Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where Auburn athletic director John Cohen keeps getting material for caustic letters to the Southeastern Conference office. First Quarter: The Swift, Sudden, Stunning Fall of James Franklin. In the olden days—like, 2021—there were about 15 programs that were generally considered to have what it takes to win a national …
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Anthony Richardson suffered an injury on Sunday, before the Colts faced the Cardinals. Now we’re learning the scary details surrounding what happened. Like teammate Charvarius Ward, Richardson suffered a freak injury before Sunday’s game, which left him unable to suit up. ESPN’s Stephen Holder is reporting that the 23-year-old backup quarterback was doing warmups with elastic bands when the apparatus …
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Looking back on another consequential week of action across the country, let’s take a turn predicting what teams will emerge as the biggest movers in the AP top 25 college football rankings in Week 8. It was another Upset Saturday, for the second-straight weekend with multiple highly-ranked teams losing their games, resulting in another notable shakeup in the updated rankings …
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The Chargers have gone from sitting pretty at 3-0 to slipping and falling to 3-2. And they’ve lost their top two running backs — Najee Harris (Achilles) for the year and Omarion Hampton (ankle) for at least four games. As a result, the Chargers are in the market for help at the position. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the …
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As expected, Thursday night’s misadventures with the Jaxson Dart concussion evaluation have prompted the NFL to send all teams a written reminder about the requirements of the concussion protocol — and the potential consequences for violation it. The league sent a one-page memo on Saturday to all teams, with this heading: “Concussion Protocol Compliance Reminder.” PFT has obtained a copy …
Read More »The Savannah Bananas are ready to make Banana Ball even bigger in 2026. On Thursday, the Bananas announced that the first season of the Banana Ball Championship League will visit 75 stadiums and 45 states to bring a different version of baseball to over 3.2 million fans in 2026. Advertisement Among the stadiums that will see Banana Ball include Texas …
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Fresh off winning a record-setting fourth MVP, Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson earned the sixth All-WNBA nod of her career. The other MVP finalists rounded out the first team: Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas, Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell and Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray. Dallas Wings guard and 2025 WNBA Rookie of the …
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In a bout between arguably the two best teams in baseball — at this time, not by record — the NLDS between the Dodgers and Phillies came to an end on an unfortunate mishap. The Dodgers prevailed, and this doesn’t taint their advancement one iota. In fact, the best teams are the ones who don’t beat themselves. It was just …
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Kenny Albert Returns as NBC Olympics’ Hockey Play-By-Play Announcer for Record 7th Winter Games Albert to Call Team USA Men’s and Women’s Games and Medal Rounds Alongside Eddie Olczyk (Men’s Analyst), AJ Mleczko (Women’s Analyst), Brian Boucher (Men’s “Inside the Glass”), Jen Botterill (Women’s “Inside the Glass”), and Kathryn Tappen (Reporter) Brendan Burke and Chris Vosters to Handle Hockey Play-by-Play …
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If the Milwaukee Bucks stumble out of the gate, or just don’t look like contenders, the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors are going to heat up. It will not matter that it’s unlikely he gets traded mid-season for a couple of reasons, logic has never slowed the NBA rumor mill down. Antetokounmpo and his agent are preparing for the mid-season option, …
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