Every single Democrat in Congress voted for a tax increase on average everyday Americans,’ Gruters argued. ‘And that big, beautiful bill has something for every single American, whether you’re working class, whether you’re a small business owner, everybody benefits, and we’re going to be able to ride that bill all the way to victory.’

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Russia looks to update nuclear program amid ‘colossal threats’ from West

Russia’s top nuclear official this week said Moscow is facing ‘colossal threats’ and needs to update its nuclear capabilities.

Without directly naming where Russia’s chief nuclear threat is coming from, Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev said, ‘the current geopolitical situation, is a time of colossal threats to the existence of our country.’

‘Therefore, the nuclear shield, which is also a sword, is a guarantee of our sovereignty,’ he added, according to Russian state news agency RIA. ‘We understand today that the nuclear shield must only be improved in the coming years.’

The comments came less than a week after Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump convened for a face-to-face meeting that marked the first time a U.S. leader has met with the Kremlin chief since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. 

While Trump and Putin appeared positive following the talks, little seemed to have been concretely accomplished in the meeting and hope surrounding a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire appeared to decline as the week progressed. 

It is unclear why Likhachev issued comments regarding Russia’s nuclear program at this time, and he did not detail what sort of updates he would be looking to make to Moscow’s ‘shield’ program. 

Trump issued similar comments earlier this year when in May he announced his plans to develop the ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system — inspired by Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ defense system — and which is expected to cost at least $175 billion.

Though security experts have been sounding the alarm when it comes to China’s escalating nuclear development, together Russia and the U.S. continue to possess 90% of the world’s nuclear arsenal.

Moscow continues to hold nearly 4,400 nuclear warheads, over 1,500 of which are ‘strategically deployed’ while the U.S. possesses more than 3,700 warheads in its stockpiles with 1,400 deployed, according to the Arms Control Association. 

While nuclear disarmament was the standing international goal following the end of the Cold War, the trajectory of this policy remains dubious as relations between Washington and Moscow have once again turned precarious amid Putin’s war in Ukraine, and his burgeoning relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

The New Start Treaty remains the only bilateral nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia, and though it was extended in 2021, it is set to expire in February 2026. The future of the treaty – first signed in 2010 – also remains unclear as Moscow paused its participation in the agreement in 2023.

Putin said that this suspension meant he would continue to abide by stockpile limits under the treaty, but he would not allow for continued U.S. inspections. 

Fox News Digital could not immediately reach the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for comment as nations increasingly look to expand their nuclear capabilities just six months ahead of when the New Start Treaty is set to expire. 

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Blaney wins at Daytona as last two NASCAR playoff spots locked up

Ryan Blaney won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, earning his second win of the season.
Blaney’s victory solidified the final NASCAR Cup Series playoff spots for Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman, despite Bowman’s early exit from the race due to a crash.
The race featured a dramatic last-lap surge by Blaney, who climbed from 13th to first place.

Ryan Blaney ended the NASCAR Cup Series regular season with a victory and a surge of momentum after capturing the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 23.

Blaney, the 2023 Cup Series champion, earned his second win of the season in an eventful race that determined the final two playoff berths. Because no new winner emerged at Daytona, Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman clinched the last two spots in the 16-driver playoff field on points, despite Bowman’s night ending early following a massive multicar crash in the opening stage that destroyed his No. 48 Chevrolet.

The 10-race NASCAR Cup Series playoffs being next weekend at Darlington Raceway.

Blaney, who won this race in 2021, led 27 laps but was not among the leaders as the final stage wound down. That all changed when his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano spun to bring out a caution with 12 laps remaining, necessitating one final restart.

Blaney didn’t pounce immediately as a handful of winless drivers fought for the lead and the last playoff berth in the final laps. But with two laps remaining, he made his move surging from 13th to first in the final turn of the last lap as drivers raced three-wide to the checkered flag.

Blaney edged Daniel Suarez by 0.031 seconds and Justin Haley by 0.036 seconds for his 15th career NASCAR Cup Series victory. Cole Custer and Erik Jones rounded out the top five. Kyle Larson finished sixth, followed by Chris Buescher, Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry and Chase Elliott.

‘This is such a cool victory lane, looking up and seeing the World Center of Racing,’ Blaney said. ‘It’s something I’ll never forget when we won here in ‘21. It’s just a cool place to be, so it’s really special.

