August 2025

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Braves 3B Austin Riley out until 2026 after undergoing season-ending abdominal surgery

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley is out for the rest of the year after undergoing season-ending surgery, the team announced Thursday. Riley, who has been out since Aug. 4, has been on the injured list twice this season due to a lower abdominal strain.

The Braves announced that Riley had “core injury surgery” on Thursday in Philadelphia. Atlanta expects him to return in 2026 for spring training.

Riley landed on the IL for the second time this year during the MLB Speedway Classic between the Braves and the Cincinnati Reds. The third baseman stretched to tag out Elly De La Cruz at home plate before leaving the game with an apparent injury.

Atlanta went on to win the game 4-2 after the contest was delayed a full day due to rain. Even with the rain, the game set a record for tickets sold.

Riley had just returned from his first stint on the IL due to a lower abdominal strain, which kept him out for two weeks before his return on July 25. The 28-year-old infielder appeared to have aggravated the injury during the Speedway Classic.

Riley played in 102 games this season, posting a .260/.309/.428 slash line in that time. He had 108 hits, 54 runs and 16 home runs in the injury-shortened season.

The Braves have slipped to 58-69 and fourth in the NL East. But things are starting to look up a bit in Atlanta. The team has won eight of its past 10 and is doing its best to reclaim some momentum as the season winds down. The Braves take on the New York Mets, who are second in the division, this weekend.

Braves 3B Austin Riley out until 2026 after undergoing season-ending abdominal surgery

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley is out for the rest of the year after undergoing season-ending surgery, the team announced Thursday. Riley, who has been out since Aug. 4, has been on the injured list twice this season due to a lower abdominal strain.

The Braves announced that Riley had “core injury surgery” on Thursday in Philadelphia. Atlanta expects him to return in 2026 for spring training.

Riley landed on the IL for the second time this year during the MLB Speedway Classic between the Braves and the Cincinnati Reds. The third baseman stretched to tag out Elly De La Cruz at home plate before leaving the game with an apparent injury.

Atlanta went on to win the game 4-2 after the contest was delayed a full day due to rain. Even with the rain, the game set a record for tickets sold.

Riley had just returned from his first stint on the IL due to a lower abdominal strain, which kept him out for two weeks before his return on July 25. The 28-year-old infielder appeared to have aggravated the injury during the Speedway Classic.

Riley played in 102 games this season, posting a .260/.309/.428 slash line in that time. He had 108 hits, 54 runs and 16 home runs in the injury-shortened season.

The Braves have slipped to 58-69 and fourth in the NL East. But things are starting to look up a bit in Atlanta. The team has won eight of its past 10 and is doing its best to reclaim some momentum as the season winds down. The Braves take on the New York Mets, who are second in the division, this weekend.

Here Are the Biggest Labor Day Sales We’ve Found so Far

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Labor Day does more than unofficially mark the end of summer; it’s a day rich with history that also tends to coincide with a bunch of great sales. If you’re moving, need supplies for school, want to upgrade some tech, or are looking for tools or household items, it’s a good time to start poking around. (And yes, there are early Labor Day deals you can already take advantage of.)

When is Labor Day?

Every first Monday of September, the United States celebrates Labor Day to honor the American labor movement. In 2025, Labor Day will be on Monday, September 1. This is a federal holiday, which means most of us will have a three-day weekend.

What stores have Labor Day sales?

Here is a list of some major retailers with early Labor Day sales:

  • Amazon: Amazon already has a Labor Day sale landing page where you can find an assortment of discounted products. We’ll be sorting through this list soon and finding the best deals, so make sure to keep tabs on our deals page.

  • Best Buy: You can find TVs, headphones, laptops, and other categories on sale, but Best Buy’s biggest deals will come from its appliance section, where you can save up to 50% off.

  • Walmart: Walmart’s landing page is up with deals on what seems to be every category, including home decorations, kitchen items, furniture, outdoor furniture, games, and more.

  • Home Depot: The sale is already in full swing and ends September 3. You can shop in person or online and find all kinds of deals. Right now, there are appliances and tools going up to 40% off.

  • Lowe’s: Like Home Depot, Lowe’s sale ends September 3, and it is in full swing. You can find deals on appliances, lawn and garden, outdoor stuff, grills, and more.

  • Macy’s: You can shop for clothes, jewelry, kitchen items, back-to-school supplies, and more during Macy’s sale.

  • JBL: You can find speakers and headphones going up to 60% off on JBL’s website.

