Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (administrative show of support sold separately at North Carolina). First Quarter: The Swift, Sudden, Stunning Fall of James Franklin. Second Quarter: Who Can Really Win National Titles? After six games for most teams, it’s time to start digging in on the playoff race. A Dash breakdown of the bracket …
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The Cubs’ season is over, and Kyle Tucker appears headed to the open market. The pending free agent outfielder said following Chicago’s NLDS loss Saturday to the Brewers that he is unsure where he will be playing in 2025 and beyond. “We’ll see what happens,” the four-time All-Star said following Game 5. “I don’t know what the future is going …
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By Sam Khan Jr., Grace Raynor, Chris Vannini and Dane Brugler Arch Manning and Texas finally figured some things out on Saturday afternoon and picked up their first Power 4 win of the season in a 23-6 victory against No. 6 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry. With the win, the Longhorns, who already have losses to Ohio State and …
Read More »PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Orion Kerkering airmailed a throw into the Los Angeles night that not only unimaginably ended the Phillies’ season — it all but ended the run of the core of a roster that suffered through four straight postseasons without a World Series title. NL home run and RBI champion Kyle Schwarber, veteran catcher J.T. Realmuto and rotation stalwart …
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No, he didn’t. Yes, they did! No, Philadelphia Phillies’ reliever Orion Kerkering did not just botch a grounder and throw it away with the season on the line! Yes, it happened with two out and the bases loaded and allowed the Dodgers to steal a National League Division Series clinching 2-1 victory in 11 taut innings Thursday at Dodger Stadium! …
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John King is on the phone, and the first thing he is doing is apologizing. He’s recently undergone surgery for mouth cancer, and earlier this week he had some teeth extracted for follow-up radiation on his jaw. Without expressing a syllable of self-pity or even concern for his well-being, he’s issuing a disclaimer about being hard to understand. In truth, …
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According to a longtime Illinois beat writer, Saturday’s game vs. Ohio State might be the biggest game Illinois has hosted in over 100 years. Bob Asmussen, who’s covered Illinois football for The News-Gazette for 37 years, says there’s massive excitement in Champaign for this weekend’s matchup as the 17th-ranked Illini welcome the top-ranked Buckeyes to town. Despite their stunning 53-point loss to Indiana, …
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The Yankees are going home losers, just as they have in every playoff appearance of Boone’s tenure. Will the franchise finally learn from its failure? The New York Yankees’ season was always going to end this way. That’s because every New York Yankees season of this era ends this way, spiritually speaking. From the moment Aaron Boone succeeded Joe Girardi …
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NEW YORK — The New York Yankees’ offseason has started earlier than they hoped. They lasted a week into October before the Toronto Blue Jays eliminated them from the postseason by winning Game 4 of the American League Division Series 5-2 and embarrassing them at Yankee Stadium with a wild on-field celebration. For Yankees fans, there will be anger. There will …
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