Bringing back wide receiver Keenan Allen has paid dividends for the Los Angeles Chargers.
Ohio State returns experienced roster as it looks to snap NCAA Tournament drought
Jake Diebler enters his second full season as head coach with an experienced roster. The Buckeyes return three of their top four scorers from last season, including an experienced backcourt, as they look to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2022. Senior point guard Bruce Thornton averaged 17.7 points per game last season and led the conference with a 3.15 assist-to-turnover ratio (148 assists, 47 turnovers).
F1 title run-in: Who will win the drivers’ championship in three-way tussle? | Giles Richards
With four races left, divining the F1 title destination is tricky but the smart money would go on Lando Norris
Ordinarily at this point in the Formula One season, form has been settled. This year, with four meetings remaining, the title run-in reaches its decisive phase with a three-way fight between the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. Divining the outcome is a decidedly tricky affair.
As recently as the Dutch GP in August it appeared a two-way battle between the McLaren drivers would decide it. However, with Red Bull managing to apply upgrades that have unlocked the performance of the RB21, the equation is far more complex. Their car can now be as good, if not better, than the McLaren but the margins are small and neither team can be entirely sure who will have the edge on a given weekend.
Continue reading...With Arsenal clear and rivals stumbling, is the Premier League title race over?
Mikel Arteta’s side have experience of being top of the table but have been unable to finish the job in previous seasons
All the signs point to it finally being Arsenal’s season. But given that they have spent almost 800 days top of the table since last being champions in 2004, nothing will be taken for granted at this stage. After an outlay of more than £250m in the summer, Mikel Arteta has a formidable squad that has been able to cope with injuries to important players such as Kai Havertz and Martin Ødegaard – a problem that derailed them in three successive runner-up finishes.
Continue reading...Lane Kiffin on coaching job rumors: ‘Never going to make a decision based on money’
Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin appeared on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Monday, and was asked on the coaching carousel. Here's what he said.
Michigan football’s unsung hero has been on the field for 17 of 21 rushing TDs
Max Bredeson was graded at a 97% on 39 snaps vs MSU, per Michigan football coaches. Perhaps his best play came on a designed Bryce Underwood TD run.
Arch Manning in concussion protocol for No. 20 Texas ahead of game vs. No. 9 Vanderbilt
Coach Steve Sarkisian said the team would get an update on Arch Manning’s injury later in the week.
George Ford in line to beat Fin Smith for England fly-half berth against Australia
Sale No 10’s tactical nous may earn him start on Saturday
Tommy Freeman in contention for outside-centre spot
George Ford is likely to start at fly-half when England begin their autumn internationals campaign against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.
The Sale Sharks No 10 enjoyed an outstanding summer tour with Steve Borthwick’s side, helping to orchestrate two victories against Argentina and one against the USA, and appears to have stated a strong case for selection.
Continue reading...Penny Hardaway’s new Memphis roster is a complete overhaul
Every one of Penny Hardaway's 15 Tigers are brand-new to Memphis as part of a complete overhaul after earning an NCAA Tournament berth last March.
Purdue’s Matt Painter regrets not talking about an NCAA title last year. This season, it’s different
Matt Painter believes one of his mistakes last year was not talking about playing for the title enough.
Ex-New Mexico guard Donovan Dent ready to shine at UCLA as one of college basketball’s top transfers
UCLA guard Donovan Dent embraces the responsibility that comes with playing for one of college basketball’s most storied programs.
Steven Finn: ‘Saying I was not selectable was clumsy language and it damaged me’
In his candid new book, the former England fast bowler talks about the lasting mental turmoil that ended his 2013-14 Ashes tour
“I couldn’t get the words out because I was crying,” Steven Finn says as he remembers how, hunched over a microphone, he stared at the last lines he was meant to read aloud for the audio version of his raw and revealing new book. Emotion clogged his throat after he had belonged to three Ashes-winning England squads, while never feeling he fulfilled his immense wicket-taking talent, and having ended up lost and broken on the 2013-14 tour of Australia.
Finn tried again but stifled crying choked his reading. He looked up and nodded at the encouraging producer. His mouth almost crumpled but, this time, he got through it.
Continue reading...Sheffield Wednesday face further points deductions but ‘four or five’ bidders emerge
Owls could face two more deductions over rule breaches
‘Four or five interested parties look like the real deal’
Sheffield Wednesday could face two further points deductions this season for breaching English Football League regulations but the administrators of the Championship crisis club are optimistic there are “four or five” credible bidders. Wednesday are bottom on -6 points after the chair, Dejphon Chansiri, placed the club into administration last Friday, triggering an automatic 12-point penalty.
Wednesday have failed to pay wages on time for five of the past seven months. An independent commission hearing will determine the sanction for the non-payment of March’s and May’s player wages. Wednesday are expected to be charged with further breaches this season, thought to relate to the non-payment of wages in June, July and September, for which they could also be docked points. If Wednesday are deducted further points, it is expected the penalties would apply this season.
Continue reading...College Football Playoff predictions: Week 9 didn’t shake the field up too much
With the official rankings just over a week away, the College Football Playoff picture is beginning to take shape.
2025 Heisman Trophy Odds: Betting, Futures, Top Candidates in Week 10, including Pavia, Mendoza, Simpson!
Vaughn Dalzell breaks down his Heisman rankings after Diego Pavia, Ty Simpson, and Fernando Mendoza all come up with wins.