The Friday, August 22 sports calendar is packed with four NFL preseason games, a full 15-game MLB schedule, three WNBA contests and the second round of the 2025 Tour Championship. It's also the final night of rest before the 2025 college football season officially begins with five Week 0 contests on Saturday,

It’s Friday, August 22 and the Guardians (64-62) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (63-66). Slade Cecconi is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas.

President Donald Trump is continuing his efforts to influence the Federal Reserve. He’s calling on one of its governors to resign, publicly criticized Chair Jerome Powell, and is trying to fast-track a close ally onto the board.

We also have top-rated plays from the SportsLine Projection Model for MLB and college football, and more new expert and model picks at SportsLine that you need to know. Then we'll dive into the most important news of the day for bettors to get you ready for the weekend.

What was meant as a heartfelt gesture has been branded “offensive” and “disrespectful” by insiders, according to reporting from entertainment journalist Rob Shuter in his Substack. The official service itself was a