“I think this team is really doing a good job of hitting our stride when we need to. … it’s great to win this one and good momentum for next week.”

Bowman, who was forced to watch the final two stages of the race from his trailer after crashing out early, was probably the second happiest person to see Blaney take the checkered flag since Blaney’s win assured Bowman of the last spot in the playoffs.

When asked after the race what he owed Blaney, Bowman joked ‘Seven million beers.’

‘I’m certainly thankful for him,’ Bowman continued. ‘Ryan’s a good dude, happy to see him win. … It’s tough, and you know we crashed, and it’s something that is outside of our control. And then you just have to sit and watch. It’s not fun for any of these guys (on my team).’

USA TODAY Sports had full coverage of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday, Aug. 23. Scroll below for full race highlights.

Which drivers made the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs?

Here are the 16 drivers who will race in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in order of reset points following the Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Number of wins in parentheses):

Kyle Larson (3) ….. 2032
William Byron (2) ….. 2032
Denny Hamlin (4) ….. 2029
Ryan Blaney (2) ….. 2026
Christopher Bell (3) ….. 2023
Shane van Gisbergen (4) ….. 2022
Chase Elliott (1) ….. 2013
Chase Briscoe (1) ….. 2010
Bubba Wallace (1) ….. 2008
Austin Cindric (1) ….. 2008
Ross Chastain (1) ….. 2007
Joey Logano (1) ….. 2007
Josh Berry (1) ….. 2006
Tyler Reddick (0) ….. 2006
Austin Dillon (1) ….. 2005
Alex Bowman (0) ….. 2002

NASCAR at Daytona: Coke Zero Sugar 400 highlights

Ryan Blaney wins the NASCAR Cup race at Daytona

Ryan Blaney took the lead in Turn 4 of the final lap and edged Daniel Suarez and Justin Haley to win the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

Blaney raced from 13th to second in the final two laps to earn his 15th career NASCAR Cup Series victory. Cole Custer, who finished fourth and Chris Buescher, who finished sixth, spun after crossing the start/finish line.

NASCAR at Daytona full results

Here is the final finishing order from the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway (with starting position in parentheses, car number and manufacturer, laps completed):

(1) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford, 160, Running
(12) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet, 160, Running
(37) Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet, 160, Running
(29) Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford, 160, Running
(26) Erik Jones, No. 43, No. Toyota, 160, Running
(3) Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet, 160, Running
(24) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford, 160, Running
(18) Ty Gibbs, No. 54, No. Toyota, 160, Running
(11) Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford, 160, Running
(30) Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet, 160, Running
(28) Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford, 160, Running
(20) Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet, 160, Running
(15) Christopher Bell, No. 20, No. Toyota, 160, Running
(31) Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford, 160, Running
(19) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet, 160, Running
(17) Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet, 160, Running
(34) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42, No. Toyota, 160, Running
(10) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford, 160, Running
(8) William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet, 160, Running
(35) Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford, 160, Running
(27) Tyler Reddick, No. 45, No. Toyota, 160, Running
(23) Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet, 160, Running
(9) Chase Briscoe, No. 19, No. Toyota, 160, Running
(7) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet, 160, Running
(6) Denny Hamlin, No. 11, No. Toyota, 160, Running
(21) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet, 159, Running
(4) Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford, 159, Running
(40) Joey Gase, No. 44 Chevrolet, 157, Running
(39) Casey Mears, No. 66 Ford, 156, Running
(36) Austin Hill, No. 33 Chevrolet, 155, Running
(13) Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford, 154, Running
(38) BJ McLeod, No. 78 Chevrolet, 137, Accident
(14) Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet, 95, Running
(16) Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet, 81, Engine
(25) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chevrolet, 28, Accident
(2) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet, 27, Accident
(22) Bubba Wallace, No. 23, No. Toyota, 27, Accident
(32) Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford, 27, Accident
(5) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford, 27, Accident
(33) Riley Herbst, No. 35, No. Toyota, 27, Accident

Joey Logano brings out caution with 12 laps to go at Daytona

Joey Logano got loose while leading the Coke Zero Sugar 400 with 12 laps remaining at Daytona International Speedway and spun into the grass to bring out the caution.

Erik Jones and Justin Haley will lead the field when the race restarts, followed by Kyle Larson and Ryan Preece in Row 2 and Chris Buescher and Chase Elliott in Row 3.

