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College football conference play is (mostly) underway and the stakes will be raised accordingly. The sport dips its toes this weekend with ranked matchups in the Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC featuring College Football Playoff favorites and some remaining question marks. Let’s rank the top 10 games of Week …

For one month in 1990, Schillaci was the most beloved player in Italy, and one of the most famous players in the world. Source link

Aaron Rodgers’ first performance back at MetLife Stadium since tearing his Achilles in Week 1 of the 2023 season was a vintage one. Flashing the same mobility and accuracy that helped him win four MVP awards, Rodgers fueled the New York Jets to a 24-3 win over the New England …

Twice on Thursday, the former president said he believed “the Jewish people would have a lot to do with” a loss if Kamala Harris defeated him. Source link

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In March 1993, the morning after two of his relief pitchers died in a boating crash, then-Cleveland Indians manager Mike Hargrove arrived at the team’s spring-training facility at approximately 6 a.m. to find the parking lot full and most of the players already in the clubhouse. The …

The repatriation, the second of its kind by the Dutch, shows a working model for returning looted treasures from Europe to former colonies around the world. Source link

HARRISONBURG, Va. — It doesn’t take long. Visit James Madison University, and you will quickly notice how eager folks are to hold doors open for one another. Students for students. Students for professors. Locals for students. In this college town, aptly nicknamed the “Friendly City,” if they can see you …

Dancers said De Keersmaeker, a “godmother of contemporary dance,” ran her company in a tyrannical style that endangered staff members’ health. Source link

When Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or last year, it brought a global spotlight to a player whose genius was crying out to be recognised. Even now, it would be hard to argue that there is a better female footballer on the planet. Over the past 16 months, Bonmati has …

Nigel Farage, a Trump ally and Brexit champion, thinks his Reform U.K. party can become a major political force. At a conference on Friday, he will explain how. Source link