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Swansea’s Ethan Galbraith resumes battle with Manchester City: ‘It feels like they never miss a pass’
The midfielder reflects on lessons learned before the reunion with the club he ran close in the FA Cup with Leyton Orient
Ethan Galbraith cannot help but smile. He is recounting the final seconds of Swansea’s epic comeback win against Nottingham Forest in the last round of the Carabao Cup, an episode that culminated in him briefly donning a supporter’s spectacles, having retrieved them from the wreckage of a pitch-side pile-on. As the game ticked into the 97th minute, Galbraith cracked the upright with a billowing strike from 25 yards and Cameron Burgess promptly leathered in the rebound before hurtling off towards the East Stand to celebrate, fans mobbing the players.
It capped an extraordinary turnaround given Swansea trailed 2-0 midway through the second half. Amid the delirium, there was some collateral damage. “There was a supporter sort of calling out and myself and Keysy [Josh Key] were thinking: ‘What’s he on about here?’” says Galbraith. “Then we saw the glasses. It was a bit of banter putting them on. We are on the pitch as footballers but we’re humans, too, so to have a bit of craic with the fans is always good.”
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Continue reading...Judge grants Gonzaga guard Tyon Grant-Foster eligibility for this season
The NCAA had denied an appeal from Grant-Foster, 25, earlier in the month on the grounds that his two years in junior college and two at Grand Canyon University accounted for four years of eligibility.
NCAA delays rule change permitting college athletes to bet on professional sports
The Division I Board voted Tuesday to delay the effective date of the sports betting legislative change, moving it from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22, one day after the close of a membership rescission period.
LSU interim coach Frank Wilson focused on ‘this moment’ after Brian Kelly’s firing
Even as interim LSU coach Frank Wilson called his promotion “something you would dream of,” he eschewed the opportunity discuss his prospects for retaining the job beyond the rest of this season.
Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt to miss Iowa State game with injury
Leavitt went out after taking a hard hit in the first quarter of the Sun Devils’ 24-16 loss to the Cougars last Saturday. He returned to the game but went off limping in the fourth quarter.
NCAA delays implementation of new betting rule until Nov. 22 after the SEC and others push back
The SEC wrote a letter to the NCAA voicing its opposition to the new rule that was set to go into effect Saturday.
Judge grants Gonzaga guard Tyon Grant-Foster eligibility for this season
Gonzaga guard Tyon Grant-Foster's eligibility for this season has been reinstated by a Spokane County judge. The NCAA had denied an appeal from Grant-Foster, 25, earlier in the month on the grounds that his two years in junior college and two at Grand Canyon University accounted for four years of eligibility. Grant-Foster’s lawyers argued it would be illegal to deny him the blanket waiver given to former junior college transfers in December 2024.
Cameron Norrie hails ‘biggest win’ after roaring back to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Paris
British No 2 recovers to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in second round
Alcaraz’s fine run ends with tally of 54 unforced errors
Cameron Norrie produced the greatest win of his career as he recovered from a set down to topple the world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters.
Although he has defeated Alcaraz on two previous occasions, Norrie’s triumph marks his first ever victory over a reigning No 1.
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Mark Byington back for 2nd season at Vanderbilt with more portal additions
Byington has gone back to the portal for more help after point guard and leading scorer Jason Edwards left for Providence. Guard Duke Miles started 34 games last season for Oklahoma where he scored 9.4 points a game and shot 43% from 3-point range. Tyler Harris led Washington shooting 49.5% from 3-point range, and Jalen Washington spent the last three seasons at North Carolina.
UCF remakes entire roster with hopes of a Big 12 run and an NCAA tourney berth
UCF is one of five teams in the Big 12, ACC, SEC and Big Ten to return none of their scoring from last season. The Knights had to dig into the transfer portal to remake their roster, finding veteran players looking for bigger opportunities on the Big 12 stage. There is a lot of uncertainty with the Knights this season.