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NFL gets a dramatic — and rare — showcase with Aaron Rodgers’ return to New York  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2025 NFL Preview: What’s new? Packers’ Micah Parsons, Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers among stars on new teams  Yahoo Sports Madden Monday: ‘The Jets will use Justin Fields better than the Steelers ever did’  TribLIVE.com Steelers vs Jets picks, predictions, odds: Who wins NFL Week 1 game?  azcentral.com …

The Michigan Wolverines had an up-and-down Week 1 against the New Mexico Lobos in the 34-17 victory. The positive was the game was never really in any doubt. The end of the first half was the one moment when it could have entered into a troublesome spot. Instead, Michigan’s offense executed a perfect two-minute drive and regained a two-possession lead …

Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Arsenal, a contest between last season’s top two — and, judging from Manchester City’s poor start to the campaign, probably this season’s top two as well — was a classic of the genre. Not ‘classic’ because it was a memorable encounter, but ‘classic’ because matches between the two title contenders are often like this: tight, cagey …

In a deadline day miracle, reports are coming out of England past midnight in the early hours of Monday morning are that Liverpool and Newcastle have reached full agreement for the transfer of striker Alexander Isak. David Ornstein of The Athletic broke the news of a fixed-fee £125M deal not even an hour after it was first reported that negotiations …

The man who was caught on camera snatching a hat off a young boy at the US Open has said he made a “huge mistake” after footage of the incident went viral. Piotr Szczerek, a Polish chief executive of a paving firm, said he was “convinced” tennis star Kamil Majchrzak had been “passing his hat in my direction”. “I know …

The internet can’t get enough of Cal’s true freshman quarterback  SFGATE Oregon State vs. California highlights: Beavers can’t keep up with Golden Bears  Statesman Journal Bears Roll Past Oregon State In Season-Opener  California Golden Bears Athletics Cal freshman QB Sagapolutele impresses with 3 TDs in debut win over Oregon State  San Francisco Chronicle What Trent Bray said after Oregon State’s loss to California in …

RJ Young FOX Sports National College Football Analyst Ohio State has defeated Tennessee, Oregon, Texas, Notre Dame, and Texas again in its last five games. Two of those wins came against the No. 1-ranked team in the country. And yet, Ryan Day’s program has held the No. 1 ranking just once during that stretch — following its 2024 national championship. …

McLaren endured the extremes of human emotion at Zandvoort on Sunday as one of their drivers excelled while the other suffered the pain of a shock retirement in a chaotic Dutch Grand Prix. Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from the first race after the summer break… Winner: Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri’s hopes of winning a maiden Formula …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — They call him “Baby Jesus.” Malachi Toney is 5-foot-11, quicker than a fox and faster than a cheetah — or so it seems on the football field. He’s also 17 years old and should be in high school right about now rather than catching six passes for the 10th-ranked Miami Hurricanes. Advertisement Nevertheless, here he is. …

FRISCO, Texas — Feel free to slide the trade drama surrounding Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys to the side, if only for a moment, because the latter just proved they can most certainly get a contract extension done early if they like the tone of the negotiations — as DaRon Bland becomes the latest beneficiary of that edict. The …