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NCAA: Minnesota host an SEC team for the first time in 67 years
A first since Vanderbilt in 1959 Minnesota host an SEC team on Saturday in Minneapolis. The last time came in 1959, against Vanderbilt, in a 20-6 win. Sixty-seven years on, the visitor is Mississippi State, and the two programs have never met. The game sits in a day packed with three SEC vs Big Ten…
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NCAA: Vanderbilt still won’t pick a quarterback
Two quarterbacks, no decision Vanderbilt used two quarterbacks in its season-opening win over Austin Peay. The Commodores (1-0) are expected to roll with the same plan on Saturday against Delaware. Blaze Berlowitz made the first start of his career. The graduate student completed 11 of 16 passes for 149 yards in the 28-9 win. He…
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NCAA: Deion Sanders wants a lot more from his offense
A win nobody was happy with Colorado beat Georgia Tech 14-13 last Thursday on a Julian Lewis touchdown pass to Charlie Williams with 37 seconds left. Even so, Deion Sanders could take very little from it on the offensive side. The number that has him grinding his teeth is a simple one. The Buffaloes rolled…
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US Open: Gauff vs Rybakina, start time and where to watch
She’ll be world No. 1 no matter what happens The rankings are already settled. By reaching the quarter-finals, Elena Rybakina has already secured the world No. 1 spot, a position she’s held without interruption since October 2024. The only question now is whether she’ll add a Grand Slam final to it. Across the net, Coco…
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US Open: Sabalenka vs Pegula, start time and where to watch
A final four the event had not seen since 1975 The top four seeds in the women’s draw have all reached the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, a setup the event has not seen in half a century. Aryna Sabalenka faces Jessica Pegula again, having beaten her in the final on this same court in 2024.…
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US Open: Khachanov into the semis as Blockx retires hurt
A quarter-final cut short Karen Khachanov is through to the US Open semi-finals. The unseeded Russian was leading 6-2, 7-5, 3-2 when Alexander Blockx threw in the towel. The Belgian, the No 28 seed, had already taken several medical timeouts. Blockx was playing his first Grand Slam quarter-final. He had picked up a rib injury…
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MLB: Mets survive 15-14 in Miami after blowing an 8-0 lead
Eight runs up, then nothing The Mets were up 8-0 in the third inning in Miami on Tuesday night. They won 15-14. In between, just about everything went wrong. The Marlins scored three runs in the fourth, then five in the sixth to tie it up. New York hit back with six in the seventh,…
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NFL: Bengals bet big on a rebuilt defense
An offseason that went against the grain Cincinnati wrapped up its preseason with three wins from three, beating Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia. It is the Bengals’ first perfect preseason since 2006, back when Carson Palmer was still firing passes in Ohio. That stat means nothing once the real thing starts. What it does hint at,…
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NFL: Colts brace for Lamar Jackson in a brother-against-brother opener
A family dinner that could get awkward On Sunday, the Doyles probably won’t be answering their phones. Declan Doyle wears the headset as the Ravens offensive coordinator and will call Baltimore’s plays in the opener in Indianapolis. On the other side, his younger brother Dillon is the Colts defensive quality control coach. In other words,…