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Measurables: Welcome back, Freaks

Every day now seems to bring another harbinger of football. Today’s: Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List, another annual rite of passage, which highlights the best athletes in college football, as informed by coaches and staff across the sport.

It’s fun for the premise alone, but also for what it’s become over 20-plus years. It’s not just an early top NFL prospects list; there are historically Division II and III players on this list, as the entire college football community tries to get their guys noticed.

I pulled two big names and one unheralded guy for us:

1. South Carolina WR Nyck Harbor
Again, the Gamecocks are loaded with talent and will be on your favorite pundit’s Playoff sleeper list. Harbor was already the first player in the history of the Freaks list to occupy the top spot for two straight years, and now he’s back here again after dropping to No. 3 last year. He’s 6-foot-6, around 240 pounds and runs for the track team. Bruce reports Harbor hit 23.8 mph during offseason workouts this summer. His fundamentals need some polish, but the talent is there.

The Gamecocks actually have three players on this list: Harbor, edge Dylan Stewart (No. 14) and quarterback LaNorris Sellers (No. 36). If Carolina is on and you’re around this fall, just watch.

2. Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith
I almost didn’t include him here, because the excellence is so assumed. Smith has arguably been the best wideout in college football since he arrived on campus in Columbus. Bruce calls him the best player in the country, bar none. He’s the linchpin for the preseason No. 1 team and said he’s gotten faster this offseason, which feels unfair.

92. Harding University FB Andrew Miller
These are my favorite people on the Freaks List. Miller is a fullback who ran for 2,000 yards last year and clocked a 4.44 in the 40-yard dash. The fullback title may be misleading for a team that runs the wishbone formation, but I still love it. Miller has the size and talent to make an NFL roster. He also catches snakes in his free time.

See more Freaks here. Let’s move on:

News to Know

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Nelson dead at 86
Legendary NBA coach Don Nelson died yesterday at 86 years old, his family announced. Nelson won five titles as a Celtics player and, as a coach, pioneered a style of basketball — “Nellie Ball” — that looks right at home in today’s NBA. He favored fast pace and smaller players to outrun opponents. He is the second-winningest coach in league history. Read the tributes to him here.

McBride sets record
Lynx guard Kayla McBride hit 10 3-pointers in Minnesota’s 103-90 win over Dallas last night, giving her the WNBA record for most triples in a game. She scored 43 points, which also sets the franchise record for most points in a game. McBride has a great story, too.

More news:

Lions backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater left the team. Read more.
Braves ace Chris Sale got ejected yesterday 
 a day he wasn’t starting 
 before the first pitch.
Out of the FedEx Cup playoffs: Brooks Koepka. In: Michael Brennan, who won the Wyndham Championship yesterday.
Seen at LIV’s tournament yesterday: PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan, which is curious, as PIF pulled funding for the league. More here.
Hezly Rivera repeated as U.S. gymnastics champ yesterday. She’s the first woman since Simone Biles to do so.
It was a tough day for big tennis names: Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Cincinnati Open, Aryna Sabalenka got upset at the Canadian Open and Alexandra Eala’s magical run through the Canadian Open fell short.
American soccer wunderkind Cavan Sullivan, the 16-year-old set to join Manchester City when he turns 18, scored a goal and assisted on another for the Philadelphia Union last night. Watch them here.
Demi Vollering won the Tour de France Femmes thanks to a stunning attack on the final stage.

📰 Find more news here 24/7.

Things You Need to See: A stroller sprint for the books

A man named Stephen Biebelhausen ran a mile in just 4:17 over the weekend in Cleveland as part of the Guardian Mile race. The time alone is impressive for anyone running a mile. But look at what Biebelhausen was toting:

4:17 MILE WHILE PUSHING A STROLLER‌ HISTORY MADE IN CLEVELAND âšĄïž

The world record for the fastest mile with a stroller was set by Stephen Biebelhausen and his baby at last night’s Guardian Mile đŸ‘¶đŸƒ pic.twitter.com/mCpCkOg59S

— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) August 9, 2026

With his cute daughter in tow, Biebelhausen set the men’s Guinness World Record for fastest mile run with a stroller, something I didn’t know existed until now. Way to dad-shame me, dude.

Almost done:

Watch Guide

đŸ“ș MLB: Phillies at Cardinals
7:45 p.m. ET on FS1
Philly clings to the final NL wild-card spot at the moment, which always makes for good drama. St. Louis is 59-59, 3 1/2 games back of that final wild-card spot. This game will alter the NL playoff math.

đŸ“ș WNBA: Tempo at Dream
8 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBC Sports Network
Toronto is out of the playoff race for now — the eight postseason teams are pretty set at this point — but Atlanta is worth a gander here. The Dream are 7-3 in their last 10 and sit in a glut of teams from seeds Nos. 3-8 all within three games of each other. As we always say: Every game counts.

Pulse Picks

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Mike Trout brought his Angels teammates to his private golf club in New Jersey on Aug. 3 for a round of team bonding. Four of them got traded during the outing. Incredible story from Ken Rosenthal today.

Mike Vorkunov has a fun list of NBA Hall of Fame tiers, in which Jalen Brunson jumped a level this year. Huh.

There have been some really, really good — even legendary — players who have worn No. 88 for the Cowboys. So why won’t the team retire it?

Cooper Lutkenhaus is a track phenom who just turned pro. He’s also still in high school.

If the college sports bill passes Congress, we could be in for another — and more final — version of conference realignment. See the possible new conferences here.

Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Caitlin Clark’s tech Saturday, which got rescinded.

Most-read on the website yesterday: Tom Burrows’ incredible interview with Brandon Williams, the former Manchester City player who wound up in jail. Read it here