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The saying in academia goes like this: The battles are so vicious because the stakes are so low. Presumably it comes with an exception for the fierce fights involving a school’s athletic department. In that corner of the university, the stakes aren’t low at all. Especially when it comes to the fallout from scandal.
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QB Aaron Rodgers is feared to have suffered a significant Achilles injury four plays into his Jets debut, coach Robert Saleh said after his team’s overtime win against the Bills on Monday night.
Bills QB Josh Allen, reflecting on his four turnovers Monday night against the Jets, did not mince words: “I am the reason why we lost tonight.
Matt Olson’s two home runs on Monday against the Phillies left him one short of Andruw Jones (2005) for the Braves record.
Suspended Michigan State coach Mel Tucker adamantly denied claims that he sexually harassed noted sexual assault awareness speaker Brenda Tracy in a statement on Monday, and called an upcoming hearing about the claims “a sham” and “ridiculously flawed.
What happened on the play when Rodgers got hurt? Teammates and coaches weigh in.
One of the best parts of the NFL Week 1 schedule and subsequent results? Seeing which rookies step up from the jump.
This year, the attention was on a trio of first-year quarterbacks in Anthony Richardson, C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young, along with running backs Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson and Zach Charbonnet among others.
Yet while all eyes were on the perceived stars of the rookie class, there were surprises around the league with less-heralded players stepping to the fore. Here’s what our stock watch looked like before Week 1, and here’s how it looks as we hurdle toward Week 2.
How about that?
Week 1 finished with one of the best games we’ll see all season. By the time the Jets’ punt return touchdown became official and the lights went out at MetLife Stadium, our heads had been spun so many different ways by so many colliding narratives that it was hard to remember where we’d begun, and why we watched in the first place.
This week’s power rankings will hopefully be free of too much Jets–Bills hangover.
Week 2 is in the books, and the tardy takeaways are not concerned with a lackluster Week 3 schedule. A surprisingly exciting week of college football delivered multiple juicy storylines beyond just the final scores. Digging into the week’s notable results, we here at SI are determined to find the answer to the question: Which team does the final score say more about?
Texas 34, Alabama 24 says more about: Texas
The Longhorns were just better on the day than Alabama in a way that may seem shocking, but isn’t really if you consider Bama a dynasty in some semblance of decline.
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The Mercedes Team Principal previewed the Singapore Grand Prix, and the team’s expectations
As the 2023 Formula 1 season heads down the autumn stretch, perhaps the remaining drama is to be found in the respective battles for second place. In the Drivers’ Championship, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton are trying to chase down Sergio Pérez. On the Constructors’ side of things, Mercedes is hoping to fend off Aston Martin and Ferrari.
All while Max Verstappen and Red Bull, respectively, run away from the field.