Archives — August 2026

Six Takeaways From Seattle Mariners Sunday Sweep at Blue JaysThe Mariners were swept by the Jays on Sunday, falling to nine games under .500 as playoff hopes fade away.1:48Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingSeven Takeaways From Seattle Mariners Series-Opening Loss to Blue Jays1:26Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingSeattle Mariners Rally Falls Short in 7-6 Loss to Athletics0:47Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingSeattle Mariners Unable to End Series on Strong Note in 6-0 Loss to Philadelphia Phillies0:59Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingEight Takeaways From Seattle Mariners Latest Loss to Toronto2:57Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingSeattle Mariners Offense Looks Lifeless in 4-1 Loss to Tampa Bay Rays1:11Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingHave the Mariners totally blown their postseason chances?1:56Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingSeattle Mariners Earn Much-Needed Victory With Walk-Off 4-3 Win Against Minnesota Twins2:03Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingA Sad Realization For Seattle Mariners as 2026 Limps to an End1:47Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingAn Outside the Box Idea For Seattle Mariners in Series vs.

The Steinbach A&W Pacers turned aside challenges from Winkler and Pine Falls to earn the right to represent Manitoba in the national junior men’s fastball championships for the second straight year. The Steinbach Pacers hosted both the provincial championship in junior men’s fastball and the Manitoba elimination championship for a berth in the junior men’s nationals in Prince Edward Island in August.

A first appearance, and a memorable one. Cagliari vs. Inter, matchday two of the 2026/27 Serie A season: this is where Curtis Jones’ Nerazzurri journey begins, making his first-ever appearance in an...

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Tennis·ROUNDUPNovak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis' most decorated player. Fernandez, Shapovalov advance to 2nd round; Venus Williams out of her 26th OpenThe Associated Press · Posted: Aug 30, 2026 7:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 31Listen to this articleEstimated 7 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Novak Djokovic during his loss at the U. S. Open on Sunday. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis' most decorated player. The 39-year-old is out of the U. S. Open after a first-round defeat to Mariano Navone on Sunday night, losing 7-6 (5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in a five-set marathon that lasted four hours and 36 minutes in New York.

Chinese technology giant Huawei has submitted a proposal to build AI data centres for the Egyptian government, a deal that would deploy more than 2,000 of its advanced Ascend processors and give the company a significant foothold in one of Africa’s largest economies. Washington is now moving to counter the offer, with the US State Department approaching Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Microsoft to assemble an American consortium to challenge Huawei for the project.

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PRINCETON – The Princeton Men's Heavyweight Team had three alumni collect medals at the 2026 World Rowng Championships this week. David Bewicke-Copley '20 helped Great Britain's eight nab the silver medal in the Grand Final with a 5.17.81, just .06 seconds behind the Netherlands (5:17.75). Pat Long '25 and Australia earned the bronze at 5:18.28.

This final Cluster reentries live blog provides the latest updates by ESA on the reentry of Samba (CLU3) and Tango (CLU4). This live blog has now closed, the page was updated until after both reentries had taken place, with the latest entry at the top.

Long shadows are cast by the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. A 34-meter (114-foot) multifrequency beam-waveguide antenna, DSS-23 will boost the DSN’s capacity and enhance NASA’s deep space communications capabilities for decades to come. NASA leadership and personnel as well as dignitaries gathered at the complete DSS-23 antenna for a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Aug. 25, 2026. It’s the latest antenna to be added as part of the Deep Space Network’s Aperture Enhancement Project, which began in 2009 to upgrade and expand the network by adding six new 34-meter multifrequency beam-waveguide antennas. These versatile Deep Space Network dishes can enhance many missions operating over different radio frequencies.

ADVERTISEMENTWatchPremier Doug Ford speaks to American media about the implications of the ongoing trade war and what he hopes to see going forward. August 30, 2026 at 9:26a.m. EDT

Key PointsPrince Michael Jackson led fans in a celebration for his late dad Michael Jackson's birthday on Saturday. The King of Pop's youngest appeared at Michael Jackson: One in Las Vegas, where he signed autographs, answered questions, and initiated a countdown to the bittersweet occasion. Michael Jackson would have been 68 on Saturday. He died in 2009 at age 50. Michael Jackson would have turned 68 on Saturday, and Prince Michael Jackson is making sure fans don't forget it. The King of Pop's youngest communed with fans at Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: One in Las Vegas over the weekend. Prince, 29, descends a set of stairs and warmly greets his famous father's enduring admirers in video shot by @JPASC24. Prince signs autographs, offers hugs, and chats with the crowd after the circus spectacle set to his father's voluminous catalog of hits. In another video, Prince is flanked by Michael Jackson: One attendees in the lobby of the Mandalay Bay resort, their arms all raised to cheer for his late father's big day. "Happy birthday, Michael! " he can be seen shouting in chorus.

Tech giant says name to remain Lake Ontario for Canadian users, change reflects decision by US government agency. Google has changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America on its maps in the United States after an order by US President Donald Trump to rename the body of water as trade tensions escalate with Canada. The tech giant said in a statement on Saturday that the name of the lake will be updated for US users but still appear as Lake Ontario in Canada. People outside the US and Canada will see both names. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3With the US and Canada locked in a trade war, fears of a recession lurklist 2 of 3Ontario’s Doug Ford prods Trump with sign rejecting ‘Lake America’ namelist 3 of 3Canada unveils huge new Lake Ontario sign in snub to Trumpend of listGoogle said the decision reflects the change made by the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). “These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country, and are starting to roll out now,” the company added. Users in the US started reporting the update on Sunday.

On the morning of March 1, 1922, a chartered train pulled out of Plum Coulee, Manitoba. Its cars held families, furniture, horses and plows. Six days and 3,000 kilometres later, it stopped at San Antonio de los Arenales, a rail siding in Chihuahua's high desert. About 400 people stepped off in those first arrivals. They were Mennonites, Low German-speaking farmers whose families had already crossed continents once before.