The Padres and Dodgers meet again this weekend at Petco Park. Who's hot and who's not? Rob Manfred may have designs to realign MLB and dissolve the AL and NL. ESPN's new MLB TV deal. NFL Notes from Browns, Chiefs, Rams, Chargers, Colds, Patriots and Cowboys. NCAA Pre-season Top 25 released with Texas at #1. Big Ten and SEC taking over college football playoff? Plus, news from WNBA, PGA, NASCAR, Mexico, and the wild reactions to Christian Pulisic's absence from the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Got a question or comment for Hacksaw? Drop your take in the live chat on YouTube, X, or Facebook.

Here’s what Lee Hamilton thinks on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

 

1)...FIGHT FOR 1ST PLACE WEEKEND IS NEXT…PADRES-DODGERS

"WHO'S HOT-WHO'S NOT"

 

2)...MLB COMMISSIONER TALKS EXPANSION-REALIGNMENT

"DISSOLVE AL & NL?"

 

2B)...MLB-ESPN MEND FENCES...NEW TV DEAL

"ESPN GETS NEW 3Y-DEAL"

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3)...NFL...NOTEBOOK

"HOT SPOTS AROUND NFL"

 

BROWNS

CHIEFS

RAMS

CHARGERS

COLTS

PATRIOTS

COWBOYS

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HALFTIME...DIXIELINE LUMBER

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4)...COLLEGE FOOTBALL...PRESEASON POLLS OUT

"YEAR OF THE QB"

 

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5)...COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF...PROPOSED EXPANSION…BIG 10-SEC

"28-TEAM PROPOSAL"

 

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6)...WNBA...INJURY NEWS OVERWHELMS LEAGUE

"INDIANA FEVER WIPED OUT"

 

7)...TEAM USA SOCCER CRITICISM OF STAR EXPLODES

"USA COACHES-CAPTAIN AMERICA"

 

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8)...HOT HEADLINES...LATE BREAKING STORIES

"OFF THE SPORTSWIRE"

 

TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

PGA

NASCAR

MEXICAN FLAG

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