Are we doing this? Really doing this? Sigh, fine. Open the airplane door and let’s jump out. And hope the blue-and-white parachute opens. Sports Illustrated is doing the most dangerous thing college football prognosticators can do. We are picking Penn State to win the national championship. O.K., it’s not as rash as picking Kent State or Kennesaw State. This is …
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Joao Pedro, Neto, Enzo, Caicedo and Chalobah all on target in 5-1 London derby victory Chelsea thrashed West Ham United 5-1 to earn their first victory of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign and pile more pressure on their former head coach Graham Potter. The Blues lost talisman Cole Palmer from their starting XI when he limped out of their warm-up …
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Topline Netflix’s smash hit “KPop Demon Hunters” could conquer the box office this weekend thanks to a limited sing-along release in movie theaters, adding to its global dominance on Netflix and the music charts with its blockbuster soundtrack. “KPop Demon Hunters” is Netflix’s second most-watched movie of all time. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix) Getty Images for Netflix …
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Stars from both tours have now learned their fates for the first round of the US Open after the official 2025 draw was announced. Defending champion Jannik Sinner could run into problems later on in the tournament now that he is on a collision course with the only man not named Carlos Alcaraz to beat him this season, Alexander Bublik. …
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We knew the American movie box office wasn’t exactly doing great in 2025—this summer has performed marginally better than last year’s, but only barely—but it’s still pretty wild when it suddenly starts looking like a movie that’s already been out on streaming for two full months might dip into theaters for a weekend and win the weekend box office. Admittedly, said …
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Injuries might be part of the game, but you sure don’t want them to be a part of the last preseason game. Which is why the highlight of this finale on Thursday night in Carolina came at 9:36 p.m., when television cameras showed No. 1 pick Derrick Harmon sitting on the bench between Cam Heyward and T.J. Watt wearing street …
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A knee injury suffered by first-round draft pick Derrick Harmon put a blemish on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason finale. Harmon was injured with 10 minutes, 4 seconds left in the second quarter of the Steelers’ 19-10 victory against the Carolina Panthers and was taken from the field on a medical cart. He was ruled out for the rest of the …
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The Athletic has live updates from Thursday’s NFL Preseason action. The Philadelphia Eagles are the reigning Super Bowl champions, so it’s no surprise they’re my NFL Projection Model’s favorite to conquer the NFC again this year, with a 15.5 percent chance at going back-to-back. That said, the competition is close, as my model projects the NFC to be very strong …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori weren’t even sure they would get to defend their U.S. Open mixed doubles title. Organizers revamped the tournament because they wanted singles superstars, not doubles specialists. They not only made it back to New York, they made it back to the top. The Italians beat No. 3 seeds Iga Swiatek and …
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Across two frantic days in New York, Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani repeatedly made their intentions clear. As the only doubles specialist team in a tournament that had banished the rest of their kind, they were on a mission to prove their worth by succeeding on the court. Shortly before midnight on an Arthur Ashe Stadium still filled with raucous …
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