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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Safi Hampton wanted to see Carmichael Arena full of fans. The junior outside hitter from Jessup, Maryland, started taking little fliers with her to class and passing them around to fellow students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“It sounds so corny, but literally in class I’m like, ‘Hey you should come to a volleyball game,’” Hampton says. “And people showed up. So it works.”
Hampton and her teammates on UNC’s volleyball team gave the announced crowd of 1,753 people on Tuesday night a good reason to keep coming back.
Every team has those players whose performances outstrip their name recognition for whatever reason. Maybe the team itself is so unspectacular, that getting attention from the nation is a fool’s errand. Maybe it’s someone who was buried on the depth chart until the coaches could really see the potential. It could be that the player in question has been below average before, and it takes a second for people to catch up with the fact that the ligt really did come on. Or, perhaps someone was disregarded in the draft, and had to bull his way up the ladder against all odds.
It may be Mac Jones season for the San Francisco 49ers.
And that season might last for a few weeks, if not longer.
Brock Purdy suffered both toe and shoulder injuries in the 49ers’ season-opening win over the Seattle Seahawks. After saying on Monday in his conference call with the media that it was a “possibility” the team would need to sign another quarterback, San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan noted on Wednesday that it was a “long shot” that Purdy would be able to play in Week 2.
The 49ers take on the New Orleans Saints this weekend.
Some Jeopardy! Contestants had a heck of a time with a question about the Edmonton Oilers and superstar Leon Draisaitl.
While there are some exceptions to this, I feel like nothing makes a Jeopardy! contestants’ buzzer hand and their sphincter clench quite like when they have to dive right into a category about sports.
Pack your bags, football fans! OutKick is sending one lucky winner and a friend to Athens for Georgia vs. Alabama. Travel’s on us, VIP tickets in hand, and bragging rights for life.
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Collectors are hitting the Hobby waiver wire after Week 1 performances.
Just like fantasy football managers scour the waiver wire for breakout players after Week 1, smart collectors should be doing the same thing on eBay. While rookie Prizm Silver PSA 10 prices for established stars like Josh Allen ($5,100) and Lamar Jackson ($3,300) won’t see dramatic price swings after one good game, there’s real opportunity in the other players who just had statement performances or are primed for breakout performances after Week 1.
(Video) Onana’s Nightmare Deepens With Shock Fan Clash After World Cup Qualifier
Cameroonian goalkeeper faces backlash amid World Cup qualifiers and Turkish loan move
(Video) Onana’s Nightmare Deepens With Shock Fan Clash After World Cup Qualifier
Andre Onana’s troubles deepened after the Cameroon goalkeeper & Man United outcast was caught on video shoving Cape Verde supporter following his side’s surprise 1 – 0 defeat in the 2026 World cup qualifiers.
Jett Lawrence won Round 1 of the SuperMotocross World Championship playoffs in Concord, North Carolina, with an opening, raw line of -285. The ripple effect of his victory is that his odds are more prohibitive for Round 2 at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri, with a line of -455.
That is the bad news for fans who would like to ride the bandwagon of the most dominant rider in the field.
There is, however, some hidden good news. Jett’s prohibitive odds have dragged the remainder of the field to higher levels. Last week, the remainder of the top five averaged +585.
Manchester City targeted a move for Bradley Barcola in the event that Savinho departed for Tottenham
According to a report from Foot Mercato, Manchester City were targeting a potential move for Bradley Barcola (22) during the summer transfer window in the eventuality that one of their attackers left before the window closed. Former Troyes attacker Savinho was linked with a potential move away from the Etihad Stadium.
PSG were determined to keep hold of the former Lyon attacker during the summer, and that wish came true.