Here are the seven stories you'll hear about on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022:
- NFL: The Rams welcome the Bills to SoFi Stadium in the first game of the new NFL season
- NCAAF: Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark confirms he wants expansion into the Pacific time zone
- TENNIS: Frances Tiafoe becomes the first Black male player to reach the US Open semifinals since Arthur Ashe in 1972, Carlos Alcaraz completed his quarterfinals match in Flushing Meadows' latest-ever finish
- MLB: Juan Soto forced out of a game against Arizona after being hit on the shoulder, Aaron Judge hits 55th home run of the season
- BOXING: Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall set for ill-tempered headline fight this weekend
- GOLF: Rory McIlroy jokes LIV golfers will be too tired by Sunday to compete in the fourth round of the BMW PGA Championship
- SOCCER: Liverpool humiliated by Napoli in the Champions League, but there were wins for Tottenham, Ajax, Bayern Munich and Barcelona
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