Here are the seven stories you’ll hear about on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022:
NFL: Marlon Mack and Josh Gordon among the players cut ahead of the roster deadline TENNIS: Defending champion Emma Raducanu is knocked in the first round of the US Open NBA: Nets take a chance on Markieff Morris NBA: John Wall admits he contemplated suicide while dealing with injury and family grief during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic MLB: Aaron Judge closes in on the Yankees’ single season home run record GOLF: Cameron Smith confirms the worst kept secret in golf after defecting to LIV SOCCER: Chelsea lose for a second time in five games as their start to the Premier League season continues to stutter
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