NASCAR at Daytona: 20 laps to go

Joey Logano continues to lead the Coke Zero Sugar 400 with 20 laps remaining at Daytona International Speedway. The reigning Cup Series champion leads Erik Jones, Justin Haley and Chris Buesher.

NASCAR at Daytona: Lap 120 update

Joey Logano and Austin Dillon, last week’s winner, lead the field with 40 laps remaining in the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Erik Jones, Kyle Larson, Justin Haley, Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher are racing in the top 7.

Denny Hamlin brings out the caution at Daytona

A rough race continued for Denny Hamlin as the Joe Gibbs Racing driver suffered a flat right front tire, bringing out the caution flag on Lap 108 of 160. Hamlin is tied with Shane van Gisbergen for most wins this season with four.

Stage 3 begins at Daytona

John Hunter Nemechek , Christopher Bell, Erik Jones and Chris Buescher lead the field as the green flag drops on the final stage of the Coke Zero Sugar 400, the final race of the NASCAR regular season.

Ross Chastain wins Stage 2 at Daytona

Ross Chastain outdueled Joey Logano with a push from Christopher Bell to win Stage 2 of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Bell edged Logano for second, while William Byron and John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top five. Ryan Blaney finished sixth, followed by Chase Briscoe, Ryan Preece, Ty Gibbs and Ty Dillon.

The final stage of tonight’s race is scheduled for 65 laps.

NASCAR race at Daytona: Lap 75 update

Michael McDowell, who won the 2021 Daytona 500, took the lead on Lap 73 over road-course ace Shane van Gisbergen, who has four victories this year. Three laps later, three-time Cup Series champion Joey Logano shot to the lead with Cody Ware battling alongside.

NASCAR race at Daytona: Lap 50 update

Cody Ware and Brad Keselowski lead the Coke Zero Sugar 400 through 50 of a scheduled 160 laps at Daytona International Speedway.

Kyle Larson wins Stage 1 at Daytona

Kyle Larson withstood all the crashes in the opening laps of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 to win the first stage of the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona Internatioanl Speedway. Ross Chastain finished second in the 35-lap stage, Ryan Blaney third, Michael McDowell fourth and Justin Haley fifth. Joey Logano, Todd Gilliland, Ryan Preece, Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell rounded out the top 10.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace, Noah Gragson, Kyle Busch, Austin Cindric and Riley Herbst all had their race end early after massive damage to the cars during a multicar crash near the end of Stage 1.

Tyler Reddick clinches playoff berth with Alex Bowman knocked out

Tyler Reddick, who entered the Coke Zero Sugar 400 as the top winless driver in the standings, clinched one of the two remaining playoff spots despite a crash in the first stage. Reddick entered the race ranked 15th in the standings, and with a 29-point lead over 16th-ranked Alex Bowman and 60-point lead over 17th-place Chris Buescher. After Bowman’s No. 48 sustained unrepairable damage in the multicar crash on Lap 27, Reddick was guaranteed enough points to make the playoffs.

Huge multicar crash takes out contenders at Daytona

Bubba Wallace, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch got together near the front of the field, triggering a massive multicar crash on Lap 27 of the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Kyle Larson pushed Wallace from behind but caught the No. 23 Toyota on the quarter panel turning him into Busch and Logano as they were all battling for third position. Wallace spun across the track into other cars while the field stacked up behind them.

Austin Cindric, Noah Gragson, Denny Hamlin, Austin Hill, Riley Herbst, Zane Smith, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Alex Bowman also sustained damage in the aftermath.

NASCAR dropped the red flag, pausing the race, to clean up the track and remove the wrecked cars.

Bubble driver Tyler Reddick involved in accident at Daytona

Tyler Reddick makes contact with Todd Gilliland on Lap 19 and careened into the inside wall off Turn 4. Reddick’s No. 45 23XI Toyota spun around near the entrace to pit road before hitting the wall front first and damaging the nose. Reddick was in position to make the playoffs on points as the top winless driver in the standings entering the race.

Casey Mears brings out first caution at Daytona

Casey Mears spun in Turn 4 in his No. 66 Ford to bring out the first caution on Lap 12 of the Coke Zero Sugar 400. While that’s bad news for Mears, it was great news for William Byron, who had gone a lap down after serving a stop-and-go penalty to start the race. Byron will get the free pass and will be back on the lead lap for the restart.

