Jannik Sinner, the world’s No. 1 men’s tennis player, has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open because of a knee injury. He still hasn't competed since capturing his second straight Wimbledon title last month. Sinner also withdrew from the tournament in Toronto that began Wednesday. The 24-year-old Italian has five Grand Slam titles and just needs to win the French Open to complete the career Grand Slam. Sinner’s announcement follows a similar decision by Carlos Alcaraz, who said Tuesday he also was withdrawing from the Cincinnati event because of a lingering wrist injury. It serves as an important warmup for the U.S. Open.
Defensive lineman Kellan Wyatt has decided to return for his fifth season with the defending national champion Indiana Hoosiers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. Wyatt becomes the second starting linemen from last season’s title run to come back since last week’s U.S. District Court ruling in Colorado granting players from the 2022 high school graduating class one more year. Coach Curt Cignetti confirmed Wednesday that defensive end Stephen Daley had returned after he was not drafted in April. The NCAA plans to appeal the Colorado ruling.
New York Jets running back Isaiah Davis will be sidelined for a couple of weeks with a knee injury, according to head coach Aaron Glenn. Glenn doesn't believe the injury is serious and expects Davis to be ready for the regular-season opener. Davis, who is entering his third NFL season, watched practice from the sidelines. Rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq is also expected to return before the season starts after a setback from hernia surgery. Cornerback D'Angelo Ponds is progressing from a calf strain and could compete for a starting spot soon.
Tight end Erick All Jr. has made his presence felt at Cincinnati Bengals training camp despite not playing in a game since the 2024 season. All was a fourth round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and has only played in nine NFL games. He missed nearly two full years with a knee injury but he’s back to full strength and making a strong impression. All’s injury history goes back to his college career as he dealt with significant back and knee issues during his time at Michigan and Iowa. The Bengals had a vision for how his versatility could help their offense.
Indiana Hoosiers defensive end Stephen Daley thought his college career ended in December when he suffered a season-ending knee injury during the Big Ten championship postgame celebration. Now, he’s back. Four days after a U.S. District Court judge in Colorado ruled high school players from the 2022 graduating class could play in a fifth college season, Daley returned to the practice field for the defending national champions. He’ll be limited in early workouts, but coach Curt Cignetti remains hopeful it will not take long for one of the nation's most disruptive defensive linemen in 2025 to get back to full speed.
Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open because of a lingering right wrist injury that has sidelined him since April. The No. 2-ranked Spaniard was hoping to return to defend his title in the hard-court tournament, which serves as an important warmup for the U.S. Open. Alcaraz last played at the Barcelona Open, then missed the French Open and Wimbledon. He is entered in the U.S. Open, where he is the defending champion. Recent photos and videos on social media have shown the seven-time Grand Slam winner on the practice courts, so it was thought he would be ready to play in the Cincinnati event that begins Aug. 11.
The competition between Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson to determine the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback is not expected to be settled until at least after the second exhibition game against the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 22. Coach Todd Monken said both are doing fine, though evaluations will not ramp up until the offense is fully installed. Saturday marked the halfway point of eight days of installations. The Browns will be off Sunday before six straight days of practice, including the first day in pads on Monday.
Daniel Jones already has accomplished one feat with the Indianapolis Colts this season. He returned to the practice field, uninhibited, as training camp opened Wednesday. Now he’s ready to finish the job. Indianapolis's starting quarterback participated in full team drills for the first time since suffering a torn Achilles tendon nearly eight months ago, marking the beginning of a season in which he hopes to prove his fast start in 2025 was no fluke.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart was carted off the field during the team’s first practice of training on Wednesday with an apparent left leg injury. The Bengals haven’t released any details on Stewart’s injury, but he was seen with crutches and a brace on the leg after practice. Stewart, the Bengals’ first-round draft pick in 2025, is entering an important training camp as he works on solidifying his role on the depth chart. His rookie season was inconsistent, and the hope entering camp was that he’d get enough reps to put the challenging season behind him.
Quarterback Daniel Jones and Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner are expected to be on the practice field when the Indianapolis Colts open training camp Wednesday. Receiver Alec Pierce and top draft pick CJ Allen will start camp on the sideline. After players reported to the Grand Park Sports Complex, Colts general manager Chris Ballard confirmed that doctors had cleared Jones and Buckner to practice and that Pierce and top draft pick C.J. Allen would start camp on the physically unable to perform list. Jones and Buckner are coming off season-ending injuries that required surgery. Pierce had ankle surgery in March. Allen strained his calf during offseason workouts.