Category: Sports
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Your College Football Team Went Undefeated? Sorry, That’s Not Good Enough.
The metaphorical white puffs of smoke sent up by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Sunday signaled that the panel had chosen the four teams that would vie for this season’s championship — and that Florida State, unbeaten champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was not among them. This caused smoke of a different…
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HOF plans to speak with Dawson about Cubs hat request
The National Baseball Hall of Fame is planning to evaluate Andre Dawson’s request to change the cap on his Cooperstown plaque from the Montreal Expos to the Chicago Cubs. Dawson has long believed that Wrigley Field and the bright spotlight around the Cubs helped energize and extend his legendary career. That initial choice of the…
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Katie Grimes, a two-time Olympian at 17, is U.S. swimming's rising new star
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — With their 12-year-old daughter, Katie, swimming nearby, Shari and Christian Grimes stood on the pool deck talking to Sandpipers of Nevada coach Chris Barber. Christian had just been offered the deputy fire chief job in Logan, Utah, and the family was considering moving there from their home in Las Vegas. Barber…
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Piers Morgan calls trans athletes participation in women’s sports ‘grotesquely unfair,’ calls for boycotts
British journalist Piers Morgan slammed transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports as “grotesquely unfair” during an appearance on OutKick’s “Gaines for Girls” podcast, adding that women should boycott events with trans athletes all together. The Fox Nation host told former NCAA Division 1 swimmer Riley Gaines that while some world sports governing bodies have implemented…
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Final two months will decide fate of a dozen NFL coaches fighting to keep their jobs
Frank Reich wasn’t the first and won’t be the last NFL coach fired because of the 2023 season. The fact is, practically every season ends with a handful of coaches and their assistants being fired/relieved or replaced in some form or fashion. This season will be no different. What is different about this firing and…
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Conor McGregor doubles down on criticism of Ireland’s immigration policies after riots
Former UFC fighter Conor McGregor is not letting up on his criticism of Ireland’s immigration policies following riots that exploded in Dublin last week after an immigrant stabbed five people – including three children – outside of a school. Authorities and the country’s leadership condemned opportunists who used the attack as an excuse to riot…
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College Football Playoff Rankings: Ohio State drops out of Top 4 in final standings before bowl season
Gus Johnson called Saturday’s Michigan-Ohio State game the first College Football Playoff game of the season — he might have a point. While technically that was still the regular season, Michigan’s 30-24 win may have ended the Buckeyes’ season, as Ohio State has dropped out of the top four in the rankings. The Buckeyes were…
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Vikings superstar Justin Jefferson cleared to return after missing nearly 2 months with hamstring injury
One of the elite players in the NFL, Justin Jefferson, has been activated from injured reserve, paving the way for the All-Pro wide receiver’s return to action following an extended layoff due to a hamstring injury. Jefferson has missed the last seven Minnesota Vikings games, and on Monday he watched his team suffer a two-point…
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Bobby Petrino set to return to Arkansas as offensive coordinator years after scandal: report
The Arkansas Razorbacks are reportedly bringing back a familiar face to the football program’s coaching staff under Sam Pittman. The team agreed to hire Bobby Petrino as the team’s offensive coordinator, ESPN reported Tuesday. He is reportedly expected to be on campus as early as Wednesday. The school decided to bring back Pittman following the…