NASCAR race at Daytona: Lap 10 update

Team Penske teammates Ryan Blaney and Joey lead the Coze Zero Sugar 400 after 10 laps at Daytona International Speedway. The opening stage is 35 laps.

NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona begins

The final regular season race of the NASCAR Cup Series has begun, and the green flag has waved at Daytona International Speedway for the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Ryan Blaney and Alex Bowman lead the front row.

Points leader William Byron penalized, will start from rear at Daytona

NASCAR Cup Series points leader William Byron and his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team were penalized for an unapproved adjustment after his Chevrolet went through technical inspection. NASCAR dropped Byron to the rear of the field to start the Coke Zero Sugar 400 and will require him to serve a stop-and-go on pit road after taking the green flag. Byron’s crew chief Rudy Fugle was ejected for the race; engineer Brandon McSwain will handle crew chief duties Saturday night.

How to watch NASCAR race today: Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona

Date: Saturday, Aug. 23
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET; Green flag: 7:55 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Streaming: Peacock, HBO Max, Sling TV and Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.
Location: Daytona International Speedway

Stream NASCAR Cup race at Daytona on Fubo

Who is starting on the pole in the NASCAR race at Daytona?

Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney, the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion, is starting on the pole in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. He will be joined on the front row by Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman, who is fighting to join Blaney in the 2025 playoffs – either via a victory or on points.

What is the weather forecast for the NASCAR race at Daytona?

Summertime in Florida means there’s always a chance of rain, but NASCAR may actually benefit from the Coke Zero 400 being a night race with the heaviest precipitation coming during the morning and afternoon. The Weather Channel is calling for mostly cloudy skies when the green flag is scheduled to drop just before 8 p.m. ET, with temperatures around 80 degrees. But the National Weather Service says there is still a 47% chance of rain at 7 p.m. ET, so it may come down to how quickly the storms push out. The start of the race could also be impacted if the track is not yet dry, so a delayed green flag is a possibility.

What is the lineup for the Coke Zero Sugar 400?

Here is the lineup for tonight’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway (Car number in parentheses):

(12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
(48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
(5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
(22) Joey Logano, Ford
(2) Austin Cindric, Ford
(11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
(3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
(24) William Byron, Chevrolet
(19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota
(6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
(21) Josh Berry, Ford
(99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
(38) Zane Smith, Ford
(8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
(20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
(77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
(88) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet
(54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
(1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
(71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
(16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
(23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
(10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
(17) Chris Buescher, Ford
(47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
(43) Erik Jones, Toyota
(45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
(34) Todd Gilliland, Ford
(41) Cole Custer, Ford
(9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
(60) Ryan Preece, Ford
(4) Noah Gragson, Ford
(35) Riley Herbst, Toyota
(42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
(51) Cody Ware, Ford
(33) Austin Hill, Chevrolet
(7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet
(78) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet
(66) Casey Mears, Ford
(44) Joey Gase, Chevrolet

How many laps is the NASCAR Cup race at Daytona?

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is 160 laps around the 2.5-mile track for a total of 400 miles. The race will have three segments (laps per stage) — Stage 1: 35 laps; Stage 2: 60 laps; Stage 3: 65 laps.

Odds to win NASCAR Cup race at Daytona today

Here are the drivers with the best odds to win the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, via BetMGM (as of 6:25 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 23):

Ryan Blaney ……. +1000
Joey Logano ……. +1000
Austin Cindric ……. +1200
Brad Keselowski ……. +1300
Kyle Busch ……. +1600
Chase Elliott ……. +1600
Kyle Larson ……. +1600
William Byron ……. +1600
Denny Hamlin ……. +1800
Christopher Bell ……. +1800
Chris Buescher ……. +1800
Alex Bowman ……. +2000
Tyler Reddick ……. +2200
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ……. +2200
Bubba Wallace ……. +2500
Ryan Preece ……. +2500

Drivers on the NASCAR Cup Series playoff bubble

Here are the winless drivers with the most point entering the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway – two above the 16-driver cutoff line and four below (including regular-season points, and points above or below cut line):

15. Tyler Reddick ….. 714 ….. +89
16. Alex Bowman ….. 685 ….. +60
17. Chris Buescher ….. 625 ….. -60
18. Ryan Preece ….. 591 ….. -94
19. Kyle Busch ….. 537 ….. -148
20. Ty Gibbs ….. 512 ….. -173

What time does the NASCAR Cup race at Daytona start?

