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By Scott Dochterman, Joe Rexrode and Nick Baumgardner Tommy Castellanos’ bravado wasn’t just empty boasts after all. The Florida State quarterback, who infamously said this summer that Alabama didn’t “have Nick Saban to save them” in Saturday’s season-opening matchup, backed up his talk in the Seminoles’ dominant 31-17 win against the No. 8 Crimson Tide in Tallahassee, Fla. As important …

Jelena Ostapenko apologized for her Wednesday outburst during the U.S. Open.  The Latvian tennis player went off on American Taylor Townsend as they were shaking hands after the former was eliminated, 7-5, 6-1, from the women’s singles tournament. Ostapenko, 28, said on Instagram after the match that she took issue with an apparent lack of an apology from Townsend after …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — — New quarterback Tommy Castellanos led a punishing rushing attack for Florida State with 78 yards and a touchdown as the Seminoles stunned No. 8 Alabama 31-17 on Saturday, ending the Crimson Tide’s streak of 23 straight wins in season openers. Coming off a 2-10 season, Florida State handed a crushing setback to Alabama, which was viewed …

Tulane opened its season with a 23-3 win against Northwestern wearing helmets that were noticeably missing any decals, honoring the 20th anniversary of the Green Wave’s 2005 squad playing in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Head coach Jon Sumrall said his team wanted to go even further but were denied by their Big Ten opponents. “I’m going to say one …

Florida State delivered the season’s first top-10 upset, knocking off No. 8 Alabama 31-17 on Saturday in a statement win that kickstarts a Seminoles’ revenge tour and piles early pressure on first-year Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer. Alabama entered as a two-touchdown favorite, expected to overwhelm Florida State with size and depth. Instead, the Seminoles played with energy and poise …

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Lee Roy Jordan, a five-time NFL Pro Bowler who helped the Cowboys win their first Super Bowl in 1971, has died. He was 84 years old. The Cowboys confirmed the death with a heartfelt statement shared on X on Saturday. “It is with a very heavy heart that we share the passing of Lee Roy Jordan,” the team wrote. “An …

Aryna Sabalenka’s pursuit of becoming the first player to successfully defend the US Open women’s singles title in 11 years continued after her third-round victory over Leylah Fernandez. The Belarusian did not drop a set in her first two matches at Flushing Meadows, and continued her flawless run against Fernandez, winning 6-3, 7-6. Serena Williams was the last woman to …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It’s been seven years since Florida football opened a season with one of these games.    That the Gators raised the curtain against ranked opponents in each of Coach Billy Napier‘s first three seasons was both admirable and ambitious, but also costly the last two years, what with troubling losses setting a caustic narrative before the calendar had …