The Champions League is back, with a new format, more games and lots more goals. There were 28 scored across six matches, with blistering Bayern Munich scoring almost a third of that total. In fact, in Champions League history, only one more night (in October 2014) has seen a higher …
Read More »Texas is college football’s new No. 1 team. What have we learned, and what’s still unclear?
Texas is back … at No. 1. For the first time in nearly 16 years, the Longhorns are atop the Associated Press Top 25, surpassing Georgia when the latest poll was released on Sunday. That achievement has little tangible meaning now for the Longhorns; how they fare in their inaugural …
Read More »Will Premier League players really go on strike?
It is the week when Manchester City begin another assault on the Champions League against the backdrop of a legal battle with the Premier League, yet Rodri, the club’s star midfielder, managed to take the conversation in an unexpected direction on Tuesday. A question on the increasing demands being placed …
Read More »BMW PGA Championship Evolved Into a Top International Event
The tournament, long a staple for European players, has become an international event for the world’s top golfers. Source link
Read More »NFL QB stock report, Week 3: Kyler Murray surges into top 10; Sam Darnold too low?
Two games into the 2024 NFL season, there’s been some necessary reshuffling with the QB rankings. The initial rankings were essentially a composite look at the way key evaluators viewed the 32 starting quarterbacks. Now, there’s more to balance. The Athletic’s Week 3 QB rankings There are several key considerations …
Read More »D-3 school in Springfield, Ohio cancels athletic events through Sunday due to security concerns
Wittenberg University, a Division III school located in Springfield, Ohio, has canceled all athletic events through Sunday because of security concerns on campus, it said Tuesday. The university did not specify the concerns but said the threats were “ongoing.” The university also announced all classes will be remote for the …
Read More »A rare Bjorn Borg interview: Saying goodbye to Laver Cup, retiring at 26 and watching his son Leo
All these years later, Bjorn Borg is getting another chance to make a proper exit. It didn’t go great the last time around. For those not familiar with one of the more notorious tennis walk-offs, after Borg lost in the U.S. Open final against John McEnroe in 1981 – his …
Read More »Beckham in Birmingham: Why football’s most famous face joined Tom Brady at Birmingham-Wrexham
He’s Lionel Messi’s boss. He’s also one of the most recognisable sports figures on the planet. So, when David Beckham strode through the car park outside St Andrew’s shortly before Birmingham City vs Wrexham kicked off, it was perhaps understandable that the heads of supporters also making their way into …
Read More »How to stage a game at a 100,000-seat stadium: Inside Ohio State football’s command center
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the stadium clock approached seven minutes until game time, nobody could be within 25 feet of the flame when Ohio State unveiled its new pyrotechnics machine. In the press box at the top of Ohio Stadium, Ericka Hoon and Caleb Clark focused on the flame, communicating …
Read More »Brock Purdy, they’re saying you aren’t built for this — it’s time to show ’em
Uh oh, Brock Purdy. Your detractors are lining up. The fellowship of Purdy Truthers can smell the validation. They prayed for times like these. Their contention this whole time is that you, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, have been all hype, that you didn’t belong in the company of the …
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