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

What TV channel is the NASCAR Cup race at Daytona on?

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 will be broadcast on NBC. Pre-race coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET.

Will there be a live stream of the NASCAR Cup race at Daytona?

Yes, the Coke Zero Sugar 400 will be streamed on Peacock, HBO Max, Sling TV and Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.

Who won the NASCAR Cup race at Daytona last year?

It took seven caution periods that saw nearly half the field taken out of contention before Harrison Burton made it past Kyle Busch to win his first career Cup Series race. Burton’s win came shortly after Wood Brothers Racing announced he’d be replaced for 2025. Busch, Christopher Bell, Cody Ware and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top five drivers.

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Tour Championship leaderboard: Cantlay, Fleetwood lead after Round 3

Patrick Cantlay and Tommy Fleetwood are tied for the lead at 16-under-par after Saturday’s third round of the 2025 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

Fleetwood is seeking his first career PGA Tour win and hoping to finally get over the hump this weekend after squandering two opportunities in recent months. He blew a two-stroke lead with four holes to go at the Travelers Championship in June and another two-stroke advantage with three to go at the FedEx St. Jude in Memphis just two weeks ago. 

Lurking on the leaderboard are Russell Henley (-14), Keegan Bradley (-13) and reigning FedEx Cup winner Scottie Scheffler (-12). Cantlay is seeking his second FedEx Cup win, having won the playoff in 2021.

USA TODAY Sports provided updates from Saturday’s Round 3 action at the Tour Championship, the final event of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Scroll below for leaderboard and highlights.

Tour Championship leaderboard

T1. Patrick Cantlay: -16 (F)
T1. Tommy Fleetwood: -16 (F)
3. Russell Henley: -14 (F)
4. Keegan Bradley: -13 (F)
5. Scottie Scheffler: -12 (F)
6. Cameron Young: -10 (F)
T7. Sam Burns: -9 (F)
T7. Ben Griffin: -9 (F)
T7. Shane Lowry: -9 (F)

Tour Championship Round 3 highlights

Tommy Fleetwood loses lead early in 3rd round

Fleetwood was tied for the lead coming into the round and is now tied with two other golfers, Patrick Canlay and co-36-hole leader Russell Henley. Keegan Bradley is 4-under for the round and is two shots off the lead.

Final group tees off

All 30 golfers have hit the course, and Tommy Fleetwood and Russell Henley, who have the 36-hole lead, are the ones to catch. Scottie Scheffler began his day five shots back of the lead and bogeyed the first hole, which has given golfers trouble all day. There have been only 10 birdies on that hole during the entire tournament.

Moving day starts

The first two golfers have started their third round, with Viktor Hovland and J.J. Spaun teeing off. Each of the 30 golfers vying for the FedEx Cup is under par as moving day starts. All are trying to catch Tommy Fleetwood and Russell Brand, who are 13-under entering the day.

Tour Championship tee times, pairings

Round 3, Saturday

12:16 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Viktor Hovland
12:27 p.m. – Sepp Straka, Justin Rose
12:38 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Brian Harman
12:49 p.m. – Corey Conners, Andrew Novak
1:00 p.m. – Harry Hall, Sungjae Im
1:16 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Maverick McNealy
1:27 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Ludvig Åberg
1:38 p.m. – Harris English, Nick Taylor
1:49 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley
2:00 p.m. – Ben Griffin, Akshay Bhatia
2:16 p.m. – Sam Burns, Rory McIlroy
2:27 p.m. – Shane Lowry, Chris Gotterup
2:38 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Scottie Scheffler
2:49 p.m. – Cameron Young, Robert MacIntyre
3:00 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Russell Henley

How to watch Tour Championship: TV channel, streaming 

The 2025 Tour Championship, the final event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs, will be televised nationally on the Golf Channel and NBC. It can be live streamed via ESPN+, Peacock and Fubo. Here’s the full broadcast schedule: 

Saturday, Aug. 23 

Noon-7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ 
1-2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo 
2:30-7 p.m. on NBC, Peacock 

Sunday, Aug. 24 

11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+ 
Noon-1:30 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo 
1:30-6 p.m. on NBC, Peacock 

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Will Browns keep 4 QBs? ‘Not much of a decision for us,’ GM says

Most NFL teams carry a maximum of three quarterbacks on their 53-man rosters. The Cleveland Browns may buck that trend during the 2025 NFL season.

