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On November 4, 1975, Orioles ace Jim Palmer becomes the first American League pitcher to win two outright Cy Young Awards, following his 1973 triumph. He posted a career‑high 23 wins, 10 shutouts and a 2.09 ERA, outpacing runner‑up Catfish Hunter by 24 voting points. Despite a rough 1974 injury‑plagued season, Palmer rebounded with a dominant 1975, earning AL Player of the Month and a rare 12‑inning, two‑run no‑decision win. The Hall of Fame piece highlights his historic achievement and sets up his third Cy Young win in 1976.
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A top-two team has fallen to an unranked opponent for the fourth consecutive week, and on Saturday, it was Ohio State football’s turn to suffer an unexpected defeat. Ryan Day’s team was beaten by USC in its first game without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy wasted no time expressing his […]
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Nick Saban walked into College GameDay on Halloween weekend expecting a normal Saturday, but Pat McAfee had other plans. Saban turned 75 that day, and McAfee used the opening minutes of the show to get the crowd to sing happy birthday. Then came an on-air apology for wearing the same color as the coach. “We […]
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The Colorado Avalanche may have found their legs and made it a spooky Saturday night for the Calgary Flames.
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The Brooklyn Nets will be without rookie point guard Mikel Brown Jr. during Sunday’s road matchup with the Indiana Pacers. They ruled out the No. 6 pick for the front end of a back-to-back due to back injury management. Brown is expected to play on Monday against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. […]
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UFC Vegas 123’s headline bout ends controversially as referee Dan Miragliotta mistakenly stands up Renato Moicano while he is in a dominant position, allowing Tom Nolan to rally and secure a third‑round TKO. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Meshew dissect the call, Nolan’s performance, and Moicano’s post‑fight reaction. The show also covers Jacob Smith’s decisive victory over Randy Brown, Julian Erosa’s retirement, and other highlights from the October 31 Fight Night in Las Vegas. Listeners can stream the full post‑fight analysis on major podcast platforms.
Miami, Utah, and UCLA are the only unbeaten teams left, and they'll be seen very differently in the Week 10 AP Poll. Here's our prediction.
Natalie Nakase and the Golden State Valkyries have won the WNBA championship after just two years of existence as an expansion franchise. Not a lot of people would have thought something like that would be possible. Nakase revealed during her post-championship press conference that Golden State owner Joe Lacob wanted to win a title in […]
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It sure must have felt like a long time coming for Morgan Geekie after answering a lot of questions in the last week or two about scoring just one goal in his first 14 games of the season.
It will be interesting to see once the dust settles just how many WNBA records the Golden State Valkyries and Gabby Williams broke en route to their first WNBA title. The Valkyries won Game 7 68-63 despite a slow start as Williams took control of the second half by dropping a Finals record of 28 […]
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The Calgary Flames fall to the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Saturday night in Denver, ending their back‑to‑back road swing. Nathan MacKinnon opened the scoring at 5:47 of the first period, followed by power‑play goals from Martin Necas and Artturi Lehkonen, then Brock Nelson capped a four‑goal first‑half burst. Joel Farabee scored the Flames’ lone goal in the second period, and Martin Pospisil narrowed the gap to 4‑2 early in the third before Cale Makar’s point shot deflected by Lehkonen restored Colorado’s five‑goal lead. The post‑game reaction blames the Flames’ rush defence and fatigue from a tighter schedule, while praising goaltender Arsenii Sergeev’s effort despite the loss.
Coming within one game of a championship to watch it slip away is difficult for any team to process. But for Angel Reese, the Atlanta Dream’s Finals Game 7 loss after a hard-fought seven-game series against the Golden State Valkyries carried an even deeper emotional weight. Holding back tears during her post-game conference, the forward […]
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Kyle Konrardy (97) nails a 34-yard field goal as time expires to give Iowa State a 51-49 walk‑off win over No. 24 Oklahoma State at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday. The thriller sets a 60‑year series record with 100 combined points. Quarterback Jaylen Raynor throws for 309 yards, three TDs and rushes for a score, while freshman Jamal Polite Jr. posts 171 receiving yards and his first TD. Aiden Flora rushes for a career‑high 221 yards and two scores. Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker throws for 323 yards and five TDs, matching a Big 12 record, but an unsportsmanlike penalty on Wyatt Young forces a kickoff that leads to the game‑winner. The victory is Iowa State’s first over a ranked foe under new head coach Jimmy Rogers.
The Miami Hurricanes pull off a dramatic 38‑35 road win over the North Carolina Tar Heels, snapping UNC’s five‑game streak and ending an 8‑in‑11 stretch of losses to Miami. QB Darian Mensah throws for 274 yards and three touchdowns while adding 36 rushing yards, and senior RB Mark Fletcher Jr. records his first career game with both a rushing and receiving TD. Wideout Malachi Toney nets 75 yards and two scores, and the defense forces a crucial onside‑kick recovery by LB Ezekiel Marcelin. Miami converts five of six third‑down chances and their first fourth‑down attempt, proving their resilience despite defensive lapses.
Jayden Maiava passed for 222 yards and a touchdown, King Miller and Waymond Jordan rushed for scores, and USC Football stunned No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 on Saturday night for the biggest win of head coach Lincoln Riley's tenure.
Enes Kanter Freedom jumps into the WNBA affair yet again amid the Game 7 thriller. The Golden State Valkyries have completed a remarkable rise, winning the 2026 WNBA championship in just their second season. Their Game 7 victory over the Atlanta Dream should have left the spotlight firmly on the players and their historic achievement. […]
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Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney had plenty to say about the plane banner that called for Mike Norvell to be fired and flew above Doak Campbell Stadium before the Tigers' 36-24 win over Florida State on Saturday.
Gabby Williams had two points at halftime of the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history. By the end of the night, the Golden State Valkyries had beaten the Atlanta Dream 68-63, and she held both the championship and the Finals MVP trophy. Then a reporter asked her what it took, from day one of […]
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The Ohio State Buckeyes lost 30-18 to the USC Trojans on the road, in a game that they were forced to play without star QB Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely with an undisclosed right throwing arm and shoulder injury. Coach Ryan Day did not sound optimistic recently when discussing Sayin’s chances of a return […]
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Coach Drinkwitz Postgame Press Conference vs. Arkansas
Miami's Justin Scott recovered a Billy Edwards Jr. fumble at the North Carolina 37-yard line with 5:33 left in the fourth quarter, leading to what proved to be the clinching touchdown pass six plays later as the top-ranked Hurricanes barely held off the Tar Heels, 38-35, on Saturday night at Kenan Stadium.
Ohio State junior wideout Jeremiah Smith becomes the Big Ten’s all‑time leader in receiving touchdowns, catching his 40th TD against USC on Nov. 1, 2026. The milestone surpasses former Michigan star Braylon Edwards, who held the record (39 TDs) since 2004. Edwards congratulated Smith in a video message, praising the Buckeye’s work ethic. Smith, who tied the record on Oct. 17 versus Indiana, enters the game with 52 receptions, 984 yards and 12 touchdowns for the season and already holds Ohio State’s career marks for receptions, yards and TDs. The win cements his generational impact in the conference.
‘Building our way back to the top’: Swinney sees progress in Clemson’s win at FSU
The USC Trojans knocked off No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 on Saturday, marking their biggest win of the season. It was a great response from Lincoln Riley’s team after the disappointment of their 24-7 defeat to Wisconsin the previous week. USC great Matt Leinart was quick to congratulate the Trojans for their major achievement. “Big […]
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