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When Micky van de Ven stole a loose ball from Marcus Rashford, Manchester United had committed only five players to the Tottenham half. At most three were taken out of play by the first touch of the Dutch center-back. There were enough bodies back to deal with even the most explosive of maraudings. It is […]

USATSI Purdue fired offensive coordinator Graham Harrell on the heels of a 1-3 start to the 2024 season, the university announced Sunday. The Boilermakers lost 28-10 at home against Nebraska in Week 5.  “Decisions like this are never easy,” Purdue coach Ryan Walters said in a statement. “After evaluating our start to the season, I […]

USATSI In a twist of irony, Justin Fields‘ first loss as the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ starting quarterback came on a day where he made franchise history.  When the dust settled on the Colts’ 27-24 win over the Steelers, Fields had made history by becoming the first player in franchise history to record 300 passing yards, 50 […]

The Cardinals were a disappointing four games under .500 in 2024 Sep 29, 2024 at 9:21 pm ET • 2 min read Getty Images Coming off a disappointing stretch of two seasons — including a 91-loss campaign in 2023 – the St. Louis Cardinals are poised to make significant changes to the front office and […]

The Hawks drafted Griffin No. 16 overall in 2022, but he said he’s leaving basketball to become a minister Sep 29, 2024 at 6:50 pm ET • 1 min read Getty Images Former Atlanta Hawks first-round pick A.J. Griffin announced that he has decided to step away from basketball, confirming previous reports. The 21-year-old Griffin […]

Another Sunday afternoon in the NFL has passed with more surprising results. The Washington Commanders sit alone in firts place in the NFC West while the Minnesota Vikings are 4-0 and run the NFC North.  The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Kansas City Chiefs lead the AFC West by two […]

The referee in charge of Sunday’s Madrid derby halted the game midway through the second half after Atletico Madrid fans threw objects onto the pitch shortly after rivals Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead. Eder Militao’s 64th-minute strike gave the visitors the lead in a closely contested match but a few minutes later, Atletico Madrid […]

After a chaotic Week 5 filled with upsets and paradigm-shifting wins, Week 6 — on paper, at least — looks like it will be a step back closer to the norm. There’s only one game featuring two ranked opponents as No. 9 Missouri travels to No. 25 Texas A&M at noon ET on Saturday.  Such […]

USATSI Joe Flacco replaced Anthony Richardson, not once but twice, during the Colts‘ second drive of Sunday’s Week 4 matchup against the Steelers. The 39-year-old quarterback finished the drive by throwing 4-yard touchdown pass to Josh Downs that extended the home team’s lead to 14-0. Flacco remained in at quarterback as Richardson was ruled out for the […]

Getty Images Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani just barely missed on yet another laurel in his record-setting 2024 season. Ohtani, who came into Game 162 on Sunday four points behind Luis Arraez’s National League-leading batting average, finished in second place in that race. That means leaves Joe Medwick of the 1937 Cardinals as the NL’s last […]