‘Honestly, it’s not much of a decision for us,’ Berry told announcers Chris Rose and Joe Thomas on the Browns broadcast, per the Akron Beacon Journal.

Berry’s comments came as Cleveland navigated a logjam in its quarterback room. The Browns named 40-year-old Joe Flacco their starter but had three young signal-callers behind him in which they invested 2025 NFL Draft capital.

That included third-round rookie Dillon Gabriel, fifth-round rookie Shedeur Sanders and Kenny Pickett, whom the Browns acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles for quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a 2025 fifth-round pick during the offseason.

Thus far, Berry has been pleased with the performance of Cleveland’s quarterbacks.

‘All four guys have done what we’ve asked,’ Berry said. ‘We have a room that we like all the guys in there.’

As such, the 38-year-old executive doesn’t view carrying four quarterbacks ‘as a problem.’

‘We more see it as an opportunity,’ he explained. ‘The reality of it is, you have a 53-man roster. You can build your [48-player] game day roster, unless you’re wiped out from injury, you can be pretty creative.’

What might that creativity look like? Berry outlined the Browns could choose to carry one less linebacker or safety, given the overlap those positions sometimes have in Cleveland’s defense.

Either way, it appears Cleveland’s lean is to keep four quarterbacks on its initial 53-man roster. That would make the second consecutive season the Browns have taken such an approach.

In 2024, the Browns kept Deshaun Watson, Jameis Winston, Thompson-Robinson and Tyler Huntley past the 53-man roster deadline. That arrangement only lasted a couple of days, however, as Huntley was released on Aug. 29, 2024 after Cleveland was unable to trade the veteran.

Sanders, the team’s current fourth-string quarterback, will be hoping to avoid a similar fate in 2025. The rookie was lauded by Berry, who spoke well of the Colorado product’s progress and in Kevin Stefanski’s pro-style offense.

‘He’s going from a college offensive system where… imagine you were fluent in English and now you have to learn Mandarin,’ Berry said on the Browns broadcast. ‘His growth, really since the spring on, you know, with the mental side of things, having command of the offense, has been real impressive.’

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GOP senators push for Kamala Harris’ testimony as House Oversight eyes subpoena

As the 11th member of former President Joe Biden’s administration appeared before the House Oversight Committee this week, Fox News Digital asked senators on Capitol Hill if former Vice President Kamala Harris should testify next. 

‘I think they should take her behind closed doors and figure out what she knows and what she’s willing to talk about,’ Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., said. 

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., is leading the investigation into the alleged cover-up of Biden’s cognitive decline and use of the autopen during his tenure as president. 

Comer said on Fox News’ ‘The Ingraham Angle’ last month that the ‘odds’ of Harris getting a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight Committee are ‘very high.’ 

While Marshall told Fox News Digital that Harris should testify, he admitted, ‘I don’t think you need her testimony to show Americans what I knew as a physician a long time ago, that Joe Biden had a neurodegenerative disease of some sort.’

Marshall has a medical degree from the University of Kansas and practiced medicine for more than 25 years before running for public office. 

‘All you had to do is look at his very fixed, flat face,’ Marshall explained. ‘Look at his gait, the way he walked. He had a shuffled walk. He didn’t move his arms, hardly at all. When he talked, it was very monotone, a very soft voice. He had malingering thought processes. I don’t think it took much to figure that out.’

After listing the former president’s symptoms, the Kansas senator lamented that Biden ‘turned weakness into war,’ creating a national security threat. 

During Biden’s presidency, the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan resulted in the death of 13 U.S. soldiers, Russia invaded Ukraine and Hamas attacked Israel, triggering the ongoing war in Gaza.

But as Republicans demand transparency, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told Fox News Digital he is far more worried about the ‘challenges we face right now,’ particularly on the economy, inflation and the effect of Trump’s tariff policies. 

Meanwhile, Sen. John Hoeven R-N.D., defended the accountability argument, telling Fox News Digital that Americans ‘always want more information and more transparency.’

‘If you’re involved in an administration, you [should] always be willing to come in and say what you did and why you did it, and you know what it’s all about. I mean, that’s how it works, and that’s what the American people want,’ he said. 

Fox News Digital reached out to Biden and Harris for comment but did not immediately receive a response. 

Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report. 

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