Rutgers is using any means necessary (except for sign-stealing, of course) to upset Ohio State, including clever trickery.
Let’s set the stage for this game. The Scarlet Knights boast a respectable 6-2 record, but they’re playing against the Buckeyes, who just got ranked No. 1 in the first CFP Rankings. It’s gonna take guts, effort, and a few breaks to go their way to pull off this upset.
They got one of those breaks in the first half.
With the ball on their own 43, the Scarlet Knights decided to go for it down seven.
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There’s no love loss between Lane Kiffin and Jimbo Fisher, and this has been evident over the past few years. During Saturday’s game between Ole Miss and Texas A&M, Kiffin pulled off the ultimate trick play, then had a little fun afterwards.
It went down during the first half between the Rebels and Aggies, as Ole Miss was looking to add to its lead. After giving up a touchdown on a blocked field goal on the previous possession, Kiffin went deep into the playbook for a trick play.
Julius Randle was hoping the Knicks’ game against the Bucks on Friday in the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament would be an opportunity for him to amend his early season offensive struggles.
However, the woes for the Knicks’ forward continued, with him being visibly frustrated in the final moments on Friday’s contest. Trailing 104-103 with less than a minute to play in regulation, Jalen Brunson attempted to attack the rim before missing on a leaning jump shot that was contested by Damian Lillard.
The USSF is in advanced talks with Chelsea women’s manager Emma Hayes to be the next manager of the USWNT, sources have confirmed to ESPN.
Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman has opted out of his contract, forgoing his $21 million salary for 2024, a source confirmed to ESPN. Also, the Reds declined to pick up first baseman Joey Votto’s $20 million club option.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a compete game with a Japan Series-record 14 strikeouts to help the Orix Buffaloes defeat the Hanshin Tigers and force a decisive Game 7. The appearance could be Yamamoto’s last in Japan before he is posted for MLB teams.
Ohio State will be without starting defensive backs Denzel Burke and Lathan Ransom against Rutgers, while starting wide receiver Emeka Egbuka is set to return to the field.
Monumental Sports, the ownership group behind the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics, is asking for a massive amount of taxpayer money from D.C.
The Washington Post reported that Monumental is asking for $600 million of public funding over four years for construction projects in Capital One Arena. The money would be used to rebuild the seating bowl to remove a number of bad seats and reconfigure other seats to move closer to the court or ice. It would also be used to build a food court with expanded hours and a new fan entrance.
Corey Seager capped off a lights-out World Series performance with a true mic drop Friday afternoon.
About 500,000 fans attended the Texas Rangers’ parade to celebrate its first-ever championship team. And World Series MVP Corey Seager took the opportunity to fire back at the haters — namely, Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman.
“I just have to say one thing,” Seager told the crowd outside Globe Life Field. “Everybody was wondering what would happen if the Rangers didn’t win the World Series. I guess we’ll never know.”
The crowd (and his teammates) roared.
The Bears are signing pass rusher Montez Sweat to a four-year, $98 million extension with over $72 million guaranteed, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports. Sweat is poised to earn a total of $105 million over the course of the deal.
Chicago traded a second-round pick to the Commanders for Sweat on Tuesday at the trade deadline to help upgrade its pass rush. At the time of the trade, Sweat was in the final year of his rookie deal and set to hit free agency at the end of the season.