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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — After nine months of anticipation, Bill Belichick’s college debut started with pregame hype and hope and a pristine opening drive. It ended with North Carolina fans heading for the exits in the third quarter Monday night and questions about whether the legendary NFL coach can avoid an ugly first season. TCU pummeled the Tar Heels 48-14, …

A case could be made that BYU and Stanford both had byes last weekend, as the Cardinal really was idle on Saturday, while the Cougars barely broke a sweat in demolishing Portland State 69-0 at LaVell Edwards Stadium. None of BYU’s first-teamers played in the second half, with the exception of a few on special teams. However, BYU coach Kalani …

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Athletic NFL Power Rankings. Every​ week, Josh Kendall ranks and analyzes all 32 teams from first to worst. Week 1 is finally here, and the Philadelphia Eagles are starting the season where they ended the last one — on top. There are some contenders for the throne right behind them, though, including the Green …

Chapel Hill, N.C. — North Carolina’s high-point moment in its first game under coach Bill Belichick came early. A festive pregame atmosphere led to a roar from the crowd at kickoff. And a season-opening drive moved at a crisp pace to the end zone. After that, well, Monday night’s hyped-up debut turned into a romp by TCU – along with …

On the first day of September, the Padres lost to a bad team and suffered a bad loss. The latter could haunt them into October. A 4-3 defeat by the Orioles kept the Padres reeling and continued to magnify some shortcomings. But it was the loss of reliever Jason Adam for the season with a ruptured quad tendon that loomed …

Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif is challenging the global boxing federation’s decision to mandate gender testing to determine the eligibility of male and female boxers. In May, World Boxing said Khelif, an Algerian boxer, would be banned from all World Boxing competitions until she underwent the mandatory test. The decision to mandate testing came in part due to the controversy …

1) Too many Eagles? Too many Eagles. In the months after Philadelphia won its second Super Bowl title, Saquon Barkley said the 2024 Eagles were a top-five team in NFL history. The reigning Offensive Player of the Year makes a similar statement in the upcoming “America’s Game” documentary. Based on the “Top 100” voting, it appears players around the league …

Venus Williams isn’t done yet at the US Open. Williams and her playing partner, 22-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez, secured a 6-3, 6-4 upset of 12th-seeded duo Zhang Shuai and Ekaterina Alexandrova on Monday in the third round of doubles play at the US Open. They’ll now advance to the quarterfinals, three wins away from a Grand Slam title. Advertisement For …

San Diego Padres All-Star right-handed pitcher Jason Adam exited Monday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles with an apparent lower leg injury. Adam threw his 26th pitch of the night and went down in immediate pain in the seventh inning after his cleat appeared to get stuck on the mound. He was carted off the field and couldn’t put any weight …

NASHVILLE – It’s game week. After months of preparation, the Titans kick off the 2025 season on Sunday at the Denver Broncos. The Titans say they’re ready. “Everybody is excited, ready to play real football, ready for it to count,” running back Tony Pollard said. “(We’re) ready to hit somebody else, go against somebody else. You get tired of going …