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Two weeks into an 18-week NFL season wouldn’t seem to be long enough for a team to reach an existential crisis over its postseason viability. Tell that, though, to the chunk of the league dealing with injuries to the NFL’s most high-profile position that are already threatening to wreak havoc on playoff ambitions. Nearly one-sixth of the league could begin …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The first week of the NFL season can often be misleading. However, the following games can begin to reveal enlightening – or uncomfortable – truths. In Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season, a little light was shone on how the fortunes of teams may go this year, including who is well-set and who is still …

One of college football’s preseason playoff contenders, South Carolina faces a season-defining game Saturday night at Missouri following a 24-point loss to Vanderbilt made worse by an injury to quarterback LaNorris Sellers. The media’s preseason first-team All-SEC selection, Sellers left the game late in the second quarter with a head injury and did not return as the Gamecocks offense sputtered …

Notre Dame’s goal of returning to the College Football Playoff this season is in serious jeopardy following Saturday night’s 41-40 loss to No. 16 Texas A&M, a devastating setback that essentially amounted to a must-win for the No. 8 Fighting Irish. While it’s prudent to never say “never” in a season overflowing with parity and to be careful when using “eliminated” …

SOUTH BEND — If Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff hopes died Saturday night—which certainly seems likely—this was a hell of a way to go. A botched hold. A fourth-and-11 touchdown surrendered. A game squandered. A season teetering on disappointment already. Clinging to a 40–34 lead against Texas A&M with 19 seconds left, a bewildered Fighting Irish defense just had to …

Trump says he hopes nation will heal after Kirk assassination but claims ‘radical left’ an obstacle  The Hill Trump Escalates Attacks on Political Opponents After Charlie Kirk’s Killing  The New York Times Haberman: Trump ‘struggling’ after Kirk killing  The Hill Is “radical-left” violence really on the rise in America?  The Economist Trump ramps up rhetoric against ‘radical left’ in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s …

Asian shares ride Fed easing hopes to record highs  Reuters Asian Stocks Near Record High on Fed Rate-Cut Bets: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Asian markets ride the Fed easing cycle to record peaks  Reuters US stocks inch to more records as inflation slows and Oracle soars  Yahoo Finance Asian shares track Wall Street rallies as a US interest rate cut next week looks more certain  The …

The city skyline of Lujiazui Shanghai Center in China, on March 13, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street, as hopes for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve rose, while investors also assessed August inflation data from China. Mainland China’s CSI 300 was up 0.46%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng …

All Three Major Stock-Market Indexes Close at Records on Hopes for Deeper Rate Cuts  The Wall Street Journal Wall Street indexes notch record high closes, investors bet rate cut  Reuters Stocks close at record highs despite job worries, looming inflation reports  CNBC Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures inch higher as inflation data looms large over Fed policy outlook  Yahoo Finance Wall …

The Toronto Film Festival’s 50th edition may not have reached previous heights, but it was the liveliest and starriest in years. Daniel Craig and a parade of A-listers delivered “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” to a boisterous crowd; Channing Tatum and Brendan Fraser enjoyed some of the best reviews of their careers for “Roofman” and “Rental Family,” …