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The Freedom 250 isn't the first race hosted in Washington, D.C. by the U.S. president in celebration of America's birthday. On July 4th, 1801, 225 years ago, to celebrate America's 25th birthday, President Thomas Jefferson helped put on festivities including horseback riding and cockfighting in Washington, D.C., according to the White House Historical Association. Jefferson, the third President of the United States, and the Washington Jockey Club "established a racecourse […]

U.S. CAPITOL AND WHITE HOUSE (Washington) — Scott McLaughlin had never been to Washington, D.C., so he expressed a somewhat simple emotion anticipating his first visit. "I’m excited to go there," he told me a week ago. On his first visit Thursday, like many first-time visitors, he went to the White House. But he was in the White House. In the Rose Garden. The Team Penske driver — a native […]

The 2026 INDYCAR season heads to Washington, D.C., for the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.. The race airs Sunday, Aug. 23 on FOX and FOX One, with practice and qualifying coverage beginning Saturday on FOX Sports networks. Marcus Ericsson enters the weekend after winning the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham on Aug. 16. Àlex Palou leads the championship standings by 133 points over Kyle Kirkwood with […]

Friday nights are a major part of the 2026 college football season. The schedule features games from across the FBS, including conference matchups, rivalry games and a full Black Friday slate. FOX's Friday coverage includes marquee games throughout the season, beginning with Toledo at Michigan State and Fresno State at USC in Week 1. Here is the complete 2026 Friday college football schedule with dates, kickoff times and TV information. […]

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — All coaches have their preferences and quirks, and new Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley has one: He doesn't like 7-on-7 drills in practice. They're great for wide receivers and defensive backs, and some coaches like that it gives the big guys on both lines a period of relative rest, but Hafley, laying out the ground rules for Thursday's joint practice with the New York Giants, insisted […]

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables is sticking around for a little longer. Venables signed a two-year contract extension on Thursday, keeping him in Norman all the way through January of 2032. Venables took over the program after former head coach Lincoln Riley left and went west to become USC’s head coach. Since he’s led the program, the Sooners have compiled a 32-20 overall record and one College Football Playoff appearance. […]

If Fernando Mendoza felt like he was on top of the world with his standout performance in his preseason debut last week, then the Las Vegas Raiders' quarterback received a slice of humble pie on Thursday. Mendoza's outing against the Texans highlighted another busy day of news across the NFL. The rookie quarterback and No. 1 overall pick played the entire first half of the Raiders' win over the Texans, […]

The inaugural Freedom 250 is the first race of its kind and could provide a turning point in terms of champions; as driver Àlex Palou is on the brink of a near fourth-consecutive INDYCAR title. Palou has been the driver to beat this season, clinching wins in the Grand Prix St. Petersburg, Grand Prix of Long Beach, Detroit Grand Prix, Music City Grand Prix in Nashville and most recently the Grand […]

Tempers flared several times throughout the joint practice between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants on Thursday. It started during the one-on-one drills and went all the way through the final team period. "It’s a violent game. In this sort of an environment, you have rules of engagement that aren’t really the rules of the game," Giants coach John Harbaugh said. "If somebody perceives that another person goes over […]