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AP Top 25: Quarterbacks, clashes and storylines to know heading into Week 1
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
Week 1 of the 2025 college football season boasts a loaded schedule with top-10 matchups and revenge games, and the spotlight falls squarely on the quarterbacks. Unless everyone runs the table, expect some shakeups in the next AP Top 25 on Tuesday. Several top programs are breaking in new QBs, from the Arch Manning takeover ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 5 Georgia is facing a unique opening game challenge from Marshall team loaded with transfers
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart says Marshall’s roster stacked with transfers is a unique challenge for his No. 5 Bulldogs in Saturday’s opener. Marshall has 74 new players and a new coach, Tony Gibson, and returns only three starters. Georgia returns seven starters on a young team expected to be led by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Now healthy, De Grasse shares support on managing injuries to young long jumper
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
A decade at the professional level has come with its share of injuries, and stategies on how to manage them, for Andre De Grasse. The seven-time Olympic medallist recently recovered from a hamstring injury that stopped him from competing at the Canadian track and field championships earlier in the month in Ottawa. With world championships ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona and Madrid may yet lose FermÃn and Rodrygo in transfer window
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid and Barcelona are used to luring players from other clubs. The Spanish powerhouses face key support players possibly moving to the wealthier Premier League at the pending closure of the transfer market. Brazil forward Rodrygo, who has scored clutch goals for Madrid to add to its Champions League title ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AC Milan already in crisis while big-spending Como could be a challenger in Serie A
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
ROME (AP) — AC Milan’s problems have carried over from last season. Defending Serie A champion Napoli and 2023-24 winner Inter Milan confirmed themselves as the top contenders. Como could challenge the top teams. Those were the verdicts from the opening round of Serie A. Here’s what to know entering the second round of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio State opening national title defense against Texas highlights first week of Big Ten season
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
Things to watch this week in the Big Ten: Game of the week No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State, Saturday, noon ET (Fox) Ohio State begins its national title defense with a rematch of its 28-14 Cotton Bowl semifinal victory over Texas. The last time Texas visited Columbus, the Longhorns defeated the Buckeyes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big 12 opens with five P4 opponents; TCU visits for Belichick’s debut and Baylor hosts Auburn
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week TCU at North Carolina, Monday, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN) TCU again will be the opposing team for the debut of a high-profile coach. The Horned Frogs will play at North Carolina in six-time Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick’s debut ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 4 Clemson’s tussle with No. 9 LSU, No. 10 Miami’s game versus No. 6 Notre Dame top ACC slate
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week No. 9 LSU (0-0) at No. 4 Clemson (0-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC). The preseason ACC favorite gets an immediate test, coming in a Tigers-vs.-Tigers battle in Clemson’s version of Death Valley. Clemson returned to the top of the league ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diego Pavia ready for 2nd season at Vanderbilt thanks to judge’s injunction
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Diego Pavia had only one real destination in mind after a federal judge granted him a sixth season of college football. Vanderbilt. It’s where coach Clark Lea brought Pavia to the Southeastern Conference in 2024 and where the quarterback led the Commodores to the biggest win in program history. “I want ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young players have questions. At the US Open, Billie Jean King always has answers
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Life on the professional tennis tour can be challenging. Billie Jean King knows a thing or two about that — and she’s happy to share. Two days before the start of singles competition the U.S. Open, King sat around a table in Arthur Ashe Stadium with 16 up-and-coming female players. Steps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kevin Jennings goes from undefeated ACC debut to 1st time starting season as QB1 for No. 16 SMU
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Jennings had a much different offseason for 16th-ranked SMU, with no questions this time about whether he would be the starting quarterback. While Jennings was the starter when the Mustangs made their ACC debut last year, going undefeated in conference play, then played in the league championship game and the 12-team ... Read More »
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