According to Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports, the AAC is attempting to take all eight remaining members of the Big 12. Earlier reports stated just three to five, but a full merge of the conferences is wanted.

Bills receiver Cole Beasley is good. But he’s not untouchable. And he’s not merely touching a third rail with his anti-vaccine messages. He’s jumping on it with both feet. Beasley’s lengthy statement from Wednesday has one key line regarding the push to get players vaccinated — “information is being withheld from players in order for [more]

Yahoo Sports Canada’s William Lou and The Athletic’s Blake Murphy analyze which of Jalen Suggs and Scottie Barnes fits bettter on the Toronto Raptors.

Stocks rose on Thursday as investors looked beyond a weak set of economic data and a mixed batch of corporate earnings results. Traders also considered a Federal Reserve decision that signaled the central bank was still looking for the U.S. economy to recover further before adjusting its monetary policies.

The Padres are reportedly close to grabbing the deadline’s biggest name as they aim for October.

Shares of SunCoke Energy (NYSE: SXC) were surging 16% higher in afternoon trading Thursday after the coking coal leader reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, leading it to raise full-year guidance for adjusted EBITDA guidance. Metallurgical, or coking, coal is key in the production of steel, and SunCoke reported that global demand for coke helped lift revenue for its domestic coke segment 15% from the year-ago period. Total revenue rose 7.7% in the quarter to $364 million, and though the metallurgical coal producer reported an $8.8 million net loss, or $0.11 per share, that was because it took a $0.27-per-share hit from the costs associated with extinguishing its debt as it completed a refinancing, which extended its revolving credit line and its maturities.