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Georgia hoping momentum from back-to-back 20-win seasons helps following a dramatic roster overhaul
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Georgia (20-13, 8-10 SEC) Following back-to-back 20-win seasons and Georgia’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015, coach Mike White was given a contract extension through the 2030-31 season on Sept. 26. A second straight NCAA appearance could be challenging following a roster overhaul that included the exits of top scorer and rebounder Asa Newell, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College football Week 10: CFP hopes at stake in Vandy-Texas matchup, Navy in prove-it mode vs UNT
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Penn State-Ohio State Week is finally here! A month ago, this was one of the most anticipated games of the season. The twists and turns of the season have left the Nittany Lions to enter November with a coaching vacancy and as a three-touchdown road underdog against the top-ranked Buckeyes. Another November surprise? No. 9 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What NFL fans think about the league’s efforts to reduce injuries, according to a new poll
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Many NFL teams have lost star players to season-ending injuries this season, or played without them for significant stretches — but a new poll finds that many football fans want more games, even if it means more risk. A new Quinnipiac poll found about half of NFL fans say the league is doing enough to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Star Belgrade fans banned by UEFA from away Europa League game due to racist chants
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA banned fans of Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday from attending the team’s next away game in the Europa League because of racist and offensive incidents. Fans of the Serbian champion chanted slurs about Roma people, Europe’s largest ethnic minority, and also targeted home team Braga when Red Star was beaten ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain washes out Twenty20 series opener between Australia and India
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The series-opening Twenty20 cricket international between Australia and India was washed out Wednesday after persistent rain restricted play to less than 10 overs. Australia skipper Mitch Marsh won the toss and sent India in to bat. T20 World Cup champion India batted for 9.4 overs and reached 97-1 before rain stopped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma looking for a return to the NCAA Tournament with a revamped roster
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Oklahoma (20-14, 6-12 SEC) Most of last year’s NCAA Tournament team is gone, including lottery pick Jeremiah Fears. Oklahoma coach Porter Moser has gotten pretty good at creating new rosters each year. The Sooners have already beaten No. 24 Wisconsin in exhibition play, providing hope for another solid year. Mohamed Wague and Dayton Forsythe are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utah facing extensive rebuild under first-year coach Alex Jensen
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Utah (16-17, 8-12 Big 12) The Utes are hoping veteran NBA assistant Alex Jensen can restore the program to the heights it experienced when Jensen played for Utah under Rick Majerus in the late 1990s. Utah has not earned an NCAA Tournament bid since 2016, and the Utes face a long rebuild and tough climb ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri looks to build on bounceback season with top recruiting class and key transfers
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Missouri (22-12, 10-8 SEC) The Tigers bounced back from a disastrous second season under Dennis Gates, when they went 0-for-everything in the SEC, to make the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Drake in the first round. It was a tough ending to a season in which they climbed as high as No. 14 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rick Barnes and No. 18 Tennessee reloads with 5-star Nate Ament and portal additions
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
No. 18 Tennessee (30-8, 12-6 SEC) The Volunteers have coach Rick Barnes back with contract extension after 10 seasons and a 232-109 record that allows him to stay as long as he wants. Barnes also has the top recruit in the 2025 class in Nate Ament joining Felix Okpara, the only starter back from an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speedy Tahaad Pettiford and new coach Steven Pearl take center stage for No. 20 Auburn
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
No. 20 Auburn (32-6, 15-3 SEC) The Tigers are replacing longtime coach Bruce Pearl and all five starters, including SEC player of the year Johni Broome. Pearl retired in late September and turned the program over to his 38-year-old son Steven. The younger Pearl has never been a head coach before, but he played a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matthew Mitchell returns to coaching, takes over Houston women’s program in wide open Big 12
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Amira Abdur-Rahim remembers her first conversation with Houston coach Matthew Mitchell after she entered the transfer portal. He had brought up his “winning tools,” which had helped him turn Kentucky into a women’s basketball powerhouse, and which later formed the basis for his best-selling book. They were remarkably simple: honesty, hard work and discipline. “It ... Read More »
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