  • Helix mattresses: If you’re looking for a new mattress, Helix mattresses are 25% off with code LDW25. If you have a specific sleep habit like sleeping on your side or a firmness you like, Helix has a wide selection to choose from.

  • Leesa mattresses: Leesa also has a sale where you can get 30% off any mattress until Sep. 9.

  • Tiami mattresses: Tiami has a 20% discount on mattresses for Labor Day. Tiami offers more of a luxury product and is excellent for varying body shapes, weights, and sizes.

Are Labor Day sales worth it?

If you find something you need at a discount, it’s worth getting it, especially if it’s cheaper than it has been over the last few months. You can use price-checking tools to verify if this is the case, or you can follow our coverage for the Labor Day sale since we vet all of our deals to make sure they’re legit.

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Father of Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown charged with attempted murder in Las Vegas

Police say officers were called to the 1500 block of South Buffalo Drive in Las Vegas at 5.42pm on Tuesday, where they found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds.Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

The father of Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown is facing an attempted murder charge in Las Vegas after police say he stabbed another man during a parking lot confrontation.

According to authorities, officers were called to the 1500 block of South Buffalo Drive at 5.42pm Tuesday, where they found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victim was taken to a local hospital and remained in critical condition.

In a statement, a Las Vegas metropolitan police department spokesperson said the suspect, 57-year-old Quenton Marcelles Brown, was stopped a short distance from the scene and taken into custody. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of attempted murder.

TMZ first reported that the altercation began when Brown allegedly dinged the victim’s car door with his Lincoln Navigator. A heated argument followed, during which Brown allegedly stabbed the man in the back and stomach.

Court records reviewed Wednesday listed Brown as an inmate at the Clark County facility. A person with knowledge of the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it, confirmed that the man arrested is Jaylen Brown’s father.

Before becoming known as the parent of one of the NBA’s brightest stars, Marselles Brown carved out a lengthy career as a professional boxer. Listed at 7ft tall with an 86in reach, he fought professionally from 1989 through 2008, then again from 2014 through 2016 following a six-year retirement, compiling a 33-18-1 record with 25 knockouts. He also served on the board of the Hawaii state boxing commission.

He was a formative influence on Jaylen’s independence as a young athlete, encouraging him to enter the 2016 NBA draft without an agent so he could negotiate his own first contract. “My main motivation for coming out of retirement was to show my kids that I never gave up on my dreams,” he said in a 2016 interview, adding that he wanted them to take the same approach.

The Celtics declined to comment on Wednesday.

New owner Bill Chisholm says Celtics’ goals do not change: ‘We’re playing for championships and banners’

The Boston Celtics’ ownership change is officially completed with Bill Chisholm as the owner and governor — after purchasing the majority of the team at a $6.1 billion valuation — and Wyc Grousbeck serving as the alternate governor. While ownership has changed, the goals or expectations in Boston have not, Chisholm told Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe.

“We’re not playing for second, we’re playing for championships and banners,” Chisholm said. “We’re playing for them in the near term, although we obviously had to do some things to get below the second apron. But we’re also playing for them in the medium and long term. The second apron means you can’t do it by just throwing money at the problem. You have to do it with talent, you have to do it with leadership, and with Wyc and with (president of basketball operations Brad Stevens) and (president Rich Gotham) and (coach Joe Mazzulla), I feel like we have the best leaders in the league.”

This offseason, the Celtics have shed the salaries of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, saving the team more than $300 million in salary and luxury tax. All their moves combined got them below the dreaded second apron of the luxury tax, but they are still in the tax. While the sense around the league has been Boston may treat this as a “gap year” due to Jayson Tatum’s torn Achilles keeping him out most or all of next season — and some think they may not be done looking for moves to save money — Chisholm said he thought a team based around Jaylen Brown and Derrick White could surprise some people.

He also discussed Grousbeck’s role with the team. The plan had been to have Grousbeck stay on as the team’s governor, but the league requires the governor to have a 15% stake in the team, and after the sale, the Grousbecks fell slightly below that threshold. That doesn’t really change anything, Grousbeck said.

 “When it became clear the governor title was not going to be available because of technical reasons, because of math, Bill said, ‘Well, then we’re just not going to use that word around the office.’ So that says a lot about Bill, that he doesn’t care,” Grousbeck said. “He just wants to do the right thing for the team, and I feel the exact same way. We’re shoulder to shoulder.”

The real test of ownership and the creativity of management will come next summer as they try to fill out a championship roster around a returned Tatum, plus Brown and company. That’s when the spending will matter more.

For now though, Chisholm is singing a song that Celtics fans will like to hear.