National Sports
Michigan visits Oklahoma and Iowa heads to Iowa State in this week’s top games on Big Ten schedule
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
Things to watch this week in the Big Ten: Game of the week No. 15 Michigan (1-0) at No. 18 Oklahoma (1-0), Saturday, 7:45 p.m. EDT (ABC) This is the first regular-season matchup between these traditional powers. Their only previous meeting came when Oklahoma capped its 1975 national championship season by beating Michigan 14-6 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 16 Iowa State, the only ranked 2-0 team, highlights Big 12 slate in rivalry game vs. Iowa
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week No. 16 Iowa State (2-0) vs. Iowa (1-0), Saturday, noon ET (Fox) Iowa State is the only Top 25 team that has already played and won two games. The Cyclones will need to break a couple of unusual streaks in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virginia-NC State offers a non-conference matchup between ACC schools as part of Week 2 slate
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week Virginia (1-0) at N.C. State (1-0), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN2). N.C. State is a charter member of the league while Virginia joined months later in December 1953, pairing the bordering-state programs for a long run of league matchups. Only this time, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A rare clash: No. 15 Michigan and No. 18 Oklahoma meet for the first time since 1976
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference: Game of the week No. 15 Michigan (1-0) at No. 18 Oklahoma (1-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) Week 2 gives most SEC teams a moment to breathe after an action-packed opening weekend featuring three top 10 games. In a much milder slate of games, No. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Under-pressure Italy without injured striker Scamacca for World Cup qualifiers
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Under-pressure Italy will be without injured striker Gianluca Scamacca for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Israel. Scamacca was sent home from the Azzurri training camp on Thursday with a knee issue. Facing the prospect of failing to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup, Italy has no room for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vardy joins Mussolini’s great grandson and a wave of enthusiasm at perfect Cremonese
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
ROME (AP) — David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo came to Serie A in the twilight years of their careers. This year, the list of big-name veterans descending on Italy was even longer than usual. It included Luka Modric (who joined AC Milan at age 39); Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli, 34); Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo, 37); Raul ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Warrior’ Gunner Stockton to lead No. 4 Georgia against Austin Peay in final warmup for SEC schedule
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Gunner Stockton showed what the 2025 Georgia offense designed for his versatile skills at quarterback may look like in last week’s 45-7 win over Marshall. Stockton’s second chance for No. 4 Georgia (1-0) comes on Saturday when the Bulldogs face Austin Peay (1-0) in their final warmup game. On Sept. 13, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 7 Texas, Arch Manning get a chance to turn things around, starting with San Jose State at home
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The good news for Texas: There are opportunities to improve the next three weeks after its loss at Ohio State, just not against elite competition. The Longhorns dropped from preseason No. 1 to No. 7 in this week’s AP Top 25, and they do not face another Power Four opponent until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buccaneers allowed Baker Mayfield to be himself and he’s turned into a top quarterback
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield came to Tampa Bay two years ago to compete with an unproven quarterback for a shot to replace Tom Brady. Expectations for the former No. 1 overall pick were low after he was traded from one team and waived by another. But Mayfield still had confidence in himself and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Redeem Team had one goal at the 2008 Olympics. Its final reward awaits in the Hall of Fame
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
Jerry Colangelo still remembers all the meetings. They were in 2005 and 2006, sit-down sessions, often over breakfast, with the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and more. Colangelo would lay out his vision for how the U.S. Olympic team would look for the Beijing Games in 2008, then sit back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ford Racing: A new era for America’s race team
By Canadian Press on September 4th, 2025
Ford Motor Company is rebranding its motorsports program to Ford Racing. The rebrand and new logo were announced Thursday in a letter to employees by Will Ford, the great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford. The motorsports arm of the company had previously been called Ford Performance. The company, noted global director Mark Rushbrook, was founded ... Read More »
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