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_Morning Edition_
_August 31, 2026_
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The US Open’s main draw is underway, and the Grand Slam event has a new partner. Kalshi signed a last-minute deal to be the US Open’s exclusive prediction-market partner, with sources telling _Front Office Sports_ that U.S. Tennis Association CEO Craig Tiley was instrumental in getting a deal done.
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## **First Up**
* Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald [came out of retirement]([link removed]) to sign a $20 million deal with the Rams.
* Packers running back Josh Jacobs was [placed on paid administrative leave]([link removed]) by the NFL, joining Terrion Arnold on the commissioner’s exempt list.
* The Bills are planning to [re-sod the field]([link removed]) at their new $2.2 billion stadium after problems cropped up with the grass during the team’s preseason games.
* Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen [could face discipline from the NFL]([link removed]) after his arrest over the weekend on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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On Oct. 13 at The Times Center in NYC, hear from some of the most influential voices shaping the future of sports media:
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* **Mike Foss**, EVP and Executive Editor, Sports News and Entertainment, ESPN
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###### ONE BIG FIG
## Catching Tiger
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## **$130,390,661**
That’s how much Scottie Scheffler has taken home in career PGA Tour earnings after winning the Tour Championship on Sunday. The 30-year-old Scheffler entered the event trailing Tiger Woods for No. 1 on the career earnings list by less than $1 million. By shooting a 16-under for the tournament, he added $10 million to his total and [shot past Woods]([link removed]), who earned nearly $121 million over his career. Rory McIlroy, who shot an 11-under, sits in third on the career earnings list with almost $118 million.
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###### DAILY SPORTS TRIVIA
==Can you ==list the five oldest active MLB players?
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###### LOUD AND CLEAR
## Taking Bets on Prediction Markets
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_**“This is sports betting.”**_
—Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman Mike Dreitzer after a federal appeals court Friday ruled that Nevada can enforce its state gaming laws against Kalshi. Nevada had already won preliminary injunctions blocking the prediction-market platform from offering sports-event contracts in the state. Dreitzer views sports-event contracts as no different than betting, and says they should be “properly regulated by the state.”
The appeals court decision increases the likelihood that the issue will [end up before the Supreme Court]([link removed]), as a separate appeals court ruled in April that New Jersey’s gaming regulator could not block Kalshi from operating there.
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###### FOS NEWS
## Inside the AUSL’s Explosive Growth
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[Athletes Unlimited CEO Jon Patricof]([link removed]) joined _Front Office Sports_ to discuss pausing basketball and volleyball to focus entirely on softball, record TV audiences and sellouts across the AUSL’s six markets, preparing the league for a huge Olympic softball moment, and more.
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###### YOUR MORNING LISTEN
US Open pay fight, NFL’s Olympic push, Aaron Donald returns, and more
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# **Editors’ Picks**
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## Question of the Day
Do you think tennis tournaments should partner with prediction markets?
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----------Friday’s result: 81% of respondents think conferences should be able to block pros from returning to college.
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