The task for Michigan State football and coach Jonathan Smith: Forget the Michigan loss and focus on the Spartans' critical final four games.
Why isn’t Penn State football vs Ohio State a White Out game? Here’s what to know
Why isn't Penn State football holding its annual White Out game against Ohio State in Week 10? Here's what to know, including when the game is happening:
When do the first College Football Playoff rankings come out?
The College Football Playoff releases the first top 25 rankings of the season soon. Here’s what to know and how to watch.
What channel is Nebraska vs UCLA on today? Time, TV schedule to watch Week 10 game
Nebraska and UCLA football square off Saturday in a Big Ten matchup in Lincoln, Nebraska. Here's what to know about game:
Michigan State football picks vs. Indiana: Can Spartans slow the Hoosiers juggernaut?
Five Free Press sports writers give their thoughts on Michigan State football's chances against No. 13 Indiana on Saturday in East Lansing.
Saturday schedule, broadcast info for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity at Martinsville, November 2024
Cup teams will practice and qualify Saturday before the Truck and Xfinity Series race later in the day.
Tonga hold on to beat New Zealand 25-24 in ‘unforgettable’ Pacific Cup classic
- Auckland epic sends Tonga into final with Australia
- ‘We wanted to fight fire with fire,’ says Fonua-Blake
Tonga have reigned supreme in one of the greatest rugby league Test matches of all time, holding on to beat New Zealand 25-24 and qualify for their first ever tier-one final.
In an Auckland epic that sent Tonga through to the Pacific Cup final against Australia, the visitors led 24-0 in the first half before the Kiwis drew level with 13 minutes to play. Isaiya Katoa then nailed a 75th-minute drop goal from 30 metres out to put Tonga ahead again, before the Kiwis missed several chances to win and draw level.
Continue reading...Katie Boulter heads for career-high ranking after reaching Hong Kong final
- British No 1 battled to 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Yuan Yue
- She will rise to at least 23rd in world rankings on Monday
Katie Boulter had many reasons to be apprehensive about her form in the final stretch of an arduous first full season at tennis’s highest levels. However, even as she travelled from city to city struggling to re-establish herself, the British No 1 continued to work hard each day, remaining optimistic and giving herself opportunities to find her best level again.
In her last individual tournament of the season, Boulter has been rewarded for her resilience and grit. She pieced together another brilliant performance on Saturday in a quality tussle against Yuan Yue of China, eventually closing out a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 win to reach the Hong Kong Open final.
Continue reading...A loss to Panthers would make Derek Carr NFL’s first QB with losses to 31 different teams
Saints quarterback Derek Carr can do something on Sunday that no quarterback in NFL history has ever done: Lose to 31 different teams.
Oregon, Mississippi on upset alert leads Week 10 bold predictions for college football
It is difficult to know when college football upsets will occur. We just know they will happen. Our experts give their bold predictions for Week 10.
Nathan McSweeney steals march on rivals in Australia’s Test opener audition
- South Australia captain closes on half century against India A
- Sam Konstas, Marcus Harris and Cam Bancroft all out cheaply
Nathan McSweeney has the chance to assert himself as the favourite for the Test vacancy after closing in on a half-century in Australia A’s second innings against India A.
On day three in Mackay, Australia A captain McSweeney (47 not out from 98 balls) was by far the most impressive of the four leading candidates to open the batting for Australia alongside Usman Khawaja this summer.
Continue reading...College football games today: How to watch, stream Saturday’s Week 10 matchups
The Big Ten showdown between No. 3 Penn State and No. 4 Ohio State is the headliner on the schedule for Week 10 of the 2024 college football season.
MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for October: Khalil Rountree tests Alex Pereira, who achieves UFC history
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from October 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order,
Alex Horne: ‘When Liverpool score I nod. With Chesham, I punch the air’
Taskmaster star and Chesham director shares his passion for non-league football as his club prepare for Lincoln
Ticket-holders to Alex Horne’s gig in Edinburgh on Monday evening be warned – there may be a very long interval. The comedian, and frontman of the Horne Section, did not know when he scheduled the tour that his football team would be playing a first-round FA Cup match on ITV.
With Chesham United kicking off against League One Lincoln half an hour before his own show begins, he is pondering how to keep up with the score. “Elton John apparently watched Watford’s FA Cup final on an iPad on his piano during a gig in Copenhagen,” he says. “But it’s mainly about the occasion, so it’s gutting I’m not there.”
Continue reading...It’s time for England to fully unveil the house Steve Borthwick has built | Ugo Monye
After potential shown on summer tour, England start four-Test home series with every reason for excitement
England stand on the verge of a thrilling month of Test rugby. The traditional big three from the southern hemisphere are due at Twickenham as well as a Japan side who are always entertaining. It’s an exciting time for Steve Borthwick’s side and what they get out of four fixtures against New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Japan is going to be a genuine representation of where they truly are.
We’ve seen highs and lows in the last year. It was a difficult period going into the Six Nations with the defeat by Scotland and then a huge bounce with a victory over Ireland and promise in defeats by France and New Zealand. Borthwick was given a grace period in the first year or so of his tenure – something that wouldn’t be afforded to his opposite number on Saturday, Scott Robertson – but this November series feels definitive for the England head coach’s